Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-03-09
LEGISLATIVE
POINTERS.

DOndS Tor the construction or addition
7 buildings at the insane asylum, Ii
Vegas, was recalled from the commi
tee to which it had been referred at tt
morning session and duly passed. TT
public lands donated by congress are
be utilized to meet the interest and pre-
vide a sinking fund to pay the prime!
pal of these bonds, similar to the pla
adopted with respect to the military in
stitute at Roswell.
j. H. Lightfoot, editor and one of tn
proprietors of the CAPTAIN Progress, pull
lished at Captain, is visitor In tn
Ecapital, and with the assistance of es
Sheriff P. f. Garret of Las Cruces,
working to have the Legislature pass
bill to permit the citizens of Lincoln
county to vote for change of count.
seat, at present at Lincoln. The candi
dates for county seat honors are Lincoln
White Oaks and Captain. The latter i
a new town but has the advantage OF hav
ing the largest population and of being
the terminal of the Ell Paso and North
eastern railroad. Lincoln is only few
miles from the railroad and almost In
the center of the county. White Oaks
is over twenty miles from the nearest
railroad and proposed railroad and con-
siderable distance away from the center
of the county.
APPOINTED CADETS.
Under the Hinkle law, Speaker Read
has appointed Ralph Easley as a ca
det representative to the Military
Institute at Roswell, Councilman Easley
appointed Morris Thomas, and Repre-.
sentative Gomez, on Mr.. Reads recon :
named John Miller, with
Ernest Napoleon as alternate. The
boys will creditably represent Santa Fe
at the territorial military institute.
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
The following additional legislative
measures have become laws, having re-
ceived the approval of the governor
and been filed in the office of secretary
of the territory: C. B. No. 10, An act to
protect public health; C. B. No. 45, re-
lating to assessments; c. B. No. AZ, reg
ulating the practice of medicine and
for territorial board of
health; Council joint memorial No, 8,
against the proposed Stew
art amendments to the mining laws of
the United States, and council joint re-
solution No. 8, providing for placing
bust of the late Capt. Max. Luna in the
recess of the speakers desk, hall oil
and appropriating
81, 900 therefor.
THE EXEMPTION BILL.
Mr. Sena's tax exemption act, house
oill No. 22, was disposed of in the house
Yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Bateman Of
tered an amendment making the ex-
emption applicable also to infant chill
1ren of parents who, if living, would
oe entitled to exemption under this act.
Speaker Read called Mr.. Sanchez of
Nora to the chair and spoke against the
saying he considered it
and likely to lead to trouble
n constituting the law, and although he
favored the bill itself he opposed the
Mr.. Pendleton wanted 1t
distinctly understood that in his opin-
on every dollars worth of property
should be taxed, and no person should
,e exempt. Mr.. Bateman's amendment
vas adopted. Mr.. Barnes offered an
to cut down the exemption
o $100-lost and the bill passed. The
Measure repeals section 8, chapter %,
lcts of 1899, and provides that there
hall be exempt from taxation property
f the head of a family actually resid-
ng in this territory in the sum of $500,
provided that any and all property |
must be listed for taxation by the own |
r or assessor, and the claimant must |
wear that he is the head of a family
n this territory.
THE MINERS HOSPITAL BILLS.
Five bills creating a territorial hospi- |
rouse yesterday afternoon. First came
fr. Bowie's bill locating the institution |
t Gallup, over which there was consid-
rable friction Thursday afternoon.
.ater in the day it was decided to call
p other bills on the subject and pass
hem, thus removing a serious bone of
that has harrassed the bust
ess of the house almost since the
pening of the session, and relegate the
roblem over for the council to wrestle
18th. Accordingly, Mr.. Abbott's bill to
,cate the miners hospital in Taos
ounty; Mr.. Walton's bill to locate it in
rant county; Mr.. Reads bill to locate
at Cerrillos, and Mr.. Bateman's bill
roviding for it's location at White
axis were called up yesterday after
oon and duly passed, Notwithstanding
[r. Bowie and several Of his friends
lade an earnest effort, in behalf of
led. On Mr.. Bowie's motion to table
le Taos measure, house bill No. II, the
ote was: Ayes-Ascarate, Barnes,
OWE, Chapman, Dalies, Gutierrez,
Sandoval, Slaughter. Nays
Bateman. Gomez, Pendleton,
ristobal Sanchez, Jose Sanchez, Man
Ell Sanchez, Martin Sanchez, Sena,
rujillo, Valdez, Walton, Winston. Mr.
peaker-14. In the council all these
Ills will go to- the committee on pub
C institutions. whose duty it will be
!, try and bring order out of chaos and
K upon one point for the location of
lis much-sought- public institu-
on. Under the circumstances it Is
the best thing that could have
cen done for the house to commit the
hole question for consideration of the
pper house.
HOUSE BILL NO. 203.
House bill No. 203. by Mr.. Gutierrez.
n dehnquer. taxes, went through
9TH Houses on the Jump yesterday. IT
as introduced in the morning, passed