Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-28
Worn Out With Strenuous
Struggle to Elect United
States Senators Lawmakers
Adjourn Tomorrow Until
Next Thursday.
NEWSPAPER CRITICISM
RESENTED By SENATORS
Barth Finds Fault With Ar
tiole in Evening Herald
While Holt Takes Homo
Paper to Task for Misrepre-
sentation.

Especial Teiesram 40 Rvsnins meraIdD
santa Fc n. a.. March 2s.--Tho
Legislators are tired after the ssreR-
uous WORK of elecung the two Ualted
states senators and the maay night
conferences ard caucuses thereby en-
tailed. Hence when the senate and
house meet tomorrow they Will ad-
lourn until next Thursday. TAla is
provided for IN a senate joint reaolu-
tion introduced today BY g special
committee Of senators after a cohfer-
euce with similar committee from the
house. The resolution passed the SEN
ate and also tho house.
More prohibition bills providing
for amendments 10 the constitution,
two more bills providing that execu-
ton OF persons convicted under the
death penalty snail take place In tho
state penitentlary; a 0iii 70 create
Hinkle county out og portions of Cha
YES and Eddy. and numerous other
biilf occupied the legislature today.
This morning the governor signed the
bill introduced In the house BY Rep-
reaoniative Ehavea making PERJURY
before the Legislative committee a fei-
ony ana also the bin providing TOR
the pay and mileage Of the members.
The members 81 the 8ean4e this
morning rose 10 questione,of uarsonos
privilege becarse of newspaper ar
siclos, ono was Senator Holt, the
other senator 8arth. Mr.. Holt said
that In the RiO GRANGE Republican of
Las Cruces, under date Of March 30,
1912, there appeared an editorial
with reference 70 the senatorial con.
test headed "A Disappolntnent." In
which the direct charge in not made
bat tho direct insinanfion Is made
that & airing the laat campaign whtaa
candidate for the honorable posi-
ti0n which / now hold. In order TO
1ecufe votes for myself l promised lr
elected TO vote for w. ~. Andrews
for United States senator That
statement Is NOT true. / desire a. 10
upon record IN the Journal or this
body that never prior 10 my nomlna-
tion or subsequent thereto, al any
time during the campaign did 1 a.
reetly or indirectly or implicitly prom
ise to vote for William II. Andrews
Cor United states senator. Another
statement appears in the editorial re-
ferring to certain corporations In COL
fox county with which the editogias
asaerts that Hon. Charles Springer 10
connected as follows senator Holt
has joined these corporations la an
attempt 10 elect two corporation men
for United States senators" That
statement Is also untrue, Afr. Prosl-
dent.
''ln order 20 place myself riehs be-
fore my honorable associates Ia thia
body, and In justice 70 myself 1 feei
impelied 70 make this statement"
senator Barth called attention 20
an article In the Evening Herald of
Albuquerque under the date Of March
~ 1919, headed, "aasth on Warpath
Demands Go BE shown" Mr. Bnrth
said that on tho whole neWapapcr
criticism and newspaper attacks dld
not bother him a. he had grown 10
his splendid physical proportions on
such thipgs; but be said he wished 10
remind the senators present that ho
sd not Say he would vote for 8uv hiIf
even II Il were o. so by eenators OF
the minority. But what Mr. Barsh
resented most In the article was what
be said was an attempt 20 make ID
appear that there was any animosity
between himself and senator Walton
of Grant county ana senator Hinkse
OF Chaves county. He said that no
personally had nominated Mr. wall
Ton Tor the office OF caucus president
tff'N hNNNN NHAAANM Win ~ NIIN INU|
leadership or tho mlnoslty. lie said
however he had not abandoned the
right ia express himself on the floor
ef the senate whenever ne felt called
upon 70 do 90.
Three prohibition hills today we're
presented by Senator Mccoy, one pro-
vieing FOR tho study OF the effect OF
alcoholic liquors on the human sys-
tenn IN the public schools and inati-
iutions OF che state. Another proc
yldes On amendment Tor the constl-
tuition 90 prohibit an traffic In LIQUOR
within the state. The third provides
Tor an amendment to the constitution
90 prohibit the sale or manufacture
81 llqucT ln the state
Senator iifcid introduced another
legal execution bin providing Tor tho
death penalty hS hanging ana that
ail legal executions be held nt the
state prison, senator Walton said that
the people OF socorro county we're
potltioaina for the immediate pas-
sage OF the bin btcaune the district
court there IL now iB session and shat
two or three prisoners are charGcd
with crimes which would cali FOR tha
death penalty n ihey are convicted
The people % s0corro are opposed 10