Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-19

lne senate, this afternoon telegra nh .
ed his acceptance Of the position OF |
expert accountant for the state col. |
iege investigation committee.
Reed F. Holloman, Of the law firm
OF Catron 4 Catron, accepted the
place OF attorney for the committee.
which met this afternoon in the Of.
ice OF Catron & Catron for preilmi-
nary discussion, Francis E. Lester,
VINO resigned as regent of the state
college, is in the capital looking af-
Ter good roads legislation. but will
probably be one of the first wit
hesses before the committee.
Mr., Toombs, after paying tribute to
the late Antonio de Vargas. John
Young and Tranquilino Labadle, who
mad been members Of the last state
legislature, moved that when the
mouse adjourn II be in honor of the
deceased. The motion was passed
unanimously.
Before adjourning. Mr.. Ortiz, Mr..
Mann and Mr.. Toombs took a fling
at newspapers editors and legislative
reports, because of some jabs that
appeared m the local press. Judge
Mann corrected the report that he
was In favor Of boiling editors In oil,
nut opined that some of them would
not be hurt much by moderate use
of soap and water.
The Morning Session.
In the house this forenoon. the fol-
lowing bills were introduced:
House Bill No. 25i. By the finance
committee, relative to appropriating
$4,000 for an exhibit of negro indus
trial progress in New Mexico at the
semi-centennal celebration of negro
freedom at Chicago
House Bill No. 1852, by Davies,
amending Chapter 81, laws of 1907,
prescribing procedure in criminal and
| civil cases. Taxation.
House Bill No. 1858, by Renehan, an
| act prescribing penalty for mutilat-
Ing or destroying road signs, Com
mttee on roads
House Bill No. 254. by Renehan,
creating state tax commission. Tax
alton
House Bill No. 255, by eAbeyta, to
amend Section 1549 of the complied
laws Of 1897. Judiciary. 1t relates
to poll tax.
Martinez and Trujillo introduced
| House Joint Resolution No. Is,
amending Section /, Article 10, consti-
I tuition of New Mexico. relative TO fees
for county officers. Constitutional
amendments,
Tharp introduced House Joint Res
/ olutlon No. 16, by Tharp. to amend
! Section 81. Article 4. of the state con-
stitution. to prohibit appropriations 10
charitable and religious institutions.
Tharp also introduced House Joint
/ Resolution No. II, by Tharp, to pro-
vide for the Initiative, amending Sec-
ton /, Article 4, of the constitution
so that only rs per cent of the voters
need to petition to initiate any law
and 80 per cent to initiate an amend
ment to the constitution.
Bouquet for Conway.
Black introduced House Joint Reso-
luton No. 10, expressing the appre-
citation of the legislature for the work
! Of County School superintendent John
/ v. Conway, Miss Conrad, etc, on be-
| half of the rural schools. This reso-
luton was passed under suspension OF
4 the rules.
House Bill No. 1874. the Reinburl
! militia and armory BILL passed 33 to
after vigorous debate. The act car
ries $4,000. Remarks were made by
| Blood Mullens. Toombs, Mann, Sena
/ Speaker Romero, Ortiz and Tharp
the last named vigorously opposing y
Tooml,s was called to the chair whil'
Speaker Romero explained that he "a
vors the measure. HeWett made
plea for the national guard, declarinl
that in 1861. when he enlisted unde
the colors, the troops were utterly un
prepared and several months wer'
lost In drilling He said that the ap
! preparation proposed was SINAI
enough.
Sena moved to amend to reduce th'
item for the annual maneuvers ron
$5.0 600 TO $4,000. The amendment wa
ruled out of order.
Tharp spoke against militarism II
general. Mullens explained that 10
every dollar spent by the state fo
the national guard. the United state
gives two dollars.
The state college investigating com
mittee organized this forenoon .,
naming +. o. Blood chairman E. G
Champion, temporary secretary w
II. Baker, stenographer; Reed Hollo
man, attorney