Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-04
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The senate this noon took ballot
for United States senator to fill the
six-year term beginning Mach 1913,
on which day the term of United
States Senator Albert B. Fall expires.
The ballot hardly came as sur
prise for it had been anticipated for
some time and planned by the Repub-
lican leaders. who maintain that the
notification received from the assist
ant clerk of the United States senate
week ago was an official notifica-
ton, on the Tuesday after which, y
was the duty of the legislature, if in
session, to begin balloting.
Tomorrow, the senate is to march
to the House at high noon for joibi
session and ballot and it is possible
that there will be enough members
of the House present to make qlor-
um and as those members would be
aGherents of Senator Fall, he would
receive the majority of the votes of
those present. There is the possibil-
! ity of the sergeant-of-arms bringing
in enough members to make a quor-
um, and of Fall having majority of
the entire membership of both
| Houses. Anyway, it is predicted, that
Senator Fall will return to Washing
ton with certificate of election.
The result of the ballot today was
A. B. Fall, Is; w. H. Andrews, /; Ben
jamin F. Pankey, l, Republicans. Sum-
mers Burkhart, l; Felix Martinez, g;
E. c. de Baca, 2; and H. B. Fergus
son /, Democrats.
All the Republicans except Mccoy,
voted for Fall, Mccoy voting for
Pankey. Progressive Sulzer voted
for Andrews. Alldredge Barth and
Mabry voted for Martinez; Doepp
and Hinkle voted for E. c. de Baca:
Walton for Summers Burkhart, and
Evans for Ferguson ....
! When 1880, the hour set for call
ing the Senate to order, had arrived
this forenoon, there was roll call
and prayer by the Chaplain, but there
wa sno quorum. The Republicans
were in caucus and had the Demo
Gratis been organized, they probably
would have adjourned the Senate i'm
medately for lack of quorum.
However, some of the Republicans
came in, and Holt directed the ser
geantat-arms to bring in the absent
members. Miera made a motion fol
recess to high noon. Mabry moved
to amend to recess to two o'clock. Ma
bry's motion was tabled and a recess
was taken till noon by a strict part!
vote II to 7. Page asked for rllins
whether 12 o'clock meant any TIM
between 12 and one The chair rulet
, that it meant IL o'clock moon"
Proceeding Legal.
{, When the senate reconvened a
, high noon, Holt explained that unde
e the federal law, when a vacancy i
impending, where official notice ha
been given, it is necessary on the sec
= ond Tuesday thereafter to proceed t
a ballot for the election of Unite'
: States senator. Holt read again tn
9 telegram received last Tuesday from
), the assistant clerk of the Unite
n States senate notifying the legislator
t that the term of Senator A. B. Fal
e would expire at midnight March g. HI
!, said that those who had most care
!, fully looked into this matter hav
ruled that it is necessary to take
ballot at this time in order that ther
may be no doubt. He moved tha
such a ballot be taken.
Barth said that in some legislature
!, this would be regarded most n
markable procedure, but in this legi
lature nothing is remarkable so raj
idly do these kind of events succee
each other Barth said that tn
r senate has no official notice of Vi
cancy. Executive communication
from Washington in the form that tn
governor receives them are prope
but not in the form of a night lette
from an assistant clerk. "It is
| that t,rn
u isn't a bit of malice in me, becaus
the Democrats will elect senator
n succeed Senator A. B. Fall"
Holt replied that the Republican
know what they are doing and the
are not frightened by the embryo bo
of Bernaliilo county Barth himse
y might be elected to the United Stat
II senate, for he is sure of solid Del
Is ocratic vote and might possibly g
enough Republicans to put him ove
d. The Ballot was then taken with Il
m result indicated above and rece
IT. was taken to p m.
- Senate-Tuesday Afternoon.
io Thet following committee repol
- were made:
As From Judiciary: Senate Bill No. 1
'h garnishment bill be passed as amer
ed, and that Senate Bills Nos. 17S a
"a, also relative to garnishment
Tn not passed.
)r- From Irrigation: House Bill No.
ng for gauging streams be passed