Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-27
ARTESIAN WELL
BILL IN HOUSE
Clash Over Hinkle Act Passed
in the Senate and Rogers
Measure
GOOD ROADS LAWS FAVORED
Senate Joint Resolution For
Selection of Site For Convict
Farm.

The House this afternoon started
with an entirely new Calendar. The
/ Hinkle artesian we'll bill was the spe-
cial order for the afternoon session
! having displaced the Rogers artesian
we'll bill and a merry fight was antici-
! pated.
Seven other bills were on the calen-
| dar for final action. House Bill No.
! l2G by Speaker Baca, relative to tram
ways for mining purposes: House Bill
| No. IS by Speaker Baca to found the
Pan-American Institute; House Bill
/ No. 179, by Hilton to extend the time
for procuring deeds on the Socorro
grant from the city of Socorro; House
Bill No. 232, by Llewellyn and More
no defining Sunday and closing Sd
looms from 1870 p. IN. Saturday to ;
a m. Monday: House Bill No PA by
Sanchez, an act to compel itinerant
vendors to pay license: House Bill No.
| 229, by NJ c. de Baca. an act to regu-
late the floating of logs III New MeX-
&C streams, and the Pankey drinking
! cap bill. AS unfinished business on
the Speakers table was House Bill No.
1871, by Moreno and Llewellyn, an act
to take the place of the federal Ed
munds act abrogated by New Mexico
| becoming a state.
! New Drainage Bill.
! Sidney Cooper the government drain
,age expert, has been in conference
with the committee on irrigation and
/ drainage and has aided them in pre-
pairing a bill for the drainage of water
! bogg on lands that ought to bring pros
perity to the valley of the Rio Grande
and do much good in other portions
! of the state There are 10000 acres
/ of waterlogged land in the Pecos val
ley alone. The bill is to be made the
special order for Friday, 2 p. m.
Miguel f. Baca, chairman of the com
mittee on irrigation will introduce the
measure.
Senate
Lieutenant E. c. de Baca presided
again. 1t took over half an hour to
; read the journal of Thursday and Fri
day.
Six petitions asking for the creation
of Sumner county We're read. Also a
memorial from the American Sunday
school union protesting against the
prize fight
New Measures.
Senate Joint Memorial No. 6 was
, introduced by Walton asking Con
gress TO pass the bill of Congressman
, Rucker of Colorado to pension the sur
vivors of the Indian wars and their
widows.
Senate Bill No. ia, by Laughren, to
exempt new industries from taxation
Senate Bill No. lis, by Ilfeld. to gov
ern the commitment of insane persons
Senate Bill No. 176, by Mccoy, an
, act for the regulation of correspond
=. ence schools and business colleges.
Senate Bill No. III, by Romero, to
provide for the examination of insur,
- ance companies, etc.
Miera presented a telegram certify
ing the term of A. B. Fall as L. S. Sen
: ator to March 4, 1913. 1t is signed by
the clerk of the L. S. Senate.
- Committee Reports.
Chairman Mccoy of the committee
: on education reported a substitute for
!, House Bill No. 1SS, regarding regents
. of state institutions.
: Senate Bill No. 169, providing for
the study of history and civics, was on
request of Navarro recommitted for
correction.
Holt, Tor the special committee. pre-.
sented resolutions of respect in mem.
:, ory of Mrs. de Baca, mother of the
lieutenant governor. Mr.. de Baca call
ed President Pro Tempore Miera to the
chair and thanked the members of the
= Senate. He said he greatly apprecat
ed the sympathy so expressed. He paid
a feeling tribute to his mother,
Bills Passed
Senate Substitute for House Substi
tute for House Bill No. 1913, amending
, the law giving water companies a lier
for water rent, was pasesd % to 0.
Senate Bill No. 146, for the appoint
ment OF guardians for spendthrifts anG
incompetents, was taken up.
Hinkle viewed the spendthrift bill
, with alarm. He feared that some OF
If the senators had spent al of their
r. substance and princely salaries. He
d wanted to know whether this new
l. law would apply to them. Holt re-
Il piled that it did not apply to Waltor
e as the latter had confessed to saving
T. a competency out of his $500 day
l. The bill passed % to |, Walton voting
t nay
Senate Substitute for Senate Bill
e. No. 141. fixing the pay of court stem
II ographers at $500 per day while al
IL work and a straight sa'ary Of $500 d
'e year extra, passed "a to 0.
y Amended Senate Bill No. 105. q
u compulsory education bill, was recon-
- mitted for amendment.
A number of bills on the calendar
not being printed went over until the
= printed copies are received.
Senate Joint Resolution No. wa:
:, introduced by Burns. 1t provides fol
W commission consisting of the COVER
9, nor, commission of public lands ant
10 the state engineer, to select site fo