New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-03-14

law Immediately into effect, th'
made this year and therefore cons
truction on the 100000 project can
not begin until the year 1920.
Senate Fathers Favor Flivvers
The senate on Wednesday passet
the bill lmi. ng state officers to al
expenditure Of saQO for official auto
mobiles. 1t went to the house.
Against Checkerboard Lands
A memorial passed by the senat,
asks congress to do away with tht
system with which general dissatis
faction has been expressed in Me-
Mexico of allowing a'lroads to take
tup only alternate sections Of the
public lands as railway lands. Con
gress is asked to allow the rail
roads and private lessees to select
lands in a block. thus doing ava,
with the need for expensive ant
needless fences on large grazing
areas. in many parts OF the state.
Full Value For 5000
The governor last week received
a communication from the Rocky
Mounta n club. the organization
which in New York is spending $50O(
placed in their hands by the govcrno
with the consent of the legislature
to help pay for triumphal home
coming for the soldiers. The club
is paying all overhead expenses ant
will spend every cent on the eelebra.
ton.
Labor Has Hearing
On Tuesday morning the house
held a hearing on the subjects Of the
eight hour law, compensation act
compulsory arbitration. and other
matters that have been urged on ths
! session. A committee of seven wa.
named to conduct the inquiry.
After conferring with committee.
from the laboring men in a spec,a
morning meeting called in the cham.
bers OF the state supreme court The
house committee Of seven appointed
ty the speaker for this Dur pose
reported that a proposed law making
the arbitration of labor dispute
compulsory was not regarded as
satisfactory because the law provide
permanent board of arbitration
which it was thought would lead 10
,oc strong a power in the hands OF
such board. Among other "b, &C.
!,ons to the bill was clause thai
30 days notice should be given in
case Of proposed strikes. The house
oi, hearing he request of the ,Hcrk
mems representatives tabled the biil
a sena,c bill objected TO by The con.
ference was amended.
With a few more than $50 bills in
troduced the legislature has been
busy. The governor up to the middle
OF this week has signed about ot
laws and resolutions, and number
of others of importance have receiv.
ed passing vote in one or bo'
houses.
No Funds For Memorial
After passing the house following
eloquent patriotic addresses by Baca
of Santa Fe, Armijo of Dona Ana
and others the bill to spend $4,000 oi
state money for the remodelling the
armory at Santa Fe as a memoria
to New Mexico soldiers. sailors, and
marines, was defeated in the senate
the senate committee on finance. in
the light of the condition of the
public treasury and objections raised
from different quarters Of the state
as to the appropriateness Of the pro-
posed form of memorial, reported II
unfavorably. The house later passed
resolution endorsing a plan ori.
ginated by Colonel Prichard for tax.
ing popular subscriptions and in
that way raising somewhere in the
state a suitable monument.
Dry Bill Passes House
The house by vote of 36 to
passed the Farley law, making the
selling of booze five year peniten'
tiary offense on the second convic'
ton.
Interesting house bills introduce ed
include one to create state indus.
trial commission, bill allowing
state banks to act as executors oi
estates, and a bill to tax transfers oi
property.
Affecting Mounted Police
Measures were introduced in both
house and senate to place the ap.
pointment of the mounted police or
ganization in the hands of the cattle
sanitary board, whereas, number
of mounted police are at present
serving under Captain Apolonio
Sena appointed by the governor. A
bill hat would have the effect oi
disrupting the present constabulary by
making it mandatory on the govern.
or to appoint only discharged sol.
diers on the mounted police force
was made considerable capital of by
minority members, who insisted n
speeches that the failure to pass such
law showed disrespect for Uncle
Sans fighters.
For County Institutions
Among the senate bills passed was
one by Murray authorizing county
commits sioners to sell bonds to build
charitable institut 'ons, and one BY
Mersfelder requiring that all ole
saloon signs be taken down.
Oppose Nations League
The senate this week concurred ID
the house joint resolution to the
effect that the United States should
avo d entangling foreign alliance!
and maintain its national sovereignty
Favor Good Roads
At the session of county commis s.
sioners and others interested ir
good roads called last week a com
mittee of seven was appointed which
went on record as favcring any le'
gislation tending to raise in New
Mexico enough money % equal ths
United States S4.38S 600 which !.
available for road building in New
Mexico. provided the state raises 4
like amount. The proposal of Sena'
tor Lea to issue $2,000,0O0 in bond:
is approved. as well as Senator
Tully's bill giving counties the right
to make a tax levy for road pur'
poses. The original bill calling fol
a one mill levy has been increased te
. .,,:,, ,ad 4, half -he commit. r.