Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-08
Senate Votes FavorabIy on
First Named Act, While
House Gives Almost Unani-
nous Approval to Other,
REPRESENTATIVE ROGERS
HINTS AT CONSPIRACY
ChaveS County Statesman
Fearful Lest Cards are Be-
ing Stacked to Strange His
ArteSian We'll Law.
,s,.,,a, Dispatch 10 the Morning journal. !

,snecial Dispatch 10 the Morning journal. ]
Santa Fe. N. M, May THE pass
aga by the senate of the public lands
Kin and by the house of the child
labor bill were the principal events
of todays session of the legislature
far as actual legislation was con-
cerned. Hardly second in interest
was the charge by Mr.. Rogers, of
Chayes county. in the house, that a
conspiracy of some sort exists between
somebody or other and the house COM
mittee on ways and means to prevent
that committee from reporting his ar
tesian well bill before action has been
taken on the bin of his colleague,
Senator Hinkle, on the same subject,
which recently passed the senate.
The only amendments made to the
public lands bill were of minor
character, but the bin did not pass
before Senator Barth had registered
4 vigorous protest against the amount
of sl0,S0 a year allowed the commits
soner of public lands for clerical
assistance Senator Barth thought
this amount was extrayagant and his
objection TO that feature of the bill
was so strong as to leave him to OPP
pose the bill when it was put on final
passage.
Senators Holt, Champion and Wal
ton answered Senator Barth's argu-
ments and explained that the commit
tee had labored long and hard over
the subject and had come to the con-
clusion that this amount would bel
necessary to enable the department to
discharge the heavy duties that would
necessarily devolve upon II. Senator
Walton, who is the democratic floor
leader, was also n member of the sub
committee which drafted the substi-
tute for the original bill and he stated
that while he regretted to have to
disagree with his colleague he believed
that the committee had done the only
thing possible under the circumstan-
ces. The bill was passed by a vote of
30 to 4, Senator Alldredge. Barth, |
Evans and Mabry voting against it.
The child labor bill had little oppo- /
sltion in the house. Mr.. Rogers
sought to amend ut by providing that
children might beIpermittod to appear
In theatrical performances upon per-
mission of the city authorities of the
town where the performance was to
he held He declared that there We're |
some very meritorious performances
which required child actors and cited !
Ten Nights in "A Barroom," as an |
example. Messrs. Burg, Llewellyn |
ana Chrsman vigorously opposed the
amendment and ii was overwhelming |
ly defeated.
Mr.. Rogers also was very anxious to |
get his artesian well bill out of the |
committee on ways and means, to
Whlch II had been recommitted after
having been reported favorably with |
amendments by the committee on irri-
gauon and drainage. While he did
hot mention Senator Hinkle by name.
ms remarks indicated that he believed
that that gentleman had had some-
,hihg to do with the failure of the
mouse committee to report his bill
s"oher. He stated that his bill was
sne one which had been proposed by
maJoilty OF the artesian well COM
pr1iss'ohefs OF Chaves county, while the
iihAie bill was a minority measure
anu ne asserted that there We're not
d uozen artesian well owners in Chaves
vouh'y ,y IN favor of the Hinkle bill. He
aNeu quite vehement and moved
s"a' the committee on ways and
,,.a medns De instructed to report the bin
"'s,llh ssh the next twenty-four hours.
r,i,, ni. Burg, the chairman of the COM
flaa.s, r,la.ee, resented what he termed re-
i.oh rni.. on the integrity of the COM
h,'.ee Nv. Dy Mr.. Rogers. He explained
Anat many bills OF importance had
oeeh under consideration by the com
r1,.'ee no, and that Mr.. Rogers bill had
ths yer been reached. He opposed
e,o..on niotlon Of MIR. Rogers on the
hs,.- h-na mat the committee would not
hon uihe within the next twenty-four
thn 10 give proper consideration to
NJ measure, and stated that mas
en,e. as the bill did not carry an
canih esshey clause, and consequently
n,ra. IN no event become a law until
,ha Gays after the adjournment of
ces.,.' SESSION, there was no urgent ne
tho hS,, ior an immediate report on
tha vas vas evident that a majority of ,
sno.,.u h,ein bers of the house, Including ,
NJ pa baca, had no sympathy with
and ,seers attack on the committee.
'afse majority.