Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-05

noon over the U. S. senatorship. The
House reiterated it's refusal to 90 into
joint session and the senate to comply
with the law and to keep the record
straight, resolved itself into a joint
session and balloted for a senator
but the presiding officer declared as
it took a majority not merely of the
members voting but of the entire
membership of both Houses to elect,
that there was no election. The gal
I leries in both houses were crowded
and as the spectators and many mem
bers did not know what the move
ment really meant, there was much
suppressed excitement.
Senate Session.
The senate met promptly at ten
o'clock, but after prayer by Chaplain
Mccullough and reading of the jour
nal, took a recess to 1870 o'clock.
When the senate reconvened, res
! olution from the House was received
reaffirming the intention of the House
not to go into joint, session for the
election of United States senator I'M
til at the January session
A number of House bills were re.
ceived and referred to proper commit
tees.
Miera moved that I'VE proceed TO
ballot for United States senator as in
joint session"
Lieutenant Governor E. c. de Baca,
who was presiding, ruled Miera out
OF order on the grounds that a joint
session could not be held with the
members of the House absent.
Holt appealed from the chairs de-
cison and explained that the proceed
ing contemplated had been passed
upon by large number of the best law
yers in the state and that these are
of the opinion that it is absolutely le-
gal, in fact, it is necessary that this
action be taken at this time to comply
with the federal statute.
| Barth then launched into a scathing
Philippe directed against the Repub-
| lcan members in which he predicted
dire consequences to the party for
what he deemed high-handed pro-
ceeding. incidentally, he paid a trib.
ute to Senator Albert B. Fall and Sen
+! ator Thomas B. Catron "as able
men as there are in the United States
senate He was Interrupted by
! Champion and withdrew remark
which Champion deemed a reflection
on the members of the senate.
! Lieutenant Governor f. c. de Baca,
in a measured address that was calm
and judicial in tone, and that evident
ly made good impression on mem
| bers of the senate as well as on the
! spectators, declared that he had no
personal interest in the pending ques-
his oath would not permit him to de-
eide in favor of his prejudices. but in
/ favor of what he considered the law.
/ He read from the law of congress gov
erning the procedure for electing a
United States senator He insisted
that in all of his rulings during the
session he had never been wilfully ar
bitrary and that he did not intend to
be arbitrary now, although some
might have anticipated him to be.
Holt in reply paid a high tribute to
the fairness of the presiding officer
and laid an offering of the highest re-
spect at the feet of the lieutenant gov
ernor. He took but one exception tc
the remarks of the latter that the
majority knew it was proceeding in
irregular manner" The presiding Of
ficer disclaimed having made such
remark and if he did, withdrawing it.
I'VE believe this proceeding to be
regular" said Holt, otherwise we
should not be taking it. Many hours
were spent in examining the law and
the decisions, all of the decisions, we
believe, and it is necessary to take
this action at this time" 1t is in ac-
cordance with the law and in accord
ance with the decisions of the United
States. Certainly, the majority would
take no action that would bring re-
proach upon the grand old Republican
partJ of the state or of the nation.
This is no occasion to get excited; nc
attempt will be made-to perpetuate al
outrage or even to be high-handed.
The certificate that will be issued tC
Senator A. B. Fall will be based or
the law
On the motion to overrule the
chair, Alldredge, Barth, Doepp, Evans
Hinkle, Mabry, Mccoy, Sulzer and
Walton voted no. The chair was
overrIled Is to 9.
Democrats Refuse to Vote.
The senate then proceeded to bal
lot. The Democrats and Mccoy re
fused to vote. Progressive Sulzer vot
, ed for w. H. Andrews. The other fif
teen cast their ballot for Albert B
Fal.
The president announced that since
the statutory requirement demanded /;
total of 81 votes for majority, M
election had taken place.
There was applause from the gal
leries and the chair had to call fo
order
Behind all of this procedure, appar
emily dull and meaningless, there il
much significance, and the opponents
of Senator Albert B. Fall are work
, ing faverishly TO checkmata ever,