El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
NEW GAME LAW
Will Interest Many People
and There are Other
Measures of Much
Significance

Special to The Herald.
SANTA FE, Feb. 26-On Washing
toms birthday the Roswell Record said
editorialIy: For political reasons is
advocated the erection of a monument
to the memory of a man who never
drew a sword or fired a gun in battle
in defense of his country; a man VINO
was never ordered into but one fight
in both the Spanish-American and
Philippine wars and who skulked in
that. A few politicians may contrib
ute their money for that purpose to
get the Spanish vote, but the rank and
file of the sons of New Mexico will new
er erect a monument to the memory
of Maximiliano Luna The same is
sue of that paper devotes over a col
umn to calling George Washington
profane libertine who came to his
death through keeping an appointment
with a woman; Lincoln vulgar tel
Ter of obscene stories and buffoon.
and Grant the father of a family of
half breed children and dishonest and
vituperations and scurrilous attack.
both houses today unanimously passed
resolutions appropriating $1,000 for
bust of Captain Maximiliano Luna to
be erected in the speakers recess in
the hall of representatives in the capi-
tol in this city.
Good Roads and Inviolate Cemeteries.
Representative Walton is considered
a lucky dog by his fellow statesmen.
Yesterday afternoon three of his bills
turned up on top of the speakers
desk and passed without much ado.
One fixes a penalty for the desecration
of cemeteries and should have had an
amendment to punish desecrators of
the reputation of dead men. His second
bill provides for the employment of
yagrants upon the public roads. The
third was a good roads bill.
Don't Progress Too Fast
The Springer educational bill passed
the house this afternoon but it was
considerably amended and changed to
suit the more conservative element
which does not want New Mexico to
progress too rapidly. 1t is good bill
and a step forward in the right direc-
tion. Such a law is very necessary to
keep New Mexico in line with its
young rival the state Of Arizona which
has some very progressive legislation
upon its statute books.
Bond Issues.
The house this afternoon passed the
Bateman measure providing for the
issuance of bonds by towns and vii
lagos
The Sunday Law.
The house killed the bill by Manuel
Sanchez providing that the Sunday
law shall not apply to the actual ne
cessities of life.
Poll Tax Collection.
The bill providing for the collection
OF poll tax and its payment into the
county treasury to the credit OF the
district in which collected was report
ed and a fierce debate followed. A doz-
en- amendments and substitutes were
voted down and the house went into a
committee of the whole before it was
passed.
Luna County.
1t seems as if the Luna county bill
will go through this legislature and
will be signed by the governor. The
Grant county people north of the pro-
posed division line fought valiantly
against the division but they will
probably have to meet defeat.
Lands and Brains.
In the house Barnes presented and |
read a petition or rather joint men,
orial to congress. asking that body to
deal more literally by New Mexico in