Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-09
BernaIiIIo Senator Says One of
His Measures Costs State
5000; Another Statesman
Thinks S520,20 Too High,
ADVISORY PRIMARY is
ADVOCATED BY ANDREWS
Senatorial Toga Situation Be-
comes Complicated and
Efforts are Made to Postpone
Action Until Fall Election.

Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning journal
Santa lse, n. NJ. April S.--The read
ing OF communication from former
delegate to congress w, IA. Andrews,
addressed To Lieutenant Governor T..
G. De Baca and suggesting the passage
OF law providing for senatorial pref
erentia primaries, the introduction
by Senator Isaac Barth OF Bernalillo
county. of bill providing for an
advisory Vote' on the subject ftho
senatorship mt the November election
this year, and hereafter as the oc-
casion may occur; drastic anti
prize fight bill presented by Senator
A. j. Evans Of Roosevelt county,
and an informal though decidedly
lively discussion of the subject of the
cost of the public printing. constituted
the principal features OF very in
teresting session of the senate this
morning. The Barth bill IL not for
party, but for popular preference.
When Lieutenant Governor De Baca
called the senate to order ut / o'clock
every member of that body was pres
ent with the exception of Senators
Ilartt and Mera. After the reading
of the journal petitions were pre-
scented by Senators Holt and Mccoy,
the first from citizens of Dona Ana
county, urging the legislature to make
appropriations for the construction
Of a system OF highways along the
line laid down in the resolutions re-
Gently adopted by the Good Roads
association at Its last session; the other
from citizens OF Luna county endors-
ing the bill pending before the legis-
lature providing for the issuance OF
iniunctions against houses of i'll fame
These petitions were referred to mp
propriate committees without discus
sion.
Lieutenant Governor De Baca then
had the clerk read the letter from Mr..
Andrews before referred to- which
was as follows.
Santa I'o, ~ NJ, April s.
Hon, Il, G. DE Baca, Lieut.. Governor
and President of the Senate, First
Legislature Of the State Of New
Mexico. Santa Fe, y. NJ.
Sir l wish to call your attention
ana through you, the attention OF
the Honorable Body over which YOU
preside, to the senatorial situation as
IT exists, owing to the fact that there
will be vacancy In the senate in
1914, and that the duty devolves upon
the present legislative assembly 10
elect at the session that begins in Jan
uary next some one to iii that va
cancy. As a candidate for the senate
and a great believer in the oppor-
tunity being given the people To ex-
press their preference in this matter,
! would respectfully call your atten-
ton To the election that will occur
next November, at which time pref
erential primary could be held. when
without extra expense or cost 20 the
taxpayers an opportunity could be af-
forded to the people to give express
sion to their choice for senator.
Speaking for myself, / am very de-
5irous that this be done; and IL the
electors should not sustain me, / viii
'heerfully bow to their wifl and con
inue thereafter as heretofore TO DO
1 loyal party man.
Respectfully,
tSfpupd1 WM n ANnItENVG