New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
creating the county Of De Baca.

f. s:S:'i e the county Of De s'ea.
House Bill No. 81. Committee subs.
titute for House Bill No. 81. An Az
to facilitate the teaching of English
and Spanish by Bi.Lingual Method
in certain grades of the public
schools. March 3.
House Bill l6.-An Act to amend
: section Abs, Code 1915 relating TO
procedure in District Court. March
House Bill 24-An Act providing
for payday of Employees of certain
corporations, and prescribing a PEN
atty for the violation thereof. March
S.
House Bill l9S,-Committee Subs
Act creatin the county of Lea.
titute for House Bill No. l98,-An
March J.
House Bill 232,--An Act providing
f,r teaching of higher grades in
the Rural Schools of the state Of
New Mexico. March s.
House bill No. 95, by Otero, a herd
law, was passed by a vote of 81 to
IL with amendments providing for
more liberal fence regulations.
The senate passed the Lea county
bill, Lee, Calish and Mersfelder were
the only democrats to vote for It.
All the republicans supported it.
Religious Freedom Granted.
Tho so-called Christian Science
bill passed this week. the senate vot-
ing fa:nrably by a vote % Is 70 s.
i'n:es introduced the Dir in
the ouse. II vouchsafcs to the
members of all churches the right to
practi., the tenets of their fa'tu.
including ministration to the
sick by prayer A paragraph was
added to the law, to the effect that
it Should not be construed to ex-
empt anyone from quarantine or
health regulations of the \
Social Equality" Fails.
Efforts Of a Negro organization
by negroes of Albuquerque.
TO compel proprietors Of restaurants
and places of amusement 10
admit people of all races to their
establishments without discr;mina-
vas introduced by a house
member by request, and was tact
fully forgotten by the legislature
its purpose became fully
Salaried Appointments
Thomas Hughes of Albuquerque
vas named superintendent of the
state ~penitentiary.
Theodore Roua't of Dona Ana, was
game warden.
Clcofes Romero of San Miguel was
made Insurance Commissioner.
State Engineer James T. French on
lccount OF his stellar record in that
,fficc under recent administrations
vii remain. at the head of this i'm
branch OF New Mexico's gov.
'rnn.e according to latest ad-
A New School Plan
The senate has partially amended
he law changing the operation Of
ural schools and has adopted a pro-
'ision to establish county boards
5ho shall hire teachers and buy
most of the supplies instead of the
boards, as at present. The
ounty board will include the coun-
Y superintendent and clerk. All
members are to be appointed by the
ounty commissioners.
The road bill creating a state high.
Iay department. with only technical
mendments, a favorable senate vote.
S. 3. S.. appropriating money to
haritable institutions. was passed
y the house, by a vote OF 80 to 6. II
ives the relief Society of Las We
5000 this year and the same
mount next year. Other institu-
ions are aided as follows: St. Vim
snt's hospital at Santa Fe. $500;
rant county hospital, Silver City.
.800; Sisters of Mercy. Silver City.
800: Ladies' hospital. Deming. ST.
70: Eddy county hospital, Carlsbad,
300: Sisters hospital at Albuuner-
ne, S24M; Gallup hospital $2N0
t. Mary's hospital. Roswell. 1890;
Of Loretto Mora, $1,000 Sis
RS Of Loretto. Las Cruces, 81 90:
ew Mexico orphans school at San
Fe, $4,000. The appropriations
re to be duplicated next year.
Local Option Bill Passed
A local option prohibition law by
onzalcs and Llewel'yn passed the
,use. An industrial school estab-
bill for an institution at
aos carrying $75O 900. by Santiste-
an. passed AZ to 8. York of Otero
Pardue. Lleweliyn and
arnes spoke in favor of it, saving
lat industrial schools are a debt
lat people from the east owe the
,tive people and that the Spanish
'ople owe. it to their children. A
bill creating a highway from
through Roy. to Wagon
'o"nd. passed unanimously.
The house by a vote of % to 20.
lied a bill imposing a tax On ev-
y Pullman sleeping car ente-'ng
. state. because of a provision
aking it a misdeamnor for the
of any such car to lower an
'ner berth unless actually to be
The bill proposed a tax Of
on standard sleepers and 81 on
urist sleepers.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
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