Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-05
BOND ISSUE FOR THE MILITIA
PEOPLE OF THE STATE WILL BE-
ASKED TO VOTE s,,OOo,ooo
TO PAY SOLDIERS
MORE TROOPERS IN TRINIDAD
ELEVENTH CAVALRY, UNDER
coNoLEL LocKETT, is NOW
IN CONTROL OF CAMP

Denver, May 5.--Five administration
measures to carry out the program in
the governors call for the extra ses-
sion were ready for subsequent intro
duction when the senate and house
met today. The bills were drawn by
Attorney General Fred Farrar The
first would submit constitutional
amendment empowering the legisla-
ture to create state board of arbi-
tration to handle industrial disputes
and providing punishments for refusal
to abide by it's decisions. A bond is
sue to cover the states military in
|debtedness of approximately $1,000, 900
is proposed in another bill providing
that the bond issue be submitted to
the people at the next general cleo
ton.
Two other bills would give the gov
ernor authority to close saloons and
prevent the sale, gin or purchase of
fire arms and ammunition in times of
internal disorders. A fifth measure
covers the proposal for the establish
ment of a state police force.
When the senate convened today
Senator II. Il. Garman introduced a
resolution requesting the state land
board to file with the legislature a
eAoant of all leases nf coal laklds:
their conditions aifd ssss-s.f xnI5a
ton and providing for the appoint
ment of joint committee of three
representatives and two senators to
investigate and report whether the
terms of the leases have been fully
complied with. The resolution went
over one day.
A resolution offered by Senator L..
A. Van Tilberg of Cripple Creek pro
vides for the appointment of Joint
committee of six to investigate the
Colorado labor trouble and report rec
concentrations for a compulsory ar
bitration act. Under objections by
Senator Garman it went over one day.
The house selected its employees and
named it's committees. The appro-
priation committee, which will handle
Legislation for the proposed payment
of the militia, consists of Representa-
tives Simpson, chairman; Ashton, Gil
bert, Gates, La Canavaugh, Mann, Nor
veil, Rowan, Wright, Hawkins, Gun
ningham and Voght
The rules committee consists OF
Representatives Fincher, chairman;
Philbin, McCarter, Olds and Hasty.
Warren s. Persons of Ell Paso coun-
ty secured the adoption of a resolution
requesting the attorney general to de
fine the powers Of the legislature to
investigate the coal strike and to pass
an optional" arbitration law. Shortly
thereafter the house took recess un-
til p. m
shortly after noon the first of the
administration bills was introduced in
the senate. Senator Pearson present
ed the bill relating to compulsory ar
bitration; Senator Metz that regulat.
ing fire arms; Senator Tonin the one
dealing with saloons. and Senator
Hits the state police measure. The
bills were referred to proper commit
| tees.
A committee of Senators Hits, Par
rish and Adams was named to draft
resolutions on the death of former
Senator Thomas J. McCue, and the
senate adjourned as a mark of re-
spect to McCue until 10 o'clock tomor
row morning.
At 2 o'clock the house took recess
for an hour to permit the democrats
| to hold caucus. 1t was understood
that the caucus would consider the
resolution of Representative Parsons
early in the day.