Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-22
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BRIDE CHARGES
COST $1,000
Violent Eruption Marks Pas
sage Of Bill to Allow Tag
payer to Pay for Historic
Bath Room Coup.

Especial TcicsFa89 - revenIaa HseFEIsil
Santa ne. ". NJ. May 29-it cost
nearly t2.s0o 10 Investigate the brib-
ely charges made famous BY the ar-
rest OF four house mcrnbers and she
hath room q room "A h the polace
hotel acrOrdine % Rouse aubstli 1 q
for hOuse bill n, o. pay the expenses
Of the huse investigator which passed
the hdasc yesterday after d stormy
career on the floor whore some heat
cd nr9umenta took place.
The original bin was introduced by
Mr. Toombs and did not include the
ray Of one house stcnoREaphor and
the house interpreter. In the gubsti-
tute measure they were included.
The four house members who were
Investigated were J. II. Lucero, Luis
r. MuntOya. Julian Trujilio and Man
uni Curdpva. They We're present IA
the house when the hili was pnssed.
having baen reseated some weeks ago.
MIR. Blanchard moved TO strike out
the payment Of Claude Hutto amount
ing 70 41f2.bf and Of Cashmere Luz
cero, amounting 20 SiS7 on the
grouads that they we're regular ern-
ployee Of thefhouse and not entitled
SO additional pay. Mr.. Burg declared
that these employees had done extra
work and had done II anly and that
they We're entitled 10 the money. He
declared Il would be "a rank injustice
% strike out the sums named, declar-
ing that even az that price, they kad
worked for less than they were actual
" entitled 20 receive.
MI. Burg declared the attorney
general had passed upon the validity
Of their claims. lie said they had
been employed under q special rule
90 the house, Major Ileweilyn also de-
Tended the Items az just and said
that the house stenoRraphcrs, eight In
number worked night after nigAt to
complete their work, when many %
the members were amusing thom-
selves and not oven thinking OF work.
Mr.. Campbell stated that "a the usual
charge made by stenographers Mr..
Hutto's bill would have been more
than $500 and that the state had saw
ed money IN employing him. He NOV
ed to table the amendment Mr.
blanchard and Mr.. Burg clashod in
an argument over the house rules
which Mr.. blanchard declared con-
flieled with the very constitution Of
the state. Mr.. Burg retorted pointed
". that the house rules were an bind
ing upon the house as the cOnstitu-
ton and that they did not conflict.
Mr.. smith, who a short time ago. bolt.
ed the committee on ways and means,
supported the Blanchard amendment
Mr.. sanchez insisted that the eight
regular house photographers should
have conducted the work without ex-
ira help aH he charged they were
not always busy. Mr. CntrOn read the
original motion which he had made.
tnht but one stenORrabhef 81 employ
ed and he declared the house had
adopted that motion and then permit
Ted 10 committee 20 employ two
stenographers. Mr.. Muilens rallied 10
Mr.. 8urg's defense ana said the bin
was a Just one and that the de0t ought
70 have been paid "a long time ago.
But the real explosion came when
/ Mr.. Burg moved 80 amend the bill
! TO include S2S6 for the payment OF the
printer who printed the record Of tne
cate.
ar. catron asked what the ias,
twenty pages OF the record contained
ana Mr, Burg Candidiy admitted that
among other things Il contained his
speech on the entire case In which ne
summarized the whole affair from a
4 legal standpoint. Mr.. Catron demand
ed to know BY what right he had
caused mat speech 10 be printed In
snHt record. Mr.. Burg replied tina,
ne had the right 10 have Il printed
Nh portion OF the record and that
he had IA reality aaved the state nfts
dollars thereby, since he had read the
proof for the printer on the entire
case.
/ More sarcastic remarks were made
~ Mt catron IN demanding 10 know
NJ A4r. Burg had a contract 10 read
PROOF FOR the house. The amend
nent vas then adopted ana the sin
patAfd ~ vote OF 80 10 4, the com
nsttee on this occasion polling It's full
strenglh.