Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-07
Senate Passes Bill Carrying
$4,000 Appropriation and
Tuning Work Of State Bu-
teau Over TO Him.
EXTENDED DEBATE HAD
OVER DEATH PENALTY
Bin 10 Make II Discretionary
With jury Trying Accused,
Lost When Untavorable Re-
pom Is Adopted,

porl Is Adopted,
Estate Capital nureau ~ MurninK Journnil
Santa no. March G.-Thc principal
events Ia the senate today were tho
passage of btu which practically en-
dnws The state land commissioner with
all The powers and duties formerly
had hy tho bureau of immigration, and
e long discussion over the hill making
the mnleilnn ol the death penalty for
murder discretionary with the jury
The scnato also passed the municipal
Tongue paving law
Tho land commissioner hill carries
i'm appropriation az $4,000 90 be
made ffom funds on hand for the
maintenance ol the land commission
ef's office. ID Nas upheld bN Senator
laughren who declared the appro-
pratiou should be- larger $4,000 u
possible He said thai he had ma de-
sire to haruss the governor although
that had been charged because the
bin practically eliminates the bureau
IL immigration AN appoinilvo body
HO declared that he favored Otung
the money In tho hands of the COM
missioner because hls office was al
ready organized ana Il would De pos
ahle 10 eNpcnd practically an Of the
appropriation I'm printing distrihut-
ing of literature and other direct pub
Ueny work whereas it would cost the
huroau someihng te maintain itself
fle said that ii was in the interest OF
the state ni large 10 have the money
expended in this way.
An enort was nude to substitute the
hureau of immigration In place or
thu land commissioner which would
virtually hove made the oct an opnro-
pfialion hih However. this failed.
The democrats voted against the Dill
because 81 ts alleged rap At the gov
ernor The vote waF ia 70 q
The discussion of the other bill
came up on a committee report favor
ing the pnssaee of the house bill
making the death penalty disere-
tlonnrt one Ia the hands Of the Jury
in nny murder case. There was an un-
favorable minority report. signed by
Mtssrs. HOLT CHAMPION and Miera.
Senator Champion said he did not
favor the abolition Of capital punish
ment because in hts observations y
was unsafe aud dangerous He de-
eared that murder as " is defined Va
Now Mexico WAS very serious crime
ontallng premedltniion and deliberate
intent He said that the passage on
tho proposed law would only lot tho
men who ought 90 be punished go
free. Mr. Champion declared that
the present law ended murder case
once for an by hanging the man con-
vietcd. but thnt II this law we're en-
acted II would be- case of his trying
10 pet executive clemency all the rest
Of his life Heferring TO past admin
istrntlans be said that he believed
more Improper than proper pardons
had been granted He dwelt upon the
moral effect OF execution as q deter
rent Of crime
Mr.. Page spoke strongly for the ma
iunty report saying that the act
would not abolish the death penalty
hut merely pi Il up TO the jury to
decide. fle said he thought the jury
was competent to do this.
Mr. Holt spoke for the minority re-
port he sald that the reason many
people had convictions against th"
nnicnh OF the death penalty wa"
becnusp they allowed themselves TO
be influenced by sympathy or mercy,
ana for this reason the law would be-
taken advantage Of lie said there
should De no discretion vested IN tho
mry and declared that this proposl~
tlon had been tried In New Mexico
SOME wears ago and had not been
found tu WORK we'll Consequently no
did not care 70 risk trying the experi-
ment again The minority report hh-
favorable 10 tho bill. was adopted -
to t0 The vote was as fOllowsi Ayes"
Bnrna cark. CHAMPION. poepp iiarip
Inkle. Holt. ilfald, Laughren, Miera'
~arNarro Romero and Sul2or, Nayes
AheVtin. Aiidredge, Barth. Evans.
Gnlcaos Mccoy, Mabw Page, PahS
kpy walton
The senate.
rho senate met at $3.50 and after
routine hoard a petition from the RESI-
idrnt4 of Taos county protesting
aaainai the passage Of House BIN isi
remtlge to records Of district courts
Il also henrd resolution FROM tho
Hddy county hospital association, ask
Mp far on appropriation of $4,000 foe
Il hospital addition 1t Carlsbad.
the following bills We're introduced;
Senate RESOLUTIONS 3 hY Mr. Ahey-
ila asldng chat forest lands snarsely
fnbered. be released 10 settlement.
Senate Joint Resomuon g, bA Mr..
Hart. making the term of county Of
hcers two years ana prohibiting sue
cession in any oniee; senate Joint
Resolution II. Wv MIR tIartt reappor-
tloning the judicial districts; senate
Ioint Resolution Is, by AIR Page.
providing that the term Of legislators
shall Re two years The senator's are
now elected for four Years. Senate
Bflf taI. By MI, MCCOY, relating 10