Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-05
PUBLIC MONEYS BILL
DEVELOPS SNAG when
CHAMPION AMENDS IT.
FLOOR LEADER HOLT FINDS II NECESSARY 10 INTERVIEW JOHN CLARK
IN THE CORNER OF HALL WHERE EARNEST CONVERSATION ENSUES
DEMOCRATS SMILE IBR0ADLY AT UNIQUE SITUATION @
WHAT AN AWFUL Difference JUST
AFEW LITTLE WORDS CAN MAKE

bit of latitude as to where he would
deposit county, city or other funds.
Some of the Democratic members,
however, were even more lucid. They
explained those lines by saying they
were the entire Joker" in the bill
ard that aside from those lines, the
bill was a good and meritorious meas
ure.
1t was asserted by some members
that the county funds of Valencia
county for instance, might find their
way into most any Albuquerque bank,
regardless of any other bank, sets of
banks or aggregations of banks. In
orher words, with plenty OF "discre-
ton" at his command, the county
t, t,easurer of any county, could favor
most any bank he desired Some of
the Democrats even limited at such
things having been done in the past.
The amendment therefore, appears
tc have been direct slap at political
banking, form of banking by no
means unknown in New Mexico nor
III New Mexico legislative circles.
Just where the change in the bill
affected the two senators from San
Miguel county, was not brought forth
during the consideration of the bill
Oh the floor of the senate, but 1t IS
said that there are banks and banks
in Las Vegas as well as Albuquerque.
At all events, Floor Leader Holt had
two floors to lead and the position
was not exactly graceful one for
the majority members-at least those
members exclusive of one Edwin G.
Champion, of Colfax, who sprung the
amendment.
The bill was read to its conclusion,
the emergency clause was stricken
! our on motion of Mr.. Holt and the
committee of the whole then arose
and reported progress. The senate
then recessed until 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
Just before recess, however. Mr.
Holt moved to reconsider the vote by
which Section 12 had been amended,
asserting that he wanted to leave thai
section open for debate because the
amendment had been inserted while
some members were trying to study
out the effect of the said amendment
and he thought they were entitled to
he heard on the matter or something
to that effect.
Mr.. Champion opined that while he
tco, would like to have the matter de-
bated fully, he was still convinced
that his original happy thought was
all O. X. and that the amendment
would be just as well as it stood. Sen
ator John S. Clark did not participate
in this part of the engagement ard his
ideas on the subject could only be
gagged by the way he looked. He did
not look happy.
ELECTION MEASURE rs
PANKEY'S LATEST ONE.
The latest surprise sprung by State
Senator B. F. Pankey, of Santa Fe
county, was the election bill which
J! he introduced this morning. The bill
! is voluminous document and covers
the holding of an election from the
registration to the certificate of ell
ection. The measure was ordered
printed and Mr.. Pankey will have
copies sent to those interested in this
important subject The bill is Senate
Bill No. 80, and it is entitled, "An
act to regulate the calling, holding
and conduct of elections, ETC."
/ Mr.. Pankey also introduced Senate
Bill No. 99-An act relative to the
renewal of franchises by municipal
corporations. This is measure Of
more than passing interest, especially
in communities where franchises are
about to expire.
| Senate Bill No. 90, by Mr.. Navarro
Is the bill for the creation of Coro-
nado county. Coronado county is
being advocated by a large delegation
who have arrived during the past few
days. They will make hard fight to
get the legislature to pass the meas
ure.
Mr.. Navarro also introduced Senate
Bill No. 97-A new fence law.
S. B. No. 101, by Mr.. Hinkle-An
act relative to paving, is said to be a
paving law that will permit paving to
be done.
{, Mr.. Walton completely submerged
bis famous Whiskey creek bill this
morning by presenting Senate Bill No
102-Prohibiting the burial of any
person within half mile of dwell
ing or of well. Mr.. Walton i'm
mediately qualified as an expert on
cemeteries and was quickly surround
ed by number of his admiring friends
who inquired when he had entered
the undertaking profession. It is un-