Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-20
wednesdays Night SESSION.

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wednesdays Night SESSION.
Promptly at s o'clock and before all
the members had arrived, Speaker
Montoya called the house to order.
House bill No. "a, by Mr.. Llewellyn.
an act to take a small strip from So
coro county and attach it to Otero
county. was taken up. Mr.. Ortega
moved to table the bill and this was
done. After one bill had been passed,
Mr.. Llewellyn entered the hall and at
once rose to a question of personal
privilege. He stated that it was his
understanding that 1t was a rule of
the house or at least a courtesy that
was regarded as fixed as a rule, that
if a bill was called up in the absence of
the member who introduced it, the
bill should be laid aside until that
member should be present. He refer
ed to the tabling of the bill which he
had introduced and said it was taking
an unfair advantage of him as was,
to say the least, discourteous. He
stated that he had drawn the bill on
the agreement of both representatives
from Socorro county and had intro
duced it with their full consent and
that this action be taken. He explain
ed that it was merely to take a small
strip from which Socorro county re-
ceived no revenue in taxation and at
tach it to Otero county and straighten
out the line. Mr.. Llewellyn was an
gry and said that he wanted it known
why this unfair advantage was taken
of him in his absence. The speaker
said he was right and that it is the
rule or the custom to lay a bill aside
in he absence of the ~introducer of il.
He stated that he would entertain a
motion from Mr.. Llewellyn for recon.
sideration of the vote. and Mr.. Level
lyn promptly made the motion. Mr..
sented to the passage of the bill, and
in reply to pointed questions from Mr..
Llewellyn as to time and place of the
agreement, disclaimed n knowledge
of any such agreement. Mr.. Howard,
who had arrived late, stated that he
had entered into such an agreement
and explained that in the strip which
it was proposed to to Otero
county only about 80 or 40 people live,
nearly all of whom are miners. He
stated further that Socorro county re-
ceiyes no taxes from the strip. Those
living there are over 100 miles from
the county seat of Socorro county and
n -, ~ lsaA4E a1nVanft1n rTtth II
whatever, while they are less than 40
miles from the county seat of Otero
county and do all their trading and
business there. He believed for the
relief of the people in the strip, that
the bill should be passed. Mr.. Ortega
developed into an obstructionist again
and moved to table Mr.. Llewellyn's mo-
ton for a reconsideration, but it was
lost by a vote of 7 ayes to IA nays. The
vote by which the bill was tabled was
then reconsidered by IA to z. Mr.. How
| ard took charge of the bill and moved
hat it be read the third time, but be-
fore the motion was put, Mr., Ortega
moved that 1t be made a special order
for 10 o'clock this morning. This was
voted down by the same vote of IA to
7. Mr.. Ortega then moved to table the
motion indefinitely. Mr.. Howard rose
to explain his vote and urge the pass
age of the bill. Mr.. Ortega called fol
the enforcement of the half-minut'
|, rule, and as fast as he would call TIM
other members would grant Mr.. How
. ard their half-minute. After calling
, time on Mr.. Howard two or thre,
times, Mr.. Ortega was almost swampet
under the showers of time granted MI
$ Howard and desisted. The motion t
a table was lost by IA to Z. Mr.. Howart
demanded the previous question on tn
n motion and Mr.. Ortega moved to ad
y journ, but this was lost by the sam
vote. Mr.. Howard moved the passag
o of the bill and Mr.. Ortega subsidized
The bill was passed by 10 to G.
g Council substitute for house bill Nc
" 1926, an act amending the law regard
s ing the licenses of merchants so tina
v those whose sales are less than 5 800
shall pay a license of S., was taken II
and passed. Mr.. Stockton called u
house bill No. 100, but ii was foun
that Mr.. Baca had it. Mr.. Stockto
said he would withdraw his motion I
take 1t up If Mr., Baca would bring it !
9 the morning, the bill being at NJ
3 Baca's home. Mr.. Pollard, who Sc