Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-10-30

tion Of this cause he secured a fa-
vorable report from the commit
tee, and also a very strong en-
dorsement Of the bill and rec
ommendation for its passage by
the secretary Of the interior. The
mineral is especially reserved in
all the DEGREES confirming grants
by the land court, and as MIR. Jo-
seph's bin provides a method Of
opening tho mineral to the pros
pector and miner that is just 10
the grant owner, he has assurances
that It viii be passed Rs soon
as IL can be reached in It's regular
order. The bill now stands on
the calendar with the unanimous
report Of the committee in favor
Of It's passage. Next to statehood
and the land court, its passage
will be of the greatest developing
benefit TO the people Of New Mex
leo.
Other bills were passed, besides
those mentioned above, making q
total Of ten to his credit last ses-
sion-three times the average
number passed by members Of
congress. These, and the import
ant measures no has now pending
in different stages Of passage,
made this last the busiest aud
most useful session of congress no
has served the people in, and IL
makes a remarkable record.
It is remarkable because he
passed three times tho average
number of bills TO a fullAedged
member-because he got appro-
priations and increased apprOpria-
tions, where other members failed
entirely or were reduced in
amount-because he secured
more benefits for his constituency
in the postoffice department than
any other member of congress
because he passed more private
pension bills than any other men,
Der, bringing thus hundreds of
dollars monthly into this Terrific
ry for che benefit Of old soldiers
of the war and their dependent
relatives.
Think of this record, fellow cit
izens, and remember the record
published two years ago, showing
that he had passed thirty-five i'm.
portant laws during his preceding
seven years in cong ess and has
secured over 81, ,25O,OOO in appro-
priations for this Territory, then
let the tongue Cleve to the roof Of
the mouth that attempts to utter
the monstrous falsehood, and let
the arm be palsied that would pen
the line, that this faithful servant
Of the people has done nothing in
congress.
THE cATRoN RECORD.
Two years ago we published the
T. b. Catron record-blank spac-
es for the good and a whole col
umn of items Of evil-in parallel
with Joseph's record. We do not
publish his record now because
We do not want to thresh over old
straw. We have nothing to add
to the blank space of the good
after two years moro of his career,
because he has added nothing to
it himself We forget. He has.
He paid for the penitentiary brick
after he had juggled with the
Territory over threo years about
Il and we had Hammered" him
over three years for IL. And
then, after a little more "hammer.
ing" he paid the interest on the
money.
We have nothing to add to th,
list Of items Of his evil public rec
ord published two years ago, be
cause he has added nothing TO i
himself This is doubtless due t.
the fact that he has had no op
portunity. The administration
has been democratic, the courts
have been democratic, the legis
lature has been democratic IN th'
lower house 30 that he could no
control II.
Let him or some Of his ablesl
adherents, specify the good Of hi
public career, or defend agains
the evil Of il we have charged. /
they do not, then why elect hin
to congress? Because he can d
leas harm in congress- than he cal
do in New Mexico2
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Most poTiecl hiads,