Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-10
CURRY WANTS CHARGES
INVESTIGATED BY
COMMITTEE
ASKS Territorial Legislature
to Pass Resolution to be
Sent to Con-
greSS.
URGES COMMISSION
FOR CONSERVATION
The Governor Sends Two Mes
saueS to the Legislature Con-
CerniRg Important
Matters TO
All.

santa Fe y NJ, March lO-GoF-
100. ,,nrrv sent two special mes
.apes TO the legislators this afternoon
one urged the creation by TINS as
sembly of a territorial conservation
commission and the other the pas
sage of a Joint resolution auoresseo
.. Corgrass demanding the fullest In
,...t,g.tion of affairs in New Mexico
nv 4 special committee from the SEN
ste and House.
the House passed a bill ABOLISH
ing and rcCreating the county VI
sierra, changing the county seat from
Hillsboro to Cutter and enlarglhs the
boundaries of Sierra county. Among
thc new bills introduced was one TO
rtcrratt the county of Torrance anu
char eing the county seat from Estah-
cia to willard. Also bill to ere
ate the county of Lee, with Artesla
as tie county seat out of parts OF
Chavez and Eddy counties
The governor did not get out to-
day. being still confined to his bed
He is not expected to be at the ex-
ecutive office for several days yet.
,'he Council was late in convening
this afternoon, the steering commit
tee berg busy arranging the calen-
dar.
Complete Harmony Prevails.
YESTERDAY afternoon, with both the
Council and the House working in
complete harmony, the Legislature be-
gan to do things in the way of the
uassage of bills, and before either
adjourned for the day a number of
oils had either been passed or placed
upon their passage.
The House opened its sessions by
organizing a steering committee, com
posed of Messrs. Roberts, Blattman.
Upton, Martinez and Brice. This
steering committee was provided for
In joint resolution which was adopt
ed under suspension of the rules, only
Baca, M. Chaves Mirabal, Sanchez
and Walters voting against it. re-
cess of an hour was then taken for
the steering committee to report on
bills referred to it for consideration
When the Council convened a num-
Der of local option petitions were pre-
sented, also a petition from the citi
zens of Roosevelt county asking to be
annexed to the new county of Curry
and one asking that the local optior
herd law be extended SO as to in
clude Union county. The objection
able Jury bill' was reported by the
committee on judiciary recommend
ing its passage as amended, but Han
ley entered protest and the bill
went over until today. The commit
tee on education reported a substitute
tor Council bin 1O9, being in th'
shape of an omnibus bill.
Following is the business of th'
two Houses in detail at yesterda!
afternoons sessions:
In the Council.
After numerous petitions had beei
presented and referred and report
made by committees, the following
new bills We're introduced;
Council bill lSl, by Spiess, annex
ing certain territory to the county o
Curry; Council bill No. 1872, by Cat
ron to amend the law relating to tn
selection of jurors, being new jur
law; Council bill No. l33 by Catror
an act permitting certain persons t
bring suit against the territory TO sat
isfy claims; this bill was passed M
der suspension of the rules.
The following bills were passed
Council bill No. 46, by Prince, a
act TO punish the making of falls
statements with reference to mines
Council bin No. 100, by Gallegos, al
lowing county commissioners to Sc
public buildings.
The committee on education mad
an extended report on the SPANS
and Mexican archives now in tn
hands of the federal government Z
Washington, showing that as long q
New Mexico was a territory, it va
powerless to secure the return
these historic documents.
In tho House.
The House acting upon the repo
of the steering committee, passed n
following bills
House bill No. IS, by Walters, gi'
ing hve days additional good tin
allowance to prisoners working ou
side prison walls and fixing thir
days as the maximum time convic
must serve where fine and costs a
imposed: House bill No. 1870, by p
checo amending the school law
House bill No 40, by Stackhouse, r
curing the territorial engineer to a