Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-03
Measure, if Enacted, viii Re-
Ieve County Official of Big
Part of His Work and Con-
Centrate Court Business,
SENATE REPUBLICANS
ARE NOT COMMENTED
Upper House Meets and Ad-
journs and Majority Holds
CauCuSeS 10 PIaCate Rebel
IiOus Members.
SPECIAL orspArer TO Hosrrpa JOURNAL

Santa re, March The governor
today signed H. b. 227. by Mr.. Mann,
TO amend section 361S of the COM
piled laws relative to restrictions on
persons admitted to the insane asy-
lum
#. y. 90, by Mr.. Francis, to amend
section 1925 Of the compiled laws,
fixing the pay for judges and clerks
of election at 81 a day, was also
passed as was also 5. b. 113, by Mr..
Clark, providing for the printing and
distributing of assessment books and
appropriating $4,000 for that pur-
pose
No business was transacted by the
senate this afternoon, except the
reading of the journal and listening
TO petitions on prohibition from Mora
and Hagerman and from Portales
asking for the passage of the act ap-
prapriating $4,000 to maintain the
New Mexico exhibit at San Diego dur
ing the present year. The remainder
of the afternoon was given over to
caucusing and to pacifying the repub-
lican senators who are kicking over
the traces
District Clerk Bill.
In the house II. b. l6S, by Mr..
Sena, creating the office of clerk of
the district court and fixing his sal
AIRY at $4,000 a year and prescribing
his duties and providing for the APP
pontment of deputies, passed by
vote Of 80 70 H. Mr. Ryan moved
that the bill be recommitted, but his
motion was lost by vote of Is to
%. The motion of Mr. Gallegos to
make the bill a special order for Fri
datf pffaFDopp "a was also lost
Mr.. Hewett declared that the bill
is an unjust one, and that the rec
ords for each county should be kept
in the county seat of that county.
Mr. Mann replied that in Bernalillo
county the clerk will be only too glad
TO be relieved of the district court
business, as at present he must main
tain two Offices Mr. Dow said it would
be a great inconvenience to the peo-
ple and would work a hardship on
the LAWYERS who reside outside the
location Of district headquarters.
Mr.. Ryan spoke against the bill be-
cause of the additional expense that
it puts upon the taxpayers, and de-
clared that the bill is entirely un-
necessary.
To Fence Right-Of-way.
House substitute for II. B. 2i9, by
Mr. Medina, relating to the fencing
BY railroads of their rights-of-way
and providing for the recovery OF
damages for stock killed or injured
on rights of way which are not tenc-
ed, passed unanimously
II. b. 314, by Mr. Francis, a wild
animal bounty act, also passed unan-
imously under suspension of the
rules
II. B. 222, by Mr.. Renehan, toI
amend section 81 of chapter 19 of
the laws of 1905, to regulate the for
nation and governing of corpora
tions, passed unanimously under sus-
pension of the rules.
H. b. 31S, by Messrs. Renehan ana
Toombs was also taken up under
suspension of the rules and passed
by a vote of 80 to 10 1t amends the
law governing the office of the land
commissioner found in chapter 81 ol
the session laws of 1912. 1t provides
for one assistant land commissioner
at $1,000 a year, chief clerk ana
cashier at 81 800 year, three clerks
at $1,000 a year, one clerk at $9Vo
year and as many additional clerks
as are needed, not to exceed S1,9Oo
year.
The minimum rent of state lands,
under the bill, is to be 2 per cent oi
their appraised value. The bill pro-
vides for oil land leases at not less
than 500 and a royalty of not less
than per cent gross. Those who Vot-
ed against the measure were Messrs'
Black, Bryant Casaus, Dow, Hoi-
land, Skeen, smith, Tharp ana
Welsh
Blood Good Road Bill.
The Blood good roads bill passed
the house, only Messrs. Black, Mul-
lens and Smith voting against IT, IL
was taken up under suspension oil
the rules upon motion of Mr.. Mann
On motion of Mr. Hewitt the bill was
amended so as to make the minimum
width for county and state ROADS
forty, instead of thirty feet. Mr.. Mui-