Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-03-28
. THEY ROASTED HIM !
Tho A. =. 6tiJg, d t3RstSslolIdI
tIilr,~
he Unplelsln, EArerIcGtc VI our
oy,rnor t Washington
lIos q, Has >,rou,N iurj h AUS
e N.I'.u %
TEI SANTA ~ BONDS

W. .3 HluftIH
/ 't...|.. .,Ituitu auuuuucrI that
.'r' IN.uj.u I- h.i, to oppose The
hu"u3u n' D..t.. h,ul an. II L.. 49,.
l'"iuU' Co.,. lNuj.u dtu-r. ~rualui
| lur" state, jIu u, m.'rgst-u that =
t'lrgi tm wa. 900 tho p,-.,-.Iuu u tur
r"luwlN'' ''htsIus hlm With fraud amt
that lw lth r.-uluurl h- high uiltrr
~ ~"utiut 'uf h. private Ircuuian hi
Ndntag" 40 m'-t improper mtuurr
mailman ~rrniuu ufl"r,sl the Telegram
! read Which J.. Tie ,du. one sent tom
santa r." Nitrh y uu mutIuu ut zoos.
| lhotuluu ~ = mas meeting
~"utiut lrtr" llt,u stated Ihdt Whether
hr VA the owner 90 ,lu lpul. cot uu! lId
not affect IT,, walnut, m he, luul- iir
rul"t"d n general druul Co. Tie charge.
| tat ~ the gNrftIuf ul the TERRITORY va,
here AMI "bI~'rt'-l H. h, hrafl g. tu The
master ~ lhr telegram hr would not
max u reply At tbtt moment
t'U thornton hrgau some aI~lug tir
tvmHfk- bat Mf ,tituu at,--" a. state
| the muttrr h,iofr The committee which
VA should thr-, luui- aluuuutlng t.
! tl,lU'l thu Mt liflrr hil iniucrl the
senate 1" include ~ iu- hli, after It had
pd.-,Sl IN" hu'I-' uutuluuu,N. hr vain
Int"d a. runurctIuu With Tie huui- nee
"--AfN TT ID" support ui worthy trrut"r
| lil institutions
llI"-o nuuA, W,tr r'Ats,dhir Co. thu
county 81 santa tr. lut thru' wrrr other,
Who Wrf, also -,r'klug lu NalldH," bonds
known ~ the ,ulrf huui-. aui uth,f-
known "a the SILVER cts luud- AMI the
! ctint county huud. HE question ~.
whether the committee proposed L. zee.
uuinrrd lh- new legislation 1" ruugir--.
! ,,N. thornton then alifr.y.,'d the com
mite" aui l"inr" beginning h- htgu
In"ut rrpulltt"t all part ~ the fr-ulu
! tons t"lgrh'hri from santa r. con.
drumming senator llrIrr lie -ai3 Il dld
| 10, tral II, go Tar ~ II reflected uu soma
| ten Erlrr. AMI iu not feet that the i,'-o.
| luiIun~ are pfuprr
tie va asked NrfN sharply II hr laI not
/ mad" Ia" motion tu Telegraph IA" Ir-rlu
/ tluu- tu the rhairmru ul the -'uLt" ant
/ hru-r territorial committees ~ w. tat.
/ 81 At large ~ the Telegram. and hr al
united that hr hat lie then went uII
With III argument and wH- listened Ia
| alt"utNrlN. liI- plea va that santa Re
Wa urW settlement aud llkr all such
ruulInunitlr, had taken un Itself u hut.
den IL debt That Hds NrtN ubrtuus ~ ~
/ der (" hulld IT. railroads. llr alleged that
/ ~ the IIlnA county cas-" ~ Nikbna. thu
/ supreme court ui the uitri states hah
! relieved counties ~ territories from pay
| INK bonds voted for railroad building AMI
that the lr"pl" ~ santa Re county de-
sired IT, stand un their legal nights and
refuse L. ia, these hund- Al this point
! the chairman. Mr. scranton. interrupted
tn AN II these bonds hai not been voted
voluntarily hN the I"uI'lc, II thu railroads
III Nhu-,' favor the, We're ISSUED had not
discharged their obligations 10y building
and operating the roads according tn c"n.
tract. To this ,IuN, Thornton an~Hrt"d
YES.
lie then went Oh I" dr-crlh" the bonds
~ fraudulent And hugu~. his again
brought senator ltirr 1" his feet H. ash
the governor Ia point out the fraud. Tie
said: My purIH,-r Wa H. see whether III"
governor NJ the territory ~ governor ~
~ individual would Al that had III
treated the lspplp II santa rr, A. a sen.
ator and ~ u man have been attaigncd
al the suggestion 81 this gentleman
Thornton un the charge that have ir
fraud,ri the people Of santa tr would
like L. have that charge brought a. IT,,
attention ~ the committee ar else
would like Ia have II Withdrawn |,
this h"Nrrnnr Thornton replied, maxi
no such charge ~ that
senator Brlcr pressed tli- puiHt again
and again, and i,m. thornton rNplirIil,
Withdrew all intention l." reflect ~ any
mamie. ~ form upon senator Bflc". III,
members 81 thu committee, Including
the chairman, Mr. lnu. Mr. kuuN
and VI. I,a,IrT then tnuk up IA,
rlutTrr that the rurprtatiuu H. which
IA, -. bonds were l--lIrd WA bogus. Ia,
governor trpli,d IA -Ih-tancr a. these
1ur,tlnn, l., saving that the corporation
. had puld into IL treasury the indn iluaI
rLrrks nf H. mrlubet-, when the require
m,ut of law was that the actual cA~i
should H.. subscribed and paid III. MIR
scranton, the chairman. then asked
MaS not the road built huN. Thorn
4 ton affirmed this. anh the members ~ Ia,
committee seemed in think II was III,
only thing necessary a. h. inquired into
aud the governor seemed Ia 1" ri "a luI'
| hnw a. correct this impression,
4 The truth l.. hN Thornton was Nrr
unfortunate IN hi- pfr-rniatlnn u fact,
His apology H. senator lirire tOOk ava,
all dignity from his Position. lie VA
= hrralIrd ~ u flaming dispatch lie
1 uninrlng Erie" very lArshl!. lie rain'
!, A. the governor ~ New Mexico. We de-
y MED and FriTarlsi any part ~ the ~
y prr.sinn- uf Instrumentation trlegraphe,
Z here from Santa fr, and then lamel!
=. presented his case, admitting every fac
that would damage the Is0plr's interest
' AMI retiring absolutely from all chaig e.
nf fraud. II IarshlS would h tO'
Il harsh Ia say that Gu,, Thornton WAS ~,