Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-30


santa Fe. n. A., April s0--A cog
slipped In the house yesterday end a
carefully arranged plan TO take from
the house committee on privileges
and elections, the contest cases OF
three Democratic members Teposing
there. and to refer the cases to the
house committee On ways ami means,
was not sprung, although the authors
OF the deal worked on Il up until 9
O'Clock when the house adjourned.
A meeting Of the ways and means
committee OF the house has been cali
ed for this morning az 10 o'clock. and
Il IL understood the question OF con-
tests Will be one Of the chief topics
OF dlscuhaion.
II WAS given out yesterday after
neon that the reason the plan was not
carried out, was that Chairman Na'-
gas Of the committee on privileges
and elections had promised 70 report
the caDeH 70 the house tedny. On the
other side of the fence. Il was asserted
Tint the votes were lacking 70 carrs
the deal into action.
Tho resolution was as follows:
a resolution providing for the dis
charge frem llrther consideration by
the committees on privileges aud cleo
ton Of the contest OF seats OF mem
bers Of the house and referring said
contests 70 the committee on ways
and means. whereas, the legislature
has hcon In session for forty-slX days
and during all OF said time the com
mlitee on privileges aud elections has
had under consideration contests
against membHrs occupying seats In
this house. 10 Wit The case OF Mar
tinez versus Lopez. the case of Pa
chechO versus Martinez and IinaOn
contestR have caused dissensiOns 20
arise and seriously Interfere with, N
fact, 10 great extent preventing
needed leglslailon. and.
Whereas. The welfare OF the people
OF the atate Of New Mexico demands
that this legislature enact necessary
laws and transact the business OF the
people Of the state. and,
Whereas. the said committee on
privileges and elections has not re-
lporIed any one Of these contests TO
the house. therefore,
BE ID resolved. that each and ali OK
said oontests be, and IN hereby re-
ferrcd TO the committee on ways and
means Of the house, and tnat said
COMMITTEES on ways and means Is In
atructed 10 report on ali Of said cleo
tion contests at the earliest possible
moment
And that the committee on privi-
legea and elections is relieved from
further consideration OF these cases.
Senator BBrth waE a frequent visi'
tor ln the house yesterday and there
appears 10 be- n suspicion that Mr.
baTth, having temporarily had his
wings clipped Ia the senate, ia taking
an active part ia the affairs in the
house Il Is even limited that he was
the originator OF the plan yesterday
20 bring the contest cases out OF So
oiusion and secure action upon them
looking 20 the retention OF the three
contested Democratic members al The
hands Of ske ways and means eom-
mitteo.
Il is sald hy some members Of the
house that the committee on prive-
ges and elections had agreed some
weeks ago on NJ least two of the
caseH aad that the chairman, Mr. Var
gas. % responsible for holding up ac'
tiOn on ihom. II was apparent today
that Mr. Vargas knew that something
was Ia the wind. for he was d busy
man Just before the house met can
vassing among the house members
That he was successful in at least
temporarily stopping the play. was
apparent when NJ. Nichols. who was
10 have sprung the resolution to with.
draw the contest cases from the com
mitioe OF which Mr.. Vargas was
chairman held a consultation among
some of the members and decided "a
take NO action
But up until the house adjourned
there was d continuous canvas oi tbs
members and even quite a chorus ol
nays came when Mr. Vargas moved
90 adjourn. Il was then after
o'clock Speaker Baca declared th'
house adjourned. and it was ad
iOnrngd
u d now apparent that unless th'
situation changes suddenly, there 4
going 20 BE- something doing in th'
house this week. for there 10 ever
reason 10 believe thai n the Repub