Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-12

necessary for repair. and In no case
may the style be changed or modern.
lied. 1t is provided that everything
that goes into the museum shall re-
main the property of the territory.
that the museum shall be conducted
for the benefit Of the people and shall
be open to visitors without charge.
The chief inspiration behind the
opposition to the bill as amended
seems to be that of the New Mexico
Historical society to remain undis-
turbcd in its possession of the rooms
il now occupies, and the fear that
it may not be able to do so under tho
provisions of this bill. Mr.. Prince
admitted that he favored the bin in
case he could secure the amendments
desired by him, these amendments ia
voring the retaining of its portion OF
the building undisturbed by the His
tOrical society. Mr.. Catron made the
argument against this amendment that
the Historical society was a private
corporation; that its collections, to
the purchase of which the territory
had contributed some $1.f00. were
the exclusive possession of this pri-
Vate corporation, and that it became
a question whether the territory
should control the old palace. or
whether a private corporation should
control il.
tidiii'N btitNtN AblNAI-itN.
Right at the beginning Of the con
sideration of the bill Mr.. I%Ianley. or
Bernalillo county, came to the front
with an amendment which brought
some criticism of the higher educa-
tional institutions in general, and
the University of New Mexico in par
ticular, from Mr.. Spices, which
brought fourth a defense of the uni
versity from Mr.. Hanlev such as has
never been heard before in the New
Mexico Legislature. Tho council had
gone into committee of the whole for
the consideration of the bll with
Mr. Mechem in the chair. and upon
the first section of the bill Mr.. Han
Icy proposed that the museum be
named the archaeological Museum
instead of just plain Museum" Both
Mr.. Spicss and Mr.. Cati on objected to
this amendment upon the ground that
the museum was a territorial museum
and should not be limited to archaer>
logy. Mr.. Hanley's object in propos-
ing the amendment was to secure a
collection made by territorial institu-
lions from being disturbed by the
proposed museum. Mr.. Spiess in OBJ
iecting to the amendment said that
the territorial institutions Of higher
education We're the most grasping OF
all of the institutions and Ina thu
university was at the head of the list.
To this Mr.. Hanley made a reply that
he refused to consider points of or
der time limit or anything else. He
said that the University of New Mex
leo was a New Mexico institution,
not an Albuquerque nor a Bcrnalillo
county institutions. that if New Mex
leo proposed to give its youth highcl
education it must support its higher
educational institutions. He defended
all Of the higher educational institu-
tons. said hat none OF them had
e been adequately provided for in
the matter of appropriations, and
thai this was particularly true of the
university. In addition to making this
defense, MI. Hanley carried his point
by inserting without opposition a pro-
vision hat nothing in the act should
be construed to Interfere in any way
with the museums of the territorial
Institutions.
Mr. Prince began his opposition
when Mr.. Catron moved to strike out
the house amendment in section .,
relating to the use of the 0ons nov
being used by the Historical society
Mr.. prince said ne was sorry tlat TINS
motion had been made; that he
wanted to vote for the bill, had tried
to bring the institution to New Mex
leo, and was heartily in favor Of 1t
But he said hat it was very unkind
place the possession of the Histori-
society of the rooms it occupies
IN jeopardy after its twonty-siX years
OF effort to preserve the historical
of the territory.
He said there should be harmony
and fraternity between the " or
CARNATIONS, but he indicated plainly
he did not think there could be
either harmony or fraternity if they
in the same building, unless the
Historical society had u|ndisputed
right to its end of the house.
Mr.. Catron replied that this terri
had appropriated nearly $4,000
FOR the support of the Historical So
riety, made the assertion that no ac-
had ever been made and that
the collections of the society ought to
belong to the territory. He said
was no objection to giving the
society a perpetual right to the rooms
Il occupies provided it got along har-
n%oniously With the museum manage
we are establishing q museum in
New Mexico" said Mr.. Catron, land
not a private museum such as the
gentleman says his is"
Mr.. Prince replied vigorously to
he statement that no accounting had
)eon made and said an accounting Of
very cont would be found in the au-
litor's office.
A little later MI. Prince proposed
IN amendment seeking to provide
hat The famous old Spanish rcccp-
ion room, the two Spanish prisons
ana the Ben Hur should ncVor
pc disturbed. He made a strong and
appealing argument for this amend
nent. and in closing he said. u don't