New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
HOUSE CREATES TWO CON-
MITTEES AND OISBANOS
THEM AFTER ONE DAY OF
HARD LABOR
WORK AHEAD FOR
REST OF SESSION
NOT MANY NEW LAWS TO
BE ENACTED JURY AND TAX
REFORM; GOOD RAODS;
AND TAXPAYERS RADICAL
PROPOSALS

1t is becoming evident that this
legislature will create no new coun-
ties in spite of the flying start
!. with which the proposed De Baea
county took the house last week
Opposition from Roosevelt county
in the tangible shape of delegations
of influential citizens who have ar
rived to protest. is beginning to tell
The Senate committe on counties
has had several hearings during the
week In addition to the Roosevelt
people are some from Guadalupe
county who do not desire their
county cut down. Three groups of
county seat enthusiasts represent
ing Fort Sumner, La Lande, and
Taiban, while all working hard for
the passage Of the bill constitute one
OF the most effectual deterring fac
tors in regard to it. In the interest
Of economy it is said several votes
will be turned away from the pro-
ieet that before the hearings were
favorable or not convinced.
Llano County Proposed
A county in the southeastern cor
ner of the state to take up portions
of Chavcs and Eddy, is being urged
in a bin introduced in the house,
this week, by P. S. Eaves. democrat.
of Lovington Eddy County Loving
! ton is named in the bill as the
county seat. The bill! has gone to
the house committee on counties.
House Committees Ousted.
After appointing two important
new committees this week the house
ousted them again by a decisive
vote. The motions disseminating the
committees was made by members
of the committees in question, who
were in reality seeking a vote of
confidence in their work. The re-
suit will be that the machinery of
the house will now work at a more
jerky gait than formerly.
A house committe on revision OF
the journal, went over the rather
heavy business OF Monday and re-
ported the minutes satisfactory
Still members OF the house want
ed to hear them read, and Frank
Wesley lead movement calling for
the reading of the minutes. His
motion prevailed by vote of 2s
to q. Two errors were found. and
corrected. though the committee re-
porting it worked two hours on the
journal before approving it.
The house also had created COM
mittee on revision, whose Job it was
to take every new bill and see that
il was in proper form as to wording.
before allowing it to be formally in
troduced.
over and presented by the committee
on Wednesday. But objection arose
to the existence OF this committee
also, and it was voted out OF ex-
istence. Members of the committee
refused to permit the house to pass
a vote OF thanks for their services.
1t has been the custom since the
opening Of the legislature for the
committee to pass upon the
Of bills for the benefit
Of the various members. 1t is said
that as result OF the incidents OF
meeting which became
almost personal in its debate. the
services of the judiciary committee
will not be so lavishly bestowed and
# a member in future introduces q
bill that is OF impossible construc-
ion, II will receive a mere unfavor-
lblc report from the committee. One
member has put in over thirty bills.
every one of which is said to have
,een impossible in its original form
Dealing in Futures
The issues before the legislature
rom now on will be largely the
of appropriations for
he state institutions, tax levies to
axe care of these items as we'll as
,ast deficits, and the big sum ne
'essarv to take advantage of the
ederal offer for road assistance,
bout S2,GO0,0O0 in five years.
A drainage commission will be es-
ablished no doubt at this session.
With its principal object the recla-
nation OF the Rio Grande valley.
The Texas boundary dispute appro-
,riation will be made in an unex-
'ected manner and to unexpected
,ersons. The governors appoint
nents are dribbling into the senate,
nd have been referred to commit
&c so far, probably with the inten-
ion of getting enough of them to-
-ether at one time to tell what the
governors office intends from a par
isan standpoint. before the Repub-
ican confirmation is given to the de-
nocratic ring entirely surrounding
he governor.
Road bills are introduced every
ay and will be handled as a unit for
he most part and in harmony with
he plans and the possibilities of
he state engineers office.
Spectacular Suggestions
Not many bills will be passed, il
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