Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-12
STATE IS ASKED TO
GIVE FUNDS TO HELP
PROSECUTE RAIDERS
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Santa Rosa, 81. with reference TO
the killing of livestock by railroads.
and as, appropriating money for
surveys in the Rio Grande valley.
New Bills Introduced.
Among the new bills was one by
Gallegos and Carter for the control
of public utilities. one by Baca and
Carmody to create the office of
county flood commissioner, and the
two bills to settle the Colorado
New Mexico controversy over the
waters of the la Plata river and
establish a joint high commission
from seven states to distribute the
waters of the Colorado river and
it's tributaries.
The senate bills which have been
lying on the table of the speaker
of the house of representatives We're
referred by Speaker Clancy today
and the deadlock between the two
branches of the legislature has been
broken. While the speakers ac-
ton did not completely cause a
blockade, il had suspended work
in the house on senate bills and
members of both houses expressed
their relief at his action this after
noon.
Some Near Completion.
Final action on a number of bills
should come within the next day.
The senate officers have signed the
enrolled and engrossed copies of
house bills SO. "a and 35. while the
officers of the house have now
signed enrolled and engrossed
copies of house bills 5. 40, As. A.,
las, 40 and So. as well as house
Joint resolution No. IS. The bills
will probably go to the governor
Saturday or Monday.
Among those engrOssed copies of
| bills are the measures to abolish
! the legal advisor to the governor
and the mounted police, the RELIEF
measures for the livestock indus
| try, and the resolution to amend
the state constitution to give wom-
en- the right to vote.
The house committee on appro-
priations and finance turned in UNI
| favorable reports on the bills to
provide fees for jurors in justice of
peace courts, to furnish adequate
compensation for the assistant dis
| trict attorney of the Seventh dis
trict. to provide for clerks and as
sistant clerks of the district court
land TO appropriate money for two
dams across the Rio Puerco. These
lHnfavorahle reports were adopted
by the house and the bills are now
dead
BootIeggers Handicapped.
The law revision committee re-
ported favorably on the bill pro-
hibiting the carrying of deadly
weapons when unlawfully trans
PORTING liquor. The bill fixes a
severe penalty which ranges up to
fifteen years in the penitentiary
for carrying a gun while conduct
ing an unlawful sale of liquor. The
measure is aimed at bOotleggers
who have been carrying weapons.
Should it become law, If a boot
logger is caught, he may be given
the usual fines and in addition q
fiftecn-year sentence if he is found
with gun on his person or in his
automobile or other vehicle. ,
House bill 1866, providing for the
sale at public auction of unclaimed
property by municipalities came
out of the committee with an un'
favorable report. Otero. of Nc.
Kinley. moved that the report b'
adopted. Roehl, of Bernalillo, eX
lplained that the city of Albuquer
que now had on hand at leas
$4,000 worth of unclaimed prop
erty and moved that the report o.
tabled indefinitely. This motor
prevailed. Carter then moved tina
the bill he sent back to committee
and that Roehl be given ehanc'
to appear and explain it's purpose
Iris motion also prevailed.
Senator's Brickley and Quintani
!, introduced in the senate a bill pro
viding for the appointment o
county school superintendent
Senator Sellers introduced one pre-
viding for the commission form Q
government in towns of less thai
200 population.
Senate bill so was recalled iron
the judiciary committee and place
on the clerks desk. Upon motion
; of Senator Phillips, it was made
special order for Monday after
noon at $50 o'clock.
Senate bill 10, which provide
? that teachers shall draw six pc
: cent on their school warrants unt
; they are paid. was referred to tn
. committee on finance.
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