Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-02-11
Law
COMMITTEE
NAMED
FIVE MEMBERS FROM EACH
HOUSE WILL TAKE PART
Effort Win Be Made. to Get
One Sound Election Law
From the Bills Ready to Be
introduced.

The Morning Journal Bureau,
Santa Fe y NJ. Feb 10.

The Morning Journal Bureau
Santa Fe. y. NJ. Feb TO-
Tine joint committee. consisting ef
five members from each house. named
90 draft O new election and registra-
tion law. win get down to work This
week This committee was named
under "a joint resolution introduced by
MIR. Beach early In the session and
passed by both houses. a good deal
IS expected 0f it since it viii be the
object Of the committee TO take the
good points from all Of the consider
able number of bills ready TO be in
troduced for the same purpose. The
agitation for Il new election law re-
suitiug from the confusion caused
by the present defective law at The
last election. has caused several new
election laws to be drafted. The
committee was suggested as the best
way TO avoid confusion and 60 get
the best law 90 be had out Of the
aggregation There is reason to be-
lieye that this committee viii bring
forth q workable law. both as TO cleo
ton and registration. There has beer
enough of election laws passed fol
special purposes. These laws have
invariably worked both WAYS. strik
ing In some sections in exactly tho
onuaslte direction from that aimed ai
I'M some other locality with the re-
gult that men nf an nortfes are dis
gusted with this character Of legis-
Iatiou. An election law that Is fair a.
an parties rs demanded by the peoplS
and there Is not much disposition to
oppose the enaction of such a law.
Even the more active machine men
VIII hardly care to attempt to enac,
another law like that of 1g05 Tbt
Australian ballot hnweyer does M,
have much snow Of annrnyal Inv fhis
legislature THE system n Is said
would br excessively unnopuIar i'm III.
country districts. and while tho yaIuc
Of the system is recognized II ~ rom.
tended that New Mexico can struggle
along without r.. The prosoect /,
that New Mexico wifi continua to
struggle along There Is however
dlsnosltiop TO got material improyo
nent i'm the election and registration
system ONT nf this legislature
II Is believed also That n broad
stand will he taken he all Influences
In the legislature tnward the rronosad
taxation law This fs reform which
is so generally approved and the need
for which rs So fully recognized that
1T will reaulre good deal of bitter.
ness ana considerable nerve to stana
out against II. While the law intro,
duced last week bv Councilman Dun.
can has not vet been studied by the
members of the assembly. Il Is known
that "a great deal of hard work and
careful consideration has been given
To the law hv its trainers. and fl Is
pectful consideration.
The appropriatIon bin has not beer
mentioned out loud thus far There
are rumors IF trouble when the bill
comes un II Is asserted that the
machine crowd prouoggs 20 punish
certain of IT'S opponents Nm this bill
lf the machine crowd has the power
ana from The course followed bv the
band wagon" thus far. this would
not De surprislng position for n,
leaders to take. even should the inter.
este of the territory suffer as a re.
suit The framing of this biU will
begin within the next ten days and
its course will. Of course. De watched
with deep interest Should retaIia.
tipu be attempted I'm ihp appropria.
tlou bin. ID win tend only To- further
weaken and discredit the machine
leaders noi only among the ucople
but I'm the assembly where distinct
wearincss with the rptaliatury com.
palgn b. becoming evident.
The Holt sklddoo bill. as that curl.
GUS measure has become popularly
known Is likely 10 meet a similar fate
In the council to the district attarne,
bin. Members Of the council who