Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-11

tween the United States and this
state, may be amended nj any time
when the congress OF the United
states shall have consented 10 sueh
| an amendment by o majority vote OF
the people Of this state, voting upon
spid amendment ~ an election to he
4 called Tor that purpose oI at gen
! erl election ps the Legislature may
1 by law prescribe
The next order of business wis the
| report Of the committee on mines
and mining Delegate walton. Of
\ Grant, was called to tho chair ana
presided with the ease and grace or
an accomplished parliamentarian
Upon reading of section l which
provides for the appointment of a
state mine Inspector Delegate Saxon
moved that this official be elected by
the people He made an extended
argument in support Of his Idea, but
when the vote wes taken. hc appeared
to be the only man In the house who
thought that way
Delegate Moffett moved that the
provision forbidding the employment
lot children under IA years OF age IN
the mines be changed SO as 10 make
the age limit sixteen. Delegate
O'Brien, who Is a mine superinten-
dent stated that the mining COM
panies would not object to this
change, bat he thought that the min
era themselves were unanimously OPP
posed to H. He pointed out that there
wore many positions around the mines
which were filled by boys and AS
sured he convention that IL would he
q hardship to deprive these youngsters
OF their jobs Many of the boys. said
Mr. o'Brien, were the sole supporters
of widowed mothers. The conven-
tion decided that the age limit OF four
teen was proper, so an amendment
was adopted which strengthened the
children Of tender years.
Upon motion OF Mr. Fitch Of So
Corro, a section providing that a
school OF mines. TO be maintained (
within the state was stricken out /
The report of The committee was /
then agreed to- The report follows. /
Mines and Mining.
section l. There SHALL be cstab-
lishcd and maintained the office of
Inspector Of mines. the duties and sal
ary OF which shall be prescribed by
law When the office of inspector of
mines Is established tho governor
shall with the advice and consent OF
he senate, appoint thereto, a person
Ut office shall be four years
Soc. . Tho legislature shall pro-
Vide by law for the proper ventilation
OF ana construction and maintenance
~ cscapemcnt shafts, slopes and other
appliances la mines that may be nee
assary to protect the health aud Sc
urc the safety OF The wcrlsInen em-
pluyed therein. No children under
the age af IA years shall be employed
Ia the mines OF this state
Sec. 9. The act of congress. en-
.itled An act Tor the protection OF
.he lives OF miners. approved March
B 1891, and all acts ameudatory
hereof shall be and remain in force
n this state. until otherwise provided
'Y law, 20 the same extent as IL has
been enforced in the territory of New
NcNicui provided the words governor
'i the state are hereby substituted
.ot the words governor of such or
sanYcd territory and for tho words
secretary OF the interior" wherever
.ho same appear In said act The chief
muc Inspector for the territory ur
New Mexico. appointed by the presi
dent of the United States is hereby
authorized 60 perform the duties
prescribed hy said act and shall re-
coiNc the same compensation from
.he state as he formerly received
N'NN AfAt NAA'fi tkAktN nHAll super /
seeded hy tho inspector OF mines.
appointed by the governor as else
where provided for In this constitu-
lou
At This afternoons session Chair
man iufsum presented the report of
.hc committee on corporations. other
han municipal and "a minority
report from the same committee was
presented hy Delegate Lawson The
report of the committee ON public |
lands WAS handed n by Chairman
Niraual 90 that committee These re-
ports were ordered printed and will
lf taken un nt an carlg day
Delegate Crist OF Rio Arriha has
withdrawn irom the convention N iS /
.ald that MT Crist became mlffed at /
'ume remarks made by Judge Fan az
hc nIght session some two weeks ago.
lwiur which the initiative and ref-
rendum Wcrc under consideration |
Mr. Crisi has not appeared in the
'onFeution since that night. and has
OrmalN declined to receive his PAY
rom the secretary of the territory.
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