New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-12

James A. Baird, Chairman; J. E..
Reinburg, Nabor Mirabal, VIM. d.
Mnr;ay. G. c. Smith. R. G. Bryant,
]. S. Lea.
Public Lands.
Nabor Mirabal, Chairman; Jas. A..
Baird, J. E. Reinburg, Geo. A. Kase-
man. Cenobio Salazar, H. L. Kerr,
G. c. Smith, NJ. P. Skeen, Isaac
Ba-,h.
Insurance., Banks and Banking.
VIM D. Murray Chairman; John
S. Clark J. E. Reinburg, Ramon
Sanchez, L. c. Mersfelder, H. L.
Kerr, J. S. Lea.
Livestock, Agriculture and Con-
servation.
Emiliano Luccro, Chairman; Jas.
a Baird, Nabor Mirabal, Cenobio
Salazar H. L. Kerr, Albert Calsch,
J. S. Lea.
Mines and Manufacturer.
VIM. d. Murray, Chairman; J. A.
McDuuald, John A. Gordon, Geo.
A. Kaseman, R. G. Bryant, M. p.
Skeen, A. v. Lucero.
Committee on Committees.
John s. Clark, chairman; William
d. Murray; ]. f. Reinburg; Roman
Ga legos, Cenobio Salazar, Isaac
Barth, J. f. Lea.
Liquor Resolution.
A resolution providing for making
tie state dry has been introduced,
this also occurring in the eSnate
the last thing Thursday afternoon.
This Resolution presents the ap-
parant anomoly of being satisfac-
rory 10 the liquor dealers and tie
tempo rance forces at one the same
time, and its passage is generally
predicted. The resolution provides
for the closing of saloons January
|, 1918 following an election next
November e. A house resolution
supplementing it is expected to be
introduced Monday afternoon as
wei as two bills providing for the
holding of the election and speci-
flying the manner of voting The
latter will be stricter voting law
than ever before employed in New
M cxico, if carried. 1t will provide
for a secret ballot.
J. A. Mcdonald.
J, A. Mcdonald, mining man and
of Magdalena introduced
the measure, but modestly disclaims
credit for doing so, The fact re-
ni ins that he almost Jumped The
gun" IN the matter of precedence
and order of business to get his
resolution started. As a matt,r r.
fact it represents a careful COM
promise among the various lobbies
seeking to enact different bills of
degrees of stringency. II
faces the inevitable, and at the
same time appears to be fair to the
dealers under the circumstances. If
it is to be impeded the fact is at this
moment unforeseen by our wisest
statesmen.
The full text of the submission re-
solution is as follows:
Joint Resolution No. 2.
Joint Resolution providing for an
Amendment to the constitution of
New Mexico by adding thereto an
ot!lcr Article, the same to be Num-
bered 23.
Be it Resolved by the Legislature of
the State of New Mexico.
That the constitution of the State
Of New Mexico, be, and the same is
hereby amended by adding thereto
another Article, the same to be
q. /
Section l. Ardent spirits, ale, beer,
alcohol. wine or liquor or liquors of
my kind whatsoever, containing al
cohol, shall not be manufactured,
sold, given away, purchased, dispens-
ed or otherwise disposed of within
this state after January lst, 1918; Pro
vided, nothing in this section shall
De held to apply to denatured or
wood alcohol or grain alcohol when
Intended and used for medicinal
mechanical and scientific purposes
only. or wine, when intended and
Used for sacramental purposes only.
Sec. 2. Any person violating
my of the provisions of section one
~ of this article, shall upon con-
'ction, be punished by a fine of not
ess than fifty dollars, nor more
han one thousand dollars, and shall
De imprisoned in the county jail or
state penitentiary for not less than
hirty days nor more than two years
md upon conviction for second
Ind subsequent violation OF said
ection such person shall be punish
ID by fine Of not less than two
dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars and shall be i'm
,risoned in the state penitentiary
or term of not less than one year
Tor more than five years.
Sec. 3 In all prosecutions un-
Ter this article. or any laws enacted
" the legislature supplementary
lereto, the district court in which
my such cause may be pending,
hall have the right of its own mo-
ion, or upon application by the dis
rict attorney, to change the venue
# such cause to any other county.
But in case a change of venue is
the county shall pay the
easonable expenses incurred by the
defendant, by reason of such change
pom order of the district court.
House Committees Monday.
Speaker Llewellyn is xepected to
ame the house committees Mon
ay. They will be the same as to
tiles and duties as those that SER
ed the last term. These appoint
nents will be the final step in
making the legislature full-fIedged,
nd ready for the consideration of
nything and everything.-which
GEMS to be about what several of
he inexperienced have brought
nth them with the hope of having
passed.
"Race Issue" Non-Existant. =