Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-14
.THlRTY-NINTH DAY, FRIDAY.
MARCH 13, 1908.
The Council.


After the recess, house bill No. 1872,
an act to create Leonard Wood county
was handed down and was passed
without debate.
Substitute for house bill No. 121, an
act providing for the construction by
convict labor of a road through the
United States Pecos forest reserve
from Santa Fe to Las Vegas, was re-
ported from the house. Mr.. Jaramillo
at once moved to take it up for i'm
mediate consideration under suspen-
sion of the rules. The bill was read in
full and then the second and third
time by title. Mr.. Fall said he was
opposed to the bill. He Is in favor of
good roads but the bill under consider
alton carried an appropriation of $5,-
600 and he did not know where the
money was to come from. He stated
that as the appropriation bill left the
council it used up within $4,000 of all
the money in the territorial treasury
and since the bill has reached the
house there has been an increase of
$4,000 to 500 900 more than is ayaila-
BILE or in sight. The only fund from
which this $4,000 could be taken is the
salary fund and to take the money
from that fund, said Mr.. Fall, will be
to cripple the work of the territory.
Mr.. Fall also said it is extremely
doubtful if the convicts can be made
to work on such a project. Mr.. Fall
drew a picture of the insane confined
in the county jails of the territory and
said if any more money could be found
it should be expended in increasing
the accommodations at the insane hos
pital so that those in the jails could
be properly cared for. He declared he
would more willingly vote for $50 900
for the insane hospital than 2 cents for
the road. Mr. Hughes said he was op-
posed to the bill because it brought
convict labor in competition with free
and organized labor. He stated that
he had received many petitions from
the labor organizations of Albuquerque
protesting against the passage of the
bill and he would vote against it for
that reason. Mr.. Spiess said he did
not believe organized labor generally
was against ii and he read many tele-
grams sent TO Mr.. Duncan and himself
from labor organizations and their of
ficers in Las Vegas urging the passage
of the bill
Mr.. Hawkins opposed the bill on the
grounds that there is not money in the
treasury to meet the appropriation and
because he did not believe convict la
Dor could be legally used for the work.
He held that prisoner is sentenced to
the penitentiary to be therein confined
for number of years and it is not le-
gal to take him out on such work. The
bill was then passed by n vote of to
5. Messrs. Albright. Fall, Hawkins,
Hughes, Pinard voting no. The result
was greeted with applause by the large
crowd present and it was quickly
checked by President Chaves who stat
ey that expressions Of approval or dis
approval were not permitted in the
council chamber.
BY unanimous consent, Mr.. Andrews
introduced council bill No. 129, an act
which provides that where county jails
are limited in capacity and as many
as thirty prisoners are confined, the
county commissioners are authorized
to make a levy to provide additional
quarters. 1t was passed under sus-
pension Of the rules.
Council bill No. l, an act relating to
compulsory education, was presented
by Mr.. Hawkins from the committee
on education without recommendation.
Mr.. Duncan moved TO put it on its
third reading, but Mr.. Jaramillo and
Mr. Martinez objected. 1t was then
recommitted to the committee on ter
ritorial affairs.
At $3.50 the council adjourned until
10 o'clock Friday morning.
fridays Morning SESSION.
After prayer in the council, the COM
mittee on territorial affairs reported
council hill No I an anf palating IN