The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-09

special Dispatch 10 Tn, Herald
Santa he. y. NJ. March 3.--Gov-
crnof Lindsey this morning appointed
Charles Springer OF Colfax county.
william NJ. Atkinson OF ChnVes county
and Eugene kcmpenlch OF Valencia
county. as the state highway commis-
sion under the new road law passed at
this session OF the legislature. Springer
and kempenich are Republicans and
Atkinson q Democrat.
| The final appropriations are still In
doubt, but the legislatures expected TO
y. X. considerably over a million dol
lars this afternoon. Adjoining at near
3 o'clock this morning both houses
met at 10 this forenoon and passed
In perfuaetory manner a number o.
bills. marking time while the con-
ference committees tried 10 reaeb
niddl, ground on the appropriation
bill. Tho house amendments when
the conference began contained tho
collow ing changes:
! a reduction OF the state university
to $4,000 maintenance and $4,000
buildings. This item will almost Ger
tainly be revised upward
Additional for the Roswell Military
Institute Tor Barracks. Se5.00O.
Additional FOR school ot Mines. sss.-
5O9
Additional for the Agricultural Col
lege. $4,000.
Armory at Los Cruces. $4,000.
Dona Ana county. t1i.7O0 for
boundary suit.
\ reduction for the Las vegas Nor.
mai of tSi.500 Tor buildings
An increase Tor the silver City Nor
NAL of $500.
! spanish American Normal increas-
ed from $4,000 to Si0,00A.
Blaz Sanchez. for translating the
/ session Journal. 3 900.
Additional To- the state department
uf education. $500.
Additional tu the travelling auditor
Two assistants at $4,000 each. yearly.
There Is talk of giving the governor
an emergency fund Of from $4,000 To
$S0,O geo To be used in the event OF war
| or serious trouble on the border
a conference committee Of thrcs
from each house Ia getting ready t.
! report this afternoon. They have re-
ceiNed considerable outside advice
\ biil appropriatlng 5000 to erect
ia bath house ~ the Hot Springs ia
Sierra county. passed throash the cf-
forts Of Representative Winston.
The opinion prevails that James \.
French, in addition tu receiving tks
lappoulmeut ot state engineer which
Is not yri awarded win set favorable
consideration from the new road COM
mission as their choice for state hish
way engineer also.
The senate passed the boundary bill
ana IL Ia now before the goseruor FOR
his approval or dissppfSNal. This bi!i
provoked perhaps the bit,erest part'
I sarN.H
boundary commission Of the auditur
and two others appointed b, this gov
ernor, appropriatcs t.5.00o Tor the
prosecution of the reNas-New MeXleo
bounla dispute and $4,000 for
prosecution OF tLs New McNieo-Col-
Iorado coutrutersN. 90. 4. Larraavlo n
named az special counsel al $4,000.
$500 CO. Dee paid him in twenty DAYS.
| The Democrats made extended
speeches ip opposition tu the bill alid
! showed considerable team work Tie
Republicans remained silent Horth
called the hill "a deliberate donation
nf $50 oUO," and Dunlayy stated that
part ~ former Attornel General Clun-
tY's report on the suit so far had be.f'
surrcptitiuusly removed from the aust
tor office. tie made no charges. The
bin was referred to as brutal eruft.
"a party eNpediency measure, and
the declaration was made TINT the
emplol ment of l.arrazoio was I'm pay.
ment Of political obligation" All thr
Democrats in the Legislature opposed
the bill except Mehlhop and Lewis in
the house
senator kaseman probably saved
the state from the public service cons
troi hil when he the Republican floor
leader voted against the majority, de-
fcating the bin o. 90 TO. Tuily Re-
publican, and Mrabel also voted
against y fHrth bitterly denounced
the bill.
The senate passed resolution cali
= Ing TOT a popular vote next fail on
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