Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-14


fiiiutlonal amendment That The
commission should b. strengthened 81
faF as possible bY legislative enact
ment g. urged upon the assembly. and
IN this connection the suggestion is
made that the commission should
have az least supervisory powers over
800 public stiiity corporations doing
4 business 20 The stale thar the insur-
aure laws be- changed o. conform to
The letter aud intent 90 the constitu-
ton thai provision be made Tor the
admission If foreign fraternal socie-
ucs and that Uniform definite
schedule be fixed for fees 10 be-
{ charged against both domestic aud
foreign corporations a change iu
J The law fcquifng tvo publications n
articles IT incorporation s. also rfc-
commended.
Bureau Of Immigration
The message declare thar the nee
cessity Tor the bureau of immigration
is apparent 20 all weii-informsa men
and urges that an appropriation be-
made 60 render 81 effective
That eriain officials are erecting
public buildings without check II any
SORT is stated "a he q fact according
20 The governors understanding. and
the recommendation is made that
law De passed requiring that aIi pub
JIG improvements exceeding SEQ ia
value shall BE- Del 10 the lowest bid
der
Attention u.s. called 80 the fact that
machinery must be- provided Tor the
election Of United states senators boy
the people in accordance Wiih the
constitutional Amendment on that
point. and legislation creating that
machinery Is requested.
An amendment 10 the iaw 81 ena-
bic the cattle sanitary board TO fix
the levy Tor the cattle indemnify fuad
in hs discretion. not 90 exceei three
and d hair mills IS also suggested.
The Liquor Traffic.
Remedial legislation providing
stricter regulation If the liquor traf-
&c is recommended ia the following
language.
The evils 81 ihe liquor traffic as it
is now conducted ere 600 apparent 10
need much argument to- convince
most people that our laws should De
better enforced aud that other re-
strictions aud regulations be- pr0yid-
ed for controlling this traffic
1T seems a. me best 10 undertake 1
to do things that are practicable and .
reasonable under existing conditions. I
We ought to have q law forbidding
and prohibiting The sale Of intoxicat- Z
Ing LIQUORS in any village, or c0mmun- /
ity. Of less than three hundred popu-
laiion. the boundaries Of such village +
or community 20 Boz limited TO one .
mile square No more than one sa-
loon or place FOR the sale Of liquor
should be licensed in any village or /
community not having a population /
Of more ihau five hundred. In places /
having more than five hundred no 4
more than one license should De
granted FOR each seven hundred and
fifty people. above the first five hum /
dred"
Interest on Public Funds
After calling attention 10 the large +
amount 81 m0seY in the hands ~ the 4
state treasurer ana the various state /
boards and 10 the fact that for she i
most part state and county money is +
not drawing more than three per .
cent interest. whereas four per cent 1
should Pee obtained. the governor +
says 4 urge the immediate passage /
of "a bin providing that an permanent I
public funds be loaned 70 the highest
Interest bidder under surety bonds.
and that ali other public funds be
placed lea banks at q fair rate of in
terest and protected hy surety bonds
The advantages Of the initiative and (
referendum come in for more or Jess
extended discussion. and attention IS
called Co the fact that while the ref
crondum is provided for in the state
the conditions under
which il may be invoked are so diff
fieult that is value IS seriously inn
paired. The submission Of consli-
tutional amendment modifying the
present provision by making il less
difficult for the purposes intended
and also providing FOR che initiative.
is suggested
Direct primaries providing "a meth
Oh by law hy which the people may
vote directly for the persons who
might present themselves FOR nomina-
lions for the various offices" should.
in the opinion of the governor be
made the subject OF immediate lcgis-
ation The strengthening Of the cor
rupt practices act by supplementary
legislation and the enactment Of a
form of the Australian hall
lot law are recommended
The Libel law
The message recommends "thc
IL The present objection
,hle Hhel law SO that the Justification
VI the criticism of public acts and
qualification uf persons. upon the
,rounds of good motives and iustina-
Ne ends. may be pleaded as t. good
lefense IN both civii and criminal
asses. and with ail the practicable safe
,unrds against obiectionablel prose
utions under the statute. An prose
'uiions FOR libel should he initiated In
he district in which the libel actually
After calling attention 90 the great
Importance of the state land office
nd the large amount of money whichi
s. handled hy this department of thol {
tate government, the message states.
I aE5cc Win The land commissions
u his recommendation that tie per
nanmt FUNDS produced from lands
e invested in interest bearing bonds
nh ENnf hmm nm a ranennnMIn Inv