Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-19
Morning Journal Bureau, |
The Palace Hotel,
Santa Re, N. NJ, March Is. !

Santa Fc, n. M, March Is.
The thirty-cighth Legislative Assem-
bly, came to a close tonight by limita-
ton with bills pouring in upon the
governors office in a volume such as
probably never been known before in
the closing hours of a legislature For
the past forty-eight hours Governor
Curry has been in his office con-
stantly, and assisted by Attorney
General Clancy; MI. Heryey, the re-
firing attorney-general, Secretary
Nathan Jaffa, and others. has been
going through measure after measure
submitted to him, sorting the good
from the bad and in spite Of the many
measures which nave failed to receive
the executive approval, nearly one
Hundred and thirty chapters have been
added to the statutes Of New Mexico
as Il result of the session.
The almost total inactivity of the
legislature during the first six weeks
of the session esulted in a flood of
legislation right at the close which
FN' NiAl'iO AiiilShiA " ElNE
careful consideration to any great por-
ton of the bills passed. More bills
were passed By the two houses yes
telday and tJda. than during the rest
of the session put together. Tho task
which has been imposed on the gov
ernor has been tremendous, yet he
found time to give consideration to
almost every measure submitted to
him, and oven found time during the
day to write a veto message disap-
proving the proposed changes in the
jury law which would have placed the
selection of jurors in the hands of
the probate judge. the chairman of
the county commission and a third
person named by the district court.
The veto was sustained by the coun-
ell by a vote of Z to 3, after MI. ca
iron had moved the passage of tho
bill over the veto.
The general appropriation bill did
not reach the governor until nearly
II o'clock tonight. 1t was very near
midnight when he attached his sigma
ture to the bill. While disappearing
many of the provisions carried in the
bill, the governor approved it because
he deemed the measure necessary for
the proper conduct of the territorial
business.
The bill carries a total of S513,0
1t will leave the territorial tax rate
at about thirteen mills, where it has
been for the past two years. But for
the large increases in appropriations |
demanded by the territorial institu- !
tions, it would have been possible to
make a considerable reduction in the
tax rate. As it is every territorial in
stttution receives a large increase in
it's appropriation with the exception
OF the military institute at Roswell,
which is practically self-supporting,
and which remain as ii has been for
the past VI years.
The university at Albuquerque re-
ceivcs $4,000. The Agricultural col
lege, $4,000. the Las Vegas Normal
university. 500 600; the Silver City
Normal school, $4,000. and so on
right down the line of the territorial
Institutions. every one of them show
ing a very considerable increase. The
deficiency existing at tie territorial
pcnitcntiary is wiped out by the bin
aud increases are made for the insane
asylum at Las Vegas and for several
departments of the territorial govern
mcnt. the largest single increase be
ins for the department Of education.
The bin covers "A total OF more than
twenty-five pages and is far too intri-
cate even for a summary at the late
hour al which 81 was approved to-
night The appropriations FOR the
several charitable institutions of the
territory. including the several hos
ritals, which were wiped out by tn"
house. were restored in The confer
cncc committee. and the bin as APP
proved carries the same appropria-
tons for these institutions as have
been given during the past two years
Aside from the appropriation bill
he closing day of the session brought
ID number of very important measures
on TO the statute books. These in
cluded the Roberts election lay. the
district irrigation law. the law accept
ing the Carey act and creating a
Carey act and board. the law for the
commission government in such cities
as choose 10 adopt it, the local option
herd law. the general banking act.
an act creating a spanish-AVlerican
normal school. TIE new game Flaw. am
act transferring the territorial reform
school from El Rito 70 Springer. in
fcolfax county IDA providing for its
lnaintenance. an ACT establl shing a
New Mexico conservation con- mission. J