Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-01-25
THE LEGISLATURE.

IaN NANA
ly a resident Of Hadley. The division
line runs ten miles north Of Lordsburg.
All OF the Southern Pacific and most
OF the narrow guage road is in the
new county. Two rows 81 townships
are taken from Dona Ana county.
The county is to be organized as soon
as the bill passes, the governor to APP
point the officers. The debt Of bona
Ana and Grant counties is TO be divid-
cd and Florida is TO issue bonds to the
extent Of its proportionate value. The
county seat is to be located at Demlng,
and the commissioners will be allowed
to issue bonds to the amount Of s25, 900
TO build a court house, and also to is
sue bonds to the amount of $4,000 to
build a jail.
To help out Grant county and the
Mogollon district the same bill pro-
yldes that the Mogollop country shall
be cut off from Socorro county aud adj
ded to Grant county.
The legislature intends this year to
have more attention paid to the en-
crossed apd enrolled bills. Heretofore
the bills rave gone to the governor in
all sorts OF shapes and with varied
spelling. The committees will read
proof on them this year.
Senator Bun'oer, OF San Miguel, has
introduced q bill that takes the sting
out Of Hifikle's school bill. 1t pro-
vides that all the money raised from
gambling aud liquor licenses, fines,
otc., shall go into the precinct school
fund where the licenses or fines are
paid. This is just the opposite Of Hin
kle's bill. and may cause a compromise.
Hinkle's bill passed the house with
five opposing votes, Carr, Christy,
Pine, Martin and Dame.
Bills have been introduced provid-
ing for a board Of health; regulating
the practice OF medicine; providing for
the disciplin OF the territorial militia
providing that in a civil case il a liti-
CANT wants a jury he must make a
deposit Of S25 in cash for jury ex-
penses; providing that the execution
of the death penalty shall take place
at che penitentiary under the direc.
tlon of the warden, and that no ac-
count shall be published of the pro.
ceedings; prohibiting probate clerk:
from practising law; repeating the Law
that sends a wife to jail for refusing
to live with her husband; a~bolishiul
county school superintendent; provid-
ing that persons who employ laborer:
and do not pay them are guilty Of q
mIsdeneanOr and liable to a fine oil
from 500 to $500 or Imprisonment from
one to five years; fixing passenger
rates at three cents a mile; providing
for the establishment Of a norma.
school at Cerrillos: allowing countie:
to fund their Indebtedness in bond,
bearing a rate OF interest not above
six per cent; and territorial and conn
BY officers TO be allowed to receive fer
ritorlal warrants for taxes.
The greatest sQuabble since the leg
islature got to work has been owe the
number OF employees and the wage;
that should be paid them. The gans
with a large number of Mexican fol
lowers wanted plenty of employees at
good wages; some eighty odd names
having been put on the pay roll, will
no provision for cashing this roll
Some, OF the better class OF members
Including all the representatives from
this county in both houses, objected
to the scheme. Finally last week
resolution was adopted provldlDg 70.
some sixty employees. The resolution
was ia the nature OF a compromise.
The council will move ont OF For.
Marcy this week, and take bette
quarters In the Lamy block.
A bill has been past changing thu
terms Of court in the 3rd Judicial dis
trict, providing that court shall b.
held in Sierra county on the fourtl
Mondays of April aud October; il
Dona Ana comfy on the third Mon
days of March and September, and II
Grant county on the third Mondays 0
May and November.
A bill extending the time for tn
payment of taxes now due till the frs.
OF July vas passed.