Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-11-16
CONVENTION
BUSHES WORK
Disposed Rapidly of Six Ar
ticles From Committee
on Revision
EIGHT ALTOGETHER ADOPTED
Substitutes for Section on Terri
torial Institutions Special
Order.

called to order promptly this fore
noon by President Charles A. Spiess
and after the invocation by Rev. Ju-
lius Hartman, got down to business.
A resolution from the Committee
on Rules offered by Solomon Luna,
that after matter has been once dis
posed of by the convention, it shall
not be brought up again, was adopted.
Nestor Montoya offered PROPOSE
ton by unanimous consent, that no
person shall hold more than one elec-
tive Office. 1t was referred to the
Committee on Miscellaneous Provi-
sions.
The Committee on Journal reported
that it has been unable to hold meet
ing thus far but is gathering the ma
terial it desires to have incorporated
in the Journal.
By unanimous consent, w. D. Muir.
ray offered the following substitute
for the substitute of the Committee
on Education and which is still on
the presidents table:
Substitute by Mr.. Murray.
Supplemental to the Report of Com,
mittee on Education.
Section 1. The University of New
Mexico at Albuquerque, the New Mex
leo College of Agriculture and Me
chanic Arts near Las Cruces, the New
Mexico School of Mines at Socorro
the New Mexico Military Institute al
Roswell, the New Mexico Normal
School at Silver City, the New Mexi
co University at Las Vegas, the Span
ish-American Normal School at El
Rito, the New Mexico Asylum for the
Deaf and Dumb at Santa Fe, and the
New Mexico Institute for the Blind al
Alamogordo, are hereby confirmed as
the state educational institutions. The
appropriations made and that may
hereafter be made by the United
States for agricultural and mechan
ical colleges and experiment stations
within this state shall be paid to the
New Mexico College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts.
Sec. 2. All lands granted under the
provisions of the Act of Congress, en-
titled, can Act to enable the people
Of New Mexico to form constitution
and state government and be admit
ed into the Union on an equal footing
with the original states; and to en-
able the people of Arizona to form a
constitution and state government and
be admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with the origina
states" for the purposes of said sew
eral institutions are hereby ratified
and confirmed to said institutions, ant
shall be exclusively used for the pur
poses for which they were granted
provided, that the land granted by
said act for Normal School purposes
shall be apportioned between sale
three institutions by the first legisla
ture held by virtue of this constitu
ton.
Sec. 8. The legislature shall pro
vide for the control and management
of each of the institutions by boart
of regents, for each institution, con
sisting of five members to be appoint
ed by the governor for a term of five
years by and with the consent of the
Senate, and not more than a majorit!
of whom shall belong to the same po
litical party. The duties of sait
board shall be prescribed by law.
Acasio Gallegos offered the follow
ing substitute for the same substitute
report:
Substitute BY MIR. A. GaIIegos.
Supplemental to the report of Com
mittee on Education.
Section 1. The establishment o
the University of New Mexico at AL
buquerque, the New Mexico Colleg'
of Agriculture and Mechanic Art'
near Las Cruces, the New Mexico
School of Mines at Socorro, the New
Mexico Military Institute at Roswell
and the Normal University at La
Vegas, the Normal School at Silve
City, the Spanish-American Norma
School at Ell Rito, the New Mexico
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb a
Santa Fe, and the New Mexico Insti
tute for the Blind at Alamogordo, ar,
hereby confirmed as state educationa
institutions.
Sec. 2. All lands which have been
or which may be granted to the stat
by Congress for the purpose of sai'
several institutions are hereby rati
fed and confirmed to said institu
tions, with all other grants, donation
or devices for the benefit of the same
and shall be exclusively used for tn
purpose for which they were, or ma,
be, granted, donated or devised.
Sec. 8. The legislature shall pre-
vide for the control and management
of all the said institutions by boar,
of regents, composed of five member
of each institution, to be appointed b,
the governor, by and with the consen
of the Senate, and not more than
majority of whom shall belong to tn
same political party. The duties O
said board shall be prescribed by law
The members of the Revision Com
mittee were excused from further al
tendance at the convention so tha
they might rush their work. T. J. Ma
bry. rising to criticize members o
the committee for not attending it
sessions, was told that it came witt