Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-12
LIVELY IILTS ARE
FEATURES or SESSION
Mr.. Catron and Mr.. Prince. and
Mr.. SpiesS and Mr.. Hanley Fur
niSh Entertainment for the
Other members of the
Council.

Santa Fe, n. M, Feb. 1.-THE
House bill introduced by Mr.. Baca.
having for its purpose the establish
ment of a museum of New Mexico,
otherwise known as an archaeology
school, in this city, proved the bone
of contention in the Council yesterday
afternoon, where it was sent after
having passed the House on the pre-
vious day, having been amended ia
almost every section. The Council
took this bill up for consideration
while sitting as a committee OF the
whole and 1t spent almost the entire
afternoon, until O'clock considering
the provisions of the measure, section
by section. All debating records in
the upper oody of the assembly were
broken and the discussion OF the bill
almost resolved itself into personal
tilt between two grizzly statesmen, Mr..
Catron and Mr.. Prince, and between
Messrs. Spiess and Hanley.
| FINALLY, to expedite matters, rule
was adopted by the committee of the
I whole limiting all debates to two min
utes. However, by the time this rule
was adopted, those who wanted tn
talk had about spent themselves.
AS finally passed, the bill is with a
| l'n CiltiisCSs Il OIL
the original bill, each and every am
endment made thereto by the House
being stricken out. Chief of these am
endments tabled was the one provid-
ing that no second appropriation
should be paid by the territory until
the museum had been endowed by at
least $250.000. The bill will now go
Oack to the House for that body's
concurrence in ii as amended by the
Council and its fate there is problem
atical, although the friends of the
measure are confident 1t will be pass
ed without further amendment.
The disagreement between Mr..
Prince and Mr.. Catron arose over the
question of whether the Historical So
ciety of New Mexico private corpor-
Iation which has occupied several
rooms in the historic governors pal
ace wherein 1t is proposed to establish
the Museum of New Mexico, or the
trritorial museum it is proposed to
create. should have control of the
building. Mr.. Prince made a gallant
fight for the rights of the Historical
society, of which he Is the president
and moving spirit, his plea in its be-
half being touching at times, but all
in vain for his amendment was voted
down almost unanimously. Mr.. Catron
led the attack on the amendment and
at times his remarks were somewhat
bitter and directed personally against
Mr.. Prince by inuendo
Wanted Name Changed.
An attempt by Mr.. Hanley to
change the name of the Museum of
New Mexico by prefacing il with the
word Archaeological" that il might
not interfere with any other museum,
more especially the one maintained In
connection with the University at Al
buquerque aroused the ire of MIR.
Spiess, who saw in il an attempt to
injure the territorial museum. Mr..
Spiess therefore vigorously opposed il
and after he and Mr.. Hanley had de-
bated the subject at great length. the
gentleman from Bernallllo withdrew
the amendment and substituted in its
stead one reading that the territorial
museum should not ia any way in
tcrfere with any other museum In the
territory.
In his remarks against the amend
ment, Mr.. Spiess referred 20 the
grasping propensities of the higher
territorial educational institutions, es-
pccially the University of New Mex
leo, which remarks Mr.. Hanley took
exception to in an extended reply. FL
nally, Mr.. Mechem, who occupied the
chair as presiding officer of the com
mittee Of the whole. called Mr.. Han
ley out of order. which decision was
followed by the adoption of the two
minute deoate rule. which curtailed
the remarks on the bill and it was IL
p nally placed on its fnal passage. The
p vote was II for to 1 against. Mr..
Prince voting no. The roll call was
taken after Mr. Spiess had ruled the
gentleman from Rio Arriba county out
, OF order in attempting to offer an
p amendmeht when the bill was placed