The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-03-29
SANTA FE,
n. NJ, March 23rd, 1884.

EDrroR LBApER:
The pact week has been en-.
tirely occupied Que way aud anoth-
er with the Capitol appropriation
bill, which has come up in some
shape in the House nearly every
day, n large crowd of patriots from
Albuquerque and Las Vegas to as
sist in its defeat, and it is charged
that one member received 800
for his vote against the measure.
Men may honestly differ as to the
propriety of at this time incuring a
bonded debt Of three hundred thou
sand dollars for the erection of q
Capitol building, but this amount
is not the objection urged, though
it is admitted that some new huiId.
ing must be secured for the next
meeting of the Legislature. The
real animus of the opposition is,
that the appropriation will help
Santa Fe, not that it will hurt any
other rival town, but they simply
object to anything being done that
will in any degree be of value to
Santa Fe. Men who will applaud
the county San Miguel, building a
court house, and jail at an expense
Of 1925, 200, calmly view the
statement made by its last Grand
Jury that its Sheriff is S35, 900 be
hind in his collections, will hold up
their hands in holy horror at this
proposed 8 steal and fraud" on the
dear people verify consistency is
a Jewel. Before this reaches You,
however. the whole question will
be solved as the bill comes up on
it's final passage in the House to-
morrow, and its passage in the
Council is assured.
The House by a large majority
wiped out the entire militia law il
one act of repeal, leaving absolute
ly oth'ng on which to base a vol
unteer force. Probably the bill will
not carry in the Council, and if il
does, the Governor will certainly
veto it, but if it should become ;
law, l will venture the prediction
that in 80 days from that time cat
tie and horse stealing will AGAR
become an industry, and the rust
Ter will once more be on top.
The whole community was sad
dened yesterday bv learning of the
death Of Hon. Diego Archuleta, fo
twenty-five consecutive years
member of the Terr. r.torial Legisla
ture and formerly one of the mem
bers of the Old Mexican Congress
before the American Conquest IL,
was seventy-two years old and al
able progressive man. He was vi
ole. .tly opposed to the American
occupation, assisted at the capture
of the Texan expedition in 1915
and was harshly treated by Gen
Kearney, but during the rebellion
was staunch Union man, an,
served as Lieut. Colonel OF one c
the New Mexican Regt's. He wa
buried to-day with imposing cere
monies, from the Legislative hall
in the Catholic burying grounds
In his death the Territory has los
an able Legislator and Santa Fe
firm friend.
Judge Prince gave an elegar
receipt m Thursday evening j
honor OF the Legislature at hi
hospitable residence, at which tn
Governor and all the Territorii
officers were present, Gen'l Stanle
and staff, the officers and member
of both Houses, and the citizens geI
orally. 1t was an enjoyable even
and a continuation Of 4 custom il
augurated by Judge Prince 81
years ago.
The new bell for Guadalup
church was blessed to-day with 90
emn and elaborate ceremonies, an
it is to be hoped that all the bles
ings will stick, as it is bound to b
worldly cursed ever after by the re
idents OF that part Of town, VIII
! think we have about hundre
more bells now than we reall
lneed.
: Another week of wet, cloudy
changeable weather, such as til
; very oldest inhabitant never wi
messed before.
! -.r VANCE.
The President has appointe
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