Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-18
PADILLA MAKING
FIGHT AGAINST
GIVING WOMEN
RIGHT To VOTE
BernaIIIO County Represent
atke Leads War ON Wo-
man Suffrage in Lower
House of Legislature,
S. O. S. SENT OUT
TO SUFF SUPPORTERS
Opponents of Plan Are Also
Busy and Petitions and
Messages of Protest Pour
in From Various Sources,
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO MORNING 1ousHAll

Santa Te. Feb. 17.-House bill
No. 4, an act to authorize the board
of county commissioners of the
counties of Sierra and Grant TO
levy a special tax for the construc-
ton of a highway from Elephant
Butte to the Arizona state line
along state road No AS, was passed
by the house of representatives this
afternoon and is the first bill to be
successful in either house during
the special session. The bill di-
rects the county commissioners to
make the levy of two mills and
directs the state highway commits
sion to spend the money upon this
road, The bill passed by vote of
SO to l.
The expected caucus on woman
suffrage was not held this after
noon, but was scheduled for to-
morrow morning. Representative
Dan Padilla, of Bernalillo county,
is continuing his vigorous cam
paigu against ratification and there
is strong possibility that he will be
successful if the caucus is held to-
morrow. The advocates of ratifi-
cation are delaying the caucus until
additional members of the central
committee arrive. Representative
Padilla this afternoon claimed
twenty members of the republican
majority of thirty-six and eX-
pected to bind the other sixteen by
the caucus,
During the day, a number of
petitions and communications re-
garding suffrage were received.
Congressman Hernandez sent n
wire from Washington urging rati-
fication. Petitions were read from
Sandoval and other counties OPP
posing such action, also a number
of wires from the Anti Ratification
league Of Virginia.
Opposition to the income tax law
introduced yesterday afternoon is
appns8ttly growing and has mas
terialized in house bill No. II, in
troduced by Representatives Clancy
and Curns. which would repeal
chapter 1913 of the 1919 laws. This
is the income tax law of the last
session which is believed to be un-
constitutional.
No action has been announced in |
either house on the new income |
tax bill which would tax all in
comes above $1,000 for unmarried |
individuals and 1900 for married |
with one dependent, |
but there is more outward opposl- |
tion to this bill than to any other !
thus far introduced. A number Of |
legislators have announced their |
opposition to a state income tax |
law of any kind, while others feel |
that the state constitution does not |
allow a graduated tax. The bill, |
If it should finally pass, will very |
probably be tested in court before
it becomes effective.
The translation of bills for mem
bers of the house was stopped by |
consent today. The |
bills which are of importance are
of such length that it would require
several days to make an accurate i
translation and have them printed.
There was no opposition to the |
suggestion of Speaker Sedillo that
be stopped and he so
ordered it.
Following the passage of house
bill No. 4, the house took up the
bill for road levy in Soc0rro
county The committee reported a
substitute and this was passed
without opposition. The bill to
allow Hidalgo county to make
of county records was
also passed by the house.