Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-26
Reaction Follows Strenuous
Sessions Early in Week When
Lawmakers Gave Indications
of Doing Something,
SENATOR ANlCET0 ABEYTlA
FORMALLY TAKES OATH
Pledges Himself to Work for
Best Interests Of New Mex
leo; Thanks Republican COL
leagues for Seating Him.

Especial Dispatch To the Morning Journni.I
Santa Fe n. NJ. April 25.--It was
q dun day In both houses of the leg
islature today. \ reaction seemed to
have set In from the strenuous time
of the last two or three days, and no.
body was disposed to start anything.
| Aniceto G. Abeytia, by the grace Of
republican majority. senator from
| Socorro county. took the oath of office
and assumed the toga. He was escort
ed to the presidents station by Sena-
| tors Holt. Gallegos and Pankey and
was temporarily assigned to the seat
formerly occupied BY his predecessor
in office. Abelino Romero.
Senator Abeytia made n ricf
speech, in which he thanked the sem
ate for the honor that had been con-
ferred upon him, evidently recognizing
that the senate and not the people
were the sources of his power He
pledged himself to an honest cndeavor
| to discharge his full duty and TO give
| a fair and full consideration to every
measure that might be brought before
the senate, regardless of the source
I lIOfn WHICH IL tilld anu III uii
things to work for the best interests
of New Mexico
A mild scrap arose over the APP
prevail OF the journal, some of the NJ
nority members being OF the opinion
that II did not go fully enuoeh into
the details Of tho 'h.3oSs tragedy OF
/ Tuesday. The matter was finally re-
ferred to the committee on revision OF
the journal. Of which Senator WALTON.
the minority leader, Is chairman
The senate also received MESSAGE
from the governor announcing the
appointment of board of regents
for the University of New Mexico and
n board of trustees for the reform
school at Springer. The reform school
board consists of William =. French,
A. G. cellier, John MORROW. George
Tindall. all of Colfax county, and
Doroteo Martinez of Mora county.
The university board is made lp of
Nathan Jaffa, OF Chaves county; A.
w. Cooley, of Grant county; II. w. -.
Bryan and J. A. Reidy, of Bernuiil,o
county, and II. H. Buckley, of co!faN
county These appointments were re-
ferred To the committee ON eXeculi e
communications.
In the house, the "Bee Bli, of
Mr.. Mullens and the bill introduced
by Mr. Young, regulating the use of
oil and gas wells, were passed, and
the bill providing for the creation of
Sumner county. took another trip back
to the committee. In the discussion of
the sumner county bill, Representa-
tive Baca, of Sandoval county, NOV
ed To amend by changing the name
from Sumner to Manzanares, after the
father of the introducer of the bill,
but Mr.. Manzanares Immediately pro-
tested. declaring that II his father
were alive he would not want such
action to be taken. Thereupon Mr..
Baca Withdrew his amendment.
Mr. Clancy. who is Mr.. Manzanares'
colleague from Guadampe county, is
vigorously opposing the passage of the
bill and claimed on the floor Of The
house today that he had not been
fairly treated and that no sufficient
hearing had been accorded TO those
opposed TO the creation of the new
county.