Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-11
BIG BILLS
scon.Inuea iram Pass 80

sOrily who control the senate com
lmlttees expected to do large amount
Iuf work on pending measures oyar the
Sunday recess. The senate commit.
tees. therefore, might bring In several
of the big bills early next week.
The house spent considerable time
IN public hearings on the medical bih
early Ia the session and finally passed
a measure embodyins the provisions
OF the Texas law. The senate com-
mlttee on judiciary Is now engaged IN
holding public hearings on the meas
ure. One was held yesterday after
noon, but no agreement was reached,
and one OF the most important Wit
nesses representing the Christian
Scientists was not able to be present
SC another meeting win have TO be
held later
II may be unjust to say &c right at
this particular time. but the situation
points strongly to a repetition OF the
old custom OF rushing through all
legislation within the closing ten days
Of the legisiature--a custom which has
probably resulted IN more ineffective
or bad laws than anything else.
To all appearances, the question OF
the recollection Of Senator Fall or OF n
successor 10 him. has died out. Ne
senatorial 'talkFis heafd nov M "the
| legislature Talk now centers among
the individual members on the espec
| ial bills they had promised the folks
back home to have passed and some
OF them are wondering whether they
will succeed IN passing them. This Ia
especially tho talk among house mem
bers. II Is In the house thar the new
county bills are. pending and It Is IN
the house That fifty or sixty minor acts
Of local interest. are hanging fire. IL
IL In the house that the pile-un Of leg
islation Is likely to come first, and II
there Is much more decay m united
action on the important bills between
the two branches. II VIII be a sorry
tumble that will eventually 60 through
doing the rush at the end OF the
session.
II there Is any difference between
the situation IN the two branches. the
lnenate apparently has its work better
In hand. II has most OF Its bills In
fair shape for enactment, and both
the Republican leader Mr.. Holt and
1.-THE Democratic leader Mr.. Walton. APP
pear TO have clearer Ideas as 20 just
what the respective members waEi,
than has the house.
lii the house air Burg, chairman OF
the ways and means committee, has q
lmuch larger and more varied field,
land the multiplicity of measures ma.
lturaiiy create considerable friction.
THUS tar, however Mir. Burg has sue
lceeded In aiopping the leaks IN his Gig
committee and successfully got away
with the SUMNER county bill nd the
lCiOyls Normal Dil without wrccking
lhis committee. although he dld NOT
have many votes to spare. The sue
J cessful passaee 81 those two measures
In tho hGuso dihing the week cleared
the decks a iriflc, bat there are some
J more measures equally n9 dangerous
stiil IN the committee and il VIII re-
J Qulre considerable diplomacy not %
} say can iron hand Ia deal with them.
} The Republican state executive
committee IN not here. Hcfpeft
J CLARK the secretary. r. sDh Ia The city,
! but Room No. 90. the headquarters az
; the Palace hotel. "a not frequently oc
J cupled and the committee appears To
, have quil the job for the time beine.
The time is about ripe as In past
: legislatures. for me various members
/. who want bills enacted, 20 begin trad-
I Ing each with the other on the basis
OF "you vote for mine and III vote iW
p yours" That ia always the psyche
d logical moment for some one % start
! new combination. and such com
r blnatl0n 81 usually the one that fin.
, i6hes np the session and gets the new
I llawa. There - no sign as yet, Of such
a deal. bat q may mol be unexpected
now at any time
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