Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-22

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Both houses of the legislature today
passed conference substitute bill No.
219, the conference appropriation bill,
a measure substantially the same in
its provisions as the council substt-
tute for the original house bill which
carried the numerous riders of the
defunct machine There is added to
the bill which went to Governor Ha-
german at 4 O'Clock this afternoon a
provision for bond issue of $12j. 900
for the purpose of making permanent
improvements at the several territor-
ial institutions, of which the Univer>
sty at Albuquerque receives $4,000.
This bond issue was agreed to BY
unanimous vote of the conference
committee and the biz went through
both houses by unanimous vote after
several minor amendments had been
made in the council. to which the
house agreed, From the strife and
turmoil of the past ten days, since thb
appropriation bill first began to be
discussed, the peaceful settlement OF
today was a decided and restful
change. The appropriation bill, as
passed, does not carry a single rider,
and every bit of legislation carried in
the bill is directly germane to legisla-
tton. There is a provision in the bill
which is especially notable. This is
the provision insisted upon by Coun-
Gilman Sargent of Rio Arriba. and
without which he refused to consent to.
the bin, 1t provides that if the levy
of IA mills is not sufficient to cover
all appropriations carried in the bill,
that the appropriations be pro-rated.
This keeps the territorial tax rate
within the present limits, and prevents
any possibility of an increase There
is no doubt that IA mills viii realize
the amount necessary to cover all aD-
propriations. The appropriation bill
came from the conference committee
to the house at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing and was passed without reading
upon the unanimous report OF the con,
ference committee 1t was tnen taken
direct to the council. where. on mo-
ton of Mr.. Sargent, several amend
ments were adopted, supplying omis-
siOns, and the bill then passed by
unanimous vote. The amendments
made were all to remedy stenogra-
phers' errors.
In the afternoon the house con-
CURED by unanimous vote in the coun-
ell amendments and the bill went to
the governor. The bin in the form in
which it passed constitutes the final
ana complete victory Of the republi-
cans who throughout the session.
have stood out against the machine.
1T spelled the final and complete de-
feat of all machine legislation and the
complete and final victory of Gov
elnOr Hagerman in the bitter fight
which has been made to hamper his
office and cripple his administration of
territorial affairs. In fact with the
passing of this bin in all substantial
details the bill insisted uDon by the
majority of the council. the seal of
disapproval was placed on the entire
legislative program of the machine.
While the passage of the conference bill
spelled defeat for the sadly dilapidated
machine IL Is also a victory for the peo-
pie of New Mexico. The territorial
institutions are literally but not eX-
travagantly provided for. while a
careful appropriation has been made
for all territorial needs and the tax
payers have been effectually safe
guarded through the Sargent proy-
sion against any possible increase in
the tax levy.