The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-24
Governors Office, It Ia Unoffi-
cially Stated, Has Requested
That AL Appointive Officers
Resign, to be Effective at Once.
LEADERS ARE MYsTIFIED
WHEN THEY HEAR NEWS
Action Comes as Surprise; Knowl-
edge of Purpose Of Move Is
Kept Secret; Hitch Has Come
Up in the Salary Transfer Bill.

Up in the Salary Transfer Bill.
Especial Dispatch to Evening Herald.)
santa Fe. y. ~. Jan. 2i.--lt Is un-
officially stated that the governors
Office has asacd for the resignation OF
all appoiutlvc officers In the state,
same To he effective at once This
would anect Nenty-eight governing
boards and state Institutions aud sew
enty -elght members Ut county road
boards Of state Institutions and sew
250 officers. Members " the board
of regents uf the University OF New
Mexico have been asked 10 resign,
ana several mombers have presented
their designations. The Las Vegas
normal regents have been asked to
resign. but have not rendered their
resigna'lons up to the present time
so far as Is known. The sheep sanl-
iary board and the other state boards
are known To have received notices.
and II is presumed the demand Is gen.
eral.
The matter has been kept absolute
~ secret in Santa lie and came to
light through various local members
In different parts Of the state advis-
ing their friends here. The purpose
OF asking for the rcsignations at this
time has mystincd the mcmoers OF
the legislature and politlclans % both
parties. The terms OF many ofiicerS
would expire by Limitation within the
net twu or three weeks. when the
governor would have the power 10
make any appointment, or reappoint-
mcnt, that he secs nt Democratic
leaders In and out Of the legislature
appear tu he equally at loss TO un-
derstand the reason Tor this move.
and all knowledge of It's purpose ap-
pears TO be confined strictly to the
governor and one or two men who
are close advisers
The salary Bill.
Senate bin No. 5a the salary trans
Ter bill. was recalled from the COM
mittee ON printing ana referred TO
the committee ON judiciary The
power OF the legislature To divert
funds that have been set aside for
specific purposes ls questioned and
the bill may now be long time in
passing. if ii passes at alt. SO the
state otrccrs win have To wait for
their pay.
Senator clark. Republican. will in
troduce in the senate this afternoon
breaking up the corporation commss-
| zion and making the Office consist of
one commissioner To he nominated BY
the governor tor a four-yoar term. To
begin January !, 1915.
The senate committee on constiiu-
| tional amendments will not report
| the Iquor bin today. but has prac-
| tically agreed on two items of ~ re-
port The hrst is THE c!imlnatiun uf
| the change ut venue clause and the
| second nxcs the date for October !,
1918. following the election next No-
| vember.
| Representative Gonzales aud LlcNcl-
| Ign introduced In the house JOINT
| memorial asking Tor 3,0e0,000 acres
| from congress for the drainage u tho
| Rio Grande valley
| The SENATE turned down the houst
amendment tu senate bill No. by un-
lanimous vote. rhis Is the bill appru-
priattug money Go pay tho salaries n
members and employees of both houses.
also the railway fnrss ot senators and
Representatives. Committees from
both bodies will get together on the
bill
scuators Kuscmap aud Barth intro
duced Il biu permitting municipaliti,
lOf 0.00o inhabitants or over to
change thcir form "f government
The house. amonjE fourteen bills IN
troduccd today. received the Austrs j.
ian ballot bin of Mr. Mehlhop aud the
name of Lee Il. York of otcro county
was added as introducer.
The senli, passed committee SUBJ
stitutr fnr senate bni No .. by Mers'
fielder. providing for uniform contrast
lwith rural school teachers.
senator Mrrsfcldvr introduced bid
making the road from Las Vegas via
santa Rosa to CLOVIS. a state highwa}
In the senate.
The following new bills have been
introduced m the senate;
: a. g. By senator BRYANT De-
fnlng adultery aud tixing the pun
ishment therefor Judiciary.
s. q. So By Mr. Kaseman. Appro
prlating funds Tor the improvement
of the Rio Grande Finance.
:, q, 50 ny senator kRsemau Re-
y latng to garnishmcnt proceedlnS
! aud repeating section 33t5 nt the cod
! OF 1915 and chapter e6 ~ the laws {"
! 1915. Judiciary
= :. ". - ny senator kasemap, Pro
Vidins appellate procedure n civil an'
r criminal cascs. and repca'ins certnii
q SECTIONS 80 cVis;lng laws JHdiciai
a 3 y. Sc By senator Murray. Il
= appropriate funds 20 pay transp"rin
- iion expenses - ccriin students 4
,. the normal school Finance.
h x. j. r. Q. ny senator smith. call
ing upon the state land Commissions