Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-07
Barnes Christian Science Bill
Passes House Without Mur-
muir Of Opposition Being
Heard Anywhere,
GARNISHMENT MEASURE
CAUSES SQUABBLE
Question of Not Allowing Sa-
loon Keepers to Use Law to
Collect Bills Sharply Debat-
ed in Lower House,

ESPECIAL DlsPsECH TO hoShiho JOURNAL
Santa Fe, March 6.--Not suffiCien
votes could be mustered in the house
this afternoon to make sure of tht
passage of the LIewellyn -Gonzale!
bill to grant women the privilege tC
vote on presidential electors and bono
elections, and it was therefore no.
reported although many women were
gathered in the house because WORD
had been passed around that the
measure would be called up.
The republicans found it necessary
to hold a caucus to round up the
members who still oppose calling into
effect this particular party pledge,
Both houses plugged away steadily
at long calendar this afternoon and
made considerable headway in clear
ing the decks for the general appro-
priation bill which the senate finance
committee had under consideration
this morning and tonight
One Big Bill Passes.
In fact one of the big appropriation
measures was finally passed by the
house and sent to the governor over
the protest of Democratic Leader Par
due, who said that it was un-Amerl-
can in spirit in making appropriations
The measure was senate bill 155, ap-
propriating the customary gum to
private and charitable institutions.
Without a murmur of opposition
the house passed the Barnes Chris
tian Science bill and the Springer bill
for the care of neglected and depend
ent children. This gives district courts
the right to take charge of neglected
cbndren
Proposed Amendments Beaten.
Two proposed amendments to the
constitution were defeated in the
house. One to give members of the
national guard the right to vote wher-
ever they happened to be on duty
and the other increasing the judicial
districts Of the state from eight to nine
and reapportioning them. The reso-
luton to submit to the voters a con-
stitutional amendment to limit the
rate of taxation by counties and mu-
inequalities to an increase of per
cent over the preceding year, was
passed
Road Measure Sure.
Tonight the house passed bills rec
commended by the State Bar associa-
ton and the state supreme court for
the simplitication of court procedure,
which had been recommended by the
judiciary committee of both houses.
OF much importance was the eau
Gus by the senate on senate bill 3S,
by Senator Tully, authorizing the state
highways commission to enter into
contract with the United States for
the construction of post roads and
highways 1t was passed unanimous
ly under suspension of the rules and
was rushed to the house where it was
made a special order for tomorrow.
Winston, who was in the chair, pre-
vented immediate consideration by
calling attention to the legal neces-
sity of the bill lying over a day before
1t can be taken up for final passage.
Heated Small Fights.
The only real fights occurred over
minor measures in the house where
the Spansh-AmeriCan members scrap
ped over house bill Sc, an itinerant
vendors act, and house bill 30S, by
Cipriano Lucero, depriving retail sa-
loon keepers of the protection of the
garnishment act, The former had been
passed at the morning session. Re-
peated efforts of Sanchez of Valencia
to recall it from the senate were fu-
ly protested that the bill was intend
ed to put small merchants out of busi-
ness
House bill 30S was passed by a |
vote of "a to 10. Mares declared that
he formerly ran a saloon in San Juan
county and that when he quit business
5000 was owing him. but he did not
push his debtors for they were poor |
people and their families needed the
Sanchez of Valencia said that
he would vote for the act. not because
of it's merits, but out of frlendSnip !
for its author. The rest of the argu-
ments ran the gamut from the trulsn
that man had to pay his bills, even !
If they are risky bills, to the declara-
ton that a mans pay envelope should
be protected for the benefit of his
family.
Bills Passed by House.
The following other bills were
passed by the house;
H. B. III, which in effect ratlfies
he change of name of the school OIL
American Archaeology to School OF
merican Research, and gives the lat
.er the rights and privileges no"
given the former by statute. Ayes
IS; noes, 0.
H. B. 246, apportioning insurance
funds among the city and town flfe
departments. A number of amend
nents to increase various local quotas
we're voted down. Ayes, "a; noes, IL.
oardue voted against it, calling it
species of graft" Winston voted no,
aging the pie which was being cut
vas so small that there was no piece
eft for his constituents.
Fl. b. 230, providing for an annual
cleanup day in all Incorporated VII
ages and prohibiting the deposit of
lead animals and garbage in village
treets under a penalty of S5 fine and