Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-12

LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY

THE HOUSE.
yesterdays Afternoon Session.)
(Sixteanth Day.1

20, in the House yesterday Afternoon
repeating the coal oil inspection law
Mr.. Llewellyn spoke vigorously in fav
or of the repeal of the present law an,
urged all members to stand by the par
ty pledges. Mr.. Dalies said that tn
law does not inspect and characterized
the present law as a measure of iniqui
ty and a vicious measure that dis
graces the statute books. He said tina
it operates practically as a steal fo
the Standard Oil Company.
Mr. Cristoval Sanchez at length op
posed the pending bill. He contendet
that the. inspection law was not the
cause of the high price of coal oil.
Mr.. Pedro Sanchez advocated the
passage of the bill. He de-
clared that the party platform is for
y the repeal of the law. Because the Re-
publican party of the nation does not
keep it's platform pledge to give New
Mexico statehood is no reason why
New Mexico Republicans should follow
the bad example and break their party
pledges
Mr. Bowie moved that the pending
bill be passed. Mr.. Cristoval Sanchez
rose to amend, but Mr.. Llewellyn rails
cd the point of order that the bill could
not be amended. The Speaker asked
for the rule, but Mr.. Llewellyn with
drew his point. No second was secur-
ed for Mr.. Sanchez motion to amend.
The bill was then passed by a vote of
20 to 8, those voting in the negative
being Messrs. Coleman, McCash and
Cristoval Sanchez.
A motion to adjourn was lost by a
vote of ayes to II nays.
Mr.. Cristoval Sanchez moved to go
into committee of the whole to consider
Council Bill No. 3S, relating to public
institutions. The Speaker ruled that a
suspension of the rules was unneces-
sary. Mr.. Dalies moved to lay the mo-
tion to 60 into committee Of the whole,
on the table, and the roll was called.
Mr.. Dalies' motion was lost by a vote
of II to z. Mr.. Dalies moved to recon-
slider the vote. This motion was not
seconded ana the House then went into
committee of the whole.
In explaining his vote on the roll call,
Mr.. Bowie made a vigorous attack on
the members of the Council for lobby
ing for the passage of a bill in the
Iiouse. Mr.. Dalies spoke in the same
strain. He scored the Council members
and twice called out applause from
members and spectators by his strong
.denunciation. Speaker Montoya- called
for order and held that Mr.. Dalies was
out of order. Mr.. Llewellyn promptly
asked unanimous consent that Mr.
Dalies might proceed and this was
granted. Mr.. Dalies resumed his ar
raignment of the Council. He protest
ed against the Council trying to "gag"
the House and said the House should
not be the plaything of the Council. He
wanted to work with and not for the
Council He said he did not wish to
insult the members of the Council or
the Council as a body but he demand
ed from the Council a proper respect
for the House. Mr.. Gutierrez followed
in q like vein. Mr.. Llewellyn came to
the defense of the Council and said that
body promptly passed and courteosly
acted upon all measures coming from
the House. The rules were then sus-
pended by vote Of II to Z. Mr.. Dalies
demanded with some heat If two
thirds vote was not necessary to sus-
mend the rules and the Speaker replied
that IT was. Mr. Dalies said he could
not see how the rules We're suspended
and demanded to know what a two
thirds vote Of the House is. The Spea-
ker smiled as he replied Sixteen" Mr.
Dalies looked astounded for a moment,
and then he Joined in the roar of laugh
ter which followed. y
Mr.. Llewellyn then moved the pas
sage Of the bill, but Mr. Dalies at once
moved to adjourn. The motion to ad-
journ was lost by vote Of to 10. on
each roll call those in the minority ex-
planned their votes at great length ana
much time was consumed in this pro-
ceeding. Mr.. Llewellyn then moved to
read the bill by title and on that mo-
ton demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Bowie objected to these tactics. He
denounced it as ''gag rule" and said he
did not admire man who would make
such motion or men who would ad-
yocate such methods. He bitterly de-
nonnced the tactics adopted. The pre-
vious ouestion was ordered by vote
Of 16 to s. and then Mr.. Dalies moved to
adjourn. Speaker Montoya held that a
motion to adjourn could not be enter
tained until the main question was put.
Mr.. Bowie took exception to the ruling
and insisted that a motion to adjourn
was always in order. The Speaker held
to HIS ruling and then Mr.. Dalies NOV
ed to lay the motion on the table, put
this was held to be out OF order. Tne
motion tosread the bill a second and
third time by title was then carried by
vote OF 1e to 8.
z Mr.. Llewellyn then moved the pas
sage of the bill and on that demanded
the previous question. Mr.. Bowie again
bitterly, protested against the attempt
to prevent atnendment or debate.
Speaker Mpntoya raled that the mo-