Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-04

added that the experience gained at
the regular session should induce the
members to go very carefully in pass
ing emergency acts.
Paitiue Urges Speed.
House bill No 3, by the committee
on appropriations, to provide for the
immediate publication and distribu-
ton of the laws passed by the special
session of the legislature of the state
of New Mexico. To committee on ap-
propriations.
House bill No. 4, by the committee
on agriculture, with favorable report,
an act to provide for further extend
ing cooperative agricultural extension
work and to promote the production
of foods. The bill authorizes any
county or group of adjoining counties
to appropriate up to $4,000 annually
on a three years contract for an agri
cultural agent to be furnished by the
extension service o. The state college,
the state to- match dollar for dollar
every dollar appropriated by the coun-
ties. Minority Leader Pardue moved
of the rules for immediate
passage of the bill, which he declared
to be the most important measure or
all the emergency acts before the leg
islature. He praised the sixteen mem~
hers of the committee on agriculture
for remaining in almost continuous
'3ession to discuss and consider every
phase of the bill, which is not long
one, and pledged his word that it is
good bill. He declared that every day
now counts heavily for food produc-
ton and measures how much our
wives and childrne and ourselves will
have to eat this fail. He said that he
has the assurance of the federal gov
ernment that three days after the pas
sage of the bill the department of ag-
rculture, at federal expense, will put
an agricultural agent to work in every
county OF the state.
Wants II in spanish.
Sanchez, of Valencia, seconded the
motion and made an impassioned plea
to do something for the poor people
who are threatened by starvation even
in New Mexico because of German itn-
peral ruthlessness. He analyzed the
bill, section by section; assured th-
Spanish American members that IT
is well drawn; that it is good and that
it will do more good for them right
in their own homes than any meas
ure offered in this or the regular ses-
sion, and that it meets the exigencies
of the occasion.
Gonzales objected to the passage Of
the bill without it being printed III
Spanish. He declared that one days
delay would not make much differ
ence: that there should be opportun-
ity for amendment, for detecting mis-
takes: that a mistake made now might
cause a weeks delay later.
Wesley remarked that Gonzales evil
IDENTIFY had been peeved because OF
the praise the minority leader had
bestowed upon the committee on ag-
and because a minority
had blocked the passage of
bill introduced by the committee on
He regretted that
here is already evidence of jealonsies
between committees, each constituted
IF so large part of the membershin
,P the hpusr s.o moved 10 make the
dill the special order for O'Clock this
afternoon, but when informed that
he Spanish bills could not be on
members desks by that time. with
lrew his motion. Copies of all the
ellis in English were distributed
lmong the members this forenoon.
Pardue's Plea Unavailing.
Barnes, while favoring immediate
of House bill No. 4, because
II it's great importance, and because
If it's careful consideration by the
rouse committee, declared he would
lot press for passage any measure
rot printed in Spanish and upon the
lesks of members in that language.
Manuel Sanchez. of Valencia, spoke |
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