Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-10

pilHlcnuluS the fdSSaSc OF some tnlf-
ty bills. No time was lost and the
house got down to work passing them
Every bill was passed without discus
sion and the vote was uniformly UNI
animous The rest of the session is
4 mere rccOuntinE Of the bills that
passed II the house can continue the
work it began this afternoon it IS
likely to set a record for all future
legislatures The steering committee
uamed by the resolution is strong
one. Both Mr. Roberts and Mr. Brlce
irc lawyers. Mr.. Upton is busi-
ness man, Messrs. Blattman and Mar
tinez have been very active in the af-
airs of the house throughout the
session. as have all the members of
committee and they are likely to keep
the house well supplied with business
Fhe task before the committee is
I somewhat tremendous one. In ad-
dition to the bills on the speakers
table. of which there are a great
number. the committee has in its
fharge all bills which were pending
in house committees and under the
ruline, all council bills are lmmcdi-
ately referred to it. So that this com
mittce. by the consent of the house.
has ~ task II passing upon almost
Tour hundred bills which have been
introduced in the two houses
The Mill Begins TO Work.
The following bills were passed
Turing the afternoon session:
House bill NO is. by Mr. Walters:
IN act giving five days additional good
time allowance to conVicts working
1utsidc the prison walls Immedi-
tely after the passage of this bill
Mr.. Blattman to furthe- expedite
business, moved that in the future the
ules be suspended for immediate
consideration of all bills reported by
the steering committee Thereafter
he passage of each bill required
about ten minutes, or just the time
necessary for the roll call and the
'peaker to announce the vote
The next bin was house bin No. 1870.
BY Mr. PachecO, amending the
school laws Of the territory, provid-
ing for the teaching Of Spanish in the
public schools whenever deemed ad-
visable by county superintendents
House bill No. 40, by MI stack
house. amending the law relating to
he construction of drains for carry
ing off flood waters and providing
hat tho territorial engineer shall ad
Yise boards of county commissioners
whenever desired to do so in relation
% the construction of such drains and
living the county commissions the
right Of eminent domain for the CON
'tructon of drainage systems,
House bill No. So. by Mr. Walters.
amending the law relating to the
printing of assessment rolls and pro-
fding that in the future the payment
If the cost of such rolls shall be made |
oy the territory
House bill No 10. by Mr. Blatt- |
man. this is the law creating the ter
itorial road commission and is one
# the most important bills pending
before the session. The bill, which |
has been published in fun in the
Morning Journal. creates a commits
soin. consisting of the governor. the
and commissioner and the territorial
angineer, who shall have general su
perVision of all road construction and |
pridge building in the territory. pro-
iding for the use of convict labor
lpon public roads and for co-opera-
lion of boards of county comm ission-
rs and the territorial commission in
road eonstructin. The bill under en-
nrgetic administrator is likely to re-
suit in the long looked for good roads
aampaign which will provide for one
# the territory's greatest needs.
House bill No 20. by Mr. Upton
amending the law relating TO the
manner of disbursement of territorial
funds. The bill relates to the tech
nical matters connected with spend
ing the territory's money and is i'm
portant in its relation to the details
of the two offices.
House bill No. "a. by Mr. Sweezy
this is q bin amending the uniform
text book law and remedying the uni
form text book system Of the first
eight grades of the public schools, The
hill provides for the receiving Of bids
FOR furnishing text books and is a re-
vision of the text book law passed in
1907.
House bin No %. by Mr. Baca;
fixing the rate of mileage for coun
ty commissioners at twelve and half
cents "a mile for each mile actually
travelled in order to attend meetings
of the county commission.
House bill No ia. by Mr Brice:
amending the law relating to bringing
stolen property into the territory
House bill No 12Q. by Mr. Roberts;
this is the revision and compilation
Of the election Law prepared by Mr..
Roberts at the beginning Of the ses-
sion. which. while IL does not change
the form of the present election sys-
ten i'm New Mexico. throws a num-
her of verv important safeguards
around the registration and the TAX
ing of the vote. and provides such Sc
we're penalties for the violation OF the
law that It viii tend TO materially dis
courage attempts at election frauds.