Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-14
SESSION. ENDS
ABRUPTLY AT
N0ONTIME
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS WERE PRE-
PARED TO TURN DOWN AP.
POINTMENTS BY GOVERNOR
WHEN PRESIDING OFFICER ACTED.

The second session of the first state
legislature of New Mexico was
brought to a sudden close during the
noon hour today, when the presiding
officer, Z. c. de Baca suddenly bang,
ed the gavel and declared that the
hour of twelve having arrived, the
senate was adjourned sine die just
the Republicans to refuse to confirm
certain appointments sent i'll by the
governor
This action on the part OF the presi-
as a surprise to both majority and
minority members for Mr. Barth was
in the act of protesting against the
( proposed action on the appointments
when the senate was adjourned.
The house, meanwhile, was pro-
/ ceeding with the consideration OF
/ bills. The clocks in both the senate
and house had been stopped and the
! hour of twelve was permanent fix
I tKre apparently. But when the re-
port reached the house that the SEN
ate had adjourned, there was a lively
discussion as to whether or not, ac-
ton taken by the house on bills after
the adjournment of the session, would
be legal The speaker said that he
was in doubt on the question but that
| as a senate bill was then being con-
sidered, the house could proceed with
! the reading If it so desired. Mr..
/ Chaves moved that the house adjourn.
| Mr.. Blanchard amended the motion
! to put it in proper form and with a
| chorus of ayes, the house adjourned
sine die.
4 One of the Democratic members, in
brief speech, thanked the speaker
! for having shown courteous treatment
to the members during the session
and the speaker replied that he had
/ only the best of feeling for all con-
cerned and that he would be pleased
to aid any member at any time during
/ his life He then banged the gavel
and declared the house adjourned
! sine die.
| The senate committee on executive
communications had reported ad-
yersely on the nominations of R. K,
| McClannahan of San Miguel county,
as member of the board of health; Of
John d. w. Veeder of San Miguel
county as member of the water COM
| mission, and Benjamin Sanchez to be
commissioner of insurance vice Jaco-
| bo Chaves, the present incumbent. 1t
| is held by minority members of the
senate, that the summary action OF
! the presiding officer in adjourning the
senate, thereby preventing action on
these appointments, would leave the
governor in position to place the men
in office. The senate committee had
reported favorably w. r. Lovelace, of
! Guadalupe county; c. w. Gerhen or
Dona Ana county, for members of
| the state board OF health. These were
the last appointments sent up by the
! governor.
! Among the appointments sent TO
/ the senate yesterday afternoon, were
the following, which the senate failed
+! to act upon
William T. Thornton as state libra
rian; Major B. Ruppe of Albuquerque,
as member of the state board Of
pharmacy; Edward d. Tittman as
member of the board of regents of
the Normal University, and F. A.
Jones of Bernalllo county, as men,
ber of the board of regents of the
| School Of Mines.
The New Mexican enormously re-
ported yesterday that Arthur Selig.
man had been appointed a director Of
! the New Mexico Museum. James
Seligman received the appointment.
MANY SPECTATORS AT
! LONG NIGHT SESSION.
| Many spectators visited the legisla-
| tive halls last night and witnessed
the closing hours OF the legislative
! session. Both the senate and house
| worked steadily on bills, until almost
midnight when recess was taken
for lunch.
The chamber of commerce of Santa
Fe had prepared sandwiches, coffee
and olives and these were served in
committee rooms of both the senate
and house. About one O'Clock, the
sessions We're again resumed. There
was a dispute in the house after the
| -, tn ttr,n OF oy ny. M ut
the sixtieth or last Legislative day
had begun. Authorities differed on
the subject but an amicable agree
ment finally was reached.
Throughout the night, both houses
worked on the various measures and
bill after bill was passed and sent to
the enrolling and engrossing clerks.
Early this morning, it was apparent
in the senate, that the regular en-
ployes could not keep up with the
work and a hurry call was sent for
more help. A number of additional
employees were secured and the task
of preparing the measures as they
passed, for proper signature, went
rapidly forward.
While the senate and house were
working on bills, the conference COM
mittee met in an adjoining room and
debated the question of appropria-
tions. Disputes over certain appro-
priations, are said to have been re
sponsible for keeping the joint COM
mittee in session until almost day.
light. Finally an agreement was