Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-01
New Mexico Cattle and Horse
Growers Association Files
TeIegraphiC Protests With
Members of the Senate,
REACH AGREEMENT ON
SAN JUAN ROAD BILL
County LevieS to Cover Cost
Of Constructing Highways
Are ReadiuSted; Measured
Read to Pass, Belief,

Santa Fe, Feb. 2S.--Strong opposi-
ton is developing among the New
Mexico stockmen against the move
ment to appropriate funds of the cat
tie sanitary board to pay a part of
the cost of maintaining the mounted
police The New Mexico Cattle and
Horse Growers associat ton telegraph
ed a protest to the president of the
senate, Lieutenant Governor Pankey
today Members are also receiving
protests by wire.
| Both houses were SOW getting
down to business this afternoon, due
to the fact that every important COM
mttee was working on bills.
The senate passed committee sub
stitute for senate bill No. II. allowing
! the surviving husband or wife to draw
and use 5000 from estates without
administration Senate committee
substitute for house bill No. 1876,
amending the section in regard to is
suing bonds in the De Baca county
bill which passed at the last session,
went over. Senate bill No. 20. Great
ing a soldiers settlement board and
defining its duties, was under con-
sideration. number of committee
amendments being presented. the bill
went over until Monday. This is a
measure to assist in the development
Of the state and also to help bridge
over the period of reconstruction.
Fix Game Warden's Salary.
The conference committee on house
bill No. III reported that in the meet
ing with the house committee it had
been argued that the senate amend
ment cutting the game warden's sal
ary to $4,000 and that of his deputy
! to $1,S00, would be accepted The
| house later passed a bill with these
Amendments.
! Senator Bryant introduced resolu-
tIya No 8 petitioning the United
States railsoad aalBnistratien to ap-
/ ply the reduced rate on ali STOCK Seeu
as of the same date as in oklahoma
and Texas. 1t appears that the re-
duced rate went into effect in those
states q month earlier than in New
| Mexico and that many New Mexico
stockmen purchased their feed early
and paid the higher rate. 1t is hoped
that refunds may be obtained.
! Among the bills that have passed
the house No. 225. relating to irrlga-
endar for Monday
| afternoon.
1t is reported that the various in
terests concerned in the Pennington
Albuquerque highway have reached
an agreement and that the bill Great
ing this highway is about ready to
pass. II is understood that the county
tax levies for this highway will be
one half a mill in Bernalillo county,
one and one-half mills in Sandoval
county, one-eighth of a mill in Rio
Arriba county and one mill in San
Juan county.
The house cleaned up it's calendar.
1t passed a number of house bills,
among which are: No. 302, relating
to the Decolete land grant; No. 8, ap-
propriating $4,000 for a highway
from Chamita to Tres Piedras; No.
26, relating to the foreclosure of chat
tel mortgages; No. So, requiring all
state departments, institutions and
officials to deposit with the state
treasurer all public money in their
hands, by the 10th of each month.
No 237, providing for bail in crimi-
nal cases; No. 81, making the road
from Belen to Magdalena a state
highway; No. 251, fixing the terms
of the district court in the fifth judi
cial district.
OBJECT to waste OF Money.
There was objection raised to pass
ing bills that had not yet been re-
ceived from the printer. especially
bills in Spanish. 1t was held to be
waste of public money to translate
bills and print them when they do
not reach the members desks before
they are passed.
The house passed senate joint me-
mortal No requesting congress to
pass a bill requiring the adjutant gen
eral of the United States army and
the secretary of the navy to furnish
certain data to the adjutant generals
of the several states.
Only two bills introduced in the
senate, No. 81, by Heinburg. pertain
ing to hides and pelts. aimed to pre-
vent fraud in drawing bounty for wild
animals killed, and No. SO, by Tully
and Mersfelder, amending section
1881 of the 1915 code, regarding
lights on motor vehicles of all kinds.
The following bills were introduced
in the house.
No. 321, by Clancy-Making game
restrictions more stringent.
No. 1922, by Clancy-Use the game
fund for the propagation of fish, wild
birds and animals.
No. 1923, by Clancy-Creating dis
trict closed season on game and fish
No. 1924. by Otero and Mascarenas
--Reclassification of counties.
No 1926, by Padilla-Amending the
municipal indebtedness act.
No, 1926, by Herbert-Establishi
separate county boards of equaliza-
ton.
No. 327, by Llewellyn and Armijo
Declaring the road from Leasburg
to Hatch to be state highway. This
will be a part of the road from Ell
Paso to tho Elephant Butte dam.
No. 32S, by Trujillo. Baca and Ar
Intoxicating the position of state
historian.