Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-20
CHILD LABOR
BILL KILLED
1t Is Too Drastic and Not
Adapted to New Mexico
Conditions
NEW COMMITTEE FOR HOUSE
Measure to Eliminate Immater-
ialTechnicalities In Supreme
Court Procedure Passes.
Senate.

Senate.
The Senate this afternoon in brief
session killed the Burg Child Labor
. Bill, because, as Champion explained,
although the bill is a good one, it pre-
. supposes a board Of health juvenile
courts and other machinery not in ex-
istence in New Mexico and the time
) being too short to redraft so volumi-
nous a measure.
Lieutenant Governor &c Baca was
J again in the chair.
A protest against prize fighting was
received from the w. c. T. U. at
, Evanston, H., and d protest against
the Sumner county bill from Guada-
= lupe county.
New Bills.
The following bills were introduced:
Senate Bill No. 1872, by Holt, relating
cipal corporations.
Senate Bill No. 153, by Holt, rela-
tive to the service of process in civil
: case.
Senate Bill No. 15i, by Holt, relating
to the recording of deeds and ac-
acknowledgements.
Senate Bill No lj5, by Holt, an act
to distribute funds arising from the
collection OF delinquent taxes, accru-
ing prior to 1911.
Reports of Committees.
The committee OF mines and manu-
featuring, reported favorably House
; Bill No. 11O, fer the Gaping of aban-
doned oil and gas wells The same
committee reported against Senate
Bill No. 121, relating to the inspec-
ton of mines.
The committee on judiciary reported
, amendments to Senate Bill No. 12S, to
amend the high license law.
The committee on education report
, ed Senate Bill No. "a, providing for
the election of city boards of election.
The committee on constitutional
amendments reported favorably, the
language clause amendment, to elimi-
nate the language qualification for
! state office.
e The committee on rules reported an
d amendment to Rule No. 10, providing
e that bills shall lie on the table "a
r hours after reported from committee.
o Also special rule that no members be
excused after May %, unless for i'll.
o ness.
" Third Reading.
!. Printed copies of Senate Substitute
!, for Senate Bill NO. Il, to provide for
=, the study of the effect of alcohol on
q the human system. not having been re-
Ceived the bill went over.
AS stated above, House Bill No. 116,
the Child Labor Bill, was upon un-
IL favorable report of the committee on
e. judiciary, and explanation by Chair
l! man Champion, killed, as being too
"a drastic
d After a report by the commission
e. pn revision, on the Walton Murray
r. contest case which cauesd another
outburst of characteristic" senatorial
N humor the Senate adjourned to D..
er m. Tuesday.
n The committees on education, fin
ID ance and state and county indebted
8 ment.
r. The committee on privileges and
ID elections met al 3 p. M. and the COM
!. mittee on judiciary at $3.50 p. m.
id House.
n. In anticipation of change of front
it. in the House this afternoon, there
was a large number of spectators
er present. Speaker Baca presided with
as even more than customary energy
n. and firmness. 1t is reported that he
lg will appoint tonight new steering
a. committee of twenty-seven members
r. whose duties are to be defined by res
IS olIton tomorrow.
10 There were petitions from Rio Pu.
k eblo, Taos county, in favor of the Cor
a. dova logging bill, and from Roswell
C. in favor of prohibition.
Vargas presented House Joint Mem.
orial to Congress to modify the law
Nv governing the Pueblo Indians. Refer
If. red to the Committee on State Affairs.
he Committee Reports.
is The Judiciary committee reported
IS all but three or four bills in its
charge and other committees gave ev-
ct idence by their reports that they have
at, worked hard since last Thursday
Id, The Ways and Means committee re-
go ported a substitute for House Bill No.
of Ill, to provide for the payment of ex-
CO. penses of the House Bribery Investi.
Ks cation committee. 1t reported amend
ng ments to House Bill No. LAG, appropri-
of ating $4,000 for the improvement of
es- the Rio Grande. Also that House
Joint Resolution No. %, to provide
for the printing of Spanish legisla.
he tive directory be passed. 1t also re-
I'm ported favorably House Joint Resolu.
ho ton No 25 providing additional pay
ad- for the Capitol employees. 1t reported
Md a House Substitute for House Bill No
rs, an exemption act.
lid The Committee on Roads and High
by ways reported against House Bill No
ch 9 as being too cumbersome and ex
ire pensive. The same reasons were ad
to vanced against House Bill No. 130. Il
recommended amendments to House
the Bill No. 121, the Scenic Highway bill