Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-03-17
H LEGISLATURE

and Taos be Strengthened.
A bill was introduced providing for
the punishment OF habitual criminals.
The bill prohibiting the running at
large OF animals In the streets Of
villages and towns was tabled in.
definitely.
The bill taxing foreign building aud
loan associations put Of the territory
passed both houses.
The bill to create an insurance de-
partment and provide another fat
Office passed the council.
A bill was passed appropriating 81
600 to hire lawyers to prosecute the
murderers OF Albert j. Fountain and
his son.
A bill was introduced providing
that the time for paying the present
taxes be extended to September 10,
and that any person who paid his
taxes previous to that time be granted
25 per cent rebate. Very properly the
bill failed to pass.
Some of the councilmen have gone
after the coal oil companies. Senator
Flnical has introduced a bill provid-
ing that people who sell coal oil shall
not chargesany more for 1t than 1t is
sold 10 adjourning states, and In no
case shall charge more than eighteen
cents per gallon for 1t. Senator Bur
sam has introduced a bill providing
for u commerce commission to take
care OF the business of the people who
deal in coal oil and provide rules,
regulations, taxes, and licenses for
that kind OF cattle. Now If the bill
had gone a little further, as it ought
to have done, and provided that no
man shall sell meat In the territory
:or more than six cents a pound, and
the man who should charge more than
five cents for a cigar, II a drink Of
beer, or ten cents for a drink Of
wiskey, should be i%ncarcerated IN the
penitentiary for ninety-nine days
these Legislators would have struck at
Il trust that was eating out the vltals
Of the citizens OF the sunshine state.
Alas it Is too late to do this now.
The people will have to wait for two
years more.
The bill to do away with licensing
gambling and to prohibit gambling
failed to pass the house.
The bill providing for a constitu-
tional convention failed to pass.
The bill providing for a dormitory
at the school of mines at Socorro failed
10 pass.
The bill relating to rewards for the
arrest of criminals was among those
which did not become laws.
The governor sent in his appoint
ments Tuesday. Among them were
the following; Superintendent OF
Penitentiary-H. o.. Bursum. Coal
Oil In~spector-J. S. Clark. Public
Printer. D. Hughes. Auditor
Luis NJ. Ortiz. Treasurer-Jefferson
a. Reynolds. Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction-M. G. de Blca. Solic-
tor General-E. L. Bartlett. Libra
rian-Lafayette Emmett.
The annual statement Of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company OF New York
showing the business transacted by
that company for the year 1893, shows
40 amazing growth. The assets were
increased s23, 100, 1887 and the total sun
now held by this Institution for the
security Of its policy-holders IS S217,
517, 325 The Mutual Life, after plac'
ing S233, 05S,6 Gao to the credit Of the re
serve fund In accordance with the re
uuirements Of the New York In
surance Department, has a remaining
surplus OF s44, ass, 1884. The surplus
shows u growth for the year amount
Ing to IS, $50, 400. from which dividend
are ap%portiOned. In 1898, the claims
paid arising from the death OF policy
holders amounted to s13, 265, 00S, auC
in addition to this the company pait
during the twelve months 81, 4S5, 70
on account of endowments, dividends
etc. The general business Of tn
Mutual Life in 1898, when compares
with the results during the previou
year, is highly satisfactory. The 10
surance in force December 81, 1891
amounted to $685., 6O2, 1871. On Deccn
Der 81, 1893 the business in force aegrC
gated in amount 1910, 406, 975, which
unequaled by any other company /
the world. Since its organization
1913, the Mutual Life Insurance Con
pany OF New York has paid its police
holders Sl87, 74S, 9lo.
Monday a Texas s. Pacific freigt
train was wrecked west OF SlerT
Dlanco, Texas. The fange on one {
the wheels under the engine broR
when the tram was on a down grad
and the engine and a dozen cars wei
t. into the ditch. The engineer, Or
. man, and a tramp were killed. TT
0 wreck happened on the track which
= used by both the Texas s. Pacific at
d the Southern Pacific. so traffic wi
entirely blocked. The vast bOuI