Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-22

! loudS, d uOAtl having D6eU ulSpOSeu VI
yesterday, although no night session
was held and only one bill added, that
of Speaker BaCa. House Bill No 207
an act to provide for uniform system
of accounting, auditing and reporting
for all public officers throughout the
state under the administration of the
state auditor, etc; referred to com
mittee on finance. May 21st reported
with recommendation that it be
passed.
Joint Hearing on Railroads.
An important public hearing Of the
joint committees of House and Sen
ate on railroads was held last night
in the chambers of the state supreme
court at the Capitol to debate the full
crew bill which members of the order
OF railway trainmen are advocating
and which the railroad officials are
/ opposing.
r. r. Officials and Trainmen
Present.
L lie IdilTUduS were represented ny
! p. J. Clancy, assistant general mana
ger of the Southern Pacific: George
S. Hickey, assistant superintendent
OF the Tucson division of the South.
ern Pacific; Avery Turner, manager
o. the PecOs Valley lines of the San
4 Ia Fe: ] NJ. Kurn, general superin
tendent of the Western Grand Divi
/ sion of the Santa Fe.
! The trainmen were represented by
= T. d. Skeen and j. G. McGee who are
here permanently as Legislative
committee. Both are officials of theil
order Representative Tripp, Skid
more and Nichols, all trainmen, at
tended the meeting in defense of the
, bill
r. r. Officials Declared Bill Un-
necessary.
The railway officials declared thai
the bill was unnecessary and that i
worked a great hardship on the rail
way companies who We're now EN-
ploying all the men they possibl,
could afford at the rate of wages ell
forced by the unions.
Took No Action.
They declared that it was obvious
that if more men were needed in
crew any railway company would pu
them on becaIse the railroads los
heavily from accidents, either pass
enger or freight. The railway mel
declared that it was absolutely neces
sary to bring crews up to the stand
ard they had demanded and that thi
was especially true in the western div
isions where mountain traffic AM
hard grades, worked hardships upol
all of the trainmen, especially tn
firemen and the brakemen. TIL
committee listened for nearly thre
hours to the debates but took no az
ton on the measure last night. TIL
trainmen expect a favorable report.
Good Roads Bills.
Four important bills are schedule
to be introduced in the Senate thi
afternoon by Mr., Holt, comprising i
their various provisions, the goo
. roads program for which the Republ
can party in the last campaign pledge
its support Two of the bills provid
for the issuance of state and OF coul
ty bonds for good roads constructio
while third bill provides for road
administration. The fourth bill place
!, tax upon automobiles and certai
classes of vehicles for the support, r
pair and building of good roads.
State bonds may be issued to tt
= amount of S500,000 for the purpose
building and maintaining good roat
> and these bonds shall be issued to tf
amount of 500 worth $1,000 each an
bearing interest at the rate OF fol-
per cent a year. They bear the dat
of January l, 1914. The first twenty 4
| the bonds shall be payable in 49,
r and thereafter, twenty shall be pa
e able each year up to and mcludir
n 1943. Provisions are made for tt
: sale and payment of interest.
| Counties are authorized to issl
e bonds for good roads not in exec
e of four per cent of their assessab
f property, including the county debt
These bonds shall be issued by Il
county commissioners under pro-
e sions set forth in the bills.
g Senate.
S Invitations to attend the closing c
II ercises of the state school for the de
a and dumb were presented by Niece
i; The following bills were introduce
Senate Bill No. 161, by Holt, prov
ing for a state bond issue for roads.
Il Senate Bill No. 1862, by Holt, prov
+ ing for county bond issues for roads.
o Senate Bill No. 1863, by Holt, for t
g. construction of roads, highways a
e, bridges.
n Senate Bill No. 164, by Holt, prov
n ing for state license on autos.
t. Senate Bill No. 165, by Holt,
amend section "a of chapter 116, of t
seth legislative assembly, relating
re roads.
re Senate Bill No. 166, by Champion,
p amend the acts relating to the sts
le engineer and board of water comm
Ly sioners.
T. Senate Bill No 167, by Champion,
1e lating to presidential electors.
> Direct Election of Senators.