Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-25
LEGISLATIVE POINTERS.


Hon f. b. Holt member of the
House from Dona Ana and Otero
Counties, is one of the most active
men In the Legislative Assembly and
his ability and experience in Legisla.
tive matters, give him considerable
prestige among his colleagues. He Is
a deep thinker, talks well and meets
every emergency with decision and
prompt action.
Report has it that Superintendent
of Public Instruction Hiram Hadley
and other educators in the Territory
viii try to secure legislation and
changes in the present school laws of
the Territory before the adjournment
Of the Thirty-seventh Legislative AS.
sembly. A meeting Of the Territorial
Board of Education will probably be
called within a few weeks to consider
the needs of the schools, especially
those in rural districts. The Board
will probably call into consultation
the proper Legislative Committees SO
that the laws drafted may be compre,
hensive and suitable to all concerned.
In conjunction with the plan to re-
move the county seat Of Torrance
County from Estancia to Willard, is
said to be quiet movement carefully
conducted to secure the removal Of
the county seat of Valencia from Los
Lunas to Belen and that strong
business combination which owns real
estate in both towns is back of this
Joint movement. Both sides have es-
tablished lobbies in the Capital City
Business men from Estancia and 9th.
ers from Los Lllnas are working hard
against the proposed changes.
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It is currently reported that a bill
has been prepared, having for its pur-
pose the taking from the Governor all
power over the Mounted Police force
and to increase the force to double its
present size. Should the new bill be-
come a law, it is said that there
would be two captains Of Mounted
Police located in different portions of
the territory and that the mounted
policemen would receive a slight in
crease in pay
Among the bills said to be in pro-
cess of formation for the considera-
tlon of the Legislative Assembly, is
one for the revision Of all Territorial
laws The provisions Of tn" hin con
tain an act fot the creation or COM
Of three to make needed
changes in the statutes and to cooper
ate with the proper committees in
both Houses.
Among the Representative people
are bound to notice is Hon. Sylvestre
Of Valencia County. He i'm
presses the beholder strongly as a
man of sturdy independence, quiet, but
determined, we'll informed and watch
ing the interests of his constituents
and of the people. This is the second
term of Mr.. Mirabal in the House and
ne is proving himself one of its most
members.
This forenoon pretty, peculiar and
funny event came about in the House
Of Representatives 1t seems that At
torney General Reid, Captain Fred
Fornoff of the Mounted Police, Dis
trict Attorney r. C. Gortner and AS
sistant District Attorney Charles G.
Catron and Ex-Governor l.. Bradford
Prince and others were seen along
side of members of the House talking
to them probably upon astronomical
questions, but in all probability more
in opposition to the passage Of House
Bill Number 1, introduced by Repre-
Frank w. Beach, which has
for its object relegating the election
of district attorneys to the people.
The hubbub and noise were great and
this rather disconnected Representa-
tive Holt, who is dignified and quiet
and likes order. He arose and intro
duced resolution providing that all
lobbyists be excluded from the floor
of the House and requested to retire
therefrom. These tools of Bursum'
and members of body that is alleged
to be controlled by machine politics
and to be "of no count" by vote OF
twenty-five to two voted for the reso-
luton, which therefore passed with
''whoop" To add insult to injury,
Representative Beach moved that
House Rule Number 80 be suspended.
This was carried. Under this resolu-
ton one has the privilege Of the
floor of the House except actual men,
bers. actual members Of the Council
and ex-members of the Council and
House of Representatives of New Mex
leo Assemblies. 1t seems from this
action of the House that its members
have very good idea Of their own
dignity and will demand respect from
everybody else, no matter what his
position.
GERMANY HOLDS