El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-03-06
VOTES TO
KILL INSURANCE
OFFICIAL S JOB
Insurgents, Democrats
Ride Over Barnes
And Speaker
SINECURE, SAYS
THE OPPOSITION

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The office of insurance commission
er In the state OF New Mexico is
abolished for good as far as tho action
OF the house can bring it about. In a
fight which lasted through nine roll
calls, the republicans, who have
broken away from the leadership OF
Speakqb Sedillo and Judge Barnes.
uniting with the democrats, went
Monday afternoon to their greatest
lengths, SO far, to defeat the will Of
the ruling bunch.
The Sedillo faction did not want the
office abolished. They had previously
defeated an attempt TO bring it out Of
a committee and lster sent it to the
steering committed where 1t was des-
tined to be smothered.
EARLY in the session Monday, Blanch-
ard moved to take the bill from the
committee. He got % votes to 81
against, but lost, as a constitutional
majority vas required, after Curns had
promised an early report. An hour
later, Telesfor Padilla Of Socorro, who
had voted with the organization.
changed his mind and moved a recon,
Gideration, which carried 81 to IA, the
house registering for the first time a
roll call rebuke to the steering COM
mittee. Dan Padilla. true to form,
moved to table the bill, but was de-
feated, ~ to II. Barnes declared he
in favor of abolishing any sine
cure, whether republicans or demo
Gratis were in power, but pleaded with
the house not to kill this office on the
ground that its powers could not be
transferred by a phrase to the corpora
tion commission and that it would
leave the state with no control over
the insurance business whatever.
Blanchard replied that he had the adj
vice Of some mighty good lawyers that
the bill was good as drawn; 1t prompt
ly passed, rs to 19, and then Blanchard
put the clincher on.
The vote on the passage OF the in
surance bill was as follows:
Ayes-Republicans, Blanchard, A. II.
Carter, Clancy, Faircloth, Hanson, Lin
wood, Telesfor Padilla, Tamony, Tru-
jillo, Vargas, W~inston--11; democrats,
Carter, Epstein, Gonzales,
Herbert, w. "A. Hunter C. E. Hunter,
Hull, Livingston, Lynd, Mehlhop, Nor
Robertson, Rutherford. Turner and
Vesely-15; total rs.
Noes-Republicans, Amanda. Armijo,
De Almond. Baca, Barnes, Curns,
Gurule, Llewellyn, Lobato,
M~ascarenas, Medina, Ortega, Otero,
Dan Padilla, Ramirez, Romo and
5anchez-19.
In order to make the record straighr
he old health bill was formally tabled
Indefinitely and the house then pro
,eeded to pass the Barnes road bill as
amended which gives each town, city
n village exclusive right in 30 per
,ent of all road taxes collected from
Is citizens to be used in street paw
ng and other improvements.
The bill, however, was seDiously
nenaced at night when in addition TO
"a road bills the houge by a vote OF 25
13, the bare majority required,
,assed Dan Padilla's bill t. abolish
ne road tax altogether.
Bills in Senate.
In the senate late Monday afternoon
he following bills were passed. House
ill regulating the practice OF den
istry and creating a state board of
Iental examiners; the house bill Great
No a oJStOhh VI NV INV PhO-
edure In the state; house bill defih.
ng the crime Of conspiracy house
i'll designed to validate the ihcorpora-
ions of the towns of Lordsburg and
Columbus; the house bill which is a
ecompilation Of all the, irrigation
avs ON the statute books; house bill
ihich restrict expenditures by mu-
.icipalities of funds from municipal
wned utilities to sinking funds, bonds
nd repairs,
Three Bills Killed.
Then they turned around and killed
hree bills as follows: House bin, one
I the Bankers Association measures.
r~eventing a stakeholder in a bank
tho is a notary public from taking ac-
nowledgments in matters in which
is bank is a party; house bill requir-
az the butchers Of the state to give
onds and keep records; and the sem
to bill which would raise the age OF
omission for boyv to pool rooms from
s to 20 years.
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