The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-18
Special to the Daily Record.

Special to the Daily Record.
Santa Fe. N NJ, Feb. 1.-THE anti
gambling bill. which has been consid-
cred as certain of passage until with
in few days past. seems to be in a
fair way to be put to sleep.
The Liquor Dealers Association
which was formed last fall and which
has a large sum of money with which
to fight any legislation which is con-
sidered inimical to the liquor traffic,
past few days. Hundreds of letters
have been sent out to liquor dealers
in the Territory appealing for assist
a1ce
The arguments used are calculated
to bring forth liberal contributions
from the saloon men and allied inter
ests. The plan is to secure the intro
duction of a bill which. if enacted,
will not stop gambling, but which will
7ecessitate that it be carried on be-
hind closed doors. 1t is understood
that such a bill is now in preparation
and that it will be introduced at an
early date.
Pressure is being brought to bear
on the council from the liquor inter
ests to pass the district attorney bill
Liquor dealers are being informed
that if Governor Hagermal is allow
ed to name the district attorneys they
will strictly enforce the Sunday law
in 10 hot
If the bill now before the council be-
comes law, the enforcement of the
Sunday law will not be so strict. Up
to this time all the plans of Mr.. Bur
sum and his friends to get a sufficient
number of votes in the council to
pass the bill have failed and the IL
quor interests are being appealed to
in last desperate attempt to get the
needed votes. The efforts of the man.
ayers of this bill are not confined to
the local liquor interests, but eastern
wholesale houses are being appealed
to directly and through their travelling
representatives to assist in the fight
Indications now are that any legisla-
tor who is willing to further the int |
erests of the saloon men. ami Incl |
dentally to help out Mr.. Bursum in |
the district attorney matter will be
able to secure ample remuneration for |
his services.
AS an argument against the pass |
age of legislation against gambling !
the old cry of crippling the school
fund is being set up, and it will be |
no surprise IL the legislature not only |
fails to enact any legislation against |
gambling. but also fails to provide /
for an additional source of revenue
for the schools in case congress should |
pass a stringent anti-gambline law on
failure OF the legislature to do any
thing in the matter. But two weeks
OF this congress yet remain, and an
effort will be made to keep the leg
islature from doing anything until it
is too late for congress to pass any
congress should adjourn without pass
ing the Littlefield bill. the efforts to
prevent any action being taken by
the legislature will be redoubled. and
it will be argued that there will be
no necessity for making provision for
an increased tax to support the I
schools should the gambling law fail
of passage, and then congressman will
be told next December that it will
never do to pass an anti-gambling
law for New Mexico. because 1t would
close up the schoolsi
At tae end of the fourth week only
one bill passed by the legislature had
been signed by the Governor. and
that was the amendment to the jury
law, PASSED and signed during the
third week The nth week is likely
10 be more prolific Of results. Com
mittees held sessions for the consider
alton OF bills on Saturday and Sun
day. and there seems to be disposi-