Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-05
Many Amendments to Report of
Committee on Agriculture and|
Conservation Considered
Yesterday,
CONVENTION AOJ0URNS
UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON
Dissatisfaction Expressed in
Certain Parts of New Mexico
Over Apportionment Of State
Judicial Districts.

Especial Dispatch 10 ue motuiuE do"fhihk
Santa Fe. n. NJ, Nov 4.--Little
progress was made at today's session
of the constitutional convention. The
body was called to order at this
morning by President Spiess. and at
once resolved itself into committee Of
the whole with N segura IN the chair.
the purpose being the consideration
Of the report of the committee ON ag-
! riculture and conservation, This re-
port, which was brief, when present
ed to the convention, was still shorter
after 1t had run the gauntlet of
amendments in committee of the
whole. As finally agreed to. II pro-
vides that there shall be established
department of agriculture which is
to be under control of the college Of
agriculture, that the police power OF
the state shall extend to private for
est land insofar as is necessary to pre-
vent forest fires. and finally that nut
and fruit trees shall not be taxed un-
til they become productive, ana that
shade trees shall never he taxed, Pro-
visions creating the office OF COM
missioner Of agriculture ana that of
commissioner Of labor, were stricken
out, as was also a section under which
| if was made possible for the state
cnp9rnm 90 cteate forest reserves
IL appeared To be the sense OF the
convention that the national govern
ment has provided about all the
forest preserves necessary for the well
fare of New Mexico.
During the course Of the debate on
the report. lengthy wranglc occur
red over q proposition to grant set
Tiers the free use of fallen timber ON
state lands This section WAS warm
" advocated by Delegates Stover, Fer
gusson, Canning and Sedtllo, But II
was voted down after IL had been OK
planned by Mr.. Sena thar settlers al
ready enjoyed this right. Mr.. Sena
and other speakers held that any
constitutional provision on this mat
ter would have the opposite effect
from that intended, and would only
limit a right which had been eXercis-
ed be the people of New MeXico Tor
time immemOrial.
The usual grist Of prohibition petit
tions were presented this morning.
They came one each from Luna, Mora,
Taos, Torrance, Eddy, Roosevelt
Quay. Valencia, Colfax and Berhal-
lilo counties, and two from san Nil
guel county
Chairman Alexandra Sandoval pre-
sented the report Of the committee
on miscellaneous provisions which
was ordered printed.
The convention took recess at
noon ana was again called to order
at 3 o'clock Chairman Montoya pre-
scented the report of the committee
on executive franchise. This report
is signed by the entire membership Of
the committee which had il in charge,
democrats and republicans alike apr
proving Its recommendations. and II iS
one OF the few reports on which
there has been unanimous agreement
The report confers the right to vote
on male citizens Of the United states
who have attained the age of twenty
one and who have resided In the state
for Mt least one year, in the county
three months. and in the precinct ono
month strong effort WAS made IN
the committee TO confer the right TO
vote upon such aliens as have de- |
clared their intention of becoming
citizens Of the United states, and VINO !
possess the other qualifications re-
uuired Of citizens. II was pointed out |
that some seventeen states grant this |
privilege to prospective citizens. but |
the committee was not impressed |
with the argument, and rejected the |
provision by unanimous vote. Under |
the provisions of the report women |
are qualified voters In all school cleo
tions.
II was expected to take mp the ro-
this afternoons session. but action |
was deferred because il was said n |
delegation of coiored citizens desired |
10 be heard in opposition TO tue cs-
tablishment Of separate schools FOR |
negroes.
Upon learning this. Delegate Rob- |
erts moved that the convention adj
iourn until D. IN. Monday. Several |
members vigorously opposed the mo
ton, and demanded that action Doe
taken on some Of the many reports
now in the hands OF the convention.
It appeared. however. that none of
the committees were quite ready a.
nave their work acted upon oy The
Tho committee on in-
dietary had several important amerd-
ments which had not vet been asrecd
upon. the committee on indebtedness
had substitute report whicn h1d
not yet been drafted in final form; ihe
committee on irrigation asked for
more TIME and the report Of the tofn-
mttee on public lands could nos D"
considered because IL had not been
received from the printer. Deif gaze
Richardson and q number OF other
m I'm bers protested against the loss ~
time over the adjournment. but were
voted down. and the convention stood
adjourned until . O'Clock Monday al
fernoon.
The committee on state, county and
municipal Indebtedness which has el-
ready made q partial report. Is wress-
ling with the problem OF taking care
Of the debts OF the several counties