Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-03
Grave Situation Faces Mem.
bers Of First State Assembly
With Whole Legislative
Program Before 1t.
MACHINERY OF STATE
RESTS ON FINANCE BILLS
Both Houses Have Enormous
Tasks Ahead With Possible
Injection of a Senatorial
Fight to Complete Tangle.

Fight to Complete Tangle.
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Especial Telegram tn Evening Herald) |
Santa re. ~ M June S.-wnh |
practically none OF the important
measures OF this session enacted In |
"a laws. excepting. possibly, the bill
20 pay the railroad bonded debt Of
Grant and Santa Fc counties yet In /
the governors hands: with but six |
Legislative days remaining and with /
persistent reports that another effort
win be made to re-elect Senator A. \. |
Fail 10 succeed himself Ia 1913, the /
last lap of the FIRST state legislative |
session began today
The unfortunate situation, whereby
the housc aud the senate have been
prevented from harmonious legisia-
tive action on the important measures
pending may remain 70 the end. or
Il aay dissolve AT any time. This
situation has existed for thirty days.
Senator Fail arrived In Santa Fe
Sunday at noon and since his arrival
has been I'm constant conference with
his friends az the Capital among them
being members OF the Legislature and
practically every Republican leader
/ in the state.
The important bills that are pend
! Ing include some OF legislation abb
solutely necessary for tho operation Of
the machinery OF State government
and any failure 90 enact these bills
must Of necessity react In hardship
upon tho people nt large. for such "a
failure will leave the people With a
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state machinery to run Il.
! Among the btls paramount In Inn
portance. are the finance bills and
the county bill a general finance
/ bin IN absolutely necessary II the
state official Institutions are 20 be
maintained al ans standard Of eff
cheney. IN fact some of thom. not in
lcluded under thc territorial regime.
would be wiped otf the slate SO far
las their ability 20 do anything is
concerned.
Employees of the state corporation
commission, for Instance. have work
ed since last January without cent
Of pay and SOME Of them are az the
limit Of their credit, ~ money is not
appropriated for the stale officers.
they will be without recOmpense, al
Though legally entitled to their pay
II no county salaries bili can be
agreed upon. no county official nor
Cmpioye can draw pay
This has been decided absolutely
by the state supreme ccurt la test
lsuit from the county of San Miguel
brought for thar purpose. II applies
likewise 10 district attorneys In the
several districts whether or not
these bills win bc passed or will not
be passed rs AN open question. The
question has been pui by the Herald
correspondent 20 many Of the mem
bers. Some are of the opinion that
Ian agreement IN Joint conference OF
the two houses. win be- reached and
that these important measures VIII be
pafsed. Others have replied that IN
their opinion. these bills viii never be
agreed upon and say that the viows
OF the house and senate are too Tar
apart to permit an agreement. The
majority Of the members in both
houses. however, agree that it would
inconceivnhle for the iegAlature
: 90 adjourn Without passing the gen
erai appropriation bfu and that in
= spite 81 an diEugreements hhd poiiti-
cal tangles. such a bih viii be passed.
: The situation. however, ~ acknowi'
edged TO be critical
There is also thb public lands OIL
for the purpose Of selecting and ear
} ing for the public lands donated q
T. 1.-THE state for various purposes by con-
3 Eross under the enabling act, some
b twelve million acres ln al ana d
b lprlceless assets "a the future of an OF
E. the people ol New Mexico and es'
L pecially 20 the educational system
tor which an immense land grant ha'
x been made hy congress
a There Is the corrupt practices act
z which both parties pledged them
" selves 90 enact. "a - d measure q
lprevent the old time election methods
: and provide severe penalties FOR cleo
II tion frauds.
e There H. the matter OF good road
legislation. another important worl
u which the new state has demanded
- Of this session regardless OF part
n lines. as witnessed by the delegation
/. who have been here tho past week
lasklng for me Holt measures whicl
u have passed the senate and whici
II now bid fair 90 pass the house toda'
m or tomorrow, II no unfortecn compii
be- cation arises
n, There .is the question Of adjust
ment OF the system 90 meet the heaq
's financial strain upon the new stat,
~ The question of proNidinn for the sur
voy of counties ln order that am prop
erty shal, bear its just amount Q
taxation.
!, There Is the question impof
M liant one--of providing adequate law
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