Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-09
HOUSE ALSO PASSES
SCHOOL BOND BILL
1t Provides d Half Million Dollars
for the Common Schools
but Cities and Towns
Cannot Benefit
by II.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, Feb. 9.--Presi-
dent-elect Taft was honored today bv
the New Mexico legislature when the
lower house passed a bill creating
the county of Taft. out OF parts Of
Roosevelt, Guadalupe, Chaves and
Quay counties, with Taiban as the
county seat The bill passed by a
vote of is to 2, Baker and Walters
voting against the measure, while
Upton and Davidson were absent and
Brice was paired with Davidson.
The Taft county bill was intro
duced by Brown. TIL. committee ON
counties and S1"~' IS IN a ma
yersely, but ,f ~ ,"9 reDort Oeal rea- ss-
ommending se was adopted
me attempt !, er TO amend the
Dill so as 10 : voters in the pro-
posed new coun : to select the county
seat at special election, met with
failure and the bill was passed as
originally reported.
Bonds for Public schools.
The house this morning also pass
ed without dissenting vote the
House substitute for House biite No.
96, authorizing the issuance of S5eezr
VVV IN bonds for support of the COM
mon schools OF the territory. The
substlflts.a was framed By the terfi-
torial board of education, which Mas
In session the greater part of yester-
DAY and until after midnight. dis
cussing and amending the original
Dill. As amended, the bill excludes
incorporated cities and municipali-
ties from the benefits of the act The
Dill was considered by the House as
a committee of the whole, and after
being reported favorably by the conn
mittee, was passed under suspension
or the rules. Immediate action was
taken on the bill at the urgent re-
quest of Governor Curry, who after
the bill passes the Council and is
signed, will endeavor to have Con-
gress validate the law at the present
session.
The House committee has under
consideration the Albuquerque ar
mory deficiency bill and il is likely
that a substitute will be reported car
rying appropriations for the compile
tion of the Santa Fe and Las Vegas
armories as well as the amount of
deficiency asked for to cover the con-
struction of the Albuquerque armory.
The bill is not expected to come up
for consideration for several days.
The House adjourned over until to-
morrow afternoon
The Council at the session this af-
ternoon devoted most OF its time to
the consideration of the House sub
stitute for House Bill 80, the school
bond bill, while sitting as a commit
tee of the whole. Democratic mem
bers opposed railroadng the bill
through and 1t was therefore taken
mp for consideration in the manner
named. There is no doubt of the
bill's passage. although members nf
the minority may vote against it.
Six new bills were introduced to-
day, four of them by Spiess, two of
which We're by request. The Council
Is expected To adjourn till tomorrow
afternoon
Freak Liquor Bill.
The fourth week of the territorial
legislature has started out with pros
poets OF being the busiest, II the ses.
siOns Of the two houses held yesterday
afternoon are to be taken as fore
cast of what the lawmakers intend to
do this week. Both the Council and
House convened at 2:30 O'Clock, after
the members had been enjoying a va
cation of several days, or since Thurs
day of last week
Yesterday saw the Introduction OF
the first freak bill of the session Il
is House Bill No. 1O9, introduced by
Mr.. Battman. This bill If II be-
comes law win not only license the
salOonkeepers, but those who drink
intoxicating liquors as well The bill
Is entitled an act in relation TO the
issuance of licenses TO drinkers of in
toXlcatng liquors. IL provides for the
Issuance OF licenses by the probate
clerk of a drinkers license to every
person who desires 10 drink intoxi-
eating liquors The license is to cost
50 and 10 extend over a period Of one
year from the date il is Issued. A
complete description Of the person u
whom the license is issued, such as
color of eyes and hair, height, age.
etc, must appear on the back thereof
and no license will be transferable.