Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-02-01

1AHs a 70 ASpVA bNh bNhu uut
are 10 favor Of the bill becoming q law
at this session of the legislature. Mr..
Christy has introduced a bill to take
the place Of the Florida county bill.
1t provides for cutting off twelve miles
from the east end Of Grant county and
annexing this territory to Dona Ana
county. Deming is situated on this
and il the bill is passed It will
cut her loose from Silver City and an
mex her to Las Cruces. The Deming-
ties think this is jumping out Of the
frying pan into the FIRE.
The bill providing for the issue Of
bonds to rebuild the capitol has passed
the house, with, an amendment cut
ting down the cost from s1OO,O 900 to
s75, 1000, but it will meet with trouble
in the council. Albuquerque is com
ing to the front with a proposition to
present the territory with a 1890, 900
building.in that town for use as a cap
itol,% providing it be moved there.
The governor Yetoedathe bill ex-
tending the time for payment Of taxes
till next July, for the reason that all
the county treasures are now short of
money. The house passed the bill
over the governors veto,
Efforts to hire more employees were
made by providing a private secretary
for the president Of sthe council and
speaker Of the house, but the scheme
was defeated.
Representative Carr's bills providing
for a change in the registration law
and the election law were tabled in
definitely. These bills lad many OBJ
jectional features and this. was a very
good course for them to take. His
bill to, prohibit prize fighting took the
s%amescourse.
The members Of the board of phar-
macy wanted an allowance OF six cents
per mile :or travelling expenses, but
the legislature thoughtit unnecessary.
Councilman Gales presented, by re-
quest, a bill to prevent the appoint
ment OF any person connected with a
newspaper as district clerk. This was
supposed to be aimed at Jack Nc.
Cutcheou OF SocorrO, and was indean-
ltely postponed.
a bill TO prevent county clerks,
sherlfs and other county officers from
practising before the probate court
was killed.
The effort to reduce the price Of
liquor licepses was defeated.
A joint resolutionswas passed invit-
ing the bar and the judiciary of the
territory to appear before the legisla-
ture and give any. ad vice regarding
desired changes in II collection laws.
The legislature finally adopted a
scale Of wages for the employees and
passed a resolution ordering them paid
by the territorial treasurer. An in
junction was sued out in the, district
court instructing the treasurer rot to
pay them. Before theainjunction be-
came operative most of them were
paid off.
Bills have been introduced as fol-
lows; For GXing mercantile licenses
according to the amount of sales,
being $40 where the annual sales
amount to &c., 900, and increasing at
the rate Of $40 for every $4,000 annual
increase in sales; providing that where
a DOMESTIC animal is killed hy 4 train
the justice of the peace shall appoint
three commissioners to assess the
value and the railroad company must
pay the damages within thirty days; a
bill providing for an assignor making
certain creditors preferred; providing
for the continuation Of the asylum for
the deaf and dumb and providing for
the admission OF the blind to that
asylum; to improve the method Of
keeping the county records; providing
for the abolishment of the board of
equalization; providing for the punish
ment of cruelty to animals.
The Hinkle bill came UP in the
council Monday, was strongly debated
and laid on the table indeaitely. The
vote stood:
In favor Of the bill: Abeyta, Curry,
Garcia and Larragoite.
Against the bill: Ancheta, Bunker,
Chayes, Desmarais, Gales, Hadley,
Pera and Victory.
II. e. Jackson was in the city this
week, having returned from his gold
hunting trip down in Mexico with
Weems aud Howell. lie reports that
the prospect for gold down there is
not as good as it was before they
started. They put In about $50 feet
OF ground sluices, worked 1900 tons OF
earth and secured about $40 worth of
gold. This was too slow a method OF
getting rich for Jackson so he returned
to New Mexico, and is now hunting a
job. He says neither Weems nor
Howell were discouraged, and indeed
thfnIa thay hovo uood chanaac nj afrfk.