Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-14
Upper Body Of Legislature Acts
favorably on Two Very I'M
portant Measures Pending
Before 1t,
AMENDMENTS DO AWAY
WITH DRASTIC FEATURES
Representative LIewellyn De-
MES with Emphasis Author
ship of "FooI' Provision in
Medical Act.

Especial Dispatch to the Morning JournaiI
Santa F'e, NJ NJ, May f3.--The pas
sage by the senate of the bill prohibit-
ing white slavery and OF the bill pro-
viding for injunctions against houses
of ili-fame and the consideration by
the house in committee of the whole
OF the bill to appropriate money for
the payment of the expenses of the
corporation commission, were the
principal events of rather more than
usually interesting session Of the leg
isature today.
The injunction bin as passed by the
senate Is quite a different measure
from that passed by the house. The
most drastic features of the house bill.
Including the section which prohibits
the use for any purpose of property
adjudged to have been used for red
light" purposes for year after the
Judgment is rendered, the section
which provides for the confscation or
all furniture and other personal prop
erty found In the house and the pro-
vision that any citizen may bring the
action for injunction, were eliminated
by the senate. The bill as passed pro-
vides that only the district attorney
may institute the action.
Major Llcwcllyn's Joke.
Major Ilewellyn had little fun
with Mr. Catron In the house this art
ernoon. Immediately after the approv-
al of the journal. the major rose to
question OF personal privilege. In
tone of the utmost seriousness he told
of how the press OF the state had been
unanimous In its denunclation of the
amendment to the medical bin, which
fniakes an htlherencc 10 ths ethies tf
the American Medical association one
of the requirements for the practice or
medicine. He read several clippings
on the subject. and told of how he had
been suspected OF being the author
of the amendment In question. He
then read the following letter from one
of his admiring constituents:
"Mr. Llewellyn:
why did you introduce the fool
amendment to the medical bill? You
should know very well that you can't
enact into law the ethics of the Amer
lean Medical association. Said ethics
may be one thing today and some
thing entirely different the next day.
or at least the ethics may change
from year to year rs decided at their
annual meeting. The man who is fool
enough to introduce such ID
idiotic amendment and the legislature
that passed II should be sent to the
ASYLUM for the insane. ] want you 10
know what the papers are saving
about you and enclose few clippings
the first from the Albuquerque
Journal under date of the llth inst:
You are. sir. the laughing stock OF
the state"
After reading this epistolary classic,
Major Liewellyn stated that he wished
to enter solemn and emphaucat
denial of the charge that he was the
author of the Objectionable amend
ment. Mr.. Mullens arose and asked
the major who was responsible Tor
tho amendment I'm Difference to my
fellow members" said the major. Il
would prefer not to answer the ques-
ton"
Mr.. Catron thereupon rose with
somewhat flushed face and assumed
responsibility for the authorship OK
the amendment He intimated. also,
that he didn't care n hang what Major
Iiewellyn or his correspondents
thought about IL.