Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-01-26
LEGISLATIVE
POINTERS

A majority of the Bernalillo and San
Miguel county delegations left last night
to spend Sunday at their homes, but the
bulk of the members were at the capitol
this forenoon engaged on committee
reports.
The new house rules will be reported
on Monday 1t is understood that one
of them will require that committees
shall report back to the house all bills
referred to them after three days at
most.
Mr.. Martin Sanchez new bill on COM
pensation of justices of the peace while
acting as road supervisors simply rein
states on the statutes the old law allow
ing them $2 day for such services and
which was repealed by the 33d assembly.
The annual appropriation bills should
be in hand early in the session. They
should not be left until the end, Slow
and careful consideration should they
have. The governors recommendation
to this effect in his message is timely
and good.
Owing to the decision requiring three
copies of all bills and resolutions, as.
well as the mailing of copies of printed
and few extra calls to duty, the chief
clerks and stenographers in the assem-
bly, have no time to loiter In this re-
spect this is the busiest session of the
assembly ever held.
An editorial reference to Speaker
Read in Las Vegas paper speaks of
him as q grandson of one of the sgners
of the Declaration of American Inde-
pendence. Not quite correct. Mr.. Read
is the great grandson of George w
Read, former citizen of Delaware, and
who was one of the signers of the great
est document known to the worlds his
tory.
The house committee on lands of pub
lie institutions as announced by Speaker
Read consists of Mr.. Daies, chairman,
Messrs. G. Sanchez, Pendleton and Alb
bott, and the fifth member is not Mr..
Ascarate, as printed yesterday, but Mr..
Walton, of Grant county. Mr.. Walton
was also appointed member of the
judiciary committee and not Mr.. G. San
chez as the official minutes reported it.
There is said to be quite general
ing the election of justices of the peace
and constabes, and one of the legisla
tors is today drafting u bill providing
that such officers shall be chosen at the
regular general election, instead of in
January as now, shall serve for two
years and shall not be qualified to serve
as their own Immediate successors in
office.
Some disgruntled fellow who works in
the dark like a mole is sending lot of
stuff about occurrences in the assembly
and what will and will not be done to
the Popo- Demo- Union daily in Las We
gas. This creature thinks he is making
lots of capital for himself If he could
be bought at the price people generally
think he is worth and sold at his own
valuation, what lot of money could be
made. He holds an official position to
the regret of the Republican party, but
his days of official life are drawing to a
close. Speed the end.
RIGHTS OF WOMEN.
Councilman Easley has a bin pend |
ing before the council which is of deep |
Importance to the women of New Mex |
leo. 1t is designed to amend section |
1909, compiled laws of 1897, and repeal |
1885, and provides "that section 1909 o.
the Compiled Laws of New Mexico If
1897 is hereby amended to read as fol-
bows: All property, real, personal and
mixed, owned by any married woman,
or owned or held by amy woman at the
time of her marriage, shall continue to
be her separate property notwfthstand-
ing such marriage, and any marri ed
may during coverture, receive,
take, hold, use and enjoy property Of
any and every description, and all
avails of her industry, free from any
liability of her husband on account CT
MS debts, as fully as if she Were un
The signature and consent Of
.he wife shall be necessary and reGu!-
9ite in any conveyance, incumbrance or
alienation of real property owned by
her husband, whether such property
became his before or during coverturc."
Representative Read has pending IN
The house a somewhat similar measure,
and as it is.considered by many that
A grave injustice was done the women
Of the territory two years ago, one or
5he other of these bills is certain Of be-
coming law.
ASYLUM FOR DEAF AND DUNE.
Representative B. M. Reads pending
Measure in the house rela ting to the
syFum for the deaf and dumb provides
or amending the existing law so that
he board of trustees may employ a
whose hearing and
peedh are not impaired, and who Is
qualified to teach in the sign Language;
md the board shall have authority also
o employ all teachers and either nee
,ssary employees to carry on the bust
less of the institute in an efficient man.
Ter, erect the necessary additional
THAT may be provided for by
ppropria ton, etc. Section of the new
i'll provides that members of the DO lrd
f trustees shall receive the same pay
s Is now allowed the penitentiary COM
Mssioners, and the secretary of the
oard shall receive the same salary as
, now allowed by law to the secreto-
les of similar territorial institutions, ,,
nd actual travelling expenses shall, be
Ilowed members of the board i'm going
nd coming to attend the meetings /,
ection 3 authorizes the superintendent .
f the penftentfary to furnish the asy
I'm trustees upon demand such NUM-
err of convicts as may be necessary to
ssist i'm the work of construction, en-
lrgement or repair of any building
with the asylum, without
harge, and also to supply brick and b
Their material manufactured by con-
let labor for the construction OF repair .
f such buildings. =