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2 New Mexico official list 1863 et seq. See Laws and Journals; also Ritch's Legislative Blue-Book; National Almanac; Tribune Almanac, etc.
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the rulers managed New Mexican affairs with com- mendable tact and honesty, taking some pains to ac-
Governors: Henry Connelly 1861-5; W. F. M. Arny, acting, 1865-6; Robert B. Mitchell 1866-9; Wm A. Pile 1869-71; Marsh Giddings 1871-5; Wm G. Ritch, acting, 1875; Samuel B. Axtell 1875 8; Lewis Wallace 1878-81; Lionel A. Sheldon 1881-5; Edmund G. Ross 1885-6.
Secretaries (often acting as gov., especially Arny and Ritch): W. F. M. Arny 1862-7, 1872-3; H. H. Heath 1867-70; Henry Wetter 1870-2; Wm G. Ritch 1873-85; Sam. A. Losch 1885; Geo. W. Lane 1885-6.
Delegates: 38th congress, 1863-4, Francisco Perea; 39th to 41st cong., 1865-70, José Francisco Chavez (though C. P. Clever receiving the certifi- cate of election held the seat in 1867-8); 42d cong., 1871-2, José Manuel Ga- llegos; 43d and 44th cong., 1873-6, Stephen B. Elkins; 45th cong., 1877-8, Trinidad Romero; 46th cong., 1879-80, Mariano S. Otero; 47th cong., 1881-2, Tranquilino Luna, 48th cong., 1883-4, Francisco A. Manzanares; 49th cong., 1885-6, Anthony Joseph (reelected to 50th cong.).
Chief justices: 1858-66, Kirby Benedict; 1866-8, John P. Slough; 1868-9, John S. Watts; 1869-76, Joseph G. Palen; 1876-8, Henry L. Waldo; 1878-9, Charles McCandloss; 1879-82, L. Brandford Prince; 1882, Samuel B. Axtell, Wm A. Vincent 1885, E. V. Long 1885-6.
Associate justices, 2d district, 1861-4, Sydney A. Hubbell; 1864-9, Perry E. Brocchus; 1869-76, Hezekiah S. Johnson; 1876-7, John I. Redick; 1877-8, Samuel B. McLin; 1878-85, Joseph Bell; 1885-6, Wm H. Brinker; 3d district, 1861-5, Joseph G. Knapp; 1865-9, Joab Houghton; 1869-70, Abraham Bergen; 1870-1, Benj. J. Waters; 1871-2, Daniel B. Johnson; 1872-85, Warren Bristol; 1885, Wm B. Flemming; 1885-6, Wm F. Hen- derson.
Clerks of sup. court: 1859-66, 1868-9, Sam. Ellison; 1866-7, Wm M. Guynnf; 1867-8, Peter Connelly; 1869-73, Wm Breeden; 1873-7, Rufus J. Palen; 1877-80, John H. Thompson; 1880-2, Frank W. Clancy; 1882-5, Charles W. Philips; 1885, R. W. Webb; 1885-6, R. M. Johnson.
Attorney-generals: 1863-7, C. P. Clever; 1867-9, Merrill Ashurst; 1869- 72, Thos B. Catron; 1872-80, Wm Breeden; 1880, Henry L. Waldo; 1880, Eugene A. Fiske (not confirmed); 1881-6, Wm Breeden.
Treasurers: 1863-5, Wm Osterton and Anastasio Sandoval; 1865-6, Felipe Delgado and A. Sandoval; 1866-9, Simon Delgado; 1869-72, Felipe and Pablo Delgado; 1872-80, Antonio Ortiz; 1880-2, Juan Delgado; 1882-6, Antonio Ortiz.
Auditors: 1863-5, Miguel E. Pino; 1865-7, Epifanio Vigil; 1867, Ana- stasio Sandoval; 1867-9, Epifanio Vigil; 1869-72, A. Sandoval; 1872-86, Trinidad Alarid.
U. S. attorneys: 1860-7, T. D. Wheaton; 1869-71, S. B. Elkins; 1871-2, S. M. Ashenfelter; 1872-8, Thos B. Catron; 1878-82, S. M. Barnes; 1882-5, Geo. W. Prichard; 1885, Thos Smith.
U. S. marshals: 1861-6, Abram Cutler; 1866-76, Thos B. Catron; 1876-82, John Sherman, Jr; 1882-5, A. L. Morrison; 1885-6, Rómulo Martinez.
Surveyor-generals: 1861-8, John A. Clark; 1868-9, Benj. C. Cutler; 1869-72, T. R. Spencer; 1872-6, James K. Proudfit; 1876-85, Henry M. Atkinson; 1885-6, Geo. W. Julian, clerk and translator; 1860-84, David J. Miller.
Registers land-office Sta Fé: 1861-8, Joab Houghton; 1868-70, Ed. D. Thompson; 1870-2, Eben Everett; 1872-5, Abram G. Hoyt; 1875-8, José D. Sena; 1878-81, John C. Davis; 1881-4, Max Frost. Receivers: 1858-64, W. A. Street; 1864-6, John Greiner; 1866-70, J. L. Collins; 1870-6, E. W. Little; 1876, Geo. R. Smith, C. M. Howard; 1876-7, A. G. Hoyt; 1877-81, Elias Brevoort; 1881-5, W. H. Bailhache; 1885-6, C. F. Easley. Registers at Mesilla land-office: 1876-82, Geo. D. Bowman; 1882-5, John R. McFie. Receivers: 1876-8, Lawrence Lepoint; 1878-80, Mariano Varela; 1880-4, S. W. Sherfey.
Adjutant-generals: 1861-5, C. P. Clever; 1865-7, John Gwin; 1867-8,
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quaint themselves with the territory's needs, so far as can be determined from their messages, from the praise of friends and censure of foes, and from the various records of their official acts, though not appointed with any special view to their fitness or the people's de- sires, and having but slight opportunity for useful service. Connelly, as we have seen, was a weak man, of good intentions, who, notwithstanding his loyal sentiments, made no very brilliant record as a 'war' governor. He died in office, and was succeeded tem- porarily by W. F. M. Arny, the secretary, a man prominent in Indian affairs and other public matters, involved in many controversies, but of good repute. Governor Mitchell incurred the enmity of the legisla- ture to such an extent as to call out from that body a resolution for his removal. He was accused of hav- ing absented himself during the session, removing on his return the officials appointed by Secretary Heath, and refusing to sanction a memorial passed in his ab- sence. He even had the audacity to appoint a dele- gate to congress to fill a vacancy! It was resolved to send laws not approved by him to congress for con- firmation, at the same time asking for an abrogation of the governor's absolute veto power, which was granted by an amendment of the organic act in 1868. There was a controversy between the governor and secretary, the latter being denounced in public meetings at the capital but sustained by two resolutions of the assem- bly. Of Governor Pile, but little appears beyond the stupid blunder by which half the old Spanish archives were lost, as noticed elsewhere. He was later United States minister in Venezuela. Governor Giddings died in office in 1875, and was succeeded temporarily by Secretary Ritch, a man who as secretary, acting
Clever and John T. Russell; 1868-70, Geo. W. Cook and James M. Wilson; 1870-1, Wm L. Rynerson; 1871, A. Sandoval; 1871-3, W. M. Giddings; 1873-80, Thos S. Tucker; 1880-1, J. H. Watts; 1881-2, Max. Frost; 1882-3, Louis Felsenthal; 1883-6, E. L. Bartlett.
Librarians: 1869-71, Ira M. Bond; 1871-8, James Mckenzie; 1878-80, Aniceto Abeitia; 1880, R. H. Tompkins; 1880-6, Sam Ellison.
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governor, president of the Immigration Society, au- thor, and citizen has been since 1873 one of the most active and successful workers for the benefit of his territory. Governor Axtell was later chief justice; Governor Wallace, famous as a general and as an author; and Sheldon, a most efficient and popular governor.
Next is appended a full list of the members of the legislative assemblies from the thirteenth to the twenty-sixth sessions.3 It will be noted that the pre-
3 Members of the legislatures, 1864 et seq. See N. Mex. Laws: Id., Jour- nals; and Ritch's Legisl. Blue-Book.
13th assembly, 1863-4. Council: president Diego Archuleta, clerk Pedro Valdés, sergt José Duran y B .; members, Mora, Severiano Martinez; Taos, Gabriel Vigil, Matias Medina; Rio Arriba, D. Archuleta, Man. Trujillo; Sta Fé, Anastasio Sandoval; Sta Ana and Bernalillo, Serafin Ramirez, Nicolás Lucero; Valencia, Clemente Chavez; Socorro, Dionisio Jaramillo; Doña Ana and Arizona, Cristóbal Sanchez. House: speaker Vicente García, clerk Fran. Salazar, sergt J. A. Martinez; members, Mora, Apol. García, J. J. Gallegos; Taos, Ventura Herrera, José Duran, Ramon Arellano, Cris. Mares; Rio Ar- riba, José Salazar, Jesus M. Herrera, José M. Vigil; Sta Fé, Vicente García, Simon Delgado, Jesus M. Ortiz; S. Miguel, Desiderio Gallegos, Regino Uli- barri, José Aragon y P., Celso Vaca; Sta Ana, Patricio Silva; Bernalillo, H. L. Johnson, Tomás C. Gutierrez; Valencia, Greg. N. Otero, Filomeno Sanchez; Socorro, -; Doña Ana and Arizona, Frank Higgins.
14th assembly, 1864-5. Council: pres. D. Archuleta, clerk Nic. Quin- tana, sergt Pelagio Ortiz; members, same as preceding session, except J. A. Vaca for Medina in Taos; S. Miguel, Don. Vigil, Man. Herrera; Socorro, va- cant. House: speaker Pedro Valdés, clerk Sant. Valdés, sergt Juan M. García; members, Mora, Felipe Sanchez, Nestor Martinez; Taos, Pedro Val- dés, Felipe Archuleta, Buenaventura Lobato, Nicanor Vigil; Rio Arriba, Fran. Salazar, Jesus Lujan, M. Lucero; Sta Fé, Felipe Delgado, Man. Rod- riguez, Theodore S. Greiner; S. Miguel, Arthur Morrison, Ed. Martinez, Trinidad Romero, Desiderio Romero; Sta Ana, Fran. Vaca; Bernalillo, Wm H. Henrie, W. P. Strachan; Valencia, Filomeno Sanchez, Roman Vaca; Socorro, Candelario Garcia, José A. Vaca y Pino; Doña Ana, Stephen B. . Elkins.
I5th assembly, 1865-6. Council: pres. Miguel E. Pino, clerk Fran. Sala- zar, sergt José Sena; members, Mora, vacant; Taos, Pascual Martinez, Rafael Chacon; Rio Arriba, Ant. G. Córdoba, Vicente Aragon; Sta Fé, M. E. Pino; S. Miguel, Tomás D. Vaca, Man. Herrera; Sta Ana and Bernalillo, Jesus M. Silva, Guadalupe Perea; Valencia, Man. Sanchez; Socorro, José A. Torres; Doña Aña, - House: speaker Samuel Ellison, clerk J. M. H. Alarid, sergt Estévan García; members, Mora, Fel. Sanchez, José Mestas; Taos, Fel. Montoya, Juan B. Cola, Ant. A. Mondragon, Juan N. Sanchez; Rio Arriba, Tomás Salazar, Tomás Montaña, Fran. Salazar; Sta Fé, Sam. Ellison, C. B. Ortiz, Man. Vaca y Delgado; S. Miguel, Man. Flores, Pedro Archiveque; Sta Ana, Nic. Valencia; Bernalillo, Vicente Chavez, Mateo Luna; Valencia, Man. Salazar, Greg. N. Otero; Socorro, Jesus M. Chavez; Doña Ana, Cesario Duran, Ignacio Orrantia.
16th assembly, 1866-7. Council: pres. M. E. Pino, clerk Fran. Salazar, sergt Pedro Sanchez; members, same as before, except Ant. M. for Mora; Man. Herrera and M. Mestas for S. Miguel. House: speaker R. M. Stevens, clerk Nic. Quiutana, sergt José D. Tafoya; members, Mora, José Gallegos,
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ponderance of Spanish names is even more marked than in the assemblies of earlier years. Indeed, until
Trinidad Lopez; Taos, Pedro García, Santos Muñiz, José A. Martinez y Me- dina, Buen. Lobato; Rio Arriba, Man. Jaramillo, Pablo Jaramillo, José R. Ortega; Sta Fé, R. M. Stevens, Vicente García, Juan Gonzalez; S. Miguel, Benigno Jaramillo, Matias Rivera, Man. Vaca, José M. Martinez; Sta Ana, Sam. Ellison; Bernalillo, Benj. Stevens, Fran. Perea; Valencia, Pedro Torres, Filomeno Sanchez; Doña Ana, Frank Higgins.
17th assembly, 1867-8. Council: pres. Anastasio Sandoval, clerk Rafael Chacon, sergt José Montoya; members, Mora, Felipe Sanchez; Taos, J. B. Valdés, Jesus M. Pacheco; Rio Arriba, D. Archuleta, Juan A. Martinez; Sta Fé, A. Sandoval; S. Miguel, Severo Vaca, Celso Vaca; Sta Ana and Berna- lillo, Fel. Sandoval, Andrés Romero; Valencia, Juan Salazar; Socorro, Can- delario García; Doña Ana, Wm B. Rynerson. House: speaker José M. Gallegos; members, Mora, Fernando Nolan, Fel. Tafoya; Taos, Pedro Galle- gos, Rómulo Martinez, Juan P. Romero, Juan I. Pacheco; Rio Arriba, Gerónimo Jaramillo, Fran. Jaramillo, Teodoro Esquibel; Sta Fé, J. M. Ga- llegos, Michael Steck, Vicente García; S. Miguel, Fran. P. Abreu, Aniceto Salazar, Leandro Sanchez, Julian Aragon; Sta Ana, Simon Sandoval; Berna- lillo, Wm H. Henrie, Vicente Chavez; Valencia, Greg. N. Otero, Pedro Torres, Rómulo Sanchez; Doña Ana, Ignacio Orantía, Pablo Melendrez.
18th assembly, 1868-9. Council: pres. Severo Vaca, clerk Raf. Chacon, Ricardo Gallegos; members, same as before. House: speaker R. M. Stevens, clerk Fran. Salazar, sergt Greg. Jaramillo; members, Mora, Fern. Nolan, . Lorenzo Romero; Taos, José G. Fernandez, A. D. Torres, S. H. Simpson, Fran. Montoya; Rio Arriba, Man. García, Mariano Larragoitia; Sta Fé, R. M Stevens, Juan García, Benito Vaca; S. Miguel, Aniceto Salazar, Donaciano Serrano, Dom. Trujillo, Desiderio Romero; Sta Ana, Esquipula Romero; Bernalillo, Benj. Stevens, Henry Hilgert, Julian Sanchez; Socorro, Jesus M. Chavez, Saturnino Vaca; Doña Ana and Grant, Ign. Orantía.
19th assembly, 1869-70. Council: pres. Nic. Pino, clerk Nicanor Vigil, sergt Man. E. Pino; members, Mora and Colfax, Jesus M. Pacheco; Taos, Sant. Abreu, Juan A. Vaca; Rio Arriba, D. Archuleta, Pablo Gallegos; Sta Fé, Nic. Pino; S. Miguel, Benigno Jaramillo, Cris. Sanchez; Bernalillo, Sant. Gonzalez; Sta Ana, Jesus M. Vaca; Socorro and Lincoln, Candelario García; Valencia, vacant; Doña Ana and Grant, Wm L. Rynerson. House: speaker Greg. N. Otero, clerk Jesus M. Sena, sergt Juan Ortiz; members, Bernalillo, Andrés Romero, Wm H. Henrie; Colfax, H. S. Russell; Doña Ana, Apolonio Varela; Grant, John D. Bail; Lincoln, -; Mora, José Mestas; Rio Arriba, Donaciano Montoya, Ramon Aragon; Sta Ana, Nepomuceno Silva; Sta Fé, R. M. Stevens, Vicente García, José B. Ortiz; S. Miguel, José M. Vaca, Sac- ramento Montoya, Isidro Pino, Leandro Sanchez; Socorro, Jesus M. Chavez; Taos, José D. Tafoya, José D. Mondragon, Pedro García, Greg. Velarde; Valencia, Greg. N. Otero, Lauriano Jaramillo.
20th assembly, 1871-2. Council: pres. Severo Vaca, clerk Fran. Salazar, sergt L. Jaramillo; members, Bernalillo, Juan J. Gonzalez; Doña Ana and Grant, Joseph F. Bennett; Mora and Colfax, Vicente St Vrain; Rio Arriba, D. Archuleta, Dionisio Vargas; Sta Ana, J. M. Silva; Sta Fé, Nazario Gon- zalez; S. Miguel, Severo Vaca, Benigno Jaramillo; Socorro aud Lincoln, Cand. García; Taos, Nicanor Vigil, Pedro Sanchez; Valencia, Bonifacio Cha- vez. House: speaker Milnor Rudolph, and after Jan. '72 Greg. N. Otero, clerk J. M. Sena, sergt Pablo Pino; members, Bernalillo, Juan C. Chavez, Vicente Chavez; Colfax, H. S. Russell; Doña Ana, Eugenio Moreno, Man. Nevares; Grant, J. R. Johnson; Lincoln, Wm Brady; Mora, Alex. Branch; Rio Arriba, Evaristo Mestas, Isidoro Martinez; Sta Ana, Florencio Sandoval; Sta Fé, Juan C. Romero, José A. Romero, Luis Griego; S. Miguel, Pascual Vaca, Ladislas Gallegos, Julian Cisnero, M. Rudolph; Socorro, Julian Mon- toya; Taos, Juan A. Sanchez, Buen. Lobato, Ant. J. Gallegos, Raf. Martinez; Valencia, Julian Sanchez, Greg. N. Otero, Silvestre Abeitia.
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the last sessions, almost the whole membership was made up of native New Mexicans, all business being
21st assembly, 1873-4. Council: pres. Pedro Sanchez, clerk Ant. Salazar, sergt Luciano Herrera; members, Bernalillo, Benj. Stevens; Doña Ana and Lincoln, John D. Bail; Mora and Colfax, Vicente Romero; Rio Arriba, Fran. Salazar; Sta Fé and Sta Ana, Nic. Pino, Nepomuceno Silva; S. Miguel, Fran. P. Abreu, Sant. Vaca; Socorro, Pablo Padilla; Taos, Pedro Sanchez, Marcelo Vigil; Valencia, Juan Salazar, Bonif. Chavez. House: speaker Greg. N. Otero, clerk Amado C. Vaca, sergt Apolonio Gutierrez; members, Bernalillo, W. H. Henrie, J. C. Chavez; Colfax, Melvin W. Mills; Doña Ana, Lincoln, and Grant, Wm T. Jones, Jacinto Armijo; Mora, Bernardo Salazar, Pablo Mares; Rio Arriba, J. M. Herrera, Perfecto Esquibel; Sta Ana and Sta Fé, Anast. Sandoval, Ramon Sena, Ant. Abreu, David C. Vaca; S. Miguel, J. M. Gallegos, Donaciano Serrano, Agustin Vigil, Candelario Ulibarri, Rodrigo García; Socorro, Cand. García, John M. Shaw; Taos, Luis Gallegos, Lorenzo Lobato, J. M. Lesser; Valencia, Greg. N. Otero, José G. Chavez, Luciano Trujillo.
22d assembly, 1875-6. Council: pres. Pedro Sanchez, clerk José D. Sena, sergt Benj. Stevens; members, Bernalillo, José Armijo; Colfax and Mora, A. J. Calhoun; D. Ana, Lincoln, and Grant, Jacinto Armijo; Rio Arriba, Louis Clark; Sta Fé and Sta Ana, Wm Breeden, Esquipula Romero; S. Miguel, Fran. P. Abreu, Romualdo Vaca; Socorro, Ant. Abeitia; Taos, Pedro San- chez, Tricanor Vigil; Valencia, J. F. Chavez, Juan Salazar. House: speaker Roman A. Vaca, clerk Amado C. Vaca, sergt Estévan Vaca; members, Ber- nalillo, José Chavez, Alej. Sandoval; Colfax, M. W. Mills; D. Ana, Grant, and Lincoln, John M. Ginn, Eugenio Moreno; Mora, Sixto Chavez, Pedro J. Gallegos; Sta Fé and Sta Ana, Anast. Sandoval, Aniceto Abeitia, Jesus Sena, Agustin Quintana; S. Miguel, Hermenejildo Lucero, Man. Gonzalez, Jesus C. Vaca, Ed. Martinez, Agustin Quintana (?); Socorro, Cand. García, José A. Romero; Valencia, Roman A. Vaca, Pablo García, Eufemio Romero.
23d assembly, 1878. Council: pres. Sant. Vaca, clerk Jesus M. Sena, sergt Gabriel Vigil; members, Bernalillo, Sant. Vaca, Fel. García; Colfax and Mora, Fern. Nolan; D. Ana, Grant, and Lincoln, John S. Crouch; Rio Arriba, D. Archuleta; Sta Fé, Nic. Pino; S. Miguel, Lorenzo Lopez, Gabriel Rivera; Socorro, Tomás Gonzalez; Taos, Juan G. Martin, Juan A. Sanchez; Valencia, Greg. N. Otero, J. F. Chavez. House: speaker J. B. Patron, clerk Amado Chavez, sergt Julian Vaca; members, Bernalillo, José M. Montoya, Jesus Armijo, Man. Gonzalez; Colfax, Wilson L. South; D. Ana, Lincoln, and Grant, John K. Houston, J. B. Patron; Mora, Raf. Romero, Alex. Branch; Rio Arriba, José M. Sanchez, Perfecto Esquibel; Sta Fé, J. J. Padilla, Cris- tino Montoya, Anast. Sandoval; S. Miguel, Roman Lopez, Atanasio García, Ramon Ulibarri, Benito Romero, Ant. J. Gallegos; Socorro, José J. García, José V. Padilla; Taos, Sant. Abreu, José L. Martinez, Matias Ortega; Va- lencia, Julian P. Connelly, Man. Sanchez, Policarpio García.
24th assembly, 1880. Council: pres. J. F. Chavez, clerk Amado Chavez, sergt Jesus M. Lucero; members, Bernalillo, Jesus M. Perea, Florencio San- doval; Colfax and Mora, Frank Springer; D. Ana, Lincoln, and Grant, S. B. Newcomb; Rio Arriba, Pedro I. Jaramillo; Sta Fé, Wm Breeden; S. Miguel, Pedro Valdés, Ed. Martinez; Socorro, Tomás Gonzalez; Taos, Sant. Valdés, Man. A. Sanchez; Valencia, J. F. Chavez, Greg. N. Otero. House: speaker Raf. Romero, clerk Marcos C. Vaca, sergt Blas Chavez; members, Bernalillo, Juan E. Varela, Melquíades Chavez, Feliciano Montoya; Colfax, W. L. South; D. Ana, Lincoln, and Grant, Robert Black, Man. Nevares; Mora, Raf. Ro- mero, Macario Gallegos; Rio Arriba, Fran. Salazar, Teodoro Esquibel; Sta Fé, Bernard Seligman, Atanasio Romero, Felipe Delgado; S. Miguel, Pablo Aragon, Eugenio Gallegos, Fran. Lucero, T. C. Vaca, Raf. Rail (?); Socorro, Nestor Gonzalez, Luciano Chavez; Taos, José G. Griego, Fel. Montoya, Salomé Jaquez; Valencia, Jesus H. Chavez, Teófilo Chavez, Man. Sanchez.
25th assembly, 1882. Council: pres. Severo Vaca, clerk Ant. Ortiz, sergt
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transacted in the Spanish language, so that the jour- nals and laws had to be translated into English for pub- lication. A few prominent families in each county still controlled the elections, though perhaps in somewhat less degree than formerly. In politics the legislature was generally and nominally republican, though politi- cal considerations were always secondary to those of a local and personal nature. There were a few petty wrangles over organization; notably in 1884, when the councilmen from Bernalillo and Santa Fé were re- fused their seats on allegations of fraudulent election, and the contestants without certificates were sworn in by the secretary, on a vote of the other members that they were entitled prima facie to the seats. This led
J. M. Martinez; members, Bernalillo, Wm C. Hazeltine, Sant. Vaca; Celfax and Mora, Anastasio Trujillo; D. Ana, Grant, and Lincoln, John A. Miller; Rio Arriba, Man. García; Sta Fé, W. T. Thornton; S. Miguel, Severe Vaca, José Raf. Martinez; Socorro, Jose M. Apodaca; Taos, Anthony Joseph, Juan P. Romero; Valencia, J. F. Chavez, Narciso Pino. House: speaker Pedro Sanchez, clerk Amade C. Vaca, sergt Ant. J. Martinez; members, Bernalillo, Andrés C. Vaca, Esquipula. Romero, Fran. Chavez; Celfax, Narciso Valdés; D. Ana, Grant, and Lincoln, D. M. Easton, Greg. Miranda; Mora, Norberto Saavedra, Macario Gallegos; Rio Arriba, L. M. Ortiz, Ant. Vargas; Sta Fé, Fran. Montoya, Sam. Bonner, N. B. Laughlin; S. Miguel, Pedro L. Pinard, José L. Rivera, Fern. Vaca, Miguel Segura, Juan Jaramillo; Secorro, Jacinto Sanchez, José A. Gallegos; Taos, Pedro Sanchez, Juan Santistevan, José P. Sanchez; Valencia, Demas Provencher, Jesus Sanchez, Casimiro Sais.
26th assembly, 1884. Council: pres. José Armijo, clerk Benj. M. Read, sergt W. F. Hogan; members, Bernalillo, C. C. McComas, J. M. Montoya; Colfax and Mora, José I. Valdés; D. Ana, Lincoln, and Grant, John A. Mil- ler; Rie Arriba, José P. Gallegos; S. Miguel, Andrés Sena, W. H. Keller; Sta Fé, T. B. Catron; Secerro, José Armije; Taos, -; Valencia, - House: speaker Amade Chavez, clerk David Martinez, sergt Juan D. Re- mero; members, Bernalillo, W. H. Whiteman, Raf. Chavez, Marcos C. Vaca; Colfax, O. P. McManes; Doña Ana and Lincoln, Nicolás Gallés, Florencie Gonzalez; Grant, Ed. E. Furman; Mera, A. L. Branch, Macario Gallegos; Rie Arriba, D. Archuleta, Juan N. Jacques; S. Miguel, Juan Gallegos, Atana- sio Sanchez, T. B. Mills, Dionisio Martinez; Sta Fé, J. L. Jenks, Librado Valencia; Socorro, M. Cooney, R. E. McFarland; Valencia, Amado Chavez, José R. Salazar, Teófilo Chavez.
27th assembly, 1886-7. Council: pres. J. F. Chavez; members, Berna- lillo, Thos Hughes, Pedro Perea; Doña Ana, James P. Booth; Grant, Jehn J. Bell; Mora, Rafael Romero; Rio Arriba, Thos D. Burnes; S. Miguel, Lor- enzo Lopez, Geo. W. Prichard; Sta Fé, N. B. Laughlin; Secerre, Candelario Garcia; Taes, Pedro Sanchez; Valencia, J. F. Chavez. House: speaker M. C. Vaca, clerk A. C. Vaca, sergt J. Galleges, chaplain M. Rolly; members, Bernalillo, Wm Kuchenbecker, Jr, Z. Sandoval, Alej. Sandoval; Celfax, Russell Marcy; Doña Ana, C. H. Armije; Grant and Sierra, E. P. Fest; Lin- coln, C. H. Slaughter; Mera, S. E. Tipten, Desiderio Romero; Rio Arriba, F. P. Chavez, Juan García; S. Miguel, L. C. Fert, J. P. Rivera, M. C. Vaca, Leandro Sanchez; Sta Fé, W. J. Davis, W. E. Dame; Socorro, E. V. Chavez, J. A. Gallegos; Taos, Gavino Vigil; Valencia, J. L. Teller, Casimiro Sais.
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to the organization of a rival council under the man- agement of J. F. Chavez, and to much controversy ; but I have found no record of the final decision as to the legality of the acts of the legislature thus infor- mally organized.
A résumé of legislative proceedings is given in a note.4 General remarks in an earlier chapter may be
" New Mexico, Laws of the Territory, 12th to 26th sessions, 1863-86. Sta Fé, 1863 et seq. From 1873, the title is Acts of the Legislative Assembly. Also Id., Journals, 1863 et seq. The Message of the Governor is included in the Journals, and is separately printed for most sessions. A Report of the Governor to the Secretary of the Interior is also separately published in pamphlet form in the later years. I have several of them from 1879. For a résumé of pro- ceedings, Ist to 11th sessions, 1851-62, see chapter xxv., this volume.
12th assembly, 1862-3. Acts incorporating 'N. Mex. Wool Manuf. Co.' and 'Bank of N. Mex .; ' creating a board of education, and incorporating an 'Industrial College of N. Mex.' at Sta Fé. Resolutions, accepting 30,000 acres of school lands granted by congress; recommending Capt. A. F. Garrison for promotion; asking that Conejos, Costilla, and Culebra be restored to N. Mex. from Col .; thanking volunteers of Cal. and Col. (see chap. xxvii.); and calling a public meeting in each county to provide for strengthening forts Union and Craig, in fear of another Texan invasion.
13th assembly, 1863-4. Acts incorporating ' Kausas, N. Mex., & Cal. R. R. & Telegraph Co.' and the 'Gold & Copper Min. Co. of N. Mex .; ' pro- viding for militia and volunteer expeditions against the Indians, and for ob- taining reports of depredations; declaring Mex. titles with occupation since 1846 to be valid, and providing for the obtaining of certified copies of records respecting the Mesilla colony; changing seat of S. Miguel co., adding Sta Ana co. to Ist jud. district, and modifying boundaries of Sta Fé co .; provid- ing for further efforts to obtain water for Sta Fé, and regulating the market built by act of 1859. Resolutions, thanking the Col. volunteers and correct- ing injustice done them in a former resolution. Memorials, asking for $105,000 to complete public buildings; for a survey of lands to induce settle- ment, also a geol, survey; and for a road, Sta Fé to Taos, $150,000. U. S. Govt Doc., 38th cong. Ist sess., H. Miscel. Doc. 69, 70, 72. The gov. vetoed an act for revision of the laws.
14th assembly, 1864-5. Acts regulating pay of jurors and court officials; concerning public pastures; and preventing fraudulent sales of animals; pro- viding for the punishment of Ind .; adopting the revised laws; concerning mining claims, and amending incorp. of Gold & Copper Min. Co .; ' incorp. co. to make a road from Taos over the mts via Piedras Coloradas, and the ' Alburquerque Bridge Co .; ' opening road from Las Cruces to Mesilla; and regulating the Sta Fe market.
15th assembly, 1865-6. Acts modifying act of '65 on mining claims; in- corp. 'Bay State Pinos Altos Min. Co.,'' Market Gold Min. Co.,' 'Montezuma Min. & Manuf. Co.,' 'Pinos Altos Min. Co.,' and ' Mesilla Ferry Co .; ' on fences for special localities; repealing act of '57 on free negroes, and modify- ing peonage regulations; and authorizing gov. to call a state convention. Memorials, on public works, governor's veto power, and courts. U. S. Govt Doc., 39th cong. Ist sess., H. Miscel. Doc. 58-61.
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