Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-23
Party Leaders in Four Hours
Secret Session Succeed in
Patching Up Truce Between
Belligerent Assemblymen.
EMPLOYEES WILL BE KEPT
IN CONSTITUTIONAL LIMIT
Threatened Effort to Impeach
Speaker Baca is Blocked;
senatOrship Fight Rigidly
Excluded From Discussion.

Especial TeiegFnm 90 Eyening EserasaD
Santa re, n. NJ, March 2J.--It is
said. that as result Of the caucus
last night that there may be several
changes in the list OF house employees.
The conference voted not 70 permit
either house 90 EXCEED tine number OF
employees specified by The constitution.
Early In the session speaker Baca
introduced a resolution in the house
which Is still IN committee. and under
which Il was said the speaker expect
ed TO secure Jobs for some extra em-
pioycs whom ne had not been able TO
take care OF on the regular list. As
a result OF the agreement last night
this resolution viii not be allowed 10
pass should Il ever leave the hands
of the committee, and Il n said
enough Republicans have agreed 10
stand together to prevent she passage
Of any measure OF this nature.
TRUCE rs ARRANGED
AMONG WARNING MEMBERS
santa Fe. n. NJ, March 2s.--At-
tendsd by agerg .lieFnllaeaf uHomoer
Of the legislature. a conference which
lasted until after mldnight was held
last night al the state capitol Mem-
BERG OF the executive committee Of tho
Republican state committee were ad-
mitted. but members Of the press and
a number OF aspirnnts for United
States senator, were excluded.
That the conference was called be-
cause OF the critical situation Ia tho
house Of representatives, Is we'll
cd Il was stated by Solomon Luna,
national committeeman, who was aa-
,hOrized 10 speak for the caucus. that
an differences had been smootheG
out, although Il IL well known that
number OF bitter controversies took
place early In the evening. The con-
ference, however. terminated In abso-
lutte harmony and the members voted
unanimously for resolution binding
them 20 secrecy.
Before the party leaders could Sc
cure an agreement FOR all members 20
attend the conference they had 10
mako an iron clad promise that the
question OF the United states sena-
torships would absolutely not be taken
up and that any attempt 20 inject
the senatorial hght into the meeting
would call for motion to adjourn.
4. B. Catron, whose difficulties
with the speaker precipitated tho
conference. was not present speaker
ilaca, q Is said. aequlesced in several
measures somewhat cuftailing his
powers, but there was no effort mao
10 impeaeh him. and u Il Understood
that tEe proposal. which was referred
TO in the Herald three days ago. mad
been abandoned prior % the confer
ence because ths tsaEron forces mad
they gone ahead with sg, could have
done nothing more than completely
disrupt the house and might hava
ahrown Il into the hands Of the DEM
ocrafs
While SIR. Luna declines to discuss
the contests pending In the house. "a
is understood now that definite action
may be taken on them during tho
coming week. The house at the con-
ference agreed upon Major W. II. II.
Llewellyn and Blas Sanchez as Lead
crs on the floor and this agreement
was ratified thia morning by a eau
Gus Of house Republicans.
From his aeat IN the spoaker'u
stand, Mr. baca has not been able
az all times To direct his forces. ana
the lack of recognized leaders among
the Republican majority In the house
ttAr Heth NHt OF the causes on friction.
That Charles c. Cafr0n. q member ~
the house. had inspired 20 one Of the
leaderslips was an open secret, but
q IL said. a. d result of the conference
that Mr.. Catron viii follow the ioa-
dcrshlp OF the two members selected.
speaker Baca. Il Is understood.
while he may not support AIR. Casron
for senator will not carry hia arht
further than his personal Opposition
ana 4 - gentfally understood tnat
any attempt for an ALLIANCE with tho
Democrats az this session Will be 4
aignai for the steam roller and the
hanu wagon 20 get busy.
Further than this nothing could ha
learned as % the work 81 tha con-
terenee. but it is understood that tha
developments Of the coming week viii
demonstrate just how Far the Renuh-
Nenn leaders auccetivA In clsin,lnn
down the lid II "a eenorally conred-
ga that the con-ercneo was called ~
critical stage and thar haa Ia nof
been arranged the Republican MEM
hers would huVc dtited into faction.
ene ii would have been impoaeIhle ~