Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-01-20
FLOOD OF Bills
FEATURE OF
SESSION
AN1I.pRlzE FIGHT, WHITE SLAVE
ACT, LIQUOR REGULATION AND
ALBUQUERQUE STATE FAIR MEAS
URES APPEAR.
LEGISLATURE WANT
, THEIR SALARIES TOO

When is an emergency not an EN-
ergency?
According to the legislative SEN
ate which met at 2 O'Clock this after
noon, real emergency threatening
dire distress and confusion, to the
people of the imperial state of New
Mexico exists when there is no cota
on hand for the payment OF sala
members of said legislative senate.
That was why bill instructing the
state auditor and the state treasurer,
to set aside certain monies out OF GER
tain funds to the extent of some 3D.,
GOO or $4,000 was introduced by Mr.
Clarke, of San Miguel county, why IL
was. read first and second time by
title and why, under the sklll1ul par
liamentary handling OF one. Mr.. Holt
Of Dcna Ana county, the said bill slld
gently down the line and passed the
senate by unanimous vote.
And it carried the emergency
clause, thereby demonstrating just
when is an emergency and why
Farty lines were forgotten and the
unanilnity with which one and all
alike said aye" on the passage OF
that bill, was sight so pleasing as
long to be remembered in the leglsla
tive senate.
And ii must not be said that there
was anything wrong with the bill be
cause even legislator is worthy OF
his hire-or so the constitution AYERS
At all events, further doubt as to what
constitutes an emergency is now re-
moved and a precedent has been es-
tabished whereby future generations
may gauge any situation arising
whereby the people of the state oil
New Mexico, their peace, safety and
happiness, are endangered. The bill
was reported to the house within i'll
teen minutes of its passage--whlch is
excellent work taken by and large.
There was a food of bills this af-
ternoon in both the senate. and the
house Both branches of the legisla-
t,re met at 2 p. m. and remained in
session for over an hour.
In the senate Senator Evans landed
with his white slave act and strin-
gent anti-prize fight measure, both OF
which failed to reach first base at the
previous session last year. But Sen
ator Evans is nothing if not persist
ent. He believes in trying again. That
is why these two measures once more
hopefully repose within standpat
committee from one of which once
before they failed to emerge.
Mr. Evans also came forward with
bill to render sterile, all idiots
maroons, imbeciles, certain criminals
and epileptics. His was the most So
called radical legislation presented
at the session today.
Senator Mccoy presented S. B. No
1S-To regulate canvassing. Senator
sulzer again dragged out that dear old
bill entitled "Rio Grande Improve
ment" and hopefully entered it in the
race, the odds as usual being % to
shot.
Senator Clarke produced Senate
Bill No. 22-Proyiding that certain
members and employees of the state
corporation commission should have
bonds. He also sent to bat s. B. No
24-An act in relations to public
monies. boards of finance, their
duties, etc. 1t was Senator Boleslc
Romero who brought out the liquor
regulation measure in the shape o1
Senate Bill No. 25--FiXing the tins
during which intoxicating liquors
might be sold. This measure is form
of the day saloon bill.
s. B. No. 81, by Mr.. Ilfeld, would
make it unlawful for any person tt
distribute medicine from house t.
house, which might be dangerous t.
human health and happiness, etc.
GASOLINE BILL IS
AN IMPORTANT ONE
1t remained for State Senator Wal
ton, however, to spring the real sur
prise of the session. Most Of thu
other measures presented today wer,
old time, thumb marked bills, trias
changed as to title and, wording bu
still recognizable.
But when Mr.. Walton shot in hi.
famous Senate Bill No. 2S-An ac
amending the present coal oil law
there was gasp among auto owner.
because under the proposed amend
nent, any concern handling gasolin.
in this state would be compelled tt
sell gasoline testing GS degrees spe
cific CAVITY. And auto owners sa,
such thing would be unheard of.
The Walton bill is as follows:
SENATE BILL NO 20.
Introduced by Mr.. Walton.
An act to amend section one o
chapter IS Of the acts of the frs
state Legislature of 1912.
Be it enacted by the legislature O
the state of New Mexico.
Section 1. That section 1, of Chap
ter 65, of the acts of the first state
legislature of 1912 be, and the sam,
is. hereby amended to read as fol
lows: 4
Section 1. That hereafter it shall
be unlawful for any person. firm
company or corporation. or for am