New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-02-28
BUSY week PASSED BY LEGISLATORS
new BUDGET, ALL YEAR TAX BOARD,
AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL PROPOSED
NEW COUNTY OF HIDALGO is CREATED, COUNTY LEVY
OF ONE Mill. FOR FEDERAL ROADS, FREE TEXT
BOOKS AND SOLDIER VOTE CONSIDERED NEPoT1sM
BILL PASSES HOUSE, DRAINAGE TAKES STEP FOR.
WARD IN BUSY WEEK

Governor Pankey has under conside
ration acceptance Of the invitation
Business matters may prevent hi
going to Washington however.
For Soldiers Return
Governor Larrazolo announce
Wednesday that he expects to us
$1,000 from the state defense fund
as New Mexico's portion for a suit
able celebration of the soldiers an
sailors incoming to be carrie,
out in New York on an eiaborat
scale.
Two New couneiss
The county of Hidafgo, which /,
its inception was discussed as PyrI
mid county was created this weel
by the concurrence of the senate il
the house bill. Hidalgo comprise
the southern portion of the presen
Grant county and is attached I,
Luna county for the purpose Of elect
ing members to the legislature
! Iordsburg will be the county seat
The county will begin with ampl
resources and proportionately iarg'
population, closely balanced polite
ally between the Democratic ant
Republican parties.
The county of Larrazoio, compris
ing the western portion OF the ex
icing county of Curry is takin,
form. Melrosc is the proposed coun
ty seat. A delegation from Durar
and vicinity asking for new coun
ty from ado ming parts of Torrance
Guadalupe and Lincoln has also ar
rived in the city.
Tully Tax Board
AS a continuance and advancement
Of the efficiency of the present ta>
commission Tully in the senate pro
poses the creation of comm; ssior
of three to work all the year, and
to visit each county annually at a
specified time for the purposes o
coordinating the work of assessors
classifying taxation, and with power
70 fix all valuations, and in coopera-
tion with district attorneys compe
md viduals to testify, and pay ia
Equalization of rates would be piare E,
in their hands. and each would draw
a salary of 5000 yearly.
New Finance Bill
John S. Clark in the senate on
Tuesday introduced a substitute bud
get bill for that recommended by
the governor, materially cutting
down a number of items of expense
in the governors estimate of state
outlay in the next two years.
Free Text Books
The house bill providing for free
text books for school children whose
parents cannot afford to buy books
declared in the house to mean all
annual expenditure of $l75OOO pass
ed the house Wednesday afternoon
by a vote Of 40 to 2.
Increase Road Levy
Tully in the senate has prepared a
law allow ng counties to levy a one
mill tax and so take advantage of
federal aid in highway building.
The banking laws approved by the
state bankers are receiving favorable
attention in the house. The house
this week passed $4,000 appropria-
ton for a lawsuit to protect the
water rights of farmers on The La
Plata in San Juan county near TIL,
Colorado line.
A bill specifying that the gatne
warden office receipts shall be check
ed through the general state treas
" was presented to the house by
Barnes.
Another measure proposes to
abolish the Office of legal adviser
to the governor, and still another
defines more srccificallv than here
toforc the duties of the state at
torney general.
Nepotism Dec-ied
The practice of hiring relatives as
deputies by state and county off
GERS was attacked in the house when
a bill allowing an officer only one
relative as an employee passed the
house. On Tuesday nights sess' on
exception was taken to Speaker Sc
dilIo's count of the vote, which he
declared killed the bill. With his
consent the vote was expunged and
a new vote Wednesday morning pas
sed the m easure.
Board Of Control
An important bill passed by the
senate by a vote of 10 to Wednes-
day places all state institutions under
the general control of board of
three members beginning January
1921.
To Abolish Commission
A bill to abolish the state high
way commission and place the ap-
pointment of the state highway en-.
gineer and two other members OF
newly constituted board n the
hands of the governor has appeared
in the house.
Seven measures relating to NUM-
opal government desired by the state
league of municipalities are before
the house.
Farley Bill Strong
A bill introduced in the house this
week which has become known as
the Farley bill due to the advocacy
of r. E. Farley for means of en-
forcing prob :bition. Under its terms
liquor cannot be kept in public
places. The bill does not specify
fines for violation, but subjects Of
tenders to sixty to ninety days in
Jail for the first violation, and five
years in the penitentiary, no more
no less for subsequent offenses. The
act would prevent judges from sus-
pending sentence.
Further Drainaes Survey
Reinburg's senate bill authorizing
5000 for further investigation Of the
Rio Grande valley with . view to
s.et.:,r,:ow fsoa :s 1s6sfv 80 oasa