Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-07
LEGISLATIVE POINTERS.

LLOtOLIIIuL ] YIN AIIV'
The Committee on Territories Of
which Councilman f. A. Miera is
chairman, has the Spless anti-gam-
bling bill still under consideration. 1t
is understood that Councilman Came
ron will make a motion at every Ses-
|son calling upon the committee to
report the bill for action until the
same IS disposed Of Mr.. Cameron
says the sentiment in his section In
favor of the passage Of an anti-gam-
bling law by this Assembly Is very
strong and he is in accord with his
constituents, hence he desires action.
The committee on investigation ap.
pointed under House Resolution No. s,
to investigate the action Of Governor
Hagerman in the matter of the sale
of certain Territorial lands to the Penn
sylvania Development Company and
of which Representative f. G. Abbott,
of Santa Fe, is chairman, was in ses-
sion yesterday and examined Land
Commissioner A. A. Keen, as to the
proceedings had in the matter While
the deliberations Of the committee a'e
held behind closed doors it Is under
stood that the testimony of Mr., Keen
was straight to the point in substan-
tation Of the matters set up in the
resolution 1t is reported that Gov
ernor Hagermon has been summoned
to appear before the committee to give
testimony.
From Albuquerque comes the story
that the Danny Macphorson-A!bu.
querque Morning Fakir gang-is
Matching a conspiracy in order to in
jure the Republican party of New
Mexico and to bolster itself for the
1908 election. The scheme is rather
unique and somewhat ludicrous. 1t Is
simply this: President w. G.. Tight of
the University of New Mexico at AL
buquerque has been before the
Finance Committees of the two Hous-
es Of the Assembly and has demanded
in no uncertain tone and with blood In
his eye that appropriations of at
least $4,000 for the 5Sth and 59th
fiscal years for the maintenance and
extension of buildings of the Univer-
slty were absolutely necessary and
that these appropriations have to be
Forthcoming Should the Thirty
seventh Legislative Assembly not
look with favor upon this rather ex-
orbitant request then and in that
case it is schemed that the operations
of the University are to be shut down,
that indefinite leaves of absence are
TO be granted to Many Of the pro-
fessors and that things are to be al
lowed to 80 slowly and rather silent
Ily and indeed very little If anything
Is TO be done in the operation Of the
institution. This state Of affairs is
to continue until the next campaign
and is to be ding-donged daily In the
columns OF the Albuquerque Morning
Fakir into the people of the Duke
City These are to be made mad,
angry and fiery" Then in the next
campaign, the Albuquerque Morning
Fakir is to charge that the Republi-
can party of New Mexico "The Ma.
chine" part Of it especially Is the enc.
my of the Duke City and of the Uni.
yersity of New Mexico as shown and
proven by. the fearful condition of
that institution and that the voters of
Bernalillo County and of the DUKE
City should vote solidly and strenu
ously--as often as posslble-especial.
ly in the county precincts against the
Republican party and for another al
legged reform ticket in order to pun
ish the Republicans of New Mexico
and "the Machine" for their wicked
ness In not giving the gang what II
wanted and demanded for the Uni
versity and for not transferring the
Socorro School of Mines to the Uni
Nersity. This the conspirators be
lieve will be good plan and elect
their ticket again. II this is done the
Albuquerque Morning Fakir will again
procure the county printing Of Ber
nalillo county, without opposition.
Paz Valverde, merchant at Clayton
Union County, was noticed in Legls
lative halls today. Mr.. valverde rep
resented the county of Colfax in the
Twenty-ninth Legislative Assembly
and is the introducer of the law while
such representative in the Council
that created the county Of Union. He
Is now in the capital to work agains
| the dismemberment Of that county.
R. p. Irvien, of Clayton, 1nembel
of the Territorial Board of Equaliza
tion and influential in politics and ir
, business in his county, is working
against the passage of the bill Great
ing the county of Foraker, out o
Union and Colfax Counties. He ha!
been Joined by a strong delegation
of business men from his home tOWI