Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-03-15
DoINGS OF The LEGISLATURE

Santa Fe, March 14.-By the vote
of "a to 81 the house today refus-
ed to make an appropriation for
the mounted police and it now
seems certain that the force will
be abolished at the end of the pres
ent fiscal year A bill for the i'm
mediate disbandng of the mounted
police has already passed the SEN
ate and is now pending in the house
where it is almost certain to pass.
1t is equally certain, however, that
the governor will disapprove the
bill and khe force will continue un-
til the end of next November
Among the items in the appropri-
alton bill as passed by the house
are $4,000 for the support of the
University of New Mexico, $4,000
for maintenance and deficiency for
the Agricultural College, S22,500
for the school of mines, S35, 900 for
the Roswell Military institute and
$50, 200 each for the Las Vegas and
Silver City Normal schools The
Spanish American Normal at El Ri
to is given $4,000. The bill also
provides an appropriation of $780,
600 for the rebuilding of Hadley
! hall at the university, burned sever
al years ago. Repres 3ntatiVe Hill
/ ton of Socorro made an Intellectual
attempt to cut down the appropria-
| ton for the university to $4,000
| but was voted down. An effort was
also made to strike out the appro-
priation for rebuilding Hadley hall
/ hrtf thf- trionrnlIGly nnnnCaH hU
Burg and L!ewellyH and the opposi-
| tion was Withdrawn.
/ Provision is also made in the
bill for the repair of the various ar
mories throughout the state,
$1,000 being given to Albuquerque
and $500 each to Santa Fe. Las We
/ gas and Las Cruces and $4,000 to
| Silver City.
| Another measure of Importance
which got through the house was
| house bill IA, far reachiRgg meas
ure which repeals the present tax
/ law and enacts another. Under the
terms of this bill it will no lon
/ ger be necessary to bring suit for
| the collection OF taxes, but proper
ty may be sold without court pro-
ceedings after it has been advertis-
ed. Owners whose property has
been sold for taxes have three years
in which to redeem it.
The senate committee en- cons,i-
tutional amendments today reported
fayorably ON the proposed amend
ment for the consolidation of the
various state educational institu-
tipnS also unan the resolution rAfi
flying the proposed amendment to
the federal constitution for the di-
rect election of United States sena-
tors. The committee made an un-
favorable report on the resolution
submitting the proposed amendment
providing for the initiative and the
recall. No report was made on the
resolution for state wide prohibi-
tion. The committee on railroads
made an unfayorable report on the
full crew bill and also recommended
that the two cent fare bill be kill
ed.
Senator Clark's public money
bill which has been before the sen
ate practically since the session be.
gan and which has been the sub
ject of many conferences, was pass
ed today by the vote OF % to |
Senator Romero voting No. Thi!
bill provides for the safeguarding
of public funds which must be de
posted in qualified banks or trus
companies and the public receives
the benefit of the interest paiC
upon the money so deposited.