Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-27
ATTORNEY BILL To
Be REPORTED SOON


sas then passed. The council vii
probably concur In the amendments
Minority unbroken.
The house minority consisting o
the chief Of fake reformers, CAPITAL.
DR.. battlefield" Rappe. and Lueers
" Montoya Of Bernalillo. Buzz
Walters Of San Juan. Cicero" Ab
eoit Of colfax. and the three demo
era's. Muliens. Moran and Hudspeth
under the leadership Of that old war
Fior. Capt, Ruppe still remains un
broken. although the majority have
had hard time In keeping Ruppe
from climbing on the band wagon
several times during the last few
oayS OF the session. "Littlefleld" has
tried TO get In his work by moving
mat the majority measures do now
pass. but for some reason the ma.
lor'ty refuses to see It that way and
are not willing to meet him hall
way In his advances. and In fact do
nor seem inclined 10 even meet him
a part OF the way. Ruppe has am.
billions to be the father of the anti.
gambling bill that win be passed By
this legislature, and would 90 consid
erably out Of his way 10 do some.
thing that would win him favor from
the majority In the house. However
his bill Is yet buried In the commit.
tee. and another bill has been intro.
duced In the council that will likely
be passed before the "Littlefield'
bill will find its way onto the floor
OF the house.
Dirty Attacks aeaetlng.
The albuquerque democratic or.
gan's dirty attack upon Representa-,
tive Holt Of Dona Ana county, are
beginning to react. and over here In
Santa re. where the Journal once
found great favor, its chief support.
ers are getting trifle sore at the
way II handles matters. It is even
asserted that Governor Hagerman
made special trip to Albuquerque
last Saturday night to cali the Jour,
nal Off and to insist that their re.
ports be given with more Judgment.
The Journal which has been posing
as the friend OF the people and for
reform in territorial politics. was
completely exposed In last nights IL.
sue OF the Albuquerque Citizen and
was shown up to be a reformer for
revenue only"
No Hurry About Bill.
1t has been stated that the reason
The district attorney bill had not
been reported to the council for &C.
ton was that 1t had not enough
votes in the judiciary committee to
report 1t favorably. This is abso-
lutely not the reason for It's non-ap-
pearance. There has been no time
since II was sent to the committee
hat 1t lacked the necessary votes
% bring 1t forth. For a considerable
ength OF time the chairman of the
Mr.. Dalies, was confined
% his room on account of sickness,
md no bills were reported from the |
judiciary committee during that
lime. Since the committee has been
n working order again the bill has |
lot been brought forth because there |
vas no immediate hurry for 1t. II
las been thought better to have the |
ill we'll discussed so that the peo.
lie and their representatives might !
Zee how foolish was the governors |
hreat that he would veto the bill !
With the hottest message ever sent |
o a New Mexican legislature, 1t was |
llso thought better to have the pei
Die inquire into the kind of officials
hat the governor might be persuad,
ID to appoint II the power were al
owed to be retained by him.. The |
bill has never lacked enough votes
o carry 1t through the council, al
hough 1t is true that II lacks one
'ote Of having enough to pass Il
,ver radical veto. In the council !
here are one or two who are with |
he governor In everything, in fac.
who are reputed to go to the office |
,f the chief executive every day be.
'ore the council convenes to get
heir schedule for the day. One Of
.hese councilmen now holds an Of
lice that was given to him by the