New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-14
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS
ALREADY BEFORE SENATE

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Some of the most drastic changes
IN the administration of the states
affairs are proposed in the senate
toint resolutions to submit constitu-
Gonal amendments which were intro
diced Thursday afternoon.
No. 3 provides for the gradual re-
duc,ng of the membership of the
state corporation commission, as the
terms Of the present members ex-
pire, and the substitution in 1927 of
o commissioner to be appointed by
the governor, with the consent OF
the senate, for a term of six years.
The salary of the commissioner is to
be fixed by the legislature of 1927.
No. 4 VIII change the converting OF
the legislature from the second Tu-
esday IN January to the first Tues
provides sweeping changes in the pre-
day IN june. his resolution also
cent budget system. 1t prescribes that
al. moneys received IN account OF
the state, from any source Whatso-
ever, shall be paid into the treasury
thereof" All institutions departments
and age@cies OF the state will be re-
Quired to report to the legislature all
expenditures OF the two years pre-
ceeding, together with an estimate Of
expenditures for the two years next
succeeding.
No. 5 is designed TO offer greater
safeguards to defendants in criminal
prosecutions. 1t gives the defendant
the right to appear and defend him
sci; in person, and by counsel; to
have compulsory process served to
compel the attendance OF witnesses
necessary in his behalf.
No. 6 is the one restricting the
right OF the governor TO issue par
dons, as made necessary and inevita-
bic By the indiscriIninate issuing of
pardons by former Governor O. A..
Larrazolo. This amendment will ere
ate a board of pardons, to be COM
posed OF the governor, chairman, the
attorney general and the secretary Of
state. This board will have all the
power now vested in the governor,
but will have to conduct public hear
ings on all cases and will report TO
each legislature. The district judEe
and attorney arc to be summoned in
each case.
There had been previously introdu-
ced No. |, to furnish all members of
senate and house copies of the laws
Of the state and No. 2 to submit a
constitutional amendment TO give to
the right to hold office.
The five following bills were intro
duced in the senate Thursday after
Moons:
No. ), to provide for the filing OF
proof with the state corporation ON
mission OF the recording OF articles
OF Incorporation, certificates thereto
and amendments thereof.
No. 4, to repeal the present las,
which requires the publication ii a
newspaper of articles Of incorporat,
newspaper Of articles of i%ncorporat
ion, certificates thereto and amend
munts thereof. This bill, il il should
become a law would take away a
considerable source Of revenue Of the
newspapers, both dailies and weeklies.
No. 5, 10 amend the present laws
with respect to corporation fees,
No. Q, providing that any city, We
tier Incorporated under general or
special laws, may ADOPT a charter
and reorganiZe.
No. 7, to provide for the assess
m6nt and taxation Of the property of
private car and express companies.
Bills previously introduced were !
and 2, to authorize funds for the
printing, supplies and postage and
for the pay OF the mileage OF mem
bers and pay OF employees.
Resolution No. ! and Bill No. !,
under The suspension Of the rules
were both passed Thursday a%ftern-
oon. When the senate adjourned I'M
Ill IL O'Clock Friday morning il was
with the understanding that the ad-
Journment on Friday would be to
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The house convened AT ABS p. M,
Thursday and remained in session
long enough to receive senate bill No.
] and Senate Joint Resolution No. |,
The recess was until Friday morn
ing al 10 o'clock. The question that
has been occupying the attention OF
house and cancus since noon Tuesday
was the selection Of employees. It
wa announced late Thursday that
an agreement had been reached a,
10 employees, but the lis; was not
given out until Friday morning, when
the committee assignments also were
al nouuccd.
a. n Carter Of Scc9rro. was ch0
sen by the cacus To be iioorlcader
Of the majority He IS the oji,,r Of
the M~agdalCra News.