Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-23

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1.-The democrats, but did not exhaust his
thirty minutes lie said that for three
days the house has been sitting MS
an election board and that the testi-
mony and the evidence presented by
the republicans h based merely on
hearsay. He dared Judge Mann TO
stand up and speak on behalf OF Or
tiz and then TO return home to his
constituents to tell them that he had
helped seat Ortiz
Search the testimony through
and through, he said, "and YOU Will
find no evidence Of fraud. only two
witnesses appeared, and even If those
i two votes were thrown out the re-
suit would not be changed" Mr.. Dow
cited a decision of the supreme court
Of Georgia and analyzed the election
returns from Bernaillo county as TO
the other candidates to demonstrate
that no fraud was practiced by the
democrats of that county.
Drop "A pebble into the ocean,
he said, ''and II drops to the bottom,
but the circle Of waves goes on and
on" He declared that the republican
party will have to give an account
for its actions to the people of New
Mexico.
| GutriA Lands Oh KOncfO.
| While the vote was being taken
| Rafael Garcia fired hot shot into
Jesus Romero, and predicted that af-
ter the next election Romero will not
be the republican leader in Bernalillo
county.
Judge Mann, replying to Mr.. Dow,
| explained his vote, saying that he
had not taken part in the argument
because Garcia is a close personal
/ friend of his and lives In the same
precinct with him. and also because
| he had been candidate against Mr..
Garcia: but that he would not per-
nit anybody TO call him a coward.
The vote to unseat Garcia was 29 to
lis. Messrs. Palmer and Montoya vot-
ed with the democrats, while Mr..
! Garcia paired with Sena, who was
absent
A. T. Chaves was sworn in before
Ortiz. and voted In favor OF seating
ortiz. In discussing the resolution 10
seat Chaves, Mr. Swan and Mr. Hew-
1T, as minority members of the COM
mlttee on privileges and elections,
declared that the, matter OF seating
Chaves had not been before the com
mittee. and asked for time to pre-
pare a minority report. They also
called attention TO the fact that there
had been no majority report, but
their request was refused.
This disposes of all the pending
contests, and gives the republicans
the coveted two-thirds majority. The
best of feeling seemed to prevail when
adjournment came, and the members
expressed themselves as eager TO get
down to actual work on Monday.
Speaker Romero announced that
from now on he would strictly en-
force the rule barring unauthorized
persons from the floor of the house.
The members of the committee on
privileges and elections will now find
time to attend other COMMITTEES eemeet-
ings, which had been postponed on
account OF their absence.
Fleming Threatened With Contest.
However, another contest looms on
the horizon, if talk on dhe part of
certain democrats Is to be taken in
earnest. They threaten to contest the
seat of DR.. Fleming. of Mckinley
county. on the graund that he is still
health officer in that county, and
therefore disqualified under the con-
stitution to serve as representative,
according to the precedent establish
Before adjourning petition was
presented by Mr. Renehan upon re-
quest. in the name of the negroes of
New Mexico, asking for an appropri-
alton ef $4,000 for an exhibit at the
half-century anniversary celebration
at Chicago of the freedom OF the
negro.
House Bills.
The following bills were introduce
ed in the house this afternoon:
so. BY Mr.. Abeyta. TO create
highway between Hondo, Lincoln
county. and Mogollon, Socorro coun-
ty. Highways.
81. BY Mr.. Eaton. Regarding roads
and highways. Highways.
SO. BY Mr., Veal. by request. TO
'protect shade and ornamental trees
in parks, highways, etc, in incorpo-
rated municipalities. Agriculture.
SO. BY Mr.. Tharp. Providing for
the recall Of public officials. Judi
ciary. This is the first bill to be in
trodueed By the socialist member,
54. BY Mr.. Trujillo. To prevent
animals from trespassing upon pri-
vate lands and waters. state affairs.
55. BY Mr. Renehan. TO authorize
the state engineer to extend the time
for the completing of construction on
irrigation works and power projects
under permits granted prior to Janu
airy /, 1912. Irrigation.
Senate Bill No. 3, as amended by
the senate finance committee. fixing
valuation on certain classes of
property as they were in 1914, was
referred to the committee on finance.
House Resolution No. A. by Mr..
Hewitt. TO seat George H. Tucker in
place of r. M. Bojorquez, disqualified
as representative from Sierra coun-
ty. was tabled Indefinitely, although
Mr.. Mullens argued that since Tucker
never took his seat at the last ses
sion he had priority claim upon 1t
at this time.
The Senate.
The senate was In session only ten
minutes-merely long enough to hear
the Invocation, approve the minutes
and introduce the following three
bills
"A By Senator Gallegos Referring
to the mounted police, finally abolish
ing that body. which has been prac-
tically out of existence for lack of
funds. State affairs.
As. BY Senator Ilfeld. Providing for
the levy and collection of an occu-
patton tax in Incorporated cities. This
is the bill passed by both houses at
the last session and vetoed by Gov
ernor Mcdonald Judiciary
as. BY Senator Holt. To protect
shade and ornamental trees. private
and municipal corporations.
Both houses adjourned until Mon
day afternoon at o'clock.
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