The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-02
Hinkle Measure Considered in
Measure of the Whole Goes
Through With Two Adverse
Votes.
CONSIDERED AN ADVANCE
IN SCHOOL FINANCE
Heavy Grist Of Important Bus
mess in the Senate at All
Day Session, Featured by
Republican Insurgency.
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SANTA fC, y. NJ, March 2.-in ID
session which continued up Co 1i|
o'clock last night the senate cleared
It's calendar, disposing of consider
able number OF bills. the most import
ant of which is the Iiin%le county
unit school tax bill. senate Bill y. gs,
which taxes All properly In each
county equally Tor school purposes in
that county. Educational authorities
consider the bill one OF the most im-
portant introduced az this session. and
as an advance In educational finance
II was passed after long nght Ia
committee. after numerous amend
mcnts on the floor of the senate,
where Il was considered In committee
OF the whole and finally passed with
the adverse votes of Senators Clarke
and Page. AZ amendment the bill
provides "A maximum county levy Ut
eighteen mills. which according to the
states department OF education Will
be ample for every county In tac
state.
Mr.. Hinklc. tho author OF the bill,
made vigorous hpht Tor Il. and
against the open opposition of several
senators. senator PAGE Carrying his OPP
position To- the floor OF the senate,
where he fought the provision with
regard to rignt uf appeal from the
county autorities To- The state board of
education In cases OF disputed distri-
button Of school funds among the var
iuus districts. lie declared this was
"a atcp toward Capitalization IN gov
crumcnt which b. agaiuu me spirit
of our Institutions. and which If CON
tnucd. ne said, would be- regretted hy
the people Of the United states. sen
atur ilfcld explained that this feature
of The bin had been provided because
of an alleged tcudcuu, on the part uI
county authorities Co discriminate in
favor of the rural districts and against
cities and towns 900 the distribution g..
school funds.
The most Important feature Of TINS
bin iS that IL will bring on the tax
rolls for the support ot the schools
/ la.gr amount ui property which no"
escapes an school taxation except t"'
general state taN.
Mex, 90 this the most important
action taken by thc senate was the
defeat last night uf House Bill no
by Rcprcscntatiy, Moni0yu of Albu-
uucruuc to repeal the 80 "a head tax
for roads. senator Page explained
! that nIthough the Republican plat
form called for such repeal ne
thought II bad publ. policy and Woula
vote against II. u ,s understood now .
. ever. that repeal clause Is carried
] in the general road bill now pending
+ ia both houses
Under the head of introduction "l
new oils YESTERDAY afternoon W."
: hills were presented Co take the
! places Of bills which senator Holt cN-
! pIained had been lost from the com
: mittcc room of the judiciary o"mnl .
Tee lie said the bills disappeared
! Saturday afternoon 100 % MANNER YET
| Ia be explained Jur uf these is the
state law library Hill which haa
| passed both houses, and Was IN '"'
senate FOR concurrence ~ houS'
amendments, and the oiher was '"'
| court stcnographcr salary WI n'n'
ate Bul i5G taking of ihc hhrhrN WI
went through both houses under Hu7'
pcnsiun of the rule. and new MI l."
/ take the plucc uf the stonographei =
/ ON was restored Co q place on the cat
cndar. This now bin gives court
stcnogrnphcrs $3.50 per day and SS''ol
for night sessions during terms o'
court and permits the Judges to pay
them as much as S3oO a year Tor
stenographlc work done iog the judge
Olher new bills included the fol
/ lowing:
senate Bil 80. l57 by Mr.. p"epp'
a duplicate OF "a bill introduced III
the house hy Nh Sk"cn "f Artesia' %
validate certain warrants issued pS
the town of ArtcsiH, and which was
killed In the house, the only appar"n'
reason heing that Mr. ske'n Is
Democrat,
senate Rnl SO l5N by SENATOR
Walton and Hinkle. graduated IA
herl,ance tax law modelled aiter 'h'
Kansas statute.
Senate Bns Nos. l;e and l6o h'
Mr. Holt rclating TO approximation
for the san Diego exposition hulul"s
senate Rul 80 l6i by Mr. hnl
amends section three ot the 'ouni'
salary law Just passed hy gNing Shei
ins travelling expenses Tor serNlh'
civil processes which originate out
side Of the state.
The MARTINEZ coal oil INSPECTION