Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-08
BRIBERY COMMITTEE SPLITS
EVEN ON ITS REPORTS
Speaker Sustained by Overwhelming Majority Sgnfi-
cant Appeal from His Ruling.-Senate Rejects Ap-
pointment of Veeder and Confirms Others

1870 O'Clock, was carried
Barth brought up the matter of a
printing contract and a discussion en-
sued in which Mabry and Bowman
took part.
An important conference of the Re
publican members of the Senate was
held over the noon hour to pass on
the executive nominations for trustee
for the New Mexico Normal Universi-
ty at Las Vegas.
Senate.
The Senate met at 3 O'Clock this aft
enoon.
Sulzer introduced Senate Bill No.
81, to repeal the publication Law of
1909.
Walton introduced Senate Bill No.
6S, to reimburse Grant and Sierra
counties for interest paid on certain
bonds.
Senate Bill No. So by Holt, relating
to civil practices.
hC SOliIilIlCc OH GLAttulNp AD-
pOintments reported in favor of con-
firming NJ. w. Browne, Charles Ilfeld,
F. E. Olney and Eugenio Romero and
in favor of rejecting J. w. Veeder, as
nominees of Governor w. c. McDon-
aid for trustees of the New Mexico
Normal University at East Las Vegas.
A motion of Barth to confirm Weed
er was lost by vote of 13 to s.
The others were confirmed.
Senate Joint Resolution No. IS was
recalled and referred to the Judiciary
Committee for amendment so as to
include the San Francisco Exposition
with the San Diego Exposition in the
visit Of the commission to be appoint.
ed by Governor Mcdonald.
Announcement was made that for
mer Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Acasio Gallegos would speak on
the needs of the educational system of
New Mexico, in the Hall of Represen-
tatives on Tuesday evening.
Adjourned to L a. m, Tuesday.
House.
Speaker Baca was in the chair when
the House met at o'clock this after
noon. Vicar General Antonio Four
chegu led in prayer. Roll call follow
ed and then reading of the journal.
The clerk read in full a number of
resolutions and bills which had been
! passed at previous sessions, but,
which had to be read before the
Speaker signed them.
A message from the Governor an
nOunced that he had signed House
Joint Resolution No. II, authorizing
the Governor to extend an invitation
to G. d. Collier to address the House.
A message from the governor an
nounced that he had permitted to
become law by limitation.
Senate Bill No. 80, an act authoriz-
ing and directing the treasurer of the
State of New Mexico to transfer GER.
tain funds to the legislative fund. Also
Senate Substitute for House Bill No.
6, an act fixing the time for the hold
| ing of court in the third judicial dis
trict.
a request by J. W. Norment for the
Hall of Representatives for Friday
evening to hold a memorial service
for the 111th anniversary of the birth
of Thomas Jefferson, was granted.
Then came a bombshell Rogers
presented report, which had been
| the majority report of the committee
! on the bribery investigation but from
which Zacarias Padilla had withdrawn
his name since signing. The report
found the four defendant representa-.
tives guilty of soliciting a bribe and
accepting a bribe.
The Speaker ruled that Padilla may
withdraw his name. A sharp parlia
rlentary clash ensued. Blanchard ap
| pealed from the decision of the chair
but Speaker Baca was sustained by a
vote of 33 to 8.
Marcos c de Baca, chairman of the
Committee on Investigation, then re.
ported. The four accused men were
present and followed with the closest
attention the report which exonerated
! them and censlred the peace officers
who held the defendants. The report
| declared that there was not sufficient
proof to find the defendants guilty as
charged; that certain members of the
! Republican Executive Committee had
been misled by Elfego Baea. The re
| port recommended that there was moi
sufficient evidence for the expulsion
OF the accused membrs.
This report was signed. by sever
, members, the same as the report frs
read.
Tully moved that the Rogers repor
be adopted.
Representative Burg addressed tht
House at length on the legal and 9th
er aspects of the case, making a pc
speech of some length, to disprovt
that the accused men were guilty O
soliciting or accepting bribe, maxim!
a cogent and convincing argument il
support of his stand.
The De Baca Report.
Mr.. Speaker:
Your special committee appointe
to investigate the bribery charge
against J. P. Lucero, Luis R. Montoya
Tu1ioO Truii1lO and Manual Cordov
, members of this House most respec,
fully report, that Immediately upo
the appointment of this committee III
der the resolutions of the House W
entered upon the investigation of tn