Las Vegas optic., 1913-03-05
LIQUOR PROBLEM
TROUBLES The
SENATE
MUCH DEBATE is USED IN DEciD-
ING WHAT TO DO WITH PRO-
POSED AMENDMENT.

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possible happened in the state senate
yesterday afternoon when Senator
Barth seconded a motion made by
Senator Holt. Usually motions made
by Senator Holt go through sailing
but this one was an exception, Sen
ator Barth's hoodoo evidently being
on the job, and the gentleman from
Dona Ana, whose every wish has
been law in the senate for many
moons. went down to defeat.
The trouble occurred over House
Resolution No. 20. This is the reso-
luton providing for an election on
an amendment to the state constitu-
tion providing for the prohibition OF
the liquor traffic. The resolution
was reported from the house and
Senator Holt moved that it be re-
ferred to the committee on constitu-
tional amendments. Surprise was
evident when Senator Barth seconded
the motion. Something had gone
wrong. Senator Page moved an
amendment to send the resolution to
the committee on state affairs to
which all matters pertaining to the
liquor traffic have been referred dur
ing the present session.
When the vote was taken it devel-
oped that Messrs. Holt and Barth
were on the losing side and the reso-
luton was referred to the committee
on state affairs.
Those who voted for the commit
tee on state affairs were Senators
ABeytia, Alldredge. Burns, Clark,
Gallegos, Hartt, Hinkie, Miera, Ma
varro, page, Pankey, Romero. Wal
ton-13
Those who favored the committee
on constitutional amendments we're
Barth, Bowman, Champion, Doepp,
Evans, Holt, Ilfeld, Laughren, Nc
Coy, Mabry, Sulzer-11.
Another matter on which the old
lineup went to pieces was an anti
gambling bill, which had the enthu
siastic support Of Mr. Holt; but moi
that Of Mr.. Barth. The bill would moi
only prohibit the usual forms oi
gambling but was designed to put {
stop to bridge games, 300 and othel
forms of amusement popular in soci
ETY. circles. Senator Barth favored
the bill as a general proposition, bu
was opposed to that portion of il
which placed the ban of the law upon
games usually played in the home
and would agree to vote for it pro
viding that portion of it was strick-
en- out.
Senator CHAMPION was for the bill
in its entirety and, while he admitted
there were some disadvantages in
having it apply to parlor games,
thought the time had come when the
class of people who played cards In
their homes should be willing to sac
rifice something for the public good.
This was also the view of Senator
Holt who cited an instance of one
man who had lost between $500 and
s400 shaking dice over a saloon
counter and this happened only yes
terday in the staid city of Santa Fe.
Senator Mccoy announced that he
was in favor of the bill. The gentle
man from Torrance was in favor Of
this kind of legislation and he did
not think an anti-gambling law could
be too sweeping in its provisions.
Mr.. Mccoy was still speaking when
Senator Clark moved an adjourn
ment The motion being carried II to
1S.
The purpose of the adjournment
was the holding of a conference of
the republican members with view
to reaching an agreement on the
gambling bill. 1t was later reported,
however, that Senator Holt refused
to 60 into the conference and the
idea was abandoned. 1t is expected
that Mr.. Holt win renew his fight fol
the passage Of the bill when the sen
ate meets tomorrow at 2:SO.
The house was in session all al
ternoon yesterday and seven bill
were passed, all by practically unani
nous vote. So far as the house mem
bers were concerned there was n
oratory, the formal reading of tn
BITS in almost every case being fol
lowed by the roll call on their pas
sage.
But if the representatives were
silent the session was not withou
its speech-making, Lieutenant Cover
nor u. c. de Baca and Republican
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