Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-25

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senate rules TO advantage In hamper
Ing the fliibusuer and on each OF
many appeals from the chair he was
sustained by the fourteen votes OF the
majority
The galleries were crowded from
the beginning Of the fight
When the hour FOR the convenine
OF the senate arrived. there was no
quorum present the Republicans being
In caucus.
There was apparently no inkiing OF
what was afOot among the Democrats.
When the Republicans filed In, the
regular order OF business was taken
up A number OF antl-priza fight res
oluiions wHro read. q bill was intro
duceG. and two bills which had been
made special Orer were made special
order for today.
Mr. Miera then under suspenaioa OF
the rules offered senate resolution No.
4. Senator Holt Immediately took
charge, the Democratic minority nst-
ening IN apparent astonishment. The
majority leader moved suspension OF
the rules 70 read the resolution the
second time By title. There was no
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moved Il be considered read q third
time and placed on It's passage, Mr.
Barth Of Bernalillo got up He was
about TO address the chair. but Mr.
Holt presented a report from the com
mittee on rules Mr.. Walton objected
and Mr. Barth declined to yield the
floor.
Then the real value OF the senate
rules appeared. Mr. holt cited the
rule under which a report from the
committee on rules was a privileged
report MT Barth c.led another rule
that a senator speaking sh0uld not be
Interrupted Lieut. Gov De Baca
ruled in favor Of Mr.. Holt The re-
port was then read and adopted. Mr..
Barth vigorously opposed the change
IN the rules, declaring it q method Of
gagging the minority, and asserting
that II had been drawn because the
resolution offered IN the contest case
was not just and the majority did
not want Il aired,
Three mlnntes," said Barth, "is not
time enough to permit any senator
10 even start a discussion OF this
matter
In a matter 80 important a day is
not sufficient time to lay all the facts
before this body
ae demanded public hearing and
an opportunity for Romero TO present
his case. senator Evans demanded a.
know why the rules had not been
brought In with the original set oi
rules. iIe charged The rule Was being
made TO iit special case.
From this time forward the Demo-
Gratis held the floor. essnator Mabry
said. ''rnere is something about to be
enacted here that the stnte will not
be proud og, / understand that the
senate committee has never even
heard evidence. I think the rule II
the worst thlns ] ever saw"
seDator Barth took the floor again
60 declare that he was a minority
member Of the committee on rules.
VAS not notified Of any meet
he. tLat he was not present when the
new rules wure drawn, and branded
the rule as a hish handed outrage.
senator Walton vigorously denounced
the rule. calling Il plain method of
gagglnE the minority, and 10 prevent
the discussion OF the merits Of the
case on the floor. 'It is for the sole
purpose" he sold, "of preventing de-
bate In this body ON this important
case and for the purpose of conceaiing
the facts"
Romero, the oontostoe, asked per-
mission TO Hpeax In Spanish and To
have an interpreter. There was no
objection and senator Barth interpret
ed. Romero said that % hsm the en-
gire procedure WAS a Eurpriae that he
had no chance 20 place ANY evidence
before the senate committee and that
he wr1ted nothing but a chancc to
place hia testimony before the senate.
The motion 10 adopt the rule was
them up. Il was the first showing Of
strength upon the matter and brought
one detection from the Republican
ranks. senator Mccoy, who had at
tended the Republican caucus when
the resolution was under discussion.
made his position very definite In ex-
/ planning mis- vote. He said that he
would not do an injustice to any man;
that he wRs not familiar with the mer-
/ its OF the case, but that he thought
Il only justice that Mr. Romero should
be given hearing. He therefore
voted against the adoption OF the
amepdmont 10 the rules, and through
ont the voting voted against the pass
age OF the resolution. senator Sul1or
progressive Republican, also voted
against a. The vote which resulteo
IN the adoption OF the amendment 20
the rules was ~ TO 10, which was the
way the vote stood throughout the al
tcrnoon. The vote WAS az follows.
Ayes Bowman, Burns, CLARK.
Champion. Oaliogos, nartt, Holt, n
field. LauRhren, Mlera, Navarro, Page,
Panky. BoleRlO Romero.
Nays Alldredge. harth, Doeppe.
Evans, Hinkle, MaDry, MCCOY, sulser,
Walton.
With the adoption pf the three min-
ute rule. the roul night started. ME
iilnklo moved 10 adjourn The motion
WAS lost "A 20 10. Mr.. Holt moved
the passage OF the resolution and SIR.
Walton amended 90 submit to the
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