Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-21
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BIOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIVE SANCHEZ

BIOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIVE sANCHE
Hon. Martin Sanchez, the patrioti
representative of Valencia county in th
lower house, was born in San Fernando
Valencia county, in 1889. When only
few months old he lost both father an
mother. Being thus left penniless an
almost friendless his boyhood days wer
characterized by great hardship an
prlvation and it was not until after hi
marriage that he learned to read. Not
withstanding these disadvantages, MI
Sanchez is acquainted with English a
well as with his mother tongue and has
fund of practical knowledge that make.
his presence and assistance indispensable,
to his house colleagues. At the age o
IL Mr.. Sanchez was married to Mis-
Josefel Gonzales y Armijo. She has beer
a helpmeet to him in the truest sense O.
the word and their home circle, bright
ened as it is by three children, is one O.
the most happy in New Mexico. One O
Mr.. Sanchez sons is attending st
MlchaePs college here. Mr.. Sanchez has
spent portions of his life in Lincoln anG
San Miguel counties in this territory anc
also at Trinidad, Colo. He was sheriff Of
Lincoln county for two years, and In the
other places where he made his resi-
dence was honored by his friends witt
many positions of trust. He has re-
turned however to his first love, Valencia
county, and there amid the friends of his
youth he expects to spend the rest of his
days engaged In farming and sheep rails
ing bis election from that county to
the assembly In 1889 was duplicated when
last fail majority of 1871 of his fellow
citlzens sent hlm back to represent them
Mr. Sanchez had the misfortune in 1861
TO lose by illness one of his eyes, but
this misfortune does not to an appreci
able extent impair his usefulness as f
Puo-Ic servant. Ills popularity, his
aelrSy' Ms s.ions common sense, MS love
" no" e MeAloo anu an i,er oeSt interests
'.ahn n'' l.; S;.o'ousn anu oloao Patrio'isn
n'n on0 W 'Ao nioSe lhnuehcia
Whathar ~, aao; W. P.1seno s,: asselnoly
~ .L io :4: .e: ~ pup'io iiie or re-
~ So y, nie preseu' III
uuabNuS' nantt .. ne W. oh vie ls' OF hex'
.on.n .ho o ieouin noine oafryins win MIN
fal1o,u u ,;.;, -, losf.e' anu love Vi al nls
a,,,,;. oi''Hens' ',:y " WY D01'oor"Os' Nc
puoA'oaN' =. opuilsts.
AN iMfoNiANl STEP
Ihe house this morning solved the
questlon as to the tax exemption of irri
CATION enterprises by passing Mr.
Martin 8 bill, Immediately upon its intro
ouctlon, continuing In effect the six year
exemption OF all irrigation enterprises
out gong farther and making perpetual
the exemption from taxation of commu-
nifty bitches or those not selling water
rights for profit. Mr.. Martins bill is a
compromise measure and is entirely sat.
lsfactory to all parties to the controversy
recently waged in the house on the sub.
1ect.
HAS PASSED THE HOUSE.
The appropriation bill passed the
house this morning like flash. The
promptness with which it was dis.
posed of is no small tribute to the
thoroughness of it's preparation Inv
Chairman Hinkle and his colleagues on
; .ne conmie!ee on nhance. An interest,
.ns =. oon. paiisoh ., 1he llgures OF thls blii
A. a, " 'Ao ."eu oHS'.on 40 'uouuoioie'
t;S. nS une' sess'oI o' io9o' .he appropria-
"1oH S.uus .o~ mene no ror .ne t4th hscal year
pooIuo1i 9no. aaao; lDr ehe rom nscai year Sl|a
aoo, 0soe' aon ono. ploVlueo ior III ooth
GOO s, ooos Yo1'ooo, ueiiciehoy notaS issued,
T'.,oo, M :lu' eno~-ng r. 'o'"l provision
:" rnaon T"a1 W. 80 iof Sn1h1Zo.
tbiS % na,n;x ,no ~ ~ passeu ~ !ne mouse
Jnio ','o'nnng .he appropriations are:
thn M a7t1 sI to.n aa hscai @ year, $d'o'ooo; Tor
cies nrovided for IN hnti ,oom eoo
500; total S372,OOO, thus showing re-
duct'on since 1898, in the amount car
iao;a i.ou oy .n1 H. oiii, i oi ploo'4zl: Inc TAX
i1' 'no 1fvh anu 4otn nscal years
plo,iutu t.: loi ~ oy 'ie iase legislature were
tbo otes ,o ~ lo ,is ie.h % anu "A nliis; wnlle
0ho lesy 'or 'ne to'h ana tItn nscal years
mills for each year. The bill goes to tbs e