Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-19
Senators Calmly Turn Down
House Proposition TO Give
Speaker Baca Thousand Dol
lar Contingent Fund.
TITANIC RESOLUTION
MEETS SIMILAR FATE
Breach Between Two Branches
of Legislature Grows Wider
With No Immediate Pros
peot of Better Feeling.

Especial TeleRram 20 EvsninE EeFaIdD
Santa Fe, n. ~. April i9.--When
tho legislature adiourns over sunday
another week viii have passed with
little or nothing accomplished In tho
way OF legislation. The house devoted
its time yesterday chiefly 10 such
measures as a house Joint resolution
expressing sympathy for the relative
Of those who perlshed abroad the
Titanic and the house Joint resolution
providing that Speaker Baca should
be given one thousand dollars for
the aae Of the house az q contingent
expense fund.
The senate referred tht Titanic res
.olution, as soon as Il Sas reported. 80
a senate committee, where II will
doubtless remain and then tabled In
definitely the contingent expense res
.olution, by unanimous vote.
This action was taken on motion
of Senator Holt who declared the res
oiutlon was unconstitutional and that
It's purpose was so evident that he
did not cars tG discuss n on the floor
% the senate. Just prior 10 this ae-
tion the senate took a fifteen min-
ute recess during when both Rupubli-
cans and Democrats caucused and
agreed unanimously 20 kill the Feso.
iugion. This action on the part OF
the senate IL difecs slap for the
committee on thirty who attempted
70 put the resolution ever and Is
taken to mean that the senate will
not stand for any such action by
the house, regardless 0f what may
happen to pending senate bills.
The feud between the house and
senate Is now Wide open affair. and
the house has not lieHitated 20 show
It's hostility on several measnre8 ths
first OF which was tsie drinking cup
bill. a measure prepared by Senator
Walton, a Democrat, which the house
tabled indefinitely and which the
speaker refused 40 resurrect when
Representative Burg made motion
20 that effect
The first county division bill passed
the house yesterday Il was an act
creating Hsnkle county out OF what Is
known as the plains country In Eddy
and Chayes A. a sample OF how the
house feels about the matter just
prior to the passage of this blll II
changed the name OF the new county
from Hinkle 10 Gage Mr. Gage lntro-
duced the bill. A number Of new bills
we're presented both IN the senate aud
mouse yesterday. seYerA 0f them i'm
portant, n there were any pr0babil-
liy Of their passage, but with the
line up a. Il now stands, u IS useless
70 discuss measures until there "a
some probability OF at least a few OF
them being enacted
The Panky brand hill on which tho
senate worked yesterday, provides for
the ro-rCglstratlOn OF all brands with
In ak months rs purpose Is simply
% discard brands now no longer, In
use. thereby making u possible for
the cattle sanitary board to prepare
new and up 10 date brand book
The bin viii probably pass the senate
late today AZ Il was agreed upon in
the committee Of the whole yestel day
The leisurely manner In which the
senate considered the bill indicates
that h 10 either a much more itu-
portant matter than Il appears 10 the
casual reader or that time was laying
heavily on the sentte's hands Tne
chief matter in the senate yesterday
was NNA way tH MANAM NNN NANANNAN
SAT down on Mr. hgrlh's Oratory
senator Barth. although he had at
tended d caucus OF the Democrats and
had aRrCea 10 voie against the house
contingent expense fund arose and
inquired of Mr. Holt what portion OF
The constitution the proposed resoiu.
tion eOntrayened
n decline 20 answer that question
said Mr. Holt" it is TOO apparent
Mr. Barth then made one Ol mis-
periodical rises % a question OF per-
sonal privilege he declared that ne
Was moi a rcd handed enarcRisi with
b0mb IN his hand ready to throw it
ETC. he denied that he had any ul-
terror motive Ia asking the question
senator Holt made a point OF order
that Mr. Barth wac not speaking on a
question Of personal privilege Ori-
elnally Mr. Holt had moved hat ac-
lion BE- deferred indefinitely on tho
house resolution but apparently be-
cause bi Mr. harths remarks. he
withdrew the motion and made q mo-
iion % table the house resolution In
definitely senator Hinkie. a Demo
crht, seconded the motion. a. dld AlE
IbIampton and Mr. flleld MT BaFih
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