Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-15
| Six Hours Debate by Joint
Committee Makes Only Few
Changes in Act Which Is En-
dorSed by Both Houses,
S45,000 INSTEAD OF
$4,000 IS GRANTED
Minor Measures by the Bale
Are Rushed Through Legis-
Iature Without Even Being
Read Before Signature,
tBy Morning journal special Leased wire,)

(By Morning journal Special Leased Wlre.l
Santa re, March 14.-After two
conferences had been held upon the
subject entailing some six hours
work on the part Of the eonfesccs,
the senata and house this morc.ng g0t
| together on the general app "priatien
bill. The house adopted the measure
as amended by the recommendations
of the first conference comm' tee.
| when this news was reported 20 the
upper house the bill was Immediately
brought up for consideration. aud tile
senate concnrred in the amendments
made by the house. The first confer
once on this began about midnight.
and II held off and on from then un-
Itil the beginning OF the morning ses-
, sion today.
The bill as passed Is changed but
little. The most striking feature OF Il
is an increase in the appropriation
for the state university, which is now
given $4,000 instead Of $4,000 as
planned. The appropriation for the
capitol is increased from $4,000 10
| S3,5O0: the salaries Of the voucher
and chief clerks for the state auditor
are combined and raised TO $4,000,
the assistant attorney general is raised
from $500 to S2.100 and a deficiency
appropriation Of $194 for the print
ing OF the state auditors report are
, the other changes.
The house last night passed bills
by the bale, almost and hustled them
over to the senate with the utmost
rapidity. Its most important efforts
were those tending toward an appro-
priation bill which were ultimately
successful.
An important measure passed BY
the house is the senate one-third val
uation law This, with the taxation
amendment TO the state constitution,
also passed by the house, is expected
to act as a basis for the solution Of
the taxation problem.
BY vote Of As to. the house
adopted the joint resolution ratiiying
the proposed amendment for the di-
rect election Of United states sena-
tors.
The senate this morning passed the
occupation tax law This is an act
making it possible for cities to levy
and collect occupation taxes, in no
case exceeding $3.50 from any one
concern from all the industries which
formerly paid county license. The
city clerk is made master of the ma
ehinery Of collecting these taxes.
The senate also passed the bill Gre
ating Mora and Aguilar counties out
Of the present Mora county and parts
of Colfax and Union counties. The
new division cannotsbe erected, how
ever, until July |, 1915. Many de-
tails Of the creation Of the county are
provided for in the act.
House and senate passed another
one third valuation bill somewhat
different from the former measure.
This act provides for the return Of all
taxable property by each taxpayer in
blank, the assessor being empowered
to fix the values The citizen simply
makes q list Of his holdings. An as
sessment at one-third market value
is provided. heads e families being
given a $500 exemption.
The senate passed the house mea-
sure aboishing the county road
boards as they now stand This bill
makes the continuance Of road
board optional with the different
boards Of county commissioners, and
should they decide to retain this piece
of machinery. gives them power to ap-
point members. II the board be not
retained the commissioners them
selves are empowered to act instead.
The house this morning tabled pub
lie moneys bill which was the cause
of so much arduous labor IN the sem
ate There was no reason apparent
for this except. perhaps, that 1t might
have been thought to be along the
same lines as the banking act Of
Speaker Baca already passed in the
house. The motion to table was made
by Mr. Catron and was carried into
effect with the usual equanimity with
which the majority Of the house unit
edly sit upon any measure slated for
the basket
The house passed the Aguilar coun-
ty bill later concurring in the senate
amendments.
The session today was not an event
ful one. It was merely mad scram-
BILE TO get bills passed, most of them
Of small moment. The house con-
Cured IN the senate joint resolution
for making the terms of state Off
GERS two years instead of four, with
the right to succeed themselves once.
and did likewise for an amendment
to the state constitution performing