Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-06
Senator Champion Leads Sue
ceSsfuI Fight for Amendment
Divorcing the Banks From
Politics.
NEW CLAUSE ADOPTED
AFTER MUCH DEBATE
Vote on Bill Is Made Special
Order for Next Monday Az
ternooni Busy Sessions in
Both Houses,

Both Houses,
Estate Capital bureau of Morning J"nrnnl !
santa Fe. Feb. 1.-THE sennte to-
dav defeated a move to retain an al
legged Joker In the finance bill. ana
bv SO doing took long step toward
keeping the banks out Of politics. II
the bill passes the senate and house
and there is strong hope that il will
the financial institutions of the state
viii have no interest In any election
in the future and will all be assured
Of getting their proper and just pro-
portion OF the funds Of the state
county or city In which they may be
located. as wen as their share of IN
stitutional deposits
Credit for the defeat Of the Joker In
this measure Is largely due TO SEN
ntor T.. G. Champion. although demo-
crats and progressives voted with
him. However the democrats only
numbered seven and the progressive
two. 1t was the three republican
votes. which Mr. Champion swung
that gave majority for the reten-
ton Of an amendment that nuiliiied
the possible political intent Of the
measure
The senate this morning laid the
foundation for the events OF the after
noon Things went along pcaceably In
the consideration of Senate Bill "a. the
finance act. the house considering each
section separately in committee of the
whole. until Section AZ was reached.
Then Mr.. CHAMPION rose aud offered
an amendment which struck out the
discretionary power OF the treasurers
OF the various boards state, county,
municipal and other, to deposit the
moneys in their care in such banks as
they might see ht provided they
qualified
Probably because he advocated the
amendment, the supporters of the
bill as it stood did not make any OBJ
lection and the chair ruled the
amendment adopted. Just about that
time Mr. Clark and some others woke
up. The particular pet joker Of the
whole measure. the real reason for it's
Introduction, II is said. had been
taken out Senator Clark is quoted as
having said that with that amendment
standing he would vote against the
measure, although he had intro
dueed Il.
The effect OF that particular phrase
would have been to prevent the treas
urer say in Mora county, from send
ing the county funds to Las Vegas
for deposit under the terms of the act.
That would probably not nave suited
certain people at all
Consequently, later in the session
when Section 1G was under eonsidera-
tion, Senator Holt gave notice that
he intended to move when the entire
bin had been read. that Section IL be
reeonsidered, with a view to striking
out the amendment.
The section. with the amendment,
reads as follows.
"scc. ~. The treasurer OF every
county. city or town, or board In con-
troll. shall deposit the public monies
In one or more banks or trust COM
panics within his county. which have
qualified as repositories thereof I'M
der the provisions Of this act, but
every such county city or town treas
urer, or treasurer OF any board in
control when no bank or banks in
his country have 50 qualified. shall
public monies in his custody IN
bank or banks doing Business in some
other county Of this state. which shall
have qualified as a depositol or de-
positories Of any such monies as here
provided
The words stricken out by The
were as follows
cor when in his discretion he shall
leem it for the best interests Of the
county, city, town or board in con
Lrol, 50 to do" This little phrase
was inserted Immediately after .have
80 qualified, about the middle of the
section.
The house this afternoon passed a
full crew bill unanimouslv sidetraclk-
ed the state fair bin locating the fair
al Albuquerque Indefinitely and re-
commtted the logging bill which has
come 70 be viewed as the sand bank,
and did good deal Of purely routine
business.
Another feature of the senate ses-
'ion this morning was the almost en-
irely consistent way in which the ju-
lieiary committee recommended the
passage OF measures introduced by the /
epublican members and the equally |
consistent way in which every demo-
ratio measure was turned down. The
eports We're as follows
Senate Bill 50, By Mr. Hinkle. de- |
inlng contempt, substitute reported |
avorably.
Senate Bill S.. By Mr.. Barth. pro-
libiting carrying Of weapons, unfa-
'orably
Senate Bill 50, By Mr.. Evans. pro-