Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-03
Members of State Defense Bu-
reau Make Strong Appeals
in Addresses Before Repre-
SentatiVeS.
DRAFT OF IMPERATIVE
LEGISLATION PRESENTED
Proposed Bills Are introduced
in Senate and Are Referred
to Emergency Committee;
Committees Named.
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ESPECIAL ptsFtfCH 10 MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe, n. NJ, May 2.-Late this
afternoon house and senate commit
tees went to work on the six proposed
legislative measures submitted in the
message from the governor and em-
bodying recommendation of the war
board.
Floor Leader r. P. Barnes Just be-
fore adjournment of the house as
sured the members of the war board
that the answer of the legislature to
its appeals would be the only reply that
could be expected, and that is prompt
action and the enactment of good,
wise and patriotic legislation along
the lines suggested
A communication from the social
ist party of New Mexico, dated Las
Cruces, was read in the house. 1t de-
manded that the legislature cause to
be seized all uncultivated lands, all
private industries and mines, and to
operate them for the state, so as to
prevent private exploitation. The
communication was referred to the
committee on military.
A message was received from the
governor in both houses submitting
tentative drafts for six emergency
measures and they We're introduced
in the senate as follows;
Senate Bill No Ito provide for
the public defense. t...
Senate Bill No. 2--To provide for
the national guard. r,.
Senate Bill No. 3--For further ex-
tension of cooperative agricultural
work.
Senate Bill No. 40 accept provi-
sons of the Smith Hughes act for vo-
cational training.
Senate Bill No. $40 provide for
public health, safety and welfare.
Senate Bill No. ITO provide for
publication and distribution of laws
passed by the special session.
Bills Referred.
The bills were referred to the emer-
gency committee, consisting of Rein
berg, chairman Barth, Kaseman, Lea,
Salazar, Smith, Esquibel, Murray and
Mersfelder.
The bills will be considered in COM
mittee of whole tomorrow forenoon
at which time the members of the
war board will address the senate.
The house unanimously invited
members of the war board TO address
IL this afternoon. Representatives
Barnes and Bryan were appointed a
committee to notify Chairman E. c..
Champion of the invitation.
Speaker Llewellyn appointed the
following committees to whom the
six emergency measures were re-
ferred the financial, finance and ag-
ricultural committees meeting imme-
at the close Of the session,
and Overson calling meeting Of the
military committee for IL o'clock to-
forenoon:
Appropriations Gonzales. chair
man: Barnes, r. A. Ortiz, York, Ro-
nero, Winston, Gaunt, Frances, Leyba,
Mascarenas, Patricio Romero, Pa
tricio Garcia, Eaves, de Baca, Strouo,
and Shaw.
Military Affairs--overson, chair
man: Upton, Wetmore. Gomez, petro
Sanchez, Gurule, Mares, Valencia,
Dills, Armijo, Levitt, Mehlhop. l.. G.
Ortiz, Patricio Sanches Bryan, land
Birch.
Agricultural-Jesus Sanchez, chair
man; Pardue, Santisteban, Roy, Man
uel Sanchez, Arellano, Turner, Otero.
Chaves, Alberts, Wesley, Lewis. Lu-
cero. Salazar, Griego, Livingston.
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