Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-09
Council Names Steering Com
mittee TO Expedite Business
in Upper Branch Of LegisIa-
ture,
SIMILAR ACTION IN
HOUSE LOOKED FOR
lndeterminate Sentence Law
Among important Measures
Finally Passed Yesterday;
Carey Act Acceptance Intro,
duced in Council


Santa Fe. n NJ. March o.
With nine working days remaining
the legislature wodad up today's ses-
sion in fairly good shape for the be-
ginning OF active business. The coun-
Ell passed a resolution under which
President Spicss appointed steering
committee for that body and II is
| likely that the house win take SIM
liar action tomorrow The steering
committee appointed in the council
Is as follows; Mcssrs Cntron. IIaney.
Navarro. GallcEos and MeBec.
There Is a good deal of sparrlng
for position upon the steering com
mttce in the house and II may be
that this Will result IN another's day
DELAY in appointing the committee
The speakers table in the house Is
literally piled high with bills which
have been reported from committee
but II Is the disposition in that body
to leave these bills alone uutil some
kind Of an understanding has been
rcnchcd upon whieh the members can
get on q working basR 1t viii be the
duty Of the steering committee to
recommend such legislation as Is re-
ported from committee and the com
mittee viii greatly simplify the work
in both Houses. The house today
passed ii resolution bv Mr.. Brown proa
viding that in future no house bills
be printed. It Is probable that a re-
striction viii be put upon the intro
ductlon of further bills without unan-
inous consent. on wednesday or
Thursday
Taken as whole the outlook for
work Is better than IL has been at
any stage during the session The
two finance committees have complet-
ed the first draft OF the appropria
tion bin and Chairmen Upton OF the
house committee viii introduce the
bill tomorrow afternoon.
Indctcrminaic Sentence DiiI Passed.
The most important action in to-
days session was the passage by the
council OF house bill No. t24 Mr..
walters establishing the indetermi-
nate sentence and parole law in New
Mexico. This Is probably the most
important piece of progressive legis-
lation thus far enacted during this
session with the exception OF the pro-
posed school bond issue
Mr.. Spicss introduced in the coun-
ell this afternoon council bill No. 1870.
the net for the acceptance of the
Carey act by New Mexico. which is
required by the act of congress ex-
tending that law to New Mexico. Mr..
Spiess stated that the bill carried a
of additions to the regular
act required and 1t was, therefore,
to the committee on judi
ciary. 1t Is probable that the bill viii
come out Of committee tomorrow and
It is believed that there will not be Il
great deal Of opposition to its passage.
other bills passed by the council to-
day were as follows;
Council bill No. 1873, Mr.. Catron, al
lowing cities ana towns TO levy occu-
patton tax. The bill covers practi-
,allly all classes of business and was
passed i'm the council by a vote of
10 2. Mcssrs Baca, Of Socorro. and
voting no. Tho bill then
went to the house whore II passed
without opposition. The bill merely
gives to municipal organizations the
power to fix occupation taxes and coli
ect the same Although city councils
have fixed such taxes heretofore there
has been no statute authorizing a.
Council bill No 129. Mr Catron. to
,mcnd section 10. chapter I. Laws of
1905 Of $1,000 and the convict labor
mission consisting Of the governor Of
Sew Mexico. the president Of the his
orical society and the mayor OF Santa
Fe shall have charge Of The erection
IF stone arch at the terminus of the
Did santa Fc trail In the plaza in
santa Fc The bill rencWs the appro-
priat!on made for this purpose in
1905 of 800 and the convict labor
necessary to build the arch.
The following bills reported from
hr steering committee. passed with
,ut opposition
Council hill iee MIR Cstron. pro-
.idng for tho giving OF proper bonds
~ territorial, county and municipal
,fficers.
Council bill No. 80 Mr. Haniey.
providing for county SURVEYS Of land
or taxation purposes bill which
lns been especially desired in Berna-
lilo county
Council bin l0f. Mr. Catron. amend
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