Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-28

Measures for the control of gam
bling made their appearance in the
senate today. One by Martinez and
Mitchell would re-enaCt the Ole
1915 law which has an abundance
0f teeth. The other, by the judic-
ary committee of the senate, pro-
hibits the playing of keno. faro
monte, poker. roulette, fan tan
craps, etc. or other games of
,hance played with dice. cards
ounchboards, slot machines or
other gaming devices.
Under the terms of the bill the
operator, banker. owner. lessee or
other person in charge of the game
may be fined from $500 to $1,000
Or sentenced to from three to six
months in Jail, while the player
may receive a fine of from SIS to
$500 or a sentence of from thirty
days to six months.
Game Bill Introduced.
/. Senator Mariner introduced a
game protective bill which pro-
yided for the creation of a game
commission of three, one of whom
should be the governor. The game
warden would be appointed by the
governor and would receive $4,000
per year. The commission would
be allowed to establish and oper-
ate fish hatcheries. The governor
could close sections to hunting or
fishing. Deputies and tax collect
ors are provided for. and the game
warden is authorized to employ
trappers. This is considered as the
bill favored by Thomas p. Gable,
the present game warden. 1t diff
fers somewhat from the game pro-
tective association draft,
Senator linn, democrat, intro
duced new resolution to amend
the corporation commission provi-
sions in the constitution. His res
olution would relieve the present
officers at once instead of continu-
ing them until the end of their
terms 1t provides for the appoint
ment by the governor of com
missioner who shall receive an an
nual salary of $4,000.
Commission Form for Cities.
Senate Bill No. Al introduced by
Zinn and Phillips, permitting cities
with population of from 5000 to
10000 to have the commission
form of government with a city
manager, was unanimously passed
by the senate. as was Senate Bill
No. go permitting companies to
issue stock to their employees with
deferred payments.
Upon motion of Senator HedE-
cock the resolution for rotating
boards of control of state institu-
lions was allowed to lay on the
table without prejudice for a
week.
Pass Antl-aIten Bill.
The Reinburg anti-alien consti-
tutional amendment, designed par
ticularly to exclude the japanese,
was passed unanimously by the
senate. House Joint Resolution
1No. 2, urging congress to support
road measures. was similarly
passed.
The house passed House Bill No.
81, abolishing the mounted police;
House Bill No. 5. to prevent the
coercion of employees to trade at
company stores. and House Bill NO.
las. creating new sheep sanitary
divisions and providing for the or
|ganization Of a sheep sanitary
4 board.
Other New Bills.
Among the new house bills
were: No. 95, by Dieckman and
Ortega, to amend the law relative
! to temporary teaching permits; SO,
|by the committee on education,
limiting the expenditures of county
boards of education and requiring
Quarterly report; 81, by M A.
|Otero, providing for the payment
| of insurance money to fire depart
ments of towns and villages; SO,
| the game protective association
bin. introduced by the house jul
dietary committee; also 80. by X.
IL. Baca, a game bill identical with
1.-THE one introduced by Martinez in
the senate.
House Bill No. 90. introduced by
In. L. Baca. changes the route of