Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-02-17
A PARTISAN REPORT.
Honest officials Assailed in the House
The Normal School Measure
Up in the Council.
Regulating Express Rates-$25,000 for
the Insane Asylum Gen. Cars
romotlon-Corridor Notes.
COUNCIL.
YESTERDAY Afternoons SESSION.

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had passed council Joint resolution No.
II, relating to the promotion OF Gen.
Carr; also returned H. B. No. SO, relating
to drawing of jurors; also bill in rela.
ton to lotteries. The chair signed H. B.
No. 70, to amend section 5, chapter So,
laws Of 1889.
Mr.. Slower presented petition from
the Albuquerque commercial club re-
questing a proper appropriation for the
Worlds Columbian Fair. Mr.. Richard
SOD presented petition against the divi-
sion of Lincoln county. Referred to the
committee on counties. H. B. No. l04,
to pay the secretary of the board of the
agricultural college, was passed. H. B.
No. ]44, for the settlement of dover
rights WAS passed. @. B. No. 102, to
regulate the right to practice law in
this territory, was passed G..
B. No. 4, relating to nominating
convention, was, on motion OF
Mr.. Perea laid on the table indefinitely.
c. B. No. A, relating to the pay of as
SCISSORS, was reported adversely and q
substitute offered. Amendments were
adopted reducing the pay of the assessors
from to 2 per cent, and requiring them
to give S., 900 bonds within sixty DAYS,
and that no collector or assessor shall
receive more than was paid in 1890. The
bill then passed.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Richardson
introduced G. B. No. 1888, fixing the pay
of the territorial librarian, which was read
the first and second time and referred to
the committee on library.
On motion Of Mr.. Perea the council
proceeded into executive session. The
message OF the governor was read nomi-
mating E. G. Wade for district attorney
for Dona Ana county, w. A. Hawkins for
Lincoln, Chaves and Eddy, and w. S.
Williams for Socorro county. Referred.
The doors were opened and the council
adjourned to 10 a. m.
TO DAYS SESSION.
Mr.. Slower from the committee on print
ing reported back H. B. No. 9s, relative
to the printing of laws In newspapers,
without recommendation.
H. B. No. l0S, to tax bank stocks, was
reported with few amendments by Sen
ator Perea.
Mr.. Mills presented a telegram from
the citizens Of Las Vegas inviting the
legislators to attend the ceremonies in
connection with the laying Of the corner
stone of the new Las Vegas public school
building
H. B. No. 1903, relative to taxing bank
shares was taken up, and the proviso at
the end OF section ! stricken out. On
motion OF Mr.. Slower, section | was
amended so rs to read, "or in any insur-
ance company" The bill as amended
was then passed.
II. B. No. IS, to prohibit the carrying
OF deadly weapons; was reported with
some amendments.
The council then took up the special
order, the committee on education's sub
stitute for g. r. Nos, 80 and ll2, the nor
NAL school measure. Mr., Slower offered
an amendment to strike out section and
insert the following in lieu thereof:
Section l.. There shall be held semi
annually, in each county in this territory,
a normal institute for the instruction OF
teachers, and those desiring to become
teachers, at such time and place as the
county superintendent of schools under
the direction OF the territorial srperinten-
dent OF public instruction, may designate,
and there Is hereby appropriated for the
support Of such institutes, the pay of COM
petent teachers and other necessary ex-
penses, the following amounts, to wit :
In all counties of $4,000 population and
over, $500 each in all counties of 5000 |
population and over, $500 each; in all |
counties OF 900 population and over, $500 |
each, and in all counties Of less than 900
population, $3.50 each.
institutes established and do away alto.
gether with the normal school idea.
Mr.. Richardson opposed Mr.. Stover's
plan, but said if he would change it SO as
to make section Of the bill provide for
teachers institutes as we'll as establishing
the normal schools, he would support it
and thought it could be passed. Mr..
said further that the gentle
man from Bernalillo (Mr. Stover) had
been all along demanding an appropria-
ton for establishing normal school at
Albuquerque, and failing to secure that,
he, Mr. Slower, had now come forward in
opposition to this general measure
establishing system OF normal
schools. He added that the schools
had been located not with desire to
build up any grand public edi6ces, but
10 benefit the people in the most con-
venient places.
1t appeared to Mr.. Richardson that the
Gentleman from Bernalillo WAS inconsis-
ent and insincere in offering this am end
vooDNn1al |
y denying the charge Of inconsistency,
ind in turn Mr.. Richardson replied sus.
aiming the omnibus bill and its worthy
objec.s. Mr.. Stover again spoke of the
heavy taxation now upon the people and
hought it would be mistake to increase
t, but be would be willing to vote
sufficient money to supply the professor
ships If the towns receiving these schools
would furnish the buildings. Mr.. Slower
also said that there WAS no provision
or the operation OF the schools, as the
money for years to come would be need
I'd to go into buildings, adding eve
ire establishing to-day more normal
schools than has any state in the union
AN we afford to 20 30 far?"
Mr.. Mills said one OF Mr.. Stover's first
bills WAS to establish normal school
department in connection with the uni.
versity at Albuquerque; be asked an ap-
for that purpose and urged Its
necessity most earnestly. "Now," said
Mr.. Mills, I'VE have adopted the gentle
mans idea and also provided for other
normal schools, which move Mr.. Slower
10 now opposing" Mr.. Mills thought
was jewel.
Mr.. Slower asked how long it
would be before these normal
schools would be In operation.
I'm twelve months" said Mr.. Cstron.
I'VE won't do as you did at Albuquer-
3ue-put all the money into buildings"
laid Mr.. Mills.
Mr.. Richardson asked If the normal
schools were in full operation in two
years if that would not suffice. Mr..
stover said it would not; that he wanted
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