Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-16
APPROPRIATION BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE
AS AMENDED
Amounts Are Cut Down Con-
siderable and But Lit
tie Is Given for
Charity
EXPECT COUNCIL
To RESTORE some
Upper House May Put Back Ap-
proprIatIonS Cut Out by
House During Long
session Last
Night.

working in committee of the whole
the past two days oyer the general
appropriation bill and considering it
last night up t. midnight. the House
this morning without a dissenting
vote and under suspension of the
rules passed the measure. The bill
as originally drawn carried an APP
propriation of $525 900. but was cut
down to about $4,000. The total
appropriation two years ago was
ABOUT $475,OO0.
Many cuts were made in the bill by
the House committee Of the whole,
charitable institutions being cut out
with the exception of St. Vincent's
hospital and orphan asylum at San
ia Fe $13.600; home for INDECENT chill
dren, 5000. and reform school at Ell
Rito, $4,000 In addition, $14,400 is
appropriated for the education of in
digent children at territorial expense.
The territorial engineers office was
also cut down considerably.
However it is possible the Council
will restore these appropriations so
that the bill will be returned to the
House about as originally drawn.
Speaker Miera has named confer
ence committee consisting of himself
aud Mirabal, StacShouse. Chaves of
BernaliIlo, Baca and Upton to meet
a like committee from the Council
and agree on this bill.
other features of the House session
this morning was the defeat of House
till No. 236. by Brice being a COM
plete revision of the school laws of
the territory and placing the school
80.
date basis. The bill was framed by
the territorial board of education and
was a most comprehensive measure.
1t was defeated without adequate ex-
cuse BY a close vote of IL to Ii,
those voting against tabling the meas
ure being Baca, Baker, Brown, Bush
kovtz. Davidson, Moffett, Mullens,
Roberts, Spencer and Sweezy.
Three new bills were introduced in
the House. one by Bushkovitz and
Blattman provides for abolishing the
normal school at El Rito and estab-
fishing one at Wagon Mound.
Al the session Of the Council this
morning the committee on education
submitted voluminous report on
the Navarro resolution providing for
Investigation of educational institu-
tions.
Hewitt made an Intellectual effort to
get the local option bills before the
Council by moving for the discharge
of the committees having them in
charge. but the motion was voted
down to 3, only the Democrats vot-
ing for IT, The Council passed a bill
changing the boundaries between
Lincoln and Socorro counties annex
ing the Oscuro district, including Es-
tey City, to Lincoln county and in re-
turn, giving SocorrO county Jemenez.
The session of the House this af-
ternoon was interrupted by a scene
as a result of a disagreement as to
ruling of the speaker The speak
er ruled that House bill No. 234, de-
feated this morning, could not be
taken up for consideration again.
The speaker refused To recognize Rob
erts. who then appealed to the House.
Speaker Miera ordered the sergeant
at arms to bring Mr. Roberts to or
der and the situation was becoming
strained when Chavez of Sierra, NOV
ed to adjourn and this motion pre-
vailed.
Indications are that all unpleasant
ness over the incident has passed
away and that iuture sessions VIII
not he marred by any disagreement
as a result of the contention this af-
ternoon
Record Breaking Day.
Yesterday was a record breaking
day in Doth houses more bills being
passed than during any one day this
session, The final week of the legis-
lature will fulfill the predictions
made that 1t would see the enactment
of many important laws. Acting upon
bills reported by the steering com
mittees of the Council and the House
the members disposed Of them in q
hurry.
The feature of yesterdays session
was the refusal of the Council to pass
the joint resolution originating IN the
House and calling upon Congress tc
appoint a special committee 10 inves-
tigate the recent charges made
against the territory and its people
before the Senate committee on ter
ritories This resolution was votes
down i'm the Council after a lively de-
bate. Prince, Upton, Hewitt and Nc
Bee voting no. The passage Of the