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


Washington reached the office of Secre-
tary Miller day or 30 ago, and the Sec
rotary is in a quandary.
Councilmen Hughes and Finical visited
Albuquerque Yesterday and were inter-
viewed by many constituents on legisla-
tive matters.
Hon. j. S. Duncan, debonnair, alert and
fair, is we'll liked by all his associates in
the council and popular with all having
business with him.
A measure to give it to the cigarette
fiend, where Katie wore the pearls, is in
preparation and will soon be introduced
In the shape of bill by a member of the
house of representatives.
A new district attorneys district to be
composed of the counties of Colfax and
Union, would be the proper thing all
court costs and aid the administration of
justice.
No rest for the wicked. The Colorado
legislature is after that hydra-headed
corporation, the Pullman Palace Car
com pany, and the New Mexico legislature
will follow the good example.
Councilman Martins bill regulating
fares, etc., to be charged by the Pullman
Palace Gar company is step in the right
direction. The bill will be published in
full by this journal at an early date.
The speaker of the house, Major Llew-
ellyn, makes handsome and dignified
official. He presides with moderation
and decorum, but also with frmness.
Dona Ana county is certainly we'll repre-
sented In the house of representatives.
Representative Mahoney is carefully
watching his opportunity. It is to be
Washington county, this time, so it is
understood. Certainly the people Of
Deming are persevering and sooner or
later their efforts for new county must
be crowned with success.
Delegate-elect H. B. Ferguson is hard
at work trying to make the creation Of
Summit county, with county seat at Gal.
lup, political measure. Where the gain
for the measure is to be, is not exactly
plain to the average observer.
Capt. W. H. h. James, Gath infantry, on
duty in this city with the territorial mill
tia, entertained the following members of
the assembly at dinner at the Palace hotel
yesterday: Messrs. Malaquias Martinez,
Mulholland, Sena and Cristman.
Col. Chaves' sage advice and great par
liamentary knowledge are in great de-
mand and the urbane and obliging colo
mel is kept busy by his many friends and
by his legislative duties. The latter he
attends to carefully and diligently and
with the ease of an old veteran at the
business.
One of the brightest young men in the
lower house of the territorial Legislature
is the Hon. venceslado Jaramillo, of Rio
Arriba county. He is making good
record for himself, and the Republicans
of Rio Arriba county made no mistake
when they sent him to represent them
Albuquerque Citizen.
Hon. Thos. Hughes, Bernalillo county,
is attentive, earnest and on time. He
takes the business of the session very
seriously and is looking out for the in.
terests of Bernalillo county. He is a
busy man, as in addition to the legisla-
tive duties he picks up many spicy bit
of news for the Albuq uerque Citizen.
Hon. O. e. Smith, of Union county, is
quiet, attentive and hard working mem
Der of the house. He is becoming popu.
lar with members and all those having
the good fortune to meet him. Nj.
Smith is on several important commit
tees, and will, from all appearances, make
an excellent record as legislator and as
man.
Well made, we'll done. The selection of
W. G. Reid as chief clerk of the lower
house of the territorial legislature is an
excellent choice. Mr.. Reds ability to
perform the duties of this Office will
never be questioned, and when the
speaker announces those words so sad to
the average employee of such bodies,
adjourned sine de-" his work will be
found we'll done.-Springer Stockman.
The bill introduced by Representative
Morrow, of Colfax county, providing that,
upon petition, boards of county commits
sioners shall have power to call an cleo.
ton at which majority of the voters Of
county may decide to change the county
seat, passed in the house of representa-
tives this forenoon. Among the provis-
ions Of the bill is one making it obligatory
upon the people of such new county seat
to defray expenses for county buildings
and jail to the amount of $4,000. WhiIs
general in its provisions, the bill is to
primarily benefit the town of Ration, in
Colfax county, and later on, Guadalupe
county may come in under it's provisions.
Representative Morrow worked the meas
ure very successfully so far and the
chances for the passage of the bill and it's
approval by the governor are said to be
very good.