Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-03

this morning, being house bill 2S2.
Under its terms there would be ten
districts instead of eight. and one
of these ten would have two judges
and two district attorneys. The dis
tricts would be;
First, Santa Fe and Torrance;
second, BernaIillo and SandOval;
third, Dona Ana. Lincoln and
Otero: fourth. Guadalupe. Mora
and San Miguel; fifth, Chaves and
Eddy; sixth. Grant, Hildalgo and
Luna; seventh. Socorro and Sierra;
eighth, Colfax and Union; ninth,
Taos, Rio Arriba. San Juan and
Mckinley; tenth, Quay, De Baca,
Curry and Roosevelt.
The ninth district would have
two subdivisions, one consisting of
Taos and Rio Arriba. the other Of
San Juan and Mckinley. Each
would have a district Judge and
each district attorney. 1t is pre-
sumed that Lea would be put in the
fifth district.
New District Proposed.
In connection with the house
bill it should be stated that Sena-
tors Wright and Reinburg proposed
a new judicial district bill in the
senate this afternoon. which is
probably the bill that will be pass
ed if any changes are made by the
present legislature. 1t creates a
new district and revised the old
districts to some extent,
BY 1t Torrance county would be
added to the first district. Roose-
welt, Curry and De Baca would be
taken from the fifth and quay
from the eighth to make the ninth,
Harding county would be placed in
the eighth and Catron in the
seventh. The new fifth district
would include Chaves. Eddy and
Lea.
The house passed a number OF
important measures at it's session
this morning. Among them was
senate joint resolution No. 3. the
Reinburg resolution to prohibit
japanese from owning or leasing
land In the state of New Mexico.
The resolution has now passed
both houses unanimously and Will
be before the people of the state at
the special election this fall.
REPRESENTATIVES, Howard and
Gallegos proposed house joint res
olution No. 81. n resolution endors-
ing Hugh II. Williams, chairman
of the state corporation commits
sion. for appointment to the Inter
state Commerce Commission The
resolution pointed out that the new
president would have four vacan-
cies to fill and that the southwest
was not now represented on the
federal body. Mr.. Williams has
been a member of the state corpo-
ration commission for eight years
and was recently reelected to serve
six more. The resolution passed
the house under a suspension OF
the rules, 81 for and against.
Rights to River Waters.
Wade moved, a Suspension of the
rules to consider house btlls lSz
and 1877. He explained that they
were measures presented at the IN.
stance of Governor Mechem ano
that they embrace an advanced
position in the settlement OF water
disputes. House bill Isl provides
for New Mexico's participation IN
a Joint high commission from sever
states with the federal government
represented, to settle the rights o.
these states to the waters OF th'
colorado river and its tributaries
House bill 1877 provides for the us'
~ cancellation in the dispute be
tween Colorado and New Mexico
with reference to the waters OF TN
La Plata. A suit was authorized
by the 1919 legislature, but VIII o.
nostponed If not prevented by TN
final passage of house bill 1877
| roth measures went through tn'
| house this morning with over
whelminE affirmative votes.
Highway Bills Passed.
| TTnon motion of Ortega the house
this morning passed bill to revls'
the nav of election judges anC
| clerks The new schedule is basec
upon the number of votes cast II
the precinct, but a maximum o.
$40 for each Judge and clerk Is es
tablished. The bill passed, "a 10 y
Bills for the creation or state
highways were passed, the road'
being located in Lincoln. De Baca
and Bernalillo counties. In NOV
| ing the passage of the last. Oterc
of Santa Fe declared that IT con,
nected the two metropollses OF
Tlieras and Chilli" The bill pass
ed unanimously.
Among the new bills was one by
ILutz of Lincoln. prohibiting the
operation of pool hall within
1900 feet of a school. Another BY
| clancy would prevent the holding
or receiving of salaries for more
than one public office. Roehl sug'
gested bill to license plumbers
and to provide a board of exam
! iners for the plumbing profession
The appropriation and finance