Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-20
Chairman Ely Makes ImpaS-
stoned Appeal and Majority
Leaders Decide to Lay or
Twenty-four Hours.
JUAN NAVARRO WOULD
TIGHTEN LIBEL STATUTE
Wants Everybody Punished
Who Publishes Malicious
Statements About Peniten-
les or Knights of Columbus

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Santa Fc, Jan l9.--The advice OF
the republican leaders TO delay action
on the contests in the house prevailed
today
H. o. Bursnm appeared upon the
scene from Socorro and was honor
ed with a seat at the right hand of
Speaker Secundino Romero. Chair
man Ralph G. Ely openly took po-
stion against unseating any demo-
cratic member uniustly or without a
full hearing before the entire house.
In consequence the committee on
privileges and elections postponed its
report until tomorrow and a caucus
Is on again tonight.
About a dozen committees held
meetings this afternoon and evening,
the committees on highways Of both.
houses meeting With a number of
county commissioners TO draft II good
roads bill.
In the senate Juan Navarro intro
dueed a libel bill to make the present
law more drastic, the measure provid-
ing that amy person who, with intent
to injure, publishes or circulates any
malicious statement in writing with
reference to or concerning any fra
ternal or religious order or society Is
guilty of a criminal libel" The pen
atty is to be from $500 to $4,000 or
Imprisonment for three months, or
both. The measure is to stop attacks
on the Penitentes and other religious
organizations, as well as on the
Knights Of Columbus, that find their
way into print at frequent intervals,
especially i'm religious periodicals. 1t
is senate bill No. "a.
Who Shot Gallegos?
Senate bill No. 25 is also of much
interest 1t was introduced by Sen
ator Gallegos and is TO prevent ''the
sale or dissemination OF certain dead
Nv weapons" The bill provides that
1t shall not be lawful for any person
or persons, firms or corporations to
manufacture, sell. barter, exchange,
hire, loan, give, buy, have in posses
sion, use or shoot any air gun, spring
gun or pistol or other weapon of a
similar nature in which the propelling
force is air or spring, and ejecting a
bullet or missile, smaller than 3-S OF
an inch in diameter. with sufficient
force to injure a person. The penalty
is to be a fine of from $40 to SIS for
each offense.
Senate bill No. %, by Senator HOLT,
provides an appropriation for the per
diem of the lieutenant governor and
members of the senate. 1t was re-
ferred TO the committee on finance
Other Senate Bills.
Senate bill No. 26, by Senator Ma
earro, is a fence law. Referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Senate bill No q, by Senator Sui
ger. to appropriate funds for the inn
provement of the Rio Grande. II is
along the same lines as the bill intro
duced two years ago. Referred to,
committee on irrigation.
Senate bill No. 2S, by Senator
Doepp. authorizing school districts to
refund their bonded Indebtedness. Re-
ferred to committee on finance.
Senate bill No. 30, by Senator Pam
key, amending the cattle sanitary levy
so that county commissioners need
not levy the maximum of IL mills
Referred to committee on livestock
and agriculture.
Senate bill No. 3d. by Senator Pan
key, abolishng the office of insurance
commissioner and vesting the powers
and duties of the office in the cor
poration commission Referred TO
committee on banks and banking.
Senate bill No. 81, by Senator All
dredge. road tax bill Referred to
committee on judiciary. The Dill
provides that the levy need not be one
mill, but as much as the county COM
missioners deem necessary.
Senate bin No. 80. by Senator ALI
dredge. defining and prescribing pen
alties for adultery and criminal inter-
course. Referred to committee on
judiciary.
Senate bill No. 33, by Senator Wal
ton, to fix the time for holding the
terms of court in the Sixth judicial