Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-09
Caucus Gives University $685.
600, While House Fixes
Sum at 100000 Annually
More for State College,
BOUNDARY LITIGATION
BILL NOT SETTLED
House of Representatives
Passes Libel Measure In
tended to Be in Accord With
the Constitution,
ESPECIAL o,srArcn TO MORNING JOURNAL

Santa Fe, March S.--if President
Clark of the senate has his way the
legislature will adjourn tomorrow
noon. Speaker Llewellyn is also
willing, providing that the essential
legislation has been disposed of.
Governor Lindsey tonight signed
the Christian Science bill, a bill pro-
viding that healers shall not be sub
jected to prosecution for healing by
prayer"
The senate tonight passed the gen.
eral appropriation bill with very little
fuss, except that Senator Lea made a
futile fight to give the Military insti-
tute $4,000 for new construction.
The appropriation TO the university
was increased to $1O2 500 of which
$S7,500 is to be used for new build
ings each year. The experimental
station of the State college had its
Appropriation increased from $4,000
to $500 and New Mexico Military
Institute from $27,500 to $4,000,
The Normal university was given an
additional $37,500 year for new
buildings and $500 for repairs. The
Spanish American normal was in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 and the
institute for the blind from $22,500 to
$4,000. 1t was given $500 for new
construction.
Add Penitcntiary Employe.
The penitentiary was given an ex
ira $500 for a captain of the night
guard. Secretary to the governor re"
ceiVed an additional $3.50 a year and
the travelling auditors salary was in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000. For
capitol expenses and the executive
of
a year was inserted. The superintend-
ent of insurance gets sE225 : year
and the state library $3,400. The au'
ditor was given a voucher clerk at
$2,4OO a year, the state land office
was given an additional $4,000 to pay
United States land office fees and
deficiency for Battery A of $65l1O
was included.
The bill is now in the hands of the
finance committee of the house. The
fight will be to insert $4,000 addi-
tional for the Military institute and
to include a number of deficiencies
which the senate finance committee
refused to insert.
Pass Boundary Measure.
One of the most spectacular fights
of the session was made tonight in
the senate over senate substitute for
ii. B. 264. the TeXas-New Mexico
boundary measure. Democrats bit
terly attacked o. A. Larrazolo, who
is one of the main beneficiaries OF
the bill. However, the measure was
passed, but il lacked two-thirds ma
jority necessary to put the emergen-
cy clause into effect. The bill creates
a state boundary commission to con-
sist of the state auditor and two men
to be appointed by the governor. II
appropriated $4,000, Of which $685.
600 is to 60 to counsel for fees ana
expenses o. A. Larrazolo to receive
$500 in fees and $500 for ex-
penses.
The house passed the following
bills:
s. B. 176, to regulate the deposit OF
public monies. Arrelano defended
the measure, stating that he had been
asked by the State National bank of
Albuquerque to support it. The bill
passed, AZ to 2.
H. B. 1872, to regulate the account
ing of game and fishing licenses,
passed 80 to /.
S. B. 211, to regulate the office OF
the bank examiner, passed 81 to 3.
The house passed senate substitute
for H, B. 264, the boundary bill, by
a vote of 80 to Is, and it now goes to
tho governor.
H. B. 323, the public service cor
poration act, passed by vote of 29
to IA.
S. B. 213, relative to bitches in Va
lencia county, passed by a vote of 81
to 10.
S. b. l64. the filling of vacancies
CT city councils, Al to 0.
s. B. 1853, a code of public school
laws, 40 to A.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to IT. B. 1S1. relative to
the historical society, by a vote of AZ
to 9.
The senate finally confirmed the
nominations of Governor Lindsey for
the penitentiary board.