Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-02
Speaker Baca and John Baron
Burg Retain Power Unim-
paired Despite Strenuous Eff
fort to Shake Them Loose.
NOTHING DOING FOR
HOUSE CONTESTANTS
Ways and Means Committee
Given Jurisdiction in Cases
Which Means Probable Re-
tentiOn Of Holders Of Seats.

tentiOn Of Holders Of Seats.
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Especial Telegram 90 Egenlnr WcralslA
senta Fes N. M.. May 2.--The lat
est move on the part OF the heuae
committeo on ways and means was
the taxing away yesterday Of the con-
test cases OF Representatives Casados
and Martinez from the committee on
privileges and elections and placlnw
them In the hands OF the house. BE-
Tore the house adjourned II turned the
cases over 70 the committee on WAYS
and means. This action Is taken to
mean that Representatives Casados
ana Martinez will retain their seats
and that the contest with be dlamlesad
either thls afternoon or tomorrow.
The committee Ou ways and means is
under Instructions from the house 10
report these cases without DELAY. Az
was torecaated By the Herald several
days ago, the house took these casea
from the committee on privileges and
elections by q resolution The ros0lu.
ton mad been rewritten, CHANGING II
from the one OF the day before hy
simply bringing the cases before tho
house Il was not termed reaoln.
ton. however, by Mr Mullons. WIN
told the speaker he wished 10 make a
motion IN writing There was no roll
call on the proposition. The epeaker
declared the motion carried ordered
Mr.. blanchard to cit down when ho
attempted 10 appeal from the chair.
and declared the contest cases before
The house, That was their status un-
III just before adioufnn8eut. when Mr..
Nichols moved that they BE- commit.
ted 10 the COMMITTEES on ways ana
means, and that this COMMITTEES be in
ftructed 10 report shem al once. So
far as can bo ascortained the com.
mIttee on ways and means Is sim run
ming the house sud is as Tar from
going 10 pieces aa the day II was
formed. Speaker Baca dominates the
comTittee and seems To have the final
word on any action Il takes. The
committee, however. is putting
through the house. q large number OF
bills. A. a sample of the sort OF legis-
lation that n now coming into the
house. some Of the BILLS presented yes
ierday are fairly representative. They
are such measures as House Bill No
1853 by Lopez 10 create the
county Of Coronado with the
county seat al ROY Honse Hiii no.
io9 by Lopez, 10 create Coronado Day.
April IS a legal holiday: House nili
No. 100 BY Truilllo providing for hold
Ing elections 10 remove county seats
This e q measure similar 10 one that
has been introduced IN every leRlsla-
'ure for she past ten years Il IS sifn-
ply an echo Of hair q dozen county
seat Fights House Bili No 1872 BY
Sanchez, to provide an experimental
station for dry farming on public
lands near Mora. Ia Uuion county;
House Bill No. 1863 by Sanchez. to cre-
ate the Coronado State Industrial
school az Wagon Mound, House BIN
10. i6s by Lleweilyn, defining the
powers and duties bf district attor-
neys. Most Of these bills are for pure.
y local purposes or for political eff
feet,
Among the bills PASSED BY the house
Yesterday was House bill No l05 BY
Nichols a comprehensive whlie slave
act simsiar 10 one EOw Ia use in
many states. q pr0vides q severe PEN
atty Tor the restraint OF doiontiOn or
any female In any house Of IN fame
Dr. 70 compel such ieuiaie TO pay debm
lr obligations incurreu "a such house.
VT blanchard amended the bin. mak-
ng It a felony 10 restrain the property
lf any woman ii a house Of 81 fame.
This Ia effect. prevents a woman from
being forced 10 remain ln such n re-
lori through fear 0f debt Ia the same
was House Biil No. l08 by
Nichols, prohibiting any person from
accepting of receiving any part OF che
earnings os prostitute for support Or
This bin was passed BY
! vote OF thlfty-eight % two
House Bill No. iOS, by burg. apprO-
iriaiing $40 800 for the use OF tho gov
irnor IN placing the national guard
ln the border IN case Of necessity was
Also passed by the house after Il had
been amended 20 give the governor
discretion 10 place mounted men az
ans tisle on the border not iO ca.
,eed total expenditure 0i so. 900. Tho
lill passed by q vote OF thirIy-niuo 20
luo. Representative Ooodell bolns tho
lnly one 20 vote against q.
House Dill No. i2s BY Speaker
aaCa. providing for the uae OF c0n.
Wet labor and OF prison tricks for the
improvement of the streets Of TIA
,hpifal. and cauyinF an emergency
'iause passed by a VotV 0f twenty
Ioven 20 i've tIr Moreno said ne