Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-13

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floor lead the majority nave been VII
messed with more or less amusement
during this session Of the Legislative
senate. was made the target for an al
tack this morning, in which Gregory
Page, a Republican, elected from NC
kinley county, threw down the gaunt
l,l and after scoring the senator
f,om Dona Ana severely asserted
mat hereafter, no party ties wouiu
bind him and that he would vote III
the interests of the people, as he sa"
those interests.
The attack upon Mr.. Holt was
brought about by himself when lie
uied to hold his forces in the senal1
to prevent action on the county sai'
.,;es bill. He succeeded i'll delaying
action by the slim vote OF /" TO IL pu'
i. cost him dearly from the staha'
poiut of leadership in the senate, since
il became apparent for the hrst Time
or the floor of the senate, that 'ne
scenes reported from caucuses' "oui"
hc repeated there if he persisted III
lis efforts to dictate to the ma1orlty.
The defiance of the Old Guaru
stntesman from Dona Ana was the re-
suit of a speech Mr.. Holt made III re-
,lv to a motion by Mr.. Barth III whlch
Mr.. Holt tried to pour oil on .ne
,roubled waters. He pleaded for calm
consideration-for absence OF passion
for cool and collected actlon-ioi
time to take up the salaries bill IN a
logical and sensible manner. 1hen
na charged peanut politics, dlstrusl
,f motives and other pet expressions
which the Dona Ana county statesman
keeps in stock.
Mr.. Holt spread himself; he adopt
ed his usual pose when engaged III
these periodical oratorical flights ana
spys.ad on the language IN thick
E.yers, He even went back to the
foundation of representative govern
nent-a thing he frequently does.
The storm broke without warning
IL came when S. B. No. l04-Ine
county salaries bill was taken up
Mr.. Holt asked that this bill togetner
with 6. r. No. 1O5--The district attor'
news bill. not then before the house.
be deferred for future action. no
time was set and no limit imposed.
Arising i'll his seat, State Senator
Iage said:
NAV I ask the gentleman why?'
"Because the gentlemen from Nc
Kinley county requested it, answer
I'd Mr.. Holt.
Mr.. Page asserted that he did not
request delay; he said he was ready
and anxious to proceed. he asked
Mr.. Holt if it were not true that he
only had requested that action be de.
ferred until Senate Bill 11S, another
salary bill by Mr.. Page, could be print
e..
Mr.. Holt retorted that perhaps his
hearing had been defective. 1t was
p]ain to be seen that there was more
feeling between the two senator's than
apepared in their words. Mr.. Page
then told Mr.. Holt that he would find
a copy of the printed bill upon his
oesk and he said that he did not want
any further delay.
| At this point Mr. Barth spoke. He
protested against delay and said that
the charge had been made that these
salary bills were being held up and
that he for one did not want any delay
and that he was ready to go ahead
and consider them at any time.
Mr.. Mabry said that it had been
charged that the Democrats were
holding up the salary bills and that he
wanted such an impression corrected
because there was not Democrat in
tie senate who was not ready to go
ahead and get the work over with.
At this point Mr. Champion seized
the olive branch and waved it. He
pleaded for time. He even said there
might be good things in the Page bill
and that the senate might want to
adopt portion of that bill He said
he had never seen the Page bill
Mr.. Evans moved to make both
bills special order for tomorrow at ten
O'clock but the motion was not sec.
onded. Mr.. Barth then started the
real battle by moving to amend the
motion made by Mr.. Holt to defer
consideration of Senate Bill 1O4 in.
definitely.
1t was at this point that Mr.. Holt
arose and opened his oratorical bat
teries. The members of the senate
eat through the address in peace and
quiet. Mr.. Holt, with final effort, |
closed his remarks and sank back
into his seat. Mr.. Barth arose. He did
not mince words and on three differ.
ent occasions Mr.. Holt felt constrain.
ell to call upon the president of the
senate for protection because of what
he termed personal illusions or "other
r,atters of legislation
Mr.. Barth asserted that when other
members of the senate saw things as |