Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-01
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.

New county projects are expected to
come up at an early day.
Mr.. Oscar Roberts, of Hachita, is DR..
Stovall's candidate for mine inspector.
The house was in no mood this morn
ing for the suspension of the regular
order.
Look out for scrimmage on the cap
ital removal question about Friday.-Al-
buquerque Times.
The house is quite success when it
gets down to business. 1t acted finally on
dozen bills yesterday.
The citizens of Roswell, and the Pecos
valley generally, want the normal school
located in that section.
Hon. T. D. Burns works hard and faith
fully for his district and for the best in
terests of the people. He is always at
hand.
There is much talk of the appointment
of Hon. j. d. OBryan late of Las Vegas,
now of Denver, to be chief justice for
New Mexico.
Hon. M. s. Otcro, of Albuquerque, is
looking after legislation he is interested
in. He receives a hearty welcome from
members of the assembly.
W.. s.. Strickler, cashier of the Bank of
Commerce at Albuquerque, is in the cap
ital. 1t is reported that Mr.. Stricken is
candidate for the territorial treasury
ship.
Capt. j. G. Clancy, the prosperous
sheep raiser of Guadalupe county, IS in
the capital, working for the passage of a
bill in the interest of the sheep growing
interests of New Mexico.
The committee to investigate the burn
ing of the capitol meets this afternoon
for the purpose of Supporting witnesses.
This session will be secret. All following
sessions will be open to the public.
In the house this morning Mr.. Barela
failed to obtain two thirds vote to suspend
the rules to introduce the report of the
committee on elections unseating Celso
The joint committee on arrangements
for the legislative trip to Denver met at ex-
Speaker Burns room last night, but were
unable to agree. Another meeting is
called for tonight and it is thought that
final decision will be reached.
Theexperts say that the work of passing
the Union county bill through the coun-
Gil was very coarse. The vote stood 10
to 2, clear waste of 3 votes. The friends
of the bill say it was enthusiasm. The
fate of the measure in the house is watched
with much interest.
Mr.. N. c. Collier, of Albuquerque, says
he is here pushing the bill providing for
the assessment and collection of city
taxes by city officials. Mr.. Collier is be-
coming quite corpulent, in order that he
may fill judicial chair under the incom-
ing administration.
John Swarts circulated the petition for
the appointment of Col. W. T. Thornton
as governor of this territory. Il * X
The petition which has been circulated in
this county favoring the appointment of
Col. w. r. thornton as governor of New
Mexico has been signed by every official
elect in this county. Other counties
have done the same and we may look for
Col. Thornton's appointment Las Cru
ces Daily Times.
Tho revenue collecting system of this
territory needs careful and complete
revision. u X The interpreters of
the territory have formed union for the
purpose of material benefit and to i'm
prove the service. Good Interpreters are
scarce, and they deserve good pay. * IS
The question of capital removal will
probably. not come up this session of the
legislature. However, if Santa Fe is not
more enterprising, it will lose the capital
in q few years-AlhuuueruuaC Citizen