El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-04-26
Other Recommendations

Other Recommendations
AT this mornings session the Wa,
Committee also recommended the fol
lowing:
That the governor appoint a com
mittee to proceed at nee to San An
tonic, Texas, to confer with Genera
Pershing in regard to the recruiting
of the New Mexico National Guard
to the end that he may be acquainted
with conditions in the state. and thai
men who are now actively engaged II
agricultural work or who can be uset
to advantage in that work shall MOI
be enlisted in the Guard.
That DR.. A. d. Grille, president Of
State College, and A. c. Cooley. direc
tor Of agricultural extension work in
the state, be asked to come here i'm.
mediately to confer with the governor
and the committee in reference to ag-
ricultural preparedness.
That conductors and other train en-
ployes of the railroads of New Mex
leo be commissioned as mounted po-
licemen by the, governor, to enable
them better to protect railroad prop
erty against damage.
The motions containing these rec
concentrations carried unanimously.
When the committee met in the
senate chamber this morning the fol-
lowing nine members were present:
Robert e. Putney, of Albuquerque; q.
C. Champion, of Ration; Charles
Springer, of Cimarron: John M. Sully,
of Santa Rita; Rafael Garcia, Of AL
buquerque; w. A. Hawkins, Of Ell
Paso; Secundino Romero, Of Las We
gas; c. R. Brice, of Carlsbad, and
Eufracio Gallegos, of Gallegos. For
mer State Senator Champion was ell
ected permanent chairman, and a
committee composed Of Messrs.
Springer, Hawkins and Romero was
named to select a permanent secre-
tary from outside of the committee.
During the morning session Miss
Edith Wileman, of the travelling audi
tors Office, acted as secretary.
A portion Of the morning session
was taken up in outlining to the three
members of the committee who ar
rived last night-Messrs. Romero,
Brice and Gallegos-the matters dis
cussed by the committee yesterday
afternoon and the action taken by the
Council Of State Defense at its meet
ing Saturday afternoon and night.
Neill B. Field, chairman of the Albu-
querque committee, appointed to come
to Santa Fe and urge an Immediate
session OF the state legislature, again
appeared before the committee this
morning, and repeated his statements
of yesterday afternoon. Before adj
yesterday evening the
asked Mr. Field and the
ether members of the Albuquerque
to remain for the meeting
today, believing that there would be
a full attendance Of the committed
this morning.
One Of the matters that 1t is plan
ned to take up with Dr.. Grille and
Prof. Cooley, Of State College, is the
state agricultural mobilization con-
proposed by Prof. Working, Of
the college, and which was recon-
mended by the committee of the State
Defense Council that conferred with
the governor Saturday evening. It
suggested this morning that such
! conference might call from their
iuties men and women who could
better serve their communities and
he state at this time by continuing
heir work without interruption.
SEIZURE OF SEEDS is
DISCUSSED BY COMMITTEE
The ~advisabllity Of the state gov
,rnment Selling all seed now In New
to prevent its shipment out
If the state was discussed by the War
Of the State Defense coun-
~ at It's session In the senate cham