Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-09
SOME RADICAL CHANGER,

SOME RADICAL CHANGES.
The education bill recently introduced
by Representative Hinkle at the request
Of the territorial board Of education en-
bodies many of the recommendations
made by the superintendent of public in.
struction, Mr.. Amads Chaves, in his late
report to Gov. Thornton, of which the
New MEXICAN had a full outline some
weeks ago.
Under the provisions of this bill, the
territorial board of education is allowed
to grant teachers certificates, valid in
any district, to all who are found quail.
fed and have had not less than five years
experience. These certificates shall be
issued for not less than ten years.
In the distribution of the school fund
no district shall receive sany share, in
which common school has not been
taught at least three months during the
twelve months preceding. novel pro-
vision is to the effect that all tax payers,
whether male or female, shall be allowed
trict The bill goes beyond the Ancheta
bill in providing for compulsory levy
of mills by the auditor for common
school purposes. The Ancheta bill makes
only mill levy compulsory, with
the privilege of further mill levy.
The bill provides that the boards of edu-
cation in the territory shall! in June, 1895,
and every four years thereafter express
their preference as to text books, naming
not less than three books on each sub
ject. These expressions of preference
shall be sent to the governor to be by the
board examined. The board shall then
give orders for the text books, taking
into consideration cheapness and the ex-
pressions of preference. Changes in
text books shall thus not be made oftener
than every four years. In all cities and
towns, under this bill, boards of educa-
ton shall consist of six persons who
shall serve for three years each. Those
elected in April, 1896, shall, however,
serve as follows: The two receiving the
highest number of votes shall serve for
three years, the next highest for two
years and the last for one year. In this
way the terms of Office will not all expire
at once. The bill is quite lengthy and
complete and will doubtless be the sub
ject of an animated discussion when it
comes up in the house.
Observation-Disclosures GALLEGos.
Hon. Roman Gallegos, one of the rep
resentatives from San Miguel county, was
born at his present home, San Jose, in
1857. After his education at local
schools, he engaged in the business of
farming and has by industry surrounded
himself with such comforts of life as
make existence happy for himself and
his family. In his locality he is deserv-
eddy popular and has been school direc-
tor as we'll as the occupant of several
other positions of trust and local promi-
hence. Last fall Mr.. Gallegos was
elected to the legislature by ma ority
of nearly 400. In the present house
he holds the important position of
chairman of the committee on counties
and county lines as we'll as a member
ship on several other committees of
equal prominence. Mr.. Gallegos is one
of that class of members, who always
make it a point to be present and watch
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out this path of duty he has won friends
who do not hesitate to say that his PEG.
pie should hold in grateful remembrance
his efforts in their behalf.
Hon. Gregorio Gutierrez, who shares
with Mr.. Gallegos and Mr.. Padilla the
distinguished honor of protecting San
Miguel county's interests in the lower
house, has history, in many respects,
like that of Mr.. Gallegos. Like that col
league he was born in San Miguel county,
although at Pecos instead of San Jose,
and at date four years later; and like
him he settled down, after acquiring a
primary education, to the pursuit of
farming. Mr.. Gutierrez present home is
at San Pablo, the most distressing event
of his otherwise happy life having been
the loss of his estimable wife some time
ago.
He has been justice of the peace of his
precinct and his election to the legisla-
ture last November by majority of sew
eral hundred was no small compliment,
when it is recalled that the election was
one Of the hottest ever fought IN San Mi
guel county. Mr.. Gutierrez home inf1u-
ence has, to very notable extent, been
transferred to legislative halls and he is
uniformly successful in getting what he
wants for his fortunate constituency.
THIS ON MR.. HADLEY.
A good story is going the rounds as tc
the history of the no-cigarettes-to-
minors bill, which has just passed both
houses. It's author, Councilman Walter
@. Hadley, was, it seems, called upon by a
delegation of Albuquerque ladies some
days since with the request that he sup
port an appropriation for one of their
local institutions. Now if there is any
one thing that gives Mr.. Hadley the cold
shivers more than draught in the coun-
Gil chamber, it Is suggestion of pull
on the territorial treasury. Whether he
caught the infection from his colleague,
Mr.. Perea, or vice versa is not known,
but certain it is that more typical pair
of treasury Watchdog the meta
phor!-never stood guard in front of a
territorial strong box. Very naturally,
therefore, Mr.. Hadley was obliged to de-
cline the request made by the ladies. AS
a matter of compromise, however, he
offered to introduce bill, which the
ladies had brought along, prohibiting the
sale of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and
cheroots to minors. He had very little
confidence in its passage, but he was
willing to try, just to show them that he
was with them on general principles.
The bill was accordingly introduced; it
struck the fancy of the council and with
in m hour after its introduction it had
passed that body. A similar cordial re.
ception met the measure in the house and it
went through that body in unprecedented
ly short order, and now awaits only the
governors approval to becoms law. 1t
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