Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-05
Democrats Line Up on Two
propositions, but Are Over
s IheImingIy Defeated When
: Test Comes.
GREAT POWER GIVEN
INTO GOVERNORS HANDS
Agricultural Department Agents
to Be in Every County to
Assist Farmers in Seeding
Their Lands,

ESPECIAL DisPAfGN TO HoANN0 1ousHALt
Santa Fe. May 4.--One of the seven
emergency measures before the legis-
lature was sent to Governor Lindsey
this afternoon. Four of the measures
have been passed by the senate, two
by the house and the house Is in ses-
sion tonight to catch up with the sem
ate, while the senate emergency COM
mittee is wrestling with the defense
act which passed the house this after
noon, after spirited debate.
Tribute to War Board.
Remarkable was the tribute paid
the state war board by both republi-
can and democratic speakers who
praised the patriotism, the unselfish-
ness, the wisdom of the board which
speaker after speaker declared con-
sists Of the brainiest and most far
seeing men of the state. Both houses
by their prompt passage of the meas
ures desired by the board put them
selves squarely behind its members
and at the same time expressed the
utmost confidence In Governor Lind
sey by clothing him practically with
dictatorial powers, never doubling
that he would make use of them only
in the greatest emergency and then
only for the best interests of the peo-
pie.
To Push Agriculture.
The bill sent to the governor was
senate bin No. 3, providing for agri-
cultural extension work. It was
amended 60 as, to permit the termi-
nation of any agreement for county
demonstration work on three months
notice instead Of continuance OF the
contract for three years. as the bill
originally provided. The measure
passed both houses unanimously. In
the house 1t was substituted for house
bill No. 4, which was the special
order. Armijo and Gonzales offered
an amendment eliminating the county
commissioners as parties to the en-
ployment of county agents. but on
motion of Agert and Mares the
amendment was tabled by vote OF
80 to 13, the thirteen votes In the neg
ative being cast by democrats. It was
stated that within three days after the
governor signed this bill the depart
ment OF agriculture would have an
agricultural agent in every county In
the state, instructing the farmers as
to the different methods of raising
crops suitable to their locations.
Democrats Line Up.
Determined attempts were made by
the democrats to amend house bill
No 2, the defense act, so as to cut tha
appropriation placed at the disposal
OF the governor and the war board
from $1,500,00 to 100000, to ellmi-
nate the provision for the creation of
cavalry regiment at the discretion
OF the governor and the war board.
to reduce the mem bership Of the war
No. nvrI ErAS 81 sekk a.
keep the fund raised by the bond Is
sue In the state treasury instead Of
placing II in banks as checking ac-
counts: but each attempt was voted
down by more than two-thfrds ma
jority after spirited debate which at
times grew personal and took on a
bitter partisan tone, so much so that
one speaker remarked that the battle
in the house was fiercer than that in
northern France.
Senate Acts Promptly.
In addition to the agricultural ex-
tension bill the senate passed substi-
tute senate bill No. 2, appropriating
$4,000 annually for vocational train
ing to meet the $4,000 annual fed
eral appropriation under the Smith
Hughes act; senate substitute for sem
ate bill No. s, comforting upon the
maintain the public health and safety,
and senate bill No. I, the national
guard bill, which was extensively but
not materially amended. This leaves
only the defense act, the bill to tax
private car companies and the bill to
print the laws Of the special session
to be acted on by the senate.
Col. Il. c. Abbott and Maj. M. L.
Stern returned this afternoon from
San Antonio, Tex, and conferred with
the military committee of the house
over the objection of some Of the
members who protested against mill
tary business interrupting the session
of tho hoIIqa