Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-23
What's New in New Mexico.
SALARY BILL PASSED
BY BOTH HOUSES: is
NOW UP TO GOVERNOR

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todian board for two years to succeed
j. w. Mayes, who has moved TO Tue
son, Ariz.
Or. David Il. Boyd, president, and
G.. l.. Brooks and Nathan Jaffa, re-
gents OF the University of New Mex
leo, are in Santa Fe TO appear before
the finance committees TO present
the claims of the university. They
will endeavor to show that the state
will profit directly in dollars and
cents by making the university an in
stitution that can compare with other
universities, besides retaining for the
state it's brightest and most ambitious
young men and young women for It's
future development and uplift, and
who now not only carry out Of the
state annually 100000 for their edu-
cation at other state universities but
generally forget TO return, finding
that states which are liberal with
their educational institutions also Of
fer the best opportunities otherwise.
1t is pointed out that while New Mex
leo needs a state university, perhaps
more than any other state, yet Il APP
propriates only IA cents per capita,
while the neighboring state has been
appropriating SIS cents per capita and
will probably double that amount this
year. Colorado appropriating 35 cents,
Idaho 40 cents, Nevada $1.42, Utah
so cents and Wyoming Ga cents per
capita. New Mexico stands lowest
among the states, not only as to per
capita but also as to actual sum APP
propriated.
The heads and regents of other
educational institutions are also here
presenting the needs of their schools
10 the finance committee.
In the senate the following bills
We're introduced:
No. 1870, by Walton. to regulate the
nomination of candidates for election
TO public office. Judiciary.
No. 131, by the finance committee,
appropriatng $4,000 to pay the cost
of the boundary litigation between
New Mexico and Texas Finance.
No. 1872, by Holt, to amend Chap
ter 40, Laws of 1909, relating to rec
lamation. Irrigation.
House Joint Resolution No. 10. was
passed unanimously under suspension
of the rules The resolution praises
County superintendent John V. Con-
way and Miss Conrad for their rural
school work.
Champion and Evans were excused
and paired on account Of being occu-
pied at the Masonic reunion. Doepp
was called to albuquerque and was
excused.
Amended House Bill No. So, to
grant an extension of time to GER
tain irrigation works, which had been
a.. a. 4 Ia
passed the senate because certain
amendments had disappeared be-
tween the house and the senate, was
passed Is to 2, Barth and Hlnkle
voting against it, Barth opposing il
because it excluded some of the
counties from its operations.
Action was again postponed by the
senate on Senate Bill No. 76, an act
relative to compensation of official
stenographers House Bill No. 219,
the county salary bill; Senate Joint
Resolution No. s, providing for the
appointment Of a non-partisan con-
ference committee to draft and sub
init a salary law, Senate Substitute
for Senate Bill No. AZ. an act defining
rape and fixing a penalty therefore.
Senate Bill No. "A passed Is to 3,
Messrs. Barth. Walton and All
dredge voting against it. The bill is
to be the last act in the adjustment
of the mounted police, directing that
all their arms and records be turned
over to the adjutant general and all
the furniture and supplies to the ad-
jutant general.
on motion of Mr. Mccoy, Senate
Bill No. 1913, was passed unanimous
~. It increases the appropriation al
lowed the department of education
for the examination of papers of APP
plieants for teachers certificates,
from $500 to $1,000 a year.
Senate Substitute for Senate Bill
Z No. los, increasing the per diem of
the members of the state board OF
education from $3.50 to SIS per day,
passed 20 to O.
Senate Bill No. III by Mr.. Cramp-
ton relating to election returns ana
canvassing and declaring the result
of elections passed unanimously.
Mr.. Hartt introduced Senate Joint
Resolution No. 10, to submit to the
people an amendment to the constl-
tuition prohibiting the sale OF lntoxl-
eating liquors. Constitutional amend
ments.
MIR. Hartt also introduced Senate
Joint Resolution No. II, directing the
secretary of state to furnish the
members of the legislature with a
copy Of the new revision of the laws.
Referred to committee Of one, llfeld
being designated
Toe, NoII fa,. Inpamp Tay