Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-30
WIDE VARIANCE
BETWEEN WAL TON
AND MANN BILLS
WOrkmen S Compensation
Measures in House and
Senate Not at All Alike
Other Pending Legislation,

SPECIAL coHsssroNnuHcs TO MORNING. JOURNAL
Santa zee, Jan. 29.-rhe workmen' $
compensation act. introduced by MIR.
Mann, differs considerably from that
OF senator Walton. introduced in the
senate. II is much shorter and less
comprehensive. II was introduced by
request and provides for compensa-
ton when the injury was caused by
reason Of any defect in the condition
Of the ways, works or machinery
which arose from or had not been
discovered or remedied owing to the
negligence Of the employer or of any
person IN the service Of the employer
and entrusted by him with the duty
OF seeing that they were in proper
condition. or when 1t was caused
through the negligence Of the super
intendent or one acting for him, or
when such injury was caused by the
act or omission of any person in the
service of the employer. done or made
IN obedience to the rules and regula-
tons or bS-laws Of the master or en-
plOyer. or in obedience to particular
Instructions given by any persons del
egated with authority. or when such
injury was caused by the negligence
of any person in the service or en-
ployment of the master who has
charge of any signal or telegraph Of
flee directing the movement Of any
train, engine or locomotive or ear
upon railroad. Such employees shall
not be presumed TO have assumed the
risks OF their employment and any
contract waving such right To dam
ages shall be void.
Another bill introduced by Mr..
Mann by request provides that all
bonds of a legal nature, except bonds !
for incorporated municipalities. shall
run in the name and be made paya-
Bile to the state Of New Mexico for the |
use of the party injured or aggrleved |
and that all such suits brought upon |
such bonds shall be brought in the |
name of The state.
Headlight Bill.
House bill No. rs by Mr.. Skldmore. |
makes it the duty of railroads to equip
locomotives with headlights enabling
the engineer to see an object the size
of a man for Mt least 500 feet the act
not to apply to switch engines or to
railroads less than sixteen miles in
length, the law TO go into effect next
YEAR The penalty Is S100 to $1,000 |
for every locomotive not so equipped
by that time The state corporation
commission is to see to the enforce
ment of the act
House bill No. SO. by Mr.. Montoya,
of Bernalillo, provides a maximum
fine of $100 and Jail sentence of
three months or both for any person
who purchases or contracts for Off
cial printing, engraving, stationery, |
blank or printed record books, or any
printing whatsoever, that is to be paid
for by the state of New Mexico, or
who procures the same to be printed
or done outside of the state
Senate bill No. 81, introduced by
Senator llfeld yesterday. prohibits
dividends except those taken from the
surplus or net profits arising from
the business.
Senate bill No. So, by Senator Holt,
is to give the state engineer power to
grant extensions Of time for the com
pletion of irrigation works, the engi-
neer to have in view the policy of the
state to encourage the reclamation of
the arid lands.
The two bridge bills introduced
seek to appropriate $4,000
for bridge at Embudo, in Rio Arri-
ba and Taos counties, and $4,000 for
a bridge near Bosque. precinct No.
2S, Valencia county, both bridges to
be across the Rio Grande. House bill
No 10, by Mr.. Medina, provides that
the owner or lessee Of any land shall
be entitled to recover damages TO
crops from the owner of any
animal trespassing upon cultivated or
improved lands Mr. Hewett is draft
ing an Industrial corporation bill. 1t +
is especially aimed against wildcat
ventures that incorporate in other
states, have non-asses satle stock,
oyercapitalize any piece Of land they !
may own in New Mexico, float stock
and fleece suckers one provision is
to be that every bit of stock given as
paid-up IN the incorporation papers,
must have been paid in actual cash.