Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-30
House Does Considerable
FusSing Around About Suff-
rage Amendment but Ac-
connpIiShes no Results,
CREATION OF A NEW
COUNTY ASKED FOR
Lordsburg People Ask 10 Have
a Slice Taken Off of Grant
County, Several Bills Intro
duCed in Both Branches,


Santa Fe, n. NJ, Jan. 29.-The wo-
man suffrage movement held the CEN
ter of interest here today but after
a buzz of anticipation, caused, per-
haps, by the presence of officers of
the State Federation of Women's
clubs at the state capitol, interest died
out and nothing happened. 1t had
been freely predicted that the Barnes
joint memorial asking the enactment
of the Susan b. Anthony amendment
by congress would come up for ac-
ton. The republicans of the house
called a caucus in the morning, and
rumor said that the measure was due
for consideration but again nothing
happened, the caucus falling to get
quorum.
Democratic members say that they
are ready to vote for the memorial,
and they are wondering why the re-
publicans do not call ii up. They are
teasing Judge Barnes for declaring
that he is laying off until he finds
out how many democrats he can
count on before he attempts to pass
the measure. p. j. Robertson says he
is in favor of the measure and that
the minority is almost a unit in fav-
or of it. He admits that the republi
cans by introducing the memorial
have beaten the democrats to it and
in a measure have stolen the demo-
Gratis thunder as the minority side
had intended to introduce Just such
measure, but Barnes took the play
away from them.
Paymaster Appears.
-ltsgiss. ~ rrene7 t9aas thrt tip 7llt,
the republican caucus. One member
appeared with a state warrnt just as
the caucus was about to convene, and
soon there was no quorum.
Judge Barnes said this afternoon
that he did not know when the mem
oria would be taken up. The house
republicans will hold caucus tomor-
row morning and the house will CON
vene at O'Clock in the afternoon.
Some members say that the measure
will be endorsed by the caucus and
taken up and passed in the afternoon,
Judge Barnes would not verify this
report and said he could not predict
what would be done.
No memorial has been introduced
in the senate, and it is not believed
one will be. The senate seems to
think that the Barnes measure will
pass the house and will then be taxi
en- up by the senate. The measure is
of great interest to the friends of suf-
frage as it will serve to place the
members of the legislature on record
and pave the way for submission Of
the resolution to amend the state con-
stitution permitting women in New
Mexico to vote on presidential elect
ors. as it will indicate the drift of the
wind 1t is considered that the fate
of suffrage in New Mexico at pres
ent depends on the disposition of this
memorial. IF the Barnes measure
fails in the house, there will probably
be no more suffrage legislation pro-
posed at this session.
New County Proposed.
What is known as the Lordshurg
county proposition was launched in
the house today. sponsored by Judge
Barnes. This bill would create a. new
county to be known as Pyramid coun-
tv out of the southern panhandle of
Grant county. The new county If
created, will have valuation of
about s13,000,0 600. leaving Grant
county about $27,000,000. The track
age of the T.. P. & S. w. and the Sou-
thern Pacific railways. now located
in Grant county, will be in the new
county.
other bills introduced in the house
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