Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-15
President Puts Abrupt Finish
to Second Term of LegisIa-
ture When Members Try to
Override Governor,
REPORT DISAPPR0vlNG
NOMINATIONS AVOIDED
Executives Wishes in Matter
Of Appointment to State.
Boards Not Regarded Seri-
ouSIy By Majority in Senate,

Estate Capital bureau Of Morning Journal.
santa Fe, March l4-rhe second
aession of the first state legislature OF
New Mexico ended At noon today.
That is, il theoretically ended then,
but as matter OF fact both houses
held on until well after the hour.
Tired and sleepy senators and repre-
sentatives, Worn by night of delib-
Grafton, routine. pcrfunctOry voting
and conference and debate sat drowsi-
~ in their chairs or walked nervously
about the legislative chambers as the
final few minutes approached and il
was seen that there was still a good
deal OF work to Doe done OF all the
bills slated for passage four or five
still remained to come from the lower
house when President h. c. de Baca
announced that The hour of II haV-
ing arrived and passed, there will be
10 more business done at this session.
and the senate Of the state OF New
Mexico be and hereby is adjourned
sine die"
Senator Holt was on his feet at the
time to move the adoption Of the re-
port on the appointments Of the gov
ernor, but was cut Off in the middle
OF "A sentence. In effect these ap-
pointments now are as though they
had never been made, and present IN
cumbents may retain office.
The Lieutenant governor seemed to
see what the majority on the floor
saw in the rejection, or attempted re-
lection, of some of the governors
appointments. That was direct slap
at the executive. To obyiate any fur
ther similar affairs and to render void
the attempt to nullify the nominations
he exercised his constitutional right
and declared the session ended.
Beside those sent in yesterday, the
governor made number Of nomina-
tlons today All were acted upon to-
day and Of the final batch, the fol-
lowing were approved:
For members Of the state board OF
education: Frank II. II. Roberts, Of
san Miguel county; Bonifacio Mon
toya. of Sandoyal county; c. {. IIill
Of Chaves county j. J. Swlnncy, Of
san Juan county
For the board Of pharmacy, Gregory
Moore.
For regents of the University Of
New Mexico. G. l.. Brooks Of Albu-
querquc, and w. &. Hayden, OF Las
Vegas
For regent of the agricultural col
lege Il. K. Larkin. of San Miguel
county
For regent Of the school Of mines
Leopoldo Contreras, of Socorro coun-
ty.
For regents Of the New Mexico mu-
scum: James Seligman, of Santa l'e,
and II. y. Twitchel, of Las Vegas
For director Of the state insane asy
lum: G. A. Richardson, OF Roswell,
For trustees Of the miners hospital
y. G. Dwyer George KING ana 5. a.
Wseman. all Of Collax county.
The following appointments wece
rejected,
For the board Of education: c. M.
Light Of Silver city.
For the board Of pharmacy; y,
Ruppc, Of Albuquerque.
For regent of the normal univer-
sity: Edward ID. Tittman, of Sierra
county.
For regent Of the school Of mines
+. 4. Jones, of Albuquerque.
For state Librarian w. T. Thorn
ton.
The committee on committees had
made recommendations for the fol-
lowing list of appointments received
today and the senate was about to
act upon them when adjournment
was taken:
Confirming the nomination:
For the board of health and medic
al examiners: w. X. Lovelace and G.
w. Gerber
Rejecting the nomination.
For the board Of health. K. J. Nc
Clanahan
For the board of water commits
sloners: John d. w Veeder
For superintendent of insurance.
BENJAMIN Sanchez.
In the house the legislators stopped |
the clock at 1l:4S. but in the senate
they waited longer and it was not un-
til the sergeant-at-arms was seen |
carrying in long ladder that the
purpose Of the senators became evil |
dent. The sergeant-at-arms climbed |
the ladder which mad been placed |
in front Of the senate clock. and |
stopped that excellent instrument. Af- |
ter this, the nightmare Of hurrying |