Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-03-03
THE LEGISLATURE.

from the Normal school at Silver CITY
aud the Normal university at Las
Vegas shall be given a teachers ccrtia-
cate good for five years has passed the
house, aud probably will pass the couu-
Gil and become a law. Heretofore the
legislature has not had enough conf
dence in either Of these Institutions to
consider their graduates dt to teach,
and so has compelled them to make
tho same proof Of their ability as any
other teacher.
After a struggle the bill providing
that all officers who are required TO
give bonds in an amount Of 8 1000 or
larger arc required to give the bond Of
a bonding company passed the house.
There was considerable opposition to
the bill. The men who fought the
bill evidently thought that sometime
they might get elected TO an ONCE and
would have TO give a bond, and that
their reputation was such that a bond
iug company would not want TO make
their bond. Some OF the New Mexican
legislators can see a long way into the
future.
A move has been made In Wgshiug-
ton to establish a leper colony in New
Mexico. The legislature heard OF this
aud passed vigorous resolutions de-
nouuciug the scheme, aud calling on
Congress for protection.
Friday afternoon the council held
service in memory Of the late J. Fran
cisco Chayes, who had for many years
been a member Of that body, and who
had been elected last fall, but was
murdered before the council met. On
invitation OF the council The house aud
the supreme court attended the sell
vices. Addresses were made by II. b
Catrou, Nestor Montoya, w. q. Mar.
tin, Alexander Read, aud Jdcobo
Chayes, VINO had been elected as Col.
Chaves' successor. at the conclusion
! of the exercises both houses adjourned
ill Monday, out of respect Of the
memory Of the dead statesman.
Monday the governor sent to the
council the following nominations for
territorial officers: George w. Prilch
ard, solicitor general; w. C. Sergeant,
auditor; j. II. Vaughn, treasurer; H..
o. Bursum, superintendent Of the
%penittntiary; Hiram Hadley, supeTin-
Iendeut Of public instruction; 4. A.
Keen, land commissioner; Q. V. SAT
ford, travelling auditor. These are
all re-appointments except that OF
Prof. Hadley,
Both council and house spent the
day 10 Introducing bills.
Messrs. McCabe aud McGrath, the
committee appointed to go to Santa
Fe in toe interest Of Pyramid county,
returned last Thursday. They re-
ported that il the people Of Lordsburg,
and the politicians Of Silver city could
agree on the dividing liue, the division
Of the debt, and the time the law
should 20 into effect, the bill would be
passed by toe legislature Without any
trouble, and that If this agreement
could not be made 10 would be practi-
cally impossible TO pass the bill. A
committee, consisting OF b. b. Ownby
and ID. II. Kedzie, was appointed to go
TO Silver Guy, aud consult with the
pUiILicldus. All Of the private indl-
yiduals and taxpayers the committee
met were perfectly willing that a new
county should be made. The Lords
burg committee met and consulted
with w. IL. NewcOmb, chairman Of
the Republican, central committee; a..
II. GOodeil, treasurer and collectors;
and a. b. laird, recently appointed
assessor, regarding the matter Of diyis
Jon. These gentlemen appeared TO be
sOmcWhataunOyed at the impertineuce
Of tie people in the southern part Of
the county in asking for a division Of
the county. 1t was clearly and plainly
pointed cut to the Lordsburg commit
tee that if the county was divided the
fees Of the officers Of Grant county
would be materially reduced. As the
sole object Of having d big county is TO
produce fat fees for the county officers,
it is easy To- see that the attempt 70
divide the county was treason How
ever, the Silver City committee admit
ted that at some time the county
would be divided, and offered a COM
promise, which they said they were
willing to accept. 1t was to make the
division line start at the corner Of
Luna county, and run straight west TO
the Arizona line. They said that If
that was accepted as the division line
between the counties, aud a section
was added to the bill annexlng the
Mogollon country to Grant county,
they would accept the situation aud
consent to the division. Under no
circumstance would they consent to
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