Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-01-24

Senator Fall will be elected to the
United States senate some more on
Tuesday of next week.
This is the statement being made
openly this afternoon by his friends
following a caucus OF republican
members held last night at which II
is said that Senator Fall secured the
pledges of forty members of the leg
isJature to re-elect him to succeed
himself for the term beginning March
4. 1913. This is three votes more
than necessary on joint ballot.
But opponents of Senator Fan as
sert that he has not sufficient votes
tn nut him over and that unless he
gains eight votes by Tuesday, he VIII
not be elected on the first ballot
Senator Fall is still in the city Ills
campaign however, is said to be III
charge of Holm o. Bursum. former
republican leader and defeated can
didate for governor on the repupll
can ticket in the first state election.
1t is said that since the caucus held
last night. several members have de-
clarea that they will not be bound by
anv agreement and that they will cast
their votes as they please next week
1t is generally conceded that only
ballot can tell the true situation as
the legislature is doubtful PROPOSE
ton. especially the house.
The caucus last night lasted until
a late hour. It's proceedings were
kept entirely secret except that i'm
mediately after the caucus, friends
of Mr.. Fall were unusually enthusias-
tic in announcing that the forty votes
we're pledged to re-elect him to the
senate
The fact, however, that resolu-
ton seeking to acknowledge MI.
Fa.is alleged reelection at the last
session of the legislature, was de-
feated in the house, does not serve
to strengthen the belief that he has
sufficient votes in the house to effect
a joint session,
The house, however, did adopt a
resolution for an election for senator
to start on Tuesday, January 2Sth,
and acting under that resolution
some members say it is doubtful II
that body will refuse to enter a joint
session.
When the senate met this morn
ing, it was apparent that the repub-
lican majority under the leadership
of Fl. b. Holt was not interested in
a lengthy session. Following the
usual preliminaries, Mr.. Holt moved
that the chief clerk of the senate
should notify the house that the SEN
ate was in session and ready to re-
ceive any messages from the house
1t was reported that this meant
that the senate intended to take up
house Joint resolution number 2,
which was the judiciary committees
substitute for the Burg resolution
calling for balloting for senator to
begin on January 28th.
In connection Herewith, there is a
story in circulation about the legis-
lative halls that the committee on
judiciary of which Mr.. Llewellyn is
chairman, had instructed him not to
report either the judiciary substi
tute resolution nor the Toombs reso-
luton and that it was the motion of
Mr. Burg that brought about the re-
port.
At all events, the resolution was
reported to the senate and was re-
ferred to the senate committee on
privileges and elections. If the SEN
ate majority had intended to take any
further action thereon, it changed
the plans at the last minute.
ROUTINE OF SENATE
At TODAY'S SESSION.
The senate met promptly at ten
this morning and after few minutes
of routine business adjourned until
230 Monday.
The journal was approved without
reading; the credentials of the Albu.
querque Morning Journal correspond
ent were read and ordered filed with
the chief clerk. Senator Clark pre-
sented a petition from Las Vegas
women, asking for a standard weights
and measures law. A message from
the house of representatives was re-
ceived showing action on the follow
ing which were referred as indicat-
ed:
House joint resolution No 2, pro-
viding for an election for senator
3 Jan. 2Sth to the committee on privi-
leges and elections.
H. ]. Res. No. g. providing for in
terpreters in the house. Referred to
the finance committee.
H. B. No. 10, defining embezzle-
ment by executors, to the judiciary
committee.
H. B. No. 1S, authorizing district
judges to rent quarters at the head
quarters of their districts and to pay
for same out of the court fund, to
the finance committee.
H. B. No. 26, defining Sunday with
respect to the hours when saloons