The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-02
estate Capital bureau
tof Evening Herald.
Cot DE Vargas Hotel.

santa Fe, y. NJ, Feb The sen.
ate this afternoon passed senate Rlu
90 the state library bill introduced
~ senator Laughren. by the terms or
Whieh the appointment "r the state
h"fhrian iH removed from the noy-
'rn"r nnd placed in the hands Of the
state supreme court. which is made
the official custodian board Of the
state library The hili passed bv "A
vote OF II to 2 and after senator
Walton. ot Grant county. had cbarar.
'"fiNed u ne the opening wedge .n a
program To take from the go,ernor
he appolntiyc power for the yarioua
department heads and Institutions of
OF the state The purpose ct the
bill he said. was readily understood.
and also he said that he tally under
stood the arguments Of the majority
and The claim that the supremc court
az board OF trustees is the prnner
body Ia have charge of the stat. d.
hrnfy. There might De some JUSTICE
IN the measure. Mr. Walton said. but
Tor the fact that the appointiVc DOW
81 had rested with Republican GOV
crnors FOR many years and he con.
lnued, the fact THAI thla change l.
contemplated now when the governor
is a Democrat makes mo susui, ioua
haN" noticed Ir The papers miimu
tiuns that 10 iN planned tu take from
M" governor the appointment ~ sew
"rll department heads N looks to
m' nhc this pr tho entering wedge
cam see absolutely no reason for the
change go this time"
E,p,yug. Mr. CHAMPION. of CoIfaN
declared with some sarcasm that be-
presumed the gentleman from Grant
might bc excused Tor taking his co,
from the papers
50 far as the majority is con-
ccrnod.' snid Nj CHAMPION. - have
Set tn understand that they NV,
modc the newspapers of the state tho
Keepers Of their conscience rr the
recipients og their confidence"
conditions Mr.. Drl~ptou contend
ed, are different now from the past
aud th" state library is the workshop
ut the supreme court Iio declared
that so far Us he knew there was
nothing political .u tho measure
pthcr bills passed by the senate
this afternoon out of the long list on
the calendar 90, which the senate was
at work AZ I O'clock included Senate
Hill No Gl. relating tu the service
of writs of ycrir". senate iill 80. g.
providing for elections ia regard tO
bonded indcJtoducss for school pur-
poses 10 municipalities and I'm school
districts outside of municipalities
the Navarro bin tp protect religious
societies from ubcl passed by vote
Of ~ to g. and senate Rll No. 5S
hy Mr. HinAIr. changing the common
law rule with reference To purging
from contempt and permitting np'
pcais IN contempt cases.
Bily introduced in tho senate IN
cluded.
Senate Rm No s5. relative to prac-
ticc IN Justice courts. Judiciary.
= e. No. a6, Walton, to amend sec
tinn 1879. compiled laws. relative "a
compensation uf administrators and
executors. Judiciary
s y. No o. CHAMPION. To amend
section IS. chapter 53. luws of 1903
Judiciary
Al I o'clock tho senate was still In
session uu the consideration "t bills
House Takes ~ Heavy Calendar.
The house this afternoon began
work on calendar carrying II hill'
on third reading Nuuc of thes'
were of special Importance and II
WIS likely that action would he takcr
upou the basis ui the committee re-
ports. The most important action oI
tho curi, afternoon session was IN,
adoption uf % report from the road'
land highways committee recommend
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