Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-03-10
THE LEGISLATURE.

pOlntments last week, which we're con-
drmed by the council. Pedro Perea
was appointed insurance commissioners
and Page B. Otero was appointed
game warden.
Early 10 the session Col. Greer intro
duced a bill providing for the punish
ment OF any officer who accepted a
bribe. The judiciary committee re-
commended the bill be not passed, and
II was laid on the table. Then some
one happened to think this would not
sound well, and the bill was taken
from the table and recommitte1.
The bill providing for the revision Of
the laws was defeated. It was consid
cred too large an expense, when on the
eve Of statehood.
An effort vas made to stop the print
Ing Of the governors message ADD the
journal of the legislature 10 the Span
ish language. The effort was only sue
cessful 10 cutting down the number Of
copies to be printed.
Rough Rider Ballard, a member of
the council, and Rough Rider George
Armijo, clerk OF the house, we're given
leaves Of absence to attend the lnaug-
u~ration Of Rough Rider Roosevelt,
which occurred at Washington last
Saturday.
The house passed a bill providing
for the extension of the work OF the
geological department of the univer.
slty. This was really the commence
ment of a geological survey OF the ter
ritory. The school of mines push heard
Of this and got to work. Before the
council could act on the bill the house
re called it and defeated it.
Councilman Miller, from this district
introduced a bill that will greatly i'm.
prove many county matters. 1t pro.
vides for FIVE classes Of counties, and
the automatic change OF a county
from one class to another. The classes
are formed by the amount Of taxes
paid 10 each county. The counties of
the frst.class are those where more
than $35, 600 are paid In taxes. The
counties Of the lfth class are those
where less than S15, 900 are paid 10
taxes. The pay Of the county commits
s%ioners, probate judges, probate clerks
and school superintendents are differ
ent 10 the different class counties.
A bill was passed dividing the terri
tory into districts, in each Of which
district there shall be appointed a dis
trict attorney. Grant county is made
a district by itself, as is Luna county,
1t is rumored that r. M. Turner will
be reappointed district attorney for
Grant county and A. w. Pollard for
Luna county.
The governor nominated Mrs. Anita
Chapman, who has been a s~tenograph
er ia the ofice OF Solicitor General
P%ritchard, as territorial librarian, and
the nomination has been confirmed.
Representative Hannigan, of Dem.
ing, has introduced a bill, No. 140, to
amend the act creating the county OF
Luna. The substance Of the bill is
that Luna county shall be responsible
only for that proportion OF the debt OF
Grant county as is represented by the
amount Of property taken from Grant
county as compared with the amount
that remained; that the commission
ers of Grant county shall certify to the
commissioners Of Luna county each
year the amount to be raised, and the
Luna county commissioners will levy
the tax: the money derived from this
levy, and from a similar levy In Grant
county shall, by the treasurer OF Grant
county, be placed In a special fund to
be known as the Grant and Luna
county Indebtedness fund, and the
fund shall be used to pay the indebted
ness of Grant county and the interest
thereon, and for no other purpose; the
treasurer of Grant county is to furnish
the treasurer of Luna county annually
by the tenth of January, a statement
of all receipts and disbursements from
this fund.
The bill providing that justices OF
/ the peace shall be elected at the same
time as the county officers was wisely
] defeated.
Both houses passed the compulsory
Gag law.
There was a washout reported IL
California Wednesday, and YESTERDAY
all trains from the west we're an
nOunced annulled.
9 The Southern Pacific is to build
new depot at Benson, the officials 0
that road having condemned the OLE
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