Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-11

In this connection it is but fair to say
that Mr.. II. B. Hersey, who is at the head
of the United States weather service for
this territory, is deserving of great credit
for the good work he has done for New
Mexico in this line. When he took
charge of the United States weather
bureau office in this city in the summer
of 1891, but little interest was taken in
the service throughout the territory. One
of his first acts was to establish local
service with voluntary observers at diff
ferent points, reporting to his office each
month. From these reports he has made
summaries every month since 1891. He
has gradually extended this work until be
now has about forty stations equipped
with standard instruments furnished by
the United States weather bureau.
Mr.. Hersey prepared the bill which has
now become law and went before the
committee to which it was referred and
carefully explained its advantages to the
territory in detail and succeeded in secur-
ing its passage.
The interest which he has evinced in
the matter is sufficient guarantee that he
will make the service of the greatest pos
sible benefit to New Mexico.
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.
The house consistently keeps up its
record of celebrating in atmosphere foul
enough to floor Grant county steer.
Representative Juan Garcia has intro
duced bill asking that the Los
Molinos road in the Chamita precinct
of Rio Arriba county be declared to be
public road.
The Deming contingent is expected
back in the city within the next day or
two, when renewed effort will be made
to push the Florida county bill to a sue
cessful finish.
Saturday afternoons house proceed
ings on the bonds-fer- public-instltution
question have put smile upon the faces
of Messrs. Hinkle, Curry, Bunker and
others that can be seen across the plaza.
Hon. Henry Grant is in the city from
Abiquiu watching legislation. He is a
strong advocate of the proposition to re-
move the county seat from TERRA Amar-
lila to Abiquiu.
Probate Clerk Adolph Hill smiled a
very broad smile when the house Satur-
day afternoon passed the bill fixing the
com pensation of the clerk of the board
of county commissioners.
Mr.. J. l. Hinkle, of Roswell, viewed
with pride from seat in the house Sat-
urday afternoon the manner in which his
brother presided over the statesmen in
that body during Speaker Danes alb
sence from the chair.
Representatives Sanchez and Carr, two
members of the present assembly who
we're thought to be unsusceptible to such
influences, each wore Saturday afternoon
button-hOle bouquets of such beauty as
to indicate that they came from feminine
hands.
Representative Locke has introduced
bill amending the present law SO that a
husband shall have power to make good
title to lands and real estate which is
acquest property or his separate estate,
without his wife's joining in or becoming
party to the conveyance, unless it be a
homestead.
The amounts allowed the several dis
trlcts for court purposes under the bill
introduced by Representative Locke, Is
not an annual appropriation, but is in
tended simply to cover the amount of
territorial funds, which were locked up in
the Albuquerque National bank at the
time of its suspension.
Under date of Washington the 18th
inst, Delegate Joseph writes Sec. Miller
acknowledging receipt of the legislative
memorial respecting the Navajoes and
adding: II have with pleasure presented
the same to the house of representatives.
Congress has already appropriated 1885,
600 to be expended under the direction
of the commissioner of Indian affairs to
relieve the deplorable- conditieR-o Of the
I I ,'sva 10 Indians Indians.
Representative Carr has introduced a
bill bearing very materially on the mar
riage law. 1t declares that marriage is
civil contract and that the following
marriages shall be incestuous and void
Between parent and child, including
grandpRrent and grandchildren, brother
and sister of the half or the whole blood
uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews and
+ first cousins. 1t is made felony to per
form such ceremonies. Parties are re-
uuired to secure licenses before mar
3 riage ceremony uniting them shall be
lawful.
: Hon. Severino Martinez has introduced
two bills that are squarely to the point
One of them provides, in as many words
for an appropriation of 5000 for
teachers institute to be held in Collar
county. Another provides that in thu
future the following county officers mus
reside at the county seat; The sheriff
collector, probate Judge, probate clerk
}, treasurer, surveyor, district attorney
. assessor, school superintendent and thu
one member of the board of county com
missioners in whose district the count,
q seat is situated.
; Representative Leaden still keeps W
. his record as an introducer of measures
intended to aid the laboring man. Hi
:. latest is a bill providing that employees
: of all incorporated manufacturing
= mining, mercantile, railroad, stree
railroad and construction compan
= les, as we'll as contractors engaged II
= building railroads, shall be paid of a
. least twice each month. The penalt.
> provided ia fine of from 800 to $R5'
!. for each violation. Justices of the peac
i are given jurisdiction In such cases ant
. it is made the duty of the district attor
= neys to assist in the prosecution of vic
. lators of the law.
The vote in favor of the Las Vega
asylum bond issue of $4,000 Saturda,
r, afternoon brought out some interesting
explanations as to their votes from th
: several members. Mr.. Clancy favored
8 the bill because ''it would provide for IL
J. additional mental unfortunates." Nj
r Miguel Martinez thought it ought to pasi
Q as there was mo telling when some Nom
Der Of this house might have to take ad
t vantage of the facilities afforded by tn
h passage of.the bill" Mr.. Sanchez sal
I the bill was good one because the nea
|. future might witness an addition to on
Q unfortunate population from Bernalillc
y Valencia, Dona Ana and other counties
b At the mention of Dona Ana county, MI
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