Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-03-01
THE IBaIsIATURE.

nlcation with Santa Fe, and this re-
port does not give the news up TO the
close Of It's proceedings.
Both houses appointed committees
to Investigate the name in which
the law was passed by the last legisla-
ture making the Albuquerque Nation
al bank the territorial depository. It
has been rumored for two years that 1t
cost the bank the sum Of $4,000 to.
secure the deposits, and that members
Of the last legislature profited by the
money so spent. 1t has also been
rumored that the books and letters OF
the defunct bank would show how
considerable Of the money went. The
bank being In the charge Of the comp
troller Of the currency, his permission
had TO be secured before the investiga-
ton could be made. The governor
teiegraphed to the comptroller asking
his permission for the committee to.
examine the books. The comptroller
evidently was in the ring for he tele-
graphed back to the governor saying
the committed could not get asight at
the books under any consideration.
An attempt to pass a law repeating
the law exempting new railroads and
irrigation bitches from taxation for a
series Of years was promptly killed in
the house. The bill to do away with
county surveyors was also killed.
The house passed a resolution re-
questing the governor to pardon Jose
d. Gallegos, who is in the p~enitentiary
for killing ]. ]. Schmidt near Wagon
Mound.
Thursday of last week a motion was
made in the council to go into execu-
tive session. When the vote was
counted IL was found that the motion
had carried, but there were only six
democrats, not a quorum, present.
The republicans thought to play smart
and slid out. Immediately the miss
ing democrats showed up and the
executive session was an assured fact,
with no republicans present. Among
the appointments made and confirmed
were the following: Territorial treas
urer, Samuel Eldodt; auditor, Marco
limo Garcia; coal oil Inspector, NJ. S.
Hart; regents Agricultural College,
T. J.aBull and Demetrio Chavesi re-
gents Silver City Normal School, J. A.
Mahoney, ]. w. Fleming and II. J..
Loomis. J. 2. McGorty Of Deming was
appointed a regent of the school Of
mines. 10 E. Sheridan of Silver City
was appointed a member Of the board
Of immigration. Col. Dick Hudson
was appointed one of the board of pen
itentlary commissioners. w. j. Jack
Of Silver City was appointed one of
the cattle sanitary board. d. G. Ho-
bart was appointed member of the
council frem this district. DIR. Des-
maires, member of the council from
Las Vegas, was appointed superin-
tendent of public instruction, but at
latest accounts his nomination was
hung up in the council.
The bill to consolidate Dona Ana,
Grant aud Sierra counties into n
district for district attorney purposes
was killed in the house.
A bill was introduced in the council
of the kind known as " a cinch." The
bill provided for certain peculiar taxa
tion on express companies. The oh
ject of the bill was to have it referred
to a special committee, which would
be interviewed by agents OF ire ex-
press companies, and the committee
would then kill the bill. Senator
Perea, while the bill WAS being read,
worked a little scheme on the men
who waRted toihave charge OF thebill,
and Instead Of its being referred 20
the committee it was passed, much to
the disgust Of the men who wanted to
work the companies. There is no
danger of its becoming a law.
Both houses of the legislature adj
journed over Washlngton's birthday.
Tie committee appointed to exam
inc the Agricultural College made two
reports. The majority report said
things were all right. The minority
report, which was made by Senator
Perea, was not satisfactory as regards
finances. 1t reported that Treasurer
Chaves had on hand, according to his
books, the sum.of 500, 062.6 :, but that
the treasurer could not show up cent
OF cash, nor a bank book showing how
much cash he really did have; that the
amount spent for printing was too
large; that the common school studies
should be done away with, which
would give more room 10 the building
for college scholars; aud that the bond
OF the treasurer should be increased
from $40, 900 to $780, 900.
Among the bills recently introduced
are the following: To authorize county
commissioner 10 purchase toll bridges;
to provide for the quarterly payment Of