Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-05
THE LEGISLATORS ADJOURN AFTER
THE BUSIEST WEEK Of THE SESSION
Action Taken During the Past Week on Number of Import
ant Matters VIII Result in Good Many Bills in Commit
tee Are to Be Reported Next Week and the Soons Plan
for Busy Sessions When They Meet Monday Afternoon.

Santa Fe, ~ M, Feb. 5.--Members
Of thelegislature who live in nearby
c4.4os nasE returned ho4Ge oser ,tan-
day as both Houses adjourned. yes
terday until Monday afternoon at
o'clock. The past week has been
perhaps the busiest spent by the legis-
lature this session and action on a
number of important matters is ex-
pected to result in great benefit to
the territory.
Realizing the urgency for the sue
cess of the statehood bill now pend
ing in the Congress of the United
States, Governor Curry yesterday aft
ernoon surprised the members of the
House of the thirty eighth assembly,
by appearing before that body in per-
son and asking for immediate action
on the part of the legislature on
matters of vital Importance, before
the lawmakers took an adjournment
until next week.
The executive in a brief speech
urged that joint resolution be pass
ed by both bodies of the assembly ap-
propriating money to pay the ex-
penses of a special committee to be
appointed by him to go to Washing
ton at once and assist Delegate w.
H. Andrews in securing the passage
of the statehood bill, the bill extend
ing the Carey act to the territory.
the bill creating a seventh judicial
district in the territory with head
quarters at Socorro and to have Con-
gress ratify those laws enacted by
the present assembly
That the House was in complete
accord with the governors recon-
mendation and views was evidenced
by that body taking immediate ac-
tiOn on the statehood matter. Re-
solving itself into a committee of the
whole, with Mr. Chaves,of Sierra
county occupying the seat of the
speaker, the House took up the
proposition to send a committee to
Washington. committee was
named to prepare a joint resolution,
providing for the appropriation of
$4,000 to pay the expenses of com
mittee to number not less than seven
representative citizens of the terri
tory to go to the national capital and
work for statehood and other mat
ters of vital interest II the territory,
now pending before the Sixteith Con-
gress. The resolution was prepared
and when presented to the House
was Immediately passed and sent out
to the Council for is concurrence
therein. The Council cOncurred in
resolution after the joint session and
then adjourned over until Monday
afternoon next
Governor Curry also urged the
lower House to pass House Bill No.
81, introduced by Mr. Miera and
providing for an issue OF bonds am
ounting to 100000 in aid of the
common schools of New Mexico. In
making a plea for better support Of
the schools in the territory Cover
nor Curry took occasion to remark
that if the special committee sent TO
Washington did nothing more than
to secure the ratification Of this law,
if passed by the legislature, 1t would
have accomplished a great deal Of
good.
AS to who will compose the spe-
cial committee, il is safe to say that
It will include National Committee
man solomon Luna and Chairman
II. O. Bursum Of the Republican