Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-24

The council mill ground out a big
grist of bills this morning,
Hon, Frank Staplin, of Taos, wants
the job of public printer from the third
house.
The committee on insurance in the
house consists of Messrs Sanchez, Gu
%tierrez, Barnes and Guyer.
Hon. T. A. Flnical wants to complete
the regular order of business before adj
iournment each day in the council.
The speaker of the house had a nice
brown roast this morning for the mem
| bers who We're absent at the morning
roll call.
Rule II, concerning the hour of con-
vening the house, has been changed to
read 10 o'clock a. m. instead of 10 and
. o'clock.
The committee on rules in the house
this morning recommended the appoint
ment of five members on the committees
now having but three.
Speaker Luna, of the house, is de-
! cidedly a friend to the press representa-
tives. He does his utmost to extend
courtesies to the opinion molders.
The speaker of the house announced
this morning that he had signed H. R.
No. s, which is a testimonial of regret
and coincidence relative to the Hon.
Larkin G. Read, deceased.
+. d. Morse, of Elizabethtown, editor
of the Miner, proposes to present a bill
to the legislature relative to the county
lines of the proposed new county which
is to be created out of Colfax county.
The committee on counties and count,
lines in the council, held a meeting this
afternoon, for the purpose of consider
ing the merits of G. B. No. 20, providing
for the creation of Otero county and for
the government thereof, and to readiust
the b%oundries of Chaves county.
MI. Bursum called up H. J. r. No. 2,
this morning, which relates to the pay
ment of employees and the report of the
special committee of which Mr.. Bursum
was chairman, was adopted. Resolu-
ton No. 2 provides for the employment
of an additional Legislative clerical force.
Four thousand dollars has so far been
provided for the payment of employees
and it is likely that as much more will
be required.
Hon. I. b. Catron this morning intro
duced a memorial in the council emo
ializing congress to authorize issuance
of 500, 900 for the completion and furn-
ishing of the territorial capitol building.
During the remarks that followed the
presentation of the bill Mr.. Richardson
made several criticising remarks about
the Indifference of Santa Fe people in
the matter of protecting the capitol
grounds and keeping them in condition.
He told of the public spirited feeling of
his Democratic constituents in the
southern part of the territory and their
penchant for taking care of property.
Mr.. Catron, with characteristic loyalty
to Santa Fe. warmly defended the citi-
zens Of the community and stated that
it was the duty of the board of capitol
commissioners to take care of the
grounds.
The committee on privileges and
elections gained unanimous consent in
the house yesterday to report on the
contest case of Celso Baca (Rep) VS.. G.
lGallegos DEM of Guadalupe county.
1.-THE Democratic members made a vigor-
(ous kick but the committee proved that
In three election precincts the voting
places had been moved distance Of two,
four and eight miles from the places des-
ignated by the board Of county COM
missioners thus shutting off a number
OF Republican voters and giving Gal'egos
enough illegal votes to elect. Hon. w.
H. H. Llewellyn, a member of the COM
mittee, quoted the law on the subject,
and he was ably seconded by Hon. r. 2.
Barnes. Hon. V. Jaramillo, another
member of the committee, also spoke on
the subject, presenting a list of figures,
sustaining the committee report. Mr..
Jaramillo then moved that the rules be
suspended and that Mr.. Celso Baca was
entitled to the seat. 1t was so ordered,
and Mr.. Baca's light will henceforth
shine in the house.