Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-04
MAJOR LLEWELLYK
MAKES A FEW
REMARKS IN
THE HOUSE
Takes Fling at What He Calls
Attempt to Blacken Char
acter in Connection With
Alleged Fake Telegram.
COUNTY SALARY BILL
AGAIN GOES OVER

ON the county SALARY bill aud by the |
vote Of 81 10 decided 90 make this |
All important question the first order |
for tomorrow. when the bill came 1
up today Representative LEV cllyu
moved that the hili remain on the /
calendar subject 90 the action of the |
house This course II Is understood |
had been agreed upon Ina caucus Of |
the house Republicans last night. !
NepreS entatise TuumbH was among |
those who attended the cuucus but
it was very evident that he had not
pledged himself 20 abide by the re-
suit of the deliberations.
When the motion to defer action on
the salary bill was made. Mr.. TOOmhs
wBA on his feet at once, lie wanted
the bill considered Immediately ana
argued that the Republican members
OF the house were IN duty bound TO
take the vote al the earliest possible
moment ~ they lacked the two
thirds majority necessary TO carry II
over the governor veto the RESPONSE
bility would bc upon the governor
and the Democrats aud renegade Re
publiCHns who voted against Il. MT
Tombs finally agreed 10 have the bill
made q special order FOR tomorrow.
Little WAS done in the house this
morning and IL Is reasonably safe TO
say that little OF importance viii be
done until the salary question is dia-
posed Of Every pressure ~ being
Drought 10 bear upon members 90 IN
duCc them To vote iur uf against the
BIN Democratic leaders are here in
force urging the members OF their
party 10 stand behind the governor
ana To sustain the veto. while Demo
cratic Office holders are here trying
Go secure the pledge OF tie two votes
which nov seem necessary 10 pass the
hsan Ia. al afag
Democratic senators are active On the
iioor of the house at every session.
aud the story is current that Two sen.
WurF sNlh 10 have been Uarth and
Mabry recently threatened Repre-
sentative Man1dnUres OF Fort sumner
with the veto OF the sumner county
bin " Mr. MunZauurcs persisted ia
voting for the county salary bill II,
is not claimed that the senators we're
authorized by Governor Mcdonald to
make This statement
IN hour or more was wasted Ia the
house this morning Ia the discussion
ct the alleged bogus telegram which
the santa pc New Mexican charges
was written boy Major Llywcllyu to
himself According tu the newspaper
which has been featuring the story
OF the alleged telegram for several
weeks. IN, alleged message uurpDrtcd
10 by one from Major Llowvlku' D
constituents IN Dona Ana county urg
ing their Representative, TO vote Tor
the Reelection OF United states son
utor Fall
Major LlcWci!u denies the charge
ana ia carefully prepared speech
! this morning scored the New Mex
lean, IT, owner. Col Bronson NJ cut
] ting. and its city editor. Mr.. Brian
! Boru Dunnc. The major also handed
| a few hot shots 20 former Governor
Miguel Antonio Dttro, who received
one vote in the election tor United
| states senator on January IS.
But Tor the unforeseen Telegram,
| declared Major Llcwellyu, Mr.. Otero
might today be- rafting around IN tho
seat nov occupied by senator Fail
| and boys size tuga might not nov
be resting In a wardrobe for want VI
| "a wCarCr.'
! The major wound up 10y scoring the
newspaper for what hc termed it, fu-
4 tile effort 10 OlaDken his character
/ aud with "a bitter donunCiatiuH Of Mr
II Dunno for his alleged work IN con
ncction with the article concerning
the telegram
a number Of other mcmbtrs, amvul
n them Major Llcwellyns colleague
Mr. Vargas of Rio Arribo. aud Mr.
Chrisman OF san Juan spoke in SUP
port OF Major LleW eiIyn
Mr. ChrismHu wanted Colonel cut
ting lined $1,000. the fine TO be- col
iected by the mounted police and ia,
money turned over 10 the Legislative
II fund To repay the house for loss Vi
time caused by the discussion OF IA,
trivial charges OF the New Mexican.
when the house met this Afternoon
i there were eighty bills un the Calcn
dar and probably twice as many NOR,
ready 10 be reported by committees
This has been record season fC
bills Ia both houses and when tn
house met today SOS bills had beef
introduced; thirteen more than tia
highest number ever presented bofOr
at - single session, Tie house tOdn,
refused 10 pass the bill requiring tn
governor 10 appoint the i've member
OF the sheep sanitary board from
list OF ten men recommended by IN
Wool GrQwcrs' association. A. intro
duccd thk bin contained the sam
provision regarding tho cattle board
but this WAS cut out on MIR Tully
statement that the governor repre-
scented the cattlcmen aud they wef
satisfied with the present system, MI
CLANCY posing as Ro governors cham
pion IN the house. opposed the bill u
the ground tina; II was one more nt
tempt 20 curtain the executive powel
When the senate met this after
noon the bIll abulishlng the mOuntu
police remained az tive head OF th
calendar but II W more than iikcl
4 that action on II will be again post
4 poned Among the bills passed
4 the senate yesterday was one plaCin
the state library uuder the control ,
the supreme court This has paHse
the house and nov goes 90 the gO'
ernOr by whom II was vetoed at Oh
last sesaiodh.
4 Manuel buct arrHigncd nCtoi
Judge Craig In Justice court this al
CrnOOn ON charge of larceny
sheep pUits from AmbrosiO Contreru
waived preliminary hearing and wI
held 10 the grand jury ia the gu
Of 1850. EssQuiel salaaar, charg,
Jointly with Baca for the same .