New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-02-20
SPECIAL SESSION PROMPTLY
FINISHES UP ITS WORK

bled at noon Monday under call of
Governor Larrazolo to ratify the ma
tional suffrage amendment, amend
the income tax act, the soldier settle
ment act, to pass an act providing
machinery and an appropriation for
the public defense, aud to consider a
few other measures.
The republican caucus of both sem
ate and house decided before conven-
ing to accept Governor Larrazolo' S
volunteer workers, which will effect
a saving of nearly $1,000 for the
session The caucus also decided to
continue in office the officers OF the
regular session and TO make no
chang ii the rules or the commit
tees
A A. Sedillo OF Albuquerque was
therefore speaker of the house and
John S. Clark of Las Vegas, president
pro TEN of the senate. The two
houses adopted the recommendation
of the caucus.
Governor Larrazolo was on hand
as soon as the joint session was ready
to receive him and read his message
He urged the appropriation of funds
to defray the states share of eA-
penses of the national guard reorgan-
ization, pointing out that the state
is now without a dollar of money to
use for preserving the public peace
in case of repetition of crisis like
the recent coal strike, and that in the
present state of national unrest such
further emergencies are likely.
He declared that the republican ma
iority in honor bound to redeem its
pledge to ratify the suffrage amend
ment regardless of individual views =
urged a levy to enable local health
authorities to combat effectively the
Influenza epidemic and otherwise CO.
operate with the state health depart
ment; pointed out the states duty
to provide for its ex-serVice men by
amending the present unworkable
soldier settlement act or passing a
new one; endorsed the intent of the
state income tax law to require cor
porations to bear their share of the
tax burden and suggested its revision
and reviewed the other matters speci-
fled in his call.
He particularly called upon the leg
islature not ito disappoint the tax
payers by prolonging the session. He
thought the business could be finish
ed this week.
Following the delivery of the gov
ernors message both houses recessed
until later in the afternoon, when ten
bills, which had been prepared in or
der to facilitate business and shorten
the session were introduced IN the
house by Mr.. Barnes, the Republica
floor leader. The Susan B. Anthony
amendment ratification re solution
was introduced by Mr.. Barnes and al
so by Messrs Herbert and Mehlnop
on the part of the Democrats.
The same measurs were all intro
duced in the senate the same after
noon.
Tuesday morning the printed bills
were in the hands of every member
nanslations wee dis Je1,ee with and
committees began their consideration.
On Wednesday afternoon the suf-
frage amendment passed the senate
by vote of " to S, tho negative
votes were: Gallegos, Mi-abal, -
cero, Salazar, Sanchez.
On Thursday afternoon it passed
the house the vote being 80 TO 10 in
favor as follows
AYES-Republicans: Amanda, Ar
milo, De Almond. Baca, Carnes,
Blanchard, Carter, (Socorro), Clancy,
Griego, Hanson, Lea, Linwood, Lo-
bato, Mascarenas, Otero, Padilla,
(Bernalillo), Padilla, (Colfax). Rami-
rez, Romero, Sanchez, Tamony, Var
gas, SedilIo. Democrats: Carter,
Lea), Epstein. Herbert, Howard,
Hunter (San Juan), Hunter Quay,
Hull. Livingston, Lynd, Melhop, Nor
ris, Robertson, Turner.
NOES-Republicans Faircloth Gu-
rule, Medina, Ortega, Padilla (Soco-
rro), Romo, Trujillo, Winston. De-
mocrats: Gonzales, Wesley.
Thirty-three Republicans voted
yes" and eight mo-. Thirteen De-
mocrats yves" and two no.
In the Senate all the negative votes
were cast by Republicans.
The Hidalgo transcript bill and the
roads bills permitting completion Of
highways in Sierra. Grant and Soro-
rro counties were passed promptly
by both houses.
The bill permitting one hall MIL
special salaries due the Commission
err and Chief Clerk of the defunct
Soldier Settlement Board was defeat
ed, this action being one of the sur
prises of the session.
The bill to create a new soldier
settlement board and finance the
same. in a manner which avoids the
objections to the old bill, came up in
the house this morning and was
promptly DEBATED by the rejection of
the favorable report of the public
defense committee bv the decisive
vote of 32 to l3 as follows:
AYES-Aranda, De Almond, Bar
mes, Blanchard, Carter (Socorro).
Carter Hea). Curns. Gonzales, GriN-
go, Hanson, Herbert, Hunter fSan
Juan). Hunter (Quay). Dull, Lee, L.v-
ingston. Linwood. Lynd. Medina,
Mehlhop, Norris. Ortega. Otero, Pa
dilla (Socorro). Padilla (Colfaxl. Ra-
mirez. Robertson. Romero, Romo,
Tamony, Turner, Winston.
Noes-Armijo. Baca, Cancv, Fair
cloth. Gurule. Lobato. Nascarenas.
Padilla (Bernalillo). Sanchez. Truii'lo,
Vargas. Sedillo. republicans. Ne.elv.
democrat.
The income tax bill passed last
winter was repealed and proposi-
ton adopted by which the governor
is to appoint a commission to inves-
tieate the taxation of incomes until
next January.
Present indications are that the se:-
sion will adjoin tomorrow afternoon.