Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-02-08
THE LEGISLATURE.

any employees out OF the territorial
treasury. The employees are now hang
ing on by their eyelids hoping some
scheme car be fixed up providing for
their pay.
The bill postponlng the payment Of
taxes till July which the governor We
toed, passed both houses over his veto.
Senator Ancheta has we'll under way
a bill, which will probably become a
law, providing that county commits
sioners shall raise a tax OF not less
than three mills, nor more than Ave,
for school purposes. This will help
out the country school districts and
for them take the sting out Of the de-
feat of the Hinkle bill.
A memorial has been passed asking
congress to admit New Mexico a a
state.
The Summit county bill was defeat
ed In the house and a resolution was
passed declaring that no more county
bills will be acted on In that branch
Of the legislature, except by a two
thirds vote. This practically kills all
new couatles, including Florida.
A bill providing for the appointment
Of an inspector Of insurance has passed
the house, but it is doubtful If it will
pass the council.
A bill has passed the house prohibit
ing peddlers from dealing with sheep
berders and other employees of sheep
owners. 1t appears that peddlers have
been in the habit Of dicEering with
herders and taking their pay for mer-
chandise in sheep. How a legislature
can make a law prohibiting any class
Of people from dealing with any class
Of merchants is a mystery.
The bill appropriatlng $4,000 for
the rebuilding ofthe capitol has passed
both houses and will become a law.
The following bills have been intro
duced; To provide for the compensa-
tion of sheritfs-it gives sherifs in
counties of more than 1000 inhabi-
tants a salary of $4,000, in smaller
counties they get 50, 900; providing for
the compensation Of probate clerks
they are to receive 81, 200, $500 or $500,
according to the size of the county;
aboiishing the oaices OF district attor-
neys and providing for the election by
the people of county attorneys; to pro-
hibit the sale of tobacco and cigars to
children under 16 years of age; to sim
plify procedure in civil cases-this is
practically a code prepared by a COM
mittee appointed for that purpose by
the lawyers association: providing for
the enlargement OF the insane asylum;
prohibiting determinations and re-
bates on life insurance policies; pro-
viding that lawyers may address jurors
in Spanish; fixing the compensation Of
jurors in civil cases at 81 per day;
providing that county officers shall
live at the co%un6yseat.
Mr.. Martin introduced a RESOLUTION
in the house, which was defeated, pro-
viding that the house will not consider
the militia warrant claims, except by
a two-thirds vote.
The regular appropriation bill makes
nearly the same appropriations as the
bills passed by the last legislature. II
provides for public institutions as fol-
lows: Agricultural College 10 Of a
mill, University 40 of a mill, School of
Mines .05 of IA mill, each Normal school
10 OF "A mill, Insane asylum go of a
mill, Military Institute rs of Il mill,
on each dollar appearing on the tax
rolls.
The train robbery west OF WILCOX
last week was the matter OF greatest
interest for several days. At first II
was thought that Gve men were lmpli-
Gated ia the affair, but subsequent In
yestigation shows that there were but
two men in the job, and well they did
their work. These men were Joe
George and Grant Wheeler. Both
men are well known in this section OF
the country, having worked in the
San Simon valley and on ranches west
OF there. Sheriff Fly and a posse took
their trail and followed them for five
days, leaving the trail in an inaccessi-
BILE portion Of the Chiricahua noun.
tains, when they returned to c%iviliza'
ton after supplies, and to arrange fol-
the watching Of passes'leadlng out Of
the mountains. The newspapers and
various railroad men have been telling
some hard stories about Sheriff Fly
regarding his work In the case. One
story being that he was on the trair
at the time Of the robbery and refused