Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-19
Opposition in Council to Junket-
ing Trip Arouses Resentment
Among Friends Of the Re-
solution,
HOT FIGHT MADE ON
STREAM GAUGlNG BILL
.0ne of Most important of Pend
ing Measure Defeated by
House, Mr., ChaveS Of Sierra
Would Tax all Bachelors,
Morning Journal bureau
I'hp Palace Hotel.


NdNAd i g. A. Me- fth 20
symptoms of "A serious return OF
the uprising ot few days ago were
made manifest in the house of repre-
tsentatlVes this afternoon, first when
the members, before the opening of
the session indicated determination
To defeat any council bin which
might come up, ana later when house
| bill No. SO, by Mir Ruberts, making u
small appropriation for gauging the
streams OF New Mexico, was defeated
| by a vote of 8 to g.
The disposition to turn down coun-
| eli bills results from a determination
OF a few members of the house to
secure the passage of house Joint
resolution NO .. providing for thc
| proposed iunketing trip to the Nari-
GUS territorial institutions. The
leaders In the council have Indicated
that they are decidedly opposed 10
| any junkcting trip during this ses-
sion, and there Is also strong oppo-
sition to the proposed iunket IN the
house The resolution. however, had
sixteen votes in It's favor when II
passed the house on Tuesday II ~
not believed that a sufficient number
OF members of the house arc In favor
of carrying the proposed fight FOR
the lunket TO The point of legisla-
| tive deadlock, such na has been
| threatened BY one or two Of the mem
hcrs TODAY
1t is difficult To assign any reason
| lallc grounds tor the opposition ~
4 At. t3nprtN l providing for an an
| preparation for the vauging
streams The only ground made
manifest on the floor uf the house
! this afternoon was a statement of Mr.
Chavcs, of Sierra county that it
would be- as useless to provide money
| for gHuging the streams as u would
be 60 employ a territorial astronomer
| Mr. ChaVcs holds that the flow OF
| the streams Was not the sanc from
| year 10 year aud that II would he use-
| less to gauge thcm. The bill is one
| Gf tho most important measures from
IAN economic standpoint that has
come before this legislature. The
| United states geological survey has
offered to appropriate $1,000 towards
| the expenses of ganging the streams,
providing Sew Mexico would hppro-
prlatc an equal amount
| The territory has special fund,
known as a water reservoir income
| fund, in which thure is now accumu-
| lated the sum Of $4,000 This money
can be used only for thc purposes OF
Developing irrigation, the land hav-
| Ing been set aside by congress so that
| the income thcrcfrom may be used for
| irrigation development Tho appro-
priation would require no additional
| taxation and the Importance of meas
uring stream flows IN connection win
| the utilization of water for irrigation
purposes is universally conceded.
AIR Mirabal moved, however, To lay
| the bill ON the table after II had come
| In with favorable report from the
| judiciary committee. Mr. Roberts
made an able speech In defense OF
| the bin He explained the great
| economic value of stream measure
ments and showed that by making
this small appropriation for the pur-
pose for which this income FUND was
| set aside the territory would get
| hundred cents on the dollar, while
only spending fifty cents. because or
The disposition of the geological SUR
vev to meet the territory hair way
"Wc are ready to enact legislation
| for every other industry" said Mr..
| Roberts. "and We need legislation for
the farmer 1t is Il fact that the
most important industry in New Mex
| leo today is agriculture and the foun-
dation Of agriculture in New McXico
| Is irrigation There Is nothing more
| important to the development OF ir-
rigatiou than a thorough knowledge
OF the volume Of water available, ana
do not believe that when the mem
bcrs of the house understand tho pur-
pose of this bill, that they viii de-
feat IT,"
| MIR Mirabal's motion To table was
lost by vote OF II to L. Messrs.
| Baca, Blattman. Brown, Chaves OF
| Bcrnalillo, Gallcgos. Garcia, Martinez.
| Mirabal, Pachcco. Sanchez and the
speaker voting In favor of the mo-
| ton Mr.. Roberts then moved to make
the bin a special order for Tuesday at
. o'clock but MIR MiTabai then NOV
ed the passage OF the bill the oppo-
| sitinn having asccrtaincd that II had
votes enough to defeat IL The bill
| failed so pass by a vote Of TO IL.
The following membur~ voted against
tho bill: Baca. Biattman. Brown.
ChaVcs of Bornalillo thaves Of Sier-
ra GalicEos Garcia. Martinez, Mira
bal. Mullens. Pachccu. Sanchez, VAL
dez aud the speaker Mr.. Roberts
| moved TO adjourn but failed. and the
bill was definitely killed upon Mr..
Mrahals motion To reconsider and
table the vote
The real basis OF the opposition to
the bin seems to have been in dis
position among some of the members
To show MI Roberts, who as chair
man of the committee on Judiciary.
has amended or prepared substitutes
for considerable number OF bills,
which the committee did not think
were proper to pass In the forms in
iroduccd- a similar disposition was
lshoWn "A few days ago when the house
turned down Mr. Baca's bill 10 make
ian appropriation Cor the capital ex-
tension and few days later passed
the bill by unanimous vote when II
was introduced by Speaker Micra.
Tho house also killed this after