Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-01-21

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il fatal accidents by spirit of frank
study of causes: resulting in good
will between employer and opera
tive. lessenng the number of prevent
able accidents, and reducing the cost
and suffering thereby.
I. Home rule for compensation
funds, same being invested in bonds
/ of New Mexico, municipalities, etc,
instead of being drained out of the
state by premium remittances to east
ern financial centers.
s. State control of statistical info''
nation and education in accident pre-
vention.
Among the measures presented i'll
the senate this afternoon were
number of "old timers or bills that
have appeared prior hereto and that
have gone down to defeat, generally
in the stand pat committees
Senator Mabry's bill to abolish
capital punishment was introduced
again this afternoon and went to com
mittee. A similar bill was lost in the
senate at the last SESSION..
Senator Walton presented bill
which seeks to amend the corrupt
practices act so that the employing
of workers cannotsbe indulged in dur
ing future elections. Senator Walton
maintains that the hiring Of work
ers is equivalent to buying voters,
since all that is necessary is to hire
enough workers and vote them before
they proceed to work This is said
to be a serious defect in the corrupt
practices act and one which seriously
t impairs it's usefulness in the event of
prosecutions for vote buying, should
an occasion arise in the future.
Senator Barth introduced bill Civ
ing equal property rights to women
and defining the legal status OF mar
ried persons. This was a measure
presented at the last session by Mr..
Barth. He also introduced bill
once before considered by this legis
/ lature to force employers to pay
with money or check of even date,
employees discharged or leaving en-
ployment Mr.. Barth asserts this
measure is to prevent big construc
| ton concerns from issuing checks,
payable a month or six weeks later.
| forcing the workman to discount
them to get money.
These are the bills introduced in
the senate yesterday afternoon:
s. B. No. 33 by Mr.. Mccoy, EN-
ployes compensation act
S. B. No. "a, Mr.. Barth, to exempt
churches and charitable societies
/ from taxation.
s. B. No. 35, Mr.. Barth, permitting
an exemption of $1,000 for widows. u
S. B. No. SO, by Mr. Evans--To give
the state corporation commission au-
/ thority to force railroads where two OF
more enter one city, to construct an1
maintain union depots
S. B. No. 81. by Mr.. Walton-To
amend Section / Chapter 63 of the
laws of 1912 being the corrupt prac-
tees act.
S. B. No 3S, by Mr.. Barth-To force
employers to pay In money or check
of even date, employees leaving en-
ployment.
S. B. No 50, by Mr. Barth-To re-
quire city, county and state officials to
render itemized statements of funds
and publish same
S. B. No. 40, by Mr.. Barth-To give
equal property rights to women and
tc define the legal status Of married
persons. Ys.,.
S. B. No. al, by Mr.. Barth 10 pro-
hibit saloons and houses of ill fame
ir certain districts near churches,
schools, theatres, etc.
s. B. No. AZ, by Mr.. Hinkle-To pro
hibit the bribing of witnesses and fix
ing the penalty.
S. B. No. 43, by Mr.. Hinkle-Defn-
ing contempt of court and fixing the
penalty.
S. B. No. A, by Mr.. Mabry-To
amend Section 3, Chapter &c of the
laws of 1907 with relation to murder
in the first degree.
S. p. No. 45, Mr. Mabry-Relative to |
fees for jurors in the courts OF Justices !
of the peace.
The house reported to the senate !
this afternoon that it had passed H. !
B. No. 14-an act appropriating funds |,
for Legislative printing and postage
and for printing the journals of the !
last session and the message of the /
governor 1t was referred to the SEN
ate finance committee. The house al /
so passed resolution asking Thorn
as R. Sherman, vice president-elect
of the United States to address the /
New Mexico state legislature on his I
return east from Arizona. Mr. Holt .
moved that this resolution be referr-
ed to the committee on executive
communication and it was so ordered.
A meeting of that committee was
called Immediately after adjourn
ment. The senate then adjourned un-
til O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
THE HOUSE.
When the house met at O'Clock
this afternoon, a communication was
received from Fred Fornoff, captain
of the state mounted police in which
he placed his Office at the disposal OF
the house but requested that he be
not asked to move as there were not
offices enough in the state capitol to
accommodate all of the state officials. |
Both Mr.. Blanchard and Mr.. Llewel-
lyn discussed the request at some
length. Upon motion of Mr. de Baca !,