Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-22

which lay before II. Before recess
ing for lunch II had passed three bills
as follows. Mr. Llewellyn's bill, out
lining the duties and fixing the COM
pensation of district attorneys; the
bin by Mr.. Cordova. providing for
the proof of claims TO real estate
where the title deeds have been lost,
and Mr.. chrismans bin to lend the
county of San Juan s25,000 for Il
term of seven years to enable that
county to rebuild the bridges swept
away in the disastrous floods of last
fail.
The first two bills were passed with
little opposition and the San Juan bill
passed unanimously. but before this
result was accomplished an ineffec-
tual attempt was made by Mr.. Catron
to amend the bill so as to provide
that the county shall pay interest on
the money loaned, and the debate
on this subject consumed nearly an
hour.
Mr.. Catron's amendment provided
for the payment of interest at the
rate OF per cent. Mr.. Llewellyn
thought that there was no excuse for
charging the people OF a stricken COM
munity who are trying to rebuild their
country, a greater rate OF interest than
is charged the banks of. the state for
state for the use of the public money
and he moved to amend the amend
ment by providing that the rate of
interest should be 2 per cent instead
OF s. Mr.. Lucero opposed the charg-
ing of any interest at all. lie compared
the state to big family and said that
to charge San Juan county interest
on this loan would be to treat 1t like
step-child. Mr.. Burg also opposed the
amendment and made a forcible
speech against 1t. A motion to lay
the amendment on the table pre-
vailed, and when the bill was put on
its passage 1t carried by vote of
As to 0.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
House Bill 229, Mr.. Baca Of Sando-
val. to amend Chapter AZ, of the laws
of 1907. relative to logging and pre-
scribing the right to the use of streams
for floating logs. poles, timber and
lumber therein.
House Bill 2So. Speaker Baca. to
museum.
House Bill 2s1, Speaker Baca. rela-
tive to the Old Governors Palace In
Santa Fe.
House Bill 2s2, Messrs. Moreno and
Llewellyn. amending Section 1872 OF
the compiled laws of 1897. relating to
sabbath observance This bill provides
that saloons shall close at 1890
o'clock on Saturday night and remain
closed until o'clock Monday morn
inc.
Before taking a recess for lunch,
Speaker Baca announced the appoint
ment of Mr. McGilivray, of Mckinley
county, as an additional member OF
the investiga ton committee appointed
Monday night, bringing the member
ship of that committee up to thirty.
Afternoon Session.
The special order for $3.50 o'clock
was the bill providing an appropria-
tion for the payment OF salaries and
expenses of the corporation commits
sion. Amendments offered by Messrs
and Clancy were defeated and
the bill was passed by vote of 81
to g.
The bill providing for the payment
of the expenses of the committe ap-
pointed to investigate the bribery
charges against four members OF the
house was passed by vote Of 80 to
4.
House Bill 147. providing for county |
surveys, was recommitted to the COM
mittee on ways and means.
Mr.. Skldmore's bill permitting rail-
road employees to vote elsewhere than
In the precinct where they are regis
tered. was passed by vote OF ss
10 o.
payment of the salaries OF state off,
,ials. was taken up and passed unani-
nously.
House Bill 16S, ceding to the Unit
I'd States exclusive Jurisdiction over
ands acquired for public purposes,
lroused some opposition. but was
inally passed by vote OF 25 to IL.
Mr. Catron contended that inasmuch
rs the bill carried an emergency sec
ion, the lack of two-thirds majority
'esulted In the defeat of the bill, but
Speaker Baca ruled that the failure
o receive a two-thlrds majority mere
v resulted in the defeat of the emer-
,ency section of the bill.
The house then adjourned until 10
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