Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-19


ly display of temper on my part. 1
wish especially to apologize, Mr..
Speaker, to this honorable house as
such a body, and such only. But /
have been indicted by the gentleman
from Lincoln so often that forbear-
ance has ceased to be a virtue. 1
was informed the other day when the
gentleman from Otero was in the
chair that the gentleman from Lin
coin made a statement under his
breath that a certain statement had
made was not the truth. Mr.. Speaker,
1 do not know whether those words
of the gentleman from Lincoln were
uttered, because 1 did not overhear
them. But Mr.. Speaker, I am very
sorry. that 1 forgot myself 1 wish
the forgiveness of yourself and of
the gentlemen of this house for par
ticipating in the confusion of a few
moments ago"
During Mr.. Holt's apology and the
remainder Of the session of the house
Mr.. Hudspeth sat in his seat, but
made no effort to apologize to the
house or anybody else for his part in
the affair.
In connection with this matter
there is something of mystery. A
woman dressed in black and heavily
veiled rushed down on the floor of
the house when the fight began,
grabbed Mr.. Hudspeth by the arm
and besought him to sit down. When
he finally did so and she was assured
that all trouble was over. she slipped
out through a side door. No one
on the floor of the house knew her
identity-not even Mr. Hudspeth
Yesterdays Work.
The reading of the special report
began at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and was not finished until 5
o'clock in the afternoon. Immedi-
ately upon the conclusion of the read
ing, Mr.. Holt moved that the report
be adopted and called for the previ-
Gus question. In some mysterious
manner best known to himself, Mr..
Hudspeth had ascertained that in
connection with the report of the spe-
cial committee there was a message
from the governor on the speakers
desk, bearing on the same subject At
least one would be led to believe that
he had such information, because he
made a motion that the message on
the speakers desk from the governor
bearing upon this subject be read be-
fore the report was adopted. Mr..
Holt insisted upon his motion, and t
was at this point that the fistic en-
counter took place, Mr.. Hollis mo-
ton for the previous question prevail
ed by a vote of 13 ayes to 10 nays.
those voting no being Abbott, of Col
fax; Denniston, Hudspeth, Lucero,
Mirabel, Moran, Ruppe, Sanches, of
San Miguel; Trujillo and Walters.
The report was then adopted by a
viva voce vote.
Mr.. Holt Immediately introduced
house resolution No. 19, which pro-
vides that as a result of the recon-
mendation of the report of the special
committee, the district attorney of the
Second judicial district be instructed
to bring suit to set aside the sale of
1000 acres of valuable timber land
belonging to the territory conveyed
to the Pennsylvania Development Co.
by III. j. Hagerman, as null and void,
and that all other officials be instruct
ed to take similar action in all other
similar land sales. This resolution
was adopted by vote of 12 ayes, IL
nays, under suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Hudspeth was still hunting
trouble and made a H7s-on to the ef-
feet that the chair appoint commit
tee of three, with e. C. Abbott, of
Santa Fe, chairman, to investigate all
land sales. Mr.. Holt called him to
order. stating that the appointment of
a committee was a matter to be en-
bodied in a resolution and not mo-
ton. Mr.. Hudspeth asked for time
to prepare his motion in the shape OF
a resolution, which would probably
have been granted had not Mr.. Tru-
jillo moved to adjourn until this
morning, which motion prevailed.