Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-16
NOTHING DOING
FORGARF|ELD
COUNTY ACT
BILL FAILS BY A
VOTE OF 10 TO 10.
ard Pyramid Counties
Put Through With Three
Votes to Spare for Each
Neither VIII Pass Council,

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Although today was county divi
sion day In the house of representa-
lives consideration Of the general odu.
cation bill took M 40 much of the
time that the order of the day was not
reached until late this afternoon. A
considerable audience had gathered IN
anticipation of a strenuous fight On
one or two OF the bills ana loud dis
appointment was expressed al the laci,
of excitement. The first bill TO be
taken M was house bill No 81. the
Foraker county bin, which seeks 10
take about ten miles Off of colfaN
county, about half of Union county,
and TO make the county seat of the
proposed new county Folsom Repre-
sentative Padilla, who is the father Of
this bill. moved 10 suspend the rules
TO take II M. Mr.. Holt moved to
make the bin a special order for 1870
this evening. but Mr.. Padilla intimated
that he had been stood off long
enough and insisted on taking up the
hill. The motion 10 suspend the rules
was carried. 18 TO g. and Mr.. GalleEoa
then moved the passage Of the BIZ
under the previous question. The bin
passed by "A vote OF 12 to .. those vo>
ting against being Abbott of Colfax
Biernbaum, Green. Herrera, Holt
Hndspeth, Ruppe. Stndley and Wal
lflH- lhpH the ibli tdlti MI non "a
planned his vote by aging that ne
was generally opposed TO the creation
OF new counties which were unable to
take care Of themselves. This was the
extent OF the debate on the Foraker
county biz. II has no possible shoN
Ia pass the council.
The Garfield County BIZ
The report of n committee N tho
Garfield county bill was then taken
tta fDln YgVAnrt r,uA, -. V4..,r.v,.R
dation and was adopted. Mr. Dennis
ton moved that the bin be considered.
read the second ana third times. ana
upon a Toll call the vote stood 20 70
9 for the motion, the two san MI
Ruel county representatives and Mr.
Studley voting no Mr.. Holt then of
fcred an amendment to make the act
nun and void unless ratified by the
taxpayers at a special election ninets
days after the passage of the bill. Mr.
Donniston moved 10 amend Mr.. Holts
motion that the governor can a spec
cial election In East Las Vegas and
Las Vegas. the vote TO decide whether
or not the bill should become law
Mr. Holt insisted upon his amend
ment n The point of order was IN
held. The motion was put n tho
amendent adopted. The bill failed 10
pass the house by "a vote of 10 10 10 |
h machine has made a particu-
larry nctive fight on this bin because
OF the aggressive position MIR. Duncan
has taken i'm the council in consist
entity standing for what he believes TO
he right ana for the best Interests uf
The territory upun large questions Of
legislation affecting the territory az
"a whole. From This position Atr. Duh
can has steadily declined to be moved
His position has undoubtedly much
90 do with cmhitttIlnH the tight
HuUtnaf th4 Gun MIuttfI slttlft Kim va.
The house, Following the vote upon
thC bin, MI Denuiston moved to sls-
pend the rules tu reconsider &c.. hut
upon a ron call the motion was lost
q vote OF ~ to 49, After the in
PRODUCTION of q few bills the house
took up the Pyramid county oil. Nh
inlt at once Instituted "a fight against
this bin, declaring that there were
2f1 votes I'm the county. Mr..
Beach replied that HE county should
Doc created and ven t~NhaustlVcly into
figures Go show that IL would be- self
supporting
Mr.. Hot pointed To Luna county us
1n example got premature county a.
vision said that Luna county had
only % total vote ot $40. and had never
wen huilt q court house Shall Vc
make 30 necessary said Az Holt "to
those having litigation Ca spend any
tlmc lu LurdshuIp
In THIS MI Beach replied that two
years ituf1 now When Holt ls nun s
ming tut The United States congress ho
HIll Doc SORRY ht made Chat Remarks .
about L~urdshufH. This ls the FIRST
"pen statement hN One of his friends
ihat Mn Holt ls u ,uudiduI, rnr CON
fi'+- although lf hus been strongly q
suspected fnr some tlm, Although
Mr Holt denies th, soft Impeachment
with great NiguT aud much bitterness
800 htaDh seemed 90 br sore ui hls