The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-18
CapiOl Custodian Commission
Abolished in Measure Passed
BIB Representatives Despite
Fight by Judge TOombs.
UNION REPRESENTATIVE
CAUCUS EFFORTS IN VAIN
Lower Body of State Legisla-
ture Enthusiastically Re-
verses Itself on Question Of
Vacancy from Sierra County

Santa Re. ~ NJ. Feb. is.--The ma
iorl,y steam roller in the house was
IN fine shape this afternoon. having
been properly CREASED and regulated
nt "a brief meeting of the majority
, caucus held al 2 o'clock. In the cau-
Gus Il was proposed to pass House
Blll No. "a. by Mr.. Renehan. popn-
larry known az the Let Bob DO ~
bill This bill aboiishes the capitol
custodian commission ana places the
care of the state capitol executive
mansion. etc. IN the hands OF the
state land commissioner.
Representative ToombB made a
nght In the caucus TO amend the bill
to make a new commission, consint-
ing OF the land commissioner, the
state auditor and the secretary cf
state. The steam roller cansuniy ran
over Judge Toombs ON its way back
20 tho house for the late afternoon
session, where the bill wna passed az
introduced.
Likewise the steam roller fattened
out House Resolution No. ~, BY
Judge Hewitt, presenting 20 the house
/ for the second time this year a duly
authenticated certificate of election
or Francisco N. BOjorauez an mem
ber from Sierra county.
The majority Of the house commit
tee ON privileges and eiectiOna found
that In the view OF the steam roller
Mr. Bojorqucz was properly thrown
out In the first place. that Antonio
r. Chavez was properly sented; that
although Il created the vacancy itself
by formal resolution. no such va
cancy ever existed that the governol
knew no such vacancy ever existed
when he called the special election
that IN putting the county OF sierr'
10 the expense OF holding the electiol
the governor was playing politics an'
1--WE therefore recommend that SAT-
Francisco NJ. Bojorauez, pot havinl
been legally elected To seat in tni
house. be denied a seat therela,"
This resolution will be taken up To
morrow, MIR. Ryan wishing 10 presen
a minority report.
An incident Of the afternoon ses
sion was an address by Modesto {
Ortiz. Modesto objected to para
graph in local newspaper which n
declared miHquotcd him. II say, MI
Speaker" said Modesto, that IN
man who wrote this account ls en-
tlrely unprincipied." Mr., ortiz the
took the same newspaper 10 JudF
Mann. pointing but certain matter
which he thought the Judge shoul
refute. and the majority floor leadei
having been properly coached. arcs
from his seat upon a question OF pet
, sonal privilege and said that the sam
local newspaper had quoted him d
: saying that he wanted 10 see .
newspnpermen boiled In oil. tn
: Judge said he did not want tO see a
newspapcrmcn boiled IN oil, thi
some of them, especially the repor'
ers, were pretty good fellows, bt
that when he got up 10 the editoi
he did not want oil wasted on then
9 hut thouaht plain water would |
r sufficiently drastic, since he doubte
. II any editors were used 10 wnter. II
b cidentally, he said he favored hb
. laws that punish newspaper men 4
4 their crimes.
Judge Toomhs said he liked a
notoricty he had been getting an
would like 10 have more OF a.
The house cleared its calendar IN
= afternoon with the passagc of the "a
lowing bills:
5. a. ~, Hinkle. comforting 1url
diction on justice uf the peace In mi
demeanor cases 80 20 o.
p II. u. 92a, Aheylip, restoring 4
y constitutional provision abolished
= amendment last November hy viii
r. county officers are forbidden to su
ceed themselves for a period OF 10
years, 81 to T.
n. n. 23i, the speaker. for the pa
mont Of money collected from Inst
nnce companies 60 municipal fire d
Y partments. 81 TO ..
=. -. 90. Walton. fixing terms
- court n Grant and Luna counties,
r 20 o.
J" The house enthusiastically tnhl
p hy uunnimoua vote senate hiii No.
p by senator Louis llfeld. rotating
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