Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-04
Minority FiIibuSter Over Bill
to Continue in Effect AS
SesSmentS Of 1914 Meets
With Defeat
BOTH ELY AND SPIESS
ADVISE WITH CAUCUS
Likelihood Of Agreement Over
Salary Question More Re-
mote Than at Any Time;
Another Conference Called,

Santa Fe. Feb. 3.-Thc democratic
minority in the house today started
"a determined filihuster against the
republican taxation program, but met
with a decisive defeat in the first
skirmish.
Opposition developed when house
substitute for senate substitute for
senate bill No. 3, was taken up. The
measure provides that the valuations
fixed upon special classes of proper
ty nv the state board Of equalization
such as railroads. telegraph. tele-
phone, livestock, etc, shall be ex-
tended upon the assessment rolls for
1915. on the plea that the assessors
should be doing the work now and
cannot wait until the revenue bills
are enacted.
The democrats raised objections to
considering the bill this afternoon,
and wanted TO postpone action until
il was reprinted. They also called in
10 question the constitutionality of
the bin, but were overruled again
and again.
Mr.. Mann explained at length the
need for emergency action. and in
sisted that the bill is constitutional
AS a last resort Mr.. Hewitt moved to
adjourn until THURSDAY afternoon at
, o'clock. The republicans seemed
taken by surprise and sent for the
members who had scattered into the
committee rooms and lobbies while
the vote was being taken. Mr.
Hewitt's motion WAS lost by a vote
Of II to "a.
The rules were then suspended and
the house substitute was passed by
more than two-lhirds majority e
make IL an emergency measure, re-
ceiving So as against z votes. Mr.
Tharp. socialist, and Mr. Sandoval,
progressive, voted with the repubn-
cans, .,
This was the only measure passed
by the house today, as the democra-
tic filibuster took up a large part oil
the afternoon.
sixteen new bills were introduced,
several of them of great significance
The new bills are:
142, by Mr. swan. For the protee-
tion OF the records of the several
counties of the state and regulating
the business Of abstracts therefrom
state affairs.
148, by Mr sena. For the extermi-
nation Of prairie dogs. Military al
fairs. go,
l44, by Mr. Montoya of Bernalillc
and Mr.. Ortiz. To provide for indl-
gent orphans. Public institutions.
t45. by Mr.. Montoya of Bernalllo
by request. Providing for a board OF
Spanish school examiners. Education
146. by Mr.. Montoya of Bernalillo
bv request. For teaching Spanish N
the public schools and higher insti-
tutions of education. Education
l47. by Mr. Francis. Making it
penal offense to abandon sheep. Live
stock
14S. BY Mr.. Francis. Providing fol
the assessment of sheep in the coun-
ty in which the owner resides. Taxa
ton.
f49. by Mr. skidmore. Relative tc
the shipment of bodies by express OF
railway. Judiciary
tb0 by Messrs. Gonzales and Rein
burg. 70 provide method OF en-
forcing liens. Taxation and revenue.
f5f, by Mr.. Lucero. Providing foi
instruction in fire prevention IN the
public schools Education.
1852. by Mr. Lueero. Relative .
rural and village school elections Ed-
ucation.
15s, by Messrs. Eaton and Rene
han. To provide for the constructor
OF county bridges state, county ano
municipal indebtedness.
154, by Messrs. Martinez and Tru'
iillo For the recovery of damages
to cultivated lands and crops by tres
passing livestock State affairs.
1855, by Mr.. Mann. Defining thu