The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-10
GORPULENT
HOPES
FOR BUILDINGS
But Belief That House Appro-
priation Bill Will Garry
Through Some Improvement
Supplies Persists.
(stato Capital bureau
COZ Evening Herald.
(5t DE Vargas Hotel.


Santa Re. n. NJ. March i0.-The
conference committee on the appro-
priatioa bin met this morning at 10
o'clock and at half past twelve was
siiil in session with the Indications OF
the usual line of troubles which beset
all appropriation conferences. The
work Of the committee was consider
ably simplined by the report 20 the
senate last night Of Senator John =.
Clark. who with u fell swoop OF his
corpulent pen blasted the hopes of
sixteen separate and distinct appro-
priation bills and saved the taxpayers
tt76.OO0. This Is the second service
which senator clark has performed
for the people OF the state az this seH-
sion. The other was when. after an
heroic night for principle. he Got the
expenses Of the Bursum tax commits
sioa raised from $4,000 90 $4,000 a
var. Senator Clark's middle name Is
economy and he discontinued use
OF his first name last nieht.
Among the other bills which came
from the finance committee In q state
approaching decomposition WAS House
Bnl No. 8St, by which the assessors
OF our fair state sought to extract
$751; additional from the pockets
OF the txpayers: House Bill no. i36,
the general building bill, including
the fond hopes OF the University Of
New Mexico for the rebuilding OF
Hadley hall. House Bili No. ego. our
old friend Coal OH Bill;' House Bill
No. g2i. the Albuquerque armory de-
hciency bill. for the relief OF B.
Ruppe. House Bills Nos. 33s and SEQ,
appropriatinr $500 zach for the uni
vcrsity and the state college for "a
bureau OF biology and agricultural
research: House Rill No. 1856, FOR an
Industrial school at Wagon Mound;
House Bill No. 90. 90 permit the con-
struction OF precinct jails; House Btli
80. 2il. to tax the capital stock and
surplus Of building and loan associa-
tions; House Ban No. 22i, TO compile
the school laws; and a couple " dozen
bills passed by hop but misin-
formed members OF the house FOR the
special purpose OF building bridges To-
their respective oailiwicks.
This general building bill, Mr. Rem
chan. ~ the house. It's author had
foresight enough TO include ia tho
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the house. lie took mo- chances uIuu
lis getting past the eagle eye of S'n-
a',r Clark and HE Judgment has seen
fully WndiCBtcd. The Indications are
that the university Will get nm i1-
creased maintenance appropriation
and an appropriation for the recon-
struction of Hudlcy hail, although In
| neither case viii tho sums bee us large
as are necessary or demanded by
conditions at the institution.
The state fair, like the san Diego
exposition and the boundary suit mat
ter. is I1 "a procarious condition ana
the result AS to the Gir depends larsr-
Is upon the efforts of Judge Mann una
those who are assisting him IN the
! dlHcult Job Of getting the money,
The first action Of the senate az it's
last nights session was the passave
OF amendment No. = To- the majority a
| constructive county salary law. TINS
time b was necessary 90 amend Sec
ton %. relative 10 the deduction Of
eight Der rent from an taxes for the
| county salary fund. In order that per
sons administering the Jaw may kn""
what Il means. 4 bin 20 this erect,
Senate Bil No. 1875, was Introduced by
Mr.. Champion and passed under sus-
| pension Of the rules by unanimous
vote. Il is freely predicted that other
amendments viii be necessary 60 the
county salary Law although it seems
dou1tiuI whether this legislature VIII
reach them. ia which case 81 may pe
necessary for the people 10 do the
amending with q club.
The senate passed House Bill NO
i2s. providing for the quarantine ana
Inspection OF diseased sheep, by a vote
OF 20 to o.
Upon the passage ~ House Bul no
30t, which appropriate $3.50 for the
expenses Of the house ~pcniientiary
| committee. iu les searching iuycstiga-
tiun into the state prison. Senator
Barth made u speech. u Vas "a w.
tie DIT more 10 the point even thar
the usual BaTth speech. lie said TIM
appropriation was connected Nlth ut
u-nwarranted attack upon q competent
official which had been. bee declared
"A deliberate attempt Goo hlacKcn tn'
character OF the suucriIFrudcnt uI
the prison with the object of dlsgred'
tiug him and addiug bls scalp Co the
scaIps Of other Democrats who have
been separated from their jobs Dos the
steam separator lie declared that one
feature OF the house committee actor
had been overlooked, namely, tina
one house uf the legislature SHOULD
not legally conduct such un iuvcsti
CATION and that joint action 'ein.
necessary. the appropriation Tor cN
pensos incurred by a brnnch is AN
constitutional However he said, th'
whole Job had been for the purp"s
Of making political dope ana In sue
cases the majority, he declared, az
not take time to consider cnnsiilu
tionality, l~cgality OF right and justice
MIR. Barth declared that the house ~
@yestigation had had but one effect
which had been 90 prove McManus
considerably bigger and more ciiiclcn
man than anybody thought ne Wds
The appropriation passed, ~ tu 3
Messrs. Alldrcdge, Barth. Evans, Hin
kie. Mabry. sulzcr and Walton votin
mo"
The following house bills were pass
ed and sent TO the governor;
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