El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-11
HOLD MEMORIAL
FOR JUDGE POPE
New Mexico Legislature Ad-
journs in Honor of Dead
Jurist's Memory.

Santa Fe. y n. Jan. 11.-Dispensing
with everything except the formaIity
IF converting. both houses Of the legis-
lature adjourned this morning al 10
o'clock 10 permit the members 10 at
tend the memorial service for the late
federal Judge William II. Pope.
The service was by the supreme
court, in the court chamber. All avail
able space was filled and many were
unable to gain admission The New
Mexico Bar association postponed the
beginning of its special meeting until
> o'clock this afternoon in orde rthat
its members might attend the memorial
service.
1t is expected the house committee
on employees will make its complete
report tonight.
senate Committee Not Ready.
The senate committee on commit
tees has not finished its work and viii
be unable TO report before late this
afternoon or Friday. Committees con
state assays. state and county indebt-
edness and county lines used in the
last session. have been discontinued,
leaving d total Of 20 TO serve
The committees with the number Of
members are as follows: Committees,
seven; rules three; judiciary, nine;
finance, nine railroads, five; private
county and municipal corporations,
tons, seven, irrigation and wafer
rights, seven, militia. seven: public
lands. nine; insurance, banks and bank
ing seven. livestock, agriculture and
features. seven: constitutional amend
ments, seven. printing. enrolled and en-
crossed hiilS, five; roads and high
ways, nine. privileges and elections
five; revision. five: executive commu-
nicatIons, seven
The number Of committees the house
VIII have has hot been decided upon
and consolidation viii be effected
wherever practicable. They viii be
composed of five and seven members.
House Republican Caucus.
The Republican house caucus has
elected Jesus Sanchez Of Valencia, per-
Inanent chairman, and Jose G. Romero,
OF san Miguel. permanent secretary.
ne chairman may call the caucus at
VIII and must make the call on de-
mand of five members.
House Employee
Inc employees Of the house. as de-
eided upon thus far are as follows
Dan Genevieve Harmon, Lou Hughes.
ana l. A HaSey. stenographers:
Ihomas Kahn and Frank Curry, read
ing clerks. who are to serve also as
linterpreters; J. P Garcia and Luciano
Salazar. enrolling clerks: Alfredo Cal
legos. an assistant clerk.
Inc work OF making up the roster
or committees proceeded slowly. The
senate has had a committee 10 select
the committees. instead of leaving the
selection TO the presiding officer. John
: Clark. the veteran Republican mem
Der Of the senate. Is chairman Of this
committee. Senator Clark declared that
the work of selecting the committees
al this session is the most difficult
that he has known in any session Of
The New Mexico Legislature The Judi
clary committee is one Of the most I'M
portant. since considerably more than
half the bills are referred to it. There
S not a Republican lawyer in the sen
ate, hence this committee on the Judi
,iary necessarily viii be without a
awyer to represent the majority party.
To Be .fWhise Eagle
Chas. A Spiess, Of East Las Vegas.
committeeman, is to share ihs
title with another or.
rather, like title has been conferred
~ the Republican caucus upon a resi-