Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-19
SUFF AMENDMENT
IS CERTAIN To
De RATIFIED BY
STATE ASSEMBLY,
Senate Passes Joint ResoIu-
ton, and PadiIIa With
draws His Objections and
Releases Supporters,
SPECIAL SESSION MAY
ADJOURN NEXT FRIDAY
Income Tax Problem Is Near
SoIutioni Commission IS
to Be Appointed to Study
Question and Report,

fsPEctsL DISPATCH TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe, Feb. 1S,--By vote OF
| II to 5, the senate this afternoon
passed the joint resolution ratify-
! ing the suffrage amendment to the
constitution of the United States.
The record vote followed a brief
discussion during which Senators
Christman and Smith spoke IN
favor of the resolution and Senator
Ramon Sanchez against. The vote
follows:
Ayes: Baird, Bryant, Calish,
Christman, Clark, Dunlavy, kase-
man, Kerr, Lawrence, Lea, Lucero,
Mcdonald, Mersfelder Murray,
Reinburg, Smith and Tully.
Noes: Gallegos, Emiliano Lu-
cero Mirabal, Salazar, Sanchez.
With the passage Of the resolu-
tion for the ratification of woman
suffrage by the senate, the ratifica-
ton of the federal amendment by
the New Mexico Legislature became
a certainty. The opposition in the
house has largely disappeared, due
to the willingness of Representative
Dan Padilla not to insist on
binding vote by a party caucus,
1t was reported this morning
that Padilla had withdrawn his in
sistence for final action by a cau|
Gus. Padilla had promises from
twenty or more representatives TO
block ratification. If these men
had bound the other members OF
the republican majority by cau-
Gus, the defeat of suffrage was
practically certain.
In explaining his action, Padilla
called attention to the fact that his
whole campaign had been built on
the hope that the question of rati-
fication could be submitted to the
people of the state at the next
election. 1t was his plan to put
through the legislature a resolu-
tion making this provision. He
stated to party leaders that he |
would not break the party pledge |
on the suffrage question, but that |
he believed the submission of suf- |
frage to the voters was sufficient. |
When he found that this could not |
be done under the present form OF |
the amendment, he withdrew his |
opposition, released his supporters |
from their pledges, and urged that
no further effort be made to block |
the suffrage move.
With the solution of the suffrage |
question now in sight and the pass
age today of four bills by the sem
ate and three by the house, the end
Of the special session seems likely
to come by Friday night, if ad-
journment is not reached earlier.
Bills are coming out of commit
tees in record time and there seems
no doubt but that the remaining
business will be quickly completed.
The income tax problem seems
near solution. Representative
Barnes introduced II. B. II at the
session this afternoon, the bill cre-
tting a commission of five mem
oers, not more than three of whom
shall belong to the same political
1arty, which shall make study of
he income tax question and report
% the governor not later than jan
lary 1, 1921, the members of the
to serve without pay,
1ut $4,000 would be appropriated
'or the expense connected with the
.aking of testimony and the hold
ng of hearings. Under suspension
IF the rules the bill passed the
house by a vote of al to 3.
Prior to acting upon II. B. 2 the
house considered H. B. IL, which
,epeals the income tax law enacted
~ the 1919 legislature. This bill
passed unanimously. II. B. 10, the
income tax bill which was intro
luced as substitute for the 1919
act, was killed by the adoption of
In unfavorable committee report.
The senate passed S. p. /, which
the appointment of an
assistant adjutant general, and ap-
,ropriates $4,000 for building {
stables for cavalry horses. One
room of cavalry is to be formed
lnder the plan to reorganize the !;
rational guard. The vote was IL d;
O 9. The emergency clause was I
The road bill for the benefit of :
1rant and Sierra counties was
passed by a vote of 21 for to / ;
.gainst. The Socorro county road ,
evy bill passed by the same vote. /
Senate bill No, 5, which permits [
special levy for carrying out the /
,ealth law, rules and regulations, (
vas passed by the senate by a vote {
# II to S.
Senate joint memorial No. l, I
skiing the federal government to !
rant the remaining unreserved ,
,ublic lands to help discharged ,
oldiers, sailors and marines, was
,assed by a vote of 22 for to none
gainst. The same memorial was
Introduced in the house and passed !
hat body without dissenting vote, :
nut to become effective one of the :
odies must pass the others mem :
rial. :
Another memorial was intro )
uced in the house asking that ;;
ongress define the status of the
'ueblo Indians. Action on this !
yas delayed. Il
The program of the house ior to-
borrow afternoon includes con- =
Iteration of the resolution to
atify the woman suffrage amend
tent.
Carrie Nations Pal Dead.
T.oup Paneb CaIif Eab ~ {