Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-02-02
SOMEWHAT RlLED
FL NUEVO MEXICANO TO THE FRONT !
Some Members of the House Taking
Long Range Shots at the Great
Journal Eel Nueyo Mex
cauo."
$500 Worth of First.Cla Advertising
Walls of Democratic Wrath
Major Sanchez Happy
Effort,
The council did not assemble until ?
P. IN
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
FO.DAY'S SESSION.

nal OF January 90, 1891, was read and ap
proved.
Mr.. Felix Garcia, from the printing
committee, reported favorably upon H. B
No. %, TO provide for the publication OF
the laws in the public press and also upor
H. B. No 80, which requires the publica
ton OF legal notices in English anC
Spanish.
Mr.. Fall, chairman of the committee or
Judiciary, reported favoraby upon II. B
No 4S, to provide for the incorporation o.
community grants and lands and for other
| purposes.
Mr. Montoya presented memorial
from the Las Vegas Commercial club re-
questlng that at the earliest possible day
the legislature should pass d
Iaw for settling titles of community grant:
in New Mexico. Referred to the commit
tee Oh judiciary.
The chair laid before the house Ii. B
| No. IS, for the protection Of wild gamt
and nsectvorous birds, which WAS re
ported from the committee on agriculture
with tho recommendation that it do no
pass.
privilege and had read an article in tht
last issue OF "El Nuevo Mexicano," which
in substance stated that the Spanish
speaking members had very little to say
about the legislation in the house Of rep
resentatives; that if Messrs. Burns, Fal
and Paulin wanted q bill passed, it was
passed; but if they wanted bill de
ieated it was killed, or words to thai
effect.
| Mr.. Montoya said that it is well known
as to the tactics of the editor OF the paper
| when they do all they can to bride the
members OF this house by the Use OF cor
rupt and low methods. 1t is easy tC
see the power he has, with sheet o
paper, to insult the members sent here
| by saying they are controlled by few
persons only to create dissension between
the American and Spanish members o.
this house. They know the harmony
now existing; they deserve the contempt
of the members. II is the wish ony tc
| know who is responsible for thus speak
ing falsely. In behalf OF his friends in
| this body he denied the attacks, for they
| use the viest OF methods to make point
He would not keep quiet. He was moi
afraid OF the talk Of Mr.. Fall, or of the
bribery of MIR. Pauin, or of the threats
of Mr.. Gable, nor did he fear any news
| paper. He was here to represent his
constituency, and if he was condemned
| by all the newspapers he cared not. He
did not care for the howl of a cur, but l.
they let this pass it would embolder
| them to other attacks. Mr.. Fall wsnteC
to say but word in reference to this arti
sle IN this dirty party paper, whose
author does not dare to father it
whose editor does not dare to place his
name at the head of its columns. If Il
person dares to shoot or kill his fellow
man, he is tried convicted and hung, o,
sent to the penit entiary. If poor, sick
man steals loaf Of bread to ieel his
-tsrving family, he is punished When d
man lies, when he attacks that which is
uearer than life, ones reputation when
person mallciously maligns for party
purposes, mlsQuotes and misstates, he is
IL Victor Hugo says, a jackal among
orutes, and such person would rob the
crave Of the dead. The ARTICLE is direct
insult to the house, to every member and
particularly to the Spanish members. II
IL an Insult to Mr.. Herrera, and could
only emanate:from dark and corrup,
mind. One editor was shut out from the
ioUrs OF one of the houses of this legisla-
| lure. He never attempted to bulldoze
any person. By the grace OF God he had
The courage of his convictions; and
will continue to do 80 as long
as he remained here. He came
mere to do his duty without regard to
party, race or religion, and would con.
tlnue to 30 act according to his own judy.
| ment. If he was wrong he would submit
| 10 the Will OF the majority. What is q
free man, or what is free government
or unless to permit every one to express
| nis own opinion? And thus to enable
him to shed some additional light upon
tne question pending. He was in favo,
| Of the freedom of voice as we'll as
| freedom OF the vote. He had courage
out not enough to try to bulldoze
any member OF this house. He
sould Try and convince Mr.. Hub
Del of Bernalllo county, or Mr.. Aragon
Jr Mr. Herrera by ligh: Of reason; but
1ot by bulldozlng or intimidation, AS an
nounced in that sheet or by the author Of
hat article, who was malignant, ignor
INT liar. MIR. Torres wanted to meet this
| dog, face to face in this hall he only
cared his God and wanted to put his fool
N this serpent.
Mr., Burns found in the Spanish edition
| If the NEW MEXICAN OF January 81, ar
.rticle in which 1t Sail Burns, Fall ano
raulin ruled the house with an iron rule
nat the Spanish members had no voice
n the action of the house. The person
| that wrote that article was liar; he
POINTED to his record in Sierra and Grant
mat he Championed the cause Of native
citizens; he claimed they were en-.
tilted to their fair share Of the ticket.
At the convention two years ago in
ibis hall he insisted that one of the
men to 90 to st. Louis should be
native citizen and should go and Rafael
Romero was sent. He who steals my
yurse steals trash, etc. He did not want
70 occupy the Time, but felt constrained
10 say something, and whether he repre-.
,ented Republicans, the Peoples party or
Democrats, he gave the lie to this article.
Every dollar he had was invested in New
Mexico; when his time came to pass over
The river, be wanted to be taken back to
the silver ribbed mountains Of New Mex.
lco and laid to rest among the PEG.
ole he loved 80 we'll. He heard it
stated that man who poses as a gentle.
man could get any measure through this
house for very little money. The man
as in this city. AS the member from
Sierra county he wanted to say that he
was liar. Then followed l.. F. Garcia,
of San Miguel, with few prods for "El
Nuevo Mexicano" Mr.. Otero thought
the feeling display ed in this matter was u
step backward. He stood up valiantly
for the freedom Of the press. He thought
the criticism of "El Nuevo Mexirano"
WAS we'll and timely; that they did at
tempt to postpone the consideration Of