Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-27
HELD BUSY SESSION
THIS MORNING
Bill to License Liquor Drinkers
Mlled-'PdSS Law to Protect
the Indian Industries
Of New Mex
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santa re, n. NJ, Feb. 21--The mas.
sage of House bill 124. by Walters.
providing for an inderterminate SEN
tence and parole law in New Mexico.
also House bill 1S9. under suspension
OF the rules, a measure by stack
house, being an act to protect indus
tries of Indians in New Mexico, and
the killing of House bill 1O9, the
Blattman bill to license drinkers of in
toXicatng liquors were features of a
busy session of the lower body OF the
le gislature this morning.
The Walters bill passed unani-
mousiy after being amended: and
there was but one vote against the
Staekhouse measure that OF Pacheco.
The Battman bill was tabled BY al
most unanimous vote.
The Stackhouse oil is of much
more Importance than the title shows.
II makes unlawful the selling of any
Imitation of an Indian blanket. piece
- q>sst--r: f'l~'T7-,,ft. urlefs tho word
"upitaIiorn Is nrtnted on saipe. TO-
gether with the name of the tribe the
commodity Is copied from Violation
OF the act is made a misdeameanor
punishable by stiff fine. The bill is
destined to protect not only Indians
but also tourists and is a hard blow
To those eastern manufacturers of inn
ltation Indian wares
Tho Blattman individual drinkers
license bin, although recommended
favorably by the committee, struck
snag when taken up for passage. An
amendment by Sweezey made the bill
ridiculous and its provisions void and
a motion to table the measure as
amended prevailed amid considerable
commotion.
The Sweezy road tax bill. although
recommended for passage by commit
tee, met with opposition from several
sources when taken up for passage
and was finally referred back to the
committee for reconsideration. The
bill as now constituted provides the
payment of SO road tax by all able
bodied persons between the ages of 21
and 90 and exempts citizens Of incor-
porated cities. Objection to the bill
was made ON this exemption.
Exciting Day In House.
That the House is intent on getting
its calendar pretty well cleared up by
the first Of next week was evidenced
when it held sessions both morning
and afternoon yesterday and adjourn
ed late in the afternoon to meet again
today. While the morning session was
interesting, that in the afternoon was
especially so and the debate over "A
motion made by Represe entative Brown
was the cause Of it all
The House was late in convening I'm
the afternoon il being after 3 O'Clock
when Speaker Mlcra raped for order.
The delay was caused by an animated
caucus on the railroad commission
bill, which the committee on rail-
roads is attempting to get i'm shape for
introduction some time next Week.
probably on Monday. This committee
was reinforced yesterday by the
speaker, who named himself and Mr.
Mirabal as additional members on the
committee, bringing the total MEM
bership up 10 seven members. There
are two bills pending before the COM
mittee, or rather drafts of two pro-
posed bills. one is by Mr.. Roberts
and the other was drawn up by M
Bushkeyitz, the Mora county states
man. out of these two drafts il b.
proposed to frame a comprehensive
railroad commission law. The Bush
keyitZ measure c6Fries an appropria-
ton of $4,000 annually for the main
tenance of the board, which Is 10 be
composed of three members whose
qualifications are designated 10 b.
competent persons TO be appointed D.,
the governor ana the members are
not 10 hold any other offices TIE
sum Of $4,000 10 be provided for the
payment Of the three members, the
attorney Tor the board and the clerk
and stenographer who is also TO act
as secretary and rate expert. Two
thousand dollars is appropriated for
the contingent expenses of the board.
The secretary must Oe man who has
mad at least seven years experience
i'm railroad work and rate making.
The board is given the power to en-
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