Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-17
LEGISLATURE WOULD
ACCEPT FUND FROM
CARNEGIE
1t Could Be Used to the Ad-
vantage Of University
and Agricultural
College
BOTH HOUSES BUSY
ALL The AFTERNOON
Reports OF Committees Are Heard
and New Bills Are Intro.
duCed In Both
Bodies This
Afternoon.

santa Fe, N. M. Feb 17.-BotA
houses of the legislature held busy
sessions this afternoon. The first
business OF the Council was the an
pointment by President Spiess Of
conference committee on the archae-
ology school bill, Catron, Mechem
and Navarro being named. The
Council passed bill validating tho
issuance OF $1,000 in bonds for the
schooi district OF Santa Rosa.
Council joint resolution Is, author
lzing the acceptance Of benefits of
carnegie's foundation for the ad-
vancement of teaching was adopted
nY unanimous vote. The Carnegie
lsfs"datio1 ensionS S,es ehers Of ssi.
@sR Sniversa lies that ara non-
sectarian. The university at AIbu-
queraue and the Agricultural college
would benefit oy the fund
Actlng-Governor Jaffa announced
having signed Council bill 1, the AL
buquerque armory deficiency bill.
carrying an appropriation of s1s.OSO.
Ihe Council took a recess at $3.50 D.
m. that the conference committee
might take up the archaeology
school bill
Inc most important business trans
acted by the House was the passage
OF a House resolution by Sanchez un-
der suspension Of the rules, the reso-
lution providing that two-thfrds
vote shall be required to consider any
appropriation bill, excepting any bill
appropriating money for running ex-
penses of the territory, or for armor-
les But one vote, that of Brice, was
recorded against the bill. Many COM
mlttee reports were made by standing
committees. Five new bills were in
trOduced
report is that the Council COM
hlttee VII report adversely the Taft
and Bent counties bills and if adverse
reports are made. both bills will die
natural deaths. The chief objection
TO the Bent county bill is that il takes
In too big a slice of Union county and
the Taft county bill interferes with
Curry county.
TO DO Some Investigating.
That the legislators are bent on in
Nostlgatlng the educational institu-
tons Of the territory. that is to say.
the hleher institutions of learning, is
manlfest by the passage of two res
olutlons' one each in the Council and
lhe House. having this end in view
Inc Council yesterday afternoon
passed the Navarro resolution, pro-
wang tnat the Council committee on
educatlon make rigid investigation
OF the higher educational institutions
TO determine the cost of running them
with a view to reducing the expenses
of these Institutions. In the House
the sanchez resolution, providing that
JOINT committees composed of three
members each from the Council and
the House be named by the presiding
oH1cers OF the respective bodies to
personally VISIT the higher educa-
tIonal institutions, investigate their
anairs thoroughly and make a report
10 Doth houses before the present as
sembly quits business on March is.
IL Is proposed that these commit
tees make the trips of Investigations
between Thursday and Monday of
some week. to be designated later
IN discussing the purposes Of the
House resolution, Mr. Bushkeyitz took
occasion to criticize what he termed
extravaganza on the part of the uni
Versity at Albuquerque in expending
a sum reaching in the neighborhood
OF $4,000 In excess OF the regular
appropriation for the maintenance
OF this institution and II was his
opinion that the investigation pro-
vided for in the resolution of Mr..
Sanchez would determine how this
evil might be avoided In the future.
Mr.. Sanchez also believed such an in
vestigation should be made inasmuch
as the legislators were the ones 10
make the appropriations for the run
ming OF these institutions. Upon the
vote TO pass the resolution there were
le ayes and nayes, Julian Chaves.
Brlce, Roberts, Stackhouse. Sweezy.