Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
Animated Discussion Over the Hinkle
School Bill-killed by Vote of
the Council.
A Readable Debate-New County Pro-
jects-Echoes from the As
sembly Halls.
Che Council.

At the conclusion of the reading of the
journal, the report of the committee on
education adverse to the passage of the
Hinkle bill was read. Amotion was made
to adopt the report of the committee.
Mr.. Larragoite was opposed to adopt
ing the com mittee's report. He was OPP
posed to monopoies in the various de-
partments of business and in education
as we'll. He stated that he had been
school superintendent in his county for a
number of years and as result of that
he knew that the condition of
the country public schools was most
He said that in the cities
there were many private schools and that
therefore the cities should be willing to
allow portion of their school funds to
go to the country. The cities did not ap
pear to be willing to do this, however,
and in Albuq uerque and Las Vegas
their representatives. had been threatened
with tar and feathers if they favored this
bill.
Mr.. Perea, of Bernalillo, and Messrs.
Desmarais and Bunker, of Las Vegas,
each interrupted Mr.. Larragoite for the
purpose of denying the soft impeachment
of tar and feather threats SO far as they
referred to themselves.
Mr.. Larragoite continued in an able
speech in which he. showed forcibly the
needs of the country children. The great
hope of the territory rested in these chill
dren; and the crying need for recogni
ton of the rights of the country should
be listened to. The speech of the gentle
man from Rio Arriba was his most elabo-
rate since his entering the council and
was the cause of many congratulations.
Mr.. Ancheta said that he wished sim
cerely that New Mexico had the monopo-
ly of education to which Mr.. .Larragoite
had referred. He said that he was op-
posed to tearing down good schools in
order to help schools that were not SO
good. The Hinkle bill, like the Bunker
bill, was an extreme measure and he
thought that the necessity of the hour
was the passage of law that would give
the greatest good to tho greatest num-
Der. Such measure, Mr.. Ancheta said,
was the bill he had introduced, G. B. No.
AZ. He sincerely hoped that the council
would take favorable action on that bill.
M huCuoUd odlu uIldu UilO I'LL hl0 D1ll
friends had not kept faith, and that
while the friends of the Bunker bill had
agreed upon an unfavorable report in
order to secure satisfactory compro-
mise, the Hinkle bill people were insist
ing upon the passage of their bill in
stead of uniting in passing the compro-
mise measure. Mr.. Ancheta's speech was
one of his clear cut arguments, replete
with striking facts and convincing logic.
He thought this method of raising reve-
nue. was infinitely preferable to the
methods that would attempt to build up
in one direction by pulling down in
other and equally meritorious directions.
Extracts we're read from the recent re-
port of Territorial Treasurer Palen,
showing that a levy of a tax of one mill
upon each dollar of taxation yields now
about $4,000. Mr.. Ancheta said that a
vast ma ority of the children of school
age are in towns and cities; and that his
bill, under Treasurer Palen's estimate,
would yield for their benefit about $780,
900.
Mr.. Bunker said that he was a friend
of education, first, last and all the time,
and that he was native of the state that
took the first premium at the Centennial
exposition for the excellence OF it's public
schools. He cited instances of extrava-
gance in the expenditure of school funds
in the county precincts and showed that
it was very unwise step to divert the
town funds, where they are now excel
lently used, to school purposes in the
county. He spoke of the unfavorable
impression closed schools at Ration, Las
Vegas, Santa Fe, Albuquerque and So
zorro under the Hinkle bill would give a
traveller through New Mexico. Mr.. Bun
ker said that he favored his own bill Civ
ing the towns all the license fund, but
had agreed to kill it in spirit of com
promise. He thought that the passage OF
the Hinkle bill would be great mistake
and infinitely preferred Mr.. Ancheta's
bill providing for general tax levy for
school purposes.
Mr.. Abeyta denounced the present law
as to the distribution of the school fund
and stated that it was in the interest OF
the few instead of the many. He thought
that the council should lose no time in
remedying the present condition Of
things and he thought the remedy lay ir
the passage of the Hinkle bill
Mr. Perea started to speak against the
Hinkle bill.
just at this point some carpenter work
which was being carried on up stairs dis
turbed the deliberations of the council
The president dispatched messenger
to direct the workmen to stop.
| A reply was brought back to the effec
! - u
as long as they blamed pleased" as the
council had no jurisdiction over them.
Mr.. Hadley thought shat the council
had right to deal summarily with the
parties thus offending it's dignity.
Mr.. Perea thought differently and tool
occasion to boom Albuquerque as a cap
tol site, saying that the silence dowr
in the metropolis would be made thick
enough to slice if the assembly would
only move down.
| At this suggestion a smile went ROUND
the chamber when it was remembered
that the Duke City claims to be resonant
with the sound of saw and hammer ane
the cheerful music of manufacture and in
dustrial progress.
| Without pausing to accept Mr.. Perea't
invitation to move down south, the coun
Gil, through one of Clerks Lucero's assist
ants, sent word to the Board of Trade ask
[ ing cessation of the disturbance, other
| wise the council would have to change te
some other part of town. AS a result Of
this action the noise soon stopped.
| Mr.. Perea resumed his speech on the
Hinkle measure and produced some very
interesting statistics to show that the
| passage of this measure would destroy