Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-02-10
THE LEGISLATURE

the license reQuiredrfrun 'tiQuor deal
ers and from gaming tables. Several
petitions have been presented asking
for such reductions. 'One change Is
to let the hundred dollar liquor
license apply to towns Of 500 or fewer
Inhabitants, instead OF 400, as at
present. The change In the gaming
license asked is to reduce II TO one
hundred "a year and make 1t payable
quarterly, instead OF annually.
The bill providing for the orRaniza-
tiOn OF the ranger force has been in
PRODUCED, and stands a good chaHce OF
becoming a law.
Major Lle~ellyn has introduced a
bill providing that no territorial,
county, municipal, or school bonds
shall be taxable. If this becomes a
law the bonds issued in the territory
can be sold at a much better price
than they how bring, or can be made
to bear less interest.
The effort 10 make a county Uut OF.
the western part Of Betusliillo and
Valencia counties, with Gallup as the
county seat is meeting a hard fight
from the Valencia people, and IL may
be that none Of Valencia county will
be put in the new county. There is
considerable OF the Santa. Fe Pacific
road in the portion Of Valencia county
that would be cut off, aad as the
Santa Fc-Facidc aad the Santa Fe
railroads pas aboLt all the taxes col
lected in Valencia county tue resi-
dents OF that county are strongly Op-
posed TO letting any OF the railroad go.
Councilman Bursum has introduced
u bill providing for the rcfuuding of
all the territorial, county, and mun,-
cipial bonds ln the territory. II this
becomes a law many thousands of dol
lars will be saved that now 20 to pay
interest, as the interest Tl1e Is cut
down materially.
A bill has been introduced doing
away with the present registration
boards, ard providing that the pro.
bate clerk shalhlssloe odts list OF the
registered voters of the county,
A bill increasing the ply OF assessors,
superintendents of schools, aud
commissioners will probably become a
law. Representative Barnes of this
county WIS ono Of the i've meu in the
house who voted against the passage
OF the Till.
a bill has been introduced provid.
ing that each justice uf the peace
shall he furnished with Il copy Of the
compiled laws at the public expense,
hut he must tuta IL over to his
Successor in office.
a bill has been introduced which
makes a change in the matter Of elect
ing county eunmisSinner'. Hereafter
one of the commissioners, shall be
elected for four years. Beginning
with the first district in each county
the four year term shall be passed in
turn to each Of THE olher districts.
This makes sure ef there being M
old member on the board, who Is
familiar with The workings Of the
board, iu daice al! IiIe.tl,aS. a wise
provision.
A committee from the house ex-
amiued the new capitol. 1t found
that tue $40, OU0 heretofore apprupri-
ated had been honestly expended, all
except the su%Jl balance now on
hand, ami that it would require about
$50, coo to complete it. When the
original appropriation was made 1t
was understood that this apprOprla-
tion was TO complete the building,
but the capitol commissioners had
larger notions aud prepared for a lar
ger and more elaborate building.
Tae shape the building is In now
makes IL necessary to make the APP
preparation or what has been expended
will be lost, and so as to save the
amount already spent,the house con-
cluded TO pass the bill providing for
S6O, 600 In bonds, which 1t decided
should bsar.fOur percent interest, be
sold for not less that par and whose
coupons should be receivable for taxes
When The bill went to the council IL
refused h accept. the amendments,
providing the rate Of interest and the
receiving OF the coupons for taxes, and
the matter was referred to.a confer
ence comnlttec.
Major Llewellyn has introduced a
memorial to congress and TO the gov
ernor and legislature Of Texas RrOvid.
ing for cutting on she west end OF
Texas and annexing 1t To New Mexico.
II this is done il will put lei Paso into
New Mexico, where really all her in
terests lie.
Mr.. and Mrs. j, G.. Hopkins and
Iudua Fro anna dnyn farofr GliffOn