The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-13

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last named gentlemen voted for the bill
when IL passed the Council.
Later, to-wit, on the 10Th of March,
said bill was passed In the House over
the Governors veto; but it failed Of
such passage in the Council.
1t will be interesting to note that
while the first reason given by the Gov
ernor for his veto, is "that majority
Of the Legislative Council have petition.
ed me not approve SAID bill' his veto
message containing the above quoted
recital is dated March 18th, while the
position from that Council to which he
refers, is dated March 10th, one day
later
1t will also doubtless be interesting
to our constituents. particularly 10 those
of DOiia Ana county, to note that the
name Of W. D. Murray, Councilman
from Grant, Luna and Dola Ana coun-
ties, is the second appearing upon the
petition; it will also be of equal interest
for. them to know that when Murray
was asked why he did such violence to
the interests of his Dola Ana county
| constituents he Informed Mr. Holt that
he had been induced 10 sign the petition
by Attorney General w. c. Reid and
didn't know why he did 1t except that
he acted In compliance With that gentle
mans request. In this connection at
| tention is also invited to the fact that
committees appointed by the House OF
Representatives had previously report
ed upon Governor Hagcrman's counec-
: tion with the so-called "lI0pewel Land
Deal" and had prepared and ready for
! presentation to the House report cow
ering the handling OF the contingent
expense fund of Auditor w. q. Sargeut's
Office, showing by that gentleman's OWL
! testimony that between December lst,
1904 and March 10th, 1907 he had ap.
pTOpriated from said fund to his own
use the sum Of $o3i9.37, In contraven-
tion aud violation of the territorial
statute, which report when presented
was adopted with only one vote against
the same. Whether or not these facts
had any bearing upon the action. OF the
: Executive In vetoing the road bill, we
leave to the conjecture OF our readers.
| Certainly his action was surprising in
the, light Of his frequent public utter
ances since he has been Governor In the
advocacy OF the good roads movement
In New Mexico, his evident intercs: in
the Good Roads Convention which was
held ia tue hall OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives during the recent Legislative
assembly, his attendance upon the Road
Convention held at Las Cruces, New
Mexico on January sth, ,last,a special
lly invited guest, at which time he
pledged his best efforts towards securing
legislative assistance In the construct
zion Of the Cruces-El Paso Road, aut
the recommendation relative theret,
contained In his message TO said Assem-
bly,.
We do not consider 1t necessary /,
discuss the question Of special lcgisla
tion. hinted at iu the Council petition
which was evidently Framed by attor ie,
General Reid. It will be observed tha
our bill extended the provisions of "E
CamIno Real act, Of 1905; II our bill
involved special legislation, which W,
contend It did not, II necessarily fol
lows that "El CamIno REAR act wa
and h also special legislation. aud !
the Governor did nOtdeem the Territor,
should further encourage such expendl
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