The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-19
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Santa Fe, N. NJ, Feb. 18.-The Gov
ernor vetoed the amended council bill
providing for the filling of vacancies
in county offices by the county com
~misSionerS.
Spiess introduced a bill in the coun-
ell to prohibit gambling. The bill pro-
vides a penalty of not less than one
hundred and not more than five hun
dred dollars fine and Imprisonment in
the county Jail not less han six
months for violating the law.
The house met at three O'Clock.
Ruppe introduced a bill repeating the
sections of the Compiled Laws pro
viding for a public printer. HE ALSO
INTRODUCED A BILL PROVIDING
FOR LOCAL OPTION IN NEW
MEXICO.
Mullens introduced a bill concern
ing combinations in restraint of
trade. Several bills of minor import
ance were introduced.
SANCHEZ, OF SAN MIGUEL IN
PRODUCED IN THE HOUSE A
RESOLUTION. EXCLUDING FROM
THE FLOOR AND GALLERIES OF
THE HOUSE THE CORRESPOND
ENT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE DAI-
LY JOURNAL. THIS RESOLUTION
WAS PASSED BY A VOTE OF 16
TO Z AND THE SERGEANT AT
ARMS WAS INSTRUCTED TO CAR
RY OUT THIS PROVISION. The
Journal has beer criticising severely
some actions of the house n it's
members, and the house under the
leadership of Holt took this method
of getting even. All the Democrats in
the house voted against the resolu-
ton.
H~udspeth and Mullens spoke
against the resolution as we'll as
Ruppe, of Albuquerque.
LOOMS.
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Santa Fe, n. NJ, Feb. 19.-There
was war all over the Legislative map
yesterday afternoon. The Council put
in most of the afternoon working on
the law, but o. a little
time off when a veto message to Coun-
Gil Bill, No. 2 was announced. This
bill provided for the filling of vacan-
cies in county offices by the County
Commissioners.
The Council sent the veto to the
Committee on Rules without reading.
This action is taken as an affront to
the Governor and comes from a feel
ing on the part of some Council men
that the executive intended to defy
them. Later the announcement of the
signing of al ulimportant measure
met with no comment. This veto was
read this morning and set up the con-
tention that an exception should be
made as to the appointment of Coun-
ty Commissioners. By a vote of 7 to
4 the veto message and the bill was
sent to the Committee on Territorial
affairs n Martinez introduced a bill
meeting the executive suggestions.
There was trouble in the House from
the start. The Albuquerque boosters
were there in force and their visit
was taken as an attempt to intimidate
the majority. The majority introduced
a resolution declaring the correspon-
dent of the Albuquerque Journal to
be untruthful and denying him the
privileges of the floor and galleries.
1t passed 16 to z.
The Democrats all voting against
the resolution.
Several bills were introduced, but
hone of them of importance.
Artesia county matters have taken
a new turn. 1t appears that a number
of the Republican members have been
convinced that the creation of the
County of Artesia means the creation
of a future Republican county and
they are moving in the matter. This
elewed activity is the direct result
of the work started by the Editor of
the Pecos Valley News some time ago
indicated in these dispatches as be-
ing on.
Just what the next move will be
cannot be determined but that the ad-
vocates of the county are very active
is certain. They are moving heaven
and earth in their efforts and their
last appeal has been made on purely
partisan grounds as calculated to best
reach the members of this legislature.
Just what the promoters of Artesia
County can promise the republicans
is hard to see but they are max
ing promises and making converts
1t will be hard for them to do enough
t bring about the passage of the
bill, and from the present outlook