Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-17
SENATE FIXES DATE FOR
BALL0TING ON SENATOR


t1rSt ballot Tor united states senators
will he taken at noon next Tuesday
the senate today.
The resolution was adopted by {
vote of 2 TO ?, those opposing beinl
Senators Walton and Hinkle, senator
Sulzer, of Albuquerque, who plays /
lone hand. refusing to go into thu
caucus of either the republicans o.
democrats voted affirmatiVeY II y
understood that Senator SulZer VII
cast his vote tor Governor Hagermai
for senator. should he learn tina
I1agerman Is not likely to be elected
senator, 1t is believed that Senator
Sulzer win cast his vote for two o.
the prominently mentioned republi-
lean candidates.
The senate adopted the Following
rules by joint resolutions
New Set of senate Rules.
Senate joint resolution No. pro
vides, IN addition to fixing the day
and hour of the election. a general
set of rules for the guidance OF both
houses In joint session and in john
legislation.
First, either house may amend any
amendment to any bill resolution OF
m mortal
Second. either house may request a
conference ana dpppihl coiiHliiteV
for that purpose. These committees
shall report in writing.
Third, either house may recede rrom
any matter of difference between the
two houses at any time previous TO a
( conference, and in IA vote to recede
1.-THE same membership shall be re-
quired for Il quorum as on the orig
inal question.
I Fourth in case of disagreement by
! the conferees a further conference
may be had By the same or new COM
mittees After either house shall have
refused conference the bin which is
I the subject of difference shall be
! deemed lost and shall not again be
| revived
J Fifth, all joint committees and all
/ committees of conferences shall con-
sist of three senators and SIX mem-
bers of the house unless otherwise
specially ordered, and all questions
snail be determined by separate
committee vote of each house or If
joint committee, by vote of the
members Of each house committee,
taken separately.
Sixth, the election of any officer by
joint action of the two houses shall
be certified By the president of the
senate ana the speaker OF the house
reported to the respective houses
land entered on the journal.
seventh the lieutenant governor or
president pro temnofe Of the senate
shall preside over joint sessions and
the senata chief clerk shall offiieate.
( Eighth, joint sessions shall be held
in the hail Of the house,
Rules nine, ten, eleven, twelve,
thirteen and fourteen are the usual
rules that have been in use for Joint
sessions in the past
Rule fifteen provides for the con-
stitutional requirements governing
amendments. Rude sixteen provides
for the provision of the constitution
governing the elective franchise and
free education. Rule seventeen pro-
vidcs that when the United states
shah consent thereto the legislature
by "a majority vote of the members
of both houses. may submit to the
people any question of amending
portion of the constitution on compact
with the federal government Etgh-
tccnth provides that an agreement
by the two houses for joint session
may not be changed or annulled eX-
cept by concurrent vote. Rule nine
teen provides that no other business
shall be transacted in joint session
except that agreed upon before the
Joint session. Rule twenty provides
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o'htr .h'u 1"i'Vu ,'s'',' , -, r,o.
thereto Rule tWcnty-one provides
'hat an 'uiS, ''., M ,,,,,'
session Snd', pe pi'"'e" ''' wv W
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Rules Governing Senatorial Vote.
The following rules We're auop.eu
to govern the election OF united states
senator; The two houses shaIi ,N
by joint resolution the hour OF IN, /
statutory day when they VIII proceed
respectiNck to nominate United
states senators. The presidlng Officer
shall declare suth hui'lu",i'l9 ~
bc in order and me chlei clerk WI
call the roll Each member as ms
name II e"li'o, sI'"tl "i,'"u''' ,'' 49,
name oi III" psISol loi 'iv'', t,'it.s son-
s'eS =" ,'t,,a,i''n ~ ,,,,,,.o nan
at"r. ~ tHV ii"'i,' 49," u, ,t',u an
zach member naming the ne, person T.. or Of.