Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-01-16
THIRTY-S!XTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY In SESSION
New Mexico Legislature Organized
at High Noon Today With John S.
Clark as President of the Council
and Carl A. Dalies Speaker of
the House of Representatives.

| The Thirty-sxth Biennial Legislative,
Assembly Of the Territory of New
Mexico convened this noon in sixt,
days session. The law prescribes M
elaborate ceremonial for the opening
of the session and it was attended b,
strict democratic simplicity although
by no means devoid of interest. There
were no special decorations. Ovel
the recess Of the presidents desk ir
the Council Chamber was draped {
large American flag. There was :
large attendance of spectators botF
upon the galleries and the floors ot
both Houses, quite number of ladies
being present. IA
Councils First Day. i
At 12 o'clock, Hon. James W. Ray
nolds, Secretary of the Territory called
the Council to order, J. l.. Shively
pastor of st. Johns Methodist Epis.
copal Church of this city, led in fer.
vent prayer after which Assistant
Secretary of the Territory, G. A. Flem-
ing called the roll of members and as
the name of each Councilman was
called he stepped in front of the presi-
dents rostrum. The oath was admin
istered to every member at the same
time, the members being all present,
as follows:
Members Of Council.
The following were sworn in as men,
bers OF the Legislative Council by ].
w. Reynolds, Secretary of the Terri
tory:
First District, Colfax, Mora and
Union Counties: jeremiah Leahy
Second District, San Miguel, Leon
ard Wood and Quay Counties: d. G.
Winters and John S. Clark.
Third District, Taos, Rio Arriba and
San Juan Counties: Alexander Read
and Malaquias Martinez,
Fourth District, Santa Fe County:
Thomas B. Catror.
Fifth District, Bernalillo, Mckinley
and Sandoval Counties: Nestor mon
toya and w. H. Greer.
Sixth District, Valencia and Tor
rance Counties: Jacobo Chaves.
Seventh District, Socorro and Sierra
Counties: w. E. Martin
Eighth District, Grant, Dona Ana,
Luna and Otero Counties: Charles E.
Miller.
Ninth District, Grant, Dona Ana,
Otero, Lincoln, Chaves, Eddy and
D00caxn1% r1o poJ
lard.
Hon. w. E. Martin with a few
words of commentator, nominated for
president of the Council, Hon. John S.
Clark. The nomination was seconded
by Hon. Nestor Montoya, who paid
brief but eloquent personal tribute to
the nominee. There being no other
nominations, Mr.. Clark was chosen
unanimously by a rising vote. Hon.
w. e. Martin and Hon. Nestor Mon
toya were appointed committee to
escort Mr.. Clark to the presidents
chair, which he took amidst loud ap-
plause. visibly moved, he addressed
the Council as follows:
John S. Clark's Address.
Gentlemen of the Legislative Council
of the Territory of New Mexico:
realize that in selecting me as your
presiding officer you have conferred
upon me the highest honor in your
power at this time to bestow. To deny
that am deeply gratif1ed would be to
deny that I am human.
No doubt, as moralists tell us, the
approval of ones own conscience Is
the highest source of satisfaction
known to man: but I cannot think
there is human soul enwrapped in
mortal clay that does not glow with
pleasure at the approval of his fellow
men, at. the expression of confidence,
marked and emphatic, on the part of
those whom he esteems and with
whom he is intimately associated.
Such approval and such confidence
your selection of me to preside over
your deliberations distinctly declares;
and assure you, gentlemen, that
while deeply gratified at the honor, l
am more profoundly moved by its testi-
mony of your respect and confidence.
have never been of those who
dared rush in where angels feared to
tread" hence, today, my pride is terl.
pered and my pleasure subdued by a
OF the duties and responsi-
bilities of the position am about to
OF all human functions those Of the
law maker are the most respons' 'le.
since they are the most far reaching |
in their results. Law is the cement Of
society, the foundation OF human lib
erty. In state Of nature the savage
may roam the primeval forest a law
unto himself; his will his only guide.
his own right arm his sole defence.
But as society ID formed, individual! !!
rights are subordinated to the general