El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-07
Public Health
Bill Comes Ub
In Ne10 Mexico
Larrazolo Measure To Gre
ate Department Will Be
Pressed By Leaders.

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Santa Fe, y. n, Feb. III. F. Curns
Republican leader. today planned tc
introduce in the house Gov. LarrazoIo'.
public health department bill, the frs,
effort in the history OF the state to
attempt to establish such a depart
ment. The measure is one to which
Gov. Larrazolo pledged his admins
tration and will be pressed by Repub-
/ lean leaders. Summarized. It provides
for a commissioner and state health
board. Only three physicians can be
on the board at one time. Is empow-
cred to make, promulgate and en-
/ force all rules necessary to public
health" The commissioner. at $500
per annum. must be a physician. En-
ployes OF the department will be a
chemist, bacteriologist. sanitary en-
gineer, registrar Of vital statistics. in
/ spectors. nurses and clerks.
The departments powers will IN
elude investigation OF the cause Of
disease, sources Of mortality and con-
diuons Of sanitation: inspect public
I buildings ana premises; inspect pri-
Vate premises on due notice: to quar-
antine and close public places. schools
and churches; oversee plum bling. ven
tilatiOn, etc. keep vital statistics su-
pervise burials and regulate milk sun
plies. County and municipal health
officers would have similar duties in
limited sphere The bill permits any
person to employ physician or mode
OF treatment Of his choice" and levies
| a special tax OF one-fourth mill. Phv-
sicians are required to report the con
diton Of children at birth. to report
social diseases. not divulgina the Da-
TENTS name and all communicable dis
eases. Vaccination is made compul-
sorry, including all school children.
Kill League Of Nations Resolution.
By a straight party vote, 81 TO 1s.
the Republican majority in the lower
mouse, yesterday afternoon. after a
nalf hour debate, killed the resolution
Of Mehlhop. OF Chaves. favorinr a
league Of nations.
z. D. Williams, OF Las Cruces. sec
ond assistant sergeant at arms. re-
signed
The house took up the longest cal
enGar, so Tar. of the session. uassfnes
the Baea bill permitting the endow-
ment OF art galleries, Libraries and
public museums. the bill limiting ex-
pendltures for rural schools and the
number OF pupils per room. the bill
fixing new terms for the district court
Of Sierra county, the bill fixing maxi
county jails at IS cents per day. and
$4,000.
a hot fight developed on the law
passed by the senate creating the DO
sltion OF law translator. Spanish
american Republicans from the north
combined with Democrats to kill the
oilli leaving the translation OF laws in
the hands OF the secretary OF state
1ney acted under leadership Of
Blanchard. OF Lincoln. overriding
the action OF the house caucus and
elllo made from the floor and Of
Judge Barnes. majority leader
Suffrage Resolution introduced.
Hull Of Curry, introduced a constf-
tutional amendment eliminating the
word male" from the constitution.
ana granting women fuu suffrage at
all elections in state
a bill fixing the penalty for cattle
theft at two 70 ten years imprison-
ment was passed. the first OF the
cattle growers legislation TO 60
through.
The fOllowing bills were introduced
n the house.
By LIeWellvn. Of Dona Ana. amend
ing the codification-
By Mehlhop. Of Chaves, and Lin
wood. Of Colfax, providing a registry
board for male livestock.
By Blanchard, OF Lincoln and Rob
erson- Of Union, abolishing the office
OF superintendent OF insurance
By Medina OF Guadalupe. prevent
ing nonrelatives from getting posses
sion OF estates
By Ortega. OF SandovaI. providing
a method OF recenstructing the ma
tonal guard in the state under the
federal defence act
By Barnes. abOlishing the s percent
collection fee in the taxation system.
BY Barnes, authorizing a five in
stead OF three mill levy for city pur-
poses.
By De Vargas OF Taos, amending
and lumber
BY De Vargas, o Taos. to provide
for repayment OF damages for losses
caused by beavers.
A bill raising license fees for all su-
tomo6iles was introduced BY Otero,
Gurule and Ortega-
Senate Passes Two Bills.
The senate passed a bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for charitable institutions
and one appropriating $4,000 annual
" 10 pay transportation OF students
to the Las Vegas normal
a joint resolution providing for
constitutional amendment permitting
New Mexico soldiers and sailors out
Of the state 10 vote was introduced
by Reinburg. OF Dona Ana.
4 memorial asking the United States
2 djutant general to furnish data to
the state adjutant general on naming
the capitol grounds in Santa Fe
''Pershing Square" and the memorial
urging construction OF n military
highway from Fort LeavenWorth TO
Fort Bliss were taken up.
The following bills were introduced
in the senate:
By Reinburg. Of Dona Ana. regu-
lating the sale OF garden seeds and
providing for elimination and testing
By Baird, of Otero. permitting banks
to borrow money and rediscount pa
per.
BY Reinburg. OF Dona Ana. 10 pro-
vide farm and livestock bureaus in
each county.