Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-11

a townsite and real estate boom, but
the bill passed IS to 2, Baker and
Moffat voting in the negative and
Roberts and Mullens, Brice and
Stackhouse being paired.
Albuquerque Armory Bill.
Council Bill No. /, by Hanley, pro-
viding for the reimbursement of those
citizens who provided the means to
complete the National Guard armory
at Albuquerque to the amount OF $13,
0S0.30, was passed upon the recon-
mendation of the committee on
finance. An amendment by Baker to
appropriate $4,000 each for the arm
ories at Roswell, Las Cruces and Sill
yer City, and $500 for the compile
tion of the armory at Las Vegas, was
tabled. Mullens insisted upon an
omnibus measure and emphasized
that he would not be bulldozed by any
threat in this matter.
Capitol Extension and Executive
Mansion.
House Bill No. II, by Baca, provid-
ing for an appropriation of $33,5O0
for the completion and furnishing of
the executive mansion and complet-
ing the Capitol extension, favorably
reported by the committee on finance,
failed to pass by a vote of 10 to 10,
several members voting in the mega
tive, complaining that they were not
fully informed as to the details OF
! the bill, voting against it's passage at
present, but expressing themselves ia
vorable to it's intent. The measure
will come up later and will be passed
undoubtedly.
Recess was taken until o'clock this
afternoon.
HOUSE-Thursday Afternoon.
House Bill No. "a, an act providing
that Indebtedness of counties may be
credited on individual taxes, was pass
ed by 16 to 6, Baker, Garcia, Mirabal,
Sanchez and Davidson voting no. Ba-
ker explained his negative vote by
saying that the measure was class leg
islation.
House Bill No. So, an act to amend
Section /, Chapter 67, Laws of 1903,
relating to bonded Indebtedness of
the territory was passed unanimously.
| House Bill No. 81, by Walter, pro-
viding for the registering with the
Travelling Auditor of municipal, school
and county bonded Indebtedness, was
passed unanimously
House Bill No. 81, by Mullens, an
act to amend Section Z, of Chapter
6S of the laws of 1905, relative to the
practice of osteopathy was passed by
unanimous vote.
After referring several measures on
the Speakers table to their proper
, committees, the House went into re
cess to listen to lecture by Francis
E. Newell, after which the House ad
journed to 2 p. m.
Mr.. Newell, who is reading clerk, an
attorney at Albuquerque and former
public school teacher at Tome, Val
. encia county, spoke eloquently upor
his subject, abraham Lincoln"
, CoUNCIL-Thursday Afternoon.
Judging by the large number of Wis
itors in the Council chamber and the
! number of persons fitting from mem
: hor IN 111nnlhnp nd Oiro fh iT
earnest conversation and a general ali
of expectancy, the session of the Coun
Gil promised to be of more than ord
mary interest. 1t was said that thu
Archaeological School Bill and othe
! measures were to come up this at
ternoOn. The new county advocate
= were on deck and lobbying for thei
: measures.
Every member answered the rol
: call after President Spiess had calle
the Council to order.
The committee on finance reporte
substitute for Council Bills Nos 8
and 81, recommending its passage
Prince dissenting to thhe report. Th
: bill provides for Office expenses o
collectors and assessors.
The committee on territorial affair
n reported fayorably Council Bill No. 81
It an act to enable ex-oficials to settl
t their accounts. The bill was unani
{, mously passed.
= The committee on counties AM
!. county lines reported Council Bill Nc
n 80, with the recommendation that
e do not pass. It refers to porpose'
u changes in county seats. The bill wa
y tabled by II to /, Hewitt voting no.
a Council Bill No. 70, by Mechem, t
; validate an issue Of $1,400 in bond
Z by the school district of Santa Rosa
9 Guadalupe county. Referred to tn
, county on finance.
. Council Bill No. II, by Hanley, al
act entitled an act, establishing
natural resources commission and
n natural resources survey of the terr
d tory. The bill carries an appropria
II tion of $4,000 and is quite lengthy.
y emf odies the recommendations on thi
d subject by Governor Curry in his mes
9 sage to the legislature and by Pres