Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-01-23

Open reYctt against inc iedue'S'P
of II. B. Holt, who aspres to direct the
senate majority of the present les':!a
ture, developed this morning and re-
suited in Senator B. F. Pankey, ct
Santa Fe county casting his vote t'r
the first time in his legislative career
ir New Mexico with the minority.
Senator w. M. Mccoy, progress
sive, but who has always stood man
fuliy by all progressive measures re-
gardIess of old party lines, was com
PEELED to address the presiding officer
and he openly and emphatically de-
clared himself against the method
sought to be imposed by Mr.. Holt and
the handful of standpatters who ap-
rarently can not see the handwriting
on the wall.
Senator Barth of BernaliIIo county,
a democrat, voiced vehement opposi
ton to the old gang methods as ex-
empifed by Mr.. Holt while that
worthy, in his usual suave manner,
dsclaimed any intent of giving the
minority 1.-The worst of it, by saying
that he was acting in the interests OF
economy and on behalf Of the tax pay
ers in order to keep down legislative
expenses.
The revolt came out Of an effort on
the part Of Mr.. Holt to prevent bill,
introduced by Senator Evans, a pro-
gressve democrat, from being printed
although the senate rules specifically
state that all bills shall be read twice
and printed in both Spanish and Eng
Iish. Mr.. Holt took the usual gang
methods of suspending the rules
which he carried after some acrimon-
ious debate by the astounding vote Of
13 ayes, 10 nayes. Mr.. Champion be-
ing absent.
In the course of that vote Senator
Pankey voted with the minority. Dis.
cussing the matter later Senator Pan
key said:
at is we'll known that | have al
ways stood by my political principles; !;
| have never wavered on matters Of
legislation that | believed to be right.
But fail to see any sense or justice
or politics or anything else in refus-
rg the right Of any member Of this
state senate to have a bill printed.
We do not all view legislative mat.
ters alike, but the rules say we shall
have our bills printed and ! believe
that when member insists upon that
right, he ought to have it. | do not
know anything about Mr.. Evans bill
ror whether | would vote for its pas
sage or even to report it from a COM
mittee were ! called upon to consider
it. believe, however, that he is en-
titled to have 1t printed when he so
requests and | voted that way. am
not subservient to any one when il
comes to such matters"
The entire episode is interesting
chiefly from the fact that leaders like
Mr.. Holt who have dominated Iegis-
lative matters in the past appear to
be losing their grasp upon the public
and upon such men as Senator Pan
key. although Mr.. Pankey had been
closely identified with them in the
past, on party measures. ...
The vote to suspend the rules and
the vote not to print the bill for the
time being stood:
Ayes-Abeytia, Bowman, Burns,
Clark, Gallegos, Hartt, Holt, HELD
Laughren, Miera, Navarro, Page and
Romero.
Nays--Alldredge, Barth, Doepp
Evans, Hinkle, Mabry, Mccoy, Pan
key, Sulzer and Walton.
1t was the first bout which Mr.
Holt has had as floor leader and serv-
ed to indicate what close application
OF the stand pat whip was likely to
lead too.
The bill which Senator Evans want
ed printed and which, under the rul-
ing OF the Holt brigade, he may not
print, despite the senate rules, has
for its object, the laudable purpose
OF permitting unfaithful public Off.
oA~Ao ~ w iEhio' GU lTUll ONCE. 1t
is not a measure for the recall but
is designed to give relief, pending
further provisions looking towards
the same end.
The measure has some good fea.
lures and other features that prob
ably would not be endorsed by the
average voter. The New Mexican
publishes the measure however, in
the interests of fair play because it
believes that the people of New
Mexico ought to be advised, as far as
possible, concerning proposed = .legis-
laticn at this highly important ses-
sion. The bill is as follows:
SENATE BILL NO. 50.
introduced by Mr.. Evans.y
An Act providing for the removal
OF unfaithful public officers and pro-
viding procedure therefor.
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the State of New Mexico:
Section l. Every person holding
any Office of trust or profit under and