El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15
FOR
PROBING COAL PRICE
PASSED AND REPORTED
TO SENATE TODAY
coLFAx COUNTY MAN ONLY REP.
RESENTATIvE TO PROTEST;
BIENNIAL LOGGING BILL MAKES
REGULAR APPEARANCE

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The coal probe resolution was pass
ed by the house late yesterday after
noon, and was reported to the senate
today. Representative Burch, of Col
fay county, was the only n to voice
a protest. He said he had no objec'
tion to a coal Investigation, but he
felt II would be impossible for any
committee to make a thorough Inves'
tIgation and report before the ad'
journment Of the legislature.
The resolution was introduced In
the house by Representative vaIen.
ella, Of Torrance county, and provides
for the appointment Of a Joint com
mittec Of the senate and house. ITO
investigate the business Of mining
and distributing coal In New Mexico,
and the sale prices Of coal In the
state" The committee Is to report
to the legislature.
The logging bill, which makes its
appearance regularly at each session
of the legislature, and which was on
the house calendar yesterday after
noon, was recommitteds to the commit
tee. on railroads. 1t was introduced
by Representative Mascarenas, of Taos
county, and prohibits the floating, driv-
ing, or drifting on the surface Of
streams Of ties, logs and timbers. The
state affairs committee, to which the
bill was originally referred. reported
it to the house without Recommended
ton.
The house late yesterday afternoon
passed the following bills:
Substitute for H.. B. la, by Jose G.
Romero. Providing for the publica-
ton of the proceedings of boards of
county commissioners. The bill was
amended to provide for publications
in Spanish in Spanish newspapers.
H. B. lat, by R. A. Ortiz. Making
it the duty of county commissioners
to fix valuations for assessment in
October, instead of February, SO as to
give assessors more time.
Substitute for H. B. 131, by o. K.
Overson.l Relating to appearance
bonds and appearance in court.
H. B. 161, by Frank A. Roy. Pro-
viding for the licensing of keepers of
hotels, restaurants and livery stables.
H. B. 80, by Pedro F. Salazar.
Authorizing the payment of a reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the murderer or murderers of An
tonic De Vargas, a member of the
First state legislature. A similar bill
was introduced in the last legislature.
H.. b. "a, by Frank A. Roy. Max
ing the provisions of Chapter 28, SEES.
sion Laws of 1915, relating to the
licensing of saloons, applicable to vii.
Several senate measures we're on
the house calendar yesterday, and
when the first of these was reached.
Representative r. A, Ortiz called at
tention to the fact that the senate
had failed to supply house members
with complete sets of printed senate
and moved that no action
on senate measures be taken until
sets were in the hands of the
members of the house. His motion
carried.
Bills passed by the senate yester-
day included the following:
Substitute for s. B. GA, by Senator
Relating to punishment
proceedings.
5. B. 119, by Senator Baird. Relat-
ing to procedure in the sale or CON
yeyance of real estate Of lunatics.
Substitute for H. B, 8, by Represen-
tatlves Gonzales and Llewellyn.
Authorizing justices of the peace to
suspend sentence.