Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-09
Senate Passes MuIIens Bee Bill,
While House Ratifies Burg
Measure Putting Kink in
Water Companies.
SPEAKER BACA IN TILT
WITH Mr.. BLANCHARD
Protest Against Consideration
of Substitute Precipitates a
Wordy Exchange, Which
Reaches Near Rough House,
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santa Fe. N. NJ, May Sit was
comparatively quiet day in both
houses OF the legislature. The pas
sage by the senate Of the Mullens
"bee bill" providing for the creation
of the office of inspector of apiaries,
and nv the house of the bill by Mr..
Burg, repeating the law which gives
to water companies a lien upon prop
erty for unpaid water bills, were
about the most important measures
acted upon.
The Llewellyn local option bill.
which was up for consideration in
the hous Tuesday afternoon and
which was made the special order for
this afternoon at o'clock, was, on
motion of Major Llewellyn, the in
trodueer, referred to the committee
on finance. Mr.. Burg's bill for the
regulation of the liquor traffic was
also given the same direction. The
plan is to get all the various liquor
bills before the finance committee and
draft measure which will contain
the most desirable features of each,
to be reported by the committee as
a committee bill. 1t is probable that
such bill will be reported from The
committee within the next week.
The proceedings in the house were
e.iivened b, d tIil between Speaker
Baea and Mr.. Blanchard. of Lincoln,
which almost approached the proper
tons of a rough house. The matter
came up on the discussion of Mr.
Burg's bill to repeal the law giving
lien to water companies for unpaid
water bills. The committee had re-
ported a substitute for the original
bill, and Mr.. Blanchard made the
point that inasmuch as the substitute
had not been printed, it was not in
order to consider it at that time
Speaker Baca ruled Mr.. Blanchard
out of order, and called his attention
TO an amendment to the rules made
some time ago providing that after
bill has been printed and referred
to a committee, and when amend
ments to the bill have been recon-
mended by the committee, the bill
shall not be reprinted unless so or
dered by a majority vote of the house.
Mr.. Blanchard seemed skeptical
about the application CT the rule, and
the speaker directed Clerk Staplin to
get the journal of the day on which
the amendment to the rules was
adopted and bring it into the house.
In the meantime, he ordered the roll
call on the passage of the bill TO pro-
ceed
BY the time the roll call was fin
ished the clerk had returned with the
Journal which had been called for,
and as soon as the vote had been
announced Speaker Raca said: The
clerk will now read the rule for the
information of Mr.. Blanchard"
This seemed to anger Mr.. Bianch-
ard greatly and he sprang to his feet
with the exclamation: "Mr. Speaker,
protest that even the speaker of the
house is bound to treat member
with courtesy"
Speaker Baca came back strong.
"fou're out of order" he shouted
shaking his gavel at Mr.. Blanchard.
sit down and keep quiet and listen
to the reading of the rule, OF I'll have
the sergeant-at-arms put you of the
hoor of the house,
W. Blanchard flushed crimson. and
started as il to rise from his chair,
out seemed to think better of 1t and
maintained a discreet silence
throughout the remainder of the ses-
sion. Meantime, the clerk read the
rule, as directed.