The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-19
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Special to the Daily Record.
Santa Fe, N. NJ. Mar. 1S.-Nearly
the whole afternoon (Monday) was
consumed il the house listening tC
the reading of the evidence taken by
the special committee investigating
the Pennsylvania Development Com
pany land deal.
At the close of the reading Holt
moved the adoption of the report
and called for the previous question
in order to cut off all debate on the
adoption of the report The report
was adopted by a vote of thirteen to
ten. Holt being unable to hold the
solid seventeen together on this ques
ton Abbott, of Colfax, Denliston
Hudspeth, Mirabel, Montoya, Moran
Sanchez. OF San Miguel, Ruppe, Tru
jillo and Walters voted nay. Mullens
was absent on account of sickness.
During the afternoon the Governor
sent a message to the house in ref
erence to the report of the commit
tee, and Hudspeth. who desired to be
heard in the matter, and who would
have spoken had il not been for the
moving of the previous question, tri-
ed to get the Governors message be-
fore the house. He appealed to Holt
towards part At this Holt, whose
seat is in the next row to Hudspeth's S
and only five or six feet away, sprang
to Hudspeth's seat and they came to
blows, but were promptly separated.
Holt apologized to the house.
The house passed a resolution COM
mandfag the district attorney of the
second district to bring suit to vacate
or set aside the deeds given to the
Pennsylvania Development Company
This resolution was passed by a vote
of IL to IL, the vote being the same
as for the adoption of the report, ex-
cept that Padilla who votde for the
adoption of the report under misap-
prehensiol, voted against the adop-
ton of the resolution.
The council by a vote of to re-
solved to consider no more county
bills this session, Duncan, Miera and
Dahes voting nay. This disposes of
Artesia. county.
The council IN executive session,
confirmed the following appoint
ments: w. c. Reid, Attorney General;
Arthur Trelford, Superintendent of
the Peaitentiary; Mrs Anita Chap
man, Territorial Librarian
The council tabled indefinitely H.
B. No. 142, the appropriation bill, and
laid a motion to reconsider the vote
on the table Indefinitely, thus killing
the measure as effectively as it could
be done.
The council committee reported
council substitute for House Bill No.
142, which was read a first and sec
ond time and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance 1t will probably
come up tomorrow
(signed) LOOMS.
Testimony of w. S. HopeweII.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Mar. 19.-Tne tes-
timony of W. s. Hopewen before the
that Investigated" the
land transactions of the Pennsylvania
was as follows:
THE original application for the
purchase of timber lands in the Man.
zana mountains in New Mexico was
made by William H. Andrews on Oc-
tober 10th, 1901, who was at that
time associated with myself and 9TH
ers in the construction OF tn eSaata
Fe Central railway, as win appear
from the files and records of the
Board of Public Lands of New Mexi-
co. We deposited at that time with
the commissioner Of public lands a
check OF $200.00. as evidence of good
faith OF the said application to pur-
chase the said lands.
"On November 4th. 1901, the appii-
cation of Mr.. Andrews was presented
by me to the board of public lands
for it's consideration and motion, and
I was informed that the amount of
land applied for in said application
could not be sold to an individual.
but that separate application would
have to be presented for not to ex-
ceed 160 acres for, each applicant.
"On December End, 1901, / appear
ed before the said board and asked
for an extension of time within which
TO submit proper applications. until
June, 1902. and at the same time
made q deposit OF $500 with Mr.. A
Keen. commissioner of public
lands, to be applied on the purchase
price OF tine lands we were seeking
10 purchase.
"On June End. 1902. again apphed
by letter to the said board for a fur
Eher extension OF time. ON account of |
proposed congressional legislation re- |
Iafing TO the sale Of public lands of |
New Mexico An extension was
granted
-On December 1st. 1909, we filed |
Rve applications. each for the pur-
,hase Of q quarter section Of the ssfd |
.imber lands, or . total Of 500 acres.