Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-03
HOUSE PASSES BILL
FOR BUILDING REPLICA

| Santa Fe, March BY a vote of
80 to Z, the house this forenoon pass
ed II. B. 1876 by Martinez and Trujil-
! To- which provides for the erection
at Santa Fe Of the New Mexico build
ing at San Diego, a replica of the
mission church at AComa. The mea-
sure appropriates $4,000 of which
$4,000 is TO be available in two sue
Cessiye years as soon as 100000 has
been secured from private sourcea
and a site has been donated that is
satisfactory to the board of regents
Of the New MeGico museum. The
building is to be monument to the
martyrdom of the Franciscans and
the heroism OF the Spanish pioneers
In it are to be housed the exhibits
brought back from San Diego, as
well as an art gallery and an audi
torium for public meetings. The
building is TO be fireproOf Mr. Mar
tine2, in a brilliant address, dwelt
upon the deeds of the Spanish pio-
neers as well as the advantages that
will accrue to the state, materially as
wen as intellectually through such a
structure.
Mr. Mullens moved that the mea-|
sure pass after an amendment by
MI. ttOftdHus " fi'AN AiA' ST hNAht ~ ''N
Albuuuerdue, was tabled. Mr.. Dow
declared that next to the cause of
education, a good state museum
should have the support of the state.
Mr.. Tharp declared that the PROPOSE
ton was next to education and he
therefore favored it. Those VINO voted
against it were Messrs. Black, Bry-
ant, Casaus, Hewitt, Holland, Skeen
and Smith.
on motion Of Mr. Mann, a COM
mittee of five was appointed to which
all the senate bills were referred and
to which also other measures may be
sent. This committee consists of
Messrs. Gallegos, of Guadalupe' Flem-
ing, Ortiz, Renehan and Casaus.
Tomorrow Mr.. Skidmore will in
troduce a primary bill which has the
backing of state Chairman Ralph c.
Ely who declares that the republi-
can party must keep its pledges. He
told the house committee on finance /
that "a tax commission bill must be-
come law at this session.
Mr.. Vigil OF Socorro, introduced
house joint resolution directing the
secretary of state TO furnish each I
member of the house and senate with |
copy of the new compiled laws.
II. b. 2G4, approprating $4,000 |
for the expenses of the boundary liti- /
cation between Texas and New Mex /
leo. was made the special order for /
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Renehan /
spoke in favor of the measure, He |
explained that the transcript alone /
cost $4,000 and that the land inVolv- |
ed. 10000 acres is worth $1,000,000. !
Mr.. Reinburg followed and said the !
laad ao Is WORTH lIohl @f,oVV'gg% Ug,o :" @V,
10000. Mr.. Mann asked ITO Whom .
does the land belong
Mr.. Renburg feplled: 10 diIereht
individuals"
Mr. Mann ended the colloquy say
ing that the bill should be looked
into carefully and moved to make 1t
a special order for Thursday after
noon, which was done.
as follows:
No. 362, by Abeyta, giving rail-
roads power to obtain a right-of-Way
for spur tracks. Corporations
No 1868, by vigil of socorro,
chapter 81, laws 1912, to
establish county high schools. JUDI
ciary.
No. 3G4. by Fleming, relative to the
of teachers. judiciary
No 1868, by Relnburg, TO aneha
section Z, chapter 81. Thirty-siXth
legislative assembly acts, relative to
the surplus IN the survey luhu. SIdte
affairs.
No 36G. by Reinburg and Gonza-
les, controlling a board of control OF
the Rio Grande project ceepratioh
and for the holding of the irrigation
a,sa,oge ia A1buoueroue State af-