Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-06
One MEMBER IS ACCUSED
is SAID TO HAVE SENT HIMSELF
MESSAGE ALLEGED TO HAVE
COME FROM CONSTITUENTS
NUMEROUS BILLS ARE.PASSED
AND MANY MORE PROPOSED
LAWS ARE INTRODUCED BY
THE LEGISLATORS

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Feb. 6.-Both
houses were late in getting down to
business this afternoon. In the sen
ate Mr.. Burns introduced bill pro-
viding an appropriation for the CON
struction of a tisL hatchery in Rio
Arriba county, the county to provide
the site. Senator Abeytia introduced
a bill to provide new method for
the selection of members of the
sheep and cattle sanitary boards I'm
der the terms Of the proposed law
the Cattle Mems association is to
recommend ten persons from whom
the governor win select five who
will constitute the board. The same
method is provided for the selection
of members of the sheep sani
tary board, the recommendations to
be made by the New Mexico Wool
Growers association.
A messenger from the house an
nounced the passage of House Bill
No. /, the full crew bill also the
passage Of House Bill No. 81, pro-
viding for paving of special streets
in the capital by convict labor. No.
5S, making appropriation for the
printing Of the governors message
No. Sc providing for the construction
of the camino real from Santa Fe to
Albuquerque. No. S.. for the compile
tion of the scenic highway between
Las Vegas and Santa Fe No. 68,
providing for the building of a bridge
across the Rio Grande at Eseondido
in Soeorro county Under suspen-
sion of the rules the bills we're read
twice by title. The committee on
corporations reported the county op-
tion bill with the recommendation
that it be not passed. The commit
tee presented substitute provids
ing for local option with municipal
tiles instead Of counties as the
units.
Upon favorable reports from
committees Senate Bills No. So, pro-
hibiting the carrying of concealed
weapons. No. 5S, prohibiting the sale
of deadly weapons and No. SO, pro-
viding for the recall of public Off
cials were tabled indefinitely. Sen
ate Bill No. 80, the anti-gambling
bill, met the same rate, but sub
stitute is now being prepared by the
committee on judiciary.
Marcos c. de Baca presented in
the house a resolution which recited
that certain member OF the house
of representatives had peen accused
in the public press Of fabricating a
telegram pzfported to have been adj
dressed to himself from his constit.
uents; that the frauds had been de-
tected. that the telegram was CIV
en- to member of the New Mexico
mounted police and had been for
warded to the telegraph company
headquarters at Denver. The reso-
luton declared until these reports
have been either disapproved or verr
fled that the perpetraror Of the al
legged fraud causes suspicion to hang
over member OF the house and the
integrity Of each member is ques-
toned and the house made a laugh
ing stock before the world. BY the
terms OF the resolution the speaker
is authorized to communicate with
the telegraph company and request
in the name Of the house that il
search all back communications and
If such fraudulent telegram is in the
possession of the conn any it is asked
to forward a copy Of the same to be
read publicly in the house so thai
the eulprit may be brought to jus
tice and the stigma removed from
the fair name Of the body. The reso
luton was unanimously adopted
Bills were introduced ae follows:
No i25 by Mulloue and Chavez. q