Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-04
CHANGE MONUMENT
IN SANTA FE PLAZA
A Bill introduced to Remove the
Word Rebels" and SubSti-
tute the Word Con
federdteS"
for II.


Santa Fe, n. N, Feb. 4-The
House held busy session this morn
ing at which eight new bills were in
troduced, one passed and a Joint
| resolution passed providing for the
transmission to Congress of the joint
| statehood memorial adopted yester-
day. The bill passed by the House
this morning was by Roberts. pro-
viding for the sale of stocks of mer-
chandise otherwise than in the or
dinary course of business Brown,
Gallegos and Valdez voted against
the measure because of lack of in
| formation
The most important of the bills in
troduced was one by Mullens, pro-
viding that women be allowed to vote
! at school elections and to hold office
| as county superintendent. members
| of boards of education and school d.
rectors.
| Chairman Baca, of the special
| committee named to confer with the
| capitol extension board and archi-
tects reported the findings OF the
committee as TO the appropriation
needed TO complete the extension of
the capitol and the governors man
| sion A total of S33.550 Is needed
and bill providing II is now pend
| ing
! This afternoon the House listened
to Governor Curry's advice that
| committee be named to go 70 WASH
| ington to boost for statehood, and
when .sUsfalas efoiuNS8sg ocen.
drawn up. passed it without dissent.
| The Council also held a busy ses-
sion this afternoon, 81 which a bill
similar to The Mere school bond bill
was introduced.
A joint resolution was introduced
by Hewitt to provide for the erasure
of the word rebels" from the monu-
ment erected in the plaza at Santa Fe
to those heroes who fell in battle with
the Confederates during the Civil
war, at Valverde, Canyon de Apache,
| Peralta and Pigeons Ranch In place
of the word rebels" the word CON
federate" is to be substituted. The
change is to be made without mar
ring the monument and is to ba paid
for out of the contingent tund of the
governor.
Governor Curry called attention to
this matter, which has been the sub
ject of contention for years, it being
contended that this is the only monu-
ment in the United States, where the
word rebel appears.
Both Houses are in joint session
late this afternoon to hear a lecture
kby DR.. Hewitt on archaeology, and
the proposal to locate a branch of the
school at Santa Fe.
Important Bank Bill.
The sessions of both houses of the
assembly yesterday were not without
| their features The passage of the
bill creating the county of Bent in
the House and the introduction of
a measure having for its purpose the
| reVolutioniZing of the banking busi-
ness conducted under territorial
charter in the Council We're the most
important matters to come before the
law makers.
The fate Of the Bent county bill is
| uncertain in the Council where il is
said it will meet with opposition
| which may be of sufficient strength
| to prevent its passage. The bill did
not pass the House without Consid-
| erable opposition, there being ten
votes recorded against the measure.
| However a large delegation from the
| town of Roy, which il the new coun-
| ty Is created, will be the county
seat thereof, are in the capital work
| ing hard for the passage Of the bill
and while they are not over-confi-
! dent Of success they are not dis
! couraged in the least.
The new banking law, as a bill in
| troduced yesterday afternoon in the
| Council by Mr.. Mechem, is termed,
| will likely be one of the most import
| ant pieces of legislation to be consid-
cred by the legislators This bill pro-
vides many reforms in territorial
| banking methods reforms demanded
! by the rapid growth Of the territory
end the establishments of many new
banking institutions throughout the
| territory. That provision 10 prOhib-
! Il mercantile establishments from en-
gaging in the banking business and
| providing a way for those firms so
| engaged TO go out OF that kind Of
business, is a very important one Be
| sides, the bill contains a provision for
| the proper examination and superV-
sion of all banks under territorial
charter by creating the offices Of