Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-25

night before last for the purpose of TAX
ing the sentiment of the people on the
matter of county lines, and it is expected
that they will be heard from by to-mor-
row. At any rate the senate committee
having charge of the bill will meet to-
morrow or Monday to decide upon the
merits of the measure. The Silver City
contingent still in town consists of Col
lector A. B. Laird, Postmaster Sicily and
Mr.. D. @. Hobart, while Deming's inters
ests are being looked after by Col. P. R.
Smith, s. Lindauer John Corbett and
Frank Thurmond.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GARCIA.
Hon. Cesario Garcia, who is council
man from the district composed of Taos,
Rio Arriba and San Juan counties, is one
of the quiet members of the upper house,
but he is, at the same time, one who is
always in his seat and who faithfully sees
that his constituents interests are care
fully guarded. Mr.. Garcia was born in
Arroyo Seco, Taos county, in 1850. Not
having the opportunity of attending
school he decided to teach himself and
learned the rudiments of the education he
now possesses through his own personal
efforts.
Mr.. Garcia has family consisting of q
wife and three children. He lives most
happily upon ranch nine miles from the
town of Taos, pursuing there his occupa-
ton of sheep and cattle raising, with
some agricultural interests in addition.
Mr.. Garcia, previous to his present leg
islative honors, was sheriff of his county,
having been elected to that Office in 1890
and reelected in 1892. He is one of the
most popular men in his county and Sec
ton and the record he is now making
will show him to be amply entitled to a
continuance of the confidence heretofore
bestowed.
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.
Hon. Samuel Eldodt, of San Juan, was
visitor in the house this morning.
Superintendent of Public instruction
Amado Chaves and number Of other
we'll known friends of education visited
the council yesterday afternoon expect
ing the Hinkle bill to come up. They
were disappointed, however, as the bill
went over.
The representatives of the press are
under specia obligations to Sergeant-at-
Arms Strachan, for providing for their
accommodation special corner in the
council chamber, neatly rallied off and
equipped with comfortable chairs and
spacious tables.
The council yesterday killed the bill
prohibiting newspaper men from holding
the Office of district clerk, 40 far as the
law stands, therefore Judge Hamilton can
appoint Editor McCutcheon as his clerk
and there are great many people who
hope that he will.
Messrs. Perea and Chaves had an inter
esting alteration yesterday afternoon in
the council over the effect of the adop-
tion of the report of committee. The
fight was about draw, with the odds a
little in favor of the redoubtable gentle
man from Bernalillo.
The council judiciary committee, under
the craftsmanship of Councilman Victory,
has been doing some good hard work
during the last few days and yesterday
afternoon submitted reports on num-
Der Of bills. The reports were uniformly
adverse to the passage of the measures
considered.
Mrs. Jefferson Reynolds and Mrs. Hugh
Ryan, two Las Vegas ladies, visited the
council yesterday afternoon in the inter-
ests of the Ladies Relief society of that
city. They desire the present appropria-
ton of $4,000 to that institution con-
tinued and, if possible, increased to $5,-
600.
President Curry and Speaker Dame ev-
identity follow different parliamentary
manuals. For instance, the former rules
that motion to table indefinitely is not
debatable, on the general ground that a
motion to table cuts off debate; while
Speaker Dame rules that such melton
is debatable on the general ground that it
is motion toward final disposition of
the measure, and should therefore be dis.
cussed. "When doctors disagree, etc."
Three of Mr.. Carr's measures, the bill
requiring personal registration of votes,
that providing the Australian ballot sys-
tenn, and third prohibiting prize fights
have been killed by the house. The last
bill developed quite a following, but not
enough to save it from indefinite post
ponement. Mr.. Carr says that the trou.
bic is, some of his bills are little ahead
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