Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-26
Only Two Votes Are Recorded
in Opposition to Measure
. Which Would Add New Po-
IitiCaI Division,
UNEMPLOYED HOUSE
EMPLOYEES DROPPED
First Serious SQuint at Parti-
san Difference Comes Up
in Senate Between Bafth
and Clark,
(By II. l.. ID. McAliistcr, Staff Corrc-
SnOndcnt)

By II. l.. ID. McAliister, Staff Corre-
spondcnt)
Santa Fe. Jan. 25.--De Baca county
took the first hurdle in the race for
Legislative approval with all ease this
afternoon when. the house, without
waiting for printing or translation of
the bill creating it, suspended the
ruea and passed it by an overwhelm-
ing majority. only two members
Stroud of Roosevelt and Mr.. Sanchez
of Quay, were recorded in the mega
tive, while forty-three voted in favor
of the bill.
A slight change in the proposed
boundaries of the new county were
made by the committee on counties
and county lines, to which the bill
was referred. AS amended, no terri
tory will he taken from Quay county,
while on the other hand Roosevelt
county in exchange for territory given
up receives only seventeen townships
of Chaves county. instead of twenty
two, as provided in the original bill.
The bill was pushed on the floor OF
the house by Mr.. Ortiz of San Miguel,
Mr.. Pardue of Guadalupe and Mr..
Lewis of Chaves, the latter the author
of the measure. In addressing the
house in advocacy of the bill Mr..
Lewis declared that the prayers of
95 per cent of the people of the ter
ritory affected will be answered when
the county of de Baca is finally Gre
ated.
House Backs Up.
As anticipated, the house backed up
on the question of it's amendment to
the senate bin appropriating money
for the mileage and per diem of the
lieutenant governor and members and
employees of the legislature. The
senate's neck was bowed on the prop
osition that there should be no mere
ly ornamental names on the pay roll,
and as all hands were really anxious
to see the GHOST walk, the senate had
it's way about the matter.
incidentally it was necessary for
the house to revise its list of en-
ployes in order to comply with the
requirement of the senate bill that
the chief clerks of the two houses
shall certify that the employees have
been present and have performed
their duties before being paid.
There were some names on the house
payroll the owners of which were en-
tirely unfamiliar with anything that
iesembled work around the legisla-
ture, These names were dropped.
" men tle hill WdS IllSilty ictuth
ed to the senate, that body was about
to adjourn, but instead it recessed for
three-quarters of an hour in order
to give time for enrolling and en-
crossing, and the bill was then given
its final reading and signed by Lieu
tenant Governor Lindsey and Chief
Clerk Giddings. 1t was laid on the
governors desk this afternoon and
will probably be signed by him to-
morrow, after which it will be possi-
hle for members and employees to
draw down some of their pay.
Want Institutions Probcd.
The introduction of a joint resolu-
ton by Senator Bryant of Roosevelt
county calling upon all state institu
tonS for report in detail as to the
disposition made of permanent funds
derived from the public land fund
of the state was the occasion for the
first sharp difference that Senator
Rarth has had with his republican
brethren since the xession opened,
and the first approach to a party di-
vision in the senate.
After the resolution had been read
by title Senator Barth asked that 1T
he read in full. and after that was
. done he moved that the rules be sus-
pended, printing and translation dis
pensed with and the resolution
placed on it's passage Senator Clark |
moved as substitute that it be re-
ferred to the committee on public
lands.
Barth Called to Order.
Thereupon Senator Barth began a
discussion of the purposes for which
the federal land grant to the state had
hnnr mo do hxyt hn =
eminent at the beginning of statehood,
declaring that the proceeds of the sale
of these lands constituted trust fund
and that only the income of the fund
could be issued. Senator Clark made
the point of order that Mr. Barth's
remarks had reference to the merits
of the resolution and were not ger
name to the substitute motion before
the senate. Lieutenant Governor
Lindsey sustained the point of order
and Mr.. Barth brought his speech to
a speedy close.
The republicans all voted in favor
of the substitute, and all but one dem
ocrat against it. Senator Lea of
Chaves explained that he favored the
resolution but could see no harm in
referrin 1t to the committee on pubic
lands instead of rushing 1t through
and he accordingly voted in favor OF
the substitute, which prevailed by
vote of fifteen to one, The senate ad-
journed until o'clock Monday after
noon out of respect to the memory of
the late Senator r. A Miera. The
house adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. This will be the
first morning session since the legis-
lature organized.
In the House.
The committee on corporations
made a favorable report on III. B. 60,
relative to land grants, and by motion
of Mr.. Barnes of Bernalllo county the