Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-26
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.

The following items of interest tC
New Mexico are found in the general
appropriation bill passed by congress
signature:
Territory of New Mexico: For COVER
nor, $4,000; chief justice and four asso.
ciate judges, at $4,000 EACH secretary.
s1,S0O; and interpreter and translator in
the executive office, $780, in ALL $4,000.
For contingent expenses of the terri
tory. to be expended by the governor
$1,000, this being an increase Of $500.
For legislative expenses, namely: For
rent light, fuel, telephone, ice, water.
stationery record files, record castings
printing, postage, clerks, stenographer
and typewriter messenger and porter.
and incidentals in secretary's office:
for pay of members and officers of the
legislative assembly, mileage, rent Of
rooms for the legislature and commit
tees furniture, stationery, printing.
binding, fuel lights, and incidentals.
s24,25O.
For surveyor general of the territory
of New Mexico, $4,000; and for clerks
in his office, $4,000; in all $4,000.
For pay of messenger, printing, sta
tionery, drafting instruments, draw
Ing paper, binding records, telephone,
registration of letters, postoffice box
rent. towels, books Of reference for Of
flee use, and other incidental expenses,
$1,000.
For salaries of two mine inspectors.
authorized by the act approved March
3, 1891, for the protection of the lives
Of miners in the territories, at $4,000 per
annum each, $4,000.
For per diem, subject to such rules
and regulations as the secretary of the
interior may prescribe, in lieu of sub
sistence at rate not exceeding 50 per
day each, while absent from their
homes on duty, and for actual neces-
sary travelling expenses of said inspec-
tors, including neces; IVY sleeping-car
fares, $3,35v.
Court of Private Land Claims For
chief justice and four associate JUS
tices. at $1,000 each. For clerk, $1,000.
For stenographer, $1,500. For attorney,
$500. For interpreter and translator,
$1,5O0. In all $33,500.
For deputy clerks as authorized by
law, SO much therefor as may be nee
essary.
To enable the attorney general to en-
ploy such assistant attorneys, agents,
and experts to aid the
United States attorney for said court
as may be necessary to conduct the
business of the court of private land
claims during the fiscal year 1908, $4,000.
That Section 10 Of an act entitled
An act to establish court of private
land claims and to provide for the set
tlement of private land claims in GER
tain states and territories, approved
March g. 1891, as amended In legisla-
tive, executive, and judicial appropria-
tion act for the fiscal year 1901, approv-
ed April II, 1900, be, and the same is
hereby further amended to read as
follows:
"Sec. 10. That the powers and func-
tions of the court established by this
act shall cease and determine on the
18th day Of June. 1908, and all papers,
filed, and records in the possession of
the said court belonging to any other
public office of the United States shall
be returned to such Office, and all 9TH
er papers, files and records in the pos
session of or appertaining to- said court
shall be returned to and filed in the
Of the interior" |