Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-29
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LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY
SEVENTH DAY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20. 1908.

the committee on education.
| House Bill No. S8 by Mr.. Gutierrez,
An act relating to land grants and for
other purposes. Referred to commit
tee on judiciary.
| The House adjourned until 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
THE COUNCIL.
(Afternoon Session.)
| The Council was not called to order
until 2:4O o'clock awaiting the report of
the committee on statehood.
A message was received from the
House announcing it's concurrence in
Council Joint Resolution No. 6. The
President presented petition from the
New Mexico Military Institute at Ros-
| well asking for the appointment of a
legislative committee to inspect the i'm
stitute. The petition was referred to
the committee on education.
The committee on rules reported that
| it recommended rule that the intent
and purpose Of bills and resolutions be
expressed in their title. The recommen-
dation was adopted.
Mr.. Fall, chairman of the committee
on statehood, reported that he had been
instructed to confer with Governor
Otero to refute the charge that the
governor and people of New Mexico are
opposed to statehood.
III vryavs
suspended and the following bills were
introduced:
Council Bill No. II, by Mr.. Duncan, a
bill to create Mills county. Tucumcari is
to be the county seat of the new coun-
ty. Referred to the committee on coun-
ty and county lines.
Council Bill No. 49, by Mr.. Spiess, up
on request of Mr. Andrews relating to
the assessment Of sheep for taxation.
Referred to committee on finance.
The Council then took a recess to
await the action of Governor Otero on
Council Joint Resolution No. 6. passed
by both houses and sent to him.
| Shortly after 4 o'clock a message was
received from Governor Otero, in which
he stated that he had vetoed Council
Joint Resolution No. 8, providing for
the pay of extra legislative employees
for the first ten days of the session.
The Council unanimously passed the
resolution over the governors veto and
then adjourned until tomorrow fore
noon at 10 o'clock.
THE HOUSE.
(Afternoon Session.)
The finance committee made verbal
report through its chairman, Mr.. Dali
les, recommending the passage of
Council Joint Resolution No. 6, provid-
ing for the payment of employees. The
resolution was passed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
The House took a recess to await the
report of the committee on statehood.
The session was resumed at 2:S5
o'clock. Mr.. Bowie, chairman of the
committee on statehood of the House,
reported that Mr.. Fall, chairman of the
joint committee, had been instructed to
see Governor Otero and with him to
refute the statement made in the Cali
fornia legislature.
The committee on statehood held a
meeting this afternoon to answer the
following telegram received by Cover
nor Otero:
Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. Ex-senator
Hahn Of Pasadena, Calf, states that
you and your people are opposed to
statehood. Will you wire Senator w.
H. Savage, Sacramento, to the con-
trary for use in California legislature.
The malicious charge will be denied
in the most emphatic terms.
Mr.. Turner informed the House that
the Council had adopted scale of pay
for its employees in the future: and that
1t would be well for the House in eau
Gus to settle the matter as soon as pos
sible 5J
The House then adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow forenoon.
| NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.