Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-24
LarrazoIo Affixes His sigma
ture to Bill and New Mexico
Officially Ratifies the Ma
tionaI Dry Amendment,
STATE FUNDS ARE TO
BE CLOSELY GUARDED
Members Show a Disposition
to Get Along as Economical
y as PoSsibIei important
Changes in House Rules,

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Santa Fe. Jan. 23.--The first meas
ure to be completed by The fourth
legislature of the state of New Mexico
was house joint resolution No l rati-
flying the national prohibition amend
ment Governor I-arraZolo today no.
titled the house and senate that he
had signed the resolution.
The senate followed up the house
this afternoon by putting the brakes
on the expenditure of state money.
The upper house saw fit to prune the
supply bill which the house had
amended. The bill as passed by the
senate provides that copies of all
measures passed by the legislature be
sent to newspapers and institutions of
the state free of charge, and that
such other persons as desire them can
receive full files by the payment of
$3.50. The house amended the
measure and provided that any per-
son can receive fun files upon appli-
cation without charge. When the
bill was returned to the senate the
upper body refused to concur in the
amendment and the house was so
notified
Members will have to wait several
days to collect their first pay and
mileage. The bin passed by the SEN
ate was amended by the house by in
serting therein the lump sum of mile
age due members of the house. The
senate considered this rather ir-
regular method of amending and re-
fused 70 pass the BIZ aging Il on the
table seltact 80 .asll ss.s sss ~
News that the half freight rate on
stock feed had been extended to
March l was received in a telegram
from Hale Holden. regional director
of railroads, to j. j. Kenney, chief
clerk of the senate.
Lieutenant, Governor Pankey APP
pointed Senators Clark, Mirabal and
Lea on committee to cooperate
with the house committee to arrange
for the Roosevelt memorial services
House Is Economical.
Prediction pledges of economy
were undoubtedly fresh in the minds
of the members of the house today,
when that body for the first time in
history refused to supply themselves
with copies of the'statutes and session
laws at the expense of the state.
Speaker Sedillo led the fight against
the proposal which was incorporated
in resolution by I.weIlyn and Armijo
by announcing that it would cost the
state about $l,500
From the democratic side came a
challenge of the correctness of the
speaker estimate. Melhop read "a
telegram from the publishers of the
statutes which offered TO furnish sew
enty copies OF the best edition for SIS
each and the cheaper one at $40.
There seemed to be no disposition on
the part of the opponents to accept
the books at that price.
Carter of Socorro offered an
amendment to the resolution to the ef-
feet that the secretary of state be in
structcd TO provide each member with
Il copy of the laws, provided that the
members deposit the price with the
secretary. Clancy reminded the house
that a resolution would be unneces-
sary, as any person can obtain copy
by paying the price. The resolution
was finally disposed of oil a motion to
table by Barnes which carried
Daniel padilla raised the old ques-
ton of having every measure read oy
title twice in Spanish. The speaker
pointed out that by reading once in
Spanish, the constitution was complied
with, and tnat 10 read again IN span
ish would serve no useful purpose and
consume a great deal of time. Barnes
sought to end the discussion by NOV
ing that hereafter all bills be read by
title twice in Spanish out of courtesy
to the Spanish speaking members of
: the house The speaker ruled the mo-
ton out of order and refused to en-
tertain it and closed the debate.
Rules Are Distributed.
The rules committee reported the
new rules and printed copies were
didributed TO the members, The
speaker ordered the law of the house
read and the reading proceeded until
the members became tired OF, listen
ing to it, when Mascarenas made an
attempt to suspend. the reading and
adopt the rules at once. This met with
opposition on the part of Baca. A
motion was then made to suspend the
reading, that the rules be translated
and printed and each member be fur
nished with a copy in Spanish. This
motion prevailed
Principal changes in the rules are:
Combining of the committees on APP
propriations and finance under one
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