The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-02-06
TAX LEVY NOT TO Be
INCREASED. O...SOLOMS
URGED TO whip Up

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Feb. 5-The tax
problem is now looming up large in
the legislature and there are but few
members who have not some scheme
for raising the $l,500,000 additional
tax which it is believed will be neces-
sary this year. Of course, the entire
tax question is wrapped up in the bud
get, which is now in the hands of the
governor, who is back at his desk
working hard to catch up. The gov
ernor stands by his declaration made
sometime ago that he will give out
none Of his recommendations until he
has finished the budget hearings, and
that all Of his conclusions will then
be given to the legislature in bulk.
However, this much can be said: The
tax levy will not be raised. Those who
are in position to know declare that
it can be said that the taxes of the
flock Of goats will not be more than
heretofore. There may be tax on
some luxuries, there may be an income
tax, or a combination of both. But the
decision is unanimous that the tax
rate on real and personal property
will be practically the same as it is
now.
Judge Barnes today introduced a
bill providing for the collection of de-
linquent taxes, which is taken to be a
part of the general taxation program.
The measure provides for abolishing
the forty-five day period in which suit
may ~ brought, and permits the in
stitution of suit for the collection of
delinquent taxes. at any time.
That some of the members are get
ting tired of the leisurely manner in
which the house has been transacting
business was indicated today when
Judge Barnes urged that committee
meetings be more frequent. Local
bills were made special order for to.
morrow. With the number of bills
having passed the century mark, and
large number of them local mea-
sures, this will operate to clear the
calendar to considerable extent. The
most Of the local bills create state
highways and pertain to irrigation
bitches and there are few counties
which have none.
1t is also predicted that Linwood's
thirteen bills regarding the stock in
dustry, upon which no contest has de-
veloped, will be gotten out Of the way
this week.
Frank Veseley, Democratic floor
leader in the lower house, won place
in the hearts of all exponents of the
filthy weed this week when he sought
by crafty diversion to circumvent
ruling of Speaker Sedllo which brot
into play the house ruling prohibiting
smoking during the session. Veseley
called the attention of the house men,
bers to the fact that the rule prohib-
iting smoking was suspended during
the last session of the legislature, and
since the House was operating under
the old rules, pending the adoption of
the new Frank thought he saw the
way out. However, Speaker Sedillo
put the question to a test vote, and
amid the confusion which followed,
declared the mays" had it and smok-
ing was barred.
T. j. Robertson. Democratic repre-
sentative from Union county, has in
troduced a bill in the house which
will greatly facilitate rural school op-
GRAFTON and aid in the solution of their
financial problems. The bill provides
that where two or more districts of
adjoining counties see fit they may
consolidate their school districts under
one management. The plan will aid
many districts of counties that are
hard pressed for school funds by per-
mittlng two or three such impover-
ished districts to consolidate under
one corps of teachers.
Two Democrats and one Republican
were responsible for causing an un-
easy feeling in certain quarters around
the capital this week when they in
troduced an anti-gambling bill that
would have made games of chance
something that could only be enjoyed
by those who might be willing to risk
jail sentence or a stiff fine in order
to crafty their sportive instincts. Rem
resentatives Blanchard p. Carter and
Howard were the disturbers of the boly
Ne''" VI VIC oeoee Sdpltui, nut as tnelr
bill was referred to the committee
on public defense and recons struction,
admittedly a graveyard of dangerous
or unpopular bills, the situation has
lost the tenseness that marked it for
short while.
The drastic revision of a number of
the laws that affect the stockmen of
the state has been under consideration
of the cattlemen's associations in New
Mexico, and twelve bills amending or
changing the present laws were intro
duced in the Legislature on Monday.
The passage of these bills will assure
the stockmen Of more adequate pro-
lection from the cattle thieves who
have been responsible for so many of
the losses in the cattle raising dis
tricts Of the state, and the penalties
that are urged by the proposed mea-