El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-03-20
GOVERNOR PROUD OF
FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Have Most Ambitious
Highway Program
Ever Started
BREAKS RECORD
FOR EDUCATION
Not Political Session
But Constructive, is
Larrazolo Verdict

.lassI am very proud Of the
fourth state legislature said
Governor Larrazolo this noon.
Back in his office after more
than a weeks illness, indus
triously engaged in reading
and signing bills, the bigger
part of which have already
gone across the hall to the Of
flee of the secretary of state,
the governor commented en-
Enthusiastically on the program
of legislation which had been
put through.
"We have passed the most
ambitious road building pro-
gram in our history" he con
tinued. eft means that We are
going in a few years to have
as fine a system Of roads as
can be found anywhere in the
west OF course I still stand
by my position that we must
not throw away several mil
lions Of dollars on dirt roads
that would be gone in one sea
son but they must be of con
crete SO that generations yet
to come will find them service
Rut New Mexico through.
the Aczon of this Legislature is
assured of the roads that are
for her development
and progress.
THE legislature did splendid work
passing the administration meas
In view of the nation wide
approval Of the Legislative program
Of the republican party, it seems to
be reasonable to say that this legls-
in enacting the night school
bill and the bills requiring the com
petence of teachers in English, reg
the ~curriculums of higher
institutions SO as to provide for the
real teaching of Spanish and the
of the minimum salaries fer
teachers to the point that they af-,
ford competent living wages to COM
petent instructors, has taken greater
seps forward in 60 days in perfect
ing and developing the educational
of the state than all it's pre-
decessors.
Social Legislation.
Social legislation such as the
creation of the state department OF
realth, the girls welfare
board and the child's welfare board
are responsible to the demand of
public sentiment and
will meet the approval OF the people.
THE whole series of measures is
good. 1t has not been a political
legislature but one that has attended
% the social, moral, financial, com
nercial, and educational needs of the
/ regard its record as one
hat will serve to strengthen the re.
publican party in New Mexico and
,btain the emphatic endorsement Of
he voters when they have an op-
,ortunity to pass on 1t.
Members Of both senate and house
in harmony with each other
ind with the executive. 1t has been
fruitful and productive session"
1t was indicated that the governor
will sign every one Of the bills which
passed the session with one possible
Exception. Measures like the Bry-
mt usury bin, maximum rate of in-
crest 10 per cent, and on which
here has been some discussion, have
been signed. The sole eK-
is that which relates to
artition fences and which provides
hat half the cost Of all fences hith-
rto built or to be built must be
haired equally by adjacent land own.
RS, a provision which it is pointed
ut may possibly work a hardship
n many poorer owners of small land
racts, themselves unable to fence,
ut who are next door neighbors to
ind owners thoroughly able to bald
lilies OF fences.
The governor made no comment
n the failure of the legislature to
eep its suffrage pledge, for which
he roundly scored the repub-
can members in a recent interview,
ut evidently considers that that ov-
is more than made up for
y the legislatures general record.