Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-16


| ate bill =, by Mr. Clark, relative 10
the safekeepmg of monies, creating
boards OF finance, and the bill was
made the special order for tomorrow
morning The committee reported
| substitute for senate Joint resolution
{, by Messrs. Walton and Hinkie, ask
ing the travelling auditor to furnish
data ON various bank failures in New
Mexico during the past few years
| The substitute provides for separate
investigating committees.
The senate passed senate bill i04,
by Mr.. Doepp, the medical bill Mr.
Gallegos, Hartt Miera and Romero
voting against it, and Mr. Ilfeld being
absent The senate also passed SEN
/ ate bill &c. by Mr. Walton, amending
section 1872 of the compiled laws of
! 1891 relative to administrators and
] executors, the only senator voting
1 against it being Mr. Laughren.
Senate bill l0j, by Mr.. Walton, au-
thorizing cities to levy taxes for high
way repairs, passed by vote Of lG
to ., those voting in the negative be-
! ing Senators Alldredge Gallegos, RO-
nero, Page and Hartt, while Senators
Barth, ,Hinkle and llfeld were absent.
Museum Bill Passed.
The house, under suspension of the
rules, passed the New Mexico museum
| bill by vote Of 8 to A. after amend
ments to make the appropriations So
| GOO ana $1,000, respectively, instead
of $4,000, the sum appropriated for
the last two years, had been voted
| down. The bill was championed In
4 strong addresses by Messrs. Mann and
| Renehan, the latter having introduce
resentatives. even those favoring
j the reduction Of the appropriation
speaking very highly upon the work
of the institution The bill amends
/ the act creating the museum so as
! to make It conform with the state
constitution, and makes permanent
I the appropriation it has had the past
! two years. The rules We're suspend
ed on motion of Mr. Sena by a vote
of 4 TO T.
The house refused to concur in
amendments made by the senate to
amended house bill 2l9, the salary
bill, and the measure win now go to
conference.
That the committees of the house
have been working hard since ad-
journment on Saturday was manifest
from the reports brought in this af-
ternoon. Some comment was caused
by the fact that the committee on
railroads, of which Mr.. Skidmore is
chairman. reported adversely on
house bill 115, by Mr. Skidmore, to
authorize the corporation commits
sion to supervise and regulate the
manning of passenger and freight
trains, locomotive engines. etc. Its
report was also adverse upon house
bill III by Mr.. Chavez OF Torrance,
providing for a scent rate law.
The committee on state, county
and municipal Indebtedness reported
favorably house bill ~, by Mr.. Luz
Zero. providing for the election of city
marshals in Incorporated municipal
tiles, and making ineligible for that
office any one who has served two
consecutive terms; also house bill IT'S,
by Mr. Skeen, validating certain war
rants OF incorporated towns and pro-
vding for their payment.
To Audit School Books.
The committee on education recon-
mended for passage house bill lif by
Mr.. Blood, providing for the audit
ing of books of school districts; NO.
zoe, by Mr. Sena, providing that no
person shall he elected TO the head Of
any state institution unless he has
been a bona fide resident of the state
for at least five years No. 224, by
Messrs. Reinburg and Gonzales, to
govern the organization, division and
consolidation Of school districts.
The judiciary committee recon-
mended that house bill 126, by Mr.
Skidmorc. abolishing the occupation
tax, be recommitted to the commit
tee on taxation.
The committee on railroads report
ed adversely house bill 1872, by Mr.
Chavez Luna, for better regulation
of railroad service, and NO. l4l' by
Mr.. Sena, prohibiting railroad com
panies. railroad foremen or railroad
agents from maintaining commlssar-
les for workmen
The committee on judiciary report
ed favorably house bills No. GA, 90,
1sO. 22. 40, 1856, 200 and 1873, and
recommended house bills 2lS and 10
with amendments, and substitute Tor
house bin 100. 1t recommended that
house bill 206 be returned to its au-
thor for correction, so as to make II
conform with the constitutional re-
quirements.
The committee on taxation report
ed house bill 20l with amendments
while on house bill 8 it brought IN
a minority report, but not along party
lines. This bill is by Mr.. Mann, ana
provides for lax commission
was made the special order for Wed
nesday afternoon The majority re-
port favors an appointive eommis-
sion. and the minority report an cleo
tive commission. Another idea IS TO
be sprung during the debate on the
hill and that is that the members OF
the proposed commission serve with
our compensation, it being argued that
,bis would secure higher class OF
men on the commission