The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-20
SOLDIER BOARD
BILL IS KILLED
IN THE HOUSE
Senate Concurs In Re-
peal OF Present Income
Tax Law.

SANTA FE. y. NJ. Feb. 1O.-The
bll proposing the .Jbmission 10 the
people Of a bond issue of one million
dollars to finance the work uf the SOL
.er settlement board. was defeated In
the house of the special session Of the
ourth Legislature this morning. Tn,
action was on Blanchnrd's motion to
reject the favorable report that mad
been made by the committee. The
Voie 10 reject the favorable report
was a2 to 10.
The bin. reducing the appropriation
for public defense from half mill
lion 20 twenty thousand dollars.
failed Of passage nv the house. Car.
fylnE the emergency clause, it was
possible 70 pass the bin the same ieg-
isintlVe day us introduced. but failure
to secure a two-thrds majority Killed
the emergency clause and therefore
resulted IN the loss of the hin. Mo-
don was then made and carried 10 re-.
consider the vote, aud the bill Will b."
brought up again.
The senate has concurrcd In the
house hill that reprnls the present In
come tax law Tully opposed the pass
age uf ia. bill and moved 10 recon-
mit but his motion was lost. ln re-
rpunfc 10 Tully'H inquiry. Reinherg.
kLsrman aud Clark gave tuylr seasons
for repeal OF thch present law Cun-
rurlence was hy hchN ehough vote
90 leave tho emergency clause Intact
There was concurrence also in tho
house bin that creates commission
TO study income tax systems Tully
moved to- racommit this bin also. but
lost. Vote on the passar" was i2 g.
-, which eliminated the emergency
clause.
senate Bm No. -. repeating tho
present sold or settlement act. with
votes for Chrismun alone voting
against.
The senate hin 10 reimburse tho
water reservoir fund was passed win
the emergency clause This VIII rec
store 10 the .und the money expended
ht the soldier settlement board,
ReViyC- u liill.
The senate has revived The deficien-
cy appropriation hlll to pay back sal
urics and EXPENSE Of members oi the
soldier settlement board. hy sending
thc hni back tu committee, Thc hill
wls mdctrackcd Yesterday THROUGH
adoption Of AN unfavurabic commit
toe report
The house finance committee offer
ed amendments tu the appropriation
bu Tor the ddiutlut general cutting
out the filing clerk and reducing thc
additional contingent expenses from
$1,000 10 $1,000 The btu was passed.
with only seven adverse votes. IL Will
have 10 ~ back To- the senate now
for concurrence.
IIou-c Pa~~cs Bill.
business iu the capitol building was
ut AN exact HtaudHtill while the house
had the suffrage resolution undcr CON
ridrrutiou Yesterday afternoon. hoih
galleries were packed with visitors. q
majority OF whom were women, ana
% number OF the senators were pres
cui Seated ut the desk with Speaker
scuillu were Lieutenant Governor o.
D. raukcy president of Tine senate
aud Judge David } l.'ahN, cot Las
y rFaA.
able report OF the Judiciary commit
toe upon the resolution. Barnes muN ed
Co suspend the rules and take up Tor
consideration and thlrd reading he
fore tine resolution wus put oH pass
age Winston of Sierra. offered "a rcE-
uIuuon Tat the federal amendment
should hu ratified hN the voters ut th'
state also. lie said be- did not h'ltcN,
tho opposition should uuu"Ct saHtll5
delay action ON the matter OF tHiiii'
cation. but that be- felt sure the people
o. the state Wtr, mot lu favor uf rat'
uyuton. and therefore hv wanted th,
question submitted dlr"ctI to the
voters 81, u- FOO got an ,Nptct-sou ui
their sentiment
i3aru. Santa 'o, and Epstein. cha
Nus. struIhl hl"h To secure recognition ul
tI, chair Co put motion Go utbl,
WluHtou's rMrudmcut The sumC pur
pose wound love been served by lri.
uur tho adoption ui the umrUdmc.
rp Iu u vote. tNvrpi that under H mo
ton tu table d,but, ts excluded. Att"'
suggestion to tins effect liuSa wh'
had boon first recognized. suid he
would Withdraw hts motion. Epstein
then said that since Haru had with
drawn the motion. he would uncr 30
lut Epstein later Withdrew the mo
tIun and the vote was taken ON udup
ton Of Mubton'A amendment
pndiila Explain. stand.
Wesley. uf Grant. made u plea d.
favor ot submitting the question tp
vote of the people. declaring that Wal
prr,isel. what tho people wanted. Ep
stein asserted that Wesley had not rN
pressed either the continent ur ihI
Thought Of the democracy OF Sew
Mexico. Armuo. uunu Ana. d"clnre,
that the leg slututH knew the viii 10
the peupip OF this state. and thruugl
hcir votes. were inst about Co expires
o. pnu pudiila l''rraullo said Will
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