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Show 1880 TO 1912 HISTORY DELEGATE IN CONGRESS four consecutive terms. During his ten ANTONIO JOSEPH years in congress Mr. Joseph labored unceasingly for the passage of a bill admitting the territory to the Union. His efforts, owing to the antagonism of eastern members of congress of both political parties to the admission of any additional western states, invariably resulted in failure. He rendered valuable service in securing the passage of the bill creating the court of private land claims, and was successful in securing the many annual appropriations for his constituency. i From the very beginning of his administration Governor Ross ha a tempestuous time. Arriving at Santa Fé early one morning, with the rising sun, he took the oath of office and LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES was hailed as Montezuma. Governor Shelquarters in the assumed charge. don was unceremoniously aroused from his palace of the governors, and the new ae He was never popular with the republicans. T : twenty-seventh legislative assembly,*1® which convened in December, 1886, was overwhelmingly republican, and led by Colonel J. Francisco Chaves in the council and by minor leaders in the house, the path of the executive was thorny. Policies advocated by the governor were ignored, and it was with the greatest difficulty that he "a able to secure any legislation which would redound to the “a either of himself or his party. A number of acts were passed, bu nearly all had been introduced by prominent members of the Te publican opposition. The twenty-eighth legislative assembly, in its policy of antagonis™ to the administration, was more strenuous than its immediate predecessor. In order to override the executive veto, the republican ma *17 Joseph received 12,271, Prince 9,930, and *18 The stockmen of New Mexico were particuRynerson 5,192 votes. gsion and larly active at ve The procured the passage of a number of laws affecting the live stock in yore passe first law providing for the incorpo ration of irrigation companies " puilding at this session. Other acts were: Providing for the incorporation and loan associations; creating the tection of county of San Juan; for a fie for the wives and families; defining the crime of murder; establishing a 8¢ . roviding deaf and dumb; relating to the Historical Society of New oe for service of process upon railroad companies, 0 and for the orga savings banks. jority saw fit to unseat a sufficient numbe r of democratic members to enable the republicans at any time to command a two-thirds vote of either house of the assembly. The leader in the upper house, a parliamentarian with few equals and no superiors, Col. Chaves, and the leader of the house of representatives, Col. Albert J. Fountain, controlled matters, guided by the republ ican caucus, in a manner never before paralleled in a New Mexican legislature. One hundred and forty-five laws were passed, nearly every one of which was first passed upon and recommended by a commi ttee of the New Mexico Bar Association, of which Edward I. Bartle tt and Frank W. Clancy were members. Governor Ross used his veto power on nearly every measure, but in each instance the power of the republican leaders was brought into play and the vetoes were not sustained. Benjamin Harrison had been elected president of the United States, and the republican party was soon to dominate in the affairs of the territory. To prevent the governor from keeping his appoin tees in power for a period of two years after his own successor had been named by a republican president, this assembly saw fit to abolis h the office of attorney general and create that of solicitor genera l,*!® the appoint- ment to which should not be made by the governor until the first of October following the adjournment of the assemb ly, by which time it was known that a change in the executive would have been accomplished. Another act made it a felony for any one to impersonate this official. Several laws of this kind, purely political in their nature, were the outcome of partizan efforts by the republican leader s of the territory to embarrass and circumvent the governor and the leaders of his party. The most important act passed by this assembly was one entitled ‘An act relating to the Finances of the Territory of New Mexico,’’ *?° under the provisions of which the finances were placed upon a cash basis. the nes Prior to this time “19 Session Laws of New Mexico, 1889, ch. 144, p. 351. |. Session Laws of 1889, ch. 32, p. 65 et seq. This act Pedro Perea, member of the council from Bernalillo county. ten different funds and provided in what manner they should pe none of defraying the expenses of the territory until the there had been was introduced by The act created be used. For the revenues provided for by the act should come into the treasury, a bond issue in the sum of two hundred thousand dollars was authorized, known as Provisional Indebtedness onds, and the money derived from the sale of these was distributed in the Several funds in sums provided for by the act. Fiscal years were established and levies for these years were provided for. This act was drawn by Henry L. aldo, the Solicitor for New Mexico of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé allroad Company. 4 was the candidate of a faction of the party which bolted the regular convention at Santa Fé. Antonio Joseph, of Taos county, was elected, and was, thereafter, reélected for 501 pa MEXICAN ery OF NEW RATT et CN PPG MSS, Re Pg Se . : . I. ons Pe ae ee ee Seah, I IRFPR ESE I Re Ad AIG Rte he ED FACTS * LEADING Ln 500 |