Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-29
Half Of Session Gone With
Practically Nothing Save
Election Of United States
Senators Accomplished.
TINE TO PUT POLITICS
ASIDE FOR BUSINESS
List Of Laws Actually Enacted
and Sent to Secretary Of
State Constitutes Sorry
Showing for Seven Weeks.

showing Tor Seven Weeks.
Especial Telegram to the tlernld.)
santa Fe. n. NJ, April 29.--The
first New Mexico state Legislature has
now been In session for seven weeks.
or a little more than One-half OF the
number Of days permitted by the con-
stitgtlon for the first state legislative
session.
The net result In legislation up 20
last Friday, when the two houses adj
tgurned until this afternoon. la laws
actually certified 70 the secretary Of
state. Is as follows:
Senate substitute for house blll 30.
1O--An act making perjury before a
legislative committee Of investigation
a penal offense.
House bill No. Making appro-
pFiation 70 cover expenses OF the
legislature.
Senate substitute for house bill No.
e---Flxing the terms for holding dis
sFsct court IN the third judicial dis
tTict.
senate bill No. Previdlng for
the transfer Of certain funds 20 ths
fund for payment os legislative cx-
ponscs
Senate bill No. Providing for
the printing and distribution OF bills
senate bili No. % s--Fixing the time
for holding terms OF ceart IN the
fourth judicial district
Senate bill No. 3S--Fixlng the time
for holding terms OF court IN tho Sec
ond judicial district.
Total--Seyen laws.
Total legislative expense 10 date
Approximately $4,000.
Cost per law enacted 70 date
$4,000.
or the laws enacted. as enumerated
above. II will be noted that the first
named WAS an occasional measure.
growing directly out Of the inyestiga-
tion Into the charge OF bribery against
four house members, who later were
accorded their seats
OF the six remaining, three are for
tho purpose Of fixing terms OF court
IN aa many judicial districts. and the
remaining three have to do with the
payment % expenses Of the legisla-
ture.
In addition 10 those laws each
house has enacted a number Of reso-
buttons 81 purely occasional interest,
ana n number OF joint resolutions.
one or two Of whlcn arc Of state in
forest.
II cannot be said. fairly. that the
list OF laws enacted, uH enumerated
above, Is a showing Of work accom-
piished By tho legislature. Two Unit
cd States senators have been elected.
ana this election aionc accounts for
nnt lesa than three fun weeks Of the
time consumed. Moreover. NUM-
her OF measures of frat importancc
have been considered In committee
and are now ready for passage; of
al least for consideration by the
whole assembly. Including the bill
for administration Of state lands
which has been agreed upon Ia the
senate committee Of public lands. au
nct providing for the care Of public
monies. ono OF the really important
bills Of tho session. which has been
agreed upon by the senate committed
on flnan,a and which Chairman CLARK
OF that committee viii press for pas
sage this week; and n number 81
other measures OF interest and sm-
portance 20 the state az e whole.
NAWN"'N"N NNANM NNn"iNNNWAN"M N-f
been given BY individual members and
by sub-committees % the revonu'
measures; 20 the finance bill and th'
financial needc OF the state, 20 bond
legislation ana 20 educational enact
Inonta az we'll as 10 other legislation
Hut tho fact remains that more thar
one-half of the session has elapsed
and that Of the serious legislation de.
mandod by the people from the fire
state Legislature. practically none hai
had careful consideration by the a.
Hemhly as q whole.
a ~ freely gGrecd that there hal
been an overdose nf politics in th'
first assembly; that 600 much liml
has been consumed Ia efforts 20 aottll
political factional and personal an
ferenCea between tbs two houses an'
between factions In the two houses
and that in view pf the importance
of the legislation actually needed b.
the state the Nine "a becoming dan
gerousiy short IN which to enact thi
legislation with care and judgment
an n Is admitted By an sides Il mus
be enacted II it ~ 20 be enacted nd All
The f|uauclal condition Of the nes
state a one which ID giving aeriou
concern 90 thoughtful members Of fh
legislature. n ~ plain that the Aat
must provide lor a very barge increR