The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-22

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employees and fixing penalties. Edu-
cation.
House Bill 40. esq, Smith, provId-
Ing that corporations shall not con
tribute 20 election campaigns. State
affairs.
House Bin No. esq. Romero. pro-
vlding for annual state franchise tax
on corporations. state affairs.
Judge Mann moved that House BIN
40. IT'S. passed on Saturday, be re-
called from the senate for the pur-
pose OF reconsldcrlng In amendment.
This IL the Skeen bill 20 validate GER
tain classes OF municipal warrants.
The motion was carried. the bill VAS
reeonsidered and rccommitted.
Mr.. Davies moved to suspend the
rules TO take up House Bill No. i25,
which -aIpropriates $500 for build
ing a bridge over Ie Rio Grande al
San lidefonso. Mr.. Blood, chairman
OF the roads and highways commit
tee. voiced strong opposition to the
| consideration Of his bill. stating ihpt
ne had In his hand BILLS making spec
ial appropriations for the construc-
ton % bridges amounting 20 over
100000 and that IL the policy was
carried Out and the question opened
by the passage of one such bill IL
l. would mean the appropriation OF
81, 900. OOb. He said he was In favor
OF 10Th roads and bridges but he did
not believe this was the roper man
ner TO bring about construction. Mr..
Blood said that every country should
build liz own bridges, except on state
highways. and declared tina, San
Miguel county had spent S2oo,o 900 on
bridges within the past few years.
Representative Veal strongly sup
ported The poaition taken by Mr.. Blood
as did MIR. WEIGH, who said That he
had destroyed "A bill ASKING $780, 0v
for a bridge IN QUA county which he
did not believe to o" fair to the state.
Mr.. Renehan said Il was not fair
To Kill a reasonable Dill because other
bills asking similar appropriations
were not reasonable. He said that II
was impossible to point to "a loot OF
road built by the state highway com
mission which had not been built for
people with automobiles: that not d
foot or road had been built for the
benefit of the plain people Mr..
Henehnn said that conditions de-
manded the passage OF this bill nnd
his plea for the common people was
ably backed up In an emotional speech
hy Mr.. Martinez, of Taos, who said
that the poor people IN many counties
now were being forced to pay tolls %
cross bridges In order 10 get theii
produce to the market. MIR. Mar
tlnez raug all the changes upon the
"plain people" which MIR. Ronehat
had overlooked.
Judge Mann said tina, he did moi
believe the state was financially aoi'
to build bridges. Mr.. Montoya, 81
sandoval corrty asserted that tins
: state was plenty able to build BRIDGE
, Tor automobile owners II
! aid not seem to be able to do 30 iol
! the ''plnin people MIR. Mullens IA
vored the passage Of this bill and th'
= building OF the bridge at san ilde'
fouso 50 that the independent Repub
e ucans OF Sandoyul county might min
: gle with ;ht leactioaury Republican
q of santa Fc county ana be converte
D one way or the other. Mr.. Thnrp. MI
. Toombs and Mr.. % also hpproFe'
% tho rnssage OF the bill which hnalll
e went through by a vote Of 20 to 10
MIR Matinee Immediately moved Il
70 suspend the rules 10 take up Hous'
BIN No. gOS, which appropriate
$4,000 for a bridge In Taos county
70 when Mr.. ToomhB secured an au
70 iournment until 2 o'clock.
when the house I'M
afternoon Mr.. Martinez again eahf'
up his bill. House Bill No. soo' 70 az
propriate $4,000 for building a prlos
n In Taos county. He withhrew III
motion pending the meeting OF IN
l. salary conference committee giNln
notice that he would call Il up agar
. lupon his return 90 the house.
|" House Bin No. "a, the Reneha.
clay bank bill, was next on the cal
y endar and MIR. Renehnn said tina
there was supposed TO be "A coo
In the woodplle" In this hill. u
asked that IL be referred To a spec
inI committee for investigation. II
= motion To mat effect wa carried an
Judge Toombs, who was In u chal
n In thu absence OF the speaker az
Y. pointed Represcntatiyes Flemini
i Eaton. skidmore, Ffpncis, Yea
Z Tharp and Holland a. such commit
tee.
l. House BIN No. gSi. appropria''"
s2,OOO for participation by h ne
Z groes of New Mexico In the celenra
l. ton of the hnlet= anniversary OF NJ
gro freedom in Chicago next Ausu
J. was passed hy a vote of SO 10 ) att'
Is extended debate.
~ The house was proceeding with n
calendar while waiting Tor a repo'
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The house OF representatives tram
y" acted "a considerable amount OF bus
ness in its late afternoon session "a
: urday. not the least important
had been amended by Judi