The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-08

Santa Fe N NJ March sThe sae ssnase this morning by
thar wot thirds vote passed the BurunI commission bl
House Bill No 327 and the Hawkins mine b House Bill No
9s2, with amendments both bills designed strengthen first the
powers Of the commission, and second the scope % the mine
BILL but which, neither appear materially TO strengthen
either The commission bill passed by of 10 to A.
Adrege a Evans and Mabry voting mo- Mccoy alb
Senators Hinke and Walton voted with the republicans
The mine bill passed by Of is to Mesrs Aldredge
rh Evans and br, denocras and Romero republican, voting
mo- Again M IInk and Walton, democrats voted for the bill
The only explanation Of their attitude upon the Civ
by senator IInk speaking the mine BILL when he said that
at experiment in New Mexico that It asserted
and hc believed that il would ncrea the taxation ul.n he mining
properties a basis If it did could be
mended years from and that he voted for and for the tax
COMMISSION bill asausc he believed them the best to h. had
and better than he had expected.
As careful an analysis bills has been possible does
not show that the powers of the tax commission extended IN any
important regard the loose provisions OF the mine b
which appear make possible ainn unlimited vasiea OF taxes,
have been materially rcnslicd
The amendments however, appear the obec
ius of senator John Clark whose stubborn opposition up to tins
time has beer the only obstacle in the ef the Of de bill
and who believed Satura, night would fight finish for
the principles he had been asserting.
thcy Romero the mine bill the
ory voted both ard senator Holt reyng
criticism Of the bills by Senator Barh, stated at while the
measures regarded political the republican party expected
before the people upon these bills right and just and fulfill
ing the partys pcslge,
Mr. Earh declared that heids had by attorneys
and other representatives corporations among wn he mentioned
Mr. Hawkins Mr. Springer, Mr. Burmn, and others and he asserted
thar the senate making deal WIN THESE
coporaion would permit c corporation 10 write the contract and
dictate his he asserted had been the with these taxation
measures.
The taxation taken under suspension Uf the
rc after Mr. Holt had proposed amendment to Rule No a2 ap
ply the gag The rule limited debate by amy member b five
minutes and prevented explanation of the During the brief de-
bate which followed several their time 10 Senator Barth
including the republican member Mr. ro The theeup
on frightened by further amendment the rule prohibiting raen
her from giving another member his time for purposes Of debate
In addition amendments proposed and adopted Saturday
might Mr. Holt then offered five additional anennan the most inn
por Of which section g Increasing the appropriation for the
expenses per annum; including in section
shares Of banks and companies property to bc taxed
directly the commission; amending ectoa that hv
responsible taxpayers Instead Of ten petition and require an ap
pea commission; empowering the commission in section
change any Of its orders with 80 days notice and
section requiring days before any session Of the l