Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-30
LEGISLATURE SPENT
WEEK OF UNUSUAL
ACTIVITY
The Members Are Getting
Down to Work and Next
Week Promises
Many Things.
TRY TO DEFEAT
LOCAL OPTION BILL
The Ants Are Making a Hard
Fight. end Their Work Is
Having Some Effect.
Resume of the
Day.

santa Fe. y. NJ, Jan. SO.-Another
week of the legislature has come and
gone. 1t has been much buster than
was the first week, but then that was
to be expected The features of the
week have been the introduction of
many bills in both houses, the total
having reached the one hundred
mark, fulfilling the prediction made
last week.
Developments Of the week have
brought several things to light, chief
of which is the strenuous work of the
anu-local optionists to defeat the en-
actment of any sort of a local option
bill, which work is having its effect.
1t is believed that the governor
does not favor the passage of the s.
cent railway fare bill, believing that
such law would work an unjust
hardship on the short railroad lines
operating in the territory. He favors
the passage of a local option law
along the lines recommended in his
message to the assembly.
1t looks as if some of the solons
were desirious Of taking a jaunt over
the territory at public expense. House
Joint resolution No. ,, introduced in
that body yesterday, If it passes. will
result in this wish being gratified
as it provides that a joint commission
from both houses be appointed to
visit and inspeet the various terri
torial institutions.
Monday is pay day in the legisla-
tGre. 1t is the first pay day of this
session. Whether it will awaken the
law makers 10 mO"n and better work,
EeXt week viii tell. Despite the fact
that many bills have been introduced,
more than is usually the case during
the first two weeks most of them are
IN committee and those which have
passed, are less than six while not
one has yet become law.
Although the last legislative day of
the week is usually a duh one, this
was not the case with yesterday so
far as the House was concerned. 1t
Was "a record breaker for that body.
The Council, on the other hand. did
rot oyerwork itself The business Of
the two bodies In detail follows:
In the Council.
Aside from receiving several petit
tons, followed by the Introduction of
three rev bills the adoption of
,oint memorial relative to statehood
ana the Introduction Of several joint
resolutions the Council transacted
little business yesterday. Council pc
tition No Z, from the Children's
Home society of New Mexico, a very
iaudable organization 10y the way
was presented. The petition asks for
an appropriation by the legislature
of SO, 0OC to be used in the erection
of a home for destitute and home
less children in the territory The
esolut0u was referred to the fl
nance committee.
The biennial question of where
are the Spanish and Mexican archives
belonging 10 the territory Of New
MeXico2" was brought up in Council
dissolution No. 4 by Mr.. Prince, ask
ing for the return Of these historic
documents to the territory They are
row in Washington where they have
been for some years.
That the Legislators believe i'm
keeping the question Of statehood for
the territory fresh in the minds of
the president, members Of Congress
ari n, members of the committees
on territories i'm the Senate and
House Of Representatives. was em-
Thasizad when Mr. Hanley introduced
Council joint memorial No. 4 de-
manding the admission Of New Mex
leo as n state during the present ses-
sion The memorial was adopted I'm
a jiffy and 500 copies were ordered
printed and distributed 10 each mem
Der Of Congress. \ resolution pro-
yiding for the printing Of the mem
rial was adopted and it also provides
for the transmission Of the copies and
their distribution when printed
Among the bills introduced We're
Council Bill IS by Mechem, an act
relating to bitches or drains I'm the
several counties and to repeal certain
sections OF the compiled laws Of
1897 and the laws of 1898. Referred
20 committee on irrigation. Council
Bill 80. by Gallogos an act fixing
time for holding court in Fourth iu-
dicial district. Referred 10 commit
tee on judiciary. Council Bill 40, by
AicBee. an act establishing qu3lIfica-
tons Of probate judges, fixing their
defining their powers. etc.
Referred TO committee on judiciary.
Council Bill A, by Mr, President an
act 10 punish the use Of making Of p.
false statements 10 obtain credit. Re
ferred 10 committee on judiciary. Mr..
was granted privilege by