Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-16

NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL
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re tOday In CONSULTATION Win Une StaIe
loan commission regarding the refund /
ing of about $4,000 worth Of Otero
county bondss which are bearing six
per cent and for which an offer at
par has been received at a four per
cent interest rate However, Mr.
was informed that the
state loan commission is so handicap
ped by insufficient funds that it will
not undertake the reflnding of small
ssues. Mr.. Sutherland will therefore
attempt to bring about a general re-
lunding of outstanding bonds through
out the state, so that the refunding
can all be done at the same time and
without any greater expense than the
Of the two small Otero coun-
ty issues. He was in consultation
with State Auditor w G, Sargent,
who suggested this method. AS the
state department. Of education has just |
compiled accurate statistics of out |
school bond issues which |
bear an average of 6 per cent inter
est, these may be included in the
proposition. If this can be done the
taxpayers of New Mexico will save
many thousands of dollars annually
in interest charges.
Sentences Are Imposed
Sentence was imposed today in the
federal court upon Regino Vigil and
Julian Ortega, who had pleaded guilty
to selling liquor to the Indians. United
States Commissioner f. T. Cheatham
made plea for clemency and Judge
Pope took this in consideration, sus
pending the sentence Of 60 days in
Jail and $1Oo fine imposed on ortega
while in the similar sentence on Re
gino Vigil he suspended the jail sen
tence.
Admitted to Practice
George c. TAYLOR of Albuquerque
was today admitted to practice before
the federal court by Judge Pope.
Publication Ordered
In the case Of the United States VS..
LIP. J. FRANKLIN, the unknown heirs of
Andres Montoya and other heirs, the
federal court today ordered notice by
/ publication.
viii Sell Grant
The Bartolome Sanchez grant is to
be sold for failure to pay surveying
fees Of $S7.O4 to the United States.
Like in previous cases Judge John R.
McFie has been appointed referee to
make the sale. Similar judgment is
to be entered in a number of other
grant cases in which Assistant United
States Attorney E. G. Wade is pre-
pairing the papers. The title of the
grant is United States VS..
Bartolome Sanchez and unknown
heirs, etc
Big TAX Collection
Almost $40, 600 taxes collected dur
ng March will be distributed by State
treasurer o. N. Marion tomorrow
.mong the different funds, being about
the sum distributed last
Month. OF this sum $34.269.55 is 1918
axes; $2,S66 is 1912 taxes and $396.67
a 1911 taxes, while s1,146.17 of 1910
nd prior taxes goes into the aroad
und, which according to the figures
I Assistant Auditor A. ]. Fischer
vas the beneficiary last year from
irect taxation Of $4,000 and about
"a 900 from other sources, while this
ear it will receive more than 100000 |
lot to speak of the s60O.0OO bond is
lue ,oG, which 5000 600 is to be sold
lext Monday. Today State Treasurer
Marion received the last March tax
'emittance. s1l,e6617, from chaves
county and s9s411- fromo BeTnalille
county. asag.l
He Struggled Chinese 5l
Charles l. Sharp today pleaded
guilty in the federal court to SNUG
Cling Chinese into the United States.
The court approved the account Of
United States marshal for $6,5S5.14
Federal Judge Pope in discharging
the grand jury this afternoon com
plimented its members upon the man
ner in which they discharged their
responsible duties, saying that more
important cases had been investigat-
ed lby the jury than BY any other pre-
vious grand jury ID the history Of the
court. Secretary G. o. Cushman Of
ATbuduef6us rsad -bire final report Of
the grand jury. He proved very
efficient clerk who kept accurate tab
81 the deliberations and other bust
ness
Judge Pope acquiesced in the rec
concentrations Of the grand jury ex-
cept that dc refused to discharge from
their bonds six defendants in Taos