Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-05

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The committee on judiciary reported
house boil No. IL, with the recommen-
dation that it do not pass, as its re-
visions are embodied in house bill No.
,33. The bill removes the age qualifica-
ton for jurors. Pedro Sanchez made q
strong speech in favor of removing the
age qualification, pointing to the fact
that II a man over 80 years of age can
serve as president of the United States,
he certainly is able to serve on New
Mexico jury.
Mr.. L-ewellyn informed the house
that the committee had decided to re-
port bill in favor of removing the age
qualification for jurors.
The judiciary committee reported
house bill No. 33, with the recon-
mendation that it pass as amended by
the committee. The report was adopted.
The same committee reported house
bills Nos. 12, Is, "a and for transla-
tion into English.
The judiciary committee reported
house bill No. 10 with the recommends
ton that it do not pass on account of
the great expense of bringing GRIM
inals to Santa Fe for execution. The
bill was introduced by Cristoval San
chez, and provides for the time, man
4 ner and execution of criminals, The
report was adopted.
The same committee reported house
bill No. with the recommendation
that 1T do not pass because its provis-
ions are practically embodied in Sec
ton 1868 of the compiled laws of 1897.
The report was adopted.
! House bill No. is was ,-ssoooSSsted by
the same committee with the fecoms'
mendation that the bill be referred to a
special committee of three to be ap-
pointed by the speaker, Pedro Sanchez
to be chairman. ~7
The committee on privileges and
elections reported on the McCash.Hol-
land election contest. The report rec
commended the unseatlng of Mr.. Hol-
Hand, who had been elected on the face
of the returns by 13 majority, to repre-
sent Union county in the house. The
report was signed by Messrs. CristovaI
Sanchez, Martinez and Llewellyn, and
showed that 16 votes had been cast for
Mr. Holland by men who were not reg
istered in the precinct in which they
voted or voted on fraudulent registra-
tion certificates.
Eduardo Martinez offered a minority
report, but before he could have it read,
Cristoval Sanchez moved that the ma.
jority report be adopted parlia.
mentary discussion ensued which was
decided by Speaker Montoya that the
report of the minority be heard first.
The minority report stated that the
evidence submitted does not sustain
| the allegations of the contestant and
that Mr.. Holland is entitled to the GER
tificate of election he now holds The
minority report was signed by Messrs.
Pendleton and Eduardo Martinez.
Mr. Bowie moved to adjourn until 2
O'Clock this afternoon in order to give
the members of the joint committee ON
statehood a chance to attend a meeting
of the committee in session at the time.
The minority report of the committee
on privileges and elections was tabled
indefinitely by a vote OF IA to 8; the
following voting against tabling:
Messrs. Bowie, Dalies, Holland, Mar
tinez, McIvors. Pendleton, Pollard,
Martin Sanchez, and Turner
A motion to postpone the considera-
tion of the majority report until this
afternoon was lost by 8 to IA. The ma
jority report was then adopted by
vote of II to 8. Mr. Bowie explained
that two legal gentleman on the COM
mittee on privileges and elections had
stated to him emphaticaly that there
had not been offered sufficient evidence
/ to justify the unseating of Mr.. Holland.
| Mr.. Dalies said that in caucus yester-
day the majority report of the commit
tee had been presented in favor of Mr..
| Holland. Mr. Dalies said that in eau
Gus yesterday the majority report of
the committee had been presented in
| favor of Mr. Holland, but now one of
| the gentlemen on the committee had
changed his mind, but had not inform
ed the house of his reasons therefor.
Mr. Llewellyn explained that last eve
ming undoubted legal evidence had