Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-05
Expression of Approval of the
Presidents Course IMAM
imouS at Santa Fe; Official
Action Today.
WEEK AHEAD PROMISES
WORK IN BOTH HOUSES
Free Text Book Legislation
at This Session Is Threat
ened by Publishers Lobby
Prohibition Measure Up,
(By II. l.. ID. McAllistcr, staff Corre-
spOndent.O


spondent.)
Santa Fe, Feb. At is quite prob
able that when the legislature meets
tomorrow AFTERNOON resolutions will
be introduced in both houses endors-
ing the stand taken by President Will
son in severing diplomatic relations
with Germany and pledging the hearty
support of the state in any emergency
that may arise in the future.
The most intense interest was mani
tested in Santa Fe Saturday morning
on receipt of the news that the Ger
man ambassador had been handed
his passports and that President Will
son had made an address to congress
defining the attitude Of this country in
regard to the latest phase of snbna-
rine warfare In legislative circles
the gravity of the situation was at
once realized and members gathered
in groups at the capitol to discuss the
probable developments of the near
future.
On all sides expressions of approval
of the presidents coure were heard.
Politics was forgotten. The only
thought uppermost in the minds of all
was that war was at hand and that
patriotism should rise above partisan
ship-that in the crisis confronting
the country there should be no demo-
, he A ri
Busy Week Ahead.
The week ahead is likely to be the
busiest that has been seen since the
session began. Up to the present time
comparatively few bills of general inn
portance have been considered in
either branch of the legislature Dur
ing the last few days however, com
mittees have been hard at work and
calendars of goodly proportions are
now provided on both sides of the cap
itol. From now on 1t is to be expected
that work will increase in volume and
importance until the end of the ses-
sion.
The prospects are that free school
books-the dream of advanced edu-
Gators of the state for many years
are not for New Mexico school chill.
dren as yet. The Turner-Vesley bill
providing for this reform is likely to
come from the committee on education
with an adverse report. Representa-
tive Turner, who is member of the
committee, will probably submit a
minority report, but the influence of
10 lob f~ L. ltI
to prevent favorable action on the bill
at this session.
Persistent attacks on the office of
the state land office are expected to
bring out from democratic sources
some sort of a measure in the near
future providing for an audit or other
form of investigation of that office.
Present indications are, however. tha.
the republican majority will not let
any bill of the sort become a law.
Only one Appointment.
With Governor de Baca's term of
office more than d month old, and |
with the session of the legislature
nearly half gone, only one appoint
ment has been made by the chief ex-
Ol DBItllS NIdNtL, Sldle
game warden, and that appointment
was made with the express under
standing that it is to be only tempo
rary and that the whole matter of fill
ing the office is to be reopened at a
later date.
The designations of members of the
boards of regents or trustees of every
state institution have been requested by
the governor with view to fill the
vacancies by new appointments. How
many of these designations have been
received is not known, as no informa-
lion on the subject has been given out,
but ii is presumed that most, if not
all of those asked to resign have done
so. Up to date. however, no intima-
lion has been given as to who will be
named to fill any of the vacancies.
Other Appointments.
In addition to the various board
there are a number of other
'ppointive offices to be filled. chief
among them being SUPERINTENDENT of