Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-19

thy Evening Herald a. y. Leased Wirei
Santa Fc. n. NJ. March ie.--Tho
fight Is on In the legislature In the
matter % the TWO scnatorships and
M one attempts 60 predict where Il
Will end, FOR les sequel may be fought
Out in the United states senate.
In the house this forenoon "A rcso-
luton was adopted for "a committee
of fifteen 10 investigate the charges
OF bribery against the four house
members arrested last night. and no
limit was set 10 the scope Of the in
vestigatlon which the friends OF the
accused men say will go deeper and
further than men prominent In af-
fairs had any idea they would reach.
The four accused men sent com
municatlon TO the house from the
county Jail, asserting that their resig-
nations were forced from them BY
threats and therefore they Withdraw
them and they demanded a thorough
investigation.
DisiricE Attorney Alexander Reaa
and his assistant. n. T.. Davies, are
foyerishly gathering evidence and
VIII file informations this afternoon
charging solicitation and acceptance
Of bribes.
by strange coincidence the ac-
cuser, State Chairman VenceslaO
Jaramlllio; the district attorney, AL
exander Read. ana two OF the iegis-
lators are from the same county oil
Rio Arriba. are all Republicans and
Spanish- ana have herotO-
fore been political friends.
Intense feeling has been aroused
and startling developments may be
looked for any minute,
Both houses are in recess to give
the committee on conference over the
Joint rules 20 govern the balioting for
senator a chance 10 get together. The
galleries floors and Railways OF both
houses are crowded to their utmost,
most OF the leadlns officials. sena-
torlal candidates and political man
ayers being IN attendance from all
parts of the state.
As the hour for the senatorial ball
lot approached the feeling in tho
house grew more bitter. A resolution
TO appoint former Supreme Judge y,
r. Wright counsel for the bribery in
vestlgation committee passed 2e 20
l2. Another resolution to remand tho
accused members to the custody of
the scrgoant-at-arms was offered and
led 20 "a verbal clash between Speak
or Beca and Representative Toomhs,
because the speaker ordered the SER
gohnt-at-arms Co bring On all absent
before taking action on the
resolution. which was passed unanl-
mOusly and the four accused meme
bers We're suspended
II is impossible 10 tell what. II any. /
effect the arrest Of four members of
the house OF representatives last night
viii have upon the senatorial sltun-
tion.
Speaker naca and quite following
tn the house declare that thoy are do
tofminod TO probe the matter 90 the
bottom, ana they prophesy All sorts
OF startling revelations.
In the Same connection today are
reports that some members of tho
house may enter Into combination
TO remove the speaker This is a fair |
Illustration of tho state 0f feeling
that exists in some quarters today.
Speaker Baca said that he believed /
In fair play and thar be did not proc
pose % have amy member OF the I
house arrested OF accused without an /
opportunity fer a fa3r hearing before |
a committee of the house. AZ the acs-
sion this morning the house az once /
took up consideration of the charges
against ita members. and the speaker |
named committee on Investigation /
consisting OF fifteen members. which /
committee in series az resolutions
by house members, WAS authorized tu 4
summon any witnesses 90 administer /
the oath, employ clerks and stenogra-
pliers 90 take the testimony end 20 |
probe the matter az far as &c likes, /
and in addition the house adopted a
resolution employing former Judge =.
n. Wright us special counsel iQr the
committee to direct the Investigation,
d being undsrHtood thnt thc entire
matter viii De- sifted a. tho bottom.
The house ALSO hy special reHolus
lion took its accused members from
he hands of the mounted police and
placed them in charge of the ser-
geant-at-arms. suaponding thelr riebt
Io sit 10 the house aa members pend-q