New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-11
THREE QUARTERS OF
MILLION PROVIDED
COUNCIL FOR STATE DE-
FENSE GETS DOWN TO
BUSINESS OF HELPING
GROWERS RAISE MORE
FOOD

state legislature came to an end
shortly before eleven o'clock Tues
day night, after eight days of un
certainty and excitement, and it i.
said by many that no legislature
in the history of New Mexico ever
stirred up as much ill-fceling ane
developed so many hostile interest.
in the same length of time. Some
very important legislation was ac-
complish.d. and the more importan,
laws resulting from the session will
be found published in another col.
unn.
The two houses adjourned from
Saturday night until Monday w.'
a complete deadlock on, and many
believed there was no way of work
ing out compromise, the conten-
tion being over the appropriation
bill providing funds for the work oi
preparing the state for long and
hard struggle. The house wanted
to appropriate one million five hun
drcd thousand dollars, issue bonds
to run forty years, give the war
committee equal authority with the
governor, create a regiment of cav
aiary for border duty, build roads
Tor military purposes, and organize
the agricultural resources of the
state The senate insisted upon an
approprition of five hundred
thousand dollars, placed all
the res spons i'iity up
on the governor Ct the state, cut
the size of the war committee from
twelve to seven, issue certificates OF
indebtedness instead of bonds, cut
out the cavalry feature, and wanted
the expenditures limited very close
ly tc agricultural matters.
Monday both houses appointed
confenence committees and in a re-
markably short time an agreement
had been reached, the same being
shown in the final substitute for
House Bill No. |, which became law,
But the House amended the bill in a
way which was feared would enable
the war committee to organize the
regiment of cavalry, which seemed
to be unpopular, with almost every
one, really having but few friends on
the war board. One or two other
amendments were made. The men,
bers of the house committee on con-
ference we're positive that the gov
ernor wished to share the respon-
sibilities with the war board, but
the senators did not believe it, and
after a wrangle of some duration
a committee waited upon the gov
ernor and ascertained his views,
which were to the effect that he
fully realized that the responsibility
was his and that he was willing
to assume all of it. The senate
then unanimously agreed to refuse
to concur in the amendments of the
house. Later Tuesday, after fight,
the house accepted the bill as it
came from the strate and it IS now
the law of the state.
Late Tuesday evening the bill was
signed by the officers of the two
houses and hurried to the governor,
who had already been informed of
its provisions, and he Immediately
made it a law and sent to the senate
the names of the members of the
war Council" as the official board
will hereafter be popularity known
The senate promptly confirmed
them, as follows:
Charles Springer, of Colfax Coun-
Robert E. Putney, of Bernalillo
county.
B. c. Hernandez, of Rio Arriba
county.
Charles r. Brice, of Eddy county.
Edwardo N. Otero, of Valencia
county.
w. A. Hawkins, of Otero County.
Eufracio Gallegos, of Union coun-
Secundino Romero. of San Miguel
county.
John N. Sully, of Grant county.
Soon after the confirmation of the
members of the War Council both
houses adjourned without day.
The session had its bitterness,
from which the outsiders gathered
amusement. As usual
Senator Barth was rampant against
the things he did not like, and one
Of the things he particularly dis
liked was the suggested regiment of
While making one of his
numerous speeches against that fea-
lure of the house bill, his eye fell
upon the form of Ex-Governor
George Curry, who was in close con-
with one of the senators,
In . loud voice Mr.. Barth protested
against lobbying on the floor for
my cavalry regiment by lame ducks
Who could get into the army no
,ther way, and a lot of other things
be said which were not 80 COM
plimentary. Red hot was the wrath
81 the ex. governor, who soon there |
lfter wayiaid tie senator from Ber. !
lalillo and opined that he was .
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