Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-23
ROUGH SHEDDING
/. IN HOUSE FOR
CHIEF OF THE
MAGIC 80
Rio Grande Bill Blocked by
Santa Fe and Socorro Mem
bers Who Declare Their
Counties Get Worst of It.
PRINTING OF RULES
CAUSES MORE FRICTION
Especial Telegram 90 the Herald }

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santa Fe, n. NJ. May 2a. That
John Baron Burg. representative
from BernalillO county, ~ having
some rough shedding IN the house is
now plain and whenever measures In
which he Is interested come before
the house it is a signal for attack
from some of the house members
who were "a trifle roughly handled BY
the committee on ways ana means.
There is "a well defined revolution
going on in the house and iust where
Il VIII end ls matter Of much doubt.
The jam OF legislation on the house
calendar ~ stili bone Of contention
and there is Just enough friction in
the house To prevent the calendar be-
ing acted upon. It - growing bigger
day BY day without great headway
being made on even the important
bills.
The conditions IN the house were
again demonstrated yesterday In con-
nection with bin appropriating
$4,000 for this Improvement OF the
Rio Grande OF which Bernalillo coun-
~, under Mr. Burg's guldance, would
have received $4,000. Mr.. Hilton
started the fight on this hill which
terminated In an open and shut fight
against the committee on ways and
means. The bill was House Bin No.
LAG by Mr.. Trujlilo. Mr.. Hilton lm-
mediately moved TO amend the bill
60 give SoeorFo county $4,000 instead
of $4,000. Mr.. Truililo said az there
was only $4,000 In the improve
merit fund aud as Il had been appSr-
tioiied IN the bill. SocoFro county.
oopud not get more money unless
some ether county wna cut down.
Hilton replied that Socerr0 county
had more Rio 0randc frontage than
bernnlillo county. MIR Trujillo said
the bill was drawn after consultation
with the state engineer who was the
best authority on the subject and
others. Mr.. Hilton replied that he
was not among the Others" and he
said he would like to be "in" here
after when anything was up affect
Ing his country. Mr.. Blanchard at
tackled the ways and means commit
teg and declared that Mr.. Hilton
should be consulted when such a
measure was to be reported. strongly
intimating that MIR. Burg was aeol-
Ing to use the committee for person
al ends for his home county. This
brought Mr.. Burg out Of his shell and
he said that as he was the chairman
0t "the much despised ways and
means committee" which had con-
sldered ana reported this bin that he
would explain the facts. lie said
this was not q pork barrell hili, such
as passes congress now and then. hgt
a bill for the Improvement OF the
Rio Grande where Il would do the
most good te the greatest number
fe said Il merely made available
$4,000 In the Improvement fund and
did not appropriate any more money.
lie said flood was threatening and
that the improvements ought % be
now and not after much damage had
been done. The money. he asserted. +
was % be expended along a wen In
vestiRated plan by the state engineer
and that he had been fully consulted ,
az the best authority on the subject. \
Mr.. Catren said that it 5s mistake +
20 assume that the Rio 0rundc
does not touch santa Fe county
He demanded that santa sc county \
be iet in on the fund Ia the extent 4
az least of her proper share. i5e said /
that the bridge at nuckmHn's which I
serves SANTA Re, Ri0 Arriha and san
doyal counties. needed protection as
well as u bridge at Barelaa. Bernalilin
county Mr Toombs moved "a re-
commit the bill So as ~ nppOrtion the
fund among an countses ON the big
river Mr. Mhlons moved 10 re-com-
init the bill 90 committee of the /
members from the counties affected, I
A motion 20 table the motion 20 re- I
commit WAS voted down rs "a. ~ /
which showed the division on the I
house. An enort 90 get the bill back /
10 the Ways ana means committee for T.
further aclion WAS voted down hy a
majority Of one vote, the vote being .
20 60 20, at Edrg voting aEainst re-
commitment. The houne by the same 7.
vote committed Il 20 the committee 4
ou state affalrs