Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-09

house Barnes moved to not concur IN
the Tully amendment approprlatihs
SC a day for the services of supreme
Court Clerk Jose D. Sena, Capitol
Superintendent Enrique Mares. Wal
ter Bamburg of the tax commission
and Interpreters Isidor Ortiz and
Frank Kahn Barnes declared that
these employees had offered their serV-
ices free of charge and with the eN-
ception of Ortiz, were being pald ioF
their time by the state in their re-
spective offices. Gonzales moved TO
amend by adding $140 to the senate
bill to pay house employees VINO haa
volunteered their services. A Wrah-
gle ensued, during which Stroud asked
whether members who failed to at
tend from the opening of the session
or absented themselves entire days
during the session would be paid their
per diem. He was assured by Barnes
that they would be paid only for the
actual days that they were present.
The Gonzales amendment was adopt
ed and the bill returned to the senate
which unexpectedly concurred in the
house amendment, thus giving pay TO
every employe who volunteered his
services whether the state paid for his
time in some other capacity or not.
Barnes Moves for Concurrence.
In the senate, Gallegos declared
that conflicting reports were current;
some members told him that the gov
ernor wanted one thing while other
members declared that he wanted
something else. Reinburg In reply
stated that the governor had appeared
before the conference committee and
said that he was willing to accept re-
sponsibility conferred by the constitu-
| tion. In the house it was Barnes VINO
moved concurrence in the senate view
of the defense bill. Gonzales moved
to refer the bill to a special committee
of five, saying that several days ago
when he was before the governor with
! the war board, the executive favored
! a division Of authority, responsibility
| and poWer, Senator Llewellyn, in op-
! nosinp reference, said that the state
administration could not change It's
mind any quicker than ne coulo,
| Mares, who pleaded for immediate ac-
ton, was supported by Sanchez OF va
lencia, who said that the governor mad
declared he would be satisfied with
the house proposal Gonzales added:
''I have seen the governor several
times. His disposition is to let us 90
| what we deem best for the state. We
should act and not bother the gov
enough. We have the right to iegls-
late.
should Confide In Board.
"We should have more confidence
! in the men OF the war board who nave
riyen their time and means for our
~, flare ard that OF or families. ih.P
nave our, best .itt'I e.sts eifosg.'t ias's 4
| we should trust them. The governor
cannot fight our battles. He cannot
be the whole thing in New Mexico.
We might as well ask him to man the
trenches himself. We have given MN
| the power to appoint this war conf
mittee and have given him the veto
power. Now give some authority to
the committee or else it will be use
less"
However, the Gonzales motion was
voted down. 33 to 16, and the confer
ence bin was passed. 39 to 2. Con-
zales voted for it, although he said ne
! felt the measure to be an injustice, an
undeserved criticism of the war com
mittee, an outrage upon the states
best citizens who have done and gwen
their utmost for the state.
1--WE hope we will not find in the fu-
ture that we have made a great mis-
take" said Gonzales. Mares ap-
proved the sentiments expressed by
| Gonzales and said that the war COM
mittee might as we'll be eliminated
now, as all the power had been
given to the governor and there was
nothing for the committee to do. SAN
chez of Valencia also declared the Dill
not entirely satisfactory, but, ike
Mares, voted for it,
Senate Passes Memorial
The senate tonight passed the
house memorial to congress, asking
| for national prohibition as war
measure, and the house memorial
asking for reclamation work in san
Juan county. 1t also passed with
amendments house bill No. 3, proVid-
ing for the printing of the special ses-
sion laws.
An embarrassing incident occurred
when former Governor curry met
State Senator Barth in the capitoi
corridor this afternoon. Curry re-
marked that he would brand Barth'
as a liar" Barth murmured some
thing to the effect that he was too
proud to fight Curry" No blows
were passed. The incident was a Sc
auel to the request of Barth in the
senate that Curry be ordered from the
floor, asserting that he was lobbying
for a cavalry regiments Curry, VINO
as former governor and a former SEN
ator has a right to the floor, explained
that he was not lobbying for the reg
iment but had simply asked Senator
Mcdonald at the request of the w. c.
| r. u. to bring up the house prohipl-
| ton memorial to congress.
Fabian Garcia, head of the agricul-
tural experiment station, was in Santa
Fe today. comforting with legislators
and the war committee in reference
| to planting potatoes in the higher
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