Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-10-31
GRAND JURY
SYSTEM STICKS
Majority Report Eavors Its
Retention as at Present
in Force.
REPUBLICAN CONFE RE N CE
Bill of Rights Amended to Con-
form With Ideas of Most
Delegates.

The convention convened at 2:45
O'Clock this afternoon with Charles A.
Spiess in the chair Rev. Julius Hart
man pronounced the invocation. The
reading of the minutes was dispensed
with
Fifteen petitions were presented by
request, asking for statewide prohibi
ton, two by E, S. Slower, who said
that he was in sympathy with them;
the third from Luna county by j. n.
Upton; the fourth from Eddy county,
by c. R. Brice; one from Union coun-
ty; one from Grant county; one from
Torrance county by Acasio Gallegos;
from Socorro, Dona Ana and Valencia
counties; from Santa Fe county; from
Dona Ana county.
G. A. Richardson filed a minority
report from the Committee on Exec
utiVe.
G. w. Prichard presented a partial
report for the Committee on Educa-
ton, covering the subject of public
schools. Nestor Montoya said a min
ority report will be presented on
Wednesday.
Solomon Luna moved that the con-
vention go into committee of the
whole to consider the report of the
Committee on Bill of Rights. The con-
vention so ordered.
H. M. Dougherty was called to the
chair Although Democrat, he pre-
sided ably and Justly
The article as proposed by the COM
mittee, which however has made only
a. partial report, was considered sec
ton by section.
Section l was adopted.
A. A. Sedillo moved to amend Sec
ton 2, by adding provided such
change be not repugnant to the con-
stitution of the United States" The
amendment was defeated and the Sec
ton was adopted as reported.
Francis f. Wood and Nestor Mop
toya mover to amend Section 3, with:
"The rights, privileges and immuni-
ties, civil, political and religious,
guaranteed the people of New Mexico
by the treaty. of Guadalupe Hidalgo
shall be preserved invio's2 te.' 7'ae
amendment and the section as amend
ed were adopted unanimously.
Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8 and 19 were
adopted as recommended.
S. B. Davis offered an amendment
to Section II, which was adopted. 1t
substitutes for the second sentence:
"The legislature may provide that YER
diets in civil cases, may be rendered
by less than unanimous vote OF the
jury"
Section IL was adopted unanimous
ly.
A. H. Harllee offered an amendment
to Section 10.
It provides that: "No person shall
be held answerable for capital crime
or infamous crime, except upon pre-
sentiment or indictment by grand
iury,' Charles Springer offered
substitute which Mr.. Harllee accepted.
1t was: mo person shall be held 10
answer for a capital, felonious or in
famous crime except upon present
ment or indictment by grand jury,
ETC." The amendment was adopted.
Isidoro Armijo moved to amend
Section 13, by inserting: to nave the
charge and testimony interpreted to
him in the language that he under
stands" The amendment was adopt
ed.
E. F. Saxon presented an amend
ment: ITO have copy OF the lndlct-
ment or accusation given him., to be
inserted G. W. Prichard objected to
the amendment because it is mat
fer of detail to be left to the leglsla-
ture. The amendment was lost.
Section IS as amended was adopted.
Section IA was adopted by Z. A.
Spiess. the amendment providing that
a person convicted upon trial Tor dll-
ferent offenses or degrees OF an OF
fense, he shall not on new trial De
tried for q, greater oMense or greater
degree of offense than upon first trlal'
Upon unanimous consent, A. A. Sc
dillo offered an amendment to Sectlon
13, providing for change of venue up
on request of the accused, F. e. WOOD
asserte that a change of venue is
already provided for in the law as II
stands, and matter purely for leg1s-
lation c. r. Brice suggested a furth-
er amendment, providing that the
state might also take a change OF
venue. The latter was not seconded.
]. G. Fitch said to add the words pro-
posed by A. A. Sedillo, would be dis
playing our ignorance to the world on
a we'll settled question of constitu-
tional law. Mr. Sedillo answered that
most new state constitutions contain
ed this clause and that a law cannot
be too well settled. 1t is merely fol-
lowing precedent established by 9TH
er state constitutions. The amendment
was defeated.
AS the New Mexican went to press
the convention was still sitting in COM
mittee of the whole considering the
Bill of Right.
Republican Conference.
The Republican conference met this
forenoon at 1890 o'clock in the coun-
Gil chamber with H. o. Bursum pre-
siding. The Bill of Rights as report
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