Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-09
THE LOWER HOUSE ALSO
NAMES A STEERING
COMMITTEE
Work of The Legislature Is
Now Expected to be
Finished Without
Delay.
GOVERNOR vtIOES
NAvARRO'S BILL
The First Bill He Has Vetoed at
This SeSSlon---Jury Act
PASSED by House
Is in The
Council.

santa Fe, y. NJ, March 9.--Follow-
ing the example set by the Council
yesterday afternoon, the House this
afternoon named a steering commit
tee consisting of Roberts, Blattman,
Tipton Martinez and Brice. The
resolution naming this committee was
introduced by Representative Rob-
crts and was adopted by a vote of Is
TO 5. only Baca, NJ. Chavez, Mirabal
and Sanchez voting against it. Ev-
erythng now points to the session
ending in perfect harmony and the
remaining days of the Legislature
will see the passage of many import
ant bills.
After the resolution naming the
steering committee had passed, the
House took a recess until $3.50 o'clock
that the calendar might be arranged.
The Council is not in meeting this
afternoon owing to the steering com
mittee being busy fixing up the cal
endar.
The governor today vetoed Council
bill No. 35, by Navarro. prohibiting
desecration of graves. This is the
first bill to be vetoed by the execu-
tive. The governor announced hav-
ing signed several other bills. He
was still unable to be at his office to-
day but expects to be out tomorrow.
At that time he is expected to an
nounce his appointments of terri
torial officials. 1888
In the Council this afternoon the
omnibus educational bill drafted by
the committee on education was in
troduced. 1t carries no appropriations
but includes all of the recommends
tions made by the territorial board of
education, provides that school elec-
tions shall be held in June instead of
April and that each teacher attending
summer institute shall receive SIS.
This bill takes the place of all other
educational measures and it's passage
by both houses is assured
House bill Az, the Objectionable
jury bill came up in the Council, be-
ing recommended for passage as am
ended Hanley objected to the bill,
asking time to examine it and it went
over till tomorrow.
Start Week With Rush.
AS was predicted, both the House
and the Council started the work OF
the week with a rush, both holding
sessions until late in the afternoon
yesterday. The feature of the Coan-
ellis session was the passage of House
oil 1924, by Walters, the indeterminate
sentence and parole law, and Council
Joint Restitution No 13, providing for
changing the wording on the monu-
ment in the plaza at Santa Fe to read
Confederate or Confeder where
now the words Rebel or Rebels ap-
pear
In the House, outside of a large
number of new bills. there was moth
ing of special interest unless the Jim
Grow bill introduced by Mr.. Upton
might be taken as something out of
the ordinary. This bill provides for
the furnishing of separate coaches on
all passenger trains for carrying
white and negro passengers, and Is
patterned after the Oklahoma law. A
big batch OF local option petitions
were presented in both houses and
these were referred to the commit 'e
on territorial affairs where all petit
tions for a local option liquor law
have been sent.
A number of committees made re-
ports on bills sent to them for consid-
Grafton, showing that the members
put the days between last Thursday
and yesterday afternoon to good use
H. the House these reports were es-
pecially numerous
owing to the nearness OF the end of
the session, a steering committee in
the Council was provided for in a res
olution by Hanley, which was passed
under suspension of the rules. Presi-
dent Spiess named the following mem
bers on this committee: Catron, Han
lev, Navarro Gallegos and McBee
In the House, Representative Brown
introduced a resolution, which wd'
passed under suspension Of the rules
which provides that hereafter all 6ill'
introduced shall not be printed d
translated but at once referred to {
proper committee for consideration
This will be expedite business in th'
House considerably.
Following is the business of the two
houses in detail at yesterday after
Moons sessions:
In the Council.
Every member was present with the
exception of Mr., Mechem, who hai
been confined to his home at Tucum
carl by pneumonia for two weeks pas