Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-07

been botboring the Legislators % much
has been finally disposed 81. The school
Of mines gets 317,5OO; tho worlds fair
commissioner el7,OOOi tho insane asy-
lum si7,5OO; the San Juan experiment
station 5000; the dcnf and dumb nsy-
lum 5000.
Residents OF Santa Fo have been con-
sderably exercised during the week on
account Of the possibility not only Of
losing the penitentiary but the capitol
as we'll. The removal OF these iustitu-
tons from the capital city would Blast
all its future prospects and the citizens
of the town, more especially the large
property owners, are doing everything
10 their power to prevent a bill for the
removal Of either institution being pass
cd. Whatever is done must DO done
quickly and the residents OF Santa Fe
are thoroughly alive 70 the situation.
Albuquerque people are not asleep, but
are looking out for the interests Of the
place. Most Of the members Of the leg
i~slature from the southern part Of the
Territory favor Albuquerque as the prop
or location Tor the new capitol.
Although both houses nave refused to
pass bills providing for placing mon.
ey received on account Of license taxes
on saloons in the general school fund OF
the county where the license is paid,
there is a possibility that a new bill will
be sprung neay the close Of the session.
Councilman Hall, whose course in this
matter has beer. criticised, says in justi-
dcation OF his views;
"I will state some OF the reasons for adj.
~vocatiug that part of the license money
should 90 the county school fund.
Results show the school laws OF the
states, Missouri and Illinois for instance,
10 be good, and they give this money
either to the county school or road fund.
Saloons are licensed on the principle that
their existence is a public burden, and
that sOme of the cost Of the crime to be
traced 10 them should be betrayed by
means of their license. The taxpayers
at large prosecute the criminals and sup.
port the paupers made by saloons, there.
fore the country at large should share in
the benefits accruing from this tax foI
school purposes. These high licenses
drive all the saloons to the cities, bat itis
the county that bears the cost Of the
evils that come from the saloons.
Now the question is exactly as with
Territorial taxes. 1t would be absurd tC
say that a county was entitled to all the
taxes collected from its people. A par
necessarily goes to the Territory; and the
county very seldom gets back from The
general government as much as it con
tributes.
The public school law which gives 50l
children living in a town sic per capita
and 500 country children less than 8,
each is wrong. In each OF the four ward
OF Albuquerque there is a fine bricl
school house. Now II one of these ward
did not happen to have IA saloon woUl,
it be fair to say it should not have any o
the benefits of the license fund.- We'll
on just the same principle l say tn
country precincts should have 3313 pc
cent. of this fund. As to the hrgu
ment that these towns have gone int,
debt TO build the school houses, and tha
it is q breach OF contract to deprive then
OF any part Of it, / want to say that al
the Legislature meets every two year
no nj "a reasonably expect a law to re
main without amendment for a longe
period. II / hire a man for two years a
$50 per month and he builds a larg,
house., am l compelled to keep him long
or than his contract simply to allow hin
to pay for 10 expansive houseP The leg
islature simply makes contracts for wv,
years, that is ALL"