Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01

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fairs OF government.
The closing argument FOR 90
amendment was made hy Delegat
catron, who read from the treaty Q
Guadalupe HidAiko the prumisc q
the Inhabitants Of New Mexico tina
those or them who ala not retail
their identity rs Mexican citizen
should have ala the rights and priv
ilegcs Of American citizens. Mir. ca.
iron held that treaty riBlta wer'
higher law than that of any stats
constitution and favored the amend
ment for the reason that q would en-
able New Mexico 10 bring the mattei
~ IN court. with a view % securing
Justice for her people inter the con-
stisutIon had been adopted Ry .
agreed to. one hundred 20 nothing,
Section 6, as amended, foiIowa.
'srhia state shat never enact any
law restricting or ahfldging the right
Of suffrage on account 81 race. color.
or previous condition of s%crvitude
And IN compliance with the act 81
congress known as tho enabling act,
II Is provided. that ability 70 read
write and speak and understand the
English language sufficiently wei 90
conduct the dutiea of the office with
u tho ilid of an Interpreter shall
be necessary qualification Tor all
state Officers and members of the leg
islature Of this state
The convention was called % order
at 2.4s this afternoon with President
a. a. 81 .H.HA OANaA NtFt.L T..
visions for state wide prohibition
were read and referred 20 the COM
mittee on MISCELLANEOUS provisions.
These petitions arc 10 be re-referred
10 the committee on liquor traffic
when the committee Is formed. Dele
safes Mabray and Brice urged that
this committee be appointed az an
early date and the president promis-
ed that Il would be- done.
The report Of the committee on ex-
ecutive department was presented by
Chairman Burns II was ordered
printed and viii be taken MP for con
sideratlon at tomorrow's session. The
same action was taken On a minority
report by Mr.. Richardson.
Chairman Prlchard OF the commit
tee on education. presented a major
ity report from his committee, and
Mr.. Montoya rave notice OF a minor
ity report.
On motion Of Delegate Lima the
convention resolved itself into a COM
mittee Of the whole for "a considera-
ton Of the report on bill OF rights.
with Mr.. Dougherty in the chair. Mr.
DouRherty liz the first democrat 70
have the honor OF presiding over the
convention and ne was given q hearty
round OF applause as he took his seat.
II was noticeable that this applause
anne alike from republican and demo-
members.
The bill of rights u largely a form
~ document. II has already appear
ed IN the Morning Journal substanti-
ally az II Was agreed pom today. Dur
ing the reading many amendments
were read and discussed at length,
few were adopted, Tho most i'm.
portant departure from the committee
was the striking out Of section
rs. This section provided that no one
could be held ia jail as n witness III
a criminal case. While admitting the
necessity Of n provision OF this Kind,
Il WA the sense Of the committee
of the whole that the section as draft T,
"a. was dangerous. in that IL admit
led OF an accused being convicted OF
4 serious crime o deposition and
being confronted in court by
ais aocuser. II 10 likely that the pro-
will be re-draftcd ana put into
ne constitution Ia a more perfect
form.
u.tha. .~a.au.o,t g.. Az. ,ou,patt
zee report, which was adopted at the
suggestion Of Mr.. wood, gives the in
labitanta or the proposed state, ail
he rights, privileges ana %immunities,
'ivii, political and religious. g%uarnn
.ced them by the treaty Of Guadalupe
This amendment WAS made
part OF the section reciung the in
ilienable right 90 a free people as
iet forth Ia the Declaration OF lnde-
pendence.
The report. which "a only a partial
me. was adopted In committee OF the
whole and agreed TO by the nven
Ion. A supplementary report will be
made by the committee in the near
'uturc. This report is To cover sew
raj matters which have not as yet
been agrecd upon.
Thcre was "A noticeable absence Of
In tho proceedings today. pi- (
'isions were frequent and in every
'ase they were On other than party
ines. An example OF this was when
President Spiess undertook to strike
,ut section 2s OF the bin cor RIGHTS
This section declares the provisions q
Il the constitution mandatory or
irohibitory. unless expressly declar- /
"a otherwise. MIR Spicgs believed tho ,
defective In that It attempted
lay down rules of instruction FOR 4
he court. tie held that the convcn
could not interpret ita own work
N this the president was supported hy
ir Catron. who thought that the Sec
involved a. strict construction of 81
he constitution which would lead 20 4
.ndlcFa litigation Notwithstanding ,
he objection or these powerful lead
'rs 81 the old guard, the section was Il
by "a vote of i6 Co 20. D.,
NIGHT SESSION or !
1ANNFHNTFnN - nm II .