Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-09

santa Fe, \. NJ. April 9--AH the
result of the situation In the house
whore speaker Baca now relgns su.
preme, his power upheld by com
bination OF Republicans, Democrats
and progressiyeS, and by the speakers
trusfy Ravel, the senatorial situation
as regards an election TO fll the va
cancy OF 1913 Is more complicated
than nc any time since the senatorial
election.
Adhercnts OF Senator Fall assert
that the present situation In the
house can not endrye and tha. the
present coalition eventually will iall
60 pieces. They say that they have
not abandoned their plan 10 re-elect
Soimtor Hall at this sessions, hart eay
further that they have become all the
more convinced that the reelection
Of Judge Fall Is imperative az this Sos
sion because they believe Il will be
now or never for the election OF a Re
publican senator.
The Andrews men assert that they
have the strength TO prevent an eiec
tiOn at this session and that they pro.
pose 10 prevent it. They declare that
Andrews will fight FAN 10 the last
ditch. When asked by The Herald
what his attitude would be In view
of the existing situation In this legls-
lature Mr.. Andrews said.
II have only this to say ! ann an
open and an ayowed candidate TO sue.
ceod Judge Fall as senator In 1913. 1
shall be o candidate until an election
Is held. | have no grudae against
any one. / am for the people; that IS
whore stand, ! want preferential
primary. II am defeated In pri-
mary ! Viii bow TO the peoples rule
] believe that the question OF the next
senator should be submitted to the
people"
For the present there is absolutely
nothing In sight In the way OF SEN
atOrial action The house of repre-.
sentativos Is divided against itself
about as badly as Il could bo. The
situation In that body is one OF abso
lute chaos not only as regards the
sonatorshlp. but as regards careful
legislation OF any kind.
There Is excellent authority for the
statement given out here last hfgnt
that nine Republican members of the
house have signed an agreement noe
to enter o Republican caucus for the
purpose OF considering senatorial
election and also pledging themselves
TO vote against joint session for
such an election.
The Democrats are enjoying ,he
situation and are prepared 20 ake
any advantage they can get out of
any future developments In the row
IN the house with the nine Repub-
leans who are alleged to have signed
their pledge, the Democrats can pre-.
vent Joint session. Their ieAuers
have declared openly that they viii
vote against an election. The situa-
tion appears TO prevent any probabil.
iiy OF immediate action on the senat-
orship. Il Is plain, however, tnat un-
Ga there Is some definite action that
the senntOrsnip matter VIII cloud u
u does not oyershadow every other
issue and the effect upon legislation
IL very likely 10 be disastrous. AFFECT
ing alike the legislative program OF
the Republican and Democratic or.
ganlzaiions, Nearly 200 bills good.
bad and Indifferent are pending In
the two houses They are reposing ia
the coat pockets of committee chair
men. The committees are doing little
work They are holding number OF
meetings daily In both the senate ana
the house, but they have reported
only a few measures. Not a halt a
dozen bills have yet passed both
houses. although the Legislature has
been IN session about nve weeks. Bills
that have passed the senate are tied
up Ia the house and oiils that have
passed the house are tied up In the
senate They have % fair chance OF
remaining there unul peace has been
arranged
The whole talk continues ON the
senatorial situation. Friends of Judge
Fail say he Ia coming back hy the
end Of the week, although some have
advised him not to return az his
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