El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-10

Skeen and kaseman.
as the governor may deem necessary
or proper to provide for the increase
of domestic production of articles and
materials essential to the support OF
armies and of the people, during the
interruption of foreign commerce,
and to provide for the public de-
lfense."
The house amendment to the bill
changed the section to read as fol-
lows:
"That there ia hereby appropriated
the sum of seven hundred fifty thou
sand dollars ($75O,0O0) or 80 much
thereof as may be required, to be ex-
pended and disbursed by or under the
direction of the governor and the
council of defense to be appointed by
him, as provided in this act, in such
manner, for such purposes, through
sucn agencies and under such regula-
tons as the governor and said coun-
Gil of defense may deem necessary or
proper to provide for the public de-
tense; provided, however, that the
governor shall have power to reject
and disapprove any proposition re-
quiring the expenditure of moneys"
Lame Duck Cavalry
The senate did not meet this morn.
ing until after the passage by the
house of the amended Public Defense
measure, and when the house reported
1T the bill was immediately taken up.
Senator Gallegos, Of San Miguel,
moved the adoption Of the house
amendment to Section /, and the dis
lcussi0n of the amendment was start.
ed by Senator Barth.
This amendment" he said, goes to
the very root of the question that is
pending before this Legislature. be-
lieve it absolutely necessary to put
our foot down on any proposition to
give any board authority to put upon
the state Of New Mexico a cavalry reg
iment, simply to provide Offices for
certain men, some or all of whom we
may like and respect. We are not
here to provide offices. We are here
to take care of an em~ergency-to take
care of the actual needs Of the people
Of the state. The original bill recon-
mended by the war committee provid-
ed for al appropriation of 81, 5 900
to be used for such purposes as the
governor and the war committee
should determine. It carried a provi.
sion for helping farmers, and a pro-
vision for a regiment of cavalry. The
estimate furnished by the war COM
mittee at that time was to the effect
that the $4,000 was necessary to
take care of the farmers, and obvious
|ly the l 200, 900 remaining was for
the maintenance Of the regiment Of
cavalry. But the idea of recruiting
and maintaining a regiment Of cavalry
has become SO unpopular In the state
that they now submit an estimate CIV
ing $1,455, 900 to the farmers, and only
$25O,000 for military purposes.
Section l of the conference COM
mittee substitute mean nothing more
or less than that the money appropri-
ated is to be used to produce food.
stuffs, clothing and anything else es.
sential for the armies and the people.
The senate has always been ready to
give every dollar necessary to produce
these things, but it is opposed to APP.
propriating a million or a million and
a half for the purpose of organizing a
regiment of cavalry. Why a regiment
of cavalry? Who are Interested
There are now men on the floor of this
senate who are not members who are
talking to members in the interest Of
this regiment Of cavalry. The idea
is to create Offices and occupations for
patriots. There is not a word in the
amendment that says the money ap
propriated shall be spent for agricul-
tural purposes. 1t says it shall be
spent as the war committee deems
necessary. And we have Il from the
war committee that It is necessary to
have a regiment Of cavalry, a regiment
that would have no useful purpose ex-
cept to furnish offices for patriots too
old or too fat OF too lame to enter the
of the United States"
Cant Divide Responsibility
without doubling the intentions or
motives Of the war committee said
Senator Reinburg, Republican, 81 don't
believe we can divide the responsible
ity of the governor. The constitution
on this point Is plain. / don't believe
the legislature has any right to dele
gate to any committee any part of his
responsibility. When the governor ap-
peared before the conference commit
tees yesterday he said he appreciated
the intention to give him sole respon-
and that he had counted the
and was ready to make the sacri-
flee"
Senator Dunlavy, Democrat, called
attention to the fact that while the
amendment gave the governor the