Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-04
HOUSE PASSES
BENT COUNTY
MEASURE
BOOMERS FROM ROY
WITNESS THE VOTE
Baca Introduces Bill to Appro-
pirate $4,000 For Addition
al Cost of Capital Extension
and Executive Mansion.
Morning journal Bureau,
The Palace Hotel.
Santa 10, \. NJ, Feb. 9, I

The Palace Hotel
Santa Fe \. NJ, Feb .,
To Representative a. s Hushkovitch
OF Mora county belongs the distinction
OF having passed the rirst county al.
vision bill through the house OF rep
lresontatlves. Mr.. Bushkevitch did Il
this morning with quickness aud dis
patch. and by vote of IA to 10.
Just as the roll was being called
an enthusiastic bunch OF twenty
boosters arrived from Mr. BushlSc-
! vltch's home town OF Roy, all OF
them decorated with long and glaring
red badges telling what they were
there for, The boosters were very
much pleased with their reception
The bin passed this morning by the
house creates Bent county out of por-
tons of Union, Mora and san Miguel
counties ana places the county seat
ut Roy until 1885, when under the
| hill the people OF the new county viii
be allowed to determine by vote
where they win have it, II provides
for a return OF bonds to the three
tcounties affected. for territory taken
and provides for the appointment Of
he first corps of county officers by
the governor.
In it's general terms the blu IN
drawn after the customary county ,li-
vision bill The Roy boosters say
lliat their county viii have ample as
sesscd valuation and large populn-
Ion that is growing rapidly They
are very much In earnest over the
proposed division and while their
hopes are likely TO meet n bllghting
blast III the council they are choercd
up today,
There was no discussion Of the bill
and the vote against Il was made up
Of those members from the counties
affected by the bin ana who are
naturally opposed 70 Il. The division
OF the house of yesterday morning did
not appear IN the vote upop this hill.
The house this morning also passed
by vote OF % to the council Joint
resolution No .. providing for the ex-
penditure of $3.50 for the sending ut
literature on Now Moxico to ncn-
bers Of congress. The work Is TO he
donc at once by the bureau Of lmni-
grafton ana the literature to be sent
Is the large volume issued under the
auspices OF the board OF control OF
The sixteenth National Irrigation con
gress 10y r. r. Tw1chell, which is tho
ilONA YUM ~ A'Nlf.N VI i'''GN
development In New Mexico to be
had.
The committee on roads aud high
ways reported two bills this morning
with the recommendation that they
be tabled ana the house adopted the
suggestion by practically unanimous
vote one OF these was house bill No
10. by Mr.. BIattman. seeking to make
all section lines public highways. ana
house bill No 23. by Mr.. Chaves, OF
Sierra county, which provided that tho
owner Of q steam or vehicle should
puy a higher road tax than others,
on the ground that he used the roads
more
Mr. Mulons introduced u petition
protesting against the division OF
Chaves county and Mr. Brown intro
duced Il petition from people OF Logan
precinct asking to be returned from
Quay to Union county Both petitions
went To the committee on county
lines
The council concurrent resolution.
providing for Joint session Of the
two houses to hear Dr. Edgar l..
Hewitt on the proposed archaeological
school was passed by unanimous vote
after the resolution had been amend
ed BY consent of the council 10 hold
the meeting Thursday. tomorrow af-
tornoon. instead of this afternoon,
Sentiment Is growing here IN favor of
the proposed school II has been
agreed that there win be no effort 20
take title to the old palace from the
csritury Of New Mexico and that no
change shall be made In the lines of
tho historic building except such as
are necessary 10 restore II to It's orig
inal form.
The following bills were introduced
House bin No. n. by Mt Racs.
This Is an appropriation bill which
provides for the appropriation OF s3S.
500 for the completion of the capitol
extension now under construction and
the executive mansion now practically
complete. The money Is to be used
as follows. $4,000 for the capitol
extension. 50 900 for the corridor 90
connect the extension with the main
buildings $4,000 for final payment on
land for the executive mansion and
extension or the capitol grounds.
and $4,000 for the completion ara
furnishing of the executive mansion.
The bill was referred to the finance
committee.
House bill No -. by Mr. BAGS
by request providing for The writing
of the history of New Mexico Com
mittre ON finance.
House bin No IS. by Mr.. Davidson,
to make all personal property subject
to execution at the purchase price
thereof Committee on judiciary.
House hill No. 80. Mr.. Davidson. to
provide FOR the recording OF certified
copies of an United States patents.
Committee on judiciary.
House bill No. ST. MIR. Mullens, an
act creating the office of county road
supervisor Committee on judiciary.
House bill No. s. Mr Garcia, an