The evening herald., 1917-05-04

heThhhheA We earnestly ASK that
you appropriate what has been asked |
What win our properties and lives
amount to II We don't take steps To
protect them
Mr. Putney told the senator's Of the
work that has been done BY the ag-
ricultural subcommittee OF the war
committee and said that the commit
tee had practically succeeded in or
ganizing an the Industries Of the
state
A bin providing for the assessmen;
ana taxation ui the property OF pri-
vate car and express companies,
which II is estimated would provide
from $4,000 to $4,000 IN additional
tax revenue annually. and which
would give an taxes collected from
such companies exclusively To- the
state. resulting IN a total addition tn
the state revenue Of from $4,000 to
SEQ. OGn u year. Was introduced iu the
senate thi. morning 10y the special
committee Of emergency legislation.
Tho bin was drawn hy Attorney x
iC. Reid. .rga adviser to- Gotcrnor
Lindsey and presiden; of the state tax
commission.
Al the present time the Pullman
Car company. the express companies
.and the santa DC Refrigerator Dis
patch are taxed. bat the counties re-
ccive the same proportion uf ihe taxes
ASSESSED aud collected aa on an other
CLASSES of property
Th" bin provides that Tor purposes
OF taxation the valuation of the roli-
ing stock uf private car companies
shall be suCh proportion of the fun
value of the property uf said person
Tor porsun., ASSOCIATIONS. companies
or corporations. as the aggregate
number of car miles made or travel
cd by the cars OF such person or per
sons. associations, companies or cor
porations, within the state bears to
IN" whole number of car miles made
OF Travelled bN such ears in this and
an other states For the purpose OF
taxation, an ears used exclusively
within the state or used partly within
aud partly without the state are de-
ciarcd to have situs 10 the state.
. Tho following mehod Of assess
mont ~ provided, "Thc taN commits
sion shall levy and cXtend against
such person or prisons, association,
company or corporation for each
year a tax at the average rate ot tax
d alton uf the state The average rate
+ OF taxation shall be- computed by add
, ing for each year the state. county.
city, town, village, school district and
other general taxes. except special as
sessments and taxes ON specific clas-
ses of property, ana dividing said
: amount by the total assensed Valua-
| tion OF the state as shown 10y the tax
rolls for said year
Three OF the emergency measures
the public defense Bill the bill ac-
y ccptiug the provisions of the Smith
% Hughes act for vocational education.
and the hil for further cooperation
in agricultural extension WORK which
= contcmplptes the employment Of a
, . county agent in every county Of the
= statc--wcrc introduced in the house
yesterday by the special committee on
agriculture and the bill providing rol
u the printing and distribution of tho
laws passed by the special session was
y introduced by the special committee
ON appropriations.
when the bul accepting the provis-
u Ions or the Sm.th-IIughcs act was
read. Judge Barnes moved suspension
, of the rules To place the bin on third
. 'rcadng ana passage. Ciprinuu l.u-
. coru. 81 Santa Tc. objected to- amy aC-
. tiou before the bills were printed IN
spanish He said that experience
gained at the regular session should
. induce members io hc careful loo the
ipass1gc ut emergency legislation.
:, Judge Barnes thcu withdrew his mo-
+. ton.
Later. Representative Pardue at
s. tempted to secure the immediate pas
. sage of the bin tor the further .Xten-
y, sion pf cooperative agricultural work
land Representative Sauchcl uf Va
lcnciu. seconded his molten aud ass
isurcd tho Spaui~h-Aw,rlcau members
ID. that the measure wac am excellent
d, one and domardig immediate enact
imout Hut Representative Gonzales
. ,oI Duul Ana protested against ac-
d. Itou until the BIN was u spanish, de-
a. .,liriug that the delay rf q day would
.. make no material difference I'm ans
# v,i tn Gonznl,- Nh Purduo said:
. When 70 muu'- house b.. ON ire. he
q. does NOT stuat uU r'rcm"u,. hui puts
= 'uut the tir, iu the quickest "aN pos
a siblt. rule ur mo- rule Whom the
q United States government 's looking
tu New Mexico Go d" be- patriotic duty
II aud nners it~ help to feed our own
IA p,nple. there b. only one thing 20 do,
and that is To do 1t without waste OF
# time nT much orttory. Those favor
II ing DELAY are evidently not yet hun
l. gry. hut theN and thr.r beloved ones
is may ho in the bread line hl iill uu.
Il less the entire state IS aroused to lts
j., duty" lie then urged Gonzales to
.c withdraw his objections. hat Con
e. zaIcs refused and Parduo reluctantly
n Withdraw his motion for immediate
a action. permitting the hill to gu over
B. until TODAY
% Governor Lindsey asked each s"na
# tor TO designate some one In each vot-
II !ng precinct as an enrolling officer. ON
90 request Of the government, which
n will use the same lists. The COVER
10 nor viii nj once wrltc 20 each person
~ designated. asking him to act.