Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-02-08


Lincoln are democrats, and In q de-
clded minority, It IS remarkable what
an Influence these members WELD on
legislation. Senator Hinkle has all
ready accomplished what only two OF
the majority members thus far have
been able to secure. the passage of two
OF his bills in the senate In tha.
/ respect Senator Holt leads with six
measures and two introduced jointly
with senator HELD, who has had FIVE
Of his individual measures passed.
/ Next comes senator Hinkle with two
LIlls, and Senator's Sulzer, Bowman.
Navarro, Gallegos, Walton, Pankey,
Laughren and the committees on edit
cation and finance with one bill each
! Senator Evans, another Pecos val
ley man, has had the distinction of
having more measures killed for him
than any other member Of the senate,
three of his bills having already gone
90 the graveyard.
Senator Hinkle is veteran legis-
lator and possesses the confidence of
( the majority because Of his level
( headed conservatism. lie Is frequently
/ consulted by majority members and
his point Of view is also respected. lie
I induges in no horseplay or fllibus
( tering, and takes an extremely sare
view on party questions,
Some of IIinklc's RiIls.
( or his two bills that have passed the
senate, one is No. II, giving Justices
Of the peace Jurisdiction Over all
/ cases in which The maximum fine S
+ 500 and the maximum puuishmen.
six months in Jail The other Is Sem
! ate LII No. 5S. changing the common
/ law rule with reference to purglng of
contempt ana allowing appeals in con-
tempt proceedings. lie has pending
Senate Bill 9S, which solves the IL
nancial difficulties of the rural dis
triets in extending the minimum
school term from five TO seven months
and practically applies the county
unit rule to rural school finances.
Another bill Of Mr.. Hinkle's-No.
| 59-is to authorize county commits
sioners to transfer from the court
house repair fund to the court house
+ building fund any unused money,
J which will clear away technical pro-
vision of the law that frequently ties
up funds in one treasury when they
are urgently needed in another.
7 Senate Bill 20, also by Mr.. Hinkle,
supplies for municipalities the pro-
j cedure preliminary to paving streets
and apportioning part of the cost
/ among abutting property owners. II
] was Senator Hinkle, too, who in yes
4 tefday's debate on the state college
question, took up the cudgel on be-
half OF Governor Mcdonald and de-
I clared that the troubles of the College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts had
their origin many years before tne
present administration. and that il
was high time that the college was
( taken out of politics.
Another Medical Bill.
! Senator Doepp, of Eddy county
( himself a prominent physician, is me
author of the medical bill, which i
meeting with severe criticism just
now lie is also the author of Senat1
4 Bill 2S, providing a procedure undel
winch school districts may refund
tt9eir indebtedness at lower rate OF
Interest and at more advantageous
terms.
Senator Evans, also a physician
;eans towards radical legislation for
social betterment Although given nc
encouragement he is nevertheless tire
less n introducing bills embodying his
. rf,l.. IA,
been ditched already, and that un-
tremendously by adverse committee
rer orts. One was to prohibit mis-
cegenation; another was the Texas
antitrust bill and the third fixed the
maximum working hours for women
as nine a day.
Bills by Mr.. Evans that are still
pending provide for union depota
within municipalities; No. "a, provid-
ing that registration shall be unnee-
essary in justice of the peace elections
and fixing the compensation Of cleo
ton officers at So per day; No. lug
prohibiting treating in saloons, ano
No. 1O7 providing for the removal ol
screens and windows and doorshades
in saloons
Evans Defends Governor.
It was Mr.. Evans who said yester
day afternoon in the debate over tl'
Las Cruces bank failure: Il am glae
this resolution is about TO be passed
1t will bring before the people II
the most forcible way possible that w
do not have a good banking law, II u
M to YOU now, as you have a two
thirds majority in each house, to pas
such a measure as will protect th'
people something you have failed t'
do in the past. | hold no priet to'
The travelling auditor, but ! know 9
the good work he has done in severa
democratic counties, and today thf
hooks of Roosevelt county are KEEP
better than those Of any other couhc
with one exception. Why does no
The majority pass laws to sateshar'
the public money deposited IN IN.
,. banks The governor has again ans
again requested the legislature 70 siN'
the travelling auditor an auequa''
Iforce. AS far back as the adminlstra
tion of Governor Curry, and ! belleV'
extending into the administration =
Governor Mills, the travelling auaitoi
! deemed it necessary to examine soil'
! of the banks only once in every iou
, years, stating that his force was y
! adequate and did not have the tm'
! to make examinations oftener.
Senator Evans then referred TO IN
editorial in Saturday mornihs -
tuquerque Journal, regarding the ran
: ure Of the First State bank. ana sal'
E sarcastically: The Morning Journa
I is one nf tba heet newspapers In tn