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

vcstigation with the testimony taken
thereon, 50 thr governor and the
speaker Of the house, a. the opening
OF the second session tiinreof IN jan
uary. 1919:
And be Il further resolved. that the
speaker OF the house continue pos
session OF his present Offices. and that
no be empowered to employ a stenog-
rhpher from time 20 time ~ IL neces-
sarY.
HOUSE, joint IicsolutiOu No. -.
Whereas, /, appears to be the sense
Of the legislature Of the state Of New
Mexico that thorough lnvestigatl0n
Of the official conduct OF al state and
county officers. ana state and county
boards and commissions entrusted
with tho finances Of the state and.
counties should be- made. and
Whereas. u appears that such In
vestigation can best be made BY COM
mittees OF the legislative assembly.
with the assistance Of the state Of
ficials, and
Whereas. tho committee has been
appointed by the speaker of the house
OF representatives to carry on and
make such Investigation.
Therefore, be- II resolved by the
nouse 81 representatives. the senate
concurrlng. that the members OF the
investigating committee heretofore
appointed b. the house OF representa-
lives, be paid the REGULAR sum OF flve
dollars per day. as salary. whenever
engaged IN tho work Of the commits
tee. whom the legislature ID not I'M
session, that tho expenses Of the com.
miiteo for stun0grAphlc and clerical
assiaiance, Tor the necessary expense
of travel while engaged In official in.
veEtigation. and for incidental ox-
penses necessary to the performance
% their official duties. be certlflcd
by the chairman Of said committees
20 the speaker of the house OF repre-
sentatlves. and on the approval BY the
speaker be paid az regular ieglsla-
tive expense
blanchard Gets Ia Action.
Mr Blanchard az once attacked tho
resolutions and the COMMITTEES on In
vostlgation, l5e said that those res
olutiona referred TO a session Of the
legislature In january OF next year
and that this house had no right
under The constitution TO name ans
committee 60 report 10 that house or
10 stand over until the next session.
lie said thnt Il had no right 10 lnves-
tgate as u proposed a. 60. He aasd
the stete he'd department OF ita
state government for that purpose.
He dcciEFed that II was merely a plan
Ia "jnnkcr at the expense OF tho
people, that Il was an outrage, a scan
dai and that he would oppose Il 10
the last Mr.. Liewcllyn cgmc Ia the
rescue OF the resolutions, DECLARING
that the people demanded that this
new state be- started OF right and
that tho house proposed 10 see 20 Il
that the people got what they de-
manded, he called attention 20 the
shortages appearing Ia various county
Offices 81 the big deficits and of the
charges Of Acknowledgement frequently
heard. lie called attention 20 tho
shortage 10 his own county OF Dona
Ana which he said the new governor
had uneurthed,
II don't care wh0 II hits" he said,
I'VE propose 20 look into the amalra
OF this state IN behalf ~ honesty IN
public office and We are going 90 do
it,"
MI burs then defended the reaolu.
ton declaring that charge OF "luna
ketlng" was the usual cry Of those
who reared an Investigation. He ask
Cd what u mattcred II the house ex-
pended $4,000 nj this work q n aoa
results lie said that the people de-
mandcd that thn old order BE- chang
ed and that new order be establish
cd Whereby a public Office was not
graft but a duty Of a high order. He
declared that the house Intended to
look into the dark corners: that no