The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-01
BILL FOR A BOARD
Of Examiners
For Miners
One Of an Interesting Collec-
ton introduced in House;
Logging Bill Finally Makes
Its Appearance.
(state Capital bureau
tof Evening Herald.
(sf DE Vargas Hotel.

Santa Fe. \. A., Feb. g7.-The
time is fast approaching when no
more new bills may be introduced IN
either house and as n result the end
OF the week has seen q flood of bills
IN IN hohsc and "A considerable num-
Der OF them in the senate. making
their way Into the legislative game
before the yates closed.
In the house some curiously inter.
ecting measures have been introduced
and a few which are OF considerable
importance during the last few days.
Board OF Mine Examiners.
House Bin No. sos. introduced In
the house Thursday afternoon by
Hon. Modesto G. Ortiz " Bernallllo
county and Representative Fleming
OF Mckinley county, provides for the
creation OF a board OF state mine eX-
aminers, who are named Ia the Bill
and who are 90 serve for a term OF
four years. These gentlemen are ID.
II. Somerville Of Mckinley county,
who IL named president OF the board
Tom o'Brien OF cclfax county who Is
named treasurer. and benjamin Hill
OF santa Fe who IL appointed secre-
tary. The president and treasurer
are to receive $500 a year each and
necessary travelling expenses, while
the secretary Is 20 receive $1,000 n
year and necessary expenses. The
first and what appears 10 he the prin-
cipal duty Of the secretary Is that he
must make his residence In santa Fe.
% measure a-ppropriates $4,000 Tor
the supplies and equipment OF the
board. which are not otherwise de-
sc.ibed.
The duties Of this proposed board
are to examine all persons who wish
employment In New Mexico as mine
examiner. mine foreman. mine man
ager 1r mine Inspector and to issue
certificates To such as shall success
fully pass an examination. the nature
and form OF which are LETT To the dis
erection OF the board. Any mine own
or or other person who shall employ
any person In n ~ h above nam
ed capacities. following The passage
OF the bill. which carries the sme-
gency clause. shall be punished ~ "a
varied series Of fines, imprisonmept
or both In the discretion Of the court.
4 New Mounted Police Biil.
Representative Sena OF san Miguel
county has ready for Introduction a
mounted police bill. re-creating the
company which Is just now being I'm
] ally abolished by "A bin which has
passed the senate and Is pending IN
the house on a report ~favoring pass
age. The sena bill Az drafted pro-
vidcs the state senate shall appoint q
captain OF the mounted police whose
salary shalt be $500 a year, ana
viii shall select six privhtes {" form
the company ana who shall receive
$1,000 "a year each. the men To pro-
vide their own horses and subsistence
\ Hog Cholera Measure.
Following a suggestion Of the cat
tie sanitary board In ~ last report
10 the governor. Representative Black
Of Chaves county has introduced
House Bfl No. 209 providing for the
suppression Of hog cholera and othci
( diseases Of swine. The bill seeks u
establish rigid regulations for inspec'
tio, Of hogs being brought into th'
state, "Gisinfeotion OF cars, etc, ana
for the prevention OF movement oI
diseased hogs within the state. j
would entrust TO the cattle sanitary
board the duty of enforcing the law
for which there II an urgent neeu
owing 20 the prevalence Of hog chol'
era. particularly In the Pecos valley
where Il has caused heavy losses.
$1,000 for Translating.
Representative Martinez has intro.
duced "A Joint resolution to appropri
ate $1,000 for the cost Of translhtin'
The laws Of the present legislature IN
To spanish for Spanish publication
The resolution would entrust the Worl
TO Bias sanchez. the capable ch'e
clerk of the house.
10 BLOCK Recess Appointments.
Rcprcsentative Candeiario NiFh "
House BliI 40. sos introduced Thurs
day. haa sought to prevent tho gov
ernor from making recess appolnt
ments. The bill reads as follows
"No person whose nomination ma
been rejected nv the senate nan D
eligible 10 hold office under a reces
appointment. 49,
The bin concludes with the famil's
wording nf the emergency clause