Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-16
Council Refuses to Pass Re-
solution Asking CongreSSion-
al investigator by Vote Of 7
to 4,
NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY
FOR MCKINLEY COUNTY
Effort by Mr. McBee to Get
Local Option Bills Out of
Committee Fails Upon Viva
VoCa Vote.
Morning Journal Bureau,
The Palace Hotel,
Santa Fe, n. NJ, March IS.

| SANTA Il e. ~. NJ, MdiNl ips
The council this morning by vote
of to declined to pass the reso-
| luton passed in the house of repre-
sentatves last week calling upon con-
gress to send joint committee to
| New Mexico to investigate our fit
| ness for statehood Mr. Catron made
q vigorous speech against the reso-
luton which he termed a tacit admis-
sion that we needed investigation.
which, he declared was not true. He
said the people of New Mexico did
not want any congressional commit
tee here and that New Mexico needed
no investigation. Mr.. Hewitt argued
that it would be wise to ask for the
congressional committee, since he be-
lleved an investigation would satisfy
congress of our fitness for admission.
After some further discussion in
which several of the members took
part the resolution was defeated by
vote of to 4
some fault was found with the
wording Of the resolution asking the
investigation at the hands of congress
and it is not improbable that another
resolution to the same effect may be
introduced tomorrow.
Mr.. McBec during the morning
session attempted to get council bills
80 and 113 out OF the committee on
territorial affairs. lie moved that
these two bills be- taken from that
committee. Both bills are local option
acts. one Of them having been intro
duced by Mr.. McBce and the other
by Mr. Hewitt The motion was de-
featcd upon a viva voce vote.
Councilman Hanley recalled coun-
eli bill No. 81, the banking law, which
was passed last Friday in order to
make technical corrections which
were adopted and the bill passed again
by unanimous vote.
The following bills were sent to the
governor by passage at the morning
session:
House bill No 1SS. by Mr.. Garcia.
an act amending the law governing
building and loan associations.
House bill No. ll9, by Mr.. Sanchez
an act creating separate district at
torneys district consisting of McKin
ley county. Mckinley county has
heretofore been attached to the sixth
or Bernalino county district, for dis
trict attorney purposes.
House bill No. 251, by Mr.. PachecO,
an act extending the time from two
to four years in which certain rail-
roads in northern New Mexico may
begin construction upon surveys
which have been completed.
Hiuse bill No. 1862, by Mr. Valdez
This is a renewal of the law passed
two years ago under which. in ad
dition to his nomination to the Ros-
well Military institute. each member
OF the lo gislature is allowed to nomi- |
nate one INDECENT student to be sent
to any one Of the territorial institu-
tions which the student may elect to
attend. The bill carries an appropria- |
tion OF $1,000 a year. it being pro-
vided that the sum expended for any |
one student during any one year shall |
not exceed S200 The appointments |
are for two year terms.
House bill No. III. by Mr. Stack !
house. an act amending and correct- |
ing the law relating to the registra- |
ton Of births and deaths.
Council bill No. 146. by Mr.. Baca, |
of Socorro county eXempting blind |
men from work on acequias. was
passed by unanimous vote.
Mr. Baca of Socorro. introduced |
a bill. council bill No. $50, providing |
for the remittance of delinquent |
taxes up to July lst of this year. The
bill ment TO the steering committee |
At IL O'Clock the council took a |
recess until 4 o'clock