Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-13
WILLARD WON'T GET
THE COUNTY SEAT
Council Refuses to Consider Bill
Passed by the House. andi
viii Therefore Die
a Quick
Death.

Santa Fe, y. NJ, March 13.-The
Council held busy session this morn
ing after it had confirmed apoint-
ments made by the governor. Acting
upon the report of the steering COM
mittee the Council passed a bill re-
organizing the board of commission
ers for the government penitentiary;
bill establishing a territorial roads
commission; a new insurance code a
bill relating to qualifications of off,
cials; bill providing for payment of
school superintendents out of tne
school fund, and a bill for rebuild
ing of county court houses destroyer
oy fire, floods or tornadoes. An am
endment made to the latter bill in
the form of "a joker, will probably de-
feat the bill, as it includes free brick
! from the penitentiary for other court
houses besides that of Santa Fe coun-
tty
The Council refused to consider
] House bill 257. changing the county
seat of Torrance from Estancia to
Willard, which practically Kills this
| measure. The Council took a recess
until y. m.
The House met at 1880 O'Clock, but
Immediately adjourned to attend the
funeral Of the son of Representative
Baker, held this afternoon.
Hon. Clifford Pinchot, chief of the
forest service, arrived in the capital
tat noon and this afternoon at
O'Clock delivered a public address in
the hall of the House of Representa-
tives on forestry matters The ad-
dress drew large audience, many
members of the Legislature also at
tending.
Tonight at the Palace hotel Gov
ernor Curry will be host at an eiabo-
rate banquet in honor of Clifford Pin
cnot and other officials as well as
members of the legislature
Legislature Finishing Labors.
The work of both houses of the
Legislature yesterday showed that the
territorial lawmakers are fast finish-
ing up the work of the present ses-
lsion.
The appropriation bill came up for
consideration in the House yesterday
afternoon and that body resolved it
self into secret session for the consid-
Grafton of this important measure.
Its session lasted for some time dur
ing which each item in the bill was
gone over thoroughly. The bill oe-
IliS up anu COUSlutIfu SttItOn
by section.
The important bills TO pass the
} Council were the armory deficiency
bill. carrying $3S.0O0 for the COM
pletion of those armories at silver
city, Roswell, Santa Fe. Las Cruces
and East Las Vegas. East Las Vegas
gets s13,50O. Roswell $1,000. Silver
City $1,000 and Santa Fe and Las
Cruces $500 each. The other bill
was the bill amending the present
banking law.
1t requires that all banks make
two reports year to the Bankers
association provides for an examina-
tion of all building and loan associa
Itions and the various territorial insti-
tutiOns 1t increases the office force
of the travelling auditor to include an
assistant at S2,4OO year, with ST.
600 for travelling expenses. This law
is demanded by the rapid growth of
the territory and is sure TO pass the
House when sent to that body for
consideration.
Harmony still prevails in both
houses and the present session is eX-
pected to close sine die next Thursday
night without a ripple to mar it, The
next week is sure to see the passage
of a large number Of very important
bills now pending in committee and
which are especially desired by Cos
eTnor Curry.
ENentfui Day In the House.
Yesterday was a very eventful day
lin the House. There were introduced
several important new bills Including
"a bin oy Brown providing for gen
cral election TO allow the people TO
vote ON the question Of local option
or absolute prohibition. All the new
bills introduced We're referred directly
To the steering committee.
After a stin night, the House also
passed the Sanchez bill To abolish and
create the county of Torrance. the
main purpose Of this bill being 20
change the county seat from Estancia
j TO willard. Mr.. Sanches made
strong plea for the passage of the bill
and said that a majority Of the people
: of the county Of Torrance wanted the
county seat changed to Willard He
! said 20 have the seat of government
there would be more convenient. VIII