New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-11

oDe serious trouble, and the boys
app, eciatc the joke. Just before en-
tering III, senate chamber Governor
Curry met some of the ladies inter
ested in the passage of the resolu-
tion asking the government to pro-
hibit the Use of grain for the manu-
facture of alcoholic liquors, and they
persuaded him to see If it could be
put through Immediately, and upon
that matter he was interviewing the
senator when Mr.. Barth cast a hos
tile eye upon him. After cooling
off some Governor Curry admitted
that any gentleman Of the old line
who tries to drive a water wagon
should expect something to happen,
and he says he made his last at
tempt.
During the last days of the ses-
sion Senators Mersfelder and Tuliy
introduced taxation bills designed to
place more taxes on coal and cop
mining, but nothing ever came Of
either. The houe passed what was
called wheel tax, intended to in
flict greater tax burdens upon the
railroads OF the state, particularly
Or one Of the railroads. 1t also
went to the discard, being left un-
acted upon Lv the senate.
Measures passed at the Special
Session. approved by Governor Lind
sey and now laws:
Substitute for House Bill No. H.
Public Defense measure. Appropriate
ing $7S00O000 for agricultural pre-
paredness and defense, the money
to be raised blythe issuance and sale
of certificates of indebtedness, and
expended and disbursed solely under
the direction of the governor; Gre
ates Council of State Defense as
an advisory board, composed of nine
members, who are to receive as COM
pensation for their services S. day
and necessary travelling expenses;
authorizes a special county levy OF
not to exceed one mill in 1917 and
1918 for the repair and construction
of highways; empowers the govern
or to equip any portion OF the Ma
tional Guard Reserve up to a batal-
lion as mounted infantry in case
of emergency authorizes the state
treasurer to invest the permanent
state funds in the certificates of in
debtedness issued, and gives author
ity to the governor to sell certifi-
Gates to the Federal Reserve banks,
or negotiate loans through them,
using the certificates as security.
Senate Bill No. g. Accepts the
provisions of the National Defense
act, and provides for the drafting
Of men for the National Guard.
Senate Bill No. 3.-Provides for the
further extension of cooperative
agricultural work, making possible
the employment of an agricultural
agent in every county of the state.
Senate Bill No. 4.--Accepts the pro-
visions of the Smith Hughes act for
vocational education, and appropri-
ates $4,000 annually for two years
to meet like Appropriation from the
Federal government.
Senate Bill No. 5.-Empowers the
governor, for the purpose of giving
aid to the National government or
providing for public health, welfare
and safety in the state, to organize
and employ all the resources of the
state, whether of men, property or
nstrumentalities.
Senate Bill No. 7.-Provides for the
axation. exclusively for state pur-
poses, of the property of all private
:ar, sleeping car and express COM
oanies operating in the state.
Senate Bill No. 11.-Appropriates
z .440 for the expenses of the special
session.