Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-08
Mr.. Pine spoke in favor Of Mr.. Carr's

Mr.. Pine spoke IN favor OF Mr.. Carrs
proposition.
Mr.. Armijo objected, stating that he
would never vote for bill unless he had
had the opportunity of examining the
bill. He was therefore in favor of hav-
ing it printed.
Mr.. Carr desired printing dispensed
with, so that if the bill passed it might,
at an earlier date, be transmitted to
Washington, SO that the bond issues au-
thorized might be approved.
Mr.. Martin thought that the gentleman
from Grant had consumed greet deal of
time on very small subject. He there
fore demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Christy said that while he greatly
favored the bill, he was opposed to undue
haste and thought that the bill ought to
house members.
Mr.. Carr, upon Mr.. Pino's request,
withdrew his demand for dispensing with
the printing of the bill and it took its
regular course, going, on Mr.. Pino's mo.
ton, to the committee on public institu-
tions.
Mr.. Hinkle moved that G. B. No. 81,
the insane asylum appropriation bill,
and G. B. No. 40, the Roswell school ap-
preparation bill, be recalled from the
committee on public institutions.
The chair ruled that it would require
unanimous consent to recall the bills.
An appeal was taken from the decision
of the chair.
On call of the roll, the vote stood
to 10, SO that the chair was not sustained,
a number taking the position that only
two-thirds or majority vote was neces-
sary to recall bills from the committee.
The effect of this decision, as an
nounced by Speaker Dame, is to enable
the house at any time by majority
vote to recall bill from committee.
Mr.. Martin offered resolution of sym
pathy for Councilman j. frank Chaves
in the death of his son, Frank M. Chaves.
SMr. Christy offered similar resolu-
ton as to Representative Laoome, the
sad announcement of the death of whose
wife appeared in yesterdays paper.
| Both of these resolutions we're adopted
and the house then adjourned to to-mor-
row morning.
POPULAR EDUCATION.
| The house discussion yesterday over
the question of abolishing the office of
county superintendent developed the
fact that the services of the officials hold
ing this station are not highly esteemed.
One representative said that the superin-
tendent of schools in his county wasn't
worth SIS year" while numerous other
representatives demurred to this state
ment on the ground that cents would
be more suitable figure. In fact, so far
as expressions on the house floor were
concerned, Representative Martin stood
forth as about the only defender of the
much abused and lowly esteemed school
superintendent.
COUNTY FUNDING BILL.
Representative Christy's bill, intro.
duced in the house Yesterday afternoon
providing for the funding of indebtedness
by certain counties is one that is certain
to awaken considerable interest and dis
cussion. 1t provides that counties may
issue coupon bonds In exchange fol
principal and accrued interest on out
standing indebtedness evidenced by war
rants. The bonds are to be in amounts
of 500 and multiples thereof, bearing
per cent interest. The bonds shall be
signed by the chairman of the board o.
county commissioners and attested BY
the probate clerk. An annual tax levy il
authorized to meet the accruing interes
each year. After 1905, sinking fund tai
amounting annually to between 10 and q
per cent of such bonds shall be levied
The provisions of this act are not to ap
ply to counties where the bonded debt il
in excess OF per cent of the value of tn
taxable property as shown by the last as
sessment.
, THEY WANT $4,000.
,, The bill introduced by Mr.. Christ
yesterday afternoon providing $1,000
each for the normal schools at Silver Git
and Las Vegas and $4,000 for building
. purposes for the Las Cruces agriculture
college Is being just now very general
discussed among the law makers. Tn
! bonds are to be in the denomination o
: $1,000 each, dated July l, 1895, and bear
: ing per cent interest. They are to be
come due thirty years after date, althoug
, they may he redeemed at any time afte
, ten years from date. tax levy suficien
: to pay the interest is authorized and afte
ten years an annual tax for redemption
J. purposes shall be levied. The bond
8 when issued are to be turned over i
, amounts, as above indicated, to the re
: gents of the respective institutions to b
disposed of to the best possible advantage
, the price to be derived to be not less tina
' par. The Las Cruces college receives
3 liberal annuity from the United States
but only very small portion of thi
D amount can be used for building pul
0 poses; hence the request for the appre
/, priation above mentioned, which is to b
= expended entirely in the erection of suit
able buildings for the institution.
: Observation-Disclosures CHRIST,
Hon. Albert L. Christy, who represent
the counties of Dona Ana and Grant i
i the house, is native of Danville, Ind
+ where he was bora-in October 81, 1856
He received splendid common schot
l. education, which he has improved b
3, private reading and study to an exter
K that makes him one of the best informe
members of the present assembly. H
# taught school in Indiana at the early ag
O of l8, going thence to Kansas in 1881
Coming to New Mexico in 1882, M
= Christy settled at Las Cruces, where b
v has since resided. Upon his arrival !
n Dona Ana county, he taught school fo
some time, his being .one of the very firf
}. public schools ever conducted in Ne
d Mexico. He was admitted to the bar
l. 1885 and in 1889 was appointed clerk {
the district court by Judge McFie, pr
sition which he filled most efficiently fe
r over four years. He was married in lss
Il to Miss Sophie French. Mrs. Christ
y and their little daughter are spending tn
legislative session with him in Santa F.
10 Mr.. Christy is nephew of Col. W.
Rynerson, who was one of the best know
10 and most honored of the old timers {
this territory. Mr.. Christy is thus allie
It by kinship, marriage and residence I
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