Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-03-29
IS LAID ON The TABLE
AS NO ANTl-PRIZE FIGHT LEGls-
LATIoN HAS BEEN PROPOSED
NOTHING is DONE
LAWYERS HAVE LIVELY tilt
COLONEL PRlcHARD AND JUDGE
WRIGHT EXCHANGE CON-
PLIMENTS

house, contrary to expectations, ad-
journed ito Thursday OF next week
without waiting for a report of the
bribery investigation committee or
taking up the pending election con-
tests. 1t passed a senate resolution
for the appointment OF commission
of five to select a site for New
Mexico building at the San Diego ex-
position. Among the bills introduced
were the official bill prescribing rules
for the corporation commission and
the appointment of it's employees and
a bill providing for board of medic
al examiners to regulate the practice
of medicine and osteopathy.
A tilt between Colonel Prichard and
Judge Wright enlivened the proceed
ings yesterday afternoon of the COM
mittee of Is which is investigating
the charge of bribery against four
members of the house of representa-
tiyes.
In the course of his argument Col
onel Prichard stated that it not only
was the charge plot Ito ruin and
disgrace the four house members and
their families but he would prove it.
TIc had clash with Judge Wright
when he charged that the republican
executive committee even went so far
as to select counsel for the accused
men after they had been taken to
Jail in order to persuade them to re
sign and go home.
Judge Wright challenged the state
ment. He said nothing in the record
showed that to be a fact After some
bitter remarks Colonel Prichard or
dered Wright to sit down. Wright re-
fused and took an appeal ito the COM
mittee. After some more cutting re
marks the committee ruled in favor of
Judge Wright and Colonel Prichard
withdrew the statement in so far as
saying that an attorney had been sent
or taken to the jail.
This afternoon Attorney Read con
tinued the defense after which Judge
Wright opened argument for the pro-
secution, which was very lengthy. A
bitter fight will come come up over
the seating in the house of the ac-
cused members. 1t requires tive
thirds vote to unseat them.
There was a lively fracas in the
house this morning when Blanchard
introduced a resolution providing for
the printing in Spanish and English
of the bribery hearings. An acrimoni.
Gus scene followed when it was found
that the printing would cost 5000.
The resolution finally was referred to
the committee on printing after an
effort to force it through at once. The
senate today received a number OF
petitions from school and church
members protesting against prize
fighting. A petition was presented by
Barth from citizens mass meeting
of the Methodist Episcopal church of
Albuquerque against the proposed
Flynn-Johnson fight at Las Vegas on
July fourth. There has not been an
anti-prize fight bill introduced as yet
and the petition was tabled pending
the introduction of legislation. The
only bill OF much interest introduced
today was Senate Bill No. 43 by
Laughren, providing employees for the
corporation commission. 1t was re-
ferred to the senate committee on I'm
ances. The bill is merely tenta-
tive draft
The senate last night passed the
bill by Ilfeld providing for the exc
cution of persons sentenced to death
in the state penitentiary at Santa Fe
and not in the various counties. Death
IS to be inflicted by hanging. the sug'
gestion that electrocution be substi