Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-02-04
D0|NGS Of LEGISLATURE.
Bills Introduced Include Partition Of
Grant County and Creation
OF Pyramid County
legislature Adjourned Thursday And
Friday ON Account Of Death
Of Governors Son

Iiit week III the legislature CLOSED
on Thursday. when both houses adj
journeti. 10 meet again Friday morn.
ing solely for the purpose of passing
resolutions of coincidence with Gov.
crnor l.arrazOlO over the death Of his
son. Luis, which occurred n; Roswell
last Thursday morning Joint resolu.
fi6ns Ia iiiHt effec. were introduced by
Judge Barnes and Senator Clark.
The week was busy hut quiet. one
~ the first measures Introduced wis a
memorial passed hv the senate. asking
the war department To refrain from
tearing down the hospital at Camp
t'ody. aud Ia leave IL there as per
mnneni institution. mcthod Of its nd-
ministration aud ownership Ia he de
cided by later agreement
Judge Barnes. Republican leader. in
tr0duced n hill creating Pyramid
county with l.ordsburg as the county
seat The measure has the endorse
meilt of Senator Murray of Grant
eGanty. II cuts Grant county in half
across the line running west from the
north inc Of Luna county Ia the Ari.
zona line. The new county would
have $2S.0OO.OO0 In taxable property ON
returns Of 1918. All railroads. practl-
callv would be IN Pyramid county and
the mines In Grant. The lower county
Is 100 DemWratic. the upper county
nominally 100 Democratic. Wesley.
Democratic floor leader. representative
OF Grant. consented to the bill Oppo.
sition, however. Is expected from silver
city. Lordsburg has strong lobby In
Santa Fe. Carter Of Socorro. chair.
man Of the committee on counties and
county lines. refuses to state his at
titnde toward division.
Clancy. Of Santa Re. introduced u
bill prohibiting $I25.OO0 certificates of
indebtedness. unissued by the council
of defence, Ia be issued aud the pro.
cee,ls divided pro rata among higher
educa tinnaI institutions ~ the state.
Prospects are poor for passage. Leg.
islators say the state educational sys.
TEN Is topheavy.
The plan now In favor Is to submit
u constitutional amendment In 1920 Ia
authorize the state Ia issue such Ger
tiiicates for building purposes at col
leges and normals and cut such prof
ects out Of the budget before the leg.
iSlature at this session and substitute
for them additional needs of primary
and common school grades. embraced
IN the governors recommendation for
compulsory educaiinn and blingual
teaching.
Some amusement and little annoy.
nnce became evident when II bill was
introduced In the house to define. pro-
hibil and arrange future punishment
for gambling games of all kinds
Speaker SedillO relieved the tenseneSS
If II diSagreeablc situation by referring
The bill to the committee on public de-
tense and reconstruction. which has al.
ways been considered the final res'ug
place of unpopular measures.
Tho equal suffrage Issue was sil,-
topped. after . fashion. by action that
lid not mean anything. Judge Barnes
Introduced hill asking the national
congress- to adopt the Susan u. An
hony amendment to the constitution
II the United States.
\ hill to assist mining development
was presented 10y Armijo, Of Dona
ana It clearly defines prospecting. aud
provides that the state school of mines
hall make. without charge. three sep