Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-19

Santa Fe, y. NJ. March 1S.-The
3Sth Legislative assembly has passed
into history. Sine die adjournment
was taken at midnight and the ses-
sions of both houses closed in per
feet harmony Yesterday was by far
the most important day of any one
of the sixty and more bills were
passed and signed by the governor
than on any other two days of the
session.
The closing hours saw the passage
by both houses of some of the most
important measures which were sign
ed by Governor Curry as soon as sent
to him. Not less than fifty bills were
passed at last nights session of both
houses and signed by the executive.
The feature of the last session was
the passage by Representative Brice
at the eleventh hour of House bill No.
800, carrying an appropriation of
S3,40O to be added to the appropria-
tion for the New Mexico Military in
stitute at Roswell and which institu-
ton was overlooked when the in
crease in the biennial appropriations
for the higher educational institutions
were made in the general appropria-
ton bill Brice learned that the
military institute had been left out,
and he hurriedly drew up bill
which was passed by both houses in
q few minutes and as quickly signed
by the governor. Without Mr.. Brice's
timely work the military institute
would have lost its additional appro-
priation.
The general appropriation bill. the
most important of the entire session,
carried total sum of $525,O0O, which
with the additional appropriations
added run the total up to 100000.
OF this amount the higher educational
end charitable institutions receive the
following:
University. Albuquerque, $4,000:
Agricultural college, $4,000; school
of Mines, $4,000; New Mexico Nor
NAL school. $40, $500; Normal univer-
sity, $2O,4OO; Military institute, S2O,-
4OO: school for blind. $4,000; School
for deaf and dumb, 10000; Spanish
American Normal school. $4,50O; New
Mexico Museum and Archaeological
school $4,000; insane asylum 500
600; miners hospital, $4,000; capitol
and executive mansion, $4,000; st.
Vincent's orphan home. Santa Fe,
$4,000; St. Nincent's Santa Fe hos
pital, $500; Sisters Of Mercy, Silver
City. $1,8OO; Lady's hospital, Silver
City. $1,SOO; Eddy county hospital
$1S00; Release society. Las Nagas,
$4,000 Sisters hospital, Albuquerque,
$2,4O0; Gallup hospital. $4,000; st.
'Mary's. Roswell, s1,s0O; Sisters of
Loretto at Mora, $1,000; Sisters of
Loretto. Las Cruces, $1,000.
The most important bill passed last
night was Council bill No. So, by
Gallegos, creating separate attor-
ney district for the counties Of Col
fax and Union. the governor naming
O. r. Toombs of Clayton, district at
torney of this new district. Council
bill No. 167, by Gallegos, establishing
a territorial reform school at Spring
er: the Roberts election law and
House bill No. 29O by Brice, to in
crease the efficiency of the militia for
which an appropriation this year of
$4,000 for the maintenance OF this
department for the ensuing two years
was made.
The governor also sent to the coun-
ell last night the names of the new
penitentiary commission who were
confirmed as follows: Nathan Jaffa,
Santa Fe: ID. T. Hoskins. Las Vegas.
H. Vaughn, Santa Fe; 5. r. Easley.
Santa Fe; Jose ortiz Pine, Galisteo
Beautiful Gifts for Officers.
As is always customary beautiful
gifts were made to the presiding Off
GERS of both houses and to the chief
clerks. President Spiess Of the Coun-
ell was the recipient of two large
standing silver fruit bowls, a cut
glass dish, a silver sugar and cream
er. Tho presentation speech was
made oy Billy Martin. W. F. BrJgan,
the efficient chief clerk Of the Coun-
ell. received handsome carving set,
salad fork. sugar bowl, cream dish
and mayonnaise dish and ladle Mr.