Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-06
WHO WROTE THIS
TELEGRAM IS THE
QUESTION
HOUSE ADOPTS RESOLUTION BY HON.
MARCOS c. De BACA INSTRUCTING
SPEAKER TO PROBE MUCH Dis.
CUSSED RUMOR.

What member of the legislature
repaired to "a telegraph Office and
there wrote himself a telegram from
his constituents "on a day unknown
to us?'
That is all the house wants to
know. 1t asked the question this
afternoon, when it adopted by uani-
nous viva voce vote, resolution Of
fcred by Marcos G. de Baca, a Pro-
gressive member, asking about the
published reports that some member
Of the legislature (name not men
tioned) who is alleged to have gone to
some telegraph office in the city of
Santa Fe and concocted a telegram to
himself of himself and for himself
of something to that effect.
The resolution starts Off with pre-
amble in which it makes the asser-
ton that the state of New Mexico had
selected the members of this legisla-
tire with prolonged consideration
and profound deliberation," and the
deduction is therefor drawn by the
resolution that the members ought
therefore stand before the people AS
models Of probity and integrity
After having put the legislature on
that basis, the resolution digs into
tue real subject at issue by askC,2
the momentous question Who did IT"
There was a ripple of mirth as the
resolution was read this Afternoon.
When the reading had been concluded,
Young Mr.. Catron suggested that
there ought to be a change in the
wording because two members Of the
legislature lived in Santa Fe and thcy
surely would not write telegrams to
themselves.
"They might remarked Marcos c.
De Baca bruskly, which ended that
argument.
The resolution which the house ad-
opted without further discussion, was
as follows:
Whereas the state of New Mexico
selected the members of this house
with due care and in legal form aft
er prolonged consideration and pro-
found deliberation and
whereas JHe Hleuucrs
body should stand before the peo-
pie of New Mexico as models of
probity and integrity and should
represent all that is noblest in
American ideals and citizenship and
Whereas reports have appeared
in the public press which reflect
upon the character of a member of
this legislature whose identity has
not yet been divulged and
Whereas the said reports have
implied that the aforesaid member
of this body on day unknown to
us repaired to a telegraph office in
Santa Fe and there composed, for
mulated and fabricated telegram
purported to have been message
dispatched to himself by his consti-
tuents; that the fraud was detect
ed by the telegraph company; that
the telegram in question was sur
rendered to member OF the New
Mexico mounted police and that it
has been forwarded to the telegraph
company's headquarters in Denver
and whereas until these reports
have been either disproved or veri
fed, and the perpetrator of this al
legged fraud identified a grave sus-
picion hangs over every member Of
this house individually and collec-
lively: the integrity of each one can
not fail to be questioned and this
august body will become a byword
and laughing stock before the
world.
Now, therefore be it resolved,
That the speaker of this house be
authorized and empowered to COM
municate Immediately with the
Western Union Telegraph company
in Denver and to request the said
company in the name of this
house to use all diligence in inves-
tigating the facts in this case and
if such fraudulent telegram be in
the possession of the company to
send copy of the same at the