Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-07
Effort to Force Resolution
From Committee Finds Sup
port From Only Three Men,
berS of Majority,
BRYANT RAISES DUST
ON CLAYBANK QUESTION
Renehan Makes It Plain That
He Doesn't Mean Any Harm
and Whole Matter Blows
Over in Short Time.
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> CLARK GETS BIT BETWEEN
; HIS TEETH-fT'S ALL OFF

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Santa Fe, March Storm ,
. clouds we're noticeable this even
. ing in the majority sky. They
. made their appearance right at
. the start Of the senate session to-
. night. when S. B. "a, the Burns
. ish-hatchery act, was passed
Q only with the aid of democratic
9 votes II passed by vote of ID q
. TO 8, those voting against II be- q
9 ing Messrs. Clark, Champion, q
. Doepp, Hinkle, Holt. llfeld, Page Z
o and Walton
9 s. B. 172, to exempt persons &
. over the age of 65 years from the Z
payment of poll tax, was amend
. ed by substituting the word 9
Q sixty" for "sixty-five." II then &
9 passed by Il vote of 20 to /, MIR.
. Page voting against the bill.
The senate republicans then Z
. went into caucus to take up the
Q Bursum tax commission bill, 9
. house substitute for II. b. 327, 9
" and also III. B, 3S2, by Mcssrs 9
Martinez and Trujillo, 10 tax the &
9 improvements and output of
o mines.
The caucus was in session but 9
few minutes when Senator
Clark was seen 10 leave it and re- g
turned to his desk in the senate Z
9 chamber Mr.. Miera rushed af- g
ter him and talked earnestly
with him, but returned to the
9 caucus alone. Some time after
wards Mr.. Pankey also left the
g caucus, but insisted, when asked g
9 why. that the light was too poor 9
9 IN the caucus room He was no. g
g tlced. however, earnestly study G
9 ing the Clark taxation bill.
The senate went i'm session 9
Q again at If o'clock, after the eau 9
o Gus had been ia session one hour g
9 and twenty minutes. Under sus- "
@pension Of the rules the Bursum G
o taxation bill was taken up, and 9
" number Of amendments were G
" adopted the most important of 9
Q which increases the amount of "
the total expenses of the tax COM "
. mission for employees from 5000 G
4" to $4,000 per annum, and elm
Q mates section IL, under which ="
every county was to be required
to pay into the state treasury
not less than eighty-five per cent "
Of the taxes levied for state pur- "
poses
At this iuncture there seemed g
to be another hitch in the ma
lority program. There were ear
nest consultations in whispers, "
the upshot of which was that the
o senate adjourned a few minutes
before midnight until Monday "
" morning at 8 o'clock, without "
Q taking any further action.
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ESPECIAL plspArcn 70 MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe, March 6.-It came to
SHOW down this afternoon in the hous'
on the prohibition question, and onl.
three republicans came to the ala o
the democrats in an effort to forc'
from the committee the resolution 10
constitutional amendment to be sub
mltted to the people of the state OF
the subject Of state wide prohibition
Those who voted for the resolution
We're as follows: Messrs. Black, Bry
ant, Dow, Hewitt, Holland, Jacque2
Mulens, Palmer, Reinburg, Ruthef
ford, Ryan. Skeen, Smith, Tharp, Yea
and Welsh
To Investigate LuCero.
Ihe following committee was 2p
pointed to investigate the office .
secretary Of state Antonio Lucero
Messrs Fleming, Chaves of Torrance
Flgll Of Socorro, Skidmore and Mul
lens. This is the result of an audi
by the state travelling auditor signe'
py George II. van Stone, who servo
as special assistant in the office
me report holds that a balance o
S%SlS.14 should be accounted Tor Il
the state treasurer by the secretary Q
state. This amount, it is claimed
covers fees collected and not turned
~, the secretary of state holding tina
ne was entitled to use them for vari
Gus expenses of his office.
The report also shows that sine
AR Lucero took office he and mem
pers Of his family have received
1otal Of $1S,3S9.75. The salary of TN
secretary for the period covere'
amounted to $S,625,. and the remain
yer amounting to $4,764.75, 1t I
IIidlmed, was drawn by members o
nus family who served as clerks y
the office.
Bryant Starts Something.
Mr.. Bryant raised quite storm b.
Introducing H. r. Is, asking for
committee to pass on II. B. 2l4, ap
propriating $4,000 for the paymen
S cor clay taken from claybanks nea
santa Fe by the state penitentiary.
,,nouon to table the resolution wa
ioSt by vote of 13 to %.
Mr' Renehan arose to a question
" personal privilege. He declared
tlat This resolution is an insult. Thre
'ays ago this bill was referred to