Show HEW THING IK LIBEL we cannot withhold the suggestion eliat if ogdan should prove an unfruitful field for the cultivation of libel baits our neighboring territory of sevi mexico offers special facilities in that line the legislature of that territory now in session at fenitha Fe witha wholesome dread of the lashings of the public press which members have been subjected to has carried through a new libel bill which is without doubt tho most notorious thing of its kind ever presented to any legislature in the union alie gentleman who introduced and championed it has on more etian one occasion received rather rough treatment from the writers and alie recollection of the scourging which lie has received is supposed prompted him to introduce this bill aa a measure of self protection one of its provisions is be a libel for any person to read aloud from a cr anything derogatory to the good or bad name of another punishable by a fine and imprisonment other clances are similarly outrageous at last accounts the governor was pro paring a veto for die bill but it was expected that thia action would only delay ila passage a few hours as both bouses were prepared pie pared to pass it by the necessary vote over his objection alie journalists are determined to test the constitutionality of tho measure if any attempt shall be made to enforce it the popular feeling is with hem for while they leave at times indulged in very sharp language against men alio have stayed for a time in their neighborhood subsequent developments leave usually rascality li they cli arged was not lorg in being amply brov en |