El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-29
DRY RESOLUTION
IS AGREED UPON
New Mexico Senate is to Act
Upon Modified Measure
for Prohibition.
By GTTHRIE SMITH.


/ 10 agree upon terms. and that viii
mean the passage OF an amended reso-
/ luton by that body It is said upon
! excellent authority that the commit
! tee on constitutional amendments VIII
: report out a resolution which viii
! have for its basis senate Joint resOlu-
tons and >. introduced by Mcdonald
, and Clark respectively both Repub-
leans
7 The committee resolution viii COM
promise upon october l. 1918. as the
date the amendment is TO become e.
I fective; VIII eliminate the impOrta-
IS 10 be brought III for sale. barter or
gift does away with the provision
/ which enabled the state to take
| change OF venue without making a
showing of prejudice, and greatly
mOdifIeS the original penalties and
/ fines, which We're held 20 be extreme.
1 The text of the resolution which is
almost sure to be passed by the senate
IS as follows
Text of Resolution.
Sec !. From and after the first
day OF October. 1918, no person, asso-
cation or corporation SHALL within
Z this state, manufacture for sale. bar
ter or gift, any ardent spirits, ale,
! beer. wine or liquor OF any kind con-
tanning alcohol; and no person. assO-
/ citation or corporation shall import into
this state any of such liquors Or
beverages for sale, barter or gift: and
no person. association or corporation
! shall. within this state. sell or barter,
or keep for sale or barter any of such
liquors or beverages. or offer any OF
such liquors or beverages for sale.
( barter or trade; provided. nothing in
TINS section shall be held 20 apply TO
denatured or wood alcohol. or grain
alcohol when intended and used for
medicinal mechanical or scientific
purposes only, or TO wine. when in
tended and used for sacramentaI pur-
poses only.
sec. >. Until otherwise provided by
law. any person violating any of the
provisions Of section one OF this article
shall, upon conviction. be punished By
a fine OF not less than $50. nor more
than $1,000. or shall be imprisoned in
the county jail for not less than 80
days nor more than six months. or by
both such fine and Imprisonment. and
upon conviction for a second and sub
sequent violation Of said section. such
person shall be punished by a fine of
not less than 500 nor more than
$1,000, and shall be imprisoned in the
county jail OF in the state penitentiary
Tor term OF not less than three
months nor more than one year"
Change of Venue UnimpOrtant.
The elimination of the change of
venue clause viii not make material
difference. IL Is claimed. The supreme
t0AEL OF NNN Mexico dlEe6uN mas rec
osnized the right Of the state to take
a change Of venue. where a showing
OF prejudice IS made; and Il is con-
tended that where no showing is made
no change in the venue should be per
mltted Provision is made too, for the
legislature TO change all of section
two. which carries the penalties. in the
event that the penalties should be
found after trial, not 20 suit the con-
ditiOns.
Supporters OF this amended resolu-
ton declare that IL will mean real pro-
hibitiOn, and that IL goes quite as far
as n Is practicable to 90 at this time
They claim that the submission of A
very drastic. or "bo1edry'' resolution
would bring about defeat at the polls
The statement is made that the oppo-
nents OF prohibiuon-and il is alleged
that not all OF them are outside Of
the two houses-would like to see
submitted a most drastic resolution
feeling confident that the submission
OF such an amendment would spell VIC
tory for the liquor interests What the
liquor interests would like best il is
said. rs 10 defeat the passage OF any
resolution in the legislature which, of
course. would end their troubles for
the next two years. Next to this
"bonedry" resolution would be accept
able.
To Change Road Work.
Important and farreaching in its ef-
fects viii be a bill which IS now in
course Of preparation and which will
be introduced within the next few
days- This bill will propose a sreep-
ing change in the management of all
New Mexico road work. and will have
the support and endorsement of the
Republican caucus Under its terms.
the present state road board, composed
OF the governor. the engineer and the
commissioner of the pblic lands will
be abolished and in its stead there will
be created a board of five. no two of
" =
judicial district, and not more than
three are 10 be of any one political
party. the appointment TO be made By
the governor and confirmed by the
senate.
To Abolish Road Boards
The construction and maintenance of
state highways will be under contract.
bids to be called for on every piece of
work The present county road boards 3
Will be abolished and all county road [,
work, both in construction and main /
tenance, viii be placed under the direc- !
ton of the 20 boards of county COM ]
which viii be authorized to .
make levies for such sums as NAV be :
needed for work in the Individual coun- /,
ties The work on the counties also is !
10 be done under contract. after the
work has been advertised. the contract J
to he awarded 10 the lowest and best /
bidder.
Is Bursum Suggestion.
The passage of this bill really will |
be the fulfllment Of the platform
pledges made last fall by II. O. Bursun
when he was the Republican nominee :
FOR governor. Bursum spoke in every /
county in New Mexico and in every
county he advocated this change in the
handling Of the states roads affairs.
He declared that the governor. the en-
Sineer and the commissioner of the
public lands had plenty TO occupy their
time and attention without being bur
iened with the work OF the state road
board
No Inaugural Ball.
Eleventh hour announcement is made
nat no inaugural ball viii be given in
honor Of governor Ezequiel Cabeza de
Baca- This announcement was made
after the invitations We're all ready to
BE mailed out With governor de Baca
confined 10 his quarters at St Vincent's
under the care of physician
and nurse. II was decided that to hold
IN inaugural ball would be clear out
'ide the bounds OF propriety and good
aste. majority Of the members OF
he general arrangements committee
nave been opposed TO the ball and re-
,eption- under these circumstances. I
rom ;ne very beginning. Antonio Luz
zero. secretary of state said