Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-20
Measure As 1t Goes to Execu-
tive for Approval Cuts Out
$780, Additional Fund For
Purchase of Land.
BILL TO FORGET BATEMAN
LAW VIOLATIONS PASSED
Bolh Houses Put in Hard Day Is
Work Before Adjourning Over
Wa8hington's Birthday Until
tuesday Afternoon,
Morning Journal Bureau.
The Palace Hotel.
Santa Fe, y. NJ, Feb. l9

Both houses OF the legislature adj
iournod this afternoon until Tuesday
afternoon as an observance of Wash
inglon's birthday The day was a
busy one in both houses and as a re-
suit OF the days work several impor-
tant bills went to tho governor for
signature
The council this morning by unan-
imOus vote passed a substitute
brought in from inc finance commit
tee. for house bill no. 1879, by Mr..
Micra making appropriations for the
completion of the extension to the
capitol and the executive mansion.
The bill as passed carries an appro-
pration of $32500 or $1,000 less than
that carried by the original bill Mr..
HanleY in presenting the report, eN-
planned that the appropriation OF
$500 for additional payment Tor land
had been removed, the committee be-
ing unable 80 see its way clear to
recommend this appropriation he
said, however. that il had been neccs-
sarN to add $1,000 to the original bills
provision for furniture for the eNecu-
tn mansion, thc sum of Sf.oNo being
inaut opate Tor the purpose. The I'M
passed by unanimous vote, as did
council Joint resolution No. IA, appru-
priating $500 for the payment OF
freight ON the furniture which has
been purchased for the executive
mansion ana which is now on The way
To Santa f'c-
The house overlooked its intention
to turn down al council legislation
hy passing the council substitute and
also the joint resolution providing for
freight this afternoon. Thele was no
opposition to either measure, the
house agreeing in the necessity of
making the appropriation as quickly
as possible in order that the work may
proceed There was however, follow
ing the session this afternoon very
considerable protest from several
parties because the council had re-
moved the $1,000 appropriation as adj
diuonal price for the land
The house this morning sent down
a substitute by the judiciary commit
tee for council bill No. CT, and this
substitute was passed by the council
Messrs Hewitt McBoc and Upton
voting no This is tho bin which sus-
ponds the provision OF the Bateman
law. as to past uffcnscs, IN Which
county trCasurcrs and CX-ucasureis
have paid out county funds on
moneys Of the wrong year This Us
the bill which first appeared with
life size joker i'm the form OF pro-
fini'll AdliilfANltlS a. RAiA7tt4 AiHiiF7 fAft'
tN warrants. This was quickly elimin-
alrd and the house judiciary commit
tee, of which Mr. Roberts is char
manu. further amended the Dill to pro-
idc for proving of the accounts ON
which such Illegal payments were
made
The bill. as it stands, VIII allow eN-
Treasurer Frank q Hubbell TO make
u showing OF his accounts and 10 rec
ctiNc credit fOr such accounts as ne
can show were paid on proper cOun-
ll debts The effect Will be TO re-
ileNc him OF the suits now pending
against him before the district court
Joy violation OF the Batcman law, and
WH relieve all county uoasurers Who
have violated this law i'm the past
upon proper showing of the pur-
posses Tor which funds were expended
THE council passed the following
bills during the session.
Council bin No 45. t0 amend Sec
tion 5g2l OF the complied laws rclat-
ins To- the powers OF corporations This
amendment allows railroad corpora
u0us to extend continuous lines into
under H. ciatfn, s1.,ntrd bv New
MoNico.
House bin No 20. bv Mr. Upton.
rhs IS "a bin which came iu with
favorable report from the finance
committee. and which adjusts the ex-
istug laws relating to the Keeping of