Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-09
Resolution introduced by Wal
Ton and HinkIe Would Dis
sect COrpSeS of Several De-
funct Institutions.
DEADLOCK CONTINUES
IN SALARY SITUATION
Santa Fe County Representa-
tNeS Know What They Are.
After and Refuse to Be Side
tracked.

Santa Fc. Feb S--'rhc portrait IN
oil of Sen. William Alden Smith, 81
Michigan. To whom New Mexico owes
statehood and incidentally a state leg
stature looked down benignly tor
The first time this afternoon on the
press table from its gold frame on the
senate walls. The Michigan senator
was given this. place Of honor through
the efforts of the senator from Ber-
nalillo county, Hon. Isaac Barth, ana
the portrait was elevated to its loftS
position this afternoon by the senate
employees lust in time to witness the
Introduction by Messrs. Walton and
Hinkle Of Joint Resolution No. Z, ask
inc the travelling auditor for all the
data in his possession regarding the
Montezuma Trust company. OF Albu-
oueraue; the Citizens bank. Of Des
Moines: the American Bank & Trust
Co.. of Clovis; the Savings bank, OF
fabian. the Savings bank. of Melrose;
the Savings bank. OF Knowles; the
Taos Cminty bank, of Taos and the
International Bank of Commerce, OF
Tucumcari.
The resolution went to the COM
mlttee on finance.
The house this afternoon passed
unanimously the bill providing a sew
en-month minimum school term
which now goes 10 the governor, VINO
will sign it promptly
Governor Mcdonald sent to The
house the data in his possession on
The failure of the First State bank, oil
Las Cruces. the state college and the
Institutions connected Herewith IN
reply 10 House Joint Resolution No. =.
Among the documents are included
the Las Cruces and Tucumcari bank
reports, the state college report, let
ters between the executive and various
parsons regarding the state college,
and copies OF letters IN the possession
Of Attorney General Clancy, most "
them referring to the Lleweliyn bona
controversy.
Letter From LTewcllyn.
One Of the exhibits is letter to the
governor from Morgan o. Llewellyn,
dated December 22, 1914. Ii is IN
reply TO a telegram from the governor
demanding Llewellyn's resignation
forthwith. Llewellyn in reply charges
the governor with an attempt to make
him the scapegoat, and flatly refuses
to rnsign.
The resolution introduced by Sena-
tors Walton and Hlnkle reads as tol-
lows:
whereas, by House Bill No. 1853 q
Committee has been provided to inves-
tigate the causes leading to the failure
nf the First State bank of Las Cruces
n. NJ. and !.
whereas. said investigation is
claimed to be for the purpose OF as
nj f,.f. .. nf
banking laws OF the state, with tne
idea of providing remedies therefor
and
Whereas, there have been in re-
cent years other bank failures In New
Mexico, the causes leading to which
would undoubtedly he of benefit n
the contemplated investigation,
Therefore, be it resolved by tins
legislature of the state of New Mexico
that the travelling auditor be and
hereby is requested at once to furn'
ish the committee to he named under
the provisions of said House Bill NO
lJS all reports, hooks, records, papers
correspondence and all information
IN his possession or at his command
relative TO the following named de
iunct banking Institutions Then fol
low the names of the above mention
ed banks
ana be 1t further resolved. that {
copy OF this resolution, duly certified
pc FURNISHED the said travelling auditor
by ihe secretary Of state as soon a.
tnis resolution shall have been dull,
passed and filed IN his office
Ihls resolution Is to he followed IN
q day or two by a resomtion aslFin.
for an investigation Of the financial
affairs of the New Mexico state fair
New Bills in senate
The following new bills were intro
duced in the senate:
Ill, by Mr.. Clark. Relative !,
election returns and canvassing m,
same. Privileges and elections. Thi
measure provides that the state boar,
OF canvaHsers, consisting of the GOV
ernor, the chief justice and secretar,
Of state shall canvass only the re