Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-07


latuft must ht considered - ono ui
Nhieh @ s tonr duty 10 preside until
9 spsHkcr is elected
ii r. undoubtedly true that ihe
constitution does contemplate. after
The nrst state election. that each ror-
uiar election nhnll be- followed in
lunuHy Ny session of the leelsia-
iufe and there IS No doubt that at
such sessions % would be- the dpty
~ TIRE secretary 81 state % call the
honso 90 ORDER aud % preside ninth
q speaker s elected buf J am unable
tn reach ihe conclusion that this has
aHy application Go the approachlns
session of tho legislature. The cou-
siitufiou provides n seeilen agc or ar.
tiolo w thnt the arsi sesslun ct the
legislature SHAH hesiu on 6gy 60 sss
specified in the proclamation of the
rovuraor which proclamation ~ pro-
Niied fur ln section 2o y article XIII
nul Tint subsequent sessions shall be-
sin on tho seroud Tuesday of january
next after each general election No
distinction Is made az GO the character
81 that first session and the suhso-
queut sessions. That first session "a
provided fur nv tive conrhiuiion lust
ny completely az the subsequent ses-
sions. and the last sentence of said
srction Eve indicates that 10 is % reg
ulnr session Just az much as ans SUBJ
seQueni session. as Dc says NO regular
session shaN exceed siNis days. except
the FIRST. which may be- ninety days
The first election was held in No-
ysmher. 1911. at witch members of
the house nf representatives, were
elected Ordinarily their term OF of.
iice would. us provided in section
four OF article ~ OF thc constitution.
ho Coz tive wears. but by section tNcu-
tf-fwo ~ article xxi ID was provide
"a in effoct hat their torn or office
should expire at the same time aR if
they had been elected lu November
1919 They were not given new
term az office to begin as Though the,
had been elected In November 1912.
bat their term of office was made t0
run from the date of their uuulifiou-
tom until after the election Boa 1874.
ordinarily the first session 81 ans
Legislature WI be- the regular one 40
January next after the election in So
Nemhes. bur az the governor has pow
~ to caa special scssions OF the lepis-
luture we might have number uf
sessions of the same legislature with
in the meaning OF the constitution D.
is inconceiNable that the constitution
Csn mean tnat nt each of these srs-
siona when called q new speaker must
hc elected. especially when we con
slider that such called session can $40
exceed thirty DAYS IN length and mucn
might Doe consumed I'm tho preliminary
work of organization.
~ am unable to SEQ amy way Goo
avoid tho conclusion that the session
Of the Legislature held boz pursuance
OF the governors proclamation. which
expired in Jun, last and the ape
preaching scssion to ic held un th.
second TUESDAY OF this month. are
only two sessions OF the sumo l.gIsiH
sure ami thar % the governor snoaid
Cali several special lions between
now mud November tais they would
ull hc sessions nl tho same Legislature
and thnt tho Organization off .hr
house perfected 40 tho firat One wou,f
continue unless displaced by vote
~ the house Itself
"U hus been suggested that scott DIT
eight of article ~ indicute- that each
Fossion 90 be 20 separate organization
because DO provides that tho s,u.',
shnN olest president pro tcmpur.
who shall serve until the next session
81 the Legislature. But 10 ls 90 Doc oh-
serN cd however that the election 0I
a president pro trmporg NOT essen
tiai goo thc organization o, n. sDuHtr
COZ GOO ite uower Goo transact business. 't
thDra wore ~ deadlock Hr ta .u.l