Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-04
First Two Weeks Have Pro-
duCed One Amendment, One
Memorial and Two Unim-
portant Joint Resolutions,
DAYS DEVOTED CHIEFLY
TO STIRRING UP TROUBLE
Feeling That Business Should
Commence to Move--Ari-
zona'S Anti-GambIing Law
StirS Members to Action.
The Morning journal Bureau,
Santa Fe. N. NJ. Feb. g.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Feb. 8.
The third week of the legislative as
sembly which begins tomorrow will
find the assembly with practically a
clean slate SO far as new legislation
is concerned The session thus far
has been productive of little else than
trouble of a more or less serious ma
ture, trouble for individuals, for the
legislature as whole, and for the re-
publican party which already has all
the trouble it needs. Barring out the
intermittent scrapping over the extra
employe list, which is still plenty big
enough, and the less disconnected ef-
fort TO keep alive the warfare on the
governor, the actual accomplishments
of this assembly, out of fourteen days,
is about as follows:
One amendment to the jury law.
making changes proposed by the SUI
preme court and known as the Mier1
jury law amendment.
One joint memorial to the interior
department, asking for restoration of
San Juan county lands to entry.
Two joint resolutions to supply the
members with the compiled and ses-
sion laws and other more or less use
ful documents.
This is the sum total of the actual
accomplishments in LEGISLATION. 1t is
about the least productive two weeks
IN tho history os New Mexico assem-.
blles. So far as actual accomplish
ment is concerned aside from the or
ganization, II might Just as well hav .
been in continuous recess A good
many bills have been introduced, but
aside from the district attorney bill
and its attendant measures, acknowl-
edged as movements in the war on
the governor, little consideration has
been given to the proposed legislation.
The latter part of last week there
were indications of impending activ-
ity. The education committee held N
meeting with the territorial board OF
education and concluded to give the
proper consideration to educational
work this year. The committee indeed
gave promise Of doing 9nmerning for
the schools Of New Mexico at this ses-
sion, and as both committees are
large. their decisions will have a very
important result in shaping the
course of the proposed school legis-
lation. A pood many other bills of
Importance have been introduced and
referred. but UP to the adjournment
for the week, they had received lit
tie or no consideration.
The fate Of the district attorney bill
is no longer in doubt. The over
whelming majority claimed for 1t ir
the council by its friends has failed
to materialize. and 1t is doubtful If it
has half of the council vote today.
IT is even doubtful if this bill could
pass the house again should it come
up now in the present std'e Of EEL
ing among the assemblymen. The di-
rect, bitter and personal nature of the
effort to humiliate the governor and
cmbarrass his administration has be-
come so evident that all Of the more
thoughtful men in the assembly are
dsgusted with IT, and some of them
seriously alarmed by 1t. 1t is freely
predicted today that the district at
torney bill will die in the council tu-
dietary committee The people OF the
country have been heard from and
the alleged popularity of the measure
has failed of any convincing demon
stration. Indeed, from every impor-
tant town. in the territory has come a
very plain protest against the bill ana
more especially against the motive IN
spring It, The old line republican
leaders have voiced their protest
against any further continuance OF
the campaign prompted by this mot
i've Of aRtagonism to the governor
and today. with the exception of dis
appointed office seekers and men
who have no hope Of gaining their
ends save In his cause, Mr. Bursum
stands practically alone. He Is still
fighting to retain his hold on the "or-
ganlzation" Of the legislature and
thus block II he cannot control and
direct LEGISLATION. but his hold Is so
visably weakened that II Is said even
his most ardent friends are inclined
to advise him to give himself a favor
able opportunity to turn his un-
doubted talents for organization into
some more useful line. The fact has
become apparent that not only the
people but the wise men among the
politicians are against Mr. Bursum's
scheme to down the governor" and
this fact Is going to serve TO hasten
consideration Of real legislation this
week unless all signs prove false.
In this connection It Is being whls-
pered among the elect today that
Ccr Max Frost and his %c% Mexican
thus far lined up with Bursum and
doing all in their power to down the
governor have decided that there Is
not much chance of success in that
direction and TO have discovered that
they ere "off wrong'-indeed. II Is
suggested quite audibly today thai
Col. Max has cold feet and that
the chilly condition Of his pedal ex-
tremitles IL becoming 50 uncomfort.
able that he Is seeking for a soft
warm spot where he can rest awhile
until the storm blows over. when he
hopes to crowd In on the winning side
In the same old way. From "a tnns
OF somewhat arrogant confidence oi