Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-04
Measure Provides for Com
mission Of Five Members
Amendment by ToombS Is
Only One Adopted,
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM
MEASURE is NOW LAW
Senate Stands by Governor
and Changes Banking Act
to Restore Appointiye Power
to Executive,

Santa Fc, March 3.-GOVcrnOr
Mcdonald this afternoon signed II. q.
1872. the New Mexico Museum bill,
which brings the act creating the
museum into conformity with the
constitution, separates the offices of
secretary and treasurer. rcaffirms the
jurisdiction of the board of regents
over the Palace Of the Governors and
renews the appropriation of 10000
annually, The bill had passed the
senate with only one dissenting vote.
and the house with only a few votes
against it,
II. o. Bursum is rejoicing tonight.
The house passed his tax commission
bill by vote of S2 to 10 and with
only one amendment, which was Of
fered by Mr. Toombs, which reads
as follows:
1T shall be The duty Of said tax
commission to divide the state into
five tax districts one of which shall
be assigned to each commissioner.
who shall, after giving ten days no.
tice thereof, visit each county of the
district, and the chairman of the
board of county commissioners of
each county shall meet with such
commissioner and give him such in
formation as may be in their power.
After hearing the evidence, such com
missioner shall report the same TO
the state tax commission for final
decision, but nothing herein shall be
construed 10 prevent any party to
such appeal from appearing before
The fun commission and producing
such evidence as he may wish to
present. An exemption from taxa
ton in the sum Of 5000 shah be al
lowed and deducted for each head or
a family. whether the eXcmption is
claimed or not, Widows having chill
dren shall be recognized as heads of
families"
The measure is known as house
substitute for II. b. 327.
MontOya's Amendment Defeated.
Mr.. Montoya Of Bernalillo moved
to amend by striking out Of the first
section the words "a representative
of some Of the principal industries.
but the amendment was lost by a
vote of 25 to 1G, and the bill then
passed. those voting against it being
Messrs. Black, Bryant, Casaus, DOW,
Hewitt. Holland, Mullens, Skeen,
Smith and Welsh.
IL is believed that the bill will pass
the senate without much opposition.
The house also passed H. B. 3S2,
by Messrs. Trujillo and Martinez, un-
der suspension of the rules 1t pro-
vides for the taxation Of mining prop
erty both as to output and improve
ment. Messrs. Holland. Mullens and
Tharp spoke against the bill, but it
passed by a vote Of 32 to 8, those vot-
ing against it being Messrs. Black,
Bryant Dow, Hewitt, Skenn Smith,
Tharp and Welsh.
The Banking Bill.
The senate today put quletus on
the efforts to deprive the governor OF
his prerogatives, and amended the
banking bill so as to place the ap-
pointing power again in the govern
ors hands as to the bank examiner.
This measure as amended passed by
a vote of II to T. only Mr.. Romero
voting against it. 1t is II. b. Pa, by
Mr.. Taylor, and was endorsed by the
state banking association. 1t was
first taken up in committee Of the
whole. and in addition to being
amended so as to place the appoint
ment of the bank examiner in tne
hands of the governor instead OF the
state auditor, was also amended so
as TO authorize trust companies 10
begin business with a paid-up capital
of 100000, instead of $l5O,00O, Only
ne-half paid up. 1t is definitely uh-
derstood that the senate VIII reIuse
to pass the travelling auditors Dlll
depriving the governor of the right
to appoint the travelling auditor.
The senate passed three armory
bills this afternoon. that by MIR.
Laughren, appropriating Sl75OO for
an armory at Deming, that by MI.
Doepp appropriating a similar sum
for an armory at Carlsbad and that
by Mr. Page appropriating a similar
sum for an armory at Gallup. The
first was carried by vote of II TO
s, Messrs. Burns, Clark, Hartt, Page
and Romero voting against it. The
second carried IA to 4. Messrs. Burns