Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-23
WOMEN s BILL
As AMENDED IS
NO BILL At ALL
Change of Word ''ShaII'' TO.
MAY" Leaves the Law Re-
garding Appointments to-
Boards Just Where It Was,

santa Fe, Feb. 22.--The house this
afternoon, by vote of Al to 2, passed
II r. 49, by Mr.. Montoya. of Berna-
illo but changed the little word
"shall to may which, according 30
,Iessrs Renehan and Veal, who voted
asainst the bill, made a world Of diff
ference.
As introduced the bill requires the
annointment of at least one woman
on each Of the boards having the con-
trol and management of the state ed
rational reformatory and penal insti-
mtions excepting the military insti-
mite at Roswell, the act TO go into Of
fect January /, 1916. The amendment
changes the bill To read that the gov
ernor may" appoint, instead OF
shall" appoint.
As originally introduced the bill had
the hacking of the New Mexico fed
Grafton Of womens clubs. Mr.. Rene
han. In opposing the amendment. said
that he for one would not vote 10
hand a gold brick TO the women of
the state. and that as amended the
acf is unnecessary, as the governor
now has the right to appoint a wom-
an on snch boards, and in fact has
done go in the past. Mr.. Veal also
said that If the legislature wanted 10
make present to the ladies of the
state It should give them the genuine
measure.
To Protect Landlords.
II. y. so. by Mr. Gonzales, to make
II a misdemeanor to defraud lessons
out Of rent due, to leave premises
rented without due notice and TO
make IL unnecessary to give more
than three days notice TO tenant In
arrears to vacate, was passed, but only
after determined opposition, the vote
being IS to 10. The 10 who went on
record against The bill are Messrs.
Black. Bryant, Dow, Hewitt. Mann,
Montoya. of Sandoval; Montoya, Of
Bernalllo; Mullen. Palmer, Renehan,
Rutherford. Sandoval Skeen, Skid
more Smith, Taylor, Tharp, Veal and
Welsh
BY a vote of ~ to 4, II. B. 40, by
Mr.. Mann defining juvenile delln-
Quent persons and providing for the
punishment Of persons responsible for
Or contributing to the delinquency Of
children, passed.
II. B. 1877. by Mr.. Chaves. of Tor
rance, to remedy the evils consequent
upon the destruction Of any public
records by fire or otherwise, passed
by vote of 81 to 1, Mr.. Welsh voting
against the measure.
II. b. 1873. by Mr.. Renehan. to regu-
late and supervise the sale and pur-
chase of stocks Of private, foreign
and domestic corporations, passed
unanimously.
Race Feeling Crops Out.
II. =. Psi, by the finance commit
Zee, to enable the negroes of this state
to make an exhibit at the celebration
Of the national half-century anniver-
sary Of negro freedom at Chicago N
Angus, passed by vote OF 50 10 &,
after q debate as acrimonious as was
that in the morning over an appro-
pration to build bridge across the
Rio Grande at Ildefonso. Mr.. Hol-
land declared that according to his in
formation the colored people in New
Mexico number only 500 and pay
not TO exceed $4,000 school taxes an
nnally. Mr.. Renehan replied by say
ing that there are 1000 negroes IN
the state permanently located and ns
many more transient.
Mr.. Rutherford asked whether the
legislature had ever made appropria-
tons for the Spanish peo-
pie, and brought on an unexpected eX-
plosion. Mr.. Vigil, of Soeorro. OBJ
iected most strenuously TO the Span
ish-Amerlcan being classed with the
negro. Mr.. Lucero added that the
Spanish Americans are able to take
care Of themselves, are not begging
any favors and merely insist on their
rights.
Mr. Mullens said that the negroes
Of New Mexico arc so progressive that
they maintain two democratic clubs
and walk to the ballot box with open
ballots in their hands The bill car
ries an appropriation of $4,000.
Legislative Salaries.
Both houses this afternoon, after
passing the county salary bill. passed
an emergency legislative salary bill,
which was not opposed by any mem
Ter, not even those who voted against