Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-10
SLEUTH ARMIJO TRACKS
GOVERNOR TO HIS LAiI,


GOVERNOR TO HIS LAIR
Santa Fe, March 9.--For brief
time this forenoon a scare was thrown
into the republican majority Of the
house when the sergeant of arms re-
ported that he found the office Of
Governor Mcdonald locked and could
not deliver the bills TO him that had
| been passed SO hurriedly in order that
they might reach him before noon, 80
that in case of a veto they could be
passed over the veto before final ad-
journment ON Friday afternoon
George w. Armijo was appointed spe-
cial deputy sergeant at arms TO IN
Vestigate and deliver the bills to the
executive no matter where he was
found. There was gasp OF reheI
when an hour later Armijo reported
that the governor had been found and
that the doors of the executive office
were now open.
The house passed bill after bill, but
few members knowing the provisions
or making any attempt to follow the
proceedings. The more cautious ones
voted no on general principles. House
Bill No 29l, for the government OF
the Las Vegas grant, however, met
staunch opposition and it took a Wig
orous address Of Martinez to pass II.
The vote to table it was IA TO y and
il finally passed 90 to 8.
House Bill No. S46, by Mr.. Gallegos,
Of Guadalupe to validate the ineOrp )r-
alton of Santa Rosa and towns SINH
larly situated was opposed by Mr..
Sena, who offered a petition against
the measure signed by 200 Santa Rosa
citizens Mr.. Gallegos read telegrams
from Santa Rosa business men IN Ia
vor of the measure and it passed 30
to s.
House Bill No. 1868, by Mr. Vigil, Of
Socorro, to amend chapter 81, laws OF
1912, and chapter 20, laws of 1919,
for the establishment of county high
schools. passed 35 to /.
House Bill No. 4O3, by Mr.. Davies
to amend section >, chapter 16, laws
Of 1912, to regulate the procedure OF
the state loan commission, passed 3o
to 2.
House Bill $50, by Mr.. Davies, toI
amend section 3, chapter 9, laws 39ta
legislative assembly calling for city
elections in off years, re-establishing
the system OF election of school boarus
by wards and providing for the cleo
tion of a police Judge in cities of more
than 5000 inhabitants passed unanl-
mously after an amendment by Null
lens was adopted.
House substitute for House Bill NO
202, by Mr.. Mann, a measure Tor the
protection of game and fish as de
sired by the gun clubs of the state,
passed 50 to o.
House hi No 267, by Mcssrs. Scna, /
Chaves u Luna and Francis, for the
protection of agriculture against dam
ages caused by stray animals, passed
unanimously after an amendment eX-
empting number of counties had
been adopted
House bill no 42i, by Mr.. Gale !
gos of Santa Fc, empowering the own
ers Of irrigated lands under a par +
ticular stream to form irrigation DIS /
triets, passed 33 to 6.
House bill No. 1888, by Messrs :
Mann, Montoya and ortiz, approprla- /
ting money for surveys and irrigation |
on the Rio Grande be-
tween Pena Blanca and san Mar |
cal, passed 33 to g.
The house sent to the governor sem /
ate bill 81, by Mr.. Champion, pro
y.Ging the procedure for the meeting !
of presidential electors.
The house concurred in the senate /
to the Skidmore head +
light bill, which was sent to the gov
ernor.
The state college investigation COM /
mittec met again this afternoon 20 |
hear supplementary evidence from I
Travelling Auditor Howell Earnest.
The penitentiary committee was book
ed 10 report late this afternoon on IT'S I
of the penitentiary
In lhe senate, United States Senator (
Fan was escorted by Messrs. Evans /
and Holt TO a seat at the side OF the .
presiding officer
A petition for prohibition from
sixty signers in Bernalillo county was
presented.
Messrs. Hinkle Holt, Clark Navar-
70 and Abeytia were appointed con
ference committee on the salary Dlll
after the first three had been named
and Romero objected because no
Spanish American had been named ON
the committee. His motion To recon
slider was lost to lS. those voting
for it being Messrs Abeyta, Alldredge'I
CHAMPION, Doepp Gallegos, Hdltt' !
Mabry, Navarro and Romero. Na- /
varro and Abeytia were then added !
to the committee.
Two new bills made their appear /
ance: Senate bill 1873, by Mr.. Harltl |
70 amend section Is, chapter l0' laws
Of 1903. relative to the furnishing Of I
ballots, etc. To committee on privi-
leges and elections
House bill No. 441, by Mr.. Mann +
for the admission of docu- I
mentarv evidence. judiciary
House bill No. 367, by Messrs /
Reinburg and Gonzales. prohibiting |
rlsange Of venue by the state in cflm- |
inal cases. passed 15 to Z, those Nol /
ing AGAINST it being Messrs, All |
dredge Barth. Burns, Hartt, Mabry' |
Romero and Walton Messrs Doepp |
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