Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-23
Everybody Wondering Just How
Much and What Committee
viii Present in Way OF Budget
for Next Two Years.
MOST OF LAWMAKERS
HAVE AK TO GRIND
Nothing Happens in Capital
Except Committee Meetings.
Numerous SoIons Spend Sun
day at Their Homes,

Estate Capital nuresn OF Maeulug saarnal. !
Santa Fe. Feb. ~ The STATE cap
ital. after rs heroic activities Of the
last week. was quiet today and there
are no indications that anything Of
importance. not even "a senate caucus.
VIII be held before Monday noon.
Neither house meets until Monday
afternoon. both having adjourned over
saturday and sunday. aud many iesls-
lators seized this opportunity to visit
their homes. This leaves something
less than e working majority IN the
capital
some Of the attorneys are busy al.
tending the sessions of the district
courts. which have now begun their
spring terms, and that cats down the
number OF lawyers In the capital for
! the legislative session.
one of the things which Is now be-
| ing anxiously awaited is the apprO.
priatiOn bill. which, II Is said. may be
brought forth by the joint finance
committee almost any day now. There
is the usual large interest In this,
each legislator being out after Il Slice
OF pie for the school. college, state
institution or other pet enterprise of
his county. There Is also a good deal
of interest being given the bin be-
cause 1t II feared that il will include
no appropriation for the maintenance
Of the mounted police or for the salary
Of the governors legal advisor The
republicans In the senate are said to
be opposed 10 both these things and
I will perhaps attempt 10 reach the
governor through striking them of.
since he is Interested in them.
Another matter which VIII he Of
much Importance is the desired ap-
preparation for the bureau af immi-
grafton. Most Of the legislators are
in favor of going into the business Of
advertising New Mexico on a larger
scale than has been done heretofore,
and, of course. everyone wants 70 see
just how big "A scale they VIII allow.
There Is talk of an appropriation Of
$4,000 a year. and there Is some talk
Of making II larger than this. If there
is any great opposition TO this appru-
priati0n ii is keeping mighty quiet
Monday at 2:30 the district attorney
bill comes up in the senate and there
is every probability that It viii pass,
probably with much less fuss than was
made over the salary measure Friday.
There never was a great deal of oppo-
siton to this bill most of the fight
and most of the amendments being
made on the salary measure. which is
a companion bill
The bill abolishing the mounted po-
lice also comes mp in the upper house
Monday and what Will be done with
it cannot be definitely ascertained
There is but little likelihood that
there will be any caucus Of republic
an senators on il. as Senator Clark and
Senator Champion are spending sun
day at home and there are several
senators paired The most probable
fate OF this bin Will be a postpone
ment until, say Tuesday or Wednes-
day. BY that time the faithful will
have gathered at the capital again.
and IL Will be possible to have cau-
Gus that win be attended By them all,