The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-03-22
SANTA FE.
n. NJ, March 10th, 1884.

Inc past week mas witnessed
some good legislation. The Peni-
Tertiary bill has become law. 1t
authorizes the issuing OF one hun
! dred and fifty thousand dollsrs in
Territorial bonds for the erection
of a suitable prison, the site to be
selected, and the money expended
by commission composed of the
Goyeruor, the Attorney General
and Treasurer, who shall also ap-
point a warden who must give
bonds for the faithful performance
of his duties. We have now about
fifty prisoners in the penitentiary at
Lcavcnworth, to Which institution
we pay 40 cents per day f1r their
keep. and III addition the expense
of taking them with the Territorial
agent ana guarls; their number is
increasing AL the time as poyula
ton increases, and crimes are more
promptly nunished. So that the
act il hn economical one.
All the sid Territorial officers
have been re-appointcd and con
ii; med except " adc as prosecutor
in your district in the place OF
jNewcolnb, who was not Il candi-
I,iAte. lie is IL young man and
with little experience. but is Il hard
worker and will no doubt give
satisfaction to everyone bat the
criminal classes. Tie Atty Gen'l
/ has not vet been named and there
is considerable trouble about selec-
ting tie man 10 succeed Col. Brce
den, who is not u candidate, how
ever. it may be, lie will hsve tv
iticr by comparison will his pre-
deressor, for Col. Dresden is one
OF the best pro ccuting officers i'll
the Whole GO nTry.
The Governor, in his message.
recommended that the office of
Atty Gen'l be changed so as to
make his duties correspond with
those of Atty Gen'ls elsewhere,
viv: To advise the Territorial
officers appear i'll supreme courts
for the Territory, and to assist the
other prosecutors when called
upon by them or the Judges OF the
court. and there is a bill before
the Legislature now to that effect,
and dividing the present 1st dis
trict which consists Of the six north
ern counties, into two districts of
three counties each, with Il district
or prosecuting Atty for each. If
tlls act becomes a law, it will
make two niorc district Att'ys ana
will be really great benefit to tic
Territory. This is done in view
of the fact chat the county Att'yS
bill has not a ghost ofa show.
Tile rulnp eounc ! still holds out
with a persi> tenee worthy of a bet
ter cause. They looked wistfully
at tide other fellows Monday, when
they drew their payirom Secretary
kitch, but declined TO enter the
lold. Ii is rnniored that tomorrow
Two OF their humber will come into
the regular council, but how much
Fiounuatipr ttTere is iea' the t1urt
no feller can find out 1hey
had another Indignation meeting
at Albuquerque, at which violent
resolutions were adopted condemn
ny irdud and corruption in all lis
Ebranches. and considering that
was the place where 1000 traudu-
lent votes we're conceded by every
body to have been east at the Last
cec irn, and that Coz. j. Francisco
Chav>s, who presided over the in
dignalion m, etIlg, WAS the chief
instrument in these frauds, the in
djgnatim looked Little Stacy,
and like theatrical thunder.
The school bill, similar to- the
one III IufS' III hlhsa, was NOtcu
down in the hoasc by the united
action OF the Democrats. The
McXic IN vote was divided upon it,
so there WAS no race or Settarian
light, but the Democrats to a New
Mexican and Amsrican. Cathoiic
and lnh,leL united in opposing,
and finally defeating this most i'm
portant Dlllofthe session. .
Il don't suppose the party will
put an anti-iree scllool plank in
their platform, but the fact re
mains all the same, that in opposi-
ton to this bill, they We're united
for the first tim Oh any bill before
the house. veafr1 ...
The OK Rev. McMoncs. of Col
fax, presented a memorial % CON