Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-01

| what taken off their guard. The
motion on the adoption of the
amendment was put and carried, al
though Represa antaiiyes Nichols and
Gage voted against it, thus reducing
the democratic minority in the
house to these two members. After
the republican majority had COM
pelied the fourteen democrats 10
vote for the amendment, the resolu-
lion, as thus amended. was lost by
a vote of Is ayes TO 29 nays. The
sist OF it was in the last paragraph.
: which reads thus;
Now, Therefore Be it Resolved
That it is the, sense Of this house
Jnat a Spani5hA-mericah citizen be
| elected at this session Of the leg
lslature as United States Senator
from New Mexico, Tor the term be-
! ginning March 4. 1913"
Mr.. Carter moved the adoption of
the resolution aud Mr Llewellyn. on
! permission, questioned some Of the
inlrodueers. This he did to good
effect, making brief but fiery de-
mandatory speech on the measure,
. In replying to il. blr. Rogers charS-
/ ed Mir. Llawellyn with failure while
acting as u peace officer, to punish
the siayers of a Spanisn-America
! lie said that there were several
! Soanish-Americans who might be
supported for the office and n2med
NJ G DE- Baca Speaker r. L. Baca
md former Governor Miguel a. OL.-
! rO.
Mr. Smith called attention 10 the
fact that last year the democrats
/ had always supported q Spanish
american candidate for sana or.
a. d. Vargas, OF Taos, made what
! was really one OF the most stirring
speeches OF the discussion. He quas-
| Toned the good faith OF the intro
iucers, charged them with trying
pun the wool over The eyes of Cht
natives and declared that they were
simply trying to curry favor with
/ the Spanish people. He said the
resolution had no real significance
other than political trick which
was doomed not TO work.
! Bias Sanchez made a stirring
/ speech, saying that he was a Span
/ ish-American first and always, bu
| that he did not believe the resolu
lion should carry because il was
not offered in sincerity,but was mer-
I ely a democratic attempt 70 hood
wink the naive people.
! c. C. Catrcn anaIy2ed the silua-
4 tiOn to the enjoyment OF all present,
scoring the democrats heavily for
/ he raising of the race issue which
| he said i, had been agreed not 10
mention in the house. He caile d
/ he resolution an insult, in that i.
! attempted TO bribe the native re-
/ Dublicans away from their parry by
/ 4 cneap appea. 10 their race sympa-
/ my.
Nj. C. de Baca defended the reso-
| luton in stirring terms. He de-
clared that he believed il sincere
and that its aim was 10 defeat The
gang which had ruined the terri,o-
ry Of New Mexico and now wished t.
ruin the safe. He denounced his
I own people for their failure 10 sup
/ port him in the election last No
Lyember, when he ran for congress,
and accused party leaders OF play
/ ing traitors 20 him.
Repres NATIVE TOombs has a bill
before the judiciary committee o.
/ the house which is called q blue
/ sky bill. IL proposes that no ock
| in any foreign concern shall be sold
/ 20 the residents OF New Mexico un-
/ Ill il receives the o. X of the STATE
1 government through is corporation
/ commission. IL is almost Identical
with the Kansas law, with a few
chages to make IL conform with oul
states needs. 1t has been considered
/ in a rather dCsultoFy way by The iu-
I dietary committee of the house. and
has met with some opposition. The
| sections which We're thought objec-
tionable refer 10 local concerns, and
1t was thought the wording OF the
bill was so drastic II would tend to
prevent the development OF our nat
ural resources. This, of course, is
not the intention of the act. II Is
framed for the purpose of keeping
wildcat stocks off the Market in NeN
Mexico. and ii appears 10 be much
needed piece of legislation. In all
probability it will be recast to take
out any Objectionable feature, in
which form IL will at least pass the
house without oppcsltlon.
The salary biil. for the county Off
GERS OF the state has been in the
hands OF Senators Hinkle and Holl
and Repres antative Catron, as a sub.
committee of the finance commit, .
of the two houses for the past ten
days. Their griefs have been many ;
IL has been no pas,ime and theit
golden slumber has been sadly neg
lected. They have been told n world
OF things by the office-hoiders. and
while they have the draft Of a bill
ready to present. and have had fol
, several days. they are holding Il uI
for the purpose of hearing every
possible side and angle that can be
, preseted before they finally make
known to the members OF the leg
= islature the result of their labors
This Is probably the hardest job IN,
: legislature has before 1.-THE pass
, ing OF q salary bill which will com,
, any where near giving satisfaction
, to the office-holders as well as tht
taxpayers. The lea of passing a Law
! which will give each county con
! troll OF It's salaries. through ifs boar,
Of commissioners. isfast gaining IA
I vor. by such an arrangement eacl
, county will do as Il pieascs. so far
as the state is concerned. II any
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