Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-03-11
Majority of Members However Stand
for Measures That of Are Benefit
to Territory Even if Incidentally
Benefiting Historic Santa
Fe---Good and Speedy
Legislative Work

i've VI i'h anu COllNlCL ldDOI lOT LuG
erection of the court house at Santa
Fe, recently destroyed by fire, brick
and labor shall be furnished by the
penitentiary at cost. Several of the
speakers were very bitter toward
Santa Fe, but the author of the bill
made Il most brilliant defense of the
city and its people and explained the
need of assistance by the county so
hampered by an enormous debt placed
upon it by Congress unjustly. He al.
so pointed out the fact that the Ma
tion spends millions of dollars annual
ly to beautfy the National capital,
and that most other commonwealths
took pride in making their capitals
"cities beautiful" He emphasized that
no better recommendation for state.
hood could be had than the pride the
territory took in its historic capital
and keeping it abreast with modern
progress. Baker led the opposition.
He said that Santa Fe asked for Ell
tirely too much; that the proposed
measure was class legislation pure and
simple and that Santa Fe was getting
more than any other town in the
territory. He said the incessant de-
mands of the people of Santa Fe for
more were making them an eyesore
to the rest of the commonwealth. He
said that the people of Santa Fe ex.
pected the territory to make it city
beautiful at public expense. No doubt
the capital would soon be asking for
legislation to pave its streets, repair
its dilapidated buildings. He closed
by saying that the territory had no
right to appropriate funds for court
houses and that Guadalupe county had
built a court house for $4,000, in keep
ing with the countys financial condi.
tion, and that Santa Fe had $4,000
insurance money an '4' - t4'lW"
build its own cour ,
said that the way
to get rich was HN .;f" ~
ers. Moffett eGi ter aou r.
bill, while ....~... .~.1..~ a:.
said that the people Of Santa Fe coun-
ty would fully repay the territory.
Valdez made a most eloquent plea
for the old city and Santa Fe county,
while Brice rather agreed with Baker
and Mullens, but voted for the meas
ure because he as member of the
steering committee had agreed to rec
ommend it for passage. The vote was
II to 6, those voting against the meas.
ure being Baker, Davidson, Mirabal,
Moffett, Mullens and Walters.
Council Joint Resolution No. 16, by
Prince, thanking Senator Teller of
Colorado for his friendship for New
Mexico, was passed unanimously.
Council Bill No. "A, by Hanley, to
amend section 1871, Compiled Laws
OF 1897. was passed unanimously. 1t
flxes the maximum remuneration for
appraisers of estates at $50.
Council Bill No. IS, by Upton, by
request, repeating section 46G of the
Compiled Laws of 1897, relative to cor
porations, passed unanimously.
Council Bill No. 129, by Catron,
amending section 10, chapter Z, Laws
OF 1905, providing for the erection of a
stone arch by convict labor and an ap-
preparation OF $1,000 for stone arch
70 mark the end of the Santa Fe Trail
lat the Fonda In Santa Fe, offered an.
other opportunity for an outbreak
against Santa Fe and it's people, es.
peclally it's business men. Baker
roasted the business men Of Santa Fe
ior their monumental nerve for
asking SO much of the Assembly and
the territory. Julian Chaves said it
was ridiculous measure, but Brown
defended it warmly. The bill was
tabled BY vote of 12 to II.
New Bills.
lie IOlloWlng new bills were intro
duced:
House Bill No. 263, by Upton, an
act amended Section s, CHAPTER IS.
Laws of 1907, relative to protection of
property from the waters of the Rio
Grande.
House Bill No. 2G4, by Upton,
amending the Compiled Laws rela.
tive to the powers of City Councils
and town boards.
House Bill No. 2e4, by sweezey, an
act prohibiting trespass on railroad
property.
House Bill No. 266, by Sweezey, an
act prohibiting the stealing of rides
on trains and providing penalty.
All referred to the steering com.
nittee.
The House passed unanimously
Council Joint Memorial No. S. asking
Congress to ratify the bond issue for
s1O5,OO0 for the territorial insane asy.
lum, at Las Vegas, authorized by the
fNo~kl~..oJ n.