Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-27
COUNTY.
WANTS LANDS
RESTORED
LIVELY LITTLE FIGHT
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
Council Passes Bill to REIN
burSe Albuquerque Men for
Money Advanced to Complete
Armory Building.

Money Advanced to Complete
Armory Building.
Especial Dispatch to the Morning Jon-nai.I !
Santa Fe, n. NJ, Jan, 26Jrhc leg
islature got down to business during
two short sessions today and several
bills OF general interest were cxchang-
ed between the houses. Probably
the most important of these, at
least TO the members OF the ns-
sembly. was council joint resolution
No. s. brought into the council from
the finance committee this morning
by Mr. Hanley This resolution car
ried out the caucus agreement appro-
priatlng $4,000 from the $4,000 avail
able for employees and contingent ex-
penses for the use of the council and
the remaining $4,000 for the use Of
the house The resolution passed in
the council this morning without OPP
position Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Upton
democrats. voting for il after they had
asked and had been assured by the
chair that an auditing committee
would be appointed to pass upon the
expenditure of all funds under the ap-
preparation.
In the house, however, the resolu-
tion ran up against several members
who had employees not yet attached to
the bill and a few other members who
were not satisfied with the disposition
of the places or the pay There had
also been some disposition among
members of the house to pass rcso-
luton naming the employees and the
pay to be received by each. The $l5,-
600 disposed of in this resolution is
all that will be appropriated at this
session for extra employees and 1t has
been required to cover very consld-
erable number.
The house adjourned after The bill
hpa gone To it's third reading and was
in session but a few minutes this att
ernoon when the republican members
went into caucus. II is expected that
the resolution will pass the house
when II convenes at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon.
Armory Deficit PASSES Council.
OF special interest To Albuquerque
people was the passage by the eoun-
ell this afternoon by "A vote Of nine
TO two Of Mr. Hanleys bin providing
for d direct appropriation to supply
the deficit in the building fund for
the Albuquerque national guard ar
mory Mr. Hewitt and Mr.. Mcl3ee of
the minority voted against the bill,
Mr.. Hewitt stating that while he was
IN
sired further time to consider IT, The
bill will go to the house tomorrow att
ernoon and as no opposition to II has
there the chances Tor It's
passage are good.
Mr.. Hanley also reported this art |
ernoon from the finance committee a |
resolution introduced by Mr.. Prince
at the morning session providing for |
an appropriation OF not to exceed |
$3.50 for furnishing members OF the
senate and house OF representatives.
at Washington with literature on
statehood, the especial purpose OF the
resolution being to send Immediately |
copies of the large volume Issued as
n souvenir during the National lrrlga' |
tion congress, and which gives specln
attention 60 recent developments IN
New Mexico. The resolution passed
the council upon motion of Mr.. Prince
nv a unanimous vote. The council ad-
ionrned at 3 o'clock until tomorrow
afternoon.
wants Its Land Back.
There is quite a cheerful little
coun,v line fight on between Union |
county and Quay county which made
IFS appearance today with the intro
auction Of bills in both houses provid-
iro for the return to Union county |
az a number OF townships attached to
Quay county by the las tassemply'
when MIR. Gallegos of Union county
introduced the bill in the council TINS
morning an effort was made 70 pass
H. but the motion failed OF the ONE
vote necessary for the two-thirds re-
ouired to suspend the rules IN tno
house. however, Mr.. Brown OF Union
county introduced the bill ana II was
nassed under suspension OF the rul'S
The bill came into the council THIS
,ftornoon and was referred To the
committee on county lines. The quay
county representatives are opposing H.
r, annoars that under the agreement
h,, which Union county gave up these !
townships Quay county was TO pay TO
rrnion county $4,000 in bonds the
nresent board of county commission
"a of Quay county have refused 10
issts the bonds to Union county ah'
I-nion county wants its land back.
The townships in question are I'M
nortant ones. containing the towns OF
Logan and Nara Visa and the pros
nerous farming district surrounding
RIGID ACCOUNTING TO BE
MADE OF CONTINGENT EXPENSE
The first order Of business before
the council this morning Was council
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