Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-01-25
H LEGISLATURE.

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It's SHY days OF toll aud trouble, al
The new capital building In Santa Fe.
last Monday. Secretary Wallace
called the Council to order at noon.
After the members we're sworn 10 BY
the secretary Col. }. Franclseo Chavez,
of Valencia cuuntv. was Illuminated for
president by Mr.. Springer. and J. f..
Hinkle, OF Chavez county ION behalf
" the hopeless minurlty," seconded the
nomination, aud the %cnlnnefs ERECTION
WAS by reclamation, 6itiudt any op-
position. Col. Chavez a held the
Office Of president uf the council,
whenever the republicans Sere in a
majority in that body, fnr many years.
w. r. Martin was elecle clerk.
After setting the eohncil Ia motion
Secretary Wallace wen' aver 10 the
huuse, and swnre In the members
elrct, except y 5 b. eman Of Chavez
cnun. ", and ". r. Asrarate. 81 Duna
Ana, who we're unable TO be present,
owing To Illness. In the house the re.
publicans nominated b. NJ. Read. OF
Santa Fe, for speaker, aud the nomi-
natiun was supported by w. B.. Wal
ton, and Mr.. Read was elected with
out opposition.
The democrats we're In such a hope
less minority IN each house that they
considered IL useless to nominate an
officer. and concluded to he sociahle,
and enjoy the luxury ui voting for re-
puhlicaus.
r. L. Baca was nominated for chief
clerk.
After the two houses had organised
they met in joint session to listen tn
the governUr's message. This mes
sage is o long TO- print in the LIBER-
AL, but the following are some Of the
Important points:
Without any increase in taxation
durlnv the past two years there has
bcen paid III of the public indebted
ness OF the territory the SUM ni $65. 1877,
and there lisa surplus in nearly every
fund. Attention was called to the
decrease 10 the asse,se sa1uatinn or
some Of the ciiinties and the legisla.
ture was advised to pass a law that
would hiring same OF the lazy or in
competent assessors tn time. He sug-
gested that an appropriation be made
to cover the expenses OF a committee
comprised OF the leading me OF buth
parties To go 60 Washington tn work
for statehu0d and against the proyi.
siOns Of the Stephens bill. The land
combustion has located and entered
half a million acres Of land, which had
been donated tn The territory by con
gress He recommended an apprupri-
alton TO repair and keep up the hislor
ical old palace, which has been given
% the territory by the government,
and which is the oldest seat Of govern.
nient in the country. H recommend.
ed the creation " the uifices OF insur-
ance commissioner and Of travelling
suditnt. the latter to visit the vatInuS
county seats aud occasionally check
up the county officers. He suggested
that the governor be allowed t. offer
rewqfds FIR tbe arrest Of criminals.
He suggested that the act creating
Mckinley county be amended so that
the county could get enough money
with which to do htsiness. and that
It's BOUNDARIES be made more syfiietri-
cal. fe drew the attention o. the
Legislature To the roal oil law, and TO
the pnilic printer law. He suggested
that the building and loan association
law be so changed as u allow foreign
ass rciatinns tn do business in the ter
ritory, In other words u invite capital
into the territory, instead OF barring
II out. His niessage wa aGcorhpanied
by reports from the various territorial
Officers, and institutions.
The New Mexican has the following
melancholy item: "a great misfor.
tune has be:allen Hon. w b. Walton,
OF Grant county. His trunk, which
contained between 200 aud 300 reform
hills, has not yet arrived, and may he
lost. Just think II he should have to
do all this work over againl'
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