Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-09
MORE CAREFUL
DEL|bERAT|ON
Senate Rule That VIII Pre-.
vent Railroading of I'm.
portant Measures
AID FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS
Nichols Resolution Unconstitut-
ional But Walton Substitutes
Bill.

The Senate held a brief but import
ant session this forenoon 1t lasted
less than an hour but steam pressure
was up to high notch. Most import
ant III its effect on pending legislation
was the announcement by Republican
Floor Leader Holt that rule would
lie reported tomorrow, similar to the
House rule, providing that whenever
a bill is reported with amendments. or
when substitute is reported, it shall
lie over twenty-four hours before it is
taken up for passage There had been
much complaint especially on part of
tie Spanish-Americans, that bills were
railroaded through directly after re-
port from committee, and that many
members did not get wise to the fine
points of the proposed legislation un-
til after ii had passed
Banking Bill.
The Senate Committee on Banks
and Banking met this forenoon to con-
slider the new banking code. There
appeared before it: Major r. J. Palen.
ID. T. Hoskins of Las Vegas, J. w.
Poe of Roswell, H. B. Jones of Tucum-
carl, and f. R. Wright of Santa Fe.
l he Dill has been recommended by the
New Mexico Bankers Association and
places banks under much more rigid
supervision than heretofore.
All Kinds Of Petitions.
Santa Fe was to the fore today with
petition favoring prize fighting. Sim
liar petitions were presented from Be
len and Albuquerque by Clark, while
protest against prize fighting was read
from AlamogordO. The resolution of
the Grant County Democracy, protest
ing against the high salaries provided
for the Hinkle and Baca county salary
bllls, was also presented in the form of
a petition.
D.! Invitation to Clovis.
Mabry presented an invitation from
Clovis to the members of the Senate
10 attend the state convention of the
unalloyed, unterrified Democracy on
May IA, and had to submit to some
goodnatured "joshing."
For Flood Sufferers,
! Walton for the Committee on Reyi-
sion, reported adversely House Joint
resolution No. 49, appropriating 81 900
for the flood sufferers in the Mississippi
valley, declaring it was unconstitu.
., tonal TO appropriate money by resoIu-
ton and that it has to be done by bill
| He submit tod cucb q bi)I nc So,,+.
Bill No, 1874, which was passed imme-
, diately under suspension of the rules.
!, The bill carries the emergency clause
and it passed unanimously, 20 voting.
Bills on Third Reading.
After committee reports, bills were
taken up on third reading, but not
, much progress was made, as on objec-
q tlon to several of the measures, they
went over until tomorrow. The Com
' mittee on judiciary had reported Il
. Senate Substitute for Senate Bill No.
30, an anti-white slave act, and the
substitute was ordered printed.
The committee had reported with
amendments, Senate Bill No. 80, pre-
scriblng qualifications for appontive
officers, and on objection, it went over
, until tomorrow.
The Committee on Judiciary had re.
ported substitute for Senate Bill No.
III, another Pankey drinking cup bill,
and on objection of Miera, it went over
. until tomorrow
Senate Bill No. 1874, comforting juris.
diction on justices of the peace in cas-.
es involving not more than 5000, war
passed unanimously, 20 votes being
cast.
. The Medical Bill.
On motion of Ilfeld, Senate Bill No.
A, the Medical Bill, was recalled from
the Committee on State Affairs and re-
1erred to the Committee on judiciary,
which also has House Substitute for
House Bill No. II, the Medical Bill,
which had passed in the House. A pub
} lie hearing OF both bills has been call.
) ed for tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O
, O'Clock, and there will be royal fight
, lover the measures, the allopaths and
homeopaths, favoring Senate Bill No.
, "A, also known as the Medical Trust
, Act, and the osteopaths, Christian
Scientists and those who believe in
medical freedom, favoring the House
Dill, except that they want to have
stricken out an amendment requiring
that applicants for license to practice
: medicine in New Mexico must be ad-
: herents of the rules of ethics of the
4 American Medical Association.
Committee Meetings.
meeting of the Committee on Ju-
dietary was called for two o'clock, and
i when it adjourns, of the Committee on
Roads and Highways, before which
l Roswell, Albuquerque and Santa Fe
e businessmen will appear to boost for
o good roads legislation.
t A meeting of the Committee on
l. Counties and County Lines was also
d called in the hope that the Hinkle-
J. Gage county bill might be taken out,
S but the chances for this are very SLIM
= Hartt and sarth Pair.
u Hartt was excused from attendance
: until next Wednesday and announced
q pair with Barth on every measure
s except Senate Bill No 33, on which he
S reserves the right to record his own
6 vote.
: The Senate adjourned until 10
O'clock tomorrow forenoon,