Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-23
ChriSman-Barth Contest Hear
ing Goes Over Another
PoStponement; Senate Bill
Is Passed by House.
COUNTY CLERKS BOND
LIABILITY ENLARGED
Many New Bills Are In
troduced and Legislation Is
to Be Rushed During Re-
mainder of Session.
(By X. T.. ID. McAllistcr, Staff Corrc-
spOndent.)

spOndent.)
Santa Fe. Jan. 22-Admiral Dewey
having been finally laid to rest with
appropriate honors. the legislature
this afternoon settled down and made
n noise like real work. At least the
house did The senate was not any
more Industrious than 1t had to be,
which means that it wasn't industrious
at all; but on the other side of tho
capitol quite a busy couple of hours
was put in.
Here are few of the things that
the house accomplished this after
noon:
Passed the senate bill providing for
the payment of salaries of state Off
cials out of any available fund, which
now goes to the governor for his ap
prevail
Passed bill regulating the giving
of bond by county clerks
Almost passed a bill exempting new
sugar factories from taxation for a
period of six years after their estab-
lshment. After being read the third
time, this bill was recommitted on the
objection of Representative Pardue
that it was unconstitutional, and will
probably be reported out again in the
constitution.
Passed resolutions of respect to the
memory of the late Judge e. A. Mann
of Albuquerque, and set Tuesday,
January 80, as day on which to hold
memorial services for Judge Mann and
the lote Representatiye Swami of
Quay county.
Passed a resolution providing for
the celebration Of Washington's birth
day by appropriate exercises in the
hall of the house of representatives.
Killed a number of bills by means
of the adoption of adverse committee
reports, thus clearing the decks for
further action.
Votes for Women.
In the house also a joint resolution
was introduced by Speaker Llewellyn
and his colleague, Mr.. Gonzales of
Dona Ana county, providing for the
submission to the vote of the people
of a woman's suffrage amendment to
the constitution. The resolution does
not alter any existing clause of the
constitution, but adds another article
expressly extending the franchise to
women In this way it is hoped that
the desired change may be made by a
vote of bare majority of the people
of the state without going through the
impossible process of securing the ma
iority needed in order to adopt an
amendment to an existing provision
regarding the franchise.
Hearing on the contest of w II.
Chrisman against Senator Isaac Barth
was again postponed. Senator Barth's
answer to the contest petition was
filed in the senate, and the commit
tee on privileges and elections met i'm
mediately after the adjournment of
that body to consider the pleadings,
but deferred action in the matter of
holding hearings. This will in all
probability be taken up one day this
week at a meeting of the committee,
to be called by Chairman Salazar.
Congressman n-elect w. B. Walton
arrived in Santa Fe today and visited
the capitol during the afternoon ses-
sion, greeting old friends. Mr.. Wal
ton will remian in Santa Fe for sew
eral days, consulting with party lead
ers, before returning to his home in
Silver City. He will go to Washing
ton about the middle of February.
In the House.
A good part of the session of the
house was taken up with the consid-
GRAFTON of committee reports which
began Immediately after the approval
of the journal. The committee on
judiciary submitted adverse reports
on house bill 8, relative to the cleo
ton of justices of the peace. house
bill 10 relative to the selection of jury
commissioners, house bill 80 provid
ing for the election of county COM
missioners by districts, house bill II
providing that jurors and witnesses
may be summoned by registered mail.
nd o.
ported senate bill number 8, providing |
for the appropriation of funds for do
fraying the expense of Legislative
printing and supplies The last named
report was due 10 the fact that the
house bin on the same subject APP
propriating a larger amount than the
senate bill had already been passed.
All the diverse reports were adopted
by the house.
The committee on taxation and rev.
enue reported house bill number Z,
exempting new sugar factories from
taxation for period of six years from
their establishment favorably, with
amendments, and the bill as amended
was ordered to third reading. When
it was placed on its passage, Repre-
sentative Pardue made a brief speech
in which he declared himself in ia
Vor of the purposes of the bill, nut
contended that the amendment to the
constitution adopted at the election of
1914, made the exemption illegal The
bill was thcreupon recommitted on
motion Of Representa- Gonzales,
County Clerks Bonds.
House bill Is, relative to the bonds
Of county clerks, was reported from
the committee on judiciary with the
recommendation that ii he passed.
The report was adopted. and on mo-
tiou nf parpoS tfa r,,IaS were