Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-18
BILLS BEGIN /
TO POUR IN
Among Them Two Measures
for Statewide Prohibition
Amendment
|SQUABBLE OVER JOINT RULES
1t Is to Be Untangled at the
Evening Session of House
Tonight.
Senate.

Chaplain Mccullough led in prayer
The rules were suspended by a strict
party vote, IA ayes, s nays, 2 absent
to permit Ilfeld to introduce Senate
Joint Resolution No. 5, providing for
the submission of an amendment to
the people to repeal the language
qualification of the constitution. 1t
amends section ), article 81 of the
Constitution. Adopted on third read
ing under suspension of the rules. The
following bills were introduced and
referred, an effort to table Senate Bill
No. 1 failing.
Senate Bill No.'1 by Hartt, to submit
constitutional amendment to strike
out the language clause.
Senate Bill No. 2, by Hinkle. to fix
the time for the holding of court in
the fifth judicial district.
Senate Bill No. 3, by Evans, to regu-
late the manufacture and storage of
explosives.
Senate Bill No. 4. by Burns, cor,
rupt practices act. The penalty pre-.
scribed is one to five years.
Senate Bill No. by Walton, an act
to restrain, suppress and punish cor
rupt practices in connection with pub
lie elections. The 25 sections of the
act provide very stringent law with
ample penalties.
Senate Bill No. 6, by Mccoy, an act
defining legal fences.
Senate Bill No. Z, by Hinkle, an act
providing for commission form of
government.
Senate Bill No s, by Walton, an act
to secure the purity of the election of
judges. 1t prohibits any candidate for
nomination or election to any judicial
office in the state, except justices Of
the peace to take part in any political
campaign, in which such nomination
or election shall be in question, or
contribute any money or property
directly or indirectly to such cam
paign. The penalty is Disqualified
tion for any judicial office for four
years and fine not less than $50 or
Imprisonment for not less than 80
days or both. ....
Senate Bill No. 9 by Barth, to en-
able cities and towns to incorporate
under the commission form of govern
ment.
Senate Bill No. 10, by Barth, provid.
ing a direct primary system.
Senate Bill No II, by Walton, relat-
ing to publication of legal notices.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 6, by
Barth, relative to the income tax.
Senate Joint Resolution No. I, By
tBarth, providing for an amendment t9
call.
Senate Joint Resolution No. s, by
Mccoy, to amend the Constitution to
remove the language qualification and
substitute statewide prohibition there
for
Senate Joint Resolution No. 9, pro-
viding for mailing copy of each bill
to each newspaper of the state.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 10, by
Evans, providing for the approval of
the federal income tax amendment to
the constitution.
Senate Joint Resolution No. II, by
Evans, petitioning Congress for the
direct election of Senators.
Senator Mabry, moved to telegraph
congratulations to the Arizoan legisla-
ture which convened today. The mo-
tion passed. The telegram is as fol-
lows:
The following is the telegram sent
the Arizona legislatures:
March IS, 1912.
To the President of the State Sen
ate, Phoenix, Arizona
The State Senate of New Mexico,
now in session in Santa Fe, wishes
to extend to the members of the Ari-
zona State Senate our greetings. We
wish you well in the stupendous In
dertaking which confronts you as Il
law-making body, and especially as
the first state law-making body of the
last state to come within the great
sisterhood. May the work which you
will do result in a great benefit to
your people and rebound to the glory
of your honorable body.
NEW MEXICO STATE SENATE,
By T. J. MABRY,
H. B. HOLT,
j. F. HINKLE,
Committee.
The corporation commission in a Pc
tition, called attention to the com
missions need for adequate office ia
cilities.
Adjournment to II o'clock, Tuesday
forenoon.
House.
At 2:30 p. m. Speaker Baca called
the House to order. After roll call,
| Vicar General Antonio Fourchegu pro-
nounced the invocation.
The following bills were introduced: :
| House Bill No. 2, by R. l.. Baca, an
act to provide for the paving of GER
tain streets in the Capital.
| House Bill No. 8, by Bias Sanchez,