Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-20
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Especial Telegram 10 the meraldD !
santa Re, n, NJ. May 2g.---Noisher
the senate nor house met Until this
afternoon after an over-sundny adj
iournment and they met then with
out any mutual agreement AZ 10
Legislative program but with deter
animation on the part OF both 20 pro-
coed IN feverish haste to a considera-
tion Of the measures before them.
Il requires no student Of legislative
procedure 10 understand that In such
4 manner Joint action upon necessary
legislation il Impossible. The senate
has one idea and the house another
idea as to what legislative enactment
IL proper and until sSfne working mr.
rangement ls united upon. very little
Is likely 90 be accomplished.
Members of tho senate say that an
effort IS still under way 90 got joint
action upon the important bills. Like
wise a number OF Republicans In both
the senate and house are urging that
the Republicans "a the legislature get
together for the passage OF party
measures those measures advocated
in the last campaign, such as thc cor
dupt practices act and many others.
Including a sane finance bill and al
good county salaries bin.
The corrupt practices act will come
before the senate this week as n pur-
ton of the criminal code. but 80
volumlnous Is this measure that u
win require several days % pass upon
it. IL Il is given adequate consideration
by the members.
The free library bill, which was re-
committed last week in the senate
after the COMMITTEES on education had
reported Il nnfagbrably because Mr..
Holt. the Republican leader. wants To
have Il passed. ia remembering some
iissenslon IN the sennte. several
members are unalferably opposed 70
the bill at this time and had secured
IT'S defeat, 50 1fcy thought. IN the
commlttee on education. IN fact. the
senate 10 not united ON all matters
before Il NOR is the Republican ma.
jnrlty there united ON several meas
ures. although the record or that ma
iority ia the past haa been that it'
will get together quite promptly when
tho psychological uue arrives.
The bond hin Is Likely 10 come up
for passage az any time IN the sem.
ate. II WIFE be brought up whenever
Mr. spiess kas at least a two-thirds
ma iority in ~ favor This was not
possible last week because Mr. Laugh
rem OF Luna county WAS absent This
week SIR MleFa Is absent but he is|
paired with Mr. aarth until Wednes-
day.
Frst. - A.. ts 4. st.s.s.t
attorney bill slfnliar to the one which
Is before the house. II 10 on the cal-
endar for Wednesday, so Will cause
no immediate dtasenslon.
over Ia the house the county saiar.
les bin and the corporation commits
sion bill together with q calendar Of
some thirty measures. stili hang fire
ana create dlnsenalon. The commit
tee OF thirty known as the ways and
means committee In not unit on the
corporation commission Bili and the
county salary bill IL causing even
more disaension. The usual runrors
are current that a combination has
been formed ia the house TO destroy
the COMMITTEES OF thirty. but that rus
NOR has been Eeard 10 often that IL
may be taken for what Il Is worth.
f}f4A AAtN Ways anu AtAtAAAn
lee IL by no meanH 50 strong a. Il
wis two weeks ago Is well known,
but whether u Will so 10 pieces or
hang together will depend entirely
upon the Developments Of legislative
action Members OF that committee
realise that the heavy calendar h a
menace 60 its existence and u IL said
that beginning this week the house IL
I .4tI sttuIal
clean up It's calendar and try 60 get
things down To a business basis again
Members OF the legislature. 81 is un-
ldorsiood. are SCANNING 10 hear from
"the folks back home In recent mails
because Of the inacilon on many bills
OF impUrt8fsee. County officials want
their payi Taxpayers are asking about
the finance bin bankers Hfe asking
about the new banking law. attorneys
are asklua about the probate, civll
and criminal codes; various officials
are inquiring what has become OF a
variety 81 bills that were designed 20
puS their offices in effective opera
ton,
senate members declare thst thcs
arc going 70 begin the real work 81
the session this wsek and that SONS
OF the important bills VIII De given
consideration on she floor OF the son.
ate. having been In committees for
weeks Many OF the bills have been
agreed upon N committee. Others
viii come IN with two reports II tlieS
come IN az al.
The question Of the election 81 a
United states senator ~ this time q
not heard about tho legislative halls
! apparently having been dropped from
an consideration. n was the ursen
request OF tho Republican state OK
ecutive committee some days ago tina
Mr.. Fail BE reelected 20 succeed him
SELF. and Mr.. ran also made a roques
hy wire 90 the members 81 the legis
lature. but the committee Of thirt'
. IN the house blocked action az tina