Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-28
WITHOUT BLOT
On 4 TAINT
Legislators Rejoice That the
Senatorial Battle Was
Clean Cut
WILL TAKE FIVE DAYS RECESS
Session VIII Probably Not Last
the Maximum of
Ninety Days.

What a strain the legislature has
|, been working under, was not realized
/. by many until it was lifted yesterday
. afternoon by the decision reached IN
congratulation, because the election
was concluded without even the sus-
picion of faint on either of the two
senatorial togas and because the gen
eral idea was dispelled that money had
to be spent to reach the United States
Senate, and that it was an ambition
that only millionaires can entertain.
This has helped to heal quickly the
wounds that had been struck, and the
legislature now feels it can get down
to the much needed legislation, but
will first take lengthy recess next
week, so that members may attend
the city elections in their homes and
also observe Holy Week. There is talk
that the legislature may cut the ses-
sion to sixty days from the statutory
ninety days, as it meets again next
January. AS one result of the discIo-
sures in the bribery investigation, it
seems almost certain that the state
mounted police force will be abolished
by the assembly. Two bills have also
been introduced, and are likely to
pass, to curtail further the number of
political places at the disposal of the
governor, one abolishing the office of
territorial librarian and the other plac-
ing the custody of state buildings in
Santa Fe in the commissioner of pub
lie lands, who is Republican. How
ever, this it is declared. must not be
construed as an attack on the eXecu-
tive, because he is Democratic while
the legislature is Republican, but in
the interests of economy and more eff
ficient government. The commission
er of public lands heretofore has had
charge of the capitol and the executive
mansion, but could neither hire nor
discharge employees, or make any rules
except through the board of capitol
custodians, appointed by the governor.
Similarly, the State Law Library has
had no say so in the appointment of
the state librarian, who is appointed
by the governor. These two defects
are semedied by the proposed law.
eenate-Forenoon.
After preliminaries, Senator Holt
rose to a question of personal privi-
1ppa Ha raforrad +o n " o5itor;,1 =, i,
Las Cruces paper, which he said in
timated that during the last campaign,
III return for votes for himself, he had
promised to vote for William H An
drews for United States Senator
That statement is not true desire
tC go on record in the Journal of this
body on this matter He similarly
denied that he had joined forces with
certain corporations to defeat candi-
dates for United States Senator.
Senator Barth also had grievance
ard ventilated it. He declared that
newspaper criticisms do not bother
him, but he does want it understood
that there is no luminosity between
him and Senators Walton and Hinkle
The resolution to adjolrn from to-
morrow to next Thursday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock carried unanimously.
Ilfeld introduced by unanimous con-
sent, Senate Bill No. ~, providing for
the place and manner of inflicting the
death penalty. An effort to pass the
bill under suspension of the rules be-
cause of requests from Socorro coun-
ty and also from several judges, fail
ed, Mabry asking one or two days to
study the measure.
Mccoy introduced Senate Bill No
Al, to provide for the study in all pIb-
lie educational institutions of the eff
feet of alcoholic stimulants on the hui
man system.
Mccoy introduced Senate Joint Res
olution No Is providing for vote
on constitutional amendment to
prohibit the traffic in intoxicating
liquors.
) Also Senate Resolution No. 16,
amending the constitution to prohibit
the manufacture of intoxicants.
: The Senate took a recess until this
: afternoon
House-Forenoon Session.
After the preiminaries, Speaker
Baca called Representative Toombs
to the chair.
On motion of Catron, the rules were
suspended and Senate Bill No 2S, fix
ing the time for holding court in the
Fourth Judicial District, at Las We
gas, at Mora, at Santa Rosa. was
passed unanimously. 1t has the emer-
gency clause attached.
Representatives Downs, Vargas
and Goodell were appointed a commit
tee to confer with a Senate Commit
! tee to draft a resolution for adjourn
ment for more than three days
The following bills were introduced:
, House Bill No. 81, by Gage, an act
; creating the county of Hinkle. 1t
f takes in the so-called Penasco country
OF western Eddy county and fixes the
. county seat at Hope Referred to the
, committee on counties and county
} lines.
/ House Bill No. SO by Rogers, an
} artesian well act Referred to the
+ committee on irrigation.
E House Bill No. 33 by Skidmore an
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