Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-29
LEGISLATIVE
RECESS TAKEN
Both Houses Adjourn to
Thursday Afternoon of
Next Week
AN EXPOSITION COMMISSION
Joint Resolution Is Adopted to
Pave Way For New Mexico
Exhibit.
Senate.

Senate.
Rev. B. z. Mccullough, chaplain, led
in fervent prayer. The minutes Of the
previous days session were read and
approved
Barth presented two petitions, one
| from 40 Christian Endeavors of the
| Menaul Memorial School at Albuquer-
que, against prize fighting; the second
from citizens mass meeting at the
Episcopal church of Albuquerque
against the proposed staging of a
prize fight at Las Vegas on July 4.
Barth moved the petitions be laid on
the table until the prize fight bill is
introduced and that then all be referr-
/ ed to the same committe. Barth also
said that he had received a number of
letters from constituents which should
have been addressed to the legislature
and which requested him to lend every
assistance to the passage of the Nc
Coy Prohibition bill.
A communication from the Mothers
Club asking for legislation on the sub
ject of school elections was presented
by the presiding officer, Lieutenant
Governor E. C.. de Baca.
i Holt said he had two petitions from
| Mesilla Park protesting against prize
fighting but had forgotten to bring
them along and asked that the Senate
consider them presented.
The following bills were introduced; !;
Senate Bill No 43, an act providing
| for employees, etc, of the corporation
commission. Introduced by Laughren.
Referred TO the committee on finance.
Senate Bill No. A, by Evans, to
| establish a board of medical eXamin-
ers to regulate the practice of medi-
cine and osteopathy. Referred to the
committee on state affairs. Barth re-
marked that bill of that number
should not be introduced.
Senate Bill No. 10, by Mabry, an act
fixing the time for the holding of elec-
tions and the sitting of boards of reg
istrations in cities. Referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
| Senate Joint Memorial No. l. peti-
tioning Congress to pass the three
years homestead law, was reported
III. o,iad and engrossed and was order
ed sent on its way to Washington.
| Senate Bill No. 81, providing for the
printing of bills and resolutions was
sreported engrossed and signed by the
Lieutenant Governor.
| Holt, Mabry and Gallegos We're ap-
pointed a committee to inform the
House that the Senate was ready to
adjourn.
Navarro announced that he would be
absent on Friday and Saturday of next
week and that he had arranged pair
with Walton
The Senate then adjourned until
| Thursday afternoon at three o'clock.
House.
Roll call, prayer by Vicar General
Fourchegu. and reading and adoption
of yesterdays journal were routine
preliminaries Of todays brief session
of the House.
| Speaker R. l.. Baca was in the chair,
but soon called Representative Cooney
to the chair. The following bill was
i introduced:
i House Bill No 40, by Cooney, An
:! Act to provide for the issuance of
state bonds to cover the provisions OF
the State Constitution, relative to the
state. Referred to the committee on
finance.
i Senate Joint Resolution No. IS, pro
] viding for a commission of five men to
assist in selecting a site for a New
Mexico building at the San Diego Ex-
position, was adopted by a vote of sc
to 6, The commissioners will receive
no compensation and are to pay thel
own expenses.
i A resolution by Blanchard that the
}, testimony in the House brib
, cry investigation be printed
, raised a storm of discussion. Most
, of the members deemed it essential
, that the record and transcript be
|, printed, but the cost of the undertak
ans SCCiiiCu 81 lOl ludl lut
, resolution was referred to the commit
, tee on printing. The resolution pro
, vides for $50 copies in Spanish anG
, $50 copies in English. Burg moved t
, make it one thousand copies in each
, language taking a stand that the public
, should be informed on a matter in
, volving the honor of the House. There
, was no second to the amendment The
!, testimony would make about thou
!, sand pages. The House then ad
/. journed to Thursday, April 4.
Senate-Thursday Afternoon.
The Senate, in gloomy mood, spent
5 yesterday afternoon in redrafting Sen
. ate Bill No. 42, an act relating to the
execution of the death penalty. This
bill was presented by Senator Ilfelt
s at the morning session and was made
the order of business for the after
noon session on request of Senator
Mabry who said that such measure
deserved serious consideration at the
S hands of the Senate There were 81
many objections to the original bill
that the Senate appointed a specia