Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-26
first BILL PASSED THE
COUNCIL AND HOUSE
TODAY
The Legislature at Santa Fe
Puts in a Busy. Day and
AdjOurnS to Meet
Tomorrow.
new COUNTY BILLS
CONTINUE TO COME
Another Local Option Bill ISAlSo
Feature of the Session.
While Many New
Bills Are
Filed.

santa F.. \. NJ, Jan. 26.-Today
saw the passage of the first bills in
both Council and House. Other fea-
tures of the morning session were
the introduction of another local op-
tion hin framed by the Anti-saloon
league. by Hanley of Bernalilo coun-
tv. bv request and a bill to create the
county of Taft out of parts OF quad
aupe. QUAY Roosevelt and ChaVes
with Taibain as the county seat. This
proposed new county is the most
logical of the new ones proposed. IL
would have between $S0O,OOO ana a
million dollars assessed valuation ana
would include the towns of Sunnyslde'
Tailor. Fort Sumner and La Lande
It's creation is almost assured ana
large delegations from towns men
toned are here pushing the scheme
The first bill passed by the Council
was one by Mechem, an act to vail
date the attempted incorporation or
cities and towns; while in the House
a bill hv Brown to restore to Union
county certain territory annexed 10
Quay county by an act of the last
legislative assembly was passed un-
der Suspension of the rules after
warm debate by vote of is to D.
Baker. Brice Moffat, Mullens, Stack
house and Bushkovitz voting IN the
negative.
Council Joint Resolution No. s, by
Hanley, providing for the expenditure
of the $4,000 appropriation for the
expenses of employees and the contln-
gent expenses of both houses passed
the Council and will pass the House
this afternoon.
County Joint Resolution No. 9, by
Mr. Prince appropriating $3.50 Tor
publication and transmission to each
member of Congress Of the official
souvenir of the 18th National Irriga-
ton Congress published by Col. r. e,
Twitchen was introduced and refer
red to the finance committee.
The following council bills were in
troduced:
BY Gallegos; An act with reference
to the boundary between Quay and
Union counties. including within
Union county the towns of Nara Visa
and Logan, annexed to Quay county
two years ago.
BY Mechem; An act providing for
change i'm the manner of drawing
iuries and filling vacancies among
talesmen
BY Hanley. by request of the w. c.
4. T.: An act to provide a method by
which the question of prohibiting
sales of intoxicating liquors may be
submitted to the qualified voters of
any city, town or county to be voted
On at a special election whenever one
tenth of the voters petition therefor.
New House Bills.
The following House bills were in
troduced:
BY Blattman: An act fixing Sec
tional lines of highways.
BY Chaves. of Sierra; An act rel
ative to ditch commissioners and
mayor-domas and prescribing man
ner Of their election.
BY Walters; An act providing f0-
three days good time allowance for
convicts working outside the prison
walls
BY Mullens; An act granting Ros-
we'll certain lands for cemetery pur-
poses.
BY Chayes OF Sierra; Act relating
tc goats pasturing within three miles
of settlements OF three hundred peo-
pie, and over; also by Chaves, of
of taxation Of land grants and all
other lands in the territory; an act
requiring sewing machine agents TO /
pay a license under certain circum-
stances; act relating to work on pub
lie highways.
By Martinez; Act relating to public
highways d
BY Brown, Act to fix boundaries .
between Quay and Union counties; |
an act to create the county OF Taft,
BY Mofatt; An act authorizing |
public land commissioner 10 grant .
right OF ways on public domain.
BY Davidson; Act TO repeal an act .
making Silver City an independent |
school district.
BY Roberts; Act relating to sales
OF stocks Of merchandise and provid-
ing a penalty for violation; an act TO
protect owners Of stations from
fraud; an act TO prosecute itlnerant
vendors guilty Of fraud.
BY Valdez: An act 10 amend an act
known as Chapter SO, laws OF the
last assembly
BY Gallegos; An act to amend
Chapter SO Of the laws Of the last as
sembly.
The House concurred in Council !