Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-12
CRUCIAL WEEK FOR THE
COMMITTEE OF THIRTY

The events OF next week will in al
probability decide the fate of the COM
mittee of thirty in the house of rep
resentatives.
For more than a month now the
committee has been in undisputed con-
troll Of the house Many and vicious
have been the assaults that have been
made upon it, but under the able gen
eralship of Speaker Baca, John Baron
Burg and Major Llewellyn it has rid
den the storm and has repulsed every
attack.
But tho situation has now changed
and the committee has different
proposition before it from anything
that il has yet tackled. Until a few
days ago the only fights that it has
mad have been of a political nature
pure and simple, involving only the
question of the control of the work.
ing machinery of the house. In these
fights the committee has presented a
compact front to the enemy and has
mad things pretty much its own way.
In the meantime, however all the
Important legislation coming before
the house has been referred to this
committee. 1t was necessary to do
TINS in order to give the thirty the
double cinch on the control of the
house that its leaders intended il
should have; hut this feature of the
situation presents at once the
strength and the weakness of the
com animation, for while the committee
Is able absolutely to dictate what Leg
lslation shall be enacted i'm the house.
its members are by no means harmo-
nous as to the action that shall be
taken on the bills that are pending
before IL.
This was demonstrated the other
eay In the fight that took place on the
hoor of the house over the Sumner
county and Clovis normal school bills
ana members Of the committee have
not Yet quit gasping over the narrow
squeak that they had on the last
named measure. Both bills had sup
porters and opponents on the ways and
means committee 1t was necessary
70 put both Of them through in order
70 make good with certain of the men
VINO have been loyal in their support
OF the committees program. But in
uoihs so the committee took the big
eest change that il has yet taken. and
came perilously near going all 10
smash in doing it.
The Sumner county and the Clovis
normal school bills are settled and out
y. ~ the way. but there are other bills
eiiat are not settled and out OF the
way and that are apt TO give every
~ ~ as much trouble. IL not more than
those bills. There are certain mea-
sures which have not been reported
llu Tor the recognition Of which their
are clamoring Justify. II Is
~ open secret that one Of the most
,,liiluential members of the committee
I, - served notice on Chairman Burg
.nat unless he gets quick action on a
-Il Nerv near TO his heart. on which
llucn dust Is accommodating in the
committee pigeon-hole. he will start
IN nething and start Il with all his
--ikhL And II Is by no means inn
pfohahie that there are others.
Next week Is likely 20 bring the
-iisiA The committee is working
sertime. and everything possible is
.eing done 70 keep an its members
p good humor. II IL can steer its
-s.fse according TO the chart for tn
.snt or ten days TO come its troubles
-la III probably be over. but that is go
As 70 De a very hard matter to ac-