Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-10

an act to provide for an appropriation
for gauging the streams OF New Mex
leo. This Is a bill which was de-
leatcd by the house several weeks
ago,w when the discussions in that body
were at their height. II provides an
appropriation of $500 from the
money in the treasury, to the credit
OF the water reservoirs income fund
to meet a similar appropriation which
the United States geological survey
has offered 20 make. This bill passed
by a vote Of rs to 4. Mcssrs. Garcia,
Mirabal, Pachcco and Sanchez voting
no.
Approves Revision of Laws.
House bill No. 1856, ny MI Roberts
an act TO approve, adopt and enact the
revision OF the laws of New Mexico,
the revision prepared under the direc-
tion of Attorney General James NJ,
HervcV. and the territorial law re-
vision committee under tie net Of the
last legislative assembly, provides for
tho publication Of the laws. intending
the laws passed by the present as
sembly The appropriations for the
salaries of the members of the re-
vision commission was provided under
the law creating the commission. The
hin provides that MIR. j. -. Cobboy,
the expert employed by the commits.
sion. shall supervise the work OF
publishing the laws and that ne shall
receive the sum or $4,000 In fun COM
nensatlon OF all the work done b.
HIM
II is ordered that one thousand
copies of the revision shall be print
ed in the English language ana three
hundred copies in the Spanish lam
guagc. and Twenty-Five hundred dol
largs Is appropriated for the work Of
Translation The printed volumes
are to be placed IN the hands of the
secretary OF the territory, who shall
receive ten dollars per volume for the
sale thereof, and ii is ordered hat at
least three hundred copies in tho
English language shall BE- delivered
by the publishing house doing the
work on or before January /, 1910,
and the remainder thereof before
July |. 1910. The printing IS to be
let by the secretary Of the territory
upon the lowest and best terms he
can secure IL. and no publishing
house is allowed to sell any of the
volumes until those furnished to the
territory have been disposed of. II If
provided that portions OF the law may
be printed In pamphlet form. II Is
further provided that thc statutes
when printed ana ready for delivery
shall be announced By the governor
in n formal proclamation, to be the
law, ANA that thirty days after such
proclamation, the revision shall be-
come the law. The vote on the pas
sage of the bin was 81 to /, Mr. Mira
bal voting nc
House bill No. SO. by Mr. Mullens.
an act to regulate the use Of aftc-
sian wells and storage reservoirs con-
nectcd herewith and to prevent the
waste OF artcsian water. This IS n
substitute law governing the use of
artcsian waters. which takes the place
OF chapter II of the laws of 1905.
one new bill was introduced In the
his afternoon. This was house
bill No. 243, by Mr. valdez. an act to
establish a territorial board of rail
road commissioners, to regulate rail-
roads. cxprcss companies and tele~
graph and telephone lines The bill
referred To the committee on
railroads, and It was later referred to
the steering committee.
Tho work put through by the house
this afternoon is undoubtedly the
volume Of legislation ever
~ ilfff Wv ~ - hAilENN tAN - 49,
house of - Now Mexico legislature
ordinary conditions, each one
pf the more important bills passed
have required a day or more,
for consideration When II Is re
however, that most of these
bills. particularly the four or five
measures recommended by Governor
Curry In his message, have been pend
.ng ia committee almost since the be-
ginning Of the session. the work douc
AN hardly he criticized as hasty nc
lion. The fact Is that q good many
members Of the house have given |
careful consideration TO these
ills. having ample time To do so
The sudden change from absolute in
20 extreme industry came as
surprise TO every ono. But II Is
that the house has now
.ractcd ftsolf from It's difficulties aud
S prepared 10 Keep busy through the
-cmaining days Of tho session.