Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-14
Elections May be Called Every
-Four Years Upon Petition
and Majority Shall Govern
Sale OF Liquor,
DEBATE ON MEASURE
GENERAL AND EXTENDED
Attempt to Secure Adoption Of
Amendment Changing Time
of Voting to Every Two Years
is Defeated

oi Young TO every TWO fedlS
is Defeated,
Estate Capital nureau of Morning Journal
sAnta Fe Feb. 49, Tho senate this
morning PASSED the city local option
Hl bN glosr vote. The sossinn WAS
enueened Dos brisk debate. amount
ng almost Co q quarrel between sen-
aiar Holt ON ihe on, side md senator
Mtth. supported ht senator Page. on
the other This arose over the salary
question. Senator HOLT having moved
90 defer action uu thO senate SALARY
ihHl for q day aud senator Harih
mogne to make the delay Indefinite.
Aficr @ good deal of discussion, the
ncrnalllo county senator WAS over
ridden. though senator 1iago, mcm-
her of the majority. sided with him.
Immediately after senator Holt had
made his motion "a defer action on
the salary and district attorney bills.
as introduced la the senate, Senator
Page asked why he made such a mo-
ton Senator Holt said that II was
because the Mckinley county senator
had requested IT,
Mr.. Rarth said that there was no
reason for delay. nor excuse for H.
and that the senate ought not to
shlrk He wanted the salary blll
brought ~ for consideration az once.
Mr. Page declared he did not re-
member having asked fof any delay
Land that he wanted the bin consld
Erred nt once.
Mir Holt said senator page had
lasked pustponemont of the hearing on
THIS measure until hts own salary blli
nad hetn considered
Mr Page said he Ind asked post
lnonement anlt until his samfy bin had
been printed. which was now the case.
hgr Holt A,id that was possible.
tha his heurins was defective, but
that BE- had not So understood the
gentleman. He said tha house bill.
which is Identical with the senate bill,
had precedence having now been
passed. and he moved that the house
salafy and district attorney bills be
fead twice ht-utle and laid over day
a required before being considered
for passage
senator emmpton declared that he
was sufe every senator who presented
Il bill expected the utmost eonsdera-
tinn fer it. aud that for this reason Ne
favored defefrIns the bills until the
Page bin could be studied
Senator Evans wanted the salary
bill made special order at 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
Mr. Abeyta declared that the hill
was very important measure and
than the taxpayers equally With the
county officers. ought to be consid-
cred. the county officers need of sal
aries having been raised By Mr.. Ma
ny
Mr. Rarh moved 10 amend Mr..
uots original motion to defer the
consideration Of the senate salary
measure indefinitely
MFR Holt called upon the senate to
exercise calm deliberation In this mat
Tor and declared that the rights "
the oaiecholders should be properly
II was In this speech
that he made The remarks which put
the rae ia the fire. Just what they
were seems little uncertain but SEN
itars Barth and Page agreed in their
replies that they had been accused OF
playing peanut politics. muddying tho
Writer'S and of insinceriy The latter
phrase seemed to make n special im-
preston on MT Barlh Tor IN his reply
ne reeurred to- it several times.
MIR Holt raised point Of order
taainst him for alleged personalities.
md Mr. Bafth declared that he had
lot been the aggresgor but that tho
enatof from Dona Ara had made tho
lttack upon him lie proceeded TO
ie0re the majority for iusncority ana
generally made ouf that the speech
isine that word dd not well come
rom senator Holt. leader Of tho ma
oriv
MI CHAMPION raised tho point Of
rider that Mr. Barth was not talking
10 the motion, but was not sustained.
Alf safth pleaded with the senate
d l sensible, as they had been asked
o AZ hy the majority many tmos.
ie scored the majority for saying that
AttiA HtHHtIiN INFANT WbikiNh NllN
hem and generally gave the repuh-
Gun members Of the senate "a faying
lat was warm enough for anyone
le pointed out that he only desired to
ldehnitely suspend action upon tho
anate bin, that his motion had Moth
ig to do with the house bin which
ad been passed. and contnued "I
ould that the senator from Dona
na had the same respect for my
pinlon which I have for his. l would
lat he were moved bv the idea Of tho
reatest good for the greatcst num-
er. I would that ne were as con-
'rned for the safeguarding of tho
ghts Of the taxpayers as he is for
lose of the officcholders
That speech struck fire. Senator
oil asking: rs Il not fact that tha
antieman has prepared amendmenta
! The salary bill which aggregate