Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-06
REPUBLICANS REGAIN
Ballot For Senator and Reelect sAlbert B. Fall For Six
Year Term. Scene That Will Live in History Excite.
men Runs High.
prevented from reaching him.

prevented from reaching him.
Speaker Baca ordered the hall
cleared and cried himself hoarse call
ing for order. Indescribable confusion
ensued; members jumped on their
desks and the house was slowly clear.
ed.
One of the State Senators took a
hand in the fray and was led out.
Members of the House offered to as
sist the Speaker in clearing the hall
The Speakers voice could not be
heard above the hubbubb that ensued.
1t was four O'Clock when the House
was cleared of most of the spectators
and proceeded to the consideration of
the Llewellyn resolution.
Speaker Baca ruled that it takes only
majority to rescind the last sena-
torial resolution and that as the first
resolution was passed before official
notification had been received of the
expiration of Senator Falls term. He
concluded by saying that after all ma
jorities rule.
Catron presented an official ruling
of the Congress of the United States
andcited Kinds in support of Speaker
Baca's ruling.
The previous question was called
for and was ordered The resolution
was passed 6 to %, the Democrats,
Progressive Republicans and Chris
man and Clancy voting no
The House then balloted for U. S.
Senator, the Democrats and Progress
'sive Republicans refusing to vote, de-
claring that the ballot is illegal in its
inception, is absolutely invalid and
would not stand. Catron said the bal
lot is not only regular but in absolute
compliance with law However, Clan
cy. Labadie, Lucero, and Chrisman on
the Republican side also refused to
vote and Chaves asked that his vote
be passed for the time being. Smith
voted for Orozco, but changed later to
no. Cooney vote dior Andrews but
changed to Fall. Moreno voted for
Andrews. Chaves voted for Fall.
Chrisman voted for R. L. Baca and so
did Cordova. Moreno changed to Fall
Trujillo changed from Andrews to
Fall. The balolt finally stood Fall 25;
Baca 2.
The House adopted a resolution in
viting the Senate to joint session.
House-Thursday Afternoon.
1t was 2:50 p. n, when Speaker
Baca called the House to order. Gal.
leries and floor were crowded in an.
ticipation to the climax which had
been impending for several days.
Nichols moved that the sergeant-at-
arms round up the twelve absent
members.
LleWellyn introduced resolution
there whereas The House had received
official notice that the term of Sem
ator Albert B. Fall would expire on
March 8, 1913, that therefore the
House rescind the resolutions pre-
viously adopted and proceed to bal
lot for u. S. senator.
Senate-Thursday Afternoon.
The journal was not read and was
re-referred to the committee on revi-
sion.
Holt introduced Senate Bill No. 1875,
which permits the drawing of jures
without the actual presence of the
Judge. The bill was passed "a to 0. 1t
carries the emergency clause. The
measure will save the district judges
trips to distant county seats
Senator Barth was excused from at
tendance at the afternoon session.
Senate Bill No. 1877, providing for
supervision of industrial education in
the public schools, was passed.