Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-08
Thanking D. & r. G., and Santa Fe
Southern railroadfor proffered courtesies.
Relative to the repayment of direct tax.


Ooututrl TdllTOdu lOr pTol6Eeu COuItSSleS'
Relative to the repayment of direct tax.
LEaIsLATIvE CHAT.
There are about forty-fve bills on the
speakers table.
The house finance bill is prepared and
will be introduced to-day.
Wiley NJ. Weaver Joined the Albuquer-
que contingent at the capital last night;
he is popular amongst the legislators.
VIM. Mcintosh, of Chilli, who is much
interested in the enactment of law for
prevention of disease among sheep, is
circulating among the assemblymen.
Representative Barela returned this
morning from private business trip to
Las Cruces, and appeared in the house as
bright as Mesilla valley peach blossom
J. L. Zimmerman, the energetic
journal clerk of the house, returned last
night from flying visit to Roswell. Mrs
Zimmerman accompanied him to the
capital.
Hon. L. Sulzbacher is in the city from
Las Vegas and comes on business. He is
at the head of quiet movement which
has for its object the removal of the
capital to Las Vegas.
About thirty pupils of the government
Indian school paid visit to the assemhl,
and council chambers this morning. The
young Indians wanted to see how the
business of legislation was conducted.
A committee of five has been appointed
by each legislative house to investigate
the militia warrants. They should not
investigate beyond the end of the sessio Il
Las Vegas Optic.
It is stated that Santa Fe is excited
She ought to be happy to see SO many
visitors, and they all spending money
within the city limits of the capital town
Albuquerque Citizen.
1t seems that Cerrillos is the only towr
in the territory now bidding for the ter
ritorial penitentiary. Socorro was in the
field, but for some reason declined te
make the race Albuquerque Citizen.
Ed. W. Fox, prominent and popula,
merchant of Clayton, and counted very
smooth worker. got in from Colfax coun
| ty las5 night and is chatting with the as
semblvmen to-day in the interest of the
new county of Union.
/ There is quite commotion on over
the appointments Of district attorneys
for the Colfa1 and Taos district, the Sar
Miguel and Mora district, the Bernalillc
and Valencia district and the Socorrc
district.
Gov. and Mrs. Prince will hold recep
ton to meet the members of the legis
lature at their residence, Santa Fe, or
Monday evening, February 10, from te
II o'clock. The Citizen acknowledges ar
invitation to acknowledgements Cit
zen.
"An act in relation to district attorneys
reached the governor last night and was
sent back to the assembly this morning
for corrections. The title of the act does
not conform with the body of the measure
which not only relates to district at
torneys but to the solicitor general and
also "all other officials.
The Democratic caucus last night dis
cussed the situation in the house, and ar
rived at the conclusion that business on
the speakers table should be taken up
and disposed of; and that no motion for
suspension of the rules or requests for
unanimous consent should be allowed to
prevail. 1t was unanimously agreed to
dispose of the accumulated business as
quickly as possible.
Mr.. Lady authorizes the NEW MEXICAN
to deny the rumors that he is against
Santa Fe on account of the cutting down
by the trainers of the council finance bill
of certain appropriations for Silver City
He says the people of Santa Fe had nc
more to do with cutting those appro.
priations than he himself had, and he will
give all bills and measures for the benefit
of the capital city institutions fair con.
sideration and expects the same for Sill
ve1 City. &c. -
T. Las Vegas has certainly no cause to
complain of the activity manifested and
the influence exerted by her members OF
the legislature. There may be difference
of opinion between some of us and our
legislators, which is to be expected, as all
men can not see alike; but neither in the
county nor out of it can it be denied
that no part of the territory has three
men in the legislature of more ability
and influence that Messrs. Martinez, Wee
der and McMullen.-Las Vegas Optic.
Don Santiago Baca will have one of the
largest and strongest petitions, it is safe
to say, for his appointment to , the posi-
ton of United States marshal of any APP
plicant for Office in New Mexico. From
every county comes list of names of Of
fetal citizens by the hundred. It looks
now that the number of names will reach
ten thousand. Armed with such an en-
dorsement, and the additional pressure
which enthusiastic friends will bring to
bear, Don Santiago will 60 into the con-
test for this important position with a
most excellent chance of winning. His
hosts of friends wish him success.--Albu-
querque Times.