Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-10

preservation of the public peace,
health and safety, and shall therefore
take effect Immediately upon its pas
sage and approval, provided that it
be passed by two-thirds vote of each
house, but if passed by less than a
two-thirds vote of each house. it shall
then take effect ninety days after the
adjournment of the legislature.
The house also passed II, B. No
s., By Major Llewellyn-An act tiN
ing the time for public officials to keep
cflces open. The hours desisnat"i
are between 9 a. M. and 1870 p. m
with the usual luncheon hour, There
vas a lively debate over the measure
Mr. Rogers wanted to amend it G."
hat documents could be filed at any
hour but so that persons could not
act marriage license at any hour \
dozen other amendments were offere. .
| Tut the bill finally passed i'll orlgina
form.
The house consumed half an hour IA
&c batting H. b. No. 10, by Mr.. Sanchez
= An act requiring initerant vendors
10 pay license. When Mr., ChrismaA
discovered that wood peddlers woul1
have to pay some $3.50 a year, enthir
siasm waned and the pill was lost on
/ vote of 21 to q, Mr.. Downs, who
vas officiating as speaker, casting the
tcecding vote.
IMAsRY WANTS ACTION
ON THOSE AMENDMENTS
In the senate this morning, NJ
Mabry demanded to know why it was
that Mr. Ilfeld, chairman of the com
nittee on constitutional amendments
Lad not reported resolutions embody
ing statewide prohibition, direct
election of senators, initiative and re-
crendum and recall and other forms
oI progressive legislation. He char,-
CO that the committee had agreed
upon reports on all of these matte,
end that the minority had prepare
minority reports and desired action.
Mr. Holt explained for Mr.. HELD
that ii was "out of courtesy to the
Republican majority in the senate
that these important matters were
being held up. Mr.. Holt said that the
Republicans desired further confer
ence upon these matters before decid-
ing what action to take. MI. Mabry
| inadvertently referred to the confer
ence' as caucus Whereat Mr., Holt
I told him there was a wide difference
and that he should be more circum
spect in his language. Mr. Barth like
wise demanded to know about the re-
ports on those matters. The subject
finally was dropped when Mr.. Holt
virtually assured the minority mem.
bers that they could hope for the
reports tomorrow.
SENATOR PAGE FOR
DIRECT ELECTION, TOO
1t is apparent that before the legis
lature adjourns, Senator Page intends
to 60 the limit with progressive legis-
lation and out-progress any of the
stand pat element. This morning, he
caicleded The debate on the direct el
ection of senators pending before the
committee on constitutional amend
ments in the senate by calmly intro
ducing Senate Joint Resolution No
20--Providing for the direct election
Of senators and ratification of an
amendment to the federal constitution
for that purpose. The introduction of
this resolution caused a mild sensa-
ton in the senate The resolution
was referred to the committee on con-
sttutional amendments in the senate,
These new measures were introduc-
cd in the senate today.
s. B. No. 207-Relative to the filing
and recording of chattel mortgages.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 10, by
the committee on constitutional
Notwithstanding that state of.
ticers may succeed themselves in Of
flee if elected, thereby serving two
terms. This resolution would submit
an amendment to that effect to the
people of the state.
SUMNER COUNTY PEOPLE
ARE GETTING ACTIVE.
A deluge of kilograms poured in on
, the senate committee this morning
fiom various points in the proposed
new county of Sumner all asking the
senate to pass the bill creating the
county One telegram and a register
ed letter for each SENATOR came from
the commercial club at, Ft. Sumner.
The senate this morning reported
for action some fifty bills from var
ious committees. Among them were
a large number of house bills con-
tanning appropriations for roads and
bridges, etc, all of which were unfav-
olably reported
The constitutional amendment pro-
posed by Mr.. Page to elect officials
for terms of two years only, was ia.
vorably reported, in the shape of
substitute.
Senate Joint Resolution No. THE
short ballot amendment, was unfavor.
ably reported.
H. B. No. 150-Allowing women to
hold public Office received favorable
report.