Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-30

territory is $45,500,0O0, while Idaho and
Wyoming had only $2S,000,000 and $751;
100000 respectively, and that the popula-
ton of New Mexico is 10000 persons,
while Montana, Idaho and Wyoming had
only $4,000 $4,000 and 10000 people,
that the proportion of foreign born in
of any other recently admitted state,
wherefore it is resolved dearest Justice
demands the admission of the territory,
and the U. S. senate is respectfully asked
to pass the house bill now pending be-
fore it, with the school clause as passed
by the house or with such modification of
the senate amendment as will give JUS
tics to the Spanish speaking citizens of
the territory. Copies of the resolution
are directed to be sent to the president of
the United States, the speaker of the
house and the president of the senate.
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.
The "pluck-me" stores staggered the
house interpreter this morning.
Not single member of the third house
appeared in the house this morning.
Anything the matter with Col Chavess
He's all right.-Albuquerque Citizen.
Prof. Hiram Hadley was an interested
observer of the house proceedings this
morning.
Gov. Princes annual message to the
legislature is the ablest state document
ever penned in the territory. -Albuquer-
que Citizen.
The New MEXICAN yesterday published
Gov. Princes message in full, which was
big stroke of enterprise Albuquer-
que Citizen.
Hon. VIM. Burns and Hon. T. B. Mills,
under Secretary Baca's 8 O'Clock order,
will lose good deal of pay. They like
to sleep late.
Mr.. Veeder was present in the house
during the time of the consideration of
his bill providing for the qualifications of
territorial officers.
Gov. Prince will miss the chance of his
life if he does not open law office in AL
buquerque at the close of his term
Albuquerque Citizen.
Charley Hunt is figuring on tho cost of
buying the whole town of Santa Fe and
moving it bodily to Albuquerque.-Albu-
querque Citizen.
The legislature is being closely watched
| by the people, and the credit will be given
the members who advocate reform legis-
acknowledgements Citizen.
Gov. Princes message is being printed
in pamphlet form and will be ready for
distribution early next week. 1t is a
magnificent document to send abroad.
Summit county has not yet emerged
| above the midst. Col. Marmon is at
Santa Fe looking after the proposed new
county with Gellup as county seat.-Al-
buquerque Citizen.
Mr.. Hinkle failed to get up his school
bill. His object is to get the bill to its
second reeding and then have it referred
to the. joint committee of the two houses
on the school bill and poll tax.
Members are again respectfully request
ed to call at tho Western Union office and
register their city address. Attention to
! fore the session is over.
Senator Hubbell will make a good and
competent chairman of the finance COM
mittee; he has had Legislative experience
and is well acquainted with the financial
system of the territory.
There is very quiet but nevertheless
strong move on to divide Mora county
and annex part of it to San Miguel and
part to Colfax county; another move is
the creation of a new county out of east
ern San Miguel, Mora and Colfax along
the line of the Denver & Fort Worth rail
road.
After the close of the afternoon session
yesterday, Mr.. Baca, chief clerk of the
house, called the house employees to order
and after giving them lecture, said they
were expected to report at o'clock a. m.
each day, or their pay would be stopped
on account of absence. This is simply
business.
Governor Prince will send to the coun-
Gil early next week list of recess ap-
pointments of territorial officials and
members of the boards of the several
territorial institutions. He has carefully
examined the organic act and is of the
opinion that all territorial appointments
should be confirmed by the legislative
| council, and will act accordingly.
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