Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-07
Thirty-tkird Days Doings
Of Legislature.
SOME FACTS ABOUT COUNTY DIVISION
Speaker Mont0ya Took the Floor in the
House and Advocated the 5W.

mestic and foreign corporations. was
referred to the committee on terri
torial affairs. House bill No. III. by
Mr.. Turner. an act to increase the
! powers of the board of equalization,
was referred to the committee on terri
| torial affairs. House bill No. 172, by
Mr.. Turner, an act to transfer certain
! funds from Luna to Grant county, was
referred to the finance committee.
Council bill No. 101, an act to appoint
Col J. Francisco Chaves historian for
the territory. was called up. The house
took a recess until o'clock before ac-
tion was taken.
Fridays Afternoon SESSION.
AS soon as the house was called to
order. Mr.. Baca moved to suspend the
rules and take up council bill No. 9S,
relating to the appointment of Col. J.
Francisco Chaves as historian of the
territory. Cristoval Sanchez demand
ed regular order for it. Mr. Llewellyn
said the bill was one for the good of
the territory and could be easily under
stood. Cristoval Sanchez said the his
tory would be very interesting, but he
was opposed to rushing 1t through.
He moved to table Mr.. Baca's motion.
III WAS lOSt ny ii 10 ".
The bill was read in full The rules
were suspended. Mr.. Baca moved the
passage of the bill and Cristoval San
chez moved to make the bill a special
order for 10 o'clock tomorrow. The
| motion was not seconded and Mr..
Ortesa moved to table Mr. Bacas mo
tion. The bill was read In Spanish.
Mr.. Baca demanded the previous ques-
| tion on the passage of the bill and It
was ordered. The bill was passed by
22 to 2. Messrs. Ortega and CristOval
Sanchez voting no. The house took a
recess of thirty minutes in order that "a
republican caucus might be held.
The caucus adjourned at $3.50. The
speaker called to the chair Mr. Bowie.
Mr.. Montoya moved to suspend the
rules and take UP council bill No. 102,
an act to create Sandoval county. Mr..
Montoya said when the bill was first
presented to the house, he wrote to the
mayor of Albuquerque expressing his
views on the division of the county and
he stands on the sentiment then ex-
pressed: The white winged dove of
peace" he said, has come to the repub-
lican party and representatives Of the
business interests of Albuquerque are
mere to demand the passage OF the hiii.l
All interests are now agreed on the bill
and he said he is for the bill. Berna-
| lilo county now presents an united
| front for the bill, He closed by NOV
| ing to suspend the rules. His remarks
We're greeted with applause. The mo-
| tion prevailed unanimously. Mr.. Mon
toya then moved the reading of the
bill the second and third time by title.
This was ordered. Martin Sanchez
moved the bill be read by title prepar-
atory to passage and this was done.
| Mr.. Montoya moved the passage of the
| bill AMI il was passed unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. Fitzpatrick, the
vote was ordered reconsidered. and the
motion to reconsider was tabled. House
bill No. lf3 was then taken up under
suspension of the rules. 1t provides
that the school board of Santa Fe may
issue bonds for new buildings. On mo-
tion of Pedro Sanchez, the bill was
passed. Council bill No. 81, an act to
provide funds for paying for the print
ing of the rules of the district and SUI
preme courts, was taken up under sus-
| pension of the rules. The bill was
| passed. The house then adjourned
until o'clock Monday afternoon.