New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-03-14
appropriat:ng $4,000 to make a sur.

appropriat;ng $4,000 to make sur
vey of the water resources of the
state. A new mineral lands leasing
bill was also passed by the lower
body as was bill requiring all les
sees or contractees of state lands
or any equities in them to pay taxes
on their interest in the lands.
To Value Resources
The senate passed the appropria-
ton for a survey of the state water
resources, another bill. which auth
orizes the state land commissioner
to make an investigation and ap-
praise the value of New Mexico's
public land spending $1,000 yearly
for the purpose, was passed.
Tax Reforms
A centralized & mill levy to cover
the expense Of state education passed
the house. which this week also pas
sed the bill taxing gasoline 2 cents
a gallon for the benefit OF the good
roads fund. Auto license fees are
to he covered into road funds. ac-
cordine to a law which the house
enacted this week.
Reject One PRIMARY Dill
The direct primary bill prepared
bv Armio OF Dona Ana was de-
feated in the house this week.
Further discuss on and caucuses in
dicate that the suffrage amendment
NAV he revived as an eleventh hour
, project, as there is strong element
in the majority favorable to the bill
Council Of Defense
Appropriations for the state coun-
Gil of defense were discontinued by
the terms OF bill that passed the
house. The house unanimously pass
ed the revised mine tax law.
Boards Appointed
During the week the following ap-
pointments to state boards were sent
in by Governor Larrazolo, and con-
! firmed in the senate:
Reform School Trustees
Narciso Abreu of Colfax county
and Pedro Ortiz y Pine OF Santa
Fe county.
/ Blind Institute Trustees
I Rosa'io 7 Topez Of Otero county.
! CAPITOL Custodian Committee,
I Tc'esforo Rivera and Julius M
Gerdes. hoth Of Sara Fe county.
Board of Osteopathy
Mrs Margaret {. Brew ngton OF
Bcrnalil'o county. DR.. {. A. Wheel
on Of San'a Fe county and Walter
Naves ~ cocorro county
Water Commi sorers
Nicacio OrtcPa OF Santa Fe coun-
ty.
P-ror.s, N>rr,7l University
F. O Blood of San Miguel County
y;rc Chos. \ cnicss, deceased and
for tcrr1 ending March 1921
REGENTS Normal School
lame, p. .Ascarate, of Dona Ana
County. vice J A. Mahoncv. resign
ed, and for term ending March 1921
Regents Military Institute
Luis r. Arm'jo, OF San Miguel
county, vice w. A. Finley. resigned
A Luna Bergere. Of Santa Fe
cc,,u,y. vic. G. T.. Rc.Sa. resigned
,as, each for the tern -''ine March
Directors In.an. Asylum
c; rios Abreu. Of Sarte re Cohn.
ty, vice ]. r Hink'e. rrs,lred. for
tern ending March '9-l,
, Penitentiary. Commissioners
| Levi A. Hughes. of Santa Fe coun-
ty, recess apDointment, for term end
ing March 1921.
/ Regents State College
Fred Crollott. of Bernalillo coun.
ty. vice l.. A. McRae, resigned.
lose Albino Baca. of San Miguel
county, vice M. Y. Monical, resigned
Each for term ending March 1921.
Regents Sparish.American Normal
: Venceslao Jaramillo, Rio Arriba
county.
Carlos A. Hernandez. Taos county.
John H. Sargent. Rio Arriba conntv
Felix Garcia. RIO Arriba county. H
l.. Hall. Rio Arriba county. Each
for a term ending March 1921.
Miners Hospital Trustees
/ ]. M. Gauna, of Colfax county vice
/ Narciso Abreu, recess.
! c. A. Nyhus. of Colfax county, vice
w. J. Linwood, recess. Each for a
tern ending March 1921.
Cattle Sanitary
John H. Hicks. vice {. L. Ballard,
Guadalupe county. Victor Culbcrson
vice A. F.. Baird Grant county. Fran
CISCO Miera, vice G. L. Hodges, Union
county. George X. Noe, vice Cole
Ralston, Socorro county. Each for
term Of two years.
Sheep Sanitary Board
1st. District-Anastacio Baca, So
corro county. End District-James L.
Hubbell. Bernalillo county. 3rd.-
/ Observation-Disclosures F. Gallegos. Union
] county. At large-Miguel A. Coma
les, Rio Arrba county. At Large
Prayer Miller, Chaves county. Each
| for a term of two years.
Boundary Commission
Thomas B. Catron to succeed J.
S. Fitch. of Socorro. resigned.
! Governor For League
! Following the sending of tele-
gram at their request to the New
York Sun. concerning a league of ma
/ tions, which he heartily endorses
Governor Larrazolo returned to the
legislature unsigned. a resolution in.
troduced by Llewellyn and which had
passed both houses. objecting to the
United States participation in such a
league.
The governor made it clear that he
believes proper safeguards to
Americas sovereignty should be con-
tained in the articles of faith oi
such league. The legislative reso-
luton though understood to be an
objection to the form of league now
proposed in Paris. does not read
that way, and appears more de-
nunciation of the general pr nciple
of an international court which pro-
perlv defined is said to be in ac-
cord with the views of the majority
of the legislature. This is the only