Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-03
IT WOULD ABSOLUTELY
PROHIBIT LIQUOR
TRAFFIC
Bill Drawn by the Temper
dnCe Union introduced
In the House
Today.
PROVISION FOR
RAILROAD BOARD
Bill introduced Today Would Pro-
vide d Commission OF Four.
With an Attorney
and Sec
retdry.

santa Fe. y. NJ, March 3.-There
was introduced in the House this
morning by Valdez of san Miguel
county, bin having for its purpose
the absolute prohibition of the liquor
traffic in the territory. This is the
measure framed by the w. c. T. L.,
Introduction Of which has been ex-
pected for several days. The bill was
referred to a committee. 4 large
number of petitions praying for the
enactment of local option liquor law
were introduced in the House at the
morning session.
An adverse report made by tne
judiciary committee on the bill to re-
peal the law relative to qualifications
and drawing of juries was rejected by
81 vote of 13 % II. The bill would go
back to the old antiquated method of
selecting jurors and according to
those best informed would be a step
backward in the administration Of
Justice
Among the most important new
bills introduced today was a measure
by Bushkevitz providing for the ere
alton of a railroad commission and
carrying an appropriation of $4,000
to this purpose. The board is to be
composed of four missioners who
are to receive $2,500 a year and an
attorney, secretary, who is to be a
rate expert, and necessary office help.
Both the House and Council are in
session this afternoon
Quiet Day Tuesday
Tuesday was a quiet day in both
houses of the assembly. The House
NV,lxr lon oh
take action on Council Joint Resolu-
ton No s, carrying an appropriation
of $500 to pay the freight on the fur
niture for the executive mansion,
which has arrived from the east. The
House then adjourned over until 10
o'clock this morning.
The afternoon session of the Coun-
ell, while busy one was devoid of
amy features. Several new bills were
introduced and a number of commit
tee reports made. Half a dozen bills
were also passed. The governor an
nounced having signed Council sub
stitute for House substitute for
house Bill No. 20, an act repeating an
act making the town of Silver City
an independent school district.
Perhaps the most important mat
ter acted upon by the Council was the
passage of Council substitute for
House joint resolution No. 8, calling
upon the Senate committee on terri
tories to furnish a copy of all the
charges flied with it to defeat the
statehood bill, to the governor of New
Mexico that steps might be taken to
refute the charges. The resolution
vas adopted under suspension of the
Loo n
cm being absent
The Council also passed Council
joint memorial No. 8, addressed to
the president of the United States
and praying that all lands now in
cIuded in national forests, which were
adapted only for grazing be restored
To- the public domain.
Some Bills Passed.
The following bills were passed,
Council Bill l10, by CatrOn, act with
reference to confirmed water right;
on Spanish and Mexican land grants;
Council Bill IS, by Upton, act pro-
Niding for establishment of claims 10
real estate; Council Bin SO, by Prince
act appropriating sum of 5000 to 90
spent under direction Of Daughter:
of the American revolution to place
markers along the Santa Fe trail
Council Bill 10, by Prince, act to am,
end law relating 10 public highways
Council Bill 54, by Catron, act L
make uniform the law affecting ware
house receipts; Council Bill 10, bl
Hanley, act relative to vacancies tha'
may occur in boards Of county com,
missioners, making absence of any Of
hcia from the county for a period di
four months cause for removal
Council Bill "a. by Prince, act regu
lating logging in the streams of tn,
territory and allowing the collection
o. damages for injury done 10 irriga'
ton bitches, etc; Council Bill 60, 10y
Spiess, act providing for appointment
and pay of district attorneys and de
6ning their duties, Council bill 9S b.
Catron, act providing for the compile
ton of the Ecenic Highways and fol
the construction of a road to tn
cliff dwellings twenty miles west o
santa Fe. the work to be done o'
aonvicts; Council bill 50, by Gallegoe
act creating the district attorney dis
t~.ct of ColfaX and Union counties
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