Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-01-22

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Both branches Of Che l~egislaturo may
now be considered as on the Hgrouod
floor and "in the rig Tor hard work
a forrY Of excitement was created the
other day over The announcement Shat
there would probably BE- other changes
"a The membership oi che council thro'
the u~n,eatine prooosa But Il vaa q
wild ramor, ouch aa only goins currency
Ia times Of excitement 70 was argued
that as q moans OF revenge some promi-
pent domocrata who had been disap-
pointed 10 iavora naked for had stirred
up sufficient dissonmon to disrupt tie
Democratic o~Fganization, The object DO.
ing 70 throw the control Of the council
into Che hands Of the republoans 10 Or
der to deioat the Governor ia making
appointments 10 Territorial oiioes This,
81 course, would hnvo been a 'ton striko'
Tor the republicans, aut while the demo.
Gratis may be very earnest Ia their efforts
10 further their own political ends. they
do not saoridco principle with defeat
That may be Fepublioanlsm. but it ie
not democracy. AZ a means Of putting
TO silence tins rumor the democrats 81
tho council held O caucus ut The Palace
hotcl Monday ard rerledged fhen'eel
wee to prevent the consideration Of any
further contests az this B%osaiou, and It
makes certain the statement that the
%Uouncil Of '95 will 60 down 70 history as
having been composed Of seven demo
Gratis and i've republican,.
G. 3 40. i3, Was Introduced bT Mr.
Abeyia. This bill provides hat no herds
OF sheep or cattle shall come into this
Territory Tor grazing without payment
Of taxes; that The owner Of tho cattle
shall make return 70 a justice Of the
peace Of the county entered, furnishing
a bond IN double tho amount Of the tax,
said bond to be- sent TO the county tax
collector. Failure to make return OF The
property shall subject the owner Of the
property 70 q 6no not 10 exceed $50. The
! bill wis read twice aud referred 10 the
COMMITTEES on Territorial aiiaire,
g. b. Is, an act 10 repeal chapter s.
Of the laws Of tho last legislature, wal
introduced by Mr.. Bunker, This bin i
/ a very important one, affecting the dis
tribution Of echool funde. It's practica
eHectas to supply the precinct wher'
the property taxed is collected all th'
money raised by taxation upon salooni
and gambling houses. The present Law
. gives a third OF this to the county as
3 whole. The bill was read twice, ordered
printed and referred 10 the COMMITTEES
/. on educption. Representative Hinkll
y has introduced a house bill providing 70
/; the distribution Of the fund throughou
the county without regard to precinct
The present law gives one-third Of tn
licenses and lines to the general count
y school fund and two-thirds 70 the pre-
2. cinct ia which 1t is collected, and u
+ Wow Of the newly proposed measures
;. is rather difficult to sny just what til
law ia future will be in regard 10 TIN
: important ~iatter, but il is probabl
that it win remain as itls. The Hinkl
bill wen to q vote ia the house OF Fri
day and was passed by 10 ayes TO 5 noei
1 However the bill will probably be kille
ia the council, as the sentiment is sal
to be strongly against it. To the homo
and credit OF Representative Carr, let
be known that he voted againt tho meal
ure.
II. b. No. 30, by Mr.. Lacome, an &C
for the protection Of laborers in the TeI
ritory OF New Mexico. This bill provide
e. that persons who employ laborers an
Fail to pay them shall be guilty Of Q mi
q demennor. the penalty Tor which sha
rs be a aue OF from 5000 $500 or by in
prisonment ia the pe~nitentiary OF troI
r. one 10 three years, either or both.
II. B. No. 30. by Mr.. Hlnkle, the pu
a pose Of which is to abolish from an
after January i, 1897, the Office Of oouI
a ty superintendent Of pubic schools
- all counties that return less than 5000
600 Of taxable property for ali purpose
ed and that 10 such counties the proba
in Judge Of each county shall be ex.ohic
school superintendent at asalary Of 50
OF per annum III addition to his salary
q probate judge.
~. H. B. No. 35. by Mr.. Pine, oonsoiidg
Iot ing tho district Of Dona Ana and q
10 district Of Grant and Sierra county
bis that one district attorney shall serve q
PIE three counties named. His annual sa'
ry from the Territory shall be $500,
'm gether with the salaries from the
he spective counties provided iH the ants
ip 1893 and the fees for conviction, etc.s
now provided by law.
'"' II. b. No. 30. which passed The hor
- by substitute. was read three times 9
Z put ons lis passage. This bib chang
the terms at court 10 the Ord jude
district, providing that court shall
~ held "a Sierra county on the 9Th ~,
'ns days Of April aud Ooloberi ~ Dona A
county On tic Ord Mondays Of Mar
toy and aoptombar. and in Grant Couaiy
~ the Ord Mondays o. May and Noyemb
~ IL. b. No. %. nn not extending the q
OF payment Of taxes now due, 10 Juiy
AZ was read three times aud put on
AL Iassago alth but one negative vote.
o. G. - No. &c. ito create tho county