Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-10-18

10 elections Referred 10 the com
mittee on elective franchise.
No SIS. by w ~. Lindsey, pertain
ing to election. Referred to commit
tee on elective franchise.
No. 3d. BY G. b. Patterson. relative
to Initiative and referendum. Re-
ferred 10 the committee on legisla-
tion.
No. 62, by Nestor Montoya, relative
20 bill OF rights Referred Co com
mittee on bill Of rights.
No. SO. by Nestor Montoya, rela-
ting 10 education. Referred TO the
committee on education.
No 60, by q. A. Richardson, relat-
ing to irrigation. Referred TO com
mittee on irrigation.
No. G5, By w B. Walton and a
h. Harle. relative to primary cleo
tion. Referred TO committee on cleo
tive franchise
No. 66, BY ]. B. Gilchrist, relative
to election Of United States senators.
Referred 10 the committee on legis-
lation.
No. CT. by +. p. Wood, relative to
the Initiative Referred to the legis-
latiye committee.
No. SIS. by Il y, Wood relative 70
the referendum. Referred 20 the
committe on legislation.
Committees Making Progress.
Nearly every important committee
Of the convention held meetings to-
day. and in nearly all cases. satisfac
tory progress is reported by the
chairman The committee on public
lands held an open meeting this
morning. This committee Is working
on plan, by which ii Is hoped that
the lands granted the new state may
be conserved and put 10 the best pos
Hble use Al the same time, the
members of the committee. who are
all business men, are seeking q
method which viii not retard the de- |
velopment Of the country II was |
suggested before the committee to-
day and the suggestion meets with |
favor. that at the earliest possible |
moment, the lands should be classi-
fled and appraised ns 20 their value.
AT a public hearing OF the commit
tee on corporations, held this after
noon In the senate chamber a repre-
sentative OF the ore shippers ap-
peared and argued for railway
tariff on ore, based upon weight in
stead oY upon value. This gentleman
declared that II assured that this
would be done. he would at once
place five hundred men NJ work on
his properties in the vicinity Of Santa
Fe
The Subcommittee of the corpora
lion committee Is still busy with the
corporation commission article. They
expect to have report ready for the
'ull committee by next Thursday.
The committee on bill OF rights,
While its work Is almost complete
. still struggling with the question |
II the abolition Of the grand jury
I Is now believed that the bill Of
lights will contain no mention of the
srand jury, thus leaving the subject
'ntirely to future legislatures. II Is
ikely that the committee viii rec
'mmend that nine out Of twelve iur-
RS IN civil cases be empowered to
eturn a verdict
m the committee on judiciary, the
on methods Of prose
ption has made It's report. The lu-
iciary committee, as well as the bin
I rights committee. IL considering
he grand jury problem. and the sub
ommittee recommends the retention
I the system. II this report be
dopted, the grand jury win consist i,
Z seventeen men and the agreement
I twelve OF them win be necessary s.
or Indictment Defendants may be y
resented for trial with their own 1
onsent on information sworn to by n
he district attorney and approved by n
he court In county courts ac1 Jus n
Ice OF the peace courts. in both civil .
nd criminal cases. juries shnll con- e.
let Of six men. IN civil oasos. the y
greement OF five shall be sufficient =
, return verdict T.
The committee on counties and :
has announced pub
G hearing for tomorrow morning, AT n
'hich all parties having matters /
hich they desire 20 present before I
he committee, are invited to appear.
his is the committee TO which has h
cen referred the provision for the n
'phrhte submission OF statewide pros a
ihition II Is not known whether or a
OF the representatives, of the prohi- h
ltion party and Anti-saloon league 4
ow. here, viii take advantage OF the Il
invitation. a
The committee on taxation end a.
venue presided over by Dr. cum I,
ingham as usual. held an all-dey scs- B
on today.
Pay Das In the Convention. n
Today was pay day in the convcn- a.
on and the members ana employees 4.
sceived checks for their first fifteen
aya' rerYices. Several of the dole -
ttcs expressed the intention of pre- i
irving their checks os relics 0l this
latoflcal occasion
Important Ruling Made. Il
Washington. Oct Federal Of +,