Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-12
"balderdash" and that it should be killed

at the earliest practicable moment.
Mr.. Christy thought that decency, JUS
tice and courtesy to the gentleman from
Grant demanded the orderly considera-
ton. He seconded Mr.. Carr's request
that the measure be sent to a committee.
Upon the indefinite postponement of
the bill the vote stood 10 to -, SO that
the bill was not indefinitely tabled.
H. B. No. 102 was introduced by Mr.. V.
g. de Baca. This bill amends section q,
of chapter SO, of the laws of the Goth leg
lslative session.
FL. B. No. 1903, an act enforcing the pun
ishment of persons or corporations foul
ing waters of this territory, was intro
duced by Mr.. Gutierrez.
@. B. No. 50, Mr.. Curry's bill providing
county revenue for current expenses, was
read the first time.
The house then adjourned to this after
noon.
MERCANTILE LICENSE.
Mr.. Morals bill, fixing mercantile Ii
censes, became law, 80 far as the house
is concerned, by vote of II to yester-
day afternoon. TIE schedule of licenses
loans outline of the bill some days ago,
except that all dealers whose annual sales
are under $4,000 shall pay a license of
$40. The original bill imposed charge Of
$40 in cases where the amount of annual
business was between $1,000 and $4,000.
SCHOOL FUNDS.
The Ancheta bill, requiring levy of
from to mills ON the dollar for COM
mon school purposes, was overwhelm-
ingly defeated in the house yesterday af-
ternoon. It is whispered that the house
statesmen were not unmindfu) of the
treatment given their Hinkle bill by the
council when they entered yesterday up
on the slaughter of the Ancheta measure.
It would not be surprising if nothing
further were done on the school fund
question at this session. There seems to
be general disposition to give the pres
emit law fair trial. II will be remem-
bered that it went into effect only in Jan
uary Of this year.
Observation-Disclosures LOCKE.
Hon. VIM. Locke, who represents the
county of San Juan in the Legislative
lower house, is one of the solid conser-
vative men of that body. Although q
native of Indiana, large portion of his
boyhood was spent in Illinois.
In 1860 he drove an OK team from
McDonough county, ILL.,, to the mountains
up the Platte river during the Pixies Peak
gold excitement. Not having any desire
to mine for gold, he returned across the
plains to Kansas City by the route known
as the Santa Fe trail, obtained provisions
and returned to the mountains. Stopping
at Canon City, which was then just start
ing up, he settled on a ranch on the
Arkansas river, nine miles below where
Florence now stands. Mr.. Locke repre-
sented Fremont county, Colo, in the leg
isla.ure in 1866. In 1869 he was elected
probate Judge Of the same county for a
term Of two years; and in 1872 he was re-
elected and served three years. In 1873
he came to San Juan, then Taos county,
selected place on the Animas river, re-
turned to Colorado, and moved the fol-
lowing year to the place where, for num-
Der of years, he has been engaged in fruit
farming as a specially.
Mr.. Locke is the greatest fruit grower
in New Mexico as we'll as one of the most
prominent in the west. In the present
assembly he speedily took his place az
one of the leaders,, a position that his
uniform good sense, proverbial courtesy,
constant attention to public business and
unimp eachable integrity insure his hold
| ing as long as he will consent to serve his
people. Trite as the saying may seem, il
can be said of Mr.. Lecke most emphatic.
ally that "New Mexico needs more such
men in the public service"
LEaIsLATIvE CHAT.
Colonel j. @. Albright's ambrosial looks
are missed from legislative halls these
snowy days.
Col. j. Frank Chaves is back from his
sad visit south in attendance upon hii
sons funeral.
Professor G. W. Miles, of Silver City
was among the visitors in the council
yesterday afternoon.
Capt. W. R. Fall is back from a visit
south, and has resumed his position al
assistant journal clerk of the house.
Mr.. W. 8. Burke, the versatile CORES
pondent of the Optic and Citizen, has
been spending the last day or two in Lai
Vegas. I.
The house 10 under obligations to In.
terpreter h. L. Ortiz for the use OF q
safe In which house records are being
cared for.