Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-16
NO ONE APPLYING
ANY ARNICA TO
LEGISLATIVE
!. SORE SPOTS
Senate and House Members
Still Looking AskanCe at
Each Other; Hatchet's In
terment Remains Doubtful.
BACA's COMMITTEE THE
BIG S-RING CIRCUS


what are hnoy HutuH 10 d0f That ~
TIE question frequently heard, since
the house by resolution yesterday
declared Itself opposed TO senatorial
election AZ this session.
So FAR as any immediate change Is
concerned, the senatorial contest Is
a matter Of the past II Ii doubtful n
= could be resurrected even n ine
house were to undergo a complete
change OF heart.
The ieglsiature--both the house ana
the senate-nOw have ample 0ppor.
tunity 10 bury the Ratchet and give
serious attention 70 matters OF legis-
lhiion. The question IL. viii they DO
Il is apparent that the sore SPOTS
are numerous and that no one Is at
the present time applying the arnica
There seems 10 be Just a little dispo-
sitlon to get down TO hard work as
there was before adjournment last
week. The senate members look ask
ance az the house; tho house MEM
oors look asknnCe &C the senate tf
the senate does not come through
at once on the chosen house measures
then the house won't pass the chosen
senate measures aud that Is the way
II now stands.
For the present Speaker Baca's
committee on ways and means ID the
whole show. the big. three rinred cir
Gus and all the side shows included
u absolutely runs the house; nothing
can get by II that Is not on its run
ming schedule. Hcnce the senate ma
iority u there is 10 be any work be-
tween the two houses. stands face to
face with the problem OF making
terms Of some kind with that commit
tee. Likewise that committee must
eyince enough interest In legislation,
70 acknowledge that the senate ex.
lists and that Il has a strong working
force IN the shape Of the Republican
majority
Some OF the old hands AT the legis-
lative game. shake their heads ana de.
clare that the door 10 shut and pad
locked. so far as any comprehensive
program 10 concerned az this session.
Others more hopefully inclined. say
mat the two branches OF the legisla-
ture viii now gradually get down 60
working basis and that the result
viii be the immediate passage of some
needed lawa.
The committees az least are Al
work Meetings are being held IN both
senate and house today and thoy viii
De held daily, the chalrmen say, from
this time forward.
The committee on public lands IN
the senate Is engaged In n hand TO
hand struggle with the land hill pre-
scented by Senator Panky and which
II one Of the most voluminous mea.
sures Of the session. Il IL an import
ant bill-one of the most important
Of the session Il Is undergoing a mum.
Der OF changes from the original form
bill
The finance committees IN both
houses. aided by members OF the ju-
dietary committees, are AZ work now,
on county salaries and this Is a INST
ter that Is one Of the most difficult
set to come before any committee
But what good will committee work
be, II tho chickering's and personal aa-
tagunisms between the two branches,
prevents prompt and intelligent ac-
ton upon measures when they finat-
~ reach the iioOrg
The Republican state organization
stiil maintains headquarters aud me
Democratic state headquarters have
not been closed since the last election.
Il seems as though politics will have
labout as much Influence In this SEES.
iHiOn as VIII the legislation. unless q
radical change Is brought about az
once.
The house based it's refusal 10 con-
slider a senatorial contest at this SEES.
sion on two things--first the fact thai
/ II intertares with legislation. and s3c-
ondly that Il rs not according 20 Jaw
10 hold an election al this time
Some maintain that II the contest ID
dropped, Il win leave the road clear
for active work; others as freely as
sert that the senatorial ghost will moi
down and that Il will stln contlnG'
20 bumper and retnrd every piece 81
LEGISLATION in eother the senate or The
house.
The Democrats thus far, have play
ed the safest game; they have not par
tlclpated In the last senatorial scrap
even TO the extent OF innocent by.
ISLANDERS, but they likewise have no
sought 10 cast anything In front OF IN,
Republicans that might tend 70 unit
them, hence the Republicans who be
gan the session with a good sized MIA
iOrity IN both houses. now find them
selves face TO face with the problem
OF carrying on business or having !
charged that, despite their majority
they have done nothing for the com
mon or garden variety OF people, "a
forred 10 by the campaign orators AN
the sovereign people Of the state.
The committee ON ways and mean
Ia the house a. nothing more now
than a well organised caucus whic
recognizes no party lines but work
together as a matter Of mutual m
iereat u Is simply a question OF hOl
well u viii work and how long
viii stand united ON legislative ma
tors.
The most depl0rable feature aDoh
} n. from the senate majority stand
point, Is that Ia order 10 take care q
! an It's members on matters OF lesisi.
, Non. Il viii be- compelled io pass /
. the house. q number OF bills that vi
be absolutely abnoxioue 10 the aenal