Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-01-16
WILL USE ALL
Of 100000
Convention Expenses to De-
cember 81, 1910, Were
$62,978.99
GOVERNOR At ALANOG0RDO
Viii Speak on Statehood With
A B. Fall and w. A. Hawkins
Tomorrow Night,


which Judge A. B. Fall and Hon. w.
A. Hawkins will also be speakers.
Fewer Directors.
The Chino Copper Company of Port
land, Maine, has filed a certificate in
the secretary's office that it has
amended it's constitution decreasing
the number of directors from Is to 9.
This company has an office at Santa
Rita, n. NJ.
Receiving Reports.
The superintendent of public in
struction is receiving reports of the
examinations held Friday and Satur
day of those who wish first and third
grade teachers certificates. The pa
pers for the examination held here
will be sent to Ration for examination
New Mexico Reform School.
In the matter of making the New
Mexico Reform School a place of con
finement for the United States juve-
nile prisoners, the matter has been
taken up with the Department of JUS
tice at Washington. The following
letter is selfexplanatory
Hon. w. H. Andrews,
House of Representatives,
Sir:
Your letter of the 18th instant en-
closing a communication from the
Superintendent of the Reform School
of
ceived.
In reply permit me to inform you
that this institution has been designa-
ted today as place of confinement
OF one juvenile prisoner, convicted in
the district of New Mexico. The des-
ignation was made at the request of
the judge who sentenced this pris.
oner.
The district attorney in New Mex
leo informs the department that the
terms obtained from this institution
for the care and custody of this pris
oner are fifty cents per day This is
somewhat higher than is paid similar
institutions for the care of Juvenile
prisoners. ~
If more favorable terms could be
arranged for, the department would
be willing to take up the question of
using this institution for juvenile Of
tenders from New Mexico and the
surrounding territory. +
l return the Superintendent letter,
as requested by you.
Respectfully,
J. A. FOWLER,
Acting Attorney General"
Land Entries.
The following were land entries
Saturday at the local land Office John
Young Brigham, Red River, Taos coun-
ty; Canuto Martinez, Wagon Mound,
Mora county; Jesus Martinez, Pabla
Padilla, Andres Chavez Sanchez,
and Refugio Lureas, all of Gonzales,
San Miguel county and all final en-
tries.
Cost of Convention.
Territorial Secretary Jaffa's re-
port on the statehood account for
the quarter ending December 81, 1910,
show that $62,97S.99 have been ex.
pended of the 100000 appropriation,
but it is estimated that over 100000
more will be the cost of registration
just concluded and the election of
ing of the journal in Spanish and
English of the constitutional conven-
ton
The reports show that the total
number of checks issued for the quar-
tel was 5,30S and of vouchers 4,742.
The amounts for various purposes
were: Pay of officers, boards of reg
istration, clerks of elections, $11,139.-
Ing of boxes, etc, $S42.96. For mem
bers of the constitutional convention;
salaries, $19,S92; employees, $11,461;
mileage, $6,134.10; clerks of the Sec
retary's Office, $S51.25. Stamps, sta
tionary and miscellaneous, $6,S4335.
Printing of poll books, ballots and for
the constitutional convention, SILL
27S.2S. Amount expended previous
to the quarter, sS95.55 making in all
$62,97S.99.
The report covers over ten large
typewritten sheets and shows an i'm
mense amount of work, for in one
item there appeared from 300 to 800
vouchers. One can easily see that
the secretary of the territory has had
busy time as have had his special
assistants and regular office force
Taxpayers Would Pay.
In case another constitutional con
vention is compelled to sit the cost
under, the enabling act will have te
be paid by the territory and would
come out of the pockets of the tax
payers.
Mounted Police.
Mounted Policeman Rafael Gomez
has returned from trip to the lowe
Rio Grande, where he turned over tt
various people, number of stra.
horses that had been captured.
Treasurer's Receipts.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otert
has received the following sums TO
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