The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-15
BILL FOR
RIO GRANDE SURVEY
PASSED BY SENATE
1t Is Proposed to Appropriate
$4,000 for This Purpose; Upper
House Judiciary Committee to
Hold Hearing Tomorrow.

Special Dispatch 10 The Herald
Santa Re. \. NJ. Feb. I5.--.The SEN
ate committee on finance reported
favorably today on Mr. Kasemans bill
he RIO Grande valley. also his bill
Gpproprlating s2.500 for "a preliminary
linNestigation OF drainage and his bill
lappropriatlng $4,000 for regular Inn
provemont OF the Rio urande. The
| senate constitutional amendments
lcommittec reported two bills whicn
take the place of the original bills
| on the prohibition election, that mako
merely minor technical changes. The
senate carried over most OF Its busi-
| ness until tomorrow and adjourned at
| , o'clock.
The senate Judiciary committee will
hold "a public meeting tomorrow fore
noon at 10 o'clock In the supreme
| court chambers. The entire senate IL
invited. as well as lawyers from all
over the state. number OF oiils re-
garding legal practices. procedure and
other matters % interest TO attorntys
will be taken UP. The meetings Will
probably continue over several days.
Senators Barth aud Kaseman viii
Introduce. probably tomorrow, a state
1 fair bill la line with the plan Of Major
IlewenyD. the Albuquerque Rotary
Club aud others, designed to raise
Iabout Sei.O0O yearly for the next five
years. besides S. O00 for a mainten-
ance fund. which IL to be met by a.
IsubscriptiOn of $4,000 from Aibuquor-
que each year The permanent fund
IPf $4,000 yearly Is for the purpose
of erecting buildings and making other
| permanent improvements and would
be raised by general tax levy OF one
tenth OF mill. This would brins
IS314OO, theoretically. each year.
The senate refused to accept sew
eral bills reported from the house to-
day by the house clerk with merely
the action az the house committees
nuted thereon. II Is said the house Is
preparing TO maneuver SO as to avoid
passing senate bills until the senate
has passed a few OF the house meas
\ ures The house has appointed "a
| committee OF three to confer with the
senate committee on the legislative
Iexpense bills.
| The house yesterday voted favor
lably on the woman's eight hour law,
(which the senate today referred 10
1.-THE committee ON Judiciary.
| The Australian ballot bin will be
Ipresented by Mr.. Barnes this after-
noon.
Representatives Gonzales and Lew
leilyn will oner a bill designed To end
the discussion OF tbs fench question.
II is called "a local option fence law.
In the senate.
The following new bills we're intro
duccd In the senate.
5. u. i6i. By senator Gollcgos. To
provide for deputy assessors. Finance
Il. 1872. By Senator Tuny. Au-
thorizing coun,y commissioners to
, enter into cooperative agreements
with the secretary of agriculture for
the construction OF rural post roads
Highways.
B. 1853. By Senator Esauibei.
lro provide compensation for dcpre-
datons by beavers. Finance.
&. y. i6i By senator's Lea ana
= Barth Relative TO the hling of va
I cancios in city councils. Judiciary
s. B. l6G By Stnator Reinburs.
= Relative to garnishment proceedings.
= Judiciary
$. u. i67. By Senator Reinburg.
- For extension OF cooperative work
e by the state college. Education
u 5. y. les BY Senator Reinhurg
! Amending the garnishment statute
!, Judiciary.
: u. i6s. By Senator Mcdonald
. by request. Requiring sales contracts
Ito be recorded. Judiciary.
$. q. TO. By senator Mcdonald
). hy request. To create state high
a way commission and hXing its duties
Highways
$. y. l7l By senator Mcdonald
lbs request Relative Z" blackmaii
Judiciary
. =. q. I72. By senator Mcdonald
Relutiv. tu butchering and slaughter
ing cattle state affairs
In the House.
T., The following new bills were w
"a troducDd IN the house.
n. a. at0 by Mr.. Mascarenas
p Amending section s5fe OF the codih
~ cation of 1915. state AFFAIRS
A. H B. sfe By Mir. SANCHEZ. a
.e net for the establishment OF publ
highway in certain precincts IN Va
llencis county Livestock.
n. B 2t3. by Mr.. Romero ot "a
Miguel To amend setion Sass of IN
codincaiiou Of 1915. County and mu
nicipal Indebtedness.
n H. - gii. By Mr. Romero Of Sa
Mlgucl. To amend section chapte
81 laws OF 1915 relative to chau'
q. mortgages. Judiciary.
Hf