Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-01-19


Valverde ranch last Wednesday. TIL
accounts for the absence OF Mr.. Barne
here to-day. 1t is expected that he wi
be here Tonight or o-morrow night
The certificates of the following les
islators were mot in the hands of tn
territorial secretary by this noon Hol
T. D.. BURNS, member of the counc
from Rio Arniba, Taos Ind San Jua1
and Jose Pablo Martinez, member q
the house from Guadalupe county
The following are the officers of tn
Legislative council, whose services ar
| to be paid for out of United State
| funds: One chief clerk, ONE messenge
and guard one chaplain, one watch
man, one engrossing and enrollin,
clerk, one sergeant t-arms.
| Hon. y. s. Bateman, member of th
house from Eddy, Chaves and Lincoll
counties, writes from Carlsbad that h
has been in with the grip, and that hi
mc.her alao is ill., He will, therefore
not be able to be present on Monday
when the legisla ture coplvenes.
Territorial Secretary Wallace has ar
pointed O. l.. Rice special clerk for tht
legissa tive session, and Mr.. Rice as.
sumed his duties this week. The seer.
tary keeps special clerk employed fn,
about four months attending to tht
extra work caused by the session of the
legislature.
The council will be sworn in by Sec
retary Wallace in the council chambe,
promptly at noon. After the council
has formally organized, the secretary
will proceed to the hall of the house OF
representatives to swear in the mem
bers of that body. After the house has
organized the legisla ture will probably
adjourn until later hour in the after
noon to hear Governor Otero's mes
sage.
Among the arrivals of members of
the council on yesterday and to-day are
the following: Messrs. G. A. Spiase, Of
Sam Miguel, G. w. Harrison and 1'hos
Hughes of Bernalillo, C. G.. Cruikshank
of Socomo, JUAN Navarro of Mora.
Mlalaquias Martinez of Taos. Among
the members of the house are the fol
lowing: Alexander Bowie of Mckinley,
Cri'stoval Sanchez of Mora, j. P. Marti-
nez of Guadalupe, w. H. Slaughter of
Otero, Bncamacion Sandova1 of Unton,
Il. P. Chapman of San Miguel.
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POSITIONS.
Applicants fCr Legislative positions
are arriving. MeEsrs. Amahio Ortiz and
Juan N. Cisneros, from Rio Arriba
county, are ON deck; j. P. Shields and
Ramon Herrera are here from Sam Mi
guel county; G. V. Stafford represents
San Juan county; l.. ]. BURT is here
from Colfax county, AMID seeks tine pJ-
sition of clerk of the house; J. e. Saint,
Of Albuquerque, who wishes the posi-
bi'on OF chief clerk of the council, has
arrived; Nestor Montoyo wants to be
of the council; he ALSO Is
s'l1f wishes, the interpr1aetsship of the
louse, which lis a very onerous position,
which, however, he is fully qualified to
i'll, as is Anado Ortiz fer the position
# transNator of the house. Ramon Her
era, of San Miguel, thinks he would
make a good sergean mt at "a rms of the |
ouse, and SO he would. ]. P. Shields, |
f the same county, wants to be jour,
al clerk of the house; Juan N. Cisner-
S wants a clerkship, and he can do the
Sork all right. Atanasio Roibal, Of
,owe, is also after one of the clerk
hips.
Mora county presents the name of
lejaildnso Mares for a COMMITTEES clerk
hip, and Anastacio Medina fo' SER
can't -at-arms. From Union county
sid6r Lopez would like to have a posi-
ON as porter Or something of the kind.
From Taos county Nicolas Anaya
ould like a cle'r'kship, and Florencic
ortez would like to get employme1lt as
atchman, and Bartolome Chavez and
lanuel Romero are also applicants for
ositions.
M. C. Ortiz, of Bernalillo county, Is
lso said ito want something in tn, leg
Iative line.
The leading candidates for the posi-
on Of chief clerk of the council re
'. E. Martini of Socorro, and ]. E.
aint, of Albuquerque. The chances
aem ito be in favor of the former
For chief clerk of the house the
candidate, as appearan ss in
cate, is R. L. Baca, of this city, who
as chief clerk of the house two years
go, and performed his duties in the
ost exemplary and sa tisfa ctory man
er.
Capt. Juan Jose Herrera, of San Mi.
lei county, is candidate for SER
Aant -at-arms of the council, and it Is
lderstood has the support of the dele
ltion in the council from that county.