New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02

busiest days Of the legis ature ut
to date, and this week has witnes.
sed a continuance of activity. NJ
appropriation bills have been intro
duced except one with regard to
the state deaf and dumb asylum, as
far as state institutions are con-
cerned. 1t is apparant now that the
appropriation matters will be held
up until the last moment.
There IS also a growing feeling
that Governor Lindsey viii not com
municatc his appointments to the
senate until the end of the session
as the governor has expressed him
self Of a desire to take all the
time at his disposal in selecting
the long list Of appoiutees it is in
cumhcnt on him to make. He is
exercising every care TO choose ef-
Iicicnt men, and men that earnestly
desire to carry ont the duties Of
the offices to to which they aspire
A selection of this kind cannot be
rushed through. The governor how
ever IS straining every effort to be
able to make complete announce
ments in time for the senate to
give them due consideration About
Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
the important appointments viii be
messages 20 the senate, it is ex'
peCted
Bar Association Bills
The passage by the senate of a
number of bills advocated by the
state bar association marked the
end of last week. Revision of the
code Of appellate procedure is pro-
badly the most far-reaching of
these. The house passed bill Sat
urday. which makes it possible for
any one who is absent from the
state of his residence on election
day to vote by affidavit from what
ever point he may be. The former
'aw which applied to railway men
only was ambiguous, it was found
in practice, and it was argued that
the feature might as we'll apply to
every one, not confning it to the
members of any one class The
house heard speeches to effect that
such law could lead to wholesale
fraud in future elections, but seem
ed willing to chance it. A direct
primary bill was voted down in the
house.
Bi-Lingual Method
Committee substitute for House
Bill No. 81, providing for bi'lingual
instruction in the public schools.
passed the senate Monday by vote
of 10 to 0.
The house voted down an amend
ment by Mr.. Mares to bill by a
vote OF 81 to II, making it incum-
bent in school districts where a
majority of the school patrons desire
If, to teach Spanish in the schools.
This ended in the house a protracted
discussion of Spanish teaching bills.
The usefulness of the bi-lingual
method and the contrary were re-
peatedlv debated. A new note was
injected in the question in a speech
by Republican floor leader Barnes,
when he stated that he believed thar
Spanish Should be taught not
for the benefit of Spanish
speaking pupils only, but for
of English parentaEe
as well, and added that prof.
cheney in the Spanish language would
be great help to any of the citi
zens of this country in view of
the possibilities in the recently de-
veloped trade relations between the
United States and the Latin Ameri-
can countries of this continent, in
ch.ding Mexico:
The senate passed Mr.. Calisch's
III prescribing the reading Of the
| ;eclaratio1 of Independence and the
display of the American flag once
each month in all school rooms in
the state.
Long Closed Season.
A house bill prohibiting the hunt
ing of deer. antelope. turkeys. grouse
and quail for the next five years.
unless you happen to be the owner
of large game preserve of your
own, is now up to the senate.
Sportsmcn declare that the bill is
too drastic, and that quail in some
parts of the state would eat farm
ers out of house and home if they
were not hunted occasionally during
the five year period prescribed.
Pay Superintendent Mileage.
County superintendents are allow
ed from Sl00 to $3.50 annually as
travelling expenses, and required to
visit each county school at least
once during the year. by the terms
of committee substitute for ho.ise
bill No. lao passed last Saturday.
by a vote of 40 to q Horse Bill
2T provides for the establishment
of night schools for iiliteratss. It
has also been passed.
Once Commissioner
The senate on Monday carried
the senate committe substitute for