Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19

he hurriedly drew the bill above men
toned whicn was passed by both
houses within few minutes and as
quickly signed Nby Governor Curry
But for Brice's timely work the mill.
ltary institute would have lost this
additional appropriation.
The general appropriation bill car
lries the total sum of $525,0O0, which
with the deficiency appropriation add
led, will run the total up to $60O,O0Ol
OF this amount the higher educal
tionalt and charitable institutions re-
lceive the following amounts:
University at Albuquerque; $4,000;
agricultural college. $4,000; school
of mines, $4,000; New Mexico nor
NAL school $20,500; normal univers-
ity, $40, 400; military institute, $780,
400; school for the blind, 100000;
school for the deaf and dumb, S10,-
600; Spanisn-American normal school,
$4,000; New Mexico Museum and Ar.
cheology school, $4,000; insane asy.
Ilum, 100000; miners hospital, $1O,-
900; capitol and executive mansion,
$4,000; st. Vincent's orphan home
at Santa Fe, $4,000; Sister of Mercy,
at Santa Fe, $1,000; Ladies' hospital,
Silver City, $1,SOO; Eddy county hos
pital, $1,SOO; Relief society Of Las
Vegas, $4,000; Sisters hospital at Al
buquerque, $2,4OO; Gallup hospital.
$1,000; st. Mary's, at Roswell, $1,SOO;
Sisters of Ioretto, Mora, $1,000; Sis
ters of Loretto, Las Cruces; $1,000.
Out of the As bills sent to him dur.
ing the last hours of the legislative
sessions last night, the governor. al
lowed IL to die by pocket veto. The
most important of the bills to be kill
ed was the measure providing for the
subdivision of the territory into |
school districts.
Closing Day Busy One.
,
The routine business of both houses
yesterday was the busiest of the ses-
sion, which was nothing unusual for
the last day. Both houses met morn
ing, afternoon and night, not winding
up until after midnight when the pre-
sentation speeches incided to the CIV
ing of elegant presents to the presid-
ing officers and chief clerks of each
house were n1ade.s ~
Following the confirmation Of the
appointments of two district attor-
news and the members Of the capitol
board for the ensuing
two years by the council, the follow
ing routine business was transacted:
Bills Passed.
Council bill 1853, Carlos Baca, sub
stitute for Roberts election law,
making change in penalty for a vio-
lation of the law; council bill 7, Hew-
lit, allowing villages to incorporate;
council bill 16, Mechem, act to pro-
tect counties and regulating the alb
stract business; council bill 262, ap-
bill, passed as amended;
house substitute for council bill SO.
wild animal bounty bill.
In the House.
The morning and afternoon sessions
of the house were one continuous
round of work, bills being sent
through at rapid fire rate. Pre-
vious to the passage of bills two joint
resolutions were passed as follows:
House joint resolution 9, Blattman,
appropriating sum Of s124, to pay F.
c. Newell, reading clerk; and house
Joint resolution 10, Blattman, provid-
ing additional pay for regular capitol
employees. This latter resolution as
carried $72o, but was cut
down by amendments to $500 with the
extra pay to be received by the regu-
lar employees fixed at 81 a day instead
of $1.5O as asked by the original res
olution.
Bills Passed.
The following bills were passed:
Council bill 156, E. Baca, fixing
time for holding district court in
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