El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
DELAYS VOTE On
n. N. SUFFRAGE
House Has Season of SUI
frage Oratory But Fails
to Reach a Vote.
BY GUTHRIE SMITH.

Santa Fe, y. N. March After
having been more OF less in an uproar
on the subject all of the afternoon.
the house Of the third New Mexico
Legislature adjourned without having
reached a vote on house joint resolu-
ton which proposes 10 submit a con-
stitutional amendment TO give women
the right of suffrage in New Mexico.
Many visitors. interested in the reso-
luton, were present and there was an
abundance of Oratory. much of which
highly amused the visitors.
The committee on constitutional
amendments filed majority and min
orlty reports, the former being adverse
The only action was the passage of
Sanchez's motion 70 table Pardue's mo-
ton, which Was to adopt the minority
when this vote was announced
Barnes moved to ad iOurn There were
yells Of protest but the speaker put
the motion and declared that it was
carried. Demands for a roll call Were
not compiled with and the house stood
adjourned
Have Tut With Speaker
one Of the features Of the DAY was
2 tilt between speaker Llewellyn and
some Of the Democratic members. In
4 motion concerning which Shaw
thought there was some doubt he
asked for d roll call This the speaker
refused TO grant when York appealed
from the decision Of the chair.
Ortiz, OF Guadalupe. moved to table
the appeal and on a viva voce vote,
the. speaker declared the motion pre-
vailed
wesley declared:
The ear Of Russia could come TO /
this house and learn some valuable /
lessons
Would Not Abolish Legislature.
The house killed the diversion house (
Joint resolution. which proposes TO /
submit constitutional amendment 10 4
h01 7eEa leo cfr
ate in its stead legislative commits (
sion.
There was a mix-up in the house /
when senate assistant chief clerk
Brine Baum appeared and reported 4
that the senate had recalled the house
bill which provides Two pay days 4
month and in which in the senate a
two hour fight had been Waged 10 de-
feat the bill by lacking on an amend
ment II later transpired that the SEN /
ate had not asked the recall Of the
bill and the document was promptly
returned to the house
Miss Garrett Sings For Legislators
At S-15 the two houses met IN a short
joint session in the hall of representa-
tives 10 hear Miss Eliza beth Garrett,
the blind singer from Las Cruces. In
addition to her own song, %. Fair New
Mexico Miss Garrett sang also La
Golondrina. La PalOma." and The
Spring Song" for the audience.
The house then under suspension Of
the rules unanimously voted TO adopt !
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Substitute For De Baca Pension
The senate finance committee recon-
mended concurrence in the house /
bill which approprites $4,000 for the
family Of the late governor Z. c De
Baca and offered committee substi-
tute which provides the payment Of :
800 a month for a period of 80 months {
and also provides for the immediate
OF the late governors salary
up TO the time Of his death
Under the terms payments are to be
made TO the children in the event OF
the death Of Mrs. De Baca before the
arate senate bill appropriates the sum ]
10 pay the funeral expenses, which ! :
amounted to about $500 {
$4,000 For BztfIeship Service.
The finance committee recommend
ID nOn-cOncurrence in the house bill
to furnish a silver service for the hat
-leship New Mexico" and offered
substiTute bill which apprOpriates
TO, 600 for the seivice. the governor =
% appoint three citizens Of the state
3" select the service and attend the =
presentation :
Child Labor Law Passes. :
The senate passed the child labor q
aw with only Gordon dissenting The =
ct provides that no child under the Z
ge OF Il years shall be employed IN {
ny mill factory, manufacturing es- =
- ID ishment. workshop. or csnnery. nor
% any quarrles or mines The penalty Z
or violating is a fine of not less than 9
. nor more than $50 4 bill has been I ,
introduced in the senate to- exempt I =
anneries for a period OF four years l.
rom their completion X
4 senate 5oint resolution has been I =
Introduced which proposes d coEstitu- / ;
ional amendment TO take bank cor =
oratlons, insurance companies and \
uilding and loan associations from 10
GGer ehc direction or the state cor pi
GRAFTON. The resolution is by Murray. 1 H
hairm2n Of the committee on insur- 1 II
nee banks and banking. N