Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-13

BILL PROVISIONS
Passed House BY
Large Majority
Last Night
is GENERALLY AppR0vFO
IS GENERALLY APPROVED
By People all Over Territory
For Its Liberal Yet Conser-
vative Terms.

| Despite the statements of the Albu
querque Journal and other anti-Re
publican papers to the contrary, the
general appropriation bill which was
reported by the Finance Committee tc
the House yesterday afternoon and
which passed that body with only five
dissenting votes, is liberal in its pro
visions and makes no determinations
political or otherwise.
1t embodes in addition a number
Of matters Of vital interest to the Ter
ritory, and is work Of art as mat
ter of legislation. The Committee or
Finance, Mr.. Holt, chairman, whict
has been working for over a week al
most constantly on this bill, deserves
tho greatest commendation.
The bill is known officially al
House Substitute for House Bill Mum
Der 142. In addition to providing fol
the usual current expenses and othel
appropriations, 1t provides for more
rigid inspection of coal oil, naming
Clarence T. Stockton of Colfax Coun
ty, Eugenio Romero of Las Vegas, ant
Roman l.. Baca of Santa Fe, as Goa
oil inspectors, thus dividing the ter
[ritory into three districts and givins
each inspector full jurisdiction in hi
lresnactiye pounties
This section is lengthy since it de
fines minutely the duties of these in
spectors, the duties OF those sellns
coal oil, how the oil is to be inspected
sold and handled, etc
A feature Of the bill which shoull
meet with the most general approva
; Of all persons interested in educa
tional matters in section which pre-
vides for q Territorial Institution
Bond issue Of $125,O00, said bonds t
be dated July /, 1907. The fund
from the sale of these Territoria
bonds are to be used for permanen
Improvements of Territorial educa
tional institutions as follows:
University Of New Mexico $4,000
J New Mexico Military Institute. $40
: 1000; Normal University at Las Vegas
$40, ,000 Normal School at Silver Cit
: 100000; College of Agriculture an
Mechanic Arts at Mesilla Park, $35
! 600; School of Mines at Socorro, SIS
900.
These funds will be used for In
proving the present facilities Of thes
schools. for additional building
Iarfamnndsst. I'll dsst.. etc
lions. is section which gives 10 eat
member of the Thirty-seventh Legl
$ llative Assembly the right to select b
e competitive examination or otherwis
! also the boards Of county comml
e sioners, students under certain +
g strictlons, who shall receive schola
r ships free in any of the above me
r toned institutions and an additions
appropriation of $125O0 is made
Day Lne eApcllocS vi ehSoS 'N"'N -
a term of four years each
One section of this bill which w
meet with most generous endorseme'
from the voters of New Mexico, Is u
I provision for the election of the d
trict attorney of New Mexico by u
: people at the next general electi'
and their selection by the Council Il
til such a time as they may be electe
This is similar to the measure ne
lie pending in the Judiciary Commit
IS of the Legislative Council which
le known as the district attorney Dill
or House Bill Number One.
rs The bill abolishes the Bureau OF
ID migration providing instead for
er immigration agent and deslghtl
h, Max. Frost as such for term OF t'
SO years. He is to receive a salary
$1,000 a year which includes clerk a
stenographer hire and an addition
appropriation of $4,000 for expens
of the office. The need Of such all
X fetal is too we'll known to need reco
mendation as the work done by I
ey bureau during the past two years
Inducing immigration to this Terrific
has been of incalcuable benefit a
has resulted in the reclaiming by c
- tivation Of thousands Of acre" OF
CHI merly desert land
snt The measure abolishes the ONCE
Of public printer, providing in
nd thereof that the Territorial secrets
in. shall contract for all printing with
publisher or publishers of daily
pers in this Territory at rates sp
. fled in the bill which are more u
reasonable and which will elimin
AR all the expenses Of a public printe
Convict labor for the betterm
lies and general improvement OF pu
roads and highways, is a matter
common interest since it is one of
most useful ways in which conv
FIJI can be employed during their te
1er. Of Imprisonment. The bill cont
MD several provisions therefor. 1t 81
Pa. fies that convict labor shall be
a in completing unfinished portions
sing the Canine Real in Dona Ana Coz
red and appropriates $1,000 to aid in
ing the expense of this work. 1t
provides for scenic highway
Alamogordo to the Sacramento m
rH tains in Otero County to be
ritz structed by convict labor and az
lila. PIRATES $4,000 therefor.
at. OF general interest to the coul