Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-22
Torrance County Statesman
Fathers Measure Which Is
Extremely Progressive in Its
Provisions,
RETURN OF APACHES
is PROTESTED AGAINST
Tully Resolution, Addressed TO
Congress, Adopted in House,
Many New Bills Make Their
Appearance,

/ Many New Bills Make Their
Appearance,
f~t.ie tapituI Rnreau of Morning Inufnalt
Santa Ie. Jan. 2i.-senator W Nj.
Mccoy introduced in the senate to-
day such a bin as is seldom seen In
any legislature. 20 advanced are the
doctrines Il applies. This bin Is an
employees compensation act Il il de-
signed to free the courts Of All per-
s0nal injury suits and 70 provide a
scale of sums 20 be paid for injuries
ana deaths caused hy Industrial ae-
eidents The ideas Il advocates are
new and because il is markedly pro-
gresslve-not speaking in terms po-
ltlcal-the senator has hopes that i
viii pass. II practically puts the state
into the Insurance business.
In the house the chief business was
the adoption of resolution protest.
ing against the return OF the Apache
Indians now at Fort Sill. okla. once
headed by chief Geronimo now dead,
hose name was a synonym tut
terror ard lawlcssuess Ia New Mex
leo for hatf century 20 the
| Apache reservation. The
house believed that Il correctly ex-
pressed The sentiment Of the state
when il formaihs protested aANnst
| any suoh Hetieu The resolution
was introduced Yesterday hN MT
| TulN aud today he moved lts adop-
zion. Copies arc 10 he forwarded 70
Tho senators and representatives ~
congress. chat they may take such ae-
| tlon a. s possible to prevent the re-
urn Is this state of these Indians.
Democrats claim that they admins
tered i lesson to Mr. chrIsman today
through tablng his bin for extend
ing the powers Of the probate court
The measure was opposed hy nearly
| all spanish speaking members as
| they take it aa IA slap AT their holding
the office of probate judge, one for
which they are we'll fitted. The demo
Gratis say that Mr. chrisman voted with
| them on several occasions Last year.
This wear he Is said to have declared
| that All he need do was to stay with
| Fall. for whom he haa declared him
self fnd Thus get his hill through Inc
house and that the Fall faction would
| put II through the senate where i
| died last year They wanted 70 sho"
| him. according to their way Of think
ing. Thai there was nothing doing. II
Is saia that they uncovered only
enough strength to accomplish their
/ purpose and not enough to tell what
| they really can count upon. The mo-
ton to table was made hy 4. =. Var
| gas, Of Ito Arrlba county The
speaker decided the resulting tlei Not-
Ing to table the measure
In the senate Senator Mabiy re-
introduced last years hill 70 ahol-
ish capital punishment
The senate.
The senate was called 70 order by
the lieutenant governor and after
| prayer rs the chaplain the Journal
was read and corrected Resolutions
/ from the curry county tax payers,
relative To the salaries Of county Off
Gers and to the appointment Of an ad-
ditIonal Judge for the Firth judicial
district. were read aud referred
The first new bin introduced was
senate Bill 3d. tho employees eompen-
sation act This art provides for the
appointment Of Il hoard Of admins
traitors by the governor, three IN NUM-
ber. with overlapping terms Of SIX
years. 1hey viii receive $1,000 u
year. This board Will administer Il
speeial compensation law. derived
i from the taxation Of Industrial em-
ployers Of all sorts. classified accord
Ing to the hazards Of their employees
and based upon the amount Of their
payrolls The board is given specific
right to examine the books Of all EN-
/ ployefs.
A death benefit Is provided, vary
ing la amount according to the depen-
dents left BY the Killed employe and
funeral expenses not 70 exceed sf5
nre 10 he paid In All eases Monthly
benefits are provided for married and
unmarried workmen totally disabled
by accident. The bin makes provl--
sion for almost every conceivable sit-
uation with regard 70 dependents, loss
If hreadwinners IN families payments
10 the husbands If an invalid, when
the wife Is injured by that work. and
other conditions.
II provides for the review e the
findings Of the administrative board
by the district court Whenever en-
ployer or workman IS dissatisfied. 7
also provides for the changing Of the
finding should the injuries received
he mitieated or Increased later in
llfe
The following other bills We're in
tfnduced
senate BiH "a bs senator Rafth,
exempting from taxation on the pfop
erty Of churches. cemeteries, public
hospitals. public libraries, secret So
pieties and others
senate Hni s., is senator Evans.
authorizing the corporation commits
sion to compel railroads maintaining