Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-03-22
Legislative Pointers.


House bill No. 6, Mr. Reads bill con.
cerning the deaf and dumb asylum a
Santa Fe, was lost in the shuttle. This
is pity. 1t should have become law.
The appropriation bill upon the whole
carries about 100000 lugs than thc ap
preparation bill passed for the present
fiscal year
| The secretary of the territory vii
now reap a harvest furnishing certified
| copies of laws. 1t is said that this sort
of business is worth $1,000 or more aft
er each session.
| The Democratic members of the house
and council are very well satisfied with
| the treatment they received at the
| hands of the Republicans. There was
no partisanship shown whatever, and
the contest cases, one in the council and
| one in the house, We're not even taken
up. 1t is not often that the political
party having the majority is as fair in
such matters as were the Republican
| members of the thirty fourth legislative
| assembly
Col Chavez and Hon. B. NJ. Read, as
president of the council and speaker of
| the house respectively, have won the
respect and approval of their associ-
ates during the session by their fair
ness, courtesy and tact. This is the
| universal opinion of the members of
both houses.
Col. J. Francisco Chavez, the newly
appointed superintendent of public in
struction, has received the following
telegram:
II tender you my sincere congratula-
tions in having received appointment
to position that you are so we'll adapted
to by your qualifications. Success to
your administration.
u. r. ARMIJO.'
A TRIBUTE TO COLONEL CHAVES.
The presentation last evening to Col
J. Francisco Chaves, president of the
council, of a solid silver tea set by the
members of that body, was a fitting
token of the esteem and veneration in
which Colonel Chaves is held by his
fellow legislators. His mpartiality and
parliamentary and forensic ability, as
well as his honorable and distinguished
career, make him one of the foremost
leaders in the political and the legisla-
tive work of the territory. The present.
alton address of Mr.. Springer was dig
by Colonel Chaves told how deeply
touched was the recipient of the gift.
CHIEF CLERK MARTIN REMEM-
BERED.
Just before the council met last night
the council employees held a meeting
and presented Chief Clerk Martin with
an elegant cut-glass set, consisting of
decanter and wine glasses, and a
large sterling silver ladle and fork. j.
M. Griffin made the presentation ad-
Montoya, who spoke in Spanish. Both
speakers spoke in the highest terms of
the chief clerk and the fairness with
which he has treated all of his assist
ants, from the highest to the lowest.
during this session. Mr.. Martin re-
sponded very eloquently, thanking the
employees for their kind consideration.
Those who shared in the bestowal of
the present were Misses Lou Hughes
Blanche Rothgeb, Clara Olson, Messrs.
Mariana Armijo v Otero, Nestor Mon
toya, Domingo A. Ortega, George w.
Armijo, Page B. Otero, J. NJ Griffin
Nasario Gallegos, Pablo Trujillo, Mele-
sio Lucero. Basilo Lopez, Alveno Mar
tinez. Atelano Ulivarri Felipe Baca.
Fermin R. Lopez and Eduardo lara
milo. The committee appointed to Sc
lect the present were Miss Olson, Page
Otero, Nestor Montoya, Mariana Armi-
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