Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-10

60 name the committee and demanded
that the resolution giving him that
power be- read. Speaker Baca ordered
the resolution read II was IN the
shape OF report OF the committee
on committees and gave the speaker
ample authority for making the ape
pointments The report had been
adopted by the house on March 70.
Mr.. Blanchard at once moved to re-
sclnd the resolution and NJ. G.. DO
Bana moved TO table Mr.. Bianchard's
motion. Mr.. Baca's motion prevailed,
the house supporting the speaker on
a roll cali vote.
Then the fireworks began. Major
Eiewellyn said;
mfr. Speaker. desire to submit a
resolution" and the speaker ruled
that the resolution should be received
and read.
II was as follows:
"Be II resolved by the house OF rep
resontatives OF the Legislature Of New
Mexico: That J. Y. Luccro. Manuel
Cordova. Julian Truiilio and Luis X.
Montoyn. members OF this house. be
ana they are expelled thercfrom az
members thereof; and,
"Be Il further resolved. that the
seats OF said J. =. Luoero Manuel
Cordova. Julian Truiillo ana Louis r..
Montoya are hereby declared to be
vacant"
roll call was demanded and the
speaker ordered the roll called. Cat-
ron. Hilton and skidmore refused TO
IL. =
not sufficiently we'll Informed on the
case to vote on II aud that until he
had seen the evidence he could not
vote on the matter Mr. Hilton asked
Zacarias Padllla, who withdrew his
name from report 10 unseat the
four members why he had taken that
action. Mr.. Padllla did not make a
direct reply 10 tho question but said
that he desired TO withhold action
pending the printing OF the testimony.
He voted, however, 20 unseat the four
members when his name was called.
Mr.. Toombs likewise asked permits
sion 10 explain his vote Re started
90 make a set speech declaring that
he voted more Ia sorrow than In
anger to unscat the men. when Major
Llewellyn made point Of order de-
clRrlng that Mr. Toombs was making
stump speech. The speaker upheld
the point OF order. after q short but
heated debate between Mr.. Toombs
ana AIR. Llewellyn
The resolution met defeat by a vote
OF 80 nays and 10 ayes. James W.
Chaves then moved that tho vote be
reconsiderod ana that the resolution
et4sFt
likewise carried
Mr.. Clancy moved that the resolu-
ton for the printing Of the evidence
be rescinded. holding that as the un-
seating OF the four members was dis
posed of Finally. the record Of tho
ease was OF no value Nj. Blanchard
declared that some members Of the
house feared 10 go before the people
with the record OF the case were II
printed. a roll call was ordered aud
the house ,otcd nine 90 thirty-three
not 60 rescind the resolution but TO
print the record In the case as pre-
Viously ordered. Mr.. Catron moved
that the vote be reconsidered and that
the motion of Mr.. Clancy be tabled
indefinitely. which motion was car
rled. thereby making Il absolutely
certain that the record will be printed.
This however. resulted IN another
heated argument among the mem
bers as 90 the cost Of having the
printing done. Mr. Toombs wanted
the record printed under the contract
made by the printing committee with
Albright a Anderson Of Albuquerque.
The resolution. however, provided
how much the printing should cost
under previous bsd, and after dis
aussion MIR. Toombs withdrew his mo-
tfon