Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-01
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE NOT
YET IN CONTROL
Of HOUSE
Retention Of RemigiO Lopez
Dissipates RumOrs That Di-
vision Has Been Made in
Magic Thirty.
MAJORITY UNITED ON
BULK OF LEGISLATION

Especial Telegram to Evening IEcraldl
Santa Fe, n. ~, May 1.-The house
yesterday afternoon by a viva voce
vote, adopted a report from the com
mittee on privileges and elections re-
,3ining Remiglo Lopez Of Mora county.
as a member OF the house and entitled
10 all the privileges thereof.
Mr. Lopez ls a Democrat His seat
was contested by M. G. Martinez. but
the committees on privileges and eiec
ions, IN It's report 10 the house, stated
that Il had investigated the conest
and that Il found that Mr.. Lopez had
been duly elected hy majority oi
eighty eight votes instead Of twenty
six, and that certain Irregularities IN
Precincts Nos 2 and .. OF Mora coun-
ty, had resulted IN his majority being
reduced to twenty-six votes
There was no oratory In the house;
the only expression OF the members
being when the report was adopted
Prolonged applause followed.
Mr, Vargas, chairman OF the com
mittee on privileges and elections
who, Il was iniimated, had been re-
sponsible for delaying action on the
contest cases, presented the report IN
a short speech
The report was read. Mr.. Toombs
moved that the report be adopted
The speaker put the question to viva
voce vote, declared the report adopted
and while the applause broke forth,
stated that Mr. Loueg was retained
as a member Of the house and en-
titled to sit therein.
a
the house. II has been on the verge
OF being enacted for az least ten days
and various influences have operated
to hold Il up.
In fact the previous day a plan was
an arranged whereby resolution was
TO have been presented, taking from
the committee on privileges and cleo
ions, all three Of the contest cases
and turning them over TO the COM
mitiee on ways and means with IN
slructions 10 report them without de-
lay.
The details OF this proposed action
were told In the Herald OF yesterday
That no action was taken yesterday
resulted from the cooler heads IN the
house who saw a chance for division
over such resolution. although Il
would have gone through had the
committee on ways ard means sup
ported A.
some OF the members who are not
In she charmed circle, assert that
there were not votes enough behind
the resolution TO put Il over, but the
developments in the Lopez case indi'
cate that there were plenty of votes
10 take such action were II necessary
The action Of the house In seating
Mr.. Lopez is taken 10 mean here, tha'
the Republican state executive com
mlltee has not succeeded IN any plani
Il may have had, to secure Repub'
lican majority IN the house, amend
able to sts Will.
The situation IN the house does not
seem to have changed greatly. It'
members appear to stand fairly wei
united on most measures that come
up for passage, the speaker and tnt
members apparently working to
gether without a hitch.
There is q disposition 20 poss eYef5
bill that goes upon the calendar a.
least thus far and while Il Is true tnh'
few senate bills have been passed, yel
enough are being passed 70 show thal
the house Is not holding up al senat'
measures.
No Information was given out as e
lho other contest cases, but that nc
ton upon them Is to be had soon
probably this week, seems 20 be th'
general opinion.