The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-28
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resolution WAS carried by IS ayes, and
nays IL. The chair appointed as a
temporary committee on privileges
and elections Messrs. Fail. Walker
and Chaves. Mt. Walker was after
ward excused from serving on the
committee and MT. Paulin served IN
his place.
Extract from Journal Or the third
day;
Mr.. nan arises a second time and
asks 70 there are no ~ob5eCtious the
president of the committee on priv
ileges and elections win report. The
chair announces that the report Of
the committee on privileges and elec-
tiols viii be read. Report was read
as follows:
20 the House u Representatives,
Twenty ninth Legislative Assembly,
Territory 81 New MeNico.
The committee on privileges and
elections TO whom were referred the
several matters OF protest or election
contests pending before this house re-
spectfuily report that while they have
not yet completed their duties respect
ing othor cases Ia contest. yet Bon the
cases OF protest or Chns. r. Easley
aad Thomas +. Gable. protestant. W.
Joseph B. Mayo and BENJAMIN n.
Read. protestees. as the oficial repre-
sentauyes Of the county 81 Santa Pc.
they have only considered all the eyi-
dence considered material IN the mat
ter OF legality or Illegally of the cer-
tihcates Of election held by me parties
respectively, and report that the GER
tlhcatcs Of election nora held by pro-
~testees under which they hold seats
il this body were Issued by g w.
North and Fredenick Grace on the 5tn
Day OF December. 1890. that said
North and said Grace issued said cer-
tihcates as county commissioner OF
santa Fe by virtue OF appointment
from acting Governor r. NJ. Thomas.
dated said bth day OF December 1890;
that said certificates were not attcsted
by the cler6 of Hiid board. and no
evidence was introduced o. show that
the proceedings 0f said Grace and
North were entered Of record in the
records Of aid commissioners court
o. said county of Santa Pc.
Ws ina that the certificates held
uy professionals and under which thcg
offer 90 take up their seats in this
body were Issued on December o,
1880. at santa Re by j. ~ sloan and
Tcod9re Martinez ana duly litested
oy Maroeuno Garcia, PROBATE clerk.
We ind thai on December p, 1880.
Acting Governor Thomas, In the said
Instruments by which hc appointed
said Grace and North, vacated the
offices. or attempted 90 yacatc the Of
bees u George l.. Wyliis and Teodorc
Martinez.
We find the -certlncatos 81 Chas. r.
! Paisley and Thomas y. Gable are req
! ular In every respect, ana hat the
GER incates 90 Beujamin NJ. Read ana
Joseph %. Airyo are Illegal, and we
believe the s0--alled vacation uf the
| oaaees of county commissioner b.
AcunH Governor Thomas had no Of
feet a. an Il certainly had the effect
of rendering functius ufiicio the Office
coz canyassors of election, ana while
the governor might create under cer-
, tain circumstance % board of county
commissioner. his power nor any
| other could create "a board of cam
yasseTs arbitrarily.
Upon the whole case e. appears 20
the satisfaction OF your committee
hat Chas. D.. Easloy and Thomas T..
lGmble hold legal c%crtihratcs emitting
fthem 90 seats in this body r show
Ing them 10 have been legally elected
a. member of the state and that
Benjamin N Read and Joseph b.
Mayo DO not hold legal certificates Of
election sh0sying that they were legal
~ elected,
Your committee therefore recon-
mands that the said Read and Mayo
be- deprived Of their seats In this
house ana the same hlied by Chas. r.
Easlcy and Thomas y Gable.
A. q. FALL.
J.. II. - PArLiN.