Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-22
NEARLY $1,000 FOR
MISSIONER
OF INSURANCE
PROVIDED
Navarro Bill Proposes Several
Tidy Salaries in Addition
to Corporation Commissions
Thirty Thousand.
HEAVY PENALTY FOR
THE JAIL BREAKER

alton Of an insurance department un-
der the corporation commission was
the object of bill presented In the
senate yesterday by Mr. navarro aud
this measure is said 10 represent the
InajOrity's idea OF what 10 do with
the present Office OF Insurance. COM
missioner.
The measure provides FOR super
intendent of Insurance at 400
year, with an assistant he shall name
az Sl,SU0 a year. The superintendent
IA given authority 80 employ addition
al help and pay for same out of funda
Ia his department These apDropri-
Rtions are In addition TO the &C 200
given the commission In the bllb
which parsed the house yesterday and
is now ready TO 60 10 the governor
for signature The bill was referred
20 tho committee on insurance, banks
and banking. IL u said 10 carry out
the provisions OF the constitution.
The Republicans in the senate eau
cuaed yesterday before entering the
session and II was found thet all Of
them were willing TO attend a eau
Gus Despite the caucus, however,
there were some signs Of INSURGENCY
la the senate when Bolealo Romero
moved TO re-cOmmit senate bin No.
iss by Mr. Holt, which amends the
present laws governing saloons, II
seems that under certain provisions
Of the former law, Las Cruces was not
affected because that town vas not
then Incorporated and did not come
under the provision OF the law. for
bidding saloons within d fixed dis
tance of any church, school Or public
building. AZ Las Cruces. Mr. Holt sx-
planned. there was a saloon owner,
who, Mr. Holt said, wes one Of the
f.f a
been conducting a saloon nearer d
church than tine Law permitted after
the town Of Las Cruces came within
lis provisions. He said that while pri-
marily. he WAS for a prohibition mea-
sure II one could be found that would
prohibit. still az this time, he believed
tho best solution OF the problem was
high license and local option mea-
sure He said however that since the
saloon. orderly conducted and COM
plying with the law, was a licensed
business Ia the state and as much en-
titled to protection under the law, az
any legitimate business. he did not
believe IL just 70 connscate property
and that this bill was 80 drawn as 10
obviate that very condition
Mr. Romero opposed the measure.
as dld several other Republican sena-
tors. Several OF tae Democratic mem
I bers were also against the bill Mr..
Romero moved 10 re-commit the bill
and Mr.. Holt moved to table Mr.. Ro-
meros motion but the president ruled
that motion 10 table w6s not in or
derA
A viva voce vote 10 re-commlt failed
| TO carry the motion and upon Mr..
Hollis motion 20 pass the bill, the sem
ate voted 10 IN favor OF its passage
and against the passage. As the
bill carried the emergency clause, Il
was declared passed but the enser-
gency clause is inoperatiye because the
measure did not have a two-thirds
majority
The following bills passed tho sem
senate bin Nc. Sc, prohibiting the
/ unlawful appropriation of electric
current gas or water and providing
penalties,
senate substitute for senate bin No.
/ ~. providing for the study ia the pub
/ lie schools of the effect OF alcohol un
the hhman system. This Is similar
measure 10 federal acg which was
/ la effect under tcrritoriei regime
The senate yesterday tabled senate
/ bill No. i2l, the mine inspection bill
which was too loosely drawn 10 meet
the approval of the senators. It IL
Understood a new hill VIII be report
cd later TO the senate.
Tho senate passed yesterday after
noon. the celebrated fail breaking biil
IN the shape OF senate substitute for
senate bill no. 36, which provides pen
altieu FOR breaking jail The chief
item of interest ~ a provision that
prisoners who escape Jail by the use
Of llre8rms or explosives or those who
so aid them 20 escape shall be pun
lshed by from 20 TO 90 years In prison.
| This Is an extreme penalty, MIR. Holt
replied that Il WIS intended 10 be as
that sort OF iaii breaking might en-
danger not only the safety OF the pub
/ lio but the lives of other prisoners,
prison guards, iallers. otc. The bill
| passed by "a vote OF "a ayes. none
opposing n,
senate bill No, 1853. which provides
| for the serving OF summons. WAS pass
ed Ia the senate after Mr Holt had
explained that "a formerly was a part
of the ciyil code but that owing 20
its importance, Il had been taken from
the code and placed IN a separate bill
with the emergency clause.