Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-03

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but the senate refused to confirm him
and Mrs. /. G.. Armijo, who held the
position under the territorial form OF
government. remained librarian.
| Thornton inangurated contest on
the ground that under the common
law a woman could not hold "A politl-
cal position, but the state supreme
! court ruled against him.
/ $ b. "a, by Mr.. Navarro. an act 10
protect religious aud fraternal assoc
| Citations against lihel, was passed by a
vote Of II to ..
S Il 5S by Mir. HmlSle. changing
I the common law rule relating to
contempt proceedings, passed unan-
lmously.
s b. 81, by Mr.. HELD amending
/ section "a, chapter 49, laws of 1905,
! providing that no dividends shall be
paid by corporations except out OF the
surplus or profits. passed unanimous
| ~ rs amended.
s. B, GA, by Mr.. Holt, relative to
/ the service Of writs of venire. passed
unanimously as amended.
$ r.. 65, by Mr. Holt. relative to
the recording of seals, passed unani-
| mously
$ y. &C. by Mr.. Holt, prohibiting
I the unlawful appropriation of cleo
trio current, gas, water, etc, passed
unanimously.
$, B. 6S, by Messrs. Holt and Ilfeld,
relating to condemnation proceedings
| by municipalities, passed Unanimous
ly with amendments
! S. Il. 60, by Mr., Ilfold relating 10
exemptions on property subject TO
/ landlords liens. passed by vote of
( II to 2.
S. b. rs, by the committee on edu-
( cation amending chapter 81 Of the
! laws of 1912, extending minimum
school terms from five to seven
months, passed unanimously.
Action On senate substitute for S p.
II, by Mr.. Sulzer, defining peddlers,
was deferred until tomorrow.
The committee on livestock report
ed favorably senate joint memorial
/ No. /, asking congress to appropriate
I $780, 600 TO eXterminate carniv0rous
wild animals, and senate bill 20 by
! Mr. Pankey, reducing the maximum
! of the tax levy for the cattle sanitary
! fund. Both measures will be passed
/ tomorrow House bill No. L. by Mr.,
( Montoya of Bernalillo, abolshing the
/ So per capita road tax. was referred To
the senate committee on highways.
! House bill No. 2, by Mr.. Montoya of
/ Bernalillo, the 5000 exemption meas
ure, was referred to the senate com
mittee on finance.
II. h. ~, by Mr. Gallegos defining
peddlers, was referred TO the senate
committee on judiciary.
In the House.
The following bills We're introduced
in the house
1856. by Speaker Romero. Limiting
the compensation per mile TO be
charged by railroads for the trans
| portatiou of any person with ordinary
| baggage. This Is the second three
| cent-a-mue measure 10 be introduced
/ in the house. 1t was referred to the
eonnitfee on stlfte affairs
1856. by Mr.. Medina. TO establish a
state industrial school at or near tho
town of Wagon Mound in the county
OF Mora. Education
1877. by MIR. Sandoval. Prescribing
penalties for Indians who attempt to
pass as citizens of the United States
The measure was provoked, it is said
by the punishment of Sandoval coun-
ty saloonkeepers who were convicted
of selling liquor to Indians and passed
themselves off as Spanish-Americans
! State affairs.
1873, by Mr.. Medina. To amend sec
! tion 1549 of the laws Of 1897, relative
! to poll-tax payers Education.
1879. by Messrs. Ortiz and Montoya
Of Bernalillo. For the government Of
community bitches Irrigation.
140, by Mr.. Skeen. To amend Sec
/ tions 6 and "a Of chapter 81 of the
laws of 1912, providing for the super
! vision of bitches and the closing of
wells Irrigation.
/ 141, by Mr.. Sena. Prohibiting rail
road companies, section foremen or
railroad agents from maintaining
I commissaries. Railroads.
/ Mr.. Sena introduced joint resolution
/ No. s, asking the state corporation
/ commission to explain why it has not
7 secured a three-cent-a-mile railroad
! passenger rate for New Mexico. Cor
/ porations
! New Senate Bills.
/ In the senate the following bills
were introduced;
| S. H. 95, by Mr.. Navarro, Relative
to the practice in justice of the peace
courts. Judiciary.
/ S. II 90, by Mr.. Walton. Amending
| section 1872 of the compiled laws OF
q,
administrators and executors. judi
/ ciary.
81, by Mr.. Champion. Amending
section As, chapter SO of the laws of
/ 1909, relative to disharments and
costs connected herewith. Judiciary
/ The bill provides that instead OF
the costs coming out of the supreme
/ court fund they are to be charged
. auafnet Tho nourt funG N the pount Y
{ in which the proceedings originated
10 be collected If possible from the ac-
cused attorney il found guilty.
Republicans Caucus.
THE republicans of both houses eau
cused all the morning over the salary
/ measures. with no other result than
I that most OF the republican members
are now convinced that the twenty
| six-county classification would be un-
! constitutional even if it were not SO
declared in the last instance and that
To insist upon It would imperil, or at
1 least tie up for another two years the
salaries of county officers.
! Tonight the finance committee OF
the house is at work on a brand new
salary measure. and another caucus
is to be neld tomorrow morning. The
new measure is to give the county
school superintendent more OF a
square deal than any of the measures
thus far introduced, and is to create
six classes of counties instead OF three
or four or five, as has been previously
proposed.
The legislative committee of the
state bankers association met "
Santa Fe today and endorsed a olil
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