Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-24


win hia nleSao nnd lbal he would nos
break his word Moreover. he said
that there was ~ ialror man than he
was; that BE- nouid noyer vote to un-
seat those Democrats simply hecRuso
thcy we're Democrats and he waA q
Republican Tia aaiN chat he wanted
them ~ have fair deal aud faie
hearing that unless there was
II large prcponuofnnce of evidence
against Thorn. he never would have
voted % unspal ono of them. Hut he
charged that shc feaoiuiion was slrn-
ply another case of broken faith on
the part 81 the nonnbilcnn members
who had zone into the deal with tho
committee on ways n4ld means. Ho
demanded 20 know why lhs facts were
not laid before thr hQrse.
Mr.. Cascades theB attacked Afr.
ro0mhs' Repubiicnuiam and asked
him II n we're not fact that ho had
been q Democrat Ia the days when
Union county was ln control OF the
Democratic party. Eopmbs denied tho
charge and demapdad a. know " IL
we're not q fact that Mr. Casadou. a
Drmocrat, had run Tor shorin on a
Republican ticket bat few years
agog
Burg asked roombs when he
(Toombs) had become a RepubllcRn.
Toom0s replied he had become a
Hcpublican when he had BEEN con-
WINGED chat the people ruled through
the Republican party and not through
the DemOcfaiie party.
Mr. Catron then spoke on tho caucus
agreement. declaring 'hat the Repub-
iican members % the ways and mans
committee had broken their words
and that tho committee had not right
10 consider the oOutcst cases IN the
rnafsAer IN which they had done.
Mr.. ldeweiign made q point Of orr
der and tAe speaker ordered Mr. Cat.
ron TO cease speaking until Il could be
stated.
state your point Of order" yelled
Mr.. Cairon. "Don't Res angry with
mo. said Mator Llewellyn laughing.
"i'm not angry with you" lie said
Mr.. Catron was not speaking 10 The
Resolution but on other subjects. Mr..
CatrOn completed his speech but was
again interrupted BY Mr.. Clancy who
asked him what right q Republican
caucus had 20 consider the contest
cases.
AR. Vargas spoke al length de-
necessary and that visa men ought
moi 20 80 conduct Themselves. He
said already, the ieeislAture was be-
ms openly charged With failure TO
WORK IN the insereste of tho people
and that there was no excuse for Il.
Mr. Clancy asked Mr.. Vargas IL IL
eere not true that a. chairman OF the
committee on privileges and elections.
Mr. Vargas had put the report OF that
committee IN his pocket and carried
Il for throe weeks to prevent action on
these contest cases?
SIR. Vargas denied the charge and
said that he had signed a report scat
ing Mr. Lopez, another Democrat and
that no did 80 because ne thought hfF.
Lopez was fully entitled 10 his seat
Mr. Bprg demanded 10 know why
Mr. vargas even yet. had never turned
over the papers IN His possession 20
the COMMITTEES on ways and means
when Mr.. Vargas charged the big
COMMITTEES with never having consider
% the evidence Mr.. vnrgas replied
shat II was because Mr.. Burg never
had claimed thu papers.
The previous question was dnaliy
put by tho speaker, although hale a
eo2eE members were tryinR 20 speak
and creating much confusion. I
would like 20 have roll call on that
aaid ar. Catron. The speaker ordered
the roll Tho previous question was
ordered by the house and the report
OF the committee was adopted, the
vote being - ayes and I , nays. Tho
resolution then was adopted, the vote
beng - ayes and IL nays, Mr. Man
1anares being excused from voting and
Mr. Skidm0re voting for the resolution
explaining that as no solution 70 tho
matter could % scund. The best thing
80 do was TO scat the twa members.
b. Diminishing the contests and then
e.; down 70 business 40 pase little
needed legislation
IN explaining hts vote SIR. Rogers
said that he had made an inveatiEa-
tion 81 the Lopez cases and found no
warrant fol eng contest an dthat no
believed there was AS little grounds
Tor the 0thor two contest cases.