Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-26
HlDALG0 COUNTY is
CREATED AND MOVIE is
TAKEN AS DEED is DONE
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cetously that as san Juan couSty ex-
pected to get the greatest benefit from
II, be hoped that in a few years they
would adopt the habit of sending a
representative to the legislature who
VIII be in harmony with the majority.
Hunter of san Juan county closed the
fireworks with a speech that was as
laudatory of san Juan county as was
lngalIS famous speech on Kansas.
No bills were introduced in the SEN
ate. The finance committee reported
the appropriation bill, which carries
practically the same amount as was
recommended by Governor LarraZoIo,
when he submitted the budget How
ever, many changes were made by
cutting out entirely certain items and
increasing the appropriations for state
institutions The state university gets
$4,000 more than was provided in the
budget; the A. and NJ. college, $4,000
more; the normal school at Las Vegas
$4,000 more and the state normal at
Silver City $4,000 more. The appro-
priation for the state normal at FL
Rito was cut from $4,000 to $4,000
and the school of mines from $4,000
to $4,000
A bill is being prepared to be in
troduced in the senate for the sub
mission of an amendment to the con-
stitution for the abolition of all the
present boards of control of state in
stitutions, penal. charitable and edu-
cational, and placing them all under
one general board. While it is ex-
pected that there will be strong OPP
position from the various localities
MI he tnta ir,.,
Gated, the disposition in both the
house and senate seems to be to sub |
NIT such resolution.
Quite q little furry was created
this afternoon when the Bernalillo- |
Pennington road bill came up for
passage in the senate and Senator
haseman moved that it be committed |
to the finance committee as it car
ries with It a provision for leVying |
a large tax. Considerable opposition
developed from San Juan ana Rio
Arriba counties, but the motion pre-
vailed, An alarm was at once sound |
ed to Albuquerque and Bernalillo that
the Dill was to be put to sleep by the |
finance committee. The most urgent
inquiry failed to FIND any opposition
to it, the action being merely in line |
with the policy adopted by both !
iioN7NS Iildl an blilS dpDfODTlaIlllS /
money in considerable amounts must
pass through the finance committee
III edcn mousse. tr "a !
The house held the first night ses-
sion since the Legislature convened |
tonight and passed several bills. The !
following were disposed of:
Providing for burial of deceased |
soldiers, sailors and marires at pub /
lie expense, the purpose being to save
the body of any dead service man
from the potters field.
Providing that butchers who !
slaughter cattle shall not sell hides |
until thirty days after the animal has
been slaughtered.
Providing for the incorporation of
towns and providing for the levying of
a tax therefor.
Providing an additional district at
torney in the fifth judicial district at
a salary of $500 year. This dis
trict is located in the Pecos valley.
The anti nepotism bill by Garter OF |
Socorro county was Killed. The |
measure prohibited county and state
officials from appointing any relative |
to office.