El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08
D0ingS of
NEW MEXICO
Legislature

er'S gavel worked overtime anu IL
seemed that as the end of the session
draws nigh tongues are loosened ana
every member is anxious to have
| say on every measure pending
house over Batemans Sunday bill
which is even more stringent than the
old law which lumbers the statute
books and is enforced only the week
before the grand juries meet and some
times not even then. Mr. Bateman
however found considerable sympathy
in his law making effort to stop all
sort of work and suspicion OF WORK
on Sunday and on the final vote mus
tered 10 votes with II votes against
the measure. Before the final vote had
passed it had been variously amended
as concession to the liberal element
But that failed to save the measure and
it was placed among the mummies.
Dalies Reported a Road Bill.
Dalies reported a road bill from the
special committee which had been in
structed to formulate such measure
out of the Burns's council bill and the
Slaughter house bill. Such measure
was constructed and passed after
vigorous debate but it is doubted
whether it will result in the construc
ton of good roads. The bill provides
permission for the expenditure of $50
a year by road supervisors in improve
ments in any one district. 1t can read
lily be seen that the patching to be done
for $50 in any one district will do
mighty little toward good roads. 1t
were far better to lump the sum to
be spent by each precinct and build |
each year in each county two or three |
miles of really good road leading to
the county town. If all the money ex-
pended annually for patching up poor
building strictly good roads. New Mex
co would have a fine system of roads
1T the end of decade or two without
putting any extra burden upon the tax
payers.
House Discussed Miners Hospital Bill.
This afternoon the house discussed
he Gallup Miners hospital bill and
fter considerable wrangling left it 4;
S unfinished BUSINESS upon third read
ng when adjournment until tomorrow
orenoon was taken.
The council this forenoon set Mon
ay morning for the consideration of
he Springer educational bill.
Change the Name of Insane Asylum
Councilman Spiess introduced a bill
o change the name of the New Mexi-
o insane asylum to that of the New
lexico hospital much more euphon-
Gus and appropriate name bue the
MEASURE met defeat owing to a mis- ,
on the part of the mem
ers of the council. Cruickshank ,
poke against the bill because he
bought it covered scheme to rob the Z
Miners hospital of the lands donated ,
D it by congress. Hinkle spoke some
that in the same strain quoting DR.. I
V. Nj. Upton as his authority. Mr.. s
piess clearly set forth that this was
Z i
ar as to recall the bill from the clerks !
esk and add a clause to it that the
rant of land to the hospital for miners
hould not go to the New Mexico hos /
itaI' but nevertheless the bill was I
Illed by a vote of to 3.
Parliamentary Wrangle.
Then commenced a merry parliament
Try wrangle over the Luna county :.
fternoon. Hughes moved to take up il
lie Luna county bills and that the c
,uncil resolve itself into a committee
the whole to consider the merits of C
lie two Luna county bills, one of
hich the Hinkle compromise measure
,eks to cut off a part of Dona Ana r
,unty to be added to Grant and the
sw county. The vote on the motion
as 5 to 8, Navarro absent and Spring
declining to vote stating that lie had n
zen paired with Navarro on this i;
lestion who if present would have n
tied aye. The chair ruled that u
,ringer would have to be excused n
ON voting by the council and a mo-
On to that effect was made. but a
,ringer said he did not ask to be ex-
sed as he considered it a matter of
nscience whether a member voted
not under the circumstances and -
stood upon his rights in the prem n
IS. ct
The Battle Resumed. =,