El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-17
n. NJ. WILL HAVE
MANY NEW JOBS
% Road Superintendent
and 8 Gas Inspectors To
Be Named by Governor.

santa Fe, y. N. March 1I.-DeSplte
all pleas for economy. the legislature
created many new jobs before its ad-
journment sine die at ? o'clock Sun
day morning. Gov. o. A Larrazolo
will fill these jobs by appointment
There will be % road superintendent.
one for each county, at a salary Of
$500 a year and there will be eight
gasoline inspectors at $500 a year
and expenses The legislature pro-
vided a tax OF two cents a gallon on
gasoline 10 aid in raising revenue for
the state
The legislature was TO have ad-
journed at 6 o'clock Saturday even
ing. The delay was caused by pro-
tracted fight on the general appro-
priaticns bill
No woman Suffrage.
There will be no woman suffrage
in New Mexico for at least two years
The senate passed a resolution 70
submit the question TO vote Of the
people. but the house twice turned
it down
Provision was made for a tax levy
Of S4.500,000. extending over period
OF years. to match a similar amount
to be received from the federal gov
eminent for highway construction
The state will issue certificates Of in
come available for use early in the
summer.
silver Service for Speaker.
In the house the majority and
minority combined to present speaker
Sedillo with handsome silver service
which he acknowledged in appropriate
and appreciative words.
The house passed the bill creating
office Of state chemist and establish
ing state laboratory, the bill making
the santa Fe Pedernal Hill road a
state highway and the bill regulating
to cancellation OF hides and pelts-
The house passed the following
bills: Appropriating $500 for state
boundary commission. 81 to 10: appro-
prlatiug for orphans school and other
charitable Institutions; making in
scription ROck-Gallup road state
highway; making special half mill
levy for roads for three years, on at
torneys and witness fees in partition
suits; requiring reports by county
treasurers, Las -Sangeronimo
road a state highway; proposing
$4,000. 900 road bond issue: providing
for Rio Grande valley survey state en-
gineers' record evidence in court; pre-
venting Introduction OF insect pests;
amending publicity requirements for
limited corporations; ] percent state,
county and municipal Indebtedness
constitutional amendment
Bills Passed By Senate.
The senate passed the following
bills: Child welfare bill: Duran.
Chaves county road state highway;
Mountain Air-Moriarty road state
highway; printing deficiencies Of third
session: filling vacancies on commu-
nifty bitches; Albuquerque charter bill;
occupation tax bill; providing for pay
ment Of costs in advance, appeals
from justice OF peace courts to dis
trict courts: paving bill; correcting
name New Mexico board OF medical
examiners providing for registration
OF stations and jacks; licensing Of
motor vehicles, etc. tax on property
Transfers and Inheritance percent on
direct Inheritance. s percent on indi-
rect. soldiers settlement bill Springer
court house bill; punishment bill:
providing for teaching OF Spanish and
employment OF teachers in certain ru-
raj schools. providing night schools;
providing county road superintendent
with road tax OF S4-05 on three days
work. amendment changes appoint
ment from county commissioners TO
governor: providing for memorial hall
association charter; appropriation for
state boundary comnission $500.
county assessors to list acreage for
benefit OF department OF agriculture:
house committee substitute for sen
ate bill No. IS. TO prevent acts against
organised government; doubling court
fund fees: appropriating s35.699 to
improve Rio Grande: permitting state
engineer to keep surveys.
The house passed Bryant 10 percent
usury bill. ending four years fight.
by a vote q to II. This is the last
new bill 10 pass the house this ses-
sion II reduces the rate on secured
loans TO 10 and unsecured loans to u
percent.
With only five Democrats remain
ing in santa Fe the house again de-
feated suffrage; this time the resolu-
ton passed by senate. three Republi-
cans hitherto opposed changed and
supported the measure They are Ro-
nero. OF Torrance; Dan Padilla. OF
Berualillo and Sanchez. OF Valencia
The vote was % to 16-majority. but
not three-fourths required by consti-