Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-10

tics whsrh Arunsed tie ire - Mr.
Fitch, Who called epcn the cheirman
70 stop the political starring between
the gentleman r0m chafes and Nr
Weed. He thoaehi political discus
slon was cntirrly aAt - place ia
debate over q inaifiafs systen
Delegate haaspeih w.tnted Che
number of 5ualsih districts euf Gown
"a six aild exprAssFa Rae opinion that
siN iadges eoula perform the neces-
sars work. re pointed out that un
der the stste government, The Judges
would uet he REQUIRED t0 git on thc
supfeme heufh as nuW. snd would
pe aolteged from the fedNfi datiee
incumbent upQn them nider The itI-
ritursJ ecYesnmAut Chairman HUrA,r
~ lhe committee en judiciary Hd-
n7itted the lnfea Of fhis argument aud
he too. thought that sx Judges could |
DO the work at present hoNeNcr' !
Judge Parker explained. the commit |
tee bad found il utterly Impossible 90 I
mcei the irsistent demands Of thc /
people of fhe v0fiuHa counties ~ New
Mcxieo With antthifn less tban eght I
judges ana eight iadcim districts
This explanation seemed @ satisf2
Mr.. Tindspcth,
An effort hy Mr saxon ~ eut /
down the salaries az supreme corrf
justices. from s6,pan NJ $4,000 ard
another bl Mr. Richardson a. reduce
the compensation a4 district Judges
from $4,000 th Si 600. Were both
voted down without discussion
MI. Fftth wnntcd "a give the su
rftIne eeurt the power 20 redistriet
the state taf judiNiNl purposes ana r.
prpyid. additional Judicial districts.
Hc as,s Anted dvmn, TAG convention
aecidiug that this poHrf should be /
aiated ia the hands ~ tha ieeisia. !
fuYc ~ f'uaiis adopted tho section
covering this phase ui the question i
provides that the legislature may Nt
the first session after each dccenniai :
nited states reHAus, provide fur gueh :
districts and fudges as mas
he wafranted y The increase ~ pop Z
ulaiion shown bg The census. Is the +
terms of THIS provision the number J.
~ judges and disIicts cannot be-
q hanged before the Nedr 1890. %
On hehaif ~ the judiciary commit d
tee. Judge Parker ahtained tho cons d
sent of the convention q strike ont
ihe section progidine ior the election N
~ district attorneys AND alFp thet sec- II
lion defining the limits of thc iudiciai 4
iistrictx These matters viii bo taken t.
10 IN "a special report and ia the
Meantime an effort win be made % p
meet the desires of the people os the q
liffercnt counties who are dissatisfied u
With the avporlloument Tor Judicial o
aa originally proposed bH g
ne committee.
Mr. Tltuman offered en amendment =
which prov ided thai clerks Of the Q
PROBATE courts MhO are ex-pflieio =
nunty recorders should receive q y
ffaiahf salary instead Of 1tos. He y
yas voted down, fts was also Mr. u
lfice. who proposed that district -
Judges should be required 20 render
decision in Ell caHeH pending before ~
hem, within niuetN days after a Il
ea ring under penalty 81 the fnr- tl'
aiture OF three months gaigis IN event ~
I failure so 10 do Nj, Price argued &
loquently on behalf of his amend ~
tent which upon motion of Mr. Se- ~
illu. wHa rejected, 55 60 2l Follow ="
~ thlY the report tN 4 whoic, WIS -
dopted and the committee arase and -,
sported to the convention upon boz =,
Ak called 10 order bs President ~
piesa, the convention formally ~
greed 10 the report as amended ana ~
was referred - thu committee OF
.yisiou. as
No prohibition petitions woIo RE- a..
aivcd by he convention tpdny but
petition irem Albuquerque bearing sn
syeral thousand signatures asked y,
tat statewide prohibition be not in m
IN the D0nstituiiUn.
chnirmHn Winston presented the -
mort of the committee on mines ana III
ining aud Chairman AraRon that n
the committee on constitutional
Hotn repnrta were ordered printed .
"a the convention adjourned until
O'clock tomorrow morning when lt
reported that th" report uf thn
'mmittre On taxation aud revenue
80 he tAkan up ana dsnUsed nf