Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-14
Luna Representative, DecIar-
ing He Has Been Duped,
Quits Baca Organization in
Uncomfortable Rage.
RAID BEING PLANNED
TO BREAK COMBINATION
Those Plotting to Put It Out Of
Business Lack But Few Votes
TO Turn Trick is Persistent
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rs,ecial Dispatch to the Morning JOurnal.1
santa. Fe, N. M, May 13.-Sedition
reared its head in the committee OF
thirty this afternoon, and for about
an hour that body was a committee
of only twenty-nine. The member
who got off the reservation was Rep
resentative S. j. Smith, of Luna
county, and the gentleman didn't
hesitate to tell the committee in open
session of the house exactly where to
head in so far as he was concerned.
The trouble started when the
house decided to go into committee
of the whole on Senate Substitute for
Senate Bill AZ, providing for the pay
ment of the salaries and expenses of
the corporation commission. This
bill was acted on by the ways and
means committee Friday night of last
week. and the report of the commit
tee recommending its passage with
OUT amendment was submitted to the
house today.
Under the rules of the house the
bin should have laid on the speakers
desk for one day before being placed
on the calendar. Owing to mis-
taken Interpretation of ruling by
Speaker Baca about two weeks ago,
which was made to sit a particular
occasion and 10 which there was no
objection in the house, the dill was
placed on today's calendar
AS soon as the house had resolved
itself into committee of the whole,
Mr.. Smith arose and asked Mr. Burg
IL the laSts hal not given Ian an hs-
surance that the bill would not be
brought up in the house before Tues
day. Before Mr.. Burg had had an
opportunity to explain himself at
length. Mr.. smith launched into a
denunclatlon Of the committee of
thirty.
Il have been duped,' he said. Il
have been tricked, and l want to say
right here that l won't stand for it,
The committee has not dealt fairly
with me. / was given positive assur-
ance that this bill would not be
brought up today. You can send me
back home tomorrow if you want TO,
but | want 1t understood that nobody
has a ring in my nose, and l stand on
my rights as an American citizen.
also want to say that / am done for
ever with the committee of thirty
Mr.. smith also discussed at some
length his reasons for opposing the
bill under consideration. The par
ticular objection that he had to the
bill was the lump sum of S14,700, ap-
propriated to defray the incidental
expenses of the commission. lie de-
clared that he was opposed to any
lump sum appropriation that failed
to specify the purposes for which the
appropriation is made. He declared
that two of the corporation commits
sioners had told him personally that
the amounts appropriated in the bill
for clerical assistance were more than
was needed. He said that one of the
pledges that he gave his people in
the campaign last fall was that ne
would stand for an economical ad-
ministration of the states affairs, and
that he intended to fulfill that pledge
When Mr.. Smith mad concluded,
Mr.. Burg arose to explain the situa-
ton and TO put himself right before
the house. He admitted that he had
assured Mr.. Smith that the bill would
not be passed on today and said that
the assurance was made in absolute
good faith. He said that the first in
timstion that he had had that the biil
was on the calendar was when he
came 20 the capitol TINS afternoon.
He did not know how IL had got on
the calendar. but he reminded Nr.
Smith that the bill was not up for
passage today. but only for considera-
ton in committee of the whole, and
that undes ne rules IT would neces-
sarily have to lie over for another
day. after the committee of the whole
had made its report, before the house
could act on II.
Later during the afternoon, Mr
Smith again addressed the chair and
exonerated Mr.. Burg from any in
tention To practice deception upon
him. II was plain to see, however
that he was In no softer humor than
before toward the committee 81
thirty. and no intimation OF an inten-
h"n to withdraw his resignation iron
the committee was given Upon re
suming the chair. after the commit
zee Of the whole had arisen. SPEAKER
haea announced the appointment 81
representative Campbell. Of Quay
county, another democrat, as mem-
Der Of the ways and means commit
lee to succeed AIR. smith
What effect Air. smiths outhreak
VIII lave On the future q .sunies 81
me COMMITTEES. 1t = difficult to ssy
- TINS time ON the surface. there is
nothing to indicate that the occur
renee his afternoon Is anything more