Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-28

c. Fl. Young, assistant superintendent
of the Wells, Fargo Express company,
was in the city yesterday. He may be
here to-day still. Yesterday he had an
interview with Senator Hubbell, the hard
working chairman of the council finance
committee. However, the senator from
Bernalillo thinks that it is proper and
just that the express companies should
pay fair taxes, and If Senator Hubbel's
vote and work can bring it about, such
will be done.
1t has always been the intention that
the boards in charge of the territorial in
situations should not be exclusively COM
posed of members of either political
party, and this idea was carried out in the
appointments made by Gov. Prince. The
Democratic member of the agricultural
college board was Numa Raymond, of Las
Cruces. But Mr.. Raymond changed his
politics a year ago and has since been
acting with the Republicans and hence
the board became solidly Republican.
The governor has consequently taken ad-
vantage of the vacancy which has &C.
cured to put the matter into its original
political shape by appointing Democrat
IN the person of Mr.. Pickett But for
this consideration it is very likely that
Mr.. Blood, of San Marcial, might have
been appointed.
At mixed caucus of Democrats and
Republicans last night the following dis
tribution of the $4,000 direct tax fund
was decided on: Socorro, $4,000; Las
Vegas, $4,000; Chicago fair, $4,000;
Santa Fe, $1,000; San Juan, SIS 600; Mora,
$4,000; Guadalupe, $4,000; Bernallllo,
$1,500; Valencia, $1,000; Taos, $1,000.
Mr.. Read represented the Republicans
and Mr.. Branch the Democrats.
At a late hour last night second eau
Gus was called that decided on a distri-
button of $4,000 for Socorro; $1,000
for tho Worlds fair; $4,000 for the insane
asylum, and $4,000 each for the counties
of Mora and San Juan. Thirteen votes
were pledged to this, but this morning
one jumped the track, and the whole
matter is back in statu quo. At the time
of the meeting of the house the plan was
to bring in the Worlds fair appropria.
ton separately, and let the others take
chances.
| A special message was sent the counci
to-day by the governor, containing the
following appointments: III. l.. Pickett,
member of board of regents, agricultural
college, vice Whltmore whose nomination
was not confirmed; j. j. Baca, trustee of
school of mines vice Severe Baca resign
ed; L. B. Mills, penitentiary commissioner
vice Branch resigned.
! L. J. Curren the outside man of tn,
Clayton Enterprise has gone home; Uniol
county will have to do the best it car
with him. Curren runs a paper out il
eastern Colfax county, that is trying tt
build up that section in every possible
way.
Squire Hart, jr., and Higinio Romero
two we'll known citizens of Taos, are il
the capital, en- route from Chihuahua t,
Taos. They were shown around the legis
lative halls by Senator Sanchez of Tao
county to-day.
Councilman Martinez was in the hous
yesterday afternoon for an hour or SO
consequence, change of several votes O
the measure for the division of direct ta
money due New Mexico from the Unite
States.
Hon. Frank Lesnet is working littl
scheme to benefit his section and especial
ly the town of Roswell; success to him
may he push it through the assembly.
Interested parties are now preparing
bill, having for its object full investigs
ton and probable refunding of the $64l
600 of militia warrants.
When Senator Saint drops into poetr
he is quite original.