Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-12
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
Atems of Interest About Members of
the Assembly and Their D0inas.

And Washington county has gone to
join Florida county.
Judges Smith and Collier seem to be
somewhat interested III legislative matters
just now.
Hon. A. B. Fall 10 n strong man for or
against any measure. II talks well ana
to the point.
For very quiet but also very success.
full and persisteud worker, commend US
Hon. John Il. Riley.
That was quite fight on the Washing
ton county measure; it was interesting
and warm while ii lasted.
Both houses held lengthy sessions this
forenoon. Proceedings thereof will APP
pear IN these columns tomorrow.
Hon. VIM. Cristman, of Grant county,
is looking closely and carefully after his
duties and the interests of his constitu-
ents.
Hon. F. O. Reynolds, of Sierra, is doing
what is right and proper in matters of
legislation before the house. He is max
ing good record.
Councilman George Curry is one Of the
most valuable and hardest working mem
bers of the assembly. His honesty and
fairness have made him many warm
friends.
The vote on the Washington county
bill stood six and six, hence the bill was
lost and the Silver City contingent, in
Guiding U. s. Marshal Hall, is exceedingly
glad and joyful.
Speaker W. 81. H. Llewellyn is serv-
ing as suoh with credit to the territory
and honor to himself. The people of
Dona Ana county did we'll, when they gave
him rousing majority last fall.
Hon. Desiderio Sandoval, of Valencia,
has had consideral experience in legls-
lative matters and his experience stands
him in hand. He votes for measures he
considers for the best interests of the
people.
Hon. J. G. Mahoney, of Deming, made
gallant fight for his Washington county
bill. However in this Instance, Deming
proposed and Silver City disposed. But
Washington county or not, Mi. Mahoney
is very popular with his fellow mem hers.
Considerable lobbying is going on in the
de facto and de iore are working against
it and are getting some aid from other
officials, judicial, territorial aud county.
The fate of the bill is probematical at
this hour.
House bill No. AZ, 'the act TO prevent
the Introduction of disease among sheep
and providing remedies therefor" passed
the house this morning. The bill was in
troduced by Hon. Max. Luls and cham
pioned by that gentleman and Hon.
Malaquias Martinez, Of Taos, and had
been prepared by these two members.
Owing principally to their good work,
the bill, which is of vast import and will
prove of great benefit to New Mexico
wool growers, passed without friction
and without material amendment.
In casting his vote against the passage
of the Washington county bill this morn
ing, Councilman Curry, in explaining his
vote, said that he hoped compromise
could have been reached, so that the bill
could have been amended 80 as to leave
the creation of the new county to a vote
of the people, that he stood pledged to
his constituents that he would not vote
favorably on any county division bill un..
less the same was demanded by maj ority
of the voters affected, that the good peo-
pie of Deming were his personal and po-
litical friends, and that as much as he dis.
liked to vote against the bill still as the
amendment, leaving the question to the
vote of the people, had been defeated, he
felt it his duty to vote against it.
Councilman Fall, in casting his vote, said
that the remarks Of Mr.. Curry expressed
his sentiments exactly and he voted ac-
cordlngly against the bill.