Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-03
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.

Hon. Celso Baca takes it good natured-
ly and coolly.
Guadalupe county makes just demand
in asking for an increased area.
New county propositions will bob up
thick and fast during the remainder OF
the session.
Hon. Eugenio Romero, one of San Mi
guel county leading citizens, is circulating
among members of the assembly.
Both houses have appointed commit
tees of five to investigate the militia
warrant Issue of date 1867. Is there any
thing being done in this Investigations
Sheriff Lorenzo Lopez, of San Miguel
county, is in the city from Las Vegas in
tervlewing legislators upon the question
of passing a salary bill for county
officials.
This afternoon the house passed bill
appropriating $1,000 Tor the committee
to visit and inspect various public insti-
lions and then adjourned till Tuesday
next at 10 a. m.
The penitentiary committee of the
house met yesterday evening in the main
house committee room and examined
some witnesses. Nj. A. Downing, of the
New MEXICAN, took tho photographic
notes. Nothing of moment developed.
Capt Il. w. Collier, of the Ration Range,
and Judge j. II. Walker, of Ration, arrived
last night and are in conference with the
legislators to-day. They are opposed on
strict business principles to the establish
ment of Union county at this time.
Mr.. Hopewell thinks he will amend the
bill requiring the insurance companies to
deposit $4,000, SO that it shall read that
such deposit may be made in territorial
bonds. This idea is we'll thought of by
the leaders of the house.
s. X. Hooper, general passenger agent,
and his assistant, Mr.. Wadleigh, of the d.
H. r. G. road, had arranged to come down
on the special train, intended for use of
the legislators, but they were wired last
night that the trip was off.
Mr.. Branch and Mr.. Hopewell by lit
tie conference cheated the galleries out
of the amusement Of fight on H. B. No.
IS, to establish public roads. These gen
tlemen and Mcssrs. Read and Bowman
will meet to-day and eliminate the OBJ
iectlonable features.
The committee to investigate the burn
ing of the capitol met yesterday evening.
Subpenas were issued for several
witnesses and the testimony of Mr.. Sol.
Spiegelberg was taken. The committee
declare that they will probe the matter
fully.
Senators Fall and Hubbell made some
very sensible observations in the council
yesterday when the house bill relative to
holding of political conventions
was up for consideration. The bill as
amended was passed, and it will go
long way toward making business and
not politics the chief occupation CT the
people even in campaign years.
District Attorney W. :. Williams is up
from Socorro. He is looking after some
legislation for his section and incidental
ly remarked that the people of Socorro
were not in favor of the removal of the
penitentiary to Socorro or elsewhere and
the people of Socorro county were of the
opinion that the prison, having been
located here, should remain. That a
move only cost lot of money and would
not benefit the territory.
The monopolies should be forced to
pay territorial taxes. X Keep in
a good humor over the capital removal
question. II \ Why not appro-
pirate $4,000 to be used in advertiser z
New Mexico at the Worlds fair? X Il X
The Citizen is prepared for any surprise
the legislature may spring in the next
few days. X 4 All eyes are turned
on Santa Fe. The removal contest is on,
and the question will not down. This
city has not forced the issue. 4 X
All the towns are jumping on Santa Fe.
1t appears to be the idea to divide the
remnant of the ancient village at this ses-
sion of the legislature. - albuquerque
Citizen.