Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-12
Measure MutiIated by the
House Wednesday is Licked
Into Shape After Bitter 0p-
position by Mr., Prince,
INTERESTED AUDIENCE
HEARS LIVELY DEBATE
Sharp Exchanges Between
Prince and Catron While
HanIey Defends New Mexico
University,
Morning Journal Bureau,
The Palace Hotel, !


An Interested audience, composed
largely Of ladies, sat for two hours in
the council chamber this afternoon
While the council solemnly put patch
c3 on the bare spots left by the house
Of representatives Wednesday after
noon upon the measure for the ere
alton OF the New Mexico museum and
establishment of the proposed school
OF American archaeology. When the
house got through with this bill yes
tcrday afternoon there was very little
left but the cnacting clause and that
clause was very badly bent.
Some of the amendments made in
the house were intended to be made,
but some Of them had an effect which
the members making them did not
really intend. The final amendment
by Mr.. Roberts. which required that
the proposed museum have an en-
doWment of $250,000 before the sec
Ond annual appropriation should be
paid. SO effcctually killed the bill that
its friends threw up their hands in
despair and hurried to the council for
relief.
The council gave it, Mr.. Roberts
final amendment was entirely wiped
out and the other amendments We're
~ ny AlAN 1iAli'Al w Nv
tion of the friends of the bill. 1t
finally passed the council by a vote of
eleven to one, Mr.. Prince being the
one. An this, however. was not ac-
complishcd until Mr.. Prince had made
an earnest, eloquent n entirely in
cffcctual plea for more respect for
the wishes ana aspirations and the
rights of the New Mexico Historical
society Of which he is the president.
MI. Catron replied to these arguments
with his customary VlgOr in the face
of opposition and Wadod rough shod
through a few traditions surrounding
the old palace. MI Catron made the
tradition about the Ben Hur room look
like a July SNOWFALL. Mr.. Prince had
made "A plea that this room should
be left intact.
THE Ben HUI room said Mr.. Cat
ron, lis all a myth. There is nothing
to it. 1t was cooked up like Starva-
ton Peak to attract the tourist. |
often talked to Governor Wallace in
the old palace about Ben Hur, and
found him writing it all e the
house.
MIR. Catron in the course of his
discussion said that Mr.. Prince de-
sired to sneak in some amendments
to the bill ana Mr.. Prince, as the
argument grew warm and near its
close, declared HAT he desired to pro-
tcct certain rooms in the old palace
from the ravaging hand of a set OF
vandals."
Tho matter. while chiefly Of interest
to Santa Fe, has its interest for the
rest Of the territory in that j estab-
fishes a New McXico museum when
If carried out as the bin proposes, IT
shall be carried out, will, in a snort
time, become very valuable II IN
that the bin appropriates $4,000 for
the maintenance Of this museum ana
an immediate appropriation Of $1,000
for the preparation of the old palace
for the purposes OF the museum, me
bill in its present form provides that
the Historical society shall have the
use of the rooms it now occupies 50
long as these rooms arc used IN mar
mony with the wishes of the board
of trustees created by the blli q ma
ioritv of whom are New Mexico citi-
zens to be appointed by the cover
nor. 1t provides specifically that the