Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-15
COUNCIL PREFERS NO
INVESTIGATION OF
TERRITORY
Turns Down Resolution Urqed
by Curry and Pass.
ed by the
House.
WILL NOT CHANGE
THE COUNTY SEAT
Curry Vetoes Bill Regarding Sisr-
ra County and House
SustdinS Hlm--An-
other Bill
Goes In.

santa Fe, n. NJ, March 1.-THE
governor today announced having
signed twelve bills, the most import
ant of which was the Walters bill
providing for an indeterminate SEN
tence and parole law, and the Spiess
| district attorney bill.
Governor Curry today announced
that he had vetoed House bill No.
256. changing the county seat of 81
ezra county from Hillsboro to Cutter,
because the provisions of the measure
were improper and unjust and be-
cause he thought the people of the
county should be allowed to vote on
changing the county seat. The House
promptly sustained the veto by
unanimous vote.
Previous to the announcement of
the governors veto on this bill,
Chsves of Sierra father of the bill,
| introduced new bill, the provisions
| OF which are practically the same ex-
ccpt that the people OF the county
| sra' be allowed to vote on the aues-
| ton of changing the county seat at a
special election to, be held for this
purpose. the first Monday in June,
\ 1910.
The bill passed under suspension of
the rules by unanimous vote
Brown introduced a bill carrying
an appropriation of 81, 900 to straight
en- the course OF the dry. Cimarron
river at Folsom. Union county, tsae
scene of destructive Hood some
| time ago.
Speakei ~ era named a conference
committee consisting OF Stackhouse,
Valdez and Garcia. to act with a like
| committee from the Council on Coun-
ell substitute for Council bills SO and
81 increasing salaries of collectors
and assessors.
The House went into executive ses-
sion at II o'clock to consider the
| appropriation bill. This bin is the
bone of contention and hot fight
is on over its provisions.
The feature of the session of the
| Council was the tahling by a vote Of
to 4 Of House joint resolution, pass
ed last week by the House and call
ing upon Congress for an investiga-
. ton of officials and affairs I'm New
!, Mexico and of charges made before
. the Senate committee on territories
, to defeat statehood The majority
lrcpnrt of the steering committee on
; the resolution recommended that il be
tabled The debate on adopting the
report was one of the most interest
I | ing of the session. Hewitt and Prince
, | favored the adoption of minority
treport, recommending the passage OF
T | the resolution, but Catron. in an eIO-
! quent defense of the people OF the
\ | territory. and the request for such an
D Investigation would delay statehood.
- Prince held that the defeat of the
l resolution would lie interpreted as If
the Council is afraid of such an in
- | vestgation. Spiess charged that the
i Democratic party is opposed to state
q hood and has been insiduOusly work
ing with the senate committee on ter
| ritories against the passage of the en-
abling act Besides Hewitt and Prince,
| Upton and McBee voted against Ia
bling the resolution.
. The resolution in question was
I urged FOR passage by Governor Curry,
Among the important bills 10 pass
the Council this morning were: \ b IA
providing district attorney for Nc
IA kinlcy county; House bill extending
time for building of railroad I'm col
fax county, House bin authorizing
members of the assembly to appoint
n INDECENT students To territorial insti-
Il tutlons and carrying am appropria
y tion of $1,000. The latter bin was in
u troduced by Nnliez
{ The attempt ~ McI}cr to have the
z local option bills taken from tn,
e hands of the committee ON terri
torial affairs that the same might b,
. considered, was voted down.