The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-11

the hands % the executive OF this
stale upon this question. There was
no opposition on the part o. the mi
nority In the senate. there was no OPP
position on the part OF the minority
IN the house and Monday the resoius
ton went down TO the g%overnor. they
tell us, the gentleman from Curry
tells Us. I %apprehend that the gov
ernor does not tell him things. The
governor doesn't deny Il. The gen.
tieman says that this resolution. this
bludgeon OF Hoods. went down 20
the governor on Monday. Now. then,
because the governor OF the state did
not by "Wednesday scnd up any in
formation Blood became impatient
and. before he knew what hat infor-
nation was going to DE or anything
else. he introduced this resolution
calling for the Investigation, which
was exactly what he intended 20 do,
which was exactly what they intend
ed 10 do three weeks or a month be-
fore the legislature convened and !
am going TO set through In a hurry,
Mr., President, because I am afraid
that before We pass this resolution
Blood will come down hero with an
other resolution saying he has al
ready convicted the governor and re-
moved the travelling auditor. He Is
Just az apt To- get impatient about
this one ~ the other one
Mr.. President. Il sounded very srelI
10 hear the gentleman from Dona
Ana tell about u. II sounded very
well TO talk about fairness, and II We
went dowl on the street. down uppo-
site that dcfunct First state bank OF
Las Cruces and The gentleman told
me something believe | would bank
on what he told me. But. Mr.. Pres
ident. after the investigation OF the
] right OF Abelino Romero to a seat In
the senate, after the trials OF those
four men up there in the house as TO
their rights TO hold their seats. what
mas We expect from a trial under
those circumstances?
Mr.. Mabry. The gentleman men
lions IN Investigation 90 the right Of
a senator 10 a seat. When.
Mr.. Barth. Well. O. was called an
investigation. II r. presumed eyi-
dence was heard. The determination
OF "A question. whether judicial or
quasi judicial ~ a body such as this
or q body such a. the house OF rep
resentatiyes. prosumes the exercise
OF some discretion. presumes that
the body acts upon some iuformu-
ton. The trouble with the decision
in this case-the trouble with the de-
cision In the four cases in the house
this session, apprehend, II exactly
the trouble with this resolution, una
before the resolution vas written fa.
judgment was written.
40 matter how. Mr.. President. the
gentleman of the majority smoothly
tells how they are going To- give us
"a Democrat on this. that they are su-
ing Go giVc as q Democrat from SOC
house, that they are going "a have Cd
fair Investigation Of this matter.
say, Mr. President. that the result .s
%prejudged, IL ls not made Tor Hu.
other purpose than the mixing Of rur
liticaI medicine, than the creation u'
excuses for the purpose OF future "a
ton relative TO the abolishment of
the office OF the travelling auditor.
They viii not have thBt inyestigatlul
and / venture 10 say here, without
fear of any contradiction, they Will
L IARN lNNh ANAN the 81 AAAHAA" ANANANH NN
more, that have been INVESTIGATED.
they will not look into the conduct OF
the anairs 90 the board of cqualiza-
ton or of anything else In which the
travelling auditor has been active.
They are going ahead with the idea
OF casting "A slur upon the chief oN-
ecutiye OF the state. not because. We
apprehen1. there can DE anything
found there which viii warrant 10,
There isn't n more TO fear Ia an
investigation Of the chief executive
OF this state. / thoroughly believe,
than there was 60 fear in the right
Of Abelino Romero 10 a seat len this
senate. / apprehend that it isn't goo
Ing to- he governed by any other rule
than the desire, 40 in the case OF
Abelino Romero. a. get something ON
the governor of this state. II may not
80 that far. n may be that thc5
are going To DE satisfied with using
this Is a p%reteuse TO abolish The Of
ice OF the travelling auditor so far 1s
the a|ppointiye power OF the governor
Is concerned, and they are going "a
use this merely as an excuse. why
To puaish him for those things where
nv was N|ANhf NfNAhNff NNAfl |NfH
overloaded him with work, it appear.
from the statement of the gentleman
that he was down there and cXamin.
ed his one institution, among 2ti
others he had 10 examine, and lid no.
go back there again before the crasi
came,
Mr.. President. ! apprehend hat D.
the gentleman OF this majority dovut
ed "a great deal more time or som
more time TO the preparation of hin
such as the gentleman from Eouse
Welt suggests Tor the protection o.
creditors, ! apprehend that n iu thoi
minds there existed the idea tina
there was a people in the state %
New Mexico who We're calling 10
beneficial legislation, / upprchcn'
that II In the minds of the malorit.
there existed the idea that the poo
pie Of this state wan taxation meas
urcs, that they not only Nau tax
alton measures but they want tax
alton measures enforced. I appte
mend that II the senate would detoi.
this time In this legislature 60 th.
idea that the people of this state an
now paying Interest accumulated 10
years and years on the rank oXlray
agance of past R%epyhlirt1 administr
lions. and In some instances of Dem
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