New Mexico state record., 1921-02-04
RETRENCHMENT WORK
is CONTINUED BY
SENATE AND HOUSE

New MeAico mounted police' IN
the language OF the range: There
amt no such animal That IS to say,
there is no such force, so lar as
senate and house OF the Fifth New
Mexico legislature are concerned.
the senate ON Wednesday afternoon,
withwithout a dissenting vote, con-
CURED in house bill No 81, by Lutz,
OF Lincoln, to abolish the force. The
bill was passed by both branches
with tie emergency clause intact. The
moment It IS signed by Gov. Meche'ni
there VIII be no authority OF law
for the payment OF another penny
of salary 10 members OF the force.
Thus ii went the way oil the legal
advisor to the governor; the way
the house has voted to send the IN
surance commissioner and the coun-
ty road superintendentS.
ne senate b.lls on Thursday ait
ernoon had reached total OF -,
while house bills had reached the
high mark OF 123. The only senate
biil introduced Thursday was by
Sellers, TO define intoxicating liquor
and to make the states prohibition
laws uniform with tie Nolstcad act
Considerable difficulty has been *
perianccd by the senate IN agreeing
upon house bill No. 50, which abol-
ishes the county road superlntcndcnts
This bin Lasscd the house with the
emergency clause. There is a pretty
general feeling that these Offices
ought not to be abolished without
the substituting therefor Of some
other method OF taking care OF the
important business OF building and
maintaining roads. Plans on this
subject, while perhaps not careful
ly worked out as TO details, are
merous. They are almost as num-
erous. in fact, as the legislature has
representatives and senators. he
agreement finally reached in the
Republican caucus Thursday after
noon was to make the bill the special
order for 2:50 Tuesday afternoon IL
is hoped that by that time 1t VIII
be possible to work out a plan:
Hedgcock's senate joint resolution
No. 7, to provide rotating boards tor
state institutions, will lie on the cal
endar until next Thursday after
noon.
AT the conclusion OF long session
nm Thursday afternoon the senate
Judiciary committee decided to max,
a favorable report on the senate biil
70 prohibit and suppress gambling
This bill. strictly enforced, would
bring to a standstill gambling III al
forms
Under a suspension OF the rules
Zinn's senate Joint resolution Was
passed to ask congress to cede the
nublic lands to the several states foI
The benefit OF former service men
Hull has introduced a senate Joii'
memorial asking the federal govern
ment to demand OF Germany the re-
turn of Grover Cleveland Bergdoii
the millionaire Stacker who was per
mitted by the war department tc
make a rediculously easy escape
while he was serving a five year
Term for evasion of the draft.
Another senate memorial asks the
state corporation commission to
make diligent effort to effect re-
duction on freight rates applying or
grain to stations in New Mexico.
The capitol extension bill has been
PASSED by the house, but not with
out opposition. There is no oppos'-
tion in the house to building tht
needed addition, but the belief wa
expressed that by waiting year
20 make the contract. the state
would save possibly Is per cent. The
bill was passed with the emergency
clause. ,.u
Among important new house bill,
;s one to standardize the pay oi
teachers in the public schools. The
bill provides a minimum salary o'
81 200 for teachers holding tirst-
grade certificates; a maximum oi
1850 for second grade and a max
mum OF 500 for third grade.
Another by Puryear, OF ChaVes
proposes pension of $500 year
.o- every teacher who has served
1o wears in the New Mexico schools
Another house bill proposes to
create a department OF veterinary
science at the Agricultural college
with necessary faculty members
buildings, etc.
The house committee on eonstitu-
,;onal amendments has favorably re-
ported the Otero house joint resolu
ton 10 increase the pay OF legis-
lators from S. to $40 day