Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-26
FINANCE COMMITTEE has m
THAT BODY APPEARS TO HAVE
FORGOTTEN SUCH A MEAS
URE IS IN EXISTENCE.
CHRISMAN WANTS new VOTE
DOES NOT LIKE THE WAY HIS
LOCAL OPTION ACT WAS
CHOPPED UP

Santa Fe, n. M-, Feb. 26.- 3ath
houses were in session this afternoon.
In the house an accumulation Of SEN
ate bills, practically the work Of tho
senate for the entire session, were
read the first time by titles and re-
ferred to committees. It Is reported
that an effort viii be made to recon
slider the vote by when the Chrisman
local option bill was passed. It Is
said that amending the document
practically defeated the purpose Of
the bill and that Mr.. Chrisman viii
endeavor to recall il, haye the amend
ments stricken out and secure the
passage of the bin IN its original
form.
The senate was in session for less
than half an hour this afternoon. The
following bills we're tabled.
An act appropriating money 70 ses-
tie the Indebtedness OF the Albu-
querque armorg board.
Mccoy county salary bin.
The act to exempt the properly
Of churches, cemeteries and secret
societies from taxation
The act providing an exemption.
from taxation up to $1,000 on the
property of widows and orphans
The governor thus far refuses to
give an intimation as to his inten-
tions in the matter Of approving the
county salary bill. 1t reached him Of
ficially yesterday afternoon. There
is a growing belief, however. that the
bill will become law under his sig
nature.
The bill giving the board Of trus-
tees of the Las Vegas land grant
power TO invest its funns for the com
pletion Of the irrigation project upon
the grant, which has been IN the pos
session Of the committee on finance
Of the house for the past several
days, has not yet been reported.
Chairman Chavez. when asked by a
representative of The Optic today
when the bill would be reported. de-
clared he did not know Mr. Chavez
has been promising Representative
Lobato, author of the original bill
that the measure would be reported
at once. His promises have been
coming with regularity, hut The bill
has remained in obscurity
The measure is one drawn By Mr.
Lobato and afterwards amended By
large delegation Of Las Vegas
boosters who went to Santa Fe last
week to urge the early passage OF
the legislation, which is greatly de-
sired by the Meadow City people be-
cause 1t win mean the early compile
ton of an irrigation project which
has been fAund 10 be feasible aud is
sure to mean prosperity TO the resi-
dents Of the land grant both IN Las
Vegas and in the surrounding coun
try. Just why Mr. Chavez does not
report the measure is not known ls
also is considered strange that he
should express himself as neing una-
ware as 10 when the bin will again
come to light, The time before the
close Of the session is growing short
and Las Vegans. who are practically
unanimously in favor OF the measure
are anxious that L be passed. II is
fails to become Law the irrigation
project may be tied up for another
two years.
To Investigate oil inspector
The house committee to which was
intrusted the task Of invesHgatins
the connection Of Brian d. Dunno. cisy
editor Of the santa Fa New AIexlcau
with the office Of formcr Oh inspect
or Malaquias Martinez, which was ap
pointed last week npon me request af
Representative w. H ~ Llewells