New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
TREND OF PRESS COMMENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE
ACKNOWLEDGES ADVANCEMENT OF STATES
INTERESTS AND WELFARE UNDER THE CHANGES
MADE BY LEGISLATURE JUST CLOSED
few LAWS BUT GOOD ONES PASSED
WISE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS
PEOPLE AS WHOLE ARE WELL SATISFIED AND HAVE
LITTLE FAULT TO FIND UNUSUAL CIRCUM.
STANCES SURROUND INDUCTION INTO OFFICE OF
GOV. LINDSEY. ROADS AND DRAINAGE ARE GIVEN
BOOST BY THE NEW LAWS

because of an insistent and most
remarkable lobby at the capitol, had
been considered, and the resolution
as finally passed was in process
iof formation.
With the news that Governor de
Baca had gone to his last reward
and that in the long struggle against
the malady which had confined
him to his room since the day he
received the oath of office, disease
had inevitibly conquered-sadness
filled every heart. And yet the
event definitely established what the
trend in state affairs would be. A
week of mourning intervened. and
the legislature was found in its place
again, relieved of suspence and de-
pc the pledges of service that had
been made.
EarneStness took the place of de-
corum, and whatever may have Leen
lacking in parliamentary smoothncss,
was made up by determination to DO
the right thing as the session near
ed its close.
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remained until the last moments
The general appropriation bill. ard
the apl ointments of the new Erter-
nor we're the last matters to ,ome
up.
The appointments, listed in the
Record Of last week were accept
able to the Senate practically in
their entirety. The name of Marcos
{. de Baca, Democrat in Sando-
val county was objected to and
the name of Mr.. Mondragon Of the
same county substituted as a regent
Of the, Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
The name of Warren Graham, Dc
mocrat of Bernalllo county was OBJ
jected to in Republican quarters,
but Governor Lindsey did not re-
move the name, as Mr.. Graham had
originally been named to the place
as an act of the late govern : de
B;ca.
The appropriation bill became
bean bag and was tossed from one
house to the other in the closing
days of the session. As finally
passed the state will spend two and
a half million dollars in the two
ensuing fiscal years. The state tax
rate was raised from ,0325 to OBS
because of the increase and the 'ur-
ther tact that there exists a def
cheney trom former years
John S Clark of San Miguel coun-
ty, Republican floor leader and later
president of the Senate was the
commanding figure in the appropria-
ton discussion an advocate of econo-
my and responsibility in the hand
ling of state finances, it became al
most essential to secure Mr.. Clark's
approval before attempting to revise
the finance bill.
The state educational institutions
fare well in the final result,
though the bill as originally reported
by the senate finance committee of
which MIR Clark was chairman, did
ict etart any increases over their
.rner allotments.
The changes in the finance bill,
'rom what it was II iols, may be
The following shows the principal
in the bill as finally
passed. Unless otherwise stated,
hey are available Dec. |, 1917. the
beginning of the state fiscal year:
Series A bonds, $34,360.
Interest on certificates of indebt~ |
,dness for the sixth fiscal year, ST.
100: for the seventh fiscal year,
5000.
Interest on armory bonds, 81 $50
,ach year.
Payment of certificates of indebt-
.dness for the sixth fiscal year,
10000; for the seventh fiscal year,
10000.
State University, for maintenance
nd repairs, $4,000 each year; for
and heating plant, $4,000
ach year.
Agricultural college, maintenance.
5000; extension work, sixth year.
400: seventh year, S12400; for ex-
erimental station each year $500;
interest on funds necessarily bor-
owed to maintain the institution on
ccount of the First State Rank o.
as Cruces, 5000.
School of Mines, $4,000.
Military Institute, Maintenance,
5000; building barracks. sl2.500.
Las Vegas Normal, maintenance,
45.rO0; buildings. S37.50O.
Silver City Normal, maintenance,
$4,000; repairs to dormitory. $500;
omp'etion of science building,
1000
FL Rito Normal school, ma;rten-
nee, $4,000 Ii
Deaf and Dumb asylum, Santa Fe, s
10000. /,
Institute for the Blind, Alamo 1
ordo, maintenance, $4,000; new !
ospital building, $500. II
Museum, added maintenance on ac- 1t
punt of new building, SlS,500; to !l
pply toward completion Of build I