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With the Public Defense bill out OF
the Way the senate COMMITTEES on
emergency legislation yesterday after
noon introduced a bill for the payment
of the per diem and mileage of mem.
bers Of the legislature,gthe per diem
of employees OF both houses and other
leEfsiatfye expenses, placing the total
at $7,100. A bill a~ppropriating $500
had been previously passed by the
house and wal in the hands OF the
committee when the senate bill was
introduced. An amendment to place
on the payroll the names OF the state
employees and others who Had volun.
teered' their services to the legislature.
and who had been. In constant attend
ance at the l~egfslatiye Session, was
offered BY Senator Tuily, or Lincoln,
and was adopted. The list included
Isidor Ortiz, Jose d. Sera and Thomas
@. Kahn, interpreters; w n. Danburg,
reading clerk, and Enrique Mares, ser
geant-at-arnB. Senator Tully proposed
to include IN the list Senator A. v.
,Lucero, of Colfax county who is, a
minister, and who served as chaplain
of. the senate. but Mr.. Llcero an
nioDunced that when he offered his serv-
Ices free Of any expense to the state
he meant exactly what he said, and he
declined to allow his name to be in
ciuded. Later, a reservation extending
the thanks of the senate to Mr.. Luz
Zero for his services as chaplain was
adopted.
AS a result Of the adoption Of the
Tully amendment it became necessary
to raise the total appropriation in the
bill to $1,000. fis.Ns X a5ia.45 III
When the measure reached the
house, Mr.. Barnes, OF B~ernalillo, OBJ,
jected on the ground that 1t was dis
criminatory. stating that 1t failed to
include all the volunteer employees
who had been in attendance at the
session, and expressed the opinion
that none Of the volunteers expected
pay. Mr.. Gonzales, OF Dona Ana,
moved to add to the list OF volunteer
employees the names Of Frank Curry.
assistant sergeart-at7arms; Miss Ruth
Bacon, a stenographer; Miss Margar-
tia Armijo, clerk and Frank Valencia
a and his amendment was adopted
and the bill, carrying an appropriation
of $7440 instead OF $7309, passed imam
imously. The Gonzales amendment
was concurred in by the senate. and
the bill was signed by Governor Lind
sey last night.
M CarnroI s,,rnr,so NC 1 Z vv1rrosoad ovar
the failure OF the house leaders to
make a fight for the larger a%ppropria-
ton provided In the house measure.
Mine Tax Bill Fails
"a The Tully mine tax bill, imposing a
tax Of one and one.half per cent on the
gross output OF coal and copper mines,
which was introduced In the senate
Monday, but which was not reported
by the committee on emergency legis-
latiori, to which it was referred, was
introduced in the house late yesteday
afternoon by Mr.. Gonzales, of Dona
Ana, and placed on passage, under sus-
pension Of the rules. 1t was defeated
by a vote of 25 to IL.
An attempt to introduce the Tully
bill in the house at the session Mon
day night was made by Mr.. Gonzales,
but at the time the original bill could
not be found. 1t was not discovered
until yesterday morning.
The Newsletter hill for the assess
ment Of mining properties at their
full value, which was also introduced
in the senate Monday and referred to
the committee on emergency legisla-