The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-28
CONTEST MATTERS
PUT SQUARELY
UP TO SALONS
Mr.. Tharp Offers Plan TO
Amend Constitution So That
Disputes Over Seats Will Be
Settled in Courts.
Estate Capital bureau
(of Evening Herald.
f3I DE Vargas Hotel.

Santa Re. y. NJ, Jan. 2S-Mr.
Tharp Of curry county has put the
question of contests and their future
settlement squarely up to the mem
bcrB OF the Republican majority In
this l. Eisl0turc. In the house ycster-
day afternoon Mr.. Tharp introduced n
resolution providing for the amend
mcnt or Section Z Of Article 4 of the
constitution. providing mat In future
all contests for seats In either house
~ the legislature shall be adi3dicated
In the courts. The curry county man
had prepared his resolution as a
house resolution. whereas e Joint res
olution ls OF course required. He will
re-introduce the oil as q Joint reso-
luton on Friday morning when the
housc c%Onvenes.
From the beginning of the session
Mr.. Tharp has frankly confessed his
utter disgust with the utter disregard
for right and justice shown In the
ontes situation. lie has offered this
proposed resolution as n means OF
permanent adjustment OF the problem.
lie says. and rightly. that no one
among the people will object 10 the
resolution and hat the only ground
for opposing II on the part uf any
win be q desire to leave open the OPP
p%ortunity for future Injustice.
santa Pc Is quiet today. Commit
tees from both houses are a. -oyorfo
tu attend the funeral of Harry NJ,
Duughorty. Tho house has adjourned
until Friday dud while the senate b.
iu session this afternoon 81 b. chiefly
engaged in routine business.
The huus, judiciary committee this
morning undertook the consideration
of more than 40 hills, nov In it-
hands. The meeting Was held IN The
ONCE Of Chairman Davies and some
Roadway was made with tue mass ui
LEGISLATION chiefly In the way of sort
ing out measures FOR the slaucnter.
There Will be "A considerable bundle
of these.
The Fleming county salary bin, IN
troduyed iu the house yesterday at
t.rnoon. II very similar 10 the senate
nuanuc committee bill. except that II
atups with four Installations and
leaving OH the nfth classification
brings down the salaries from Il max
imum of St.OO0 IN nrst class counties
m Jumps down TO $3.50. II is an ever
fNfHM NMNAl l'HNRFn WIN . f''
ing SAYS b. a. metituriuu- feature of
his measure. The county school su'
p@,rnt,udcut under this bin srt'
$500 iu first class counties. The
author OF the bin points ont thHt th'
county salary nlI passed now is o.
pay men who have been working f"i
tour years ana who are to pc paid iui
work done. and that % Is not for tn
pas of high class men % woWen wh'
NAV Dee employed .u future Hc''us,
of the necessity ot paving up back
salaries DO, p7, ticta that any legisla'
ton passed uov b. tor today unly and
that another county salary bill VII
have tp be enacted at the noNt session
OF the assembly.
\ bin introduced by Judge Mann 10
the mouse Yesterday afternoon pro-
yidcs mat an printing done for New
Mexico or any Of its state, county, cts
or precinct officers shall be- done ir
the state. This b. in line with o 'il
which Mr.. Montoya Will Introduce