The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-20
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Santa Fe, N. M, Mar 2O-The low
er house last night passed the Arte-
sia county bill, after changing the
name to Newkirk, upon motion of Alb
bott, of Santa Fe. Mullens and Hud-
speth fought them every inch of the
way but it was openly told them that
the intention was to organize a Re-
publican county in the Democratic
stronghold. The two Democrats start
ed II to the fight against great odds.
but nearly defeated the measure. This
fight took nearly all the morning. but
a number of bills were rushed thru
under a suspension of the rules, the
most important being H. B. No. 23S
by Green, throwing saline lands open
to the public, and c. B. No. los. ap-
propriating $4,000 for additions to
the capitol and for the executive man
sion. These go to the Governor
c. B. No lis, returning monies to
Territorial institutions, went through
after fight. Council joint resolution
No. 8 for extra pay to the regular em-
ployees of the capitol was passed.
Hudspetn opposed this. The house
adjourned while considering H. B.
No. 145.
On motion to pass H. B. 1T, for
the Otero and Dona Ana highway ap-
prOpriatiOn over the veto of the Gov
ernor, Beach openly accused Council
men Sargent, Duncan, Stockton, Cha
yes, Murray, Sulzer and Miera. that
they voted for the bill and at the re-
quest of the attorney general signed
a petition to the Governor to veto It,
He said it was a strange coincidence
that these men should have been APP
pointed to Office by the Governor.
Holt followed and accused five of
them of having been influenced by
accepted appointments which they
now have in their pockets. The open
attacks and charges created just such
excitement as might be expected in
any ordinary mob of hoodlums. They
both attacked Governor Hagerma1
for being inconsistent. Hudspeth said
it pleased him to have one Republi-
can expose another. The bill passed
II to 6
The Governor has vetoed the pub
lie printer bill and the act to punish
blackmail The house passed the
printing bill over the veto by a vote
of 16 to 8.
Mulleas was too i'll when the re-
port on the Pennsylvania Develop
ment Co. land deal was made to be
present, and it now develops that he
signed the report with the understand
company the majority report.
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Santa Fe, N. NJ, Mar. 19.-The
house this afternoon tabled indeti-
nitely the council substitute for the
appropriation bill which passed the
council this morning. Following the
tabling of this bill a conference com
mittee was named from both houses
to frame a new bill There seems
small probability that al appropria-
tion bill will be passed at this ses-
sion. The house considered in com
mittee of the whole the election bill.
and it was passed with two or three
slight amendments.
Council bill No. Is, for removal of
the county seat of Torrance county
from Estancia to Willard, was re-
ported in the house without recon-
mendatiol
Holt moved to take up the bill, but
his motion was laid on the table by
a vote of 13 to IL.
The following nominations of the
Governor were confirmed by the coun
Gil today:
V. l.. Sullivan, of Eddy county, 30
be Irrigation Engineer
Robert P. Erven, of Union county,
as Land Commissioner.
G. l.. Ballard, member Cattle Sani-
tary Board
]. F. Hinkle. member Board of
(Signed) LOOMS.