Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-18
Senator Barth Brings in ''Bone
Dry" Resolution to Take
Place of What He Terms
"BoneheadP' Measures,
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF GOOD ROADS LAW
Pass Legislation Providing fol
Printing and Supplies and
for Payment Of Legislators
Mileage and per Diem
(By II. l.. ID. McAlltster, Staff Corre-
spondent)

(By II. l.. ID. McAlltstcr, Staff Corre-
spondent.)
Santa Fe Jan. 17.-Beyond passing
the bills necessary to provide for legls-
lative salaries, mileage. printing and
supplies, the Legislature today did lit
tie except fiddle around. A bill by
Senator Tully to authorize the state to
take advantage of the federal aid good
roads act by entering into the neces-
sary contract with the United States
government was perhaps the most i'm
portant piece of legislation introduced
in either branch.
The daily statewide prohibition
resolution, which has become a fea-
ture of the senate sessions, bore the
name of SeFator Barth. Mr.. Barth
explained that there are two kinds of
prohibition laws, bone-dry laws and
bone-head laws. In order that there
might be no confusion, and for pur-
poses of Identification, he classified
his measure as a bone-dry law at
least, he said, it is his idea of bone
dry law.
The principal distinguishing charac-
teristic of the Barth resolution is that
it makes it unlawful to use" as well
as to manufacture, sell and transport
alcoholic liquors. The change of
venue clause is omitted. as is also any
specific reference to the importation
of liquors from other states. The
penalties provided are the same as
those in the Mcdonald and Dunlavy
resolutions.
Committees in both house and sem
ate arA slow in aatting dc--A-tt,- ..&ark,
Until they show a burst of speed and
furnish some grist, the legislative
wheels will continue to make that
wheezy sound that is indicative of lost
motion.
Both houses adjourned until .
O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
In the Senate.
Senator Clark of the finance COM
mittee submitted a favorable report
on senate bill No. T. appropriating
money to defray the expense of legis-
lative printing and supplies The
rules We're suspended and the bill
taken UP out of it's order and placed
on its passage. There were twenty
two votes in the affirmative and none
in the negative, and, as the bNl car
ries the emergency clause, it will take
effect Immediately upon it's approval
by the governor.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
s. b. 81 BY Senator Salazar. Con-
cerning teaching of Spanish in public
schools where the children attending
such schools consist of at least four
fifths Spanish American children.
Education.
S. B. 32. BY Senator Baird. Pro-
viding for the sprinkling of streets in
municipalities and assessing the cost
on abutting property owners. Judi
ciary.
S. B. 49, BY Senator Sanchez. APP
propriating $1,000 for the construc-
ton of bridge across the Rio Grande
in Rio Arriba county Roads and
highways.
s. b. "a. BY Senator Smith. Gre
ating permanent endowment fund
of money derived from the sale of
state land and providing for the as
sessment of same. Public lands.
s. B. 35. BY Senator Calisch Regu-
lating the business of abstracting
titles to real estate. Finance.
s. b. 36. By Senator Mcdonald. To
provide for the establishment of a |
budget system Finance.
S. b. 81. BY Senator Gallegos. To
amend section 13 of chapter 30 of
the codification of 1916 relating to sal
aries of district attorneys. Finance.
s. h. 38. BY Senator Tully. Au-
thorizing the New Mexico state high
way department to enter into con- |
tracts and agreements with the United |
States government relating to the con-
struction and maintenance of rural
post roads Roads and highways.
s. B. 49, BY Senator Barth. De-
claring the road from Pennington to
Bernalillo a state highway. Roads |
and highways.
s. ]. Fl. 5. BY Senator Barth. Pro-
- n L tot4
wide prohibition amendment. Con- |
stitutional amendments.
In the House.
The house also received a favorable |
report on the bill to appropriate !
money for legislative printing and |
supplies and took the bill up out of its |
order and passed it. 1t pursued the |
same course as to house bill No. 5, |
providing for the payment of the per |
diem and mileage of the lieutenant |
governor and the members of both |
houses, and house bill No. s, provid- |
ing for the printing and distribution |
Of bills. resolutions and memorials. |
a communication was read from
the Farmers Society of Equity of
Clayton, alleging that movement is
on foot to cancel taxes and tax liens
for all years prior to 1912. and pro-
teStlhS dBainSl tne plaH lie CoHi-
munieation was referred to the COM
mittee on taxation
The following new bills were intro
duced:
IT. b. 2S. BY Mr.. Armijo. To amend |
section 5753 of the codiffcation of |
1915 relative to water rights. Irriga-
ton.
H. B. 20. BY Mr.. Barnes, by re-
quest. To amend section 5674 and
section 81 OF chapter 40. of the ses-
sion laws Of 1907 relative to proceed |