Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-21
THIRD DAY
Wednesday, January Fl.
THE COUNCIL.


The President, upon request intro
duced Council Bill No. 3, An act to pro-
mote the interests of irrigation in New
Mexico, to provide for territorial en-
gineer and for other purposes. The bill
provides for the creation of the office Of
territorial engineer, at salary or
$2,5OO per year, with office in the capitol
and to have supervision over all mat
ters Of irrigation, the measuring of the
flow of streams, to keep records of irri-
cation surveys, prepare maps, super
wise the construction Of irrigation
works, inspect dams, embankments,
etc. He may employ, when necessary,
an assistant engineer, at 500 month.
The bill also provides a penalty of $40
to $10O for the waste Of irrigation wa
ters and the neglect of dams, embank
ments and bitches by the owners of wa
ter works, acequias, canals and ditch
es, who are required by the act to MAIN
tain these carefully.
Hon. Charles A. Spiess, chairman Of
the committee on rules, reported the
adoption by the committee of the rules
Of the S4th legislative council with two
elminations. The report was adopted,
and Mr.. Fall moved that 100 copies be
ordered printed This matter was re-
f,rred to the chief clerk to notify the
territorial secretary that the rules were
ready for printing.
Mr.. Spiess moved that Hon. w. n.
Andrews be excused for ten days with
out pay, this being upon the request of
Senator Andrews. This led to raillery
and witticism between Mr.. Fall and
other members, there being motions to
donate the ten days salary to the
members from Bernalillo county to pay
more extra employees. This sudden
economy was to demonstrate to con-
gress that New Mexico had no idea of
making an assault upon the United
States treasury. After more discussion
the president announced that the Coun-
Gil had no jurisdiction in the matter of
pay. Ten days leave of absence was
then granted Senator Andrews.
A motion of Mr.. Spiess to adjourn un-
til tomorrow afternoon at o'clock to
give the statehood committee time for
deliberation, brought out more jokes at
the expense of the extra employees and
the member from San Miguel. A mo-
tion to adjourn to Saturday and mo-
tion to adjourn sine die received no
second, and the Council adjourned un-
til o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
THE HOUSE.
The house met promptly at 10 o'clock
this forenoon. the speaker in the chair.
Mr.. Baca introduced the following
House Joint Resolution No. 1: That the
thanks of the Legislative Assembly of
New Mexico, representing the whole
people of the territory, are gratefully
rendered to the Hon. M. s. Quay for
his eloquent defense of the honor, in
tegrity and high character of cur peo-
pie against the untruthful and male
VIOLENT attacks of our enemies in the
United States senate, and to the Hon.
Joseph B. Foraker for his steadfast ad-
vocacy of the rights of our people as
American citizens to that self-govern-
ment which is the fundamental princi-
pie of American institutions, and the
basis of the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence. Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions signed by the President of
the Council and the Speaker of the
House be Immediately telegraphed to
Senators Quay and Foraker. This
caused considerable debate, as Mr..
Bowie and three others opposed the
passage Of the resolution because it
failed to mention the other United
States senator's who are with New
Mexico in the statehood cause. The
resolution passed under suspension of
the rules by vote of 10 to 4. Most
members explained their votes, several
saying that they voted yea because the
resolution will go to the Council and
will there be referred to the statehood
committee, which will put 1t in proper
shape.
Hon. Antonio D. Vargas offered
House Joint Resolution No. 2, providing
that the territorial librarian supply
each member of the legislative assem-
bly, with copy Of the Compiled Laws
of 1897 and a copy Of the laws passed
since then. The resolution took fts
proper course.
Mr.. Dalies of Valencia county. intro.
duced House Joint Resolution No. 3.
providing for the appropriation of the
amount necessary to transmit by tele.
graph to the United States senate, any
statehood resolutions passed by both
houses. Mr.. Pendleton objected be-
cause no specific sum is mentioned in
the resolution and amended the resolu-
tion by inserting $25. Mr.. Dalies sug-
gested SIS as the proper sum, and Mr..
Bowie suggested 500, or such part
thereof as is needed. The latter sum
was accepted by the mover Of the res
olution and It passed unanimously, un-
der suspension Of the rules.
House Joint Resolution No. Q, direct
ing the librarian to furnish each MEM
Der Of the House with a copy of the
Compiled Laws Of 1897, was then pass
ed to the third reading, under suspen-
sion of the rules.
Hon. Antonio Lucero asked for unan.