Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-03-10
LEGISLATIVE
POINTERS

Artesia County seems to be "gone
gosling."
The pupils from the United States
Indian Industrial School were present
at the proceedings of the House and
Council yesterday afternoon.
The wires were kept busy yesterday
and last night with dispatches to and
from Carlsbad. There are rather
serious circumstances connected with
one Or two of the dispatches sent
| from here.
The members of the Council devoted
this afternoon to committee work and
the finance committee of the Council
completed the appropriation bill. The
Council this forenoon adjourned until
tomorrow morning in order to give the
members a chance to do committee
work.
Councilman Miller's Bill, No. SO, pro-
viding for the classification of coun-
ties according to the territorial taxes
collected, and for the salaries of coun-
ty officials based upon such collections
passed the House this morning in a
hurry, under suspension of the rules.
Every person who knows the contents
of the measure admits it to be good
bill.
In appreciation of the eloquent pleas
for the passage of Council Bill No. 6,
relating to liquor and game licenses
to be paid into the school fund, made
by Speaker Dalies and Judge Granville
Pendleton on the floor of the House
yesterday afternoon, each was present
ed with a box of beautiful carnations
by a delegation from San Juan
County, headed by J. E. Mccarthy.
The threat made by some people in
Chaves and Eddy Counties to bring
suit to test the validity of the Martin
Relief Law does not scare any of the
Legislators. Good lawyers have given
~ as IuClI OPilllou IlnL IHC PROVISIONS
of the law are constitutional and will
be sustained by the courts. Any citi-
zen of New Mexico can go into the
courts to test the validity of any law
passed by the Assembly, that is easy.
The outcome of suits of this kind is
a different proposition.
Governor OterO today announced
having signed House Bill No. 1853, An
Act relating to the protection of prop |
erty from the waters of the Rio Gran
de; House Bill No. Ill, An Act protect |
ing persons hiring labor in advance;
House Bill No. 1O7, An Act relating to
the selling of animals held on shares;
House Bill No. lis, An Act relative to
the insurance department: House Bill
No. 40, An Act relating to the Sheep |
Sanitary Board; House Bill No. 1853, |
An Act relating to diseases among
bees; House Bill No. 155, An Act re-
lating to the practice of dentistry;
House Bill No. 145, An Act relating to
the La Joya and Servilleta land grants
in Socorro County.
The proposed county of Rio Grande,
for the creation of which bill was
introduced this forenoon in the House
by Mr.. Lucero, is to be cut out of the
southern part of Rio Arriba County.
On the south 1t is to be bounded by
Santa Fe County, on the east by Taos
County. Toward the north it Is to ex-
tend to the Embudo Valley and on the
west to and including Abiquiu. The
county will be very small one If
On or about May 1, an elec-
ton is to be held to fix the county
seat Such officials of Rio Arriba
County as live in the proposed new
county, are to be given the choice Of
retaining their Office in Rio Arriba
County or to take the corresponding
office in the new county. The meas.
lre has merits, but there Is very little
Likelihood Of its passage SO late in the
session.