Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1919-03-20
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

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that returned soldiers be EN-.
ployed by the state as members
of that police organization was
rejected by the Republican
members of the lower house of
the legislature. A strong de-
bate followed the offer of the
amendment in which DEM
ocratic members accused the
majority of desiring to use the
Mounted Police organization
for political purposes only. It
was also held up to the Repub-
lican majority that this was the
first opportunity which had
confronted them to make good
their many promises to the re-
turning soldiers. The politi-
cal possibilities of the Mounted
Police appointments were too
great for the Republicans,
however, and they defeated
the amendment which the
Democrats offered VII ic h
would have found employment
for some thirty of the states
returning heroes.
Suffrage went down to de-
feat in New Mexico legisla-
ture for the fourth time, the
knockout blow being struck by
the Republican machine of the
lower house. Although fore
warned by one of the party
leaders that defeat of the suff-
rage bill would heap an if
reparable sin upon the ma
jority m e m b ers, those
members dealt the blow
which put Susan Anthony
down for the full count. In
the course of the warning
aforementioned the majority
leader stated that he "hoped if
the Republican members voted
the suffrage bill down, that the
party would lose the next state
election" Democratic men,
bers who voted solidly for the
measure took the cue and as
sured the Republicans that the
next state election would be
lost by them anyway.
That tactics pursued during
the session of the legislature
by prominent Republican lead
ers are heading that party and
the present administration to
it's downfall was the declara-
tion of Representative Albert
Clancy, Republican from Santa
Fe county, upon the house
floor last Saturday night, when
party leaders sought to whip
into line upon administration
measures certain members Of
the majority party who were
indulging in wild insurgency.
Clancy's declaration dropped
in the Republican ranks like a
we'll directed bomb. 1t was
promptly accepted by Demo-
cratic members of the house as
the strongest denunciation of
Republican tactics which this
session has drawn forth, and
the challenge to the Republi-
can leaders was uncalled.
CONSERVATION struck the
lower house of the legislature
last Saturday night, causing
the embarrassment of certain
Republican party leaders when
Clancy, Republican from Santa
Fe county offered an amend
ment to a resolution which
provided an extra compensa-
ton for all Capitol employees.
Stating that he felt dis
elimination had been made in
the selection of the names to
reap the benefit of the extra
compensation for employees,
he offered an amendment that
the following names be added
to the list, with the compensa-
ton noted: H. O. Bursum,
twenty-five cents per day;
Chas. Springer, fifteen cents
per day; M. A. Ortiz, five
cents per day; F. A. Hubbell,
two and one-half cents per
day; w. A. Hawkins, one cent
per day. The amendment was
received with great round of
applause while Republican
leaders hung their heads in
embarrassment.
Among the measures that
the senate will seek to jam
through during the last days of
the session is what is known as
the syndicalism bill, intro.
duced by Senator Reinberg of
Dona Ana. This bill is similar
to a measure that is being
placed on the books of many
states at present and its author
claims that it is intended to
place the states adopting it in
a position to combat and sup
press the spread of Bolshevism
and industrial revolution, but
some of its provisions are
capable of being used to sup