Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-05
MEASURE To CURE
CHARTER DEFECTS
Of DUKE CITY IS
BEFORE assembly
Bill Applies to Cities of More
Than 10000 Inhabitants,
but Was Primarily Drawn to
Help Out Albuquerque.
FATE OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW UNKNOWN
Committee Has So Far Failed
to Report; Disagreement
Over Some Amendments Isl
Given as Cause of Delay,

ESPECIAL plsPArcs TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe, n NJ, March 4.-Yester
day the lower house of the legislature
was in favor of aboiishing the office
of the superintendent of insurance,
and SO voted. Today the governor
sent in the nomination of RemegioI
Mirabel of Mckinley county, as super
intendent, and enough republicans
changed their mind to recall the bill
and lesclnd their action of abolishing
the office. r. l.. Baca was the en-
gineer. for once in full accord with
the house organization. His attempt
was met with a hard fight, in which
every parliamentary offensive was
used, but he had the members with
the organization and all assaults broke
down. Clancy tangled with his Santa
Fe colleague and in the midst of the
fight made q motion to adjourn sine
die The speaker ruled that such al
motion could not be made without an
agreement with the senate.
Just what is going to happen to the
public health bill is again causing
considerable talk Members of theI
committee having the measure inI
Charge hoped yesterday that it would
be reported out today, but it failed to
show up. This afternoon the house
recessed for half an hour, which was
stretched to three-quarterS, to permit
the committee to try to reach an
agreement when the house was called
to order the committee filed in and
the members resumed their seats, the
house proceeding with the regular
routine. Wesley, the democratic floor
leader, remarked that the majority
floor leader had said before the recess
that the bill could not be reported,
and asked for information. Judge
Barnes replied that he had said he
believed progress could be made
and that the committee reported
progress" The members of the COM
mittee said that the hill was being
amended and there was a disagree
ment on some of the amendments
which had not been ironed out.
Amendment to Charter.
An amendment to the charter in
cities of more than 10000 inhabitants
which was primarily drawn to cure
defects in the Albuquerque charter,
was introduced in the house by
Speaker Sedillo, Judge Barnes and
Dan Padilla. The bin provides that
the government of all such cities shall
be conducted under the commission
manager form, and that there shall be
five commissioners, each elected from
a compact district, but elected at
large. Two of the commissioners shall
be elected for four years. A mayor Isl
provided for, who shall be elected by
the commissioners from among their
number at the first meeting, or as
soon thereafter as possible. The
mayor, it is provided, shall be the Of
fical head of the city government and
shall be so considered on all ceremo-
nial occasions, by the courts for the
service of processes and by the gov
ernor in military matters. He is to
receive no additional remuneration,
but will have full authority to draw
the pay of a commissioner. The city
manager is to he chosen by the city
commissioners and will be the admin
strative head of the city. He will
have charge of all city employees and
shall enforce the city ordinances.
The recall of officers on petition of
fifteen per cent of the voters, and
direct legislation on petition of TWEEN
ty per cent of the voters, IS provided
for. All ordinances not carrying the
emergency clause shall take effect
thirty days after passage in order to
give time for the circulation and pre-
sentation of referendum petitions.
Ordinances carrying the emergency
clause shall become inactive when
such petitions are filed
The senate pursued it's quiet but
effective way of disposing of business.
Nine measures were passed, and a lot
of routine, without discussion. The
bills follow:
S. B. No. 36. fixing licenses of pool
rooms.
S. E. No. 10. authorizing the issu-
ance of the New Mexico golden book
Fl. B. No. rs, relating to vsrfica-
ton of pleadings.
II. B. No. 100. fixing tho jurisdic-
tion of justices of the peace and con-
stables.
I II. J. Resolution NO. IL, extending
sympathy on the death of w. II. AM
drews
H. E. No. 1877, providing procedure
in appeals from probate couI1 to dis
trict court
Committee substitute for II. Il. 10.
| 23, providing tor the taking of testi-
mony out of court by oral examina-
| tion, and for the use of testimony
/ taken at former trials or hearings.
Committee substitute for H. B. No.
| 102. relating to the serving of juries
and processes.
| The bill known as the San Juan
road bill, providing state highway
from Albuquerque to Pennington, San
Juan county. was reported by the
highway committee on finance today,
with the recommendation that 1t do
pass. The bill will probably be called
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