Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-16
SIERRA BILL IS
VETOED BY
GOVERNOR
CUTTER ADVOCATES TAKE
DEFEAT GRACEFULLY
Promptly Introduce New Bill
Providing For Decision at
Election One Year Hence;
HiIISboro People Object,
Morning Journal Bureau,
The Palace Hotel.
Sanfn 20 Y NJ March Il


Governor Curry this morning sen
to the house of representatives, hous,
bill No. 256, the bill changing the
county seat of Sierra county from
Hillsboro to Cutter without his ap.
prevail In placing his veto on the
bill the governor explained that he
could not see his way clear to approx
ing a measure which he considered
unjust, in that the people of the
county has not had an opportunity tC
express their desires upon the change
He expressed the opinion that nc
county seat should be changed arbi-
trarily by action of the legislature
and that in all such cases the peo-
pie Of the county should decide the
matter of vote
Upon motion of Mr. Blattman, the
veto was sustained by unanimous
vote
The advocates of Cutter have ac-
cepted the governors disapprova of
their bill gracefully. Immediately
upon being advised that the governor
would veto the bill they prepared a
house this morning and which passed
by unanimous vote This bill. house
bill No. 279 which was introduced
by Mr.. Chaves Of Sierra provides that
the people Of the county shall vote
upon the county seat change on June
1st. 1910, more than year hence.
1t is provided further that the coun-
ty lines Of tho county shall be those
provided for in house bin 259, taking
in the southern extension of Socorro
county.
The adv ocatrj OF Gutter express
themselves as satisfied with this bill
aud declare that when the election
comes they win have the vote TO
move the county seat to Gutter
The Hllsobro people. however, say
they are not satisfied with this bill
and will oppose it's passage, not be-
cause they fear the result Of the vote,
being satisfied with that section Of
the bill They declare. however, that
q section of territory is being at
tached to Sierra county which the
people do not want. and for which
they win be required to pay. This,
they declare. is unjust and they say
this afternoon that they viii oppose
the passage Of the bin I'm the council.
Should the now bill be passed. how
ever. it seems probable that it will
be approved. The only objection the
governor made to the original bill
was the arbitrary changing Of the
county scat without submitting it to
the people
Speaker Miera this morning ap-
pointed as conference committee
upon council substitute for council
bills 3G and a.. the salary bill for
trcasurers and collectors, Messrs.
Stackhouse. Valdez and Garcia.
Mr. Walters introduced and the
house passed a resolution providing
that in future all house bills be CON
sidered enrolled and engrossed, unless
otherwise ordered by the house. This
is the customary resolution adopted
in the closing days of the session in
order to save time similar reso-
luton was adopted in the council
one new bill was introduced in the
morning session. house bill No. ESQ,
by Mr. Brown, an act to appropriate
$1,000 for Strengthening the course
Of the dry Cimarron river i'm Union
county The bill went to the steering
committee.