Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-16
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When the Senate met at ten o'clock
| this morning, a recess was requested
! by Senator Holt until II a. m. Sena-
= tor Holt stating that the committee on
rules had under preparation a joint
resolution providing for the election
. of L. S. Senators, Following the in
vocation and the reading and approval
/ Of the journal, the Senate went into
recess.
/ The Senate re-convened at 11:1O a.
H. and Chairman Holt presented a re-
port of the committee on rules en-
boGying Senate Joint Resolution No.
4. The report was adopted without
dissent and under suspension of the
rules, the joint resolution was sent to
its third reading and placed upon its
passage.
/ Senator Walton inquired of Senator
Holt the reason for an additional set
of rules on election, when the adopt
ed rules of the Senate already en-
bodied them. Senator Holt replied
!, that the committee t&aE'nt it advis
able to adopt the rules on election OF
officers in the regular Senate rules in
case of some contingency. Senator
Walton inquired if the chairman of the
committee on rules had any such con
Urgency in mind and Chairman Holt
), announced that he did not.
, The resolution was passed.
Lieutenant Governor Z. c. de Baca
} read telegram from [. S District At
torney B. S. Rodey at Seattle. congrat-
Iiating the legislature upon the at
tainment Of statehood for New Mex
ico
The Senate adjourned until Monday
afternoon at two O'Clock, when the
House, which was NOT in session to-
DAY, will also reconvene,
Rules for BalIoting on Senator.
: The rules for joint sessions pre-.
: scribe the mode of balloting for Sena
: tors as follows:
: The rules for the election of Sena
tors from New Mexico:
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t luton Shall agree in advance upon tn,
Y hour OF the statutory day when they
Will proceed, respectively, to nomi
nate United States Senators, or upo1
the day and hour when they will pro
: ceed to nominate other officers, and a
e the hour thus agreed upon, the presid
= ing officer of each House shall declar,
such nominations to be in order ant
: shall thereupOn direct the chief clerl
l., to call the roll of the members Of th
e House over which he presides, and UP
l. on such roll call as each member
l. name is called, he shall rise in hi
r place and announce the name or name
OF any person or persons for whom
he desires to cast his vote for an,
e such office or offices. If nomination
+ OF more than one officer is in order
/, he shall announce the name of a pei
n son for each of such Offices for whom
= he desires to vote. On the day pre-
n scribed by law, after the interchang
OF messages announcing the readines
q OF each House to compare nomins
e t1ons, the Senate, preceded by its off
r GERS, Shall enter the Hall of tn
House of Representative for join
session.
(2) When the purpose for whic
}. the two Houses have met shall hav
been announced by the presiding off
} Ger of the Joint session, he shall direc
:. the Chief Clerk of the Senate to rea
d from its journal the record of its prt
n ceedings and the result.
7. (3) This being done, the Speake
of the House of Representative sha
x direct the Chief Clerk of that Hous
y to read from its journal the record {
= its proceedings and the result
<i (4 If, on thus comparing the non
y nations made by the two Houses the
= are found to agree, the presiding of
4 Ger of the joint session shall announc
y the election of the person or person
\ on whom the two Houses have unite,
81 If they are found to disagree, th
= matter shall be settled by joint ballo
y the presiding officer naming two tel
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