Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-18
NEW COUNTY CREATED
FROM THREE OTHER
COUNTIES
Bill Passes the Council and
Now Goes TO Jdffd
for His Sig.
nature.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCHOOL
BILL ALSO PASSED
The Conference Committee Re.
ported 1t and the Council
Passes 1t Two New
County Bills
Passed.

first bill creating a new county to
pass the Legislature went through the
upper body this morning. 1t was a
measure creating a new county out
of parts of Roosevelt, Quay, Guada-
lpe and Chaves, with Clovis as the
county seat The bill has already
passed the House and now goes to
Acting Governor Jaffa. where it isl
conceded it will be signed and become
a law.
The bill passed the Council by a
vote of to ., Hewitt and McBee vot-
ing against it. 1t is believed this will
be the only new county created at this
session
Bills to create Taft and Bent coun-
ties on the other hand, met painless
death i'm the Council today. Both were
reported adversely oy the committee
on counties and county lines and we're
tabled by an overwhelming vote. The
vote to table the Taft county bill was
unanimous, while the Bent county
bill receive q complimentary vote
from the minority, Hewitt, McBee
and Upton voting against killing the
measure. McBee wanted action on
this bill postponed until Monday, but
his motion failed
The Council also passed the mu-
seum Sor archaeological school bill, the
vote on the amended measure report
81 favNrably by the conference cAm-
mittee being unanimous. IN, House
passe this bill yesteray and it now
goes to the acting governor for his
signature. Two other bills of minor
importance were also passed.
ell inf
tant bill in the Council at this morn
ing's session. providing for the crea-
ton of the office of assistant attor-
ncy general at $500 a year. 1t is
understood the candidate for this po
sition, if created, is e. c. Wade, Jr.,
of Las Cruces.
The Council i'm executive session
confirmed the following appointments
OF district attorneys made today by
Acting Governor Jaffa. each appoint
ment being acted On unanimously:
Alexander Read, district composing
Rio Arriba, Sandoval and san Juan
| counties, reappointed.
&. w. G.. Ward, district composing
san Miguel and Mora counties, reap
pointed.
r. E. Studley. district composing
Colfax and Union coLntics, succeed
| ing jeremiah Leahy.
IL. c. ABBOTT, re-appointed for san
Ia Fe and Taos counties.
George $ KloCk, succeeding +. w.
| Clancy, for Bcrnalillo, Mckinley, Va
lencia and Torrance counties. Klock's
appointment is understood to be salts
! factory 10 all Bernalillo county fac
| tions, he having the solid endorse
ment of his county the people of Al
| buquerque and the territorial admin
istration for the place.
1t is believed Clancy is H. be the
next attorney general, succeeding
JameG NJ. Hervey, present incumbent,
win retire because Of i'll health.
To Tax Bachelors.
The House held busy session this
afternoon The feature was the in
| PRODUCTION of a freak bill, outdoing in
its provisions the Blattman individual
! license bill for drinkers Of intoxicat-
ing liquors The bill is by Chaves of
! Sierra county, and provides for the
! levying and collection OF an annual
tax upon All unmarried men between
the ages Of 20 and 10 years. Those
liable are divided into first and second
class. The first class 10 pay $40 year
! ~ tax and the second class $25. The
money is to- be used for the support
OF all unmarried women between the
| ages Of rs and A. years, who are
/ needy and worthy of support. tho
money to be paid by warrant of coun-
/ " treasurers. The bill is a measure
! t. encourage marriage and is also an
! tagonistic to race suicide
Numerous committees made re-
] ports today and several new oils were
introduced. Among the bills reported
for passage was substitute bill fol
House bill $50, providing for the fur
nishing of proper bonds by territorial
and county officials, collection Of in
terest on all public moneys, etc. An
other important bill introduced today
was one providing for the payment o
obligations against the territory 70
the 59th and Goth fiscal years IL be
ing a general deficiency bill.
The House was still in session lat'
this afternoon. II viii meet tomoy
row.
Acting Governor Jaffd will sign tn
archaeological school bin today. GOV
ernor Curry starts home today. II Il
believed this means that all hope %
the passage Of the statehood bin a
this session has been given up.