Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-19
THIRTY-FIFTH
LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY
FIRST DAY. MONDAY, JANUARY 10

The a5th Legislative Assembly Of
New Mexico convened in biennial ses-
sion this noon at the capitol. The eau
| Gus meetings of the council and the
house adjourned shortly after II o'clock
this forenoon.
THE COUNCIL.
At IL o'clock, noon, Hon. James w.
Reynolds, secretary of the Territory
| of New Mexico, callets the council to
| order. The roll call was answered by
every member excepting Hon. Mala-
quias Martinez of Taos. The othre
eleven members, to-wit: First district,
| Colfax, Mora and Union counties, Sat-
| urnino Pinard; I'd district, San Miguel
| and Guadalupe counties, Charles A.
| Spiess and James S. Duncan; Sd dis
| trict, Taos, Rio Arriba and San Juan
counties, Venceslao Jaramillo; 4th dis
| trict, Santa Fe county, Amado Chaves;
| 5th district, Bernalillo county, George
F. Albright and for Bernalillo and Nc
Kinley counties, Thomas Hughes; 9th
district, Valencia county, J. Francisco
| Chaves; 7th district Socorro and Sier-
ra counties, w. H. Andrews; Sth dis
trict, Dona Ana, Grant, Luna and
Otero counties, w. A. Hawkins; 9th
district, Dona Ana, Grant, Lincoln,
Luna, Chaves, Eddy and Otero coun-
ties, A. b. Fall, stepped to the bar Of
the council and took the oath of office
and signed their names to the roll.
The gallery of the council chamber
as well as the floor, was crowded with
spectators including number of la
dies. Above the presidents chair was
draped a large United States flag, and
on his desk was bouquet or carna-
tions. After the roll call, the council
proceeded to permanent organization.
Hon. Charles A. Spiess, with brief
but eloquent tribute, placed Colonel J.
Francisco Chaves in nomination for
the presidency of the council. He was
unanimously chosen and was escorted
to the chair by Messrs. Charles A.
Spiess and Venceslao Jaramillo. Terri
torial Secretary Reynolds then admin
istered the oath of office to Hon. Mala-
quias Martinez Of Taos, who had ar
rived in the meantime.
Colonel Chaves made a touching and
earnest address of thanks for the
honor conferred upon him. He conclu-
dedIwith the advice that the legislation
to be passed by the assembly should
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fact that this may be the last legislas :,
tive assembly under a territorial form
of government.
Rev. w. r. Dye Of the Church of the
Holy Faith, led in fervent prayer. Hon.
Thomas Hughes nominated w. e. Mar
tin for chief clerk, and he was unan-
imously chosen. Hon. V. Jaramillo then
placed the following in nomination for
United States employees of the council:
Chaplain, Rev. J. L. Gay; sergeant-at-
arms, Thomas Branigan of Dona
Ana county; messenger, Benito Lujan
of Santa Fe; watchman, Florencio Cor
tez of Taos; enrolling and engrossing
clerk Melecio Lucero Of Bernalillo. A
motion by Hon. A. B. Fall to vote up
on each nominee separately was tabled,
Messrs. Fall and Hawkins voting
against the motion to table. The above
then were elected and sworn into Of
flee by Territorial Secretary J. w.
Reynolds.
J. G. Albright was nominated for
doorkeeper among the United States
employees, but as the statutes do not |
provide for this office, his name was
withdrawn. Hon. Thomas Hughes |
moved the appointment of committee |
on rules and in the meantime the rules |
of the 34th legislative council were |
adopted as governing the proceedings |
Of this council.
Hon. Malaquias Martinez presented |
the following list of additional terri |
torial legislative employees: Doorkeeper,
j. G.. Albright; assistant engrossing
and enrolling clerk, William Beals;
Journal clerk, N. E. Stevens; assistant
sergeant-at-arms, Peter Lynn; door,
keeper, Juan N. Sandoval; assistant |
doorkeeper, Bernardo Gonzales; read
ing clerk, Frank P. Chaves; transla-