Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-03
Forty House and Thirty-Seyen
Senate Measures, Exclusive
of Resolutions and Minor
Matters, Are Presented,
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Summary Of Six Days Work
Includes Election Of Senator
and Partial Approval OF In
come Tax Amendment,
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Islate Capital Bureau OF Morning journal
santa ZEE. Feb. 2. ~ Senate anu
house put In lively week OF II, ana
today they rested. The legislators
have a right TO rest on their arms for
day. for they have handled vast
number Of bills. elected a United
states senator partially disposed OF q
resolution ratifying the income tax
amendment to the federal constitu-
tion. held innumcrable committee
meetings. and since last Tuesday
been peaceable.
There are number of important
bills In committee and these are
gradually being brought out with
one or another accommodation, so
that the flood of legislation with
which the session was greeted is be-
ing slowly mopped up. The number
Of bills introduced in the senate last
week was but fair only thirly-seven
for the entire six days sittings.
There were nine yesterday alone.
This brings the total Of senate bills
introduced SO far to eighty-fve. Joint
resolutions Tor the week number -four,
with ten presented altogether
The house has been more active in
the work Of getting pet measures be-
fore its members. There the week :
total Of bills was forty. Of which
nearly half were by Speaker 4. l..
Baca and were introduced In one
day. The total to date Is eighty
eight OF bills passed by both houses
there are only four and all of these
have he st,ued bs the eoNefhVr
Both houses have lengthy calen-
Iars for tomorrow. and by evening
there viii be plenty Of bills for the
governor to veto or approve
Among the more important house
bills which are now IN the hands Of
committees are the fun crew bill,
which is expected to he fayorably re-
ported tomorrow; the county option
bill. the bill for dry farm expert
ment station. introduced by Mr. San
chez, that providing for the hearing
of witnesses in peace proceedings. in
troduced by Mr. Padilla. Speaker
Baca's bills for the completion Of the
scenic highway from Las Vegas to
Santa Fe, and Of the Canine Real
from Santa Fe to Albuquerque; the
capitol addition bill and others The
bin for the Albuquerque state fair has
been fayorably reported out and will
be on the calendar tomorrow.
House resolutions of importance
are those requiring reports from state
institutions and providing for the se-
lection Of state seal and emblem.
Both will likely be reported out to-
morrow.
Senate legislation Of interest which
Is likely to come from committee
during the week includes Senator
Pages short ballot amendments, the
equal suffrage amendment, the free
text book law. the loan commission
and general state finance act, several
prohibition measures and Senator
Evans recall bill.
The house calendar for tomorrow
will include such measures as that for
placing women on state institutional
boards: the bill creating normal
school at Clayton. the state fair bill;
acts ceding jurisdiction over the Fort
Bayard reservation and the santa Ft
national cemetery to the government
and others.