Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-29
ANCIENT NAME
FAVORED FOR
NEW STATE
PROTEST AGAINST CHANGE
FORWARDED TO CONGRESS
Bills Increasing Salaries of
Assessors and Treasurers
introduced in Legislature at
Short Session Yesterday,
Morning Journal Bureau,
Suite AZ, Palace Hotel.
Santa Fe, \, NJ, Jan 2S. !

The council during short session
this afternoon passed house bin No
%. by Mr.. Brown, by the terms o
which Logan township Is returned t
Union county by Quay county, end
ing the controversy between the coun
ties as "A result of the transfer OF sev
cral townships to Quay county by th'
legislature two years ago. The bill
passed this afternoon. which now goci
to the governor. was a compromis'
measure and closes the difference be
tween the two counties
Salary Increase Proposed.
The expected request of collectors
and assessors for little more of the
emoluments of office put in its ap'
pearance today in the council wher
Mr.. Navarro, of Mora county, intro.
duced two bills. one providing for adj
ditional pay for collectors and other
additional pay for assessors. TIL,
bills. which are Identical, have no ef-
fect in the first class counties and are
as follows:
Section 1. That section three OF
chapter As of the session laws of the
legislative assembly of New Mexico
for the year 1907 be and the same
hereby is amended by adding at the
end of said chapter three the follow
ing:
provided further. however. that
the county collectors of counties en-
braced within classes 4, c and ID are
authorized TO retain annually from
such proceeds of taxes levied and col
lected for the maintenance of thcil
respective offices the following sums
in addition to the fees nereinbeforC
fixed. nhmeiv counties of class
B, $1.S00; class q, $1,000, class u
81. 200; such sums to be deducted
from such proceeds twenty-five per
cent thereof quarterly
Ancient Name New Mexico Defended.
The passage Of house joint memor-
lal No. / by the council this after
noon, protesting TO congress against
any change in the name of New Mex
leo was made the vehicle for a speech
by Mr.. Prince of Rio Arriba IN which
he made glowing defense of New
MeXico's ancient name and a strong
protest against any change in its
name. Mr. Prince cited several pages
Of New MeXico's history as kingdom
province and state, showing the great
of the name ana the promi-
1ent part it has played in the history
IF the American continent His speech
was distinctly interesting one ana
had defense of the resolution beeA
needed ii would have been adequate
rhe vote on the memorial however
was unanimous in both houses. 1t is
directed to the senate and house OF
and Will be sent by
nail to Washington.
Proceedings OF the Council.
The council met this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock with all members pres
mt except Mr.. Catron, who is not eX'
)ected to return to Santa Fe until
Monday next There was consider
lble audience in the galleries, there
being no session of the house to dis
ract attention.
Mr.. Hanlcy introduced a petition
rom the Alaska yukon exposition
asking that New Mexico
'end an exhibit TO the exposition next
all. The petition was referred to the
on territorial affairs
Mr.. Meechem introduced a petition
rom farmers in Quay county asking
or the establishment of dcmonstra-
ion farms as proposed by the New
Mexico Agricultural college. The pc
ition was referred to the committee
IN agriculture
Mr.. McBee introduced a petition
'arrying 900 names of Roosevelt
county people protesting against the
livision of Roosevelt county. The PEE
ition went to the committee on coun-
y lines.
Mr.. Prince introduced. and the
council passed, council resolution No.
J, providing that the secretary of the
erritory furnish the council with a
mounted map of New Mex
co.
Mr. Hanley introduced. and the
ouncil passed. resolution No. 3, pro-
'iding that it shall require a two
birds vote Of the council to take up
ny bill for county division.
There followed a series OF commit
ee reports and the CouncN then
'assed council Joint resolution No. 10.
for payment for printing
rdered by the legislature. payment
o be made through the secretary OF
he territory in the regular order.
New BilIs Introduced.
The following bills were intro
uced.
Council bill No. 26. by Mr. Baca.
4 Socorro. an act relating to personal
property. Referred to the committee
n judiciary.
Council bill 40 %. by Mr.. Baca. an
ct to regulate the introduction Of evil
ence IN criminal cases Referred TO
he committee on judiciary.
Council bill No. IS. by Mr. Baca.
o regulate the procedure In probate