Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-01-31
THE soLoNs AT SANTA FE.
Some Rather Warm Reading as
to How Goes the LeeIsla-
tive Wheels.

tive WueeiS.
Corrsspondsucs Of TIE OrrIc.
SANTA FE, IN. 30.-~In the legisla'
tive council today five bills were intro.
dueed
Council. bill No. 50. offered By Mr..
Richardson of the southeastern Nee
Mexico district, is aa act to establish
a Territorial reform school ct Eddy; a
Territorial asylum for the blind at Ala
mogorde, in the new county Of Otero,
(Councilman Catron facetiousiy OBJ
servuu slaus - 
~esht a hlind asylum
at Alamogordo very appropriate, under
the clrcumstances) This act also pro-
vides for Territorial miners hospital
at White Oaks and a branch OF the
New Mexico psnitentiary at Deming,
1t further provides that $1,000 acres of
the lands donated to public institutions
shall 60 to each ct these institutions
The bill was referred to the committee
on public institutions.
G. b.. No. 54 is en- act to provide for
the protection Of property in New
Mexico and provides for company Of
mounted police, the company to CON
sist Of not less than ten men with one
captain at $500 per month, one lieut.
enant at 500 per month, enc sargeant
at $50 per month, and prlyates to re-
ceise $40 per month. Referred to the
committee on Territorial affairs. W
G. B. No. IS relates to judgments.
c b. No So is an act relating to the
sale of Intoxicating liquors and pro
vides that the license for the sale Of the
same In towns of 500 inhabitants or less
shall be 500 per annum; towns Of .
population of 500 and net more than
1000, 200; towns of over 1000 inhabi-
tants. s40O per annum. Bill No. 81
also relates to judgments.
After notification by the president Of
Republican caucus called by the house
atz o'olecks to which the Republican
members Of the council were invited,
the council adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
after the usual routine business in
the lower house eight bills were intro
duce6, Nos. 38 to 40, inclusive, the most
important being No. 80, by Representa-
tive Barnes. which provides for the COM
pletion of the Normal school building
at Silver City,. This bill was. referred
to the committee on education.
VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
Prof. Light, of the Silver City Nor
NAL, and president Of the Territorial
Teachers Association, is spending q
few days at the capital Ia the interest
of the schools Of the Territory in which
he takes a great interest. At the re-
quest of the council committee on edu,
cation he has appeared before them and
given his views on pending bills. OF
which there are three. In conversa-
tion with Jour correspondent be said be
was pleased to Hnd no disposition
among the legislators to withhold ap-
preparations for their proper main
tenance, or in any manner impair their
usefulness. AS to there being too
many in the Territory, he did not think
so, and referred to one county In one of
the western states with less than 80. 600
inhabitants and s5,0o0,000 assessed
valuation that, In addition to its Gem
mon schools, supperted seven high
schools BY taxation.
About Councilman Catron's proposed
amendment to the new ceal oil inspec-
tion bill, designed to instruct the Ter
ritorial solicitor general to bring suit
on the official bonds Of all who have
held the office of inspector to collect
moneys due the Territory. it appears
that Catron Is mot properly on Some
sort of a campaign deal was made
months ago whereby it was understood
that there would be no suits brought to
recover such moneys, and Catron ia
being roundIy scored as q good deal Of
9 back-number politician for having
called attention to the subject in his
recent speech.
| learn 1t is the intention N The house
| to haye.the council amendment placing
the salary at 5000 knocked out SO thai
| the oil inspector will get all the fees
which the lowest estimats places Al
5000 per annum.
/ BY the way. forgot to mention al
the the time the coal oil biliwasnp thai
Cstron warned his associates thai i
they persisted in ennacting such elasi
of legislation the people of New Mex
| leo would wipe them out Of exlstance.
The Republican caucus was held to
day. it is believed. at the instance O.
The leaders. who feared that Catron1
frequent turn-downs of late woule