Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-19
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throughout the proceedings, frequent
clashes and whispered consultations.
Fervent prayer by Vicar General Four
chegu, roll call and reading of the
journal were preliminary routine busi.
ness, after which the House buckled
! down to business, although there was
j more or less confusion all of the time.
Representative Llewellyn offered
the following resolution which was
adopted unanimously:
BE it resolved, That cordial invita-.
ton be extended to the representatives
OF the press of the State of New Mex.
lco. and to visiting newspaper men
from elsewhere, to be present at the
sessions of this legislative assembly,
and the ergeant-at-arms is hereby in.
structed to provide seats and afford ev-
cry facility to the aforesaid members
CT the press, to the end that the poo
pie may have the fullest information
/ OF the proceedings of this legislative
assembly,
House Bill No. s, by John Burg, by
request, an act to regulate the traffic
of intoxicating liquors. Referred to
committee on liquor traffic.
{ House Resolution No. 8, by NJ. C
de Baca and Llewellyn provided for
the appointment of five members, tc
take testimony and investigate the
charges of bribery 1 saght agains
four members of the House, it reads
as follows:
House Resolution No. 6.
Be it resolved by the House Of Rep
resentatives of the State of New Mex
! leo:
| Whereas, it is reported that certain
members of this House have accepted
bribes for their votes upon matters
before the Legislature, and that they
/ have been arrested upon complaint
/ charging them with bribery therefore
Be it resolved, That a special com
mittee of five members of this House
| be appointed to investigate everything
| connected with the said charge, will
power to employ stenographer, tC
i send for witnesses and papers and tC
take evidence and report all of the
| same together with their findings tC
| this House at the earliest practical
moment
The resolution was adopted.
Speaker R. L. Baca appointed the
following investigation committee ot
the bribery charges;
Marcos C. de Baca. J. w. Chaves, c
p. Downs, Hugh \. Gage, Rafael Gar
cia, w. H. H. Llewellyn, J. w. Mullens
W. w Nichols, Zacarias Padilla, w, f
Rogers, S. J. Smith, o. T. Toombs, J
V. Tully, A. D. Vargas, J. A. Young.
Tully presented House Resolution
No. 4, designating Judge E. r. Wrigh
as counsel for the bribery investisat
ing committee. Representatives NJ
G.. de Baca moved to lay the resolution
on the table because of economy ant
because the attorneys on the commit
tee We're fully able to determine the
procedure.
Catron, Tully, Toombs spoke in fav
or of the resolution, pointing OUT tn,
need of orderly procedure and the fac
that the honor of the House is a
stake in these proceedings. .Toombs
however, thought the committee wa
toe large and that committee of five
would have been large enough to MAKE
the investigation.
The motion to table was lost by q
to u.
The resolution was adopted, only {
few scattering "Nos' being heard.
! Toombs offered resolution to re
mand the four members accused 0
bribery in the custody of the sergeant
alarms, who is to restrain them from
participating in any deliberations un
til the accused men had been fully ex
onerated.
This led to a clash between Toomb
. and Speaker Baca when the latter OF
dered the sergeant-at-arms to bring il
all absent members before vote wa
taken on the Toombs resolution. Baci
. insisted that the accused men must b.
given square deal and Toombs re
piled that this is the very purpose o
the resolution.
Baca announced that there are n
charges officially before the Hous
. against these four members. Blanct
ard replied that the appointment Q
an investigation committee must Gel
: tainly be taken as an indication tha
: such charges are pending.
/ The Toombs resolution paSse
| unanimously.
At promptly noon, the conferenc
| committee had agreed in part on
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