Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-20


~~truction proceeded too far Whom 'f,
constitution rnvs u ycar ~ witch 4.
perform the duty Is "a mttter aS q
which There might be q 'uat ifni iui
fhiriN years ~, practice ha@ nNaa hn"
anrsing
Hence when confronted with ths
question This week be sat3 tA fifrtf
had followed ht pret ilee af the hapse
a. he aould obey every 18TH 2 fNle.
without questioning the NlsActl tpt'
originally created H. lie tfaa lfs.
crcded
aTod8,. however. the chair + aeked
10 permit 4 proposition for d new
rule to cume iu. although the rulns
prescribing the arfisr 81 business re-
quirt a. 70 proceed 90 other matters.
and u is claimed thar the chatf would
be justified IN doing this heeansr the
constitution SAYS Nat cnrh house
MAY determine the rules ai its pro
cee,iine whether The word 1nay
means shail ur NOT, The chair WIZ
not stoa - examine.
'rrh. constitution ttyes np time when
II shall ie done and as lhc haus
may. ana has IN putabie insianf
proceeded without rules. Il does not
seem Is the chair that there IS her
given any constitutional mandnte
which would Justify The overriding IS
The rules
Fortunately in this crisis tie chair
IL not compelled to frls on his IS
Judgment. snaFed Ha IL might bc bf
the passions and prejudice of this
house. lfe cHn look hack 10 another
hour when, Ia a lny ~ calm. Use
nAVigatnrs who sfeefed the business
- fhis honse. took their latitude and
longitude uns Embarrassed by the Nig
encles Of the temuest.
The pathway II thr ehair has been
hiazrd not rs any tinshca majority
in n moment ef faftiouHi suceess, not
FOR ans ends ~ one political party. uf
opposed 10 ihp Wishes ~ another not
under auspices which preludicr IN
because of memories Ot polite
cal Affiliations OF his own hut. on
question az order r8lscti ty q great
democratic floor leader ln ibis house
and decided 10y 6 grost democratic
speaker.
con December IT'D. tN1n this idenu-
cal question arose in the house. Mr
Roger q. Miiis 81 Toyss proposed as
a question ~ constitutional privilege
exactly MS ~ proposed today, to eHef
from the door fat immediate eNusid- !
Ii proposition looking to the
amendment Or the ruits ani when et-
lection WIS made as ii rs tpoaN Mr
Miils argued
lt Is The constitutional privilege
~ 4 house 81 representatives "a adopt
a. ans time 4 IL q continuing
power ~ which the hruse ,aanDt di
vest Itself
Tho memhers of the hOuss dfd MOT
agree With Mr.. Mills and Mr Iames
A, Garfield objected Inst Il was pr"-
posed 10 carry ihH power in thir re-
sltet further ihen the constitution
IustlAesi. 81 the position of the gym
were correct % mtmofr rauld
at any time interrupt our pfueeed.
rs bringing IN g proposition tef +
thc amendment Nf the rules
9Th. great democratic speakef- ;
ami the chait measures ms words IN
lnsmors Of TIM faiue ~ g man Wlfa
the peer ef MS usaneiatfs, N0f
afeHtef speaker, samuel J ltahdafA
hrard The arguments for ana against
the tlaim at AR. MILLS and dceiap1 I
the proposition tp ainend the rules
NaA nor d rtse nf constitutional pfiN-
Hlcee There waA criticism grave
criticism. - the ruies 20 Those days 4
~ there ~ today but na man in tiiai ]
1onSr Thought % appealing from
i~ccisian 80 %consnnant will rrason y
Putting himself upon the iHw uftde
'ar fhN hpWFs hf Ait Speaker i.Hnda4i +,
appealing from thu fsssiuns af this (
faA tn siie Just Reasons of hist dHH
.ho ohHir s3etaiHs thp point NJ order (
ind holds that the resolution Id nui r
To order 3