NO. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 3. Authorizing superintendent of public instruction to purchase a typewriter. 8. Providing for making certain corrections in the inscriptions on the monument in the plaza in the City of Santa Fe. 9. Providing for the completion of unfinished business by certain officers of each house after the adjournment of the same. 10. Regulating the salary of a certain employe. 11. In relation to the Palace in Santa Fe. 12. To protect the health of the Thirty-third Legislative Assembly. HOUSE MEMORIAL. 2. Protest of mayor and council of the City of Raton against the passage of Council Bill No. 70, with statement of receipts and expenditures of said city for the last four years. HOUSE JOURNAL. FIRST DAY. MORNING SESSION. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Santa Fe, N. M., January 16, 1899. Monday, 12 o'clock M. This being the day designated by law for the organization of the Thirty-third Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, the gentlemen having certificates to the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, met at the hall of Representatives selected by the Secretary of the Territory, in the St. Michael's College building, in the City of Santa Fe, the capital of the said territory, this 16th day of Jan uary, A. D. 1899. The Hon. George H. Wallace, Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico, then made his appearance, and at 11:30 a. m. called the assembly to order, and according to the requirements of law proceeded to call the roll of members elect from the different counties and districts of the Territory of New Mexico. After prayer offered by Rev. J. L. Gay, at the request of the Secretary of the Territory, the Secretary announced at the beginning of roll call that the members elect should appear at the bar of the House, in front of the Speaker's desk, as their names were called, so that he might administer to them the oath of office in a body. The roll call by the Secretary and the members answering to the call and appearing at the bar of the House, are as follows: First District-Colfax county, T. D. Lieb. Second District-Mora county, Bernardo A. Romero. Fourth District-San Miguel county, Rafael Gallegos. Sixth District-Taos county, Pedro Sanchez. Seventh District-Rio Arriba county, Venceslao Jaramillo. Eleventh District-Socorro and Sierra counties, Benjamin Sanhez. Eleventh District-Socorro and Sierra counties, Frank H. Win sion. Twelfth District-Dona Ana county, Marcial Valdez. Fourteenth District-Dona Ana and Grant counties, W. H. H. Llewellyn. Fifteenth District-Lincoln, Chaves and Eddy counties, J. E. Wharton. All the above-named members elect having arranged themselves in answer to the call of their names by the Secretary of the Territory, in front of the Speaker's desk, the Secretary administered the following oath of office to them: "You and each one of you do solemnly swear that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you will take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter; and you do further solemnly swear that you are not the holder of any public money due the Territory of New Mexico or any county thereof which is unaccounted for; so help me God." The roll of the Secretary was then signed by the above-named members sworn in. The members being now sworn in, Major W. H. H. Llewellyn placed in nomination in behalf of the Republicans, Hon. Maximiliano Luna, of Valencia county, to be Speaker. The motion was seconded by Venceslao Jaramillo. Mr. C. Gallegos, on behalf of the Democrats, amended the motion, and said amendment was duly seconded by Mr. Lieb, that the Hon. Max. Luna be declared Speaker of the House of the Thirtythird Legislative Assembly by acclamation, was unanimously adopted. Upon motion, a committee consisting of Messrs. W. H. H. Llew ellyn and C. Gallegos was appointed to escort the Speaker elected to the chair. The Speaker was presented to the assembly by Hon. George H. Wallace, Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico. After a few well chosen remarks of appreciation made by the Speaker, the House was called to order. Upon motion of Venceslao Jaramillo, the following officers of the House were duly elected: Chief Clerk, R. L. Baca. Sergeant-at-arms and Doorkeeper, Antonio Jose Esquibel. Messenger and Guard, Juan Garcia y Crespin. Chaplain, Rev. Paul Gilberton. Watchman, Jose Baca y Lucero. The oath was administered to the above named, also to Hon. Max. Luna, as Speaker, by the Secretary. The employes mentioned signed the roll. A committee from the Council, with Hon. T. B. Catron as chairman, announced that the Council of the Thirty-third Legislative Assembly was duly organized and ready for business. A committee from the Council, with Hon. James Duncan as chairman, announced that a committee was appointed by the Council to wait on the Governor and announce that they were ready for business, and asked that a like committee be appointed by the House for a like purpose. The announcements were duly received, whereupon a committee consisting of the following gentlemen were appointed to wait on the Governor, together with a like committee from the Council: W. H. H. Llewellyn, Rafael Gallegos and T. D. Lieb. A committee was appointed consisting of Messrs. Jaramillo, Gutierrez and C. Gallegos to wait on the Council and announce that the House was duly organized and ready to proceed to business. The House then adjourned till 2 o'clock of the said 16th day of January, 1899. AFTERNOON SESSION. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Santa Fe, N. M., January 16, 1899. Monday, 2 o'clock p. m. At 2 o'clock, pursuant to adjournment, the Speaker called the House to order. Upon the request of Mr. Pedro Sanchez the names of the following committees were read: Committee on Privileges and Elections. Bernardo A. Romero, W. H. H. Llewellyn, Emiliano Gutierrez, Venceslao Jaramillo, T. D. Lieb. Indian Affairs. Marcelino Baca, Benjamin Sanchez, J. E. Wharton. Agriculture and Manufactures. Pablo Crespin, Ramon de Herrera, A. D. McIntosh. Rules. Mr. Speaker, W. H. H. Llewellyn, Pablo Sanchez, Venceslao Jaramillo, C. Gallegos. Mines and Public Lands. William Kilpatrick, A. D. McIntosh, Pablo Crespin, John C. Slack. Mr. P. Sanchez moved that the Committee of Privileges and Elections be instructed to investigate the contest cases and report at their earliest convenience. The motion prevailed. Mr. Llewellyn, chairman of the committee appointed to notify the Governor, stated that said committee had notified the Governor that the House was organized and ready to receive any communication from him. Mr. Pedro Sanchez moved that the committee be discharged. Mr. Jaramillo moved that Col. Van Patten be made interpreter of the House. The motion prevailed. Mr. Jaramillo then moved that the House adjourn until 3 o'clock. The motion prevailed. Mr. Jaramillo asked that the committee appointed to notify the Council that the House was ready for business be discharged. On motion of Mr. Winston the said committee was discharged. Mr. P. Sanchez asked if there was nothing more before the House that he be allowed to introduce a resolution, whereupon his request was granted, and he introduced resolution No. 1 as follows: "Resolved, By the House of Representatives, in open session reunited, that the most sincere thanks are extended by this honorable body to Hon. George H. Wallace, Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico, for his faithful and courteous treatment that he gave this body in the organization of the same. Also, for the decent locality that he prepared for the session." The Council was announced by the Speaker, and immediately the House and Council went into joint session with the President of the Council in the chair to receive the message of the Governor. |