Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-27
BARTN BACKS UP


Nt"At""f"l ANNN W.T." NHutN1NI EVANS
and Mnbry
He said that u was not proposed
60 expend this money foolshiy or
without proper accounting. but that
some proyiaion had 70 be made 70 pay
FOR the Heintlhg. i8o explained how
carefully the committee had worked;
that Il had been forced 70 pay high
ohars,w "a first. since when the icGlp-
lnture iifs convened u was necessary
60 have proIspt printing " the bills.
etc. ~ order 90 start the business Of
the session. ana that the chief clerk
anu the members needed supplies;
hat that the committee had sought
bids on iae sArk as quickly rs pos
sibls.
lie said he was not ~ printer but
that he had personals used every
precaution he could 10 keHp down the
expense. that the committed had
worked with him and that an had
made an honest effort 20 get bids as
tho earliest possible date.
Tie said the New Mexican repre-
sentative had Informed the commit
W" AllAA ~ MNhAN DC MNANHNAHf 10 HNAl7
ploy extra help 20 turn the work out
rieht away. that the company was
compelled by union rule 10 pay time
aud q half, 70 give up other printing,
and that heavy expense was enthiied.
Senator Mccoy. who Is usually not
Inclined 10 enter into debate. az once
declared that Senator Barlh had
taken all OF the credit 20 himself for
having lowered the cost OF printing.
whereas that credit belonged solely
TO the printing committee.
'Alr. bowman has worked hard and
faithfully on this matter said Mr..
McCos. ''and | want You 20 UNDER
stand shat the committee intends to
stand aauarely with him on this
proposition
BY this time Mr. Holt had arrived
In his seat and had an OPPORTUNITY
20 catch the drift Of things.
Whatever else may be charged
against the majority leader In the
way OF debate, il never cnn be said
that he does not possess a vocabulary
that Is replete with words OF large.
medium and varying degrees OF ea-
preston He did not consume them
All. but he said things TO Mr.. Barth
that were plain, straightforward and
that could not be mistaken.
Il submit, Mr. President" he said,
that the senator from Bernai!ilo II
not the sole and only member of this
senate nor Of any man IN 1t. He Is
not the sol and only member OF this
senate possessed OF high and
l mighty sense OF virtue. He can not,
Mr. President, reiegato 20 himself thu
position OF Judge and jury Of tina NOR
ais OF this body. He has been, Mr..
President. taking to himself the sole
credit for the thing that Is rightfully
that OF the minority and Of the ma
/ jority members OF the committee on
printing Ia this senate. They did the
work: 20 them belongs the full credh
which the senator from Bernalillo
county takes upon himself. lie h
j playing TO the galleries and seeking
the publicity that rightfully belongs
20 tho minority and majority mem
beers Of the committee"
Mr.. Holt said that while II was
probably true that the New kie3icar
lad charged too much for its work
Il had not been guilty OF greft pu'
that Il simply had taken an advantage
OF the situation. IL had q right q
charge what il pleased, he said, anc
n the senate ordered work Il was y
no different position from any person
who went 10 the New Mexican com
pany, gave Il the copy for some print
ing. asked how much II would be and
then ordered Il done. He said tina
the New Mexican had a right q
charge what Il pleased and that wa
Just what the New Mexican had don'
In this case. mir. Holt eul0sized tn
committee on printing and said tina
the members had ali worked In har
mony, had secured bids as soon q
they could and had let the printing
10 the lowest bidder. He said that h
had read a statement In the New
Mexican recently which declared tina
Il WAS now prepared 10 do the print
Ing az half what Il was costing th'
senate at the present time.
III I read that statement correctly
Mr. President" he said, Il would b
In favor OF asking the AlbuQuerqu'
firm. In the interests OF the people o
this state, 20 release Us from that con
tract IN order that we might call th'
bluff OF the New Mexican"
Mr.. Holt then sald that before IN
session ended It would be the act
that counted. u would be the law
enacted and BY whom, on which Ia
senate would have 10 stand before tn