Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-25
Important Measures Intro
duced in Senate and House
This Afternoon Aimed at
Drink and Social Evils.
SALARY RESOLUTION
CALLS FOR $57,255
Legislature Costing State Neat
Sum of Five Hundred and
Ninety-Nine Dollars Daily;
Constitution Respected.

Santa Fe N N. March 25.-Chief
interest In the legislature today cen
tered ia the passage by the house
this morning of q Joint resolution for
the payment of members Of the lcgls-
lature. the lieutenant governor az pge.
siding officer OF the senate and OF
employees. togather with mileage OF
the members. The salary resolution
carried a total of s5I253.40 and u is
estimated that the total cost Is about
S6g9 per day. The senate will take
up this resolution at three t cloch
his afternoon so that Il should reacl
the governor by tonight No extra
employees are provided for In the reso-
luton and aR was agreed upon by
the Republican conference last week,
the number of employees Is strictly
within the constitutional require
ments
Mr. Chrlsman OF the house also
presented In that body this morning
state wide prohibition bill similar
to the one presented In the senate
( last week Another bin Of more than
ordinary interest was introduced by
\ Senator Evans. being Senate Biii No.
I 80 creating the ofienae OF pandering
! and defining and prohibiting the
same This bill is commonly known
as the Waite slave Act" which
makes Il felony for any person to
Induce female 10 enter a house OF
| IN fame to hold her there by threats
or debts. or to take her within or
without she state for immoral pilr-
pusees, The penalty Is fixed M not
less than five years In prison, while
no limit Is set as TO the term OF I'm
prisonment which a court may fix.
I ffft.- M n
competent witness and provides that
marriage shall not act az q bar TO
prosecution This act Is now Ia effect
lin a number OF states.
Senator N. r. Holt In the senate
lthls morning presented a large NUM-
har of petitions from Dona Ana coun-
~ asking him 10 vote for Judge A.
g. Fall for senator. The Young
Mems Republican club Of Las Cruces
sent In communication requesting
him To use his own judgment In VOt-
ling for United states senators.
These petitions are Ia opposition 10
others presented by Mr.. Holt Satur-
day asking for the eleetiOn OF w. II.
Andrews and indicate that sentiment
In Dona Ana county Is divided be-
tween the two candidates.
I Governor Mcdonald sent a message
/ 10 both branches OF the legislature
calling their attention 90 the fact that
I ID. G.. Collier manager Of the San
( Diego Exposition was IN the city ami
desired go address the members OF the
Legislature. 10 IA understood that dur
/ ing the week a Joint session VIII be
held by both houses for the purpose
/ of hearing Mr. Collier, The house this
morning having already taken steps
/ 20 that end
/ House Joint Resolution No. pro.
yldlng for the printing OF bills. Joint
| resolutions, memorial etc. ana for
mailing copies OF same 10 the news
papers OF the state was reported un-
fayorubly hy the committee on bills
and printing in the senate ana tabled
Indefinitely The committee then
presented another bill. No. 81 in lieu
uf tho house joint resolution carrying
out the same provisions with a few
minor changes. senator IA. -. Holt
| secured the passage of the bin under
suspension OF the rules. but not until
he and senator Rarth had had "a live
Is tllt as 60 tho provisions OF the act.
I senator Barih sasd that he had not
clearly understood the provisions az
the time the bin was read and he
was permitted tp read lt and discuss
a. hy sections. he declared nt the
conclusion that he saw nothing obs
icctionahle ln the bill. but he snid
he desired 10 serve notice on the sen-
ate that u he stood alone he would
never consent 90 the passage OF any
bin without being fully advised as 20
its contents Senator Holt replied
that Mr. Barth ala not seem 90 have
the same confidence An the minority
members of that committee AZ the
senate had In the majority members.
The bin then passed by unenlous vote
of the senate.
Several new bills came up an the
house. an unusual one being II. u. No.
I27. by Skidmore. prohibiting the hir-
ing out OF c0nvlctH from the state
prnltentiary for any purpose. The
bnl was referred 20 the committee on
peuitentiary
Mr. Chrisman's bin. 40. %, pro-
4 yides for the submission al the next
election OF an amendment 90 the eon-
4 'stitution for statewide prohibition of
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