Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-26
Passed Hanley Bill.

this afternoon and both were in ses-
sion until late hour this afternoon
Passed Hanley BILL
At this afternoons session of the
| Council that body passed Council
| Bill No. l by Hanley, providing for
| the reimbursement Of those citizens
! OF Bernalillo county who contributed
| the sum of $500 to complete the
| national guard armory in that city;
! also Council joint resolution No. 8
| by Prince, providing for printing and
| transmission of literature on New
| Mexico by r. E. Twitchell to mem
bers of Congress, not to exceed the
sum Of $3.50.
The House met this afternoon and
! adjourned Immediately until tomor-
| row afternoon. The Council also ad-
Journed over until tomorrow after
noon.
After holding short session yes
! terday afternoon the Council the
! House adjourned until 10 o'Cl.. his
morning. While in session yesterday
! both bodies of the territorial legisla
| ture transacted considerable bust
! ness, fulfilling the prediction made
! that this week would see the assembly
| entering upon the real work of the
! session. The council sat for an hour,
! while the House was in session full
two hours.
That the anti-new county advo-
! Gates are determined to prevent il
! possible the creation of any new
/ counties, at least so far as the county
of Quay is concerned, was evidenced
/ by the reading of petition signed
by many residents of that county,
/ protesting vigorously against any d.
vision of that county whatsoever The
/ petition was referred to the commit
tee on counties and county lines. An
/ other petition from Quay. protesting
against the provisions Of the present
/ herd law was also presented and re-
| ferred to the committee ON agricul-
turC
! The Council adopted by a unani-
nous vote, Council joint resolution
! No. s, by Mr.. Prince, providing for
! the observation of February Il, the
| Tooth anniversary OF Abraham Lin
coin, as a legal holiday. This resolu-
ton will likely be adopted by the
| House today.
The following bills were introduced
| III lIlt OOulGll.
Council Bill No. 10, by Mr. Me-
chem, An Act providing for the erec-
ton of a Normal school at Nara Visa,
| Quay county The bill provides that
/ the Citizens uf Nara Visa donate the
ground necessary for the institution
ana erect thereon a building to cost
not less than $4,000 before the ter
STORY will appropriate any money or
authorize the issuance of any bonds
Tor the school which is to be located
/ half mile north Of the town.
Council Bill No. IS, by Mr.. Me-
chem An Act to amend Section 6SS.
Compiled Laws of 1897, relative to
vacancies that may occur in boards
of county commissioners, making
the absence of any commissioner
from the county for 80 consecutive
days cause for declaring a vacancy
Council Bill No. IA, by Mechem,
An Act providing for proceedings
supplementary to execution.
Council Bill No. 16, by MeChem,
An Act for the protection of the sew
eral counties and regulating the
business Of abstracting.
Council Bill No. II. by Mechem,
An Act to regulate the sale Of single
Transaction of mercantile stocks or
establishments
Council Bill No. IS. by Mr.. McBee,
An Act to fix additional causes and
grounds for divorce and annulment
Of marriage in the territory.
Council Bill No. 10. by Mr. Prince,
An Act TO amend Chapter 124. of the
Session Laws of 1905, on public high
ways. The bin provides that in place
OF three road districts i'm each coun-
D the board of county commission
ers shall decide the number Of road
districts and shall have the power to
remove road overseers for cause.
To Finish the Capitol.
The expected plea for an addition
al appropriation to complete the eX-
tension now being made to the terri
to rial capitol building and the new
mansion for the executive, was in
directly broached yesterday when
Governor Curry sent TO both houses
special message suggesting the
need Of such an appropriation and
requesting the appointment by each
house Of a committee consisting Of
three members 20 act jointly in "a
conference with the Capitol extern
sion board and Governor Curry. Both
the Council and the House took ac-
ton by appointing committees as
suggested, These committees follow:
Council-Prince, Navarro and Nc
Bee. House-Baca. Roberts and Cal
lCEos
In the same communication the
governor also took the occasion 10
enclose a telegram from Arthur
Seligman OF Santa Fe who IS now in
the East, relative to furnishing the
governors mansion which is rapidly
nearing completion According 10
Mr., Seligman the mansion can he
handsomely furnished for a sum
rot IS exceed $4,000. Governor Curry
believes this estimate is too high and
thinks that the mansion can be fur
nished nicely for much less. He is
i'm favor ~ the executive buying out
of his own pocket the silyerwars.
linen ANA china ware