El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-22
SPURNED
BY NEW MEXICO
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of the New Mexico legislature yes
terday adopted a joint resolution, ad-
dressed to congress, protesting against
the return to New Mexico OF Gerohl-
mos Apache followers, who were
driven from the state some years ago
following a reign Off bloody deeds and
depredatiOns which were without par
allel in the history of the state Ger
Onimo is dead but the remnants OF
his once notorious band are now at
Fort sill. Okla. and it recently was
decided TO send them to the Mescalero-
Apache reservation in southern Ne"
Mexico.
The legislature yesterday afternoon
received a flood Of new bills in both
house and senate, chief of which were
a Workingmen's compensation act ana
a bill making it a felony to use paid
workers at the polls
Probate Judgeships-
When house bill No. came up for
passage there was quite lively scene
in the house. The bill provides ZOE
the enlargement of the jurisdiction OF
the probate courts and requires the
probate judges to be learned IN the
law, over % years Of age ana az
mitted to practice before the supreme
court of the state. Because Of these
requirements there was strong oppo-
sitiOn by the Mexican element, ana
when a vote was taken it resulted IN
a tie. The speaker, a Spantsh-Amerl-
can, cast the deciding vote, which laid
the measure on the table indefinitely
Every Spanish-American except Debaca
and Manzanares voted to kill the bill
Many Bills Presented.
The following house bills were pre-
scented:
court of eighth district.
Smith, amending the mining laws.
Young, apprOpriating money to de-
fray expenses Of governor and stair
in attending Gettysburg celebration
The committee on education recon-
NEEDED the passage of bill No 8.
The judiciary committee recommend
ed that bills No. Is, % and house joint
resolution No. 3 be passed
The temperance committee recon-
mended the passage Of the county
option bill, which was offered last
week.
House bill No 10 defining the acts
of administrators and providing pen
atty for misuse of funds was passed
unanimously.
The city is full Of county officers
from nearly all of the counties Of
the state, and very strong pressure viii
be brought to get a bill introduced
that will provide larger salaries. The
measure will probably be reported
Thursday.
Senate Bills Offered.
Senate bills offered were:
Mccoy, employees compensation act
Barth, eXempting churches and
charita Bile societies from taxation. per-
hitting exemption of 500 for widows,
to force employers to pay in money
or check Of even date with dismissal;
to require city, county and state Off
Gals to render itemiZed statements of
funds and publish same; to give equal
property rights to women and to de-
fine the legal status Of married per-
sons; to prohibit saloons and houses
of i'll fame in certain districts near
churches, schools and theaters-
Evans, to give the state corporation
commission authority to force rail-
roads where two or more enter one
city, to construct union depOts.
Walton, amending corrupt practice
act
HinkIe, prohibiting bribing Of wit
nesses and fixing penalty; defining
contempt Of court and fixing penalty.
Mabry: amend laws with relation to
murder in first degree; relative to
jurors fees in justice court
Bill For "Pure Judges
The committee on judiciary OF the
senate recommended that senator
Pankey's bill Ito secure purity Of
has caused much comment as Cramp-
ton, who is chairman OF the committee,
offered the corrupt practice act at She
last session Of the legislature An ef-
lOTL Will De maze 10 pass the Dill IN
spite of the committees adverse rec
OmmendatiOn.
Pankey's bill provides that it shall
be unlawful for any candidate for
nomination or election to any judicial
office in the state except justices OF
the peace, to take any part in any
preliminary campaign in which such
nomination or election shall be in
question, or contribute any money or
property of any kind directly or
Indirectly to the expense of any such
political campaign or in any way take
any part in such campaign The pen
atty provides for a fine of not less
than $50 or Imprisonment for not less
than so days.
Two Bills On Calendar.
Pankey's bill abOlishing the public
drinking cup, which was defeated last
session, and a bill fixing the time for
holding the court of the eighth district,
have reached the senate calendar
A bill creating a new county with
MelrOse the county seat will be Of
fered in a few days. H. D. Terriu,
an attorney from Clovis, is here N
the interest Of the bill As this coun-
ty will take territory from several
other counties in eastern New Next
CO. there will likely be strong OppO-
sitiOn to its passage. The legislature
seems to be opposed to making any
new counties at this time and il will
be a difficult matter to pass any new
county bills.