Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-01-23

The Council convened at 2 o'clocl
this afternoon from its adjournment o
last Thursday afternoon. Presiden
John s. Clark was in the chair. Chap
lain Shively led in prayer.
Council Joint Resolution No. wa
introduced by Mr.. Martin. 1t offers {
reward for the arrest and conviction
of the assassin or assassins of Colone
j. Franco Chaves After reciting th'
facts of the murder, the resolution pro
vides for the offering of reward o
$4,000 by the executive. Mr.. Catron OF
third reading moved commitment, bu
the Council under suspension of th'
rules decided to take up the resolution
on third reading, only Mr.. Catron vot
ing in the negative, explaining that HI
did not object to the resolution but tt
the manner of it's appropriation. Th'
resolution was passed unanimously.
A message from Governor Otero an
nounced that he had signed Council
Memorial No. l. the statehood protest
and Council Joint Resolution No. 2
providing an appropriation of $4,000
for the contingent expenses of the as
sembly.
The following bills were introduced:
Council Bill No. IA by Mr.. Winters
An Act to set the time for justice OF
peace elections, making them coinci
dent with the general elections.
Council Bill No. Is, by Mr.. Read, An
Act to amend section 2,60S of the Com
piled Laws of 1897, reducing the
amount of the bond to be given by the
territorial auditor from 100000 tc
$25, 900.
Council. Bill No. 16. by Mr. Read, An
Act 10 repeal section 1899, of the Com
piled Laws of 1897, regarding assaults
with words.
Committees Of the Council.
President Clark announced the com
mittees as follows:
Finance-W. q. Martin, chairman
Jacobo Chaves, Charles e. Miller, Nal
aquias Martinez, D. G. Winters.
Judiciary. Leahy, chairman; Mala
quias Martinez, Jacobo Chaves, T
B. Catron, Charles L. Ballard.
Railroads.&c.. E. Martin, chairman
Jacobo Chaves, Malaquias Martinez, D
C. Winters, Charles L. Ballard.
Territorial Affairs-Alexander Read
chairman; Charles e. Miller, D. G
Winters, Nestor Montoya, Charles L
Ballard.
,Malaquias Martinez
chairman; w. e. Martin, Jacobo Chav
es, Charles E. Miller, w. H. Greer.
Education-Nestor Montoya, chair
man; D. G. Winters, Alexander Read
J. Leahy, T. B. Catron.
Public Institutions-W.~ Fl. Greer
chairman; w. e. Martin, Malaquias
Martinez, d. c. Winters, Charles L
Ballard.
Irrigation-Jacobo Chaves, chair
man; Malaquias Martinez, Nestor Mon
toya, Charles e. Miller, Charles L.
Ballard.
Counties and County Lines-Alexan
der Read, chairman; Jacobo Chaves
J. Leahy.
Roads and Highways.-D. G. Win
ters, chairman; J. Leahy, T. B. Catron
Agriculture and Manufactures
Nestor Montoya, chairman; Charles e
Miller, D. c. Winters.
Mines and Public Lands-Charles q
Miller, chairman; D. G. Winters
Charles L. Ballard.
-Malaquias Martinez
chairman; Jacobo Chaves, Charles E
Miller.
Public Printing-Jacobo Chaves
chairman; Charles L. Ballard, }
Leahy.
Library-Nestor Montoya, chairman;
T. B. Catron, J. Leahy.
Insurance Malaquias Martinez,
chairman; W. e. Martin, Charles L
Ballard.
Banks and Banking-W H. Greer
chairman, w. e. Martin, ]. Leahy.
Internal mprovements-Nestor Mon
toya, chairman; D. G. Winters, Alex
ander Read.
Public Property Charles e. Miller
chairman; Nestor Montoya, Charles L
Ballard.
Capitol-Charles e. Miller, chair
man; J. Leahy, T. B. Catron.
Militia-Malaquia Martinez, chair
man; Charles e. Miller, Charles L
Ballard.
Privileges and 'Elections-J. Leahy
chairman; Malaquias Martinez, W. =
Martin.
Engrossing and Enrolling Bills-W
E. Martin, chairman; w. H. Greer, j
Leahy.
Rules-John 8. Clark, chairman; w
q. Martin, Malaquias Martinez.
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