Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-19
The Morning journal Bureau

Santa Fe, \. NJ, March ISL
The appropriation bill which came
down to the council from the house
last week carrying as riders all of the
legislation which has been proposed
during the session by the remnant of
the Bursum machine, was laid on the
table in the council today by "A vote of
8 to 3, Senator Martinez not voting.
Those who voted against killing the
bill were McssrS. Dalies, Spiess and
Richards. Mr.. Dalies made "a brief
and not very enthusiastic effort to de-
lay the tabling of the bill but seeing
the inevtability of the effort he de-
sisted The bill was then tabled by
the vote given above, Mr.. Martinez re-
questing to be excused from voting.
The vote by which the bill was tabled
was then reconsdered and the recon-
sideration laid on the table, thus for
mally attending the funeral Ceremo-
njes Of the combination measure. upon
which the machine based all its hopes
Of forcing through its legislation. The
uVrrridden bill came into the council
shortly after the afternoon recess on
report by Mr. Sargent of the commit
tee on finance. Mr.. Sargent presented
the bill with the recommendation that
/ it do not pass, but that council substt-
tute for house substitute for house bin
4
first and second time by title and re-
| ferred to the finance committee in
( regular order, The new Dill, al
! though il makes a material reduction
| in the territorial tax levy which would
( have been necessary under the house
! appropriation bill, still provides gen.
! erously for the territorial institutions
/ Instead of 100000 year and the $50
/ 600 bond issue, provided in the house
: bill for the University of New MeNtco.
the new bill proposes to give the Uni
/ versty $4,000 a wear for maintc
nance, the amount actually needed for
| the operation Of the University ana
+ needed improvements Thus the new
/ bill proposes to give to the University
/ in actual cash in the two years within
! So. 900 of the amount which under the
house bill would have come to the Uni
versty under direct appropriation ana
/ a doubtful bond issue. All other terri
torial institutions are cared for in the
new bill with equal liberality, al
| though special appropriations are cut
! down to more reasonable figures, GER
| tain deficiency appropriations do not
appear in the council bill and the
measure has not single rider at
tached to it, but Is a genuine, unadul-
terated business like appropriation
! bill drawn for the purpose of provid-
ing for the needs of the territory and
not to serve the political end of any
man, or set Of men. The bill in full
follows:
Council BilI No. -.
AN act providing funds and making
appropriations for the Fifty-ninth
and Sixtieth fiscal years and for
other purposes"
BE Il enacted by the Thirty-seventh
legislative assembly of the territory oi
New Mexico;
Section |. For the fifty-ninth fisca
Iyear the following appropriations
hereinafter specified or SO much
thereof as may be necessary are
hereby made and directed to be pai6
for the purposes hereinafter expressed
to-wit:
For the payment of interest on the
bonded Indebtedness twenty-five
thousand ($25.000l dollars. and th'
balance in the territorial treasury a
the end of the fifty-eighth fiscal year
10 the credit of the interest fund, o.
SO much thereof as may be necessary
Provided. that whenever the money!
in the interest fund are insufficient L
meet the payment Of outstanding IN
terest coupons, as they mature, !
shall be the duty of the territorial
treasurer to certify To the territorial
! auditor. the amount of such deficit
and said auditor Is hereby directed e
draw his warrant for the payment o
: such deficit out of any surplus fund
in the territorial treasury
Sec. ,. For the support and main
enance of territorial institutions ther
; fs hereby appropriated as follows;
New Mexico College Of Agr-
culture and Mechanic Arts. s. 100
University of New MeXco..,. 5000
New Mexico School of Mines. 1900
New Mexico Normal School
silver city 2....., .:..'.' l6'oo
. New Mexico Normal Univer-
sity. Las Vegas ........... 1900
New Mexico Military institute
Roswell. ..,....''.'... ...'' lN'o"
las vegas ."s............ 5000
Miners Hospital Ration .s,. 1900
Institute for the Blind, Alamo
gOrdO .......... ..,....ss.'. lV'VV
%o re- ''p '.''.....,........ 7.5O
Reform school. III Rito...... 500
t, For the purpose of carrying on
summer school In connection
tion with Normal school ut
, Las Vegas payable on order
Of board Of regents ,....,.. l.bV
soc. The board Of trustees of tn
. Reform school are hereby authorize
: 10 use any part Of the funds derive
> from levies made for the fifty-fift
= land ffly-sixth fiscal years. In the tel
. rltorial treasury, so the credit of sue
r institutions. toward the completion {
: said building and for the purchase {
: permanent fixtures and equpmef