Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-13
OPPOSES
STATE FAIR
BILL
MEMBER FROM BERNALILLO COUNTY
VOTES AGAINST PASSAGE OF
MEASURE, BEING ONE OF SEVEN
III PASSES HOUSE..

John Baron Burg, erstwhlle Pro-
eressive, later Fall-Republican, etc,
member of the house from Bernalillo
county, sprung a complete surprise
,,pon Representative Gurule and Gar
cia of the same county this morning,
when he voted aaginst their bill to
c, cate a state fair at Albuquerque
with an appropriation of $4,000 for
Permanent buildings.
Burgs voice rang out clear ana dis
t'nct, as he cast his vote against the
one measure that the entire city of
albuquerque has been working siren
uously for ever since the session of
The first state legislature of year
ago and which it was understood that
Mr.. Burg had promised to aid in Sc
curing. Whether or not Mr.. Burg vot-
cd against the bill by Messrs. Gurule
and Garcia because he too, had a
state fair bill before the house which
i, was well known he. did not have the
vt tes to pass or whether he had some
other reason remained unexplained.
Mr.. Burg tried to address the speaker
Cf the house as the speaker was pre-
pairing to announce the result of the
vote but the speaker ordered him to
sit down and when he declined, the
speaker instructed. the sergeant-at-
arms to seat him. Mr.. Burg then sat
but said he sat under protest. He
made no further explanation Of the
fact that he voted against the state
fair bill.
BY unanimous consent this morn
ing, the three fair bills were taken
up for consideration. No. 23 was in
t'oduced by Mr.. Burg. This bill would
have established a state fair at Albu
querque; No. So was ny Mullens to es-
tablish the fair at Roswell, and No.
141, by Messrs. Gurule and Garcia to
establish the fair at albuquerque but
making an appropriation of $4,000 less
than the one introduced by Mr.. Burg.
The clerk read No. 141, first Mr..
Eurg objected to this on a point of
order, stating that although the bills
ere to be considered together, No.
% should properly be read first. The
speaker overruled MIR. Burg and the
reading of 141 proct<ded Mr.. Bln-
ctard following the reading of the
ill, moved that it be tabled, but this
rlotion was lost, whereupon Mr..
Gurule moved its passage. The roll
call was started. M G.. de Baca voted
aye" NJ. II. Baca and Blanchard also
voted for it. When Mr.. Burg's name
was reached, he sang out No that
could be heard even in the adjoining
rooms to the house chamber. The
roll call proceeded with a practically
unanimous vote for the bill. Mr.. Burg
then arose hut the speaker shouted:
sit down."
Mr.. Burg said Mr.. Speaker.
Before he could get further, the
sueaker shouted again: "Sit down,
YOU are out of ORDER and pounded
furiously with his gavel Burg raised
Lis right hand as though to further
attract the speakers attention, but
this was unnecessary. The sergeant
alarms will make that man sit
down." commanded the speaker, and
the seregant-at-arms started for Mr.
Burg. When the sergeant-at-arms
vas still several feet away, Burg sank
back into his seat. saying as he did
sc, Il take my seat under protest
The speaker then announced that
House Bill No. 141, to establish a
state fair at Albuquerque had passed
the house 50 to 7.
The situation created tense
feeling for awhile, some members
the speaker for his action
in not allowing Mr.. Burg to be heard,
and others asserting that Burg was
to the treatment he received
for opposing his colleagues bill.
Following the announcement of the
(COntinued on page eight.