Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-10
Morning Journal Bureau.
The Palace Hotel,
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The distinctive feature in today
legislative sessions was the sudder
and somewhat unexpected abandon
ment of the long period of biekcrinf
and disagreement in the house o.
representatives. when both factions
apparently weary OF the struggle
came together in an agreement Will
nineteen votes behind it upon the ap'
pointment of a steering committee
appointed that committee and aftel
taking a recess OF an hour to ALLOW
the committee to work, passed some
thirty bills More bills in single
session than have passed the house
in the last four weeks Among these
bills are some of the most important
measures now pending, including the
Roberts election law, the Dill giving
district confts -. New Mexico Nlrtu-
ally the powers Of Juvenile courts, the
territorial road commission law. the
bin making an appropriation for
gauging the streams of New Mexico,
the omnibus armory bill. ma king an
APPROPRIATION at N3S ,e0H for ihe som
pletion of the armorics at Las Vegas
Silver City, Santa Fe, Roswell, ana
Las cruces, Mr Ifpton's Dill chang
ing the boundary lines of Otero coun-
tx the bill creating irrigation dis
trcts for the construction of irrisa
ton works and last. and probably
most important of all. the bill accept
ing approving and providing for the
printing of the compilation Of the
laws provided for by the last legis-
lature
The action Of the house today end
period or uncertainty, inaction and
disagreement, which has Kept legisla-
tion in state of paralysis almost
from the beginning of the session.
Combination after combination mas
been made in the house with view
TO getting down to work and one af-
ter another they have proven useless
The agreement reached today now
ever. is apparently on tlrm DasR
and promises to give the best of re-
suits. If the first days work is p
fair example of what is to be done
within the next fcW days. the house
will have cleaned up its business ano
viii he in a position to adjourn wei
before the session expires by limita
tion.
Old rules. old practices, old leaders
In fact All former standards seem tC
have been abandoned by the members
Of the house in reaching the basis
upon which to do business. The mem
hers were in caucus and in consulta-
tiOn all of Yesterday and late last
night The result became apparent
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal this afternoon when Mr.
Roberts. by unanimous consent, intfo-
duced house resolution No. II. which
provided for the appointment of q
steering committee and named the
members of the committee. II has
been the custom. heretofore, 70 allow
the speaker to name tho steering
committee under the resolution pro-
viding for its appointment Tho
house, however. created Drecedent
this afternoon by naming the mem
hers Of the committee in the resolu-
ton The members are Messrs. kob-
orts. Of ColfaX county, Blattman, Of
Union county Upton, Of Otero coun-
ty. Martinez. of Rio Arriba county,
and Brice of Eddy county I'm the
selection of the committee the mem
bers apparently abandoned all refer
cnce to any former alignment and ap-
pVared to be actuated solely bN a de-
sire 70 get down TO business. Mi Ba-
CA opposed the passage of the reso-
luton declaring that it was not clear
and urged that 1t be referred to the
committee on rules for consideration
and a report Mr. Mirabal also OPP
posed the resolution and moved that
it be laid on the table This mo-
ti0n failed by vote of 3 to 4. Mr..
Blca then offered an amendment "a
tho resolution providing that all bills
on third reading and on the speaker
table be considered Immediately by
the house without reference To the
steering committee Mr.. Roberts
moved TO table the amendment ana
this was carried by the same vote
of 10 70 a. The resolution was then
passed by n vote of rs TO .. Messrs
Baca. Chaves of Bcrnalillo. sanchez
Mrabal and Walters voting no MT
Roberts then moved a recess untiI
$3.50, to give the steering committee
time to work
Immediately upon recOnvcning the
house began TO do business with a
clock like regularity and unanimlN
such as has never been seen before
in New Mexico legislature.
Between half past three and five
o'clock more bills We're passed thar
have been passed in the last thirty
days. and with one or two exceptions
the vote was unanimous. The secono
surprise came when Mr.. Blattman
by unanimous consent. Introduce
house resolution No. -. which pro
vided that all bills then pending ir
house committee. be turned over 4,
the steering committee. This resolu
tion passed by vote OF Is To 4 ant
the house had created another pre-
cedent
Mr. Roberts then presented the re-
port OF the steering committee. rec