Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-18

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motion to postpone it indefinitely.
Upon Mr.. Martins motion the vote
stood 10 to 9, those voting mo" being
Messrs. Il. A. Baca, Carr, Clancy, Hinkle,
Leaden, Locke, Lucero, s. Martinez and
Dame.
In explaining his vote, Mr.. Pine said
about "a screw being loose" IN
the makeup of the gentemanfrom Grant,
Mr.. Carr.
After the announcement of the vote,
Mr.. Carr rose to question OF personal
privilege and said: "Mr. Speaker, the
gentleman has said something about "a
screw beilg loose. l want to tell him
that two years hence amid the golden
hills of Grant, amid the silver mountains
of Grant and in her fertile valleys l shall
meet the gentleman from Dona Ana and
let the people then decide which one OF
US has screw LOOSE
A number of bills we're here offered for
introduction but it being already past
noon the house adjourned to this after
noon.
TO AID THE SCHOOLS.
Representative Carr has come to the
front with another bill designed to raise
funds for school purposes. 1t provides
that "the territorial auditor shall annually,
before the first day of May of each year,
levy tax of 3 mills upon each dollar OF
taxable property in the territory" The
amount raised shall be devoted to paying
the expenses of collection, which shall
not exceed ~ per cent of the amount
collected, to paying the expense of print
ing the necessary forms and blank re-
ports and school laws, the salary and ex-
penses of the county school superintend-
emit and the wages of the school teachers.
If the auditor shall violate the provisions
of the act he shall forfeit his Office.
JUNKETINa CouNo1LMEN.
Las Vegas did herself proud in welcom-
ing and entertaining the legislative coun-
Gil committee sent to inspect the terrific
rial institutions at that point. A viti-
zens' committee of twenty leading citi-
zens met Couucilmen Curry. Chaves, An
cheta and Desmarais upon their arrival.
The guests were received in due form and
conducted to four-horse sleigh, num-
Der of other sleighs being in attendance.
The party went to the Headquarters res
taurant, where lunch had been prepared.
After lunch, the visitors were driven to
the Ladies' Home, the experimental sta
ton, the insane asylum, and the location
for the normal school. On Saturday
evening a banquet was rendered the
guests at Clark 4 Forsythe's dining hall,
and at noon yesterday the visitors were
entertained at dinner at the asylum.
Councilmen Victory, Garcia and Had
ley returned last night from their official
visit to Albuquerque, where they exam
ined into the affairs of the Albuquerque
university. They were entertained at the
Commercial club and had a very pleasant
trip. This was Mr.. victory's first visit
to the Duke city since 1889 and he ex-
presses himself as surprised and de-
lighted at the evidences of growth at "the
metropolis" The committee was accom-
panied by Mr.. h. j. Young, of Taos coun-
ty, who acted as interpreter. Messrs.
Garcia and Young went on to Socorro
where the former will look into the affairs
of the school of mines.
BIOGRAPHICAL - REPRESENTATIVE LACOME
One Of this most popular men in the
present house is Hon. j. E. Lacome who
represents the county of Taos. Mr.
Lacome was born at Arroyo Hondo, Taos
county, in 1856. He was educated at the
Christian Brothers. college at Taos, 60
ing thence into the mercantile business
in which he was engaged up to the ag'
of "a. He thence went into mining anc
dealing in real estate, becoming extern
sively interested in the San Juan county
of Colorado, and in his home country o.
Taos. He has been deputy sheriff o.
three counties, La Plata and Castillo
counties in Colorado and Taos county, N
M. His election last fall to the presen
assembly gave him his first elective offic'
and his people chose to emphasize THU
first opportunity to honor him by giving
him good round majority. Mr.. Lacom'
has been twice married, and had the mis-
fortune to lose his second wife only
q few days ago. He has one child,
bright lad of about years. Mr.. Lacom'
is, in plain language, "man to tie to-;
he has friends by the SCORE all eve
northern New Mexico who will see tina
all of his ambitions in political lin
are duly protected. In the present hous
he holds membership on five of the mos
important committees and the confidenc
thus expressed in him by Speaker Dam
is but an indication of the feelings of al
the rest of his colleagues toward him
The NEW MEXICAN takes pleasure in pay
ing this deserved tribute to one of tn
most faithful of the territory's publ
servants.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREVENTATIVE MORA.
Hon. Vidal Mora, who is one of Bernal
lilo county's representatives in the lowe
house, was born at Bernalillo, in tina
county, in 1859. After obtaining goo
primary education, he SO tiled at Guada
\ lupe, where he now lives, engaged in tn
business of cattle, horse snd sheep rale
ing. He is a man of family. Mr.. Nor
was, few years ago, elected county com
missioner for the large and prcsperou
county of which he is citizen and RICH
worthily did he wear the honors of hi
Office. Last fall, by the emphatic major
ity of IT'S, Mr.. Mora was elected to repre-
sent his people in the present house. Nj
AOEd 40 u uAdu VI LILO OWA " pAAA0A UuN 80
Judgment on public questions is genei
ally unerrirg. In his present Office b
has placed his constituents under r.
newed obligations to him and when h
returns home upon the completion of hi
present service it will be to receive til
biblical elcomium of swell done, goo
and faithful servant"
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.
The legislature adjourns next Thur
day week.
Mr.. L. Contreras, formerly sheriff {
Socorro county, was visitor in legisl'
tive circles to-day.
+ One of the brightest and most indu
, trious of the house pages is Pedro Abe!
ia, the little nephew of Councilma
Abeyta.
. Representative Carr keeps up the re
ord of his school days by holding up b