Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-19
MEASURE
IS DESIGNED FOR
REFORM of
TAXATION
Under Terms Of Proposed Sen.
ate Bill State Equalization
Board Il Given Almost I'm.
limited Powers.
PROPOSITION TO AUDIT
EXPENSE FUND STARTS
SOMETHING IN HOUSE
special Cosrespeaasuee Do che ReraIsi

Santa Re, N. NJ, Feb ia,--Neithcr
house Of the New Mexico legislature
was In session today and the day was
quiet one about the capitol. several
committees are hard az work on pend
ing legislation but for the moment. 4;
seems that almost a majority of the
members Of both houses are busy at
tho scottish Rite cathedral where the
various lodges OF that branch Of the
l Masonic fraternity In New Mexico are
holding their annual reunion aud In
itiating large classes of nOvices.
The senate was In session yesterday
| afternoon for only a few minutes
afteg which Il adjourned 10 meet
| Thursday at o'clock. A number OF
important measures were introduced,
among them one By senator Cramp-
/ ton which IN designed TO mako a vast
| improvement Ia the taxation system
/ OF New Mexico. 49, the terms Of the
proposed bill the state board of equal
| izatlOn " given almost unlimited
/ tain the true value OF all property
| coming within It's Jurisdiction for the
purpose OF taxation. The board In
/ given power 10 summon witnesses. adj
minister oaths and TO call for persons
and papers.
when the true value OF the prop
crty In question II obtained the board
/ " authorized 90 place "a valuation OF
| one third or 81 i-3 per cent upon Il
| for the purpOs. of taxation SINH
lar powers are conferred upon boards
of county commissioners with refer
cnvc Co the fixing Of value upon prop.
crty coming within their jurisdiction.
senator Champions bill In designed
| tU relieve u dangerous situation now
| confronting the state aud which
| threatens II with the Temporary loss
] nj al IA 20 70 "A 4
| express and sleeping car lines and
other corporations as well as from
the owners OF range horses, cattle and
sheep
The situation is due To tho fact that
the board uf equalization has 80 con
strued the law as 10 require II to as
scss the classes OF property coming
under us Jurisdiction at It's actual and
true value. The public service cor
poratiOns and other property owners
have threatened to take the matter
into court ON the grounds that thcS
ara being Disseminated against he
cause ~ the fact that private prop
erty ~ not required ~ pas taxes -
~ FUN value
The county salary bin again failed
! In make It's appearance In the scnaL,
1 vest, rdnV aud Il IN now predicted thal
| u viii come NJ on Thursday after
noon McanWh lille many anxious Of
hcchOlders are camping Ia santa ~
hoping for something 10 come up
, There seems 10 be an excellent chance
tAat the senate viii pass the bill sub
: stantlally as Il came from the house
but there IN q growing belief that th'
1 bill viii be vetoed hy Governor Me
/ Donald In this case the possibility
} | OF carving II over the executive dis
approval is. 10 say the least. remote
! The governors IDEAS Ot salary bill
4 a la. In a D.
1 introduced last week la the senate h'
! senator Mccoy, n is said that thi
bin calls for an annual expenditure
Of some iif.00H more than the btl
3 introduced in the house and senate hl
the Joint finance committee. the IN
! CREASE being due tu the more liberia
,alioWsnce Tor deputies In the so
,allcd governor bill the salaries o
officers. ln the larger counties al lcas'
are lover than those provided In tn
bin that passed the house.
Economy is the WatChWurd IN 80
senate and h viii take mighty goo
: bin tu get through that body provided
| n carries an appropriation ~ money
| Among the measures slated for a'
early death In the senate Is speakr
! Bacn's bill. apprupriatlng money 10
/ an exhibit ~ san Diego. Tue scn1t
: ia a., idcd upon the question of th'
adv tsauihty at making a display al
the Pacific coast W 1918 but there
| uu division OF opinion on the Sal
Diego proposition. senate leaders u
. not hesitate to express themselves I
the eject that II New Mexico " I
spend money for an exhibit. that ~
hihii must bc ~ the main show 3
san Francisco aud not az what the
term the side show ut san Diego.
The House.
The feature of interest m The hvus
yesterday afternoon was the ln'rodu'
!. ton OF resolution by Blanchard q
: Lincoln. calling for the dppolnimri
Z OF "a committee uf three senators IN
f.. three representatives Co audit ia
I. legislative contingent fund voted Z
. an. spcHKcr ct the mouse ai the las
p sessiop This fund amounted tu Nl1u
: and WIS incorporated in the gcnert
! appropriation bin fer the purpus'
! presumably. Of paying utiscellancou
: expenses Of ~" lrglslat lure y
n | charge be- made that the iunu was in
. prnperly spent bat the house srCine
> in b. at the opinion that the accoun
j. should ba audited and "a report mhd
n Ia both branches of the Legislature
= The resolution Was adopted 81 20
a A ID Vargas OF Rio Arriha hcins ia
only man vino voted IN the hcBhuN'
speaker Bacu was among the men
hers Who voted for the adoption Z
1 the ANMNtMhNNN
J, The race issue oobbcd up in tn
. hous. Yesterday for the lrst tim" sine
Il The Democrats tried 10 put over On
. spanish American resolution dufh
the senatorial election. An uniaNoi
: able report from the committee q
d iudIclatv on the celebrated loEElu
. tin was the immediate cause ol w
= colloauy Upon the reading OF VI
- report and the motion 90 adopt u
:. read, 81 G. de- Race 81 SuhdoI.
y arose aud protested vigorously p
< declared that the committee ON luul
, iary made II practice 20 report ui
:. favorRbiy al bills introduced by Spai
y ish speaking members. The gent
a man from Sand0yal failed 10 mat
y much OF an impression With MS htt
b tplk and the members seemed u
q of the opinion that the charge Wou
70 be startling if true but that there ".
y little evidence that Il was true. q
% motion of Mr Rogers OF chayes u
VI bill was Tecommitted 20 the comm
n tee aud Mr. Baca, one ~ is author
"a VIII have opportunity Of appearing
y defense Of his pet measure which q
70 lumber companies claim viii haVe q
effect of practically forbldding lol