Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-19

sion contains practically all Of tn
states expenditures, other items stan,
out, such as $4,000 voted to prose
cute Colorado water users who ar
irrigating from the La Plata, rive
north of the. state line, to the detri
ment of New Mexico settlers who, it i
claimed, had prior rights to tn
stream. Seyenty-fiVe hundred dol
lars was set aside for the work of tn,
state boundary commission.
Five hundred dollars was voted tt
be offered as a reward for convict
ing the murderer of Antonio De Var
gas will be continued. Law trans
lators for the session were voteC
$1,000. Baising teachers salaries, anC
the expense of the state mounted pc
lice are other items. The latter pro
vides $4,000 this year and $50, 00t
next.
The state will build a bath hous,
at the Palomas medicinal springs il
Sierra county a a cost of 81 900. Pub
lie health, child welfare and numer
Gus other advanced laws adopted a
this session will place an extra bur
den on the taxpayers.
A difference of opinion between tn,
house and senate on the necessary
amounts to be diverted to state insti
tutions of different kinds was the
main reason for delay in the bulge
bill until the last moment. The house
figures were about 500, 600 the high.
err when the differences were campro.
missed in conference. ~ 40
$4,000 For Health. ~
The state department of health
starts with an annual appropriation
of $4,000. and with the provision
that in case of such an emergency as
another flu epidemic, $4,000 addi-
tional of the states money can be
used. The bill which has been much
discussed, does not limit an individ-
uars choice of treatment, and is con-
fined to recognized practices of quar-
antine and sanitation. 1t contains
specified powers of supervision of
food supplies, and it's administration
is largely ip the hands of county and
municipal health officers locally APP
pointed, but who can be removed by
the state health board for cause. The
board is to have three members only
one of whom who is not to be the di-
rector, to be a physician.
The former board of health is
changed in name to the state board
of medical examiners. The require
ments for admission to the practice
of medicine in the state are I'M
changed, r. p. 1871.
Senate Bill Ia is an innovation, Civ
ing town authorities in places of 800
population the duty of calling on each
able-bodied man over 81 years of age
to work n day or pay a dollar each
year for the removal of filth and gar
bage from the town limits. Falue to
enforce the law involves penalties.
Social Betterment.
An advanced child labor law is
now in force. 1t embraces restric-
tons on the kinds of employment
children up to certain ages may un-
dertake and prohibits children of
school age working when schools are
in session. Fl. B. BIS.
A child's welfare bill carrying S.
600 a year providing a salaried direct
or and board of six for two, four
and six year terms is on the statutes,
II. r. 227; and a girls welfare bill
designed to lessen the states prob
lens in handling cases of juvenile de-
is also law. II. B. ITO.
COMPENSATION to workmen injured
at their occupations has been much
at this session, in House
Bill 54, which the governor has
signed. Representatives of labor met
with committees from the legislature,
Directing to the rather inclusive
wording of a bill regarding syndical-
ism which was changed and COM
pulsory arbitration statute, which was
Prohibition Ratified.
House resolution No. | almost the
first act to pass the legislature, will
submit to-the people of the state next
a vote on the national
constitutional amendment making the
nation dry.
A bill which became known as the
Farley bill makes the second convc-
ton for bootlegging in this state
by not more nor less than
5 years Imprisonment in the state
and the trial Judge is
forbidden to. suspend sentence. Other
safeguards around state prohibition
were enacted
Woman Suffrage.
Woman suffrage, although it had
a good majority in both houses. lack
ed by a slight margin enough votes to
cause it to be among the amend
ments that will be submitted. The
house first voted the bill down. then
reconsidered when the senate had a
similar bill on passage. Three house
members reversed in favor of suff-
rage on the second ballot. The senate
lacked one vote of the three-fourths
necessary to sub-,it an amendment
because of the absence of member.
A-special message from the govern
or insisting on the passage of the bill
did not avail to carry it. though the
governors counsel has been followed
In many instances during the legis-
lative term. Most of the program
laid down by him in his inaugural
has been carried out
Educational Measures.
A healthy progress in educational
is reflected IN the school laws
that were passed. The free text book
bill desired by the governor was not
enacted at this session, estimates run
ming from 100000 to twice that fig
ure as the probable first years cost
to the state. An existing law provides
that pupils in actual need of books
can be supplied at the boards ex-
pense.
Teachers pay has been raised, and
the use of the bilingual method is es-
tablished, however, and other pro-
school laws are In effect,
Children between and 16 must go TO
school, H. B. 102; adjoining rural
school districts may consolidate
though they be in two or more coun-
ties, II. b. 81, and health conditions,
by regulations which were introduced
as separate laws and have been car
ried into the public health bill, have
been improved.
Teachers competent to give instruc-
ton in Spanish are required, and the
pupilS may have the school work