Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-18
pointed Messrs. Pine, Thompson and
Carr on this committee.
The house then adjourned to O'Clock.

pointed Messrs. Pine, Thompson and
Carr on this committee.
The house then adjourned to ? o'clock
FROM soooRRo TO GRANT.
Capt. VIM. French, of Socorro county,
desires to correct the statement in yes
terday's paper, that he is in Santa Fe in
the interest of the Florida county enter
prise. His whole energies, he says, are
being devoted to securing the annexa.
ton of the Mogollon country, now in So.
zorro county, to Graut county. While
this last named enterprise is portion of
the Florida county bill introduced yes
terday, Captain French states that he has
a separate bill covering the Mogollon
movement that he will introduce at the
proper time, as he does not consider the
two movements as at all connected or
auxiliary one to the other. Captain
French brings with him petition signed
by 1873 out of 200 voters in the district
affected asking for the transfer. The
petition sets forth that as things are now,
persons going from Mogollon camp to
the county seat at Socorro, have to travel
200 miles, whereas Silver City, the capital
of the county to which they desire to be
annexed, is only eighty miles distant.
| The district concerned has about 1000
inhabitants with property assessed to the
value Of $25O,O0O.
FLORIDA COUNTY.
The provisions of the bill for the new
county of Florida are quite complete and
interesting. The bill provides that the
governor, thirty days after the passage Of
the measure, shall. appoint a complete
corps of officers for the county, who shall
enter on their terms OF Office on April
l, 1895, and hold them until January /,
1897, when officers to be chosen at the
general election in the fall Of 1896 are to
take charge.
The county commissioners are author
lied to issue bonds to pay off the new
oounty's pro rata of the debt of the old
| counties. Bonds to the amount of $685.
600 for court house and $1,000 for Jail
may be issued. The new county Is to be
in the Sd judicial district.
Grant, Dona Ana and Florida counties
shall constitute the 9Th council district
with one representative in the council,
and each oftho three counties shall have
representative in the lower house. The
district attorney for Grant county shall
act for the county of Florida.
BRoaRApH1oAL-sENAToR J. yRANoo oHAvEs.
Col. j. Francisco Chaves, who in years
and experience in legislative matters
may we'll be:considered the Nestor of the
present assembly, as we'll as the leader of
the minority. in the council, was born at
Los Padillas, N. NJ, June ~, 1888. After
attending school at chihuahua, Mexico,
and then at st. Louis he went to New
York state whore he perfected his educa-
ton, taking in addition course of
medical lectures. In 1852 he came back
to New Mexico, as he thought on visit,
but becoming once more interested in
the west he finally settled down to bust
ness at Los Lunas, then in Bernalillo
now in Velencia county, where he has
resided ever since. In 1860 Col. Chaves
was given his first public honors in his
election to the legislature of this terri
tory. Abouttha time he enlisted in the
army and participated in q number of
important battles, finally finishing his
military experience with the title of
lieutenant-colonel. He also served gal
lantly in several engagement with tho In
dams. In 1865, Col. Chaves was elected
delegate to congress from New Mexico, dis
tancing hia opponent and cousin, Francis
co Perea, with a majority of over 1900. He
was renominated in 1861 and was seated
on successful contest against his OPP
ponent G. P. Clever, who held the oertifl-
cate of election. In 1869 he was again
elected, this time over Vicente Romero.
In 1871 a split in the party led to the
candidacy Of j. D. Sena, of Santa Fe as
an Independent Republican candidate, and
Col. Chaves was defeated by Padre Ga
llegos, the Democratic candidate. In
1875 he was elected as councilman posi-
tion which he has held oonsecutiyely ever
since. In addition to tho high honors
/ just enumerated, Col. Chaves has been
county commissioner and district attor-
ney. He has been married twice, his last
wife, to whom he was welded in 1891,
having been Miss Wilmington, of Los
Lunas. Col. Chaves stands exceedingly
high in the estimate, not only of the pso-
pie of the community in which he has
resided for 80 many years, but also Of his
party throughout the territory. In
the council, his Wise councils on parlia-
mentary and other matters are sought by
his colleagues irrespective of party afil-
iations. He narrowly escaped the nomi-
nation for delegate to congress at the
last Republican territorial convention
and there are not a few who believe that
in the near future his party will present
him as candidate for service in fields
still broader than those which he at pres
emit adorns.
LEaIsLATIvH CHAT.
The third house meets tonight at the
council chamber at 1880 o'clock.
Mr.. Martin, Of Socorro, knows how TO
speak eloquently In two languages and he
does so alternately.
| Mr.. Sanchez, of Valencia, this morning
fairly established his right to be con-
sidered the humorist of the house.
Mr.. Martinez, of Mora, gained consid-
cradle distinction in oratory by his
speech this morning in the house on the
Hinkle school bill. : y
Col. Richard Hudson, of Silver City,
has been circulating in legislative circles
for the last few days. He is decidedly
against the Florida county proposition;
naturally.
When it comes to- a business talk on a
business subject, Mr.. Hinkie, of Lincoln,
easily leads the house. His presentation
of the merits Of hiss school fund measure
this morning was a strong one. ! \,
The work of preparing new quarters in
the Lamy block for use by the legisla-
tive council Is in full blast and every
thing will be in readiness for the council
to begin business there on Monday next.