The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-20
Different Bills in the Senate and
House as to the Expenses for
sundries and Incidentals Will
Cause Wrangle, Is Report.
sUFF AMENDMENT WILL
BE PROPOSED SHORTLY
Especial Dispatch To T., ming Herald

SdHta ~ y. Ne JhHs W Among
the proposals which are expected 10
come before the legislature next week
is a joint resolution favoring the sub
mission Of woman suffrage To II pop
ular vote next fall.
In addition TO the Rio Grande val-
ley drainage propaganda, Is the pro-
posal OF a commission to investigate
the needs Of the valley. the probable
costs OF a complete Drainage system,
aud also the results In increased val
uatiou Of land and products that
may be expected. An effort Will
PROBABLY be made to enlist federal as
well as state aid when the complete
text Of the bills being prepared on
this subject are presented.
State Highway system.
Il is believed that the bill intro
duced by Senator Tully authorizing
the state 90 take advantage OF the
oner OF federal provision Tor the im-
prOVement OF postal rOadr will pass
with no d!ssention. Thr \ ate would
be Obliged 10 raise &l,1GO.VOU before
ave years. ia order TO receive like
amount from the government state
/ Engineer French has been IN extern
sivc correspondence with the federal
authorities. and Is asking them 10
designate tho state highway systcm
az the roads On which this Joint fund
would be spent. THE state highway
system IL practically postal road
system to begin with" said Mr.
French. The expenditure OF this
money on the system as already out
lined, IN case It .s obtained. wUu.d
be " dual advantage. II would
carry roadway IS stem which is al
reaGy devised, far on the way Co pet
fecuon, aHd would AT the same time.
serve the majority Of the people ot
the state.
The United States maintains q
| right OF supcrN sion over the road
construction. aud the federal experts
/ would therefore have the right tu
designate certain roads AT the cNclu-
sion of others TO benefit by the terms
Of tho appropriation, but ~ either
case Il would bv wise iJr our state
to take advantage Of the offer said
| Mr. French.
How l,aisc the Money.
SOlons are as6ing how the amount.
! almost s2,Ou0,OUO can hc raised iu
| New Mexico IN the next nyc years.
| The state tax commission has given
no Official statement regarding this.
The Taxpayers association, which
has been active Ia Sew Mexico tor
the past Two yca.s iz said To- bC 90
work upon the problem. ana accord
ms TO one authority VIII oucr the
suggestion soon that small ddd'-
t.unal 'eyy. spread uccr the period OF
ave years, will take care of the fund
what with improved methods OF taN'
alton aud more complete collections
of taxes.
There H faction in favor ui d
bond issue. which would be secure,
by state school lands, ana which d
h. maintained would und ready
market There is evidence that th,'
means viii bc bitterly opposed, an,
the nght upon 1t wiz probably briul
to the surface brisk discussion O.
state bond issues OF the past
Big Ripple ENpErtcd.
\ ripple upon the placid surface "a
the legislative session is confidently
expected soon after the soluns gc
down 90 business next week. tn
senate and house have different bill
as 10 the expenses for suudri"s AM
incidCntals ut the session, the huus
bin being considerable more free d
its provisions for these items. Tn
house. of course. cannot pass %
I measure without the scuate's concur
renee, ana there ~ AT least one iu
tiuentlal member of IA upper nous
vino Gays positively that he viii u,yc
nut his OK ON the house uill