The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-01
Thursdays Proceedings.

Santa Fe, N. M, Feb. 28.-Counci
| bill No. SIS, introduced Wednesday b.
President Spiess, providing for settle
| ment of accounts of public officers
was made the special order in the
council this afternoon, and was con
sidered in committee of the whole
Almost the entire session was devot
ed to consideration of this bill, Whicf
provides a way for Mr.. Bursum tt
make a final settlement with the Ter
ritory The bill is general in its pro
visions, but by it's terms becomes in
operative one year after its passage
Several amendments were made il
the committee, over some of which
there was lively debate between Cam
eron and SpieSS. At the conclusion O1
consideration of the bill in committee
Chairman Dalies of the committee re
ported the amended bill to the coun
Gil, and it was passed eleven to one
Sulzer voting nay. The bill will un
doubtedly pass the house, but wheth
er it will be signed by the Governor
remains to be seen. On two votes as
to amendments to the bill the coun.
Gil was evenly divided, and it is rath
er doubtful whether it could be pass
ed over veto.
The Governor this afternoon an.
having olSdCu bliC biAA ~ "
viding for filling vacancies in the
county Offices.
A slight break in the "solid seven.
teen" was made this afternoon, when
the house passed the bill providing
for the abolition of the mounted po-
lice by vote of Is to 10. This bill
cannot pass the council.
The council adjourned until Mon
day afternoon.
The appropriation bill was intro
duced in the house today. There are
rumors of trouble ahead for this bill
The terms of several Territorial
officials expired today, but no nomina-
tions were sent to the council.
Special Mail Correspondence.
Santa Fe, N M, Feb. 28.-The dis
trict attorney matter assumed new
phase when Cameron introduced a
bill in the council on Wednesday pro-
viding for the election of district at
torneys at the next general election
in each of the counties of the Terri
tory. The bill is of considerable
length, and goes into the details OF
election and the duties of the district
attorneys proposed to be elected un-
der the provisions of the act. The act
REQUIRES that a person to be eligible
to the Office of district attorney snail
have been a resident of the Terrific
rv of New Mexico for at least two
years and that he shall hold license
to practice law in the Territory.
The salary is graduated so that in
counties of the first class, the attor-
neys will receive $1,000; il counties
of the next class they will receive
81, 200; in the next class. $1,000. and
in counties of all otter classes they
will receive $3.50. onethird of which
amounts are to be paid by the Terri
tory and two-thirds by the county in
which the district attorney serves.
This bill stipulates that the present
law in reference to district attorneys
shall remain in force until January
1st, 1909, at which time the provis-
ions of the new law go into effect
and when the newly elected attorneys
will assume the duties of their re-
spective Offices.
The Cameron bill provides for the
election of an attorney in each of the
counties of the Territory, and in this
respect is to be preferred to the
Beach bill which provides for the
election of district attorneys for dis
tricts. some of which are composed
of three or four counties: besides, the
Cameron bill Is not open to the OBJ