Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-07
TnE REMOYAL QuEsTlON.
Great. Influx OF Politicians to santa
Pe.

there we're ONE pretty long
grangles over unimportant matters. The
passed bills providing for the in
spection OF illuminating oil and the taxa
lion OF sleeping car and express oompa-
MES early in the week. The council
bin in reference 10 the inspection Of oil
provides for a Territorial inspector who
shall inspect all oils offered for sale in
the Territory and that no oil shall be
sold Of less than 100 fire test. This is
probably the highest test ever required
by law, but il the bill become a law
there will not be many lamp explosions
in New Mexico il the inspector does his
duty.
The bill for the creation OF Union
county passed the council by a vote Of
9 to 3. It provides for the election OF
county officers and the issue Of bonds for
necessary county buildings.
There was a long discussion on the
railroad liability act in the council and o
for the bill introduced by re.
quest Of a committee Of railroad en-
ployes was finally passed. The substi-
tute does not meet-with the approval of
the employees who insisted on the pass
age of the original bill or none at all.
The members OF the council thought
that the railroads ought to be projected
as well al the employees and passed q
bill which ought TO be satisfactory to all
concerned.
There is a strong probability that the
time for holding court in a number Of
counties will be changed. A bill to that
effect has been passed by the council.
Among other changes the time for hold
ind the spring term in Grant County is
changed from the second Monday IN
April TO the first Monday in May.
The house bill providing for the I'M
prisonment OF persons convicted Of mis-.
demeanors in town calabooses where the
town is more than so miles from tie
county seat, passed the council with an
amendment providing that prisoners
may be confined in town calabooses
where the town is more than 25 miles
from the county seat, and that a higher
rate shall not be chargedfor the mainten-
ance OF prisoners than is charged by the
sheriff.
The bill providing for the deposit OF
not less than $4,000 by insurance com
panles doing business in the Territory
as a guaranty for the payment Of losses
was killed in the council. The bill was
introduced in the house by Representa-
tive Stovall.
The proposed removal Of the Terrific
rial ~penetentiary is attracting consider
able attention. The removal is favored
by Superintendent DeMier who thinks
that the ~penitentiary ought TO be remov.
ed to some place where the labor of the
convicts would return a revenue to the
Territory. He favors its removal to So
zorro and says that the convicts could
manufacture water pipes from the fire
clay there for use in the Mesilla valley.
A committee from Socorro stated that
the people Of that place did not want
the ~penitontiary and the removal com
mittee is considering other plans. II
anything is done by the committee, it is
probable that the removal of the peni.
Tertiary to Cerrlllos will be recommend.
ed.
A bill providing FOR, the holding oil
party conventions for the nomination Of
candidates for county officers within
fifteen days Of elections and nominations
for delegate to congress within thirty
days of election passed the house with
only one dissenting vote which was that
of Representative Lady.
The committee on privileges and cleo
tions recommended the nnseatjng o.
Representative Celso Baca, of Guada
lupe county, and the report was adopted
by a vote Of u to 10. The seat was giver
TO Lorenzo Labadie.
The council has passed a bill provid
ing for the payment OF IN annual licens'
tax of s25 by all lawyers in the Territor'
and applicants for admission to the bal
must pay $40.
The legislature, after-the railroad Off
cials had made all the necessary er
r~angemehts for the proposed trip Il
Denver, finally concluded that legisla
tive business demanded the entire tim,
left for the session and the trip has beel
indefinitely postponed.
The council amended the house bill
providing for the holding OF poltica
conventions. The bill, as amended, pro
vides that Territorial conventions ma.
be held As days prior to the day of cleo
ton and that district conventions ma
be held 80 days before election. Tn
house will probably concur. II this bill
becomes a law, county campaigns in NeV
Mexico will be limited 10 two weeks I
the future.
The house passed q bill appropriatin
$1,000, on Friday afternoon, for tho com
mittee to visit and inspect the variou
Territorial institutions and then I'D
Joarned until Tuesday,
The p%enitentiary committee has com
menced work and several witnesses hav
been examined. Some interesting dil
closures are looked for.
The committee to investigate the burr
ing Of the capitol had a meeting o
Thursday evening and subpdnas wer
issued for several witnesses. The tai
ing Of testimony has been commence