Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-15

busy but unlnttfeNunk time. Bills
by the dozen, In shcais and bales.
were reported from the house as
properly enrolled and engrossed and
droned through by the reading clerks
As many more were reported out
from the senate enrolling committee
and underwent the same process a
few bills were passed. a few house
amendments were concurred Ia and
once there was lively scrap, which
delayed the regular procedure OF bust
ness for full forty minutes
This came up over a motion by Mr.
Pankey to pass the house measure
providing that each legislator may ap-
point a scholar at any OF tho state
institutions. The measure met with
little favor at the hands OF the ma
iority aud Senator Page. moved 20 de-
fer action on II until next Sunday ar
ternoon. A motion was made to ta-
bic this motion. The minority de-
manded roll call. and President MI
era. who was in the chair. denied it.
having already decided that the ques-
tion was lost.
Senator Evans moved reconsider
alton. he having voted against the bin.
and senator Galiegos moved TO table
the motion OF Mr. Page all over again.
President Miera told him he was out
of order. to sil down. and with that
the minority were np IN arms To de.
fend one of their dear compadres who
had been insulted by the chair.
There were demands for calls Of
the senate, delays while the absent
members were called IN. and an man.
ncr of sexatious postponements 10
business Of real importance while the
democrats, aided ard abetted bv
couple OF the majority party. fnbuet-
cred until they had got a roll call on
the passage Of the bn
The 2-cent fare anu full-crew bills.
with the senate woman suffrage
amendment, were tabled hy decisive
votes.
The senate passed the house bin
appropriating $4,000 for an investl-
cation of the water supply Of the
state. This act Is 80 arranged that the
money appropriated Gun be used Tor
the sinking Of an artcsian well as an
experiment. to dot srlnine the prae-
ticability Of wells OF HAT nature. upon
suitable state lands and the subsc-
Quent sale Of the boring with the
land on which It is to any settler who
wishes to purchase. ~ is primarily "a
development measure The appropria-
tlon 1t makes Is but temporary one.
the money all being refunded through
fees. etc
Senator Panley spoke strongly for
the act saying that u was approved
BY the committee upon public lands
and that It had been originated hy
the state engineer.
The senate passed the bill for the
commission form Of government The
form Is one for thro, commissioners,
all TO receive salarie', that OF the
mayor being the largest and is limit
ed TO cities Of 1000 population or
more The salaries are scaled accord
ing TO the size OF tL, city The bill
was passed 10 to Q, but reconsidera-
ton was taken later and two-thirds
vote given IL.
The bin increasing to two the num-
ber OF judges in the Fifth judicial
district, was passed. The governor Is
to appoint a Judge to fill the vacancy
until the next election
The weights and measures bill. pro-
viding for state woighmaster and
such deputies as he may see fit to ap-
4 a.,
Two bills providing for the drain
age Of swamps marsh lands and such
places. were passed in tnr senate.
Both are house bills. one iegalizes
tax of not to exceed one mill during
the years 1913 and 1914, for the pur-
pose of paying the expenses OF this
drainage
The joint memorials aslxihg the adj
mlnistration Of Just forest land laws
and the cession Of Fort Wingate to
the state, were passed.
A house measure was passed ali-
thorzing the commissioners or any
county IN which there is held a county
fair TO appropriate $500 for that fair
The act was put through ut the wish
OF certain members whose counties
have been appropriating this sum
each year for their fairs yet who
legally cannot do so.
The house bill appropriating SIS,
600 for photographic surveys OF the
state was passed. The object of this
measure is to provide for the accumu
lation Of data relative to water sup
ply. both as regards rainfall and
stream-flow. IN all sections OF the
state. 50 that settler in any section
may know what waters are available
for irrigation and what he may eN
pect from precipitation.
An act authorizing the counties Of
Socorro and Grant to use their share
Of the proceeds Of the state bond is-
sue for the construction of highway
from Magdalena to silver city was
passed. The exact amount permitted
to be used on this road Is s25,000
Shortly before 7 o'clock this morn
ing the senate concluded the business
of the fifty-ninth day and adjourned
Ito meet at S,30 o'clock Friday" That
definitely put the house on the six
tieth day.
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MACHINERY SALESMAN
DENIES TRUST EXISTED