El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-07
NEW MEXICO TO
AID IMMIGRATION
Legislature Makes Appro-
priatiOn-NO Progress
on the Salaries Bill

ANITA Pc. N NJ. March The
senate Thursday. passed a bill ap-
~ prOpriating $4,000 and designating
the commissioner OF public lands as
state immigration agent comforting in
that official the powers and duties
formerly enjoyed by the bureau Of i'm
migration
atty for the crime Of murder was de-
feated. when a minority report, unfa-
TOrable TO the measure was adopted
The governor sent measure to th5
. legislature recommending the passage
OF taxation legislation to remedy the
existing deplOrable conditions regard
ing the assessment and collection OF
Lewellyn's resolution inviting the
president of the United States and
Z members Of the cabinet TO attend the
celebration Of the completion of the
Elephant Butte dam in 1915 at Fl PasOs
and also requesting congress to make
a liberal appropriation for the occas-
ion, passed the house yesterday.
HOuse Bills Passed.
The following bills were passed D.
the house Thursday.
Creating the office Of state mineral
Ogist and providing for expenses OF
same.
Appropriating funds for bridge over
Rio PuercO.
suggestive therapeutics
Providing for enlargement OF the
sewer system for the capitol and the
governors mansion
Allowing school teachers pay for the
week between Christmas and New
Years and the various holidays
An act which provides that the town
marshal shall be appointed by the
mayor and cOuncilmen-
Defining qualifications OF trustees
of land grants regarding filing Of suits
in district courts.
Regarding the attachment Of proper
ty OF nOn-residents-
Amending school Laws
Amending school laws and permit
ting scholars to attend school in other
districts than that in which they re-
side.
Relative to the delivery Of messages
by telegraph and telephone companies
In reference to the appointment OF
members OF the sheep sanitary board
Regarding the property rights OF
Appropriations $4,000 for bridge
across the Rio Grande near Las Cruces
Location OF state highways in Nc
An act to regulate logging
Creating an armory at Clovis and
providing for the issuance Of bonds
Amending the laws Of 1912 in refer
ence TO the public printing
Senate bill regarding the manage
ment Of the state library
Payment of LabOreFs-
The house by q vote Of p to p re-
fused to pass house bill providing that
labOrers must be paid Immediately up-
on their discharge and that they may
collect a full days pay for each day
they are kept waiting for their wages
This Bill was introduced by Mr. Tru-
jillO Of Rio Arriba, who made an IN
successful attempt to have the vote
reconsidered-
The house passed house bill provid-
ing maximum salaries for school teach
ers. Third grade teachers. are TO re-
ceiFe not more than $50 per month,
second grade not more than SIS per
month.
House bill providing for a graduated
tax on motor vehicles passed The
tax is graduated according to the
horse power Of the car and runs all
effort to table this bill was defeated
IS to g. The vote on the final passage
was 81 to Is.
New Bills In House.
The following bills were offered
BY Chavez, defining the liquor bus
mess and fixing the license TO prevent
the abatement of suits against officers
BY smith, a county salary bill
BY LleWellyn, regarding the settle
ment- Of estates
By Nichols. a pure food law
House bills reported 1aVOrably were
Nos 152. leo. EOS. 279. 2ss. 294 200.
207 and sos.
The New Laws
So far only the following seven bills
have been signed by the governor;
House bill No. IA. legislative appro-
House bill No. As. legislative appro-
priatiOn.
House bin No. 10. authorizing judges
to rent offices
Senate bin No. 2s. authorizing trans
fers of funds
Senate bill No 80, prohibiting mu-
tilating of records.
Senate bin No iS4. authorizing SUI
preme court seal
Senate bill No. l. empowering NUM-
cipaI corporations to provide for sick
and INDECENT persons
Besides these bills several house
Joint resolutions have been enacted
There have been introduced in the
house about 500 bills.
The New Mexico senate.
The senate met at $50 and the fol-
lowing bills were introduced
Resolution by Abeytia, asking that
forest lands sparsely timbered be re-
leased to settlement
Senate joint resolution by HART.
making the term Of county officers
two years and prohibiting succession
in any office.
Senate Joint resolution by Hartt, re-
appOrtiOning the judicial districts.
Senate joint resolution by Pagge. pro-
vidlng that the term Of legislators
are now elected for four years.
BY Mccoy. relating TO Institutes and
summer schools
BY Evans. prohibiting nepOtfsm-
By DOepp, relating TO the contracting
of debts by school districts
By Walton. repeating sections Is to
Il OF cldpLer ~, OF the acts OF the
Thirty-third assembly.
A message from the governor an
nOunced the signature Of house bills
So and s., relating to the Canine Real
Bills Passed.
The senate passed the following bills:
Prohibiting gambling
Relating TO the method OF drawing
jury venires.
Authorizing the state treasurer to
pay any interest on the bonded debt
The pubic lands and publicity bill
providing that sheep may be dipped
IN any solution recommended by the
bureau Of animal industry.
The senate deferred action on the
mounted police bin and recommitted
the following
House bill providing for the en-
couragement Of the agricultural. hortl-
cultural and livestock industries
through prizes at county fairs
House substitute for house bill re-
laIlng 70 bOunties on wild animals
House bin relating TO prisoners IN
county jails was tabled.
At various times during the session
the following engrOssed bills were
read and signed.
Senate bill IA, for the reconstruc-