Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-11
QUESTION Of HOW
To RAISE ENOUGH
REVENUE PUZZLES
STATE ASSEMBLY
Legislature Is Wrestling With
the Problem of Obtaining
Enough Money to Pay Big
Appropriations Demanded.
SENATOR BARTH WILL
HIT T0B0GGAN TODAY
He viii Be UnSeated as Men,
ber of the Upper Branch
and w. H, ChriSman viii Be.
Given Seat He Occupies.
lseselA. olssA1ea 70 MORNING lousaAL

ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO MORNING JouRNALl
Santa Fe, Feb. 10.-The matter that
is generally agitating the Legislature
here is the question of how revenues
are to be raised TO pay for the vast
amount of appropriations demanded
from almost every part of the state
These appropriations fall on sympa.
thetic ears in the house. for the most
part, and it not at all certain that
the aggregate of them passing through
the lower house will not fall far from
the two million marx. against ap-
proved appropriations at the last ses-
sion of about $1,200,000.
The senate is the watchdog of the
treasury, and it looks now as though
the conflict between the two houses
over the appropriations may be de-
veloped to such an extent that very
few senate bills VIA be passed
through the house and that house
appropriation bills will be cut down
enormously Among the matters OF
chief concern at the present time are
force, to which there is some, but nc
general opposition, and the bill foI
the creation of a state board of health,
for the maintenance of which a levy
of e-fourth of a mill on the entire
taxable property of the state is pro-
posed 1t is figured that the levy will
raise from 100000 to S 200, a sum
which when it was worked out as
tonished even the advocates of a
health board. They had hoped for as
much as 100000, and would have been
quite satisfied with $4,000. But the
trainers of the bill seemed to go on
the theory that health board with
no more resources than $4,000 or
$4,000 would be a waste of money,
therefore it is going to be from $780,
600 % $4,000 or nothing.
IT is now certain that the question
of unseating Senator Barth will come
up at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow. The ma
iority seems to be entirely agreed
that under the showing made in the
Sandoval county contest nothing re-
mains for it to do but to declare w.
IT, Chrisman elected. They are doing
this reluctantly They feel that it may
be misinterpreted over the state po-
Itically. They like Senator Rarth per-
sonally very much, and with a work
ing majority in the senate they abso-
lutely have no need for another re-
publican member.
Senator Barth will be given all the
time he wants to plead his own case
when the matter comes up tomorrow.
No reservations will be placed on the
length of time that may be consumed
by his democratic friends. But the
skids are already prepared and the
inevitable is certain
One of the matters of chief inter
est about the capitol today was long
conference between large delegation
from Grant county. divided about half
between those from Silver City and
its vicinity and those from the vicin-
ity of Lordsburg. which the Lords
burgites expect to make the county
seat of the new county of Pyramid.
The difficulty is in the apportion
ment of the Grant county debt. IL
that matter can be adjusted satisfac-
torily there will be no question as to
the creation of the new county, as
both houses of the legislature, so far
as can be determined, seem to be en-
tirely agreed that new county may
be created whenever the people i'm
mediately involved agree among
themselves as to the plan. 1t is much
like the attempt Of Ireland to secure
autonomy. Those who are Immediately
interested in the matter seem to be-
lieve that an agreement will be reach
ed tomorrow.