Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-08
True Story How This City Got
Its 100000 For Pub
lie Building.
SENATE REBUKED PRINTER
FOR DELAY IN THE BILLS
But Andrews Was the Real Cause
and Albuquerque Federal Build
ing the Purpose.
BY Ira M. Bond.

Washington, d. c., Oct S.-Among
recent publications from the govern
ment printing office is a public docu-
ment of an investigation by the com
mittee on printing of the United
States senate, authorized by a reso-
luton passed on the eve of the ad-
journment, to ascertain the cause of
the unusual delay in receiving bills
and other printed matter in the last
two or three days, and particularly
the last day of the session. The docu-
ment contains 1875 pages. The en-
crossing and enrolling clerks of both
the senate and house, and the proof
readers and other employees of the
printing office are raked over the
Goals in great shape. What appeared
to exasperate the grave and sedate
seniors more prticularly was the fact
that not only the senators had to
wait several hours on the last after
noon and evening, but the president,
VINO was in the presidents room at
the capitol, had also to wait several
hours, late in the evening and then
had 10 return to the White House,
and numerous bills had to be taken
there for his signature.
Doesn't Touch Real Cause.
1t Is quite interesting to one know
ing some of the facts in the case to
observe that after all their 1875 pages
of testimony they did not touch the
keynote of the cause OF the delay
at all. The main delay seemed 20
center around the public buildings
bill. AS that bill was reported from
the committee and passed the house
it did not contain any public build
ing for Albuquerque
Delegate Andrews said that bill
must not pass in that SNAPS, and al
once went to work in the senate. In
a short time he had promise that
the amendment for Albuquerque
would be inserted in the senate. Your
correspondent was keeping close
watch and in the late expiring hours
Chairman Scott, of West Virginia,
reported the bill to the senate with
out any appropriation for Albuquer-
que. Your correspondent quickly in
formed Delegate Andrews, who was
watching bills he wanted passed, and
other bills of which he was blocking
their passage in the house.
At once Delegate Andrews got
busy and proceeded to "do things
Very soon he had Senators Penrose
chairman of the committee on post
offices and post roads, and Knox, late
attorney general, posted and on the
watch. Then it was that Senator
PenrOse offered his joint resolution to
insert in the bill 100000 for Albu
querque Then Bailey, of Texas was
the only one to make an objection
He was quickly on his feet to ask Il
tnis was not very unusual way to
offer an amendment when that bill
WIS virtually in conference of the
two houses. Senator Penrose was
equal to the occasion and quickly
said: "Yes it is an unusual way, but
| often do unusual things, at unusual
times and in an unusual way, but
want that Albuquerque item in this
hill, and that is the only way | know
how to get it there. Again rose Bailey
of Texas, but seeing that Senator
Penrose was / ndead earnest, and see
ing that it was not good judgment to
dlsplease the chairman who confirm
ed the hundreds of postmasters in
his own state, hummed and hawed
a while and finally said, well, I'll moi
make any objection now, but II
apepars to me TO be an unusual time
NAAu Ni unusual way W DIluB III IN
resolution. So the Albuquerque
public building was inserted in the
senate.
Then Delegate Andrews rushed
across that 735 feet to the house and
with the help of the Pennsylvania
delegation, Speaker Cannon, who was
holding up the house by adjourning
hour by hour, and fixing the leaders
h.,
sides of the house till the senate
resolution was engrossed and brought
10 the house. Speaker Cannon called
the house to order, quickly concurred
in the senate resolution, and this
had to become a law before the pub
lie buildings bill could leave the
senate, and thus it was that Dele
gate Andrews was virtually holding
up the two houses of congress TO get
in the Albuquerque public building
and Speaker Cannon. Senator Pen
rose, and only a few in each house
knew what caused the delay, and now
comes a 125-page investigation and
doesn't get the real cause of the hours
OF delay.
Natural Question Asked.
Incidentally your correspondent
would like TO enquire: Would Sen
ators Penrose and Knox, and Speaker
Cannon, and the Pennsylvania dele
cation assisted by some New York
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois members,
hold up the senate and house for sew
eral hours on the eve of adjournment
TO help Larrazolo crowd in a public
building or any other kind of a bill?
As Las Vegas, Ration and Roswell will
be next in line for public buildings
as a matter of common sense, if those
towns want public buildings, (and
each one is entitled 10 a public build
ing at an early date), is it not better
TO elect a man who can "do things,
rather than a man with not legislative
experience, and who might do them
more harm than good?