Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-20

aaat1ee decision and all the teSEtna0n
In the ease In view of the fact tha
Governor HageTman has seven al
perhaps eight supporters In the eoaE
, Gil IL In certain that the investigates
ii made al nil sn the council VII
Result In q elean NhItewash for tA
, accused official
The appointments made by the sos
eFnor and confirmed by the eOnnel
today. were a complete surprise Z
many and general regrets we"e ex
Pressed that the governor shoul'
wind up such q brilliant victory hl
showing 90 the people Of the terTit0r,
hOw he won his council votes. A
one gentleman remarked tiday; q
shows that the governor Is fast b.
coming thorough politician"
Tie appropriation bill. which pass
I'D the council this morning was a
ken up Immediately after the session
In the house opened and was laid
upon the table indefinitely. A motor
was then made to appoint n commit
tee Of seven to confer with q like
committee from the council to frame
bill that would be acceptable "a
both houses. The committee was
shortly appointed. and In person.
awaited upon the council 10 make
their request Here a big fight de,
vclopcd President Spiess took the
floor and appealed 10 the councilmen
TO act upon the suggestion OF the
house and meet them halfway and
attempt 10 get some beneficial lcgts.
latin for the territory. Senator Sar-
gent. who Is acting as the alminis'ra-
tiun floor leader In the counCil at
one" opposed any such committee.
ana after the president had cxcrcis
I'd his prcrngativ" anil appointed the
committee. moved that the c"mn.itt""
hc Immediately DISCHARGED The on
ragged senator. for he certainly was
enraged. evidently expected his force
Of eight to stand with him, but the
wiser counsel Of the president pre-
vailed and two Of III eight, Sena
tors Murray and Cameron, voted
against dIscharging the committee,
ana the people Of tho territory had at
last won hard fought victory. The
administration forces evidently wish
ed 10 allow the clearly inadequate
appropriation OF 1905 to continue In
force. thus cheating deserving terri
torial institutions out of thousands of
dollars of much needed funds.
The following bills were introduc.
cd in the council this afternoon ami
passed UNDER a suspension OF the
rules.
Council hill No. 1875, by President
Spiess. an act providing for the pay
ment of salaries and expenses of the
An extraordinary feature of yes
terday's session was the open insult
of certain members of the couucil to
representatives of the house. The
unprecedented action of six members
of the council in attempting to dis
charge committee of seven ap-
pointed by the president to confer
with like committee of the house
in an attempt TO try to get together
on the appropriation bill will goI
down In legislative history as one
the most shameful actions In the ter
ritory. Be it said to the credit of
Senators Cameron and Murray that |
they refused to join the other guber- |
members in this shameful in |
suit. Senator Sargent, who also oc- |
cupes the position of territorial aud |
itor, and who is said to be short |
like $4,000 in his accounts.
has become so enraged that he abso-
utely refuses 10 nave any liilliS W w |
with the lower house and is making |
a fight on anything sent up by the
body.
The following business was trans
acted at last evenings session, which
was called to order at o'clock. The
following bills were introduced and
referred to the steering committee:
House bill No. 23S. by Representa-
i've Green, providing for free access
10 territorial salt lands.
House bill No. 239, by Speaker Baca
and f. c. Abbott, providing for dele
gates to conventions in districts COM
prising more than one county.
House bill 240. by Speaker Baca.
and E. c. Abbott, an act regarding the
spraying of fruit trees.
House bill No. 24l, by the steering
an act providing for the
of sheriff in certain
House bill No. 242, by Mr.. Abbott.
IN act in reference to the construe-
ion of eida walks