El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15
LEGISLATURE Of
H. NJ. ADJ0URN5
Houses Rush Through Final
Business In Order To
Adjourn At 6P. NJ.


legislature Of New Mexico adjourns at
6 o'clock this evening. Both houses
convened early today and took Up a
mass Of bills for passage or rejection,
the list having been CHILLED out by the
steering committee from the great
number Of measures awaiting action.
The rest viii hardly receive consid-
Grafton.
The general appropriations bill.
which was the subject OF dispute be-
tween the two houses until after mid
night last night was expected to be
reported by conference committee to
the senate and house at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. The so days OF session
fixed by the constitution expired at
midnight last night but legislative re-
cesses were being used today to pro-
long the session until 6 o'clock
Suffrage Resolution Passed
Suffrage took q new start in the
New Mexico legislature yesterday
three-fourths vote. IS to 8. passed
resolution TO submit TO the voters an
amendment extending the ballot TO
women Those voting no were Gale
COS. Salazar. Sanchez. E. Lucero and
-Lirahel 1t was evident that a defer
mined effort was to be made in the
house caucus TO pass a similar reso-
luton following the vigorous scoring
OF the house Republicans by the gov
ernor for killing a suffrage measure
IN that body
The senate passed a bin providing
Tor cooperation with the federal gov
eminent in soldier settlement work.
irrigation and drainage and lake de-
NelOpmenL The state engineer is TO be
chairman OF the state board. which
will include the president Of the state
college, state land commissioner and
others The bill carries an appropri.
alton OF 5000.
BEs Passed BY Senate.
Blls passed yesterday by the senate
included the following: The house
Joint resolution 10 pay capitol en-
ployes with the amount cut from 5000
10 500 BIZ eLempting soldiers from
taxation OF property worth up to $1,000. /
BIZ 10 create office OF travelling audi /
tor and providing for annual state
corporation franchise tax. Assessment ]
Of state land for drainage. Prevent /
ing animals from trespass into irri- ]
cation districts Allowing district
judges 10 send prisoners TO state !
prison for saEekcepinE- To assess.
sheep and goats on May / Instead Of
March Is l'rCvidinE simple method (
o. marking tablets 81 elections. Pro
ribiting the Ess of money secured by I
sale OF bonds Tor anything except THAI Z
and numbering Of ballots Care. Gus ]
tu1y and dispos5tiC=, &C ballots at cleo :
rl1ns- Health rt ElarOn In public /
schools Providing bafEhouse at Falo- /
Tnas hr- SPRINGS For nomination of I
two student teachers from each coun- ]
~. Revising banking code. q bank D
ers' association biu Wire inspectors 1
salary bill Cutting II 10 $500 BIZ I
amending roads and BRIDGES act Al
loving r-upicir Ilif1eS to divert certain j
funds until December 1. 1920. Retain
ing ala oil rights 20 the state under
the eighth royalty, ten year lease plan
Bul creating -Nn cent per gallon eI-
else tax on gasoline. Bill taxing the
lands Appropriating $4,000 for de-
structiOn Of rodent pests. Requiring
publication OF LEGAL notices OF all COM
missioner Providing method for ac-
Arriba county boundary line act Act
against fraudulent checks Submit
ting 100000 road bond issue. Gre
aunE road from Las Vegas 70 New
kirk state highway. Providing for
state budget Laws making effective
prohibition amendment
Action Taken BY Senate.
Late last night the following action
was taken by the senate; The Lew
ellEn preferential employment blu for
discharged soldiers, which was passed
and reconsidered. as 81 was found TO
so amended as TO be practically a re-
draft was passed. Mounted police bill
passed, but senate refused to put half
OF force under the jurisdiction OF the
cattle sanitary board. Adopted
straight appropriation OF $4,000 for
The mounted police. The emergency
levy for federal aid roads Of one and
one-half mills for three years passed.
Child welfare service bill passed unani-
mouSly- the bill regulating COM
plants to district court from tax as
sessments when made by district at
rorneys passed
In the house. the Democrats eau
cused and agreed TO stand solidly ,
against any Republican attempt to
extend the session beyond this noon I
soIdiera' Fund BIZ Passes.
The soldiers settlement fund Bill ,
passed the house. The house con-
CURED in the senate amendment TO
the gasoline tax bin. The house &
passed the bill creating a commission &
10 study the mine tax question and re- I
port The bill providing for fence Z
viewers on partition fences and the
bill placing public utility corporations G
Under control Of the state corporation ]
commission
Late last niRht the house finished {
with the general appropriation bill, !
adding about half a million dollars to .
the senate finance committee esti- q
mates, and the bill went into confer 4
snce for an expected repruning by ,
senator Clark New items inserted by I
the house included heating plant for =
the Socorro school Of mines $1,000. For q
new buildings and completion OF hos C
Dital at insane asylum. S62-500, for
new state department Of health. S32.-
boo New heating plant for capitol, :
$4,000.
Generals Can't Come.
Gov. Larrazol0 in q message TO the
house yesterday regretted that illness &
prevented his attending the joint ses- .
sion addressed by senator Fan and !
babe the solons Godspeed IN the final y
accomplishment OF their arduous du- 2
ties He also transmitted TO the leg .
Stature correspondence with Cen =
leonard Wood, Cen Barnett who are p
unable 10 come here TO receive legisla- 4
ike honor medals. The presentation
ceremony being postponed. e
For members Of the state board Of d
the governor yesterday ap- n
pointed AmadO Chaves, Of BernalillO
county, vice A Tenacio 1Ioutera. re p
igned. J. W Wilson, Of ChaTes coun- u
" vice A. d. Grille, resigned. Jose D. C.
sena, OF Santa Fe county vice =. L
cnloe. resigned Each for the term G..
snding March, 1921
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