Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-01-21
4 Spirited Meeting Held at the
Commercial Club.
business Men Protest Against an Oh
noxious Measure.
SAINT AND MEYERS PRESENT.


that has ever assembled within the walls
- this handsome building, and they
wpre called together 90 protest against
the Legislature interfering with the work.
,ng- u the presen, public school laws Of
the territory.
A representative from LinoOln county.
J. +, Hiukle 10y name, ~ primarily the
cauHa ~ the Indignation ~ the people of
central New Mexico, and u he had wit
nessrd the manner IA which Albuquerque
prupls the past week had shown their
contempt Tor him, he would no doubt NJ
tach his allegiance to n lcas progressive
country than the United States.
After preridrpt Brooks had called tn.
meeting 10 order, Senator SAINT and
Representative Meyers made short AL
dr"ssrs ii which they pledged themselves
advocates ~ the rghts - the people,
that they we're not seat to the Legislature
To- fight Tor any special corporation or
creed against the best wishes uf the
ma-s-a, aud that they would IN every
way work faithfully 10 proven, any inter
ference with tue public echool laws OF
the territory. Senator SAINT regretted
very much that Representative Hope.
Wells ,me got mixed up ~ ,he person
who introduced the obnoxious measure
It wns Representative lllnkis.
Gov. Slower aud other prominent
| .
the subject.
After the speeches President BROOKS
appointed Messrs. r.. W. Dobson, Is. s.
Rpdcy, NJ. =. Otero, DIR. Winalow and }.
T. Elder COMMITTEES OF five TO draft res
buttons protesting against any change
u the public school law.
/ THIS morning the directors OF the Com
mercia! club met, and the committee
Submitted the following protest which
wlll be- carried by THE CITIZEN repre-.
sentative 10 senator Saint at Santa Re,
| To morrow morning, VIZ:
! IA n called injecting OF the CONNER
Cial CLUB ot All uqucrque, held on Janu.
AIRY II, 1893. at the club house III the
] WY w W. WV Ihl BObt w
/ considering the purpo-ed action OF the
/ ihirtleth Legislative Assembly VI the
! territory OF New Mexico, to ~ Hmeud
our present school laws as To throw
! licenses and other monics into the gen
eral school find Of every county, instsau
| ~ turning tn. same into the school fund
Of the district wherein the same ID col.
I-cted. after discu sslon VI the same, the
| following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, Knowledge has come to this
guuILntiun that efforts are being made
! by certain parties aud members VI the
| Ihirt,-th Legislative Assembly Ia tais
Territory, to NJ amend or change the
present school laws as that licenses and
other monies that now 10 direct To the
school funds of the several districts
wherein the same ~ collected. shall be
turned into the general fund, aud,
Whereas, IL ~ within the knowledge
Of the meta beers of this organization that
such action will cripple the educational
interests % the = veral school districts
that are nov doing good work, and the
funds Of which are barely sufficient TO
maintain them, aud which schools are
fast reducing The PERCENTAGE OF illiterscy
among the youth of our Territory, and,
Whereas, such action will not result
in any con.pensating advantage or bene.
III 10 the schools throughout the county
sought TO be helped. aud,
Whereas, the City Of Albuquerque and
other like municipalities throughout the
Territory, believing that the school law
~ 1891 was intended 70 mark an era 10
our educational progress, and WINS To be
permanent, have incurred large amounts
q indebtedness by the issuance Of inter.
est bearing bonds Tor building and equip.
ping school houses, aud have taxed them
selves heavily, N some inst aDcee even tn
the full legal limit, under tho belief and
in the faith that the revenues derived
from the present sources, under existing
laws would not be impaired, aud,
Whereas, IL such sources OF rsven ue
are now weakened or destroyed, Il will
compel such school districts and munici
palities to proviue for the deficiency that
will result, by other and additional tax
alton IN order To MAINTAIN the schools as
now orgauized and carried on, aud
Whereas. The city OF Albuquerque,
has 20 issued its bonds for the construc
ton OF school houses and other school
purposes, IN the sum 81 about $4,000,
and 10 now taxed in that regard almost TO
the full limit of the law, and whereas tie
present revenue from the sources which
are now 90 attempted to 10 destroyed,
are and have been insufficient 10 carry on
ia schools, and Its school districts have
therefore been compelled, and will oon-
tInus 10 be compelled 10 make q special
levy TO raise money TO carry on said
schools over aud above that derived from
existing sources, now therefore In oon.
slderation of these facts, and OF the 10.
,urring Of said Indebtedness on the faith
Of said sources Of revenue, it 10 the senss
Of this organisation, and ia u therefore
Resolved, That this organization here
by respectfully Informs the delegation
from Bsrnalillo county and oil other
members Of our thiftieth Legislative ~.
semUly, that 10 10 our belief that the pres.
ent sources Of reven us Tor public and anu.
nioipal public district schools should not
he Ia any manner disturbed or changed,
save TO increase the same, aud that u will
be for the best interest Of such schools
aud OF the educational interests az the
whole territory, at least for several years
10 come, TO permit the school rsvsn Ne
laws 10 remain ~ they now are upon
our statute books, and il 10 further
Resolved, That copies hereof be sent
by the secretary OF the club To the prom.
nent newspapers throua bout the terrific.
~ and to each member OF our said legls-
lative delegation, aud tc the president OF
the council and speaker OF the house, and
TO every other member Of our said legis.
| lative assembly aud IN thu sayeral preai