Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
LEGISLATURE
CLOSES IN
HARMONY
SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT TAKEN
AT MIDNIGHT LAST
NIGHT.
IMPORTANT Bills PASSED
TERRITORIAL REFORM SCHOOL
TO BE ESTABLISHED AT
SPRINGER.
FINE GIFTS FOR OFFICERS
D. T. HosKINs OF THIS CITY
MADE ONE OF NEW MEXICO
PENITENTIARY BOARD.
IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED
TERRITORIAL REFORM SCHOOL
TO BE ESTABLISHED AT
SPRINGER.
FINE GIFTS FOR OFFICERS
D. T. HoskINs OF THIS CITY
MADE ONE OF NEW MEXICO
PENITENTIARY BOARD.
Special to The Optic.

OpecIdl W lHe OpllC.
Santa Fe, Mch 19.-The 3Sth legis-
lative assembly has passed into his
tory. Sine die adjournment was TAX
en- at. midnight last night and the
sessions Of both houses closed in
perfect harmony.
Yesterday was by far the most i'm
portant day of any one of the sixty,
and more bills were passed and sign
ed by the governor than on any two
other days of the session. The clos
ing hours saw the passage by both
houses of some very important meas
ures. which were signed by Governor
Curry as soon as sent to him. No
less than fifty bills we're passed at
last nights session and signed by the
executive.
The most important of these bills
was council bill So, Gallegos. creating
separate district attorney districts for
the counties of Colfax and Union, the
governor naming o. T. Toombs of
Clayton, district attorney of this new
district; council bill 167, Gallegos, es-
tablishing territorial reform school at
Springer; house bill 2s9, Roberts, dis
trict irrigation law; house substitute
for house bill 176, relative to assess
ment of sheep; house bill 29O, Brice,
to increase efficiency of militia.
The governor also sent to the coun.
Gil last night the names of the new
penitentiary commissioners which
were confirmed as follows:
Nathan Jaffa, Santa Fe; D. T. Hos
kins, e. Las Vegas; ]. H. Vaughn,
Santa Fe; c. F. Easley, Santa Fe;
Jose Ortiz Pine, Galisteo.
Beautiful Gifts for Officers.
AS is always customary. beautiful
gifts were made to the presiding Of
ficers of both houses and to the chief
clerks. President spiess of the coun-
ell was the recipient of handsome
silver table set, presented by the
members and employees of the coun-
Gil. Mr.. Catron made the presenta-
ton speech. w. F. Brogan, the effi-
cient chief clerk of the council, was
the recipient Of a carving set and
silverware,, presented him by the
members and employees. Mr.. Hewitt
made a clever speech in presenting
the gifts, and Mr.. Brogan made fine
speech of thanks.
In the house, Mr.. Roberts in an elo-
ouent eu1ogy of the speaker, present
ed the presiding officer on behalf Of
the members with magnificent sill
yer tea set, while p. H. salazar. the
chief clerk, received gold watch as
a gift from the house employees. Fol-
lowing the presentation speeches.
each member of the house took occa-
sion to make few remarks, in which
the speaker was eulogized and pleas
antrfes passed between the members.
5. Baea delivered the presentetis7
speech in giving the gold watch to
chief Clerk salazar of the honse. Mr.
salazar made an efficient CLERK and
was always accommodating.
The feature of last nights session
was the passage by Representative
Brice at The eleventh hour of house
bill 800, carrying an appropriation OF
So. 400 for the maintenance of the New
Mexico military institute at Roswell
which institute was overlooked when
the increases in the appropriations lot
the higher educational institutions
were made in the general appropria'
tion bill. Brice learned that the mil
itary institute had been left out and