Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-21
Amendment to National Prohi-
bition Bill Passed by Senate
and Now Goes to Governor
larraZoIa,
PRISON WARDEN AND
EXAMINER NOMINATED
FideI Ortiz and George H, Van
Stone Nominated by Cover
nor and Senate Asked to
Affirm the Appointments,

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| lsescI'L eoRRssrospssoe TO .oasIso JoupsslI
santa Fe, Jan 20,-lt required the
state senate less than thirty-Iive min
I utes this afternoon to go through the
routine order of business and dispose
, OF all matters that came before it. a
/ gathered because of the report on the
| street that the Barth -Chrssman elec-
/ tion contest would come up and thar
Barth would be unseated. However,
there were no indications through the
entire session that this had been the
intention.
After coneurrng with the house in
the ratification of the federal prohibi-
I tian amendment. the senate unani-
mously adopted the following Joint
memorial, similar In text to one passed
| by the house and prepared by j. II.
I Hugh IT. williams, chairman Of the
I state corporation commission.
Whereas, thousands of cattle and
sheep in certain sections Of New Mex
leo are threatened with starvation and
! the stockmen with enormous financial
losses as a result of u protracted
| drouth. followed by the most severe
winter in thirty years and
Whereas, the situation is moro
acute at the present time than it was
4 earlier in the winter ON account of
! heavy SHOWS obliterating what little
| grass theee is on the ranges and COM
! pelling the stockmen to import all
| iced at considerable expense Tor their
! livestock. and
whereas, you have notified the
state corporation commission OF New
! Mexico thpt the half-rate on livestock
leed eohilneb 10 the drouth-strlfheh
| districts OF Arizona, New MEXICO Ok
iahoma and Texas which has been IN
! effect for months or more ts an emer-
! sency rellef measure would ~ WITH
drawn on January 20, 1912;
Now, therefore. your memorlaIlsts,
/ the fourth legislature of the state OF
| New Mexico, respectfully represent
and submit that the livestock indus
/ try of the state is impelilled and the
/ meat ana meat supply seriously ar
! fected ana urgently recommend ana
! petition you TO extend fer period OF
! sixty days the hatf-rate on nay, corn.
| cottonseed cake ana other stock feed
! FOR the benefit OF the farmers ana
! Stockmen ana issue such addluonal
! or revised instruction as will permit
! this concession to he applied on less
than carload as well as carload ship
| ments This is done with a view to
! affording relief TO owners of livestock
who cannot afford to buy more than
! q small supply of feed at Il time.
! New Bills.
The memorial was addressed to the
| United States railroad administration.
| Two bills were introduced in the
senate, Senate bill No. 3, by Reinburg,
| relative TO irrigation districts. Senate
! bill No. 4, by Lucero, providing Tor
| health inspection In the public
schools
In the house. ten bills were intro
! duced, All bills carrying an appro-
ITlation are automatically referred
| to tho finance committee, The biiss
are No. !, by Dan Padilla and Armi-
10, providing FOR free textbooks. NO
! Z, by Dan Padiiia, revising the pubtc
! road tax law, No, J, by Armijo ana
| Baca, providing for the teaching OF
| Spanish in the public schools as REC
( omimended by Governor Larrazolo in
his message. No. I. by Baca and Ar
milo, providing for memorial for the
I soldiers and sailors of New Mexico,
/ and also providing for the continua-.
| ton Of the board of historical service.
| The bull provides FOR the remodeiing
! of the national guard armory at santa
! Fe and the building of wing to con-
/ meet the armory with the Palace of
| the Governors, The appropriation
! calls for $4,000. No. :, by Baca, APP
| propriating $4,000 for the construc
| ton of state arsenal, airdrome and
| rifle range at Santa Fe No. &, by Or
| tega. for the building of u state high
way by Rio Arriba county; No. 3. by
! De Vargas, providing for higher sal
! aries for teachers. No. by De Var
gas appropriating 100000 for A state
! highway in Rio Arriha county. No.
| 10, by Herbert. providing for the feed