Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-10
PUBLIC UTILITIES
BILL PASSES HOUSE
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bills and siXty-three senate bills
have not been passed in either
house So if no other bills are in
troduCed, which is not likely to be
the case, the two houses must take
final action on 308 bills in the next
three. days. In view of their rec
ord of thirty-five bills in two days,
this is plainly impossible.
Many Bills to Die.
This situation means that prob
ably 200 bills introduced by ambi-
tious solons will never get as far
as the governors office this ses-
sion. Several dozen bills defining
bitches and ditch Officers and
methods of holding ditch elections
will die an untimely death. Ell
forts are being made by the vari-
GUS authors to push their particu-
lar road bills declaring state high
ways, but many will not pass.
Few of the legislators know what
bills are pending There is no COM
pilation of bills to show at a glance
lust the status of each measure IN
trOduced. So the decision as to
what bills Of the many remaining
are to be enacted into laws. is
largely up to the steering commit
tees of the house and the senate.
The steering committees have
about completed their calendars Of
Monday and will prepare new call
endars by Thursday. When these
are published it will be possible to
determine what bills are being
omitted and will therefore die I'M
less the house and senate call them
out of the committees and demand
action.
Houses Work Tuesday.
Facing this situation yesterday
the house passed seven
teen bills and resolutions, and
killed six Twenty-three bills,
mostly senate measures. are now
before the house on the calendar
announced Monday.
Among the measures passed by
the house yesterday morning was
house, Joint resolution 35, which
Increases the power of the corpora
ton commission by making its
rulings binding upon utilities and
the burden of proof upon
them TO show that the rulings of
the commission are not fair. This
is a republican platform pledge.
The measure provides that the
corporations must go into
the district court in protest against
rulings of the commission.
Bills Passed and Killed.
Bills and resolutions passed by
the house Tuesday afternoon and
at the night session included: II.
b. POI, making the open season on
certain game from November 20 to
30; II. b, 292. removing protection
from sparrows and roadrunners,
etc. II. b. 307, requiring peace Of
ficers to investigate crimes; II. b.
313, declaring state highway in
H. Il. 3US. increasing
the term Of the senator to be APP
pointed by Governor Mechem from
two to four years; s. B, rs, making
a special levy; S. B, 35. in re state
timber lands; II. ]. r. II, memo
rializing congress for federal aid in
railroad building; II. B. 274, river
II. j. r. "a. paying
Stephen Easton for services I'M
mounted police under Governor
Lindsey; II. j. r. II. asking fed
eral cooperation in predatory ami
nal control; II. b. 1913. sale OF
wormy fruit; II, B. ESQ. permitting
practice of mechanic therapy; II.
b. 2S4, authorizing cities to insure
H. B. 2S6. fixing maxi
mum rates of taxation; II. b. 29O,
DETACHMENT of bound
airy markers: II. b. 279, creating
state marshars force.
The following bills were killed:
II. B. 243, providing railroad peace
officers; II. B. 245. prohibiting
stealing rides on trains; II, b. PSI, |
pool halls in certain
radius of schools; H. B. 296. pro
damming aroVas: II. B.
316. prohibiting importation of
Marijuana; II. b. 305, abolishing
Mora county, Il
Two new bills We're introduced
into the house yesterday.