Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-22
PACHECO TO
Be UNSEATED
At Least the Committee On
Privileges and Elections
So Recommends
BACA FAvORS SHORT BALLOT
Short Hour of Service Bill
Passes House Without Dis.
senting Vote.

In the House this afternoon, the
Medical Bill was the special order of
the day. Much interest has been mani
tested in the measure. Various
amendments have been suggested so
as to make it clear that Christian
Scientists, osteopaths and others will
not be Disseminated against. The or
iSinal bill has the backing of the allo-
paths and homeopaths and is ostensi-
bly, for the purpose of protecting the
public against quacks and incompe.
tents.
Senate.
The Senate held a very brief ses-
sion adjourning after Holt had been
excused from attendance, and after
Clark had introduced Senate Substi
tute for Senate Bill No. 81 by Clark
on the deposit. etc, Of public monies
giving of bonds, etc, the bonds to be
paid out of the public treasury. Ta
committee on finance.
House.
Speaker Baca presided when the
House was called to order this after
noon at three O'Clock.
Substitute House Bill No. II, which
had been made the special order fol
the afternoon, was made the specia
order for Friday afternoon as the
printed copies had not been received.
A petition from Pinos Altos asked
for the abolition of pugilism.
The committee on counties ant
county lines, reported favorably
House Bill No. 45, the Fort Sumner
county measure.
The committee on Railroads report
ed House Bill No. %, with recommen
dation that it pass. 1t is the bill tha
limits the hours of service on rail
roads.
The Committee on Ways and Means
recommended that the resolution t.
provide a plate for New Mexico in the
Washington monument at Washington
be kept on the Speakers table with
out prejudice until the January ses
sion.
The following bills were introduced
House Bill No. ia, by Chrisman, al
act providing against the waste o
waters appropriated from publ
streams. Committee on drainage AM
irrigation.
House Bill No 115, by Love, al
act to create the county of Heard on
of the Plains country of eastern Fdd.
and Chaves counties. The county sea
is to be at Lovington. To committe
on counties and county lines.
House Bill No. 116, by Burg, an ac
to regulate the employment Of child
rem. This is the uniform child labo
Jaw recommended by the New Mexic
Bar Association. To committee o.
ways and means.
House Bill No. III, by Speaker Baca
to provide an adequate sewer syster
for the state buildings and ground
at Santa Fe To committee on way
and means.
House Bill No. 118, by Baca, to Pre-
vide for the definite location of T
Camino Real from Santa Fe to Albr
uuerque. To committee on ways an
means.
House Bill No. 119, by Llewellyr
requiring the Supreme Court to de
eide appeals on the substantial right
of parties regardless of technical e1
rors. Referred to committee on jud
ciary.
House Bill No 120, by LlewellyI
providing for the collection Of deliI
quent taxes prior to and up to 1911
their compromise and their distribl
ton, one-third each to the genera
county fund, school fund and goo
roads fund.
House Bill No. 121, by Speaker Bac
an act providing for the completion {
the Scenic Highway from Santa Fe t
Las Vegas. To committee on railroad
and highways.
Clancy offered House resolutio
that no bill should be put on final pas
age unless "a hours have elapse
since the report of the committee {
before it appeared on the daily calel
dar. After a debate that ensued an
in which Llewellyn, Catron, Clanc
Manzanares, Toombs, Blanchard an
others took part and in which it wa
pointed out that the constitution an
tie rules already safeguarded again
rsilroading bills, the resolution We
tabled % to II.
Short Ballot Amendments.
Speaker Baca offered two resol
tions providing for vote at the ne,
general election on two amendmen
to the constitution giving New Mexit
the short ballot. The state officers
be voted on shall be the govern'
and lieutenant governor, the governt
apcint all the other state officers, S
preme and district judges, and to hay
power to remove them for cause. III
second amendment is for coun
short ballot, only the county commi
sioners to be elected, who shall a
point the other officers.
Short Service Bill.
The House passed unanimous
House Bill No. % by Skidmore, linn
ing the consecutive service of ra
way employees to 16 hours, fixing II
penalty at $100 to $500. The bill
passed on the federal act.
Election Contest.
The committee on privileges al