Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-14
Council Committee Recon-
mendS it as Substitute for the
Sanchez Bill Passed by the
House Last Week,
ALSO THE PASSAGE OF
MOUNTED POLICE BILL
Both Reports Adopted and Bills
Go Over for Final Action
Until Thursday Morning
Session.
The Morning Journal Bureau
Santa Fe, n. NJ, March l3.

As has been predicted since the
passage of the Sanchez anti-gambling
bill in the house last week, the Ais
position of the council Is to pass The
Spiess anti-gambling bill instead of
the house measure, although the ma
jority in the council have privately
expressed Indifference as to which
bill passes, since il Is claimed that
either bill will effectually stop gam
bling in New Mexico. The strong
suspicion that politics has played a
part in the passage of the Sanchez
bill in the house in an effort on the
part Of certain house leaders to de-
prive Mr.. Spiess of the credit of pass
ing his bill, has undoubtedly played a
part in inducing the council to stand
for the Spiess bill. and there is now
reason to believe that the house will
not hesitate to concur IN that bill
when it has passed the council.
The gambling bills came before the
council this morning on a report by
Mr. Miera from the committee on ter-
ritorial affairs, in which the Commit
| tee recommended the passage of the
| Spiess bill as a substitute for the San
chez bill. The council adOpted the re-
port Of the committee by unanimous
vote. The bill did not come up for
action this morning, the council ad-
| iournilG before the bill had been
| reached in the regular order. 1t is
understood that an amendment will
/ he offered to the bili tomorrow maxi
| ing it take effect on January l. 1908,
this being urged as fair to the gam
bling houses which have large invest
ments in furniture and fixtures, and
! 1, I'll, 1
censes during 1907
1t is possible that this amendment
will be concurred in although the
sentiment is strong to make the bill
take effect on July / next Another
amendment will be offered to take off
the jail sentence penalty, but this
amendment will be bitterly resisted,
and does not appear to have much
chance Of success.
Favorable Report on Mounted Police.
Mr.. Mera also reported this morn
ing the bill introduced by himself,
which makes the appropriation for
the mounted police for the next two
years 100000 a year. instead of $13,-
900, as a present, and which increases
the nay of the members of the force.
The favorable report of the commit
tee was adopted by unanimous vote,
and the bill will pass when it is
reached i'm the regular order.
The council this morning passed
amended house bill No. 2 an act au-
thorizing unincorporated towns of
more than 1000 inhabitants to issue
bonds for sanitary purposes and to
build sewers, streets and waterworks.
t Council bill No. 43. providing for
the support of INDECENT poor and sick
in the hospitals of New Mexico, was
passed by unanimous vote.
An effort was made to pass council
bill No. 22. an act prohibiting mar
riage between blood relations. Objec-
ton was made. however, by Mr.. Cam
eron, Mr.. Dalies and others to the
provision prohibiting marriage be-
tween first cousins and declaring such
marriages void, and the bill having
failed to pass by vote Of to 7, was
reconsidered and recommitted to the
committee on judiciary.
The council passed by unanimous
vote Mr. Cameron's resolution. coun-
ell joint resolution No. Z, extending