El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-02-27


ment Of Barnes and Curns, republican
floor leader and deputy, was expect
cd, and that Of Armijo was no sur
prise. but it was something OF q
shock when it was found that Baca
OF Santa Fe was on the committee.
Ignored at the outset of the session,
he set to work to form his own private
organization and was so successful
in II that he has compelled recognit-
ion from the republican leaders and
practically secured a mortgage on a
place on the steering committee,
where he will now have a chance to
force out his own bills on pain OF
bringing his organization into oppo-
sitioh to needed general measures. He
doubtless and with good reason con
sidefs his appointment as a vindica-
ton OF the lone hand which he has
played and as a surrender by the or
~ganizatfon. Ramirez of San Miguel
represents the Spanish speaking
members and Wesley, the democratic
floor leader, is on for the minority.
New Mexico Day"
The house wasted a half hour dis.
cussing a petition, NOT in legislative
form, Of the Federation OF Women's
Clubs urging that New Mexico Day
be established September 18th each
year as a public holiday, a measure on!
which Baca made rather a flowery
speech, the meanwhile being unmerci,
fully kidded by his colleagues.
Free Text Book Bill. b
After the recess of 36 minutes to-
let a group of gentlemen have their
pictures taken while the governor
signed the bill creating Hidalgo'
county, the house started in on the
free text book bin. Nobody was
against il much but Blanchard who
said it would result in violating the
republican pledge not to raise the state
tax levy. The same money he said
would repair the Insane Asylum.
Curns made Of the finest ~retorts|
of the session when he said if the
$175,000 estimated were spent on edu.|
cation, 1t would help to reduce theI
need for any insane asylum or peni-|
Tertiary at all. Then followed AMI
hour devoted to spellbinding, membersI
evidently being anxious to have a recsI
ord behind them OF having talked for
measure asked by $4,000 children'il
as one orator putAt. That the record
may be straight the following gent
at more or less length made
speeches for home consumption; Mes
srs, Armijo, Llewellyn, Curns, Vesely,I
Barnes, Clancy, w. A. Hunter, Baca
and Herbert. Whereupon the bill pass.I
ed 40 to 2, although Blanchard was
successful In amending it so that in
stead of being "fumigated" school
books are to be "disinfectedv, a nice
and subtle distinction which manyl
members were mystified about butt
for which they voted.
New Bills.
MISUNDERSTANDING office Of clerk
Of district court.
MISUNDERSTANDING c~odification.
2S3--De Notwithstanding inspecsl
ton Of cattle and publication
thereof.
3d. Lee Regulating unlicensed
slaughter Of live stock for food.
2S5-De Vargas-Paying officers OIL
rural school districts.
MISUNDERSTANDING to county salar-
les.
287-Griego Regulating garnish-
ment proceedings.
288-Baca-Santa re to Encino road.
State highway.
2S9-To pay s. Easton for mounted
police services.
Res, by Baca-Founding New Mexico
Day on September 18th.
The Senate.
In the senate late yesterday after
noon. the following acts were passed:
Providing for allowances out Of es-
for widows and children, the
weeping In memory of Ikel
Barth while passing it as 1t was a bill
introduced by the unseated states
man. amending the chAttel mortgage
an act providing for the regis
Of trained nurses; permitting
legislators to resign to the ~secretaryl
d state; making Des Moines to Colo
dado line road a state highway; max
Ing Vaughn to Montoya road a state
highway; making road from Eieph-
ant Butte to Arizona state line al
state highway; making Ribera.White
road a state highway; making
road from Colorado through Taos toll
Santa Fe a state highway; providing
Tor payment Of salaries Of county Of
monthly; fixing maximum rates
81 taxation for municipalities at five
instead Of three mills; appropriating
IS 900 for a survey Of the Rio Grande
and a joint resolution lament
ng the death of former governor w,
Mcdonald.