Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-02
senete Posses Bill Prohibiting
Public Officials From Elk
ding Appropriations
Heavy Penalties.
BARTH PROTESTS AGAINST
TABLING OF HIS BILLS



public Official OF the state from con-
tracing a deficit Ia office. The meas
are provides that no public official 4
shall exceed the amount Of his ape
Precipitation for any fiscal year IL
was favorably reported by the CONF !
mlttee on judiciary and passed with !
out Opposition. The senate commit
tee amended Il. however, 80 that the
head 81 the state peniseniiary, the in
sane asylum, miners hospital. ana
school for the blind may exceed their
appropriation when II vs. absolutely
necessary to buy food and clothing
for inmates OF those institutions. Bot
they can exceed the appropriation
for no other purpose. The oldest in
habitant cannot remember a iegisla-
ture when II WAS not brought face TO
face with large deficits by most Of tho
state officials. There are many de-
hclts az this session. should this bill
become a law deficit would be Inn
possible, or II contacted II would be
lncgaL
Senator Barth on behalf OF che mi-
nority said he strongly favored the
bill He said that heretofore heads
Of educational institutions 10 partiei-
lar we're accustomed 10 showing up az
each legislature with large deiicien-
cites. u believe he said. that the
surest way 10 bring home 90 the peo-
ple the necessity Of providing proper
" for an educational system will De
10 nave some " these institutions run
short OF funds under this law &ne be
compelled 10 shut down. AZ least we
via. then be able 10 get some idea Of
what our educational needs are
Thefo were mo- votes against the
bill
The senate acted upon large NUM-
Der Of measures today senate bill fe
nxing the terms OF court IN the first
onefgehcy clause. Senate billie 10 an
iudlclni district was passed with toe
act to- define nnanonnnent rnd So
ductlon was unfRyoraoly reppNed hg
the ccmmlttee on judiciary and Ia
hied
senator Barth's are was afain
1roused when couole Of his miea-
sures met summary deata. TO
called the tahllng Of the bill rank
dlseorrteFy Senate pll 81 oy Mr
/ Bnrth. providing for equal property
ehts for women, ana defining the
rFhts ~ married persons was tabled
Oh report OF the committee on Judic-
iary. senate BIZ AZ, by Mr. Barth'
providing for the payment In cash or
- check OF even date OF an employees
VINO quit or are discharged by any
employer, was tabled. Mr. Barth
asked TO be permitted to speak q cou-
l pie OK minutes on this bill senator
/ Holt moved that he be permitted to
speak indefinitely on H. air Barth
said the bill was brought into his
mind BY the fact that he saw paid on
a gang OF lRborers from Old Mexico
employed by @ construction company
AZ Laguna. They roce-y led checks on
the i2th day Of December, prc-dated
ala or seven weeks The only way
thse could get the money. he snid,
Was to discount those checks twenty
per cent. As they re 'eiyed only fl.l0
d day and were q long ways from
horne, ne declared this was an OUT
rage He said she only reason the
.il was tabled was because ke iniro-
duced H. Senator Iifeld said the bill
amounted simply TO arrest and im-
prisonment FOR debt and was stint
lar 20 an ola law repealed by "a for
mer legislature.
Mr.. Holt said he disclaimed any de-
sire TO make q martyr out OF ho
rotund gentleman from bernaliiio, 10
said he yotod Ia committee Tor On
| unlaVorablc report On tho BIN because
the Dill was wrong he said a WAS a
custom with big corporations 20 issue
pay checks az headquarters and Ga
have certain nxod pay day. The
foreman ~ tAr gang simply Issued
discharge checks and that u was not
Beceasars 10 discount those checks
with any reputable concern. The bin
thereupon was tabled
The senate also tabled senator
Evans oil prohibiting uepotism. This
measure was designed 60 prevent per-
sons elected go Office appointing rel
atiyea 40 subordinate positions under
them. Air Evans said "a was not a
pariy measure, as both parties were
srilty Of doing the same thing. The
SENATE, however. tahlrd the biil.
senate hill a.. by AR Walton. pro-
vuinE nne of from $50 20 500 of
sixty days Ia Jan Tor dumping gar
DaEe or dlth near any public building
private residence or pupllc road, was
passed by unanimous vote of the sem
ate.
senate bin 40 20, 10 repeal that
section Of the laws az tbs ssth ieg-
iAlstiye assembly requiring district az
tofueys 10 ME Doud was also passed
| Without opposition
Senate bin roo. reported fay0rably
by the oommiitee on judiciary, fixing
t'ir amount of fees 10 be charged hy
! the secretary OF state, and providlng
hat he should turn Thorn over 10 the
slate treasurer. under the provisions
90 the public moneys act passed in the
SENATE without opposition.
TAe senate took up at once and
passed honse joint memorial 30. g.
which aas reported from tire house
| providing for "a 20 cent duty on the
frn and second Glasses of WOOL ana
aeklnr eonEreas 90 amend the tarn
o. fcdule 90 comply Herewith. This
afmorial was introduced In The
~ 20 BY Mr. Clancy. A similar