Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-23

themselves with fair education, are fully
competent to manage successfully their
own business affairs, and take from the
public the burden of their sustenance and
support. The territory has never erected
building for the support of these un-
fortunate people, and they have occupied
temporarily small building rented from
the superintendent of the school. The
appropriation given to this school in the
past has been entirely inadequate to its
demands, and should be largely increased.
A careful examination of the report of
the board of managers herewith submit
ted, will show how much has been &C.
complished during the past two years,
and that the management and conduct Of
the institution has been all that could be
ex pected of it. 1t also shows that the
buildings occupied are so small and the
funds appropriated for its support 30
limited, that large Numbers of youths in
this territory thus afflicted are not re-
ceived in the institution. / sincerely
recommend that this legislature will do
all In its power to remedy at as early a
date as possible the existing evils, and
furnish the means for the construction of
the required buildings and the proper
support of the institution.
Militia.
The territorial militia during the last
two years has been thoroughly organized
and fairly equipped. and I believe will
compare favorable with the national
guards of any other state or territory,
taking into consideration the smallness
of our population and the limited sup
port given for its maintenance.
The question of the organization Of the
militia is one that has attracted the at
tention of all portions of the Union.
Nearly every state in the Union realizing
the Importance of preparing in time of
peace for war, and of creating patriotic
sentiment among the people, and Great.
ing military spirit snoh as will enable
them to meet any contingency which may
arise in the future, are providing amply
fol the support rnd maintenance of ma
tional guard. New Mexico should not be
a laggard in this matter but should fol-
low in the footsteps of the more wealthy
and advanced states. The government
of the United States furnishes limited
supply of arms and clothing for the use
of the national guard. l have recently
succeeded in obtaining an order from the
secretary of war detailing Capt. James,
an efficient and capable officer belonging
to the United States regular army, to re-
port to the executive for assignment to
duty IN connection with the territorial
militia. consider this an important as
signment, as it will place man thor
oughly eduoaetd at West Point, with long
years of experience as captain of the
army, who can give his entire time to the
direction of the organization, manage
ment and control of the militia, butin order
to make his work effective, it is the duty
and | hope will be the pleasure of your
honorable bodies to make special appro-
priations for the support of this arm of
the government, and to pass a law pro-
viding for the proper regulation and
management thereof. A militia that is
not thoroughly organized and does not
have perfect discipline, is of no benefit to
the territory, and it is mere waste of
funds to attempt to support NIL
litia not properly provided for. I
therefore renew my suggestions made at
the last session of this honorable body,
that you consider the advisability of pas
sing proper law regulating the organ
izatlon of the militia, designating the
uses to which it may be put, and provid-
ing the necessary funds to maintain it
when on duty.