Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-24

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I The Republican Executive Commit
Tee ha+ a midnight session last night
an' at carefully over the scores of
/ applications tor positions. As TO the
twelve big land Office jobs. 1t decided
( - recommend the present incumbents
/ in most instances. In the few instan-
( ces in which the present incumbents
We're not endorsed, the Committee has
not vet agreed on whom it will re-
! commend. The Post Office appoint
ments in Bernalillo. Chaves. Colfax.
OterO and San Miguel counties were
gone over and recommendations were
made so as to assure the people the
best kind of service by competent ap-
/ plicants and at the same time to
strengthen the party by recommend
ing only those who have been loyal
workers. These recommendations will
nave little or 10 bearing on the legis-
l"tiVe situation, which it is believed,
will be satisfactory. before the Solons
get down to the real work of passing
the measures which are now being
carefully considered in committee.
u Caucus Tonight.
: The Republican caucus of Senate
and House which was to have been
held last evening, has been called for
t,ni5ht at 7;S0 O'Clock in the Supreme
| Court room. A Republican House
= caucus is to be held this afternoon.
Democratic Conference.
= A Democratic conference of an in
formal nature was to have been held
this afternoon. Among other things
q plan was to be discussed to enlist
the aid of Democratic and Progressive
Senators at Washington D. c., to hold
up and defeat the confirmation of Re-
. publican nominees for federal office in
New Mexico.
.. House Calendar.
The House calendar was a heavy
q one for this afternoon as it provided
flor the following bills and Joint Reso-
lutions on third reading:
House Joint Resolution No. 10, in
troduced by Mr. Chrisman, March 25,
providing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of New Mexico; referred to
Committee on Temperance. April %,
reported with recommendation that it
] be passed.
House Bill No. 33, introduced by Mr..
Skidmore March &c, An Act Provid-
, ing that legal voters in the State of
New Mexico whose occupation is such
that they cannot vote in the precincts
in which they are registered may vote
elsewhere in the State as herein pro-
! vided: referred to Committee on State
] Affairs April 23rd, reported with re-
commentator that it be passed with
amendments
House Bill No 90, introduced by c.
n. Hilton, April 16, An Act defining
public roads and providing index
boards at the forks of all roads, refer
red to Committee on State Affairs
. April %, reported with recommenda.
;, ton that it be passed with amend
a, ments.
v House Bill No 90, introduced by
.. Mr.. Llewellyn, April IS. An Act Au-
Il thorizing and directing governor of
p the State of New Mexico to appoint.
V! by and with the consent of the Sen
l. ate, women members on the boards of
p control of State institutions. April
IS 23, reported with recommendation
D. that it be passed with amendments.
n House Bill No. 49, introduced by
e Mr.. Llewellyn, April 22nd, an Act re-
quiring the Supreme Court of the
State to decide appeals on the sub
- stantial rights of the party to the rec
st ord, regardless of technical errors.
t. April %, reported with recommends
i ton that it be passed.
IS Railroad Hearing.
lc General Manager Fox of the West
III ern Lines of The Santa Fe Lines, and
IS Traffic Manager Black of Chicago,
10 Solicitor H. L. Waldo and Superin-
a tendent F. E. Summers, will be in
y Santa Fe by Thursday evening and
- will appear before the legislative
~ committees that evening to argue
;; against a contemplated reduction OF
n passenger rates. Guy c. Compton
r.. chief dispatcher, will also appear be
fore the committee. He is the sta