The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-21
IDLE LANDS TO BEAR
SHARE on PROsECI COST
Bill Regulating Payments, ny Armllo
Of Dona Ana, Has Been
Passed by House.

house, without dissenting vote,
has passed The Armiio bill reguiat-
ing payments for the maintenance
Of the project Of the bona Ana
Cuun.y Water Users Association
which compcls owners of idle lands
10 pay a pro rata share Of the cost
Of maintenance az do the actual pro-
ducing farmers. The measure now
goes 10 the senate. where. since the |
withdrawal Of the opposition Of for
mcr senator II. y. Holt, of Las
Cruces, attorney for the landholdcrs.
II Is also expected 10 pass unani-
in0usly.
The house yesterday passed. "a 10
2. the bull providing s20oOO0 IN Ger.
tincaics of indebtedness 10 build
the new east wing on the capitol
building The expected light did not
develop. the only votes against u
Icing those Of Blanchard. Of Lin
coin. republican. and rutherford. Of
Otero, democrat. TITS Is not a con-
stitutiona amendment aud. II it
passes the senate. II will insure the
building. II Is a similar measure to
the constitutional amendment bond
issue rejected at the polls In No
vemher.
Other measures passed by the
house were:
By Rcinburg. Of Dona Ana. a me-
mortal asking congress Ia legislate
lo. reclaim swamp. waste and arid
lands In the state for the benefit of
soldiers; liking the penalty for bur
plary by explosives at ten years;
providing a method whereby Judges
of election may mark illiteraic
voters ballots: providing procedure
for appeals from probate TO district
courts. and a hill designed 10 permit
the town of Columbus "a grant u
franchise and thus secure water
! works.
The house refused Ia pass the bill
Of Carter, Of Lea. making Lea a third
class county. II was sent hack for
: further committee consideration.
by Llcwcllyn. Of bona Ana. pro-
viding honorable burial for soldiers
! deceased after the war
By Truiillo, of sandoyal, proyid-
! ing that county school supcriniend-
b ents must have three years teaching
? experience In the state aud hold a
FIRST grade certificate.
By Scdillo. of Bernalillo. correct
Ing minor defects In election laws.
lly Clancy aud Baca, Of santa Fe,
amending the public highways and
!, bridges act.
4 liy Gonzales. Of Union. creating a
% state highway from Clayton Ia Bee
r ham.
!. ny Hanson. Of Mckinley, fixing IN,
d salary of the state mine Inspector
= By Romero 1T at, creating a stat,
highway from Tiieras 10 Torreon.
> By Barnes. Of Bcrnalillo. crcatinl
y a permanent department of histori.
IS cal service and a state historian.
J. Resolution by 4. H. Cater. NJ So.
J. zorro. against further public own
II ership Of railroads.
J. by Herbert, of ChaVcs. askinl
Is congress 10 reclaim arid and vast
land for soldiers.
The appropriations committee fa
vorably reported the free tcXlbool
T. hill. the first Of the governors meas
urcs out Of committee. Hearing ol
* the hill creating a department q
III public health was set for tonight,
y BILLS 10 build the Santa Fe-Ros
ls well road and the Borderland roui
iy through Lincoln county were dc
n feated. Measures to increase IN
ri pay Of lieutenant governor and IN
OF speaker 10 Si5 per day and member
he Of the legislature 10 $40 per da
he were favorably reported. They ar
n- proposed as constitutional amend
ments.
The Pyramid county hill' whic
headed the calendar yesterday, wa
postponed until Friday, al the re-
in quest Of IFS hackers, as some friend
ed of the hill are absent and they fca
w an effort To attach Pyramid, b
an amendment. 10 Grant for legislaiiN
ne purposes rather than TO Luna, as N
nj hill provides. The senate was M
n In session yesterday
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