The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-09
When Chief Clerk Cannot De-
liver Bills to Executive,
Speaker Instruots George
Armiio to Break in Door.
G. o. P. TAKES FRIGHT
AT SUSPECTED EVASION
Executive, II Is Feared. Had
Absented Himself te Avoid
Receipt of Bills Until Pocket
Veto Took Effect.
Estate Capital Bureau
COZ Evening Herald.
(5I DE VarGas lsofel.

tot DE N@r&as A<otcf.
santa Re. y. M., March s.--The
great Republican majority sport %
pursuing the governors goat contin-
ued this morning with undated fury
following rp the general roundup Of
anti-Eovernor measures which were
shot through the legislature iaat
night Bright and early this morning
the chief clerk of the house was al
the door Of the executive Office laden
with an armful of bills depriving the
governor OF various appOinsive pow
ers and perquiaiteH. demanding ad-
mission. that he might get this heavy
load off the majority mlnu. The ex-
ecutive offices were locked and the
clerk. panle-strleken. fled hack 10 the
third floor. where ne reported 10
Speaker Romero and other leaders
OF the program % Constructive legls-
lation' that there was nothing doinG
on the ground floor. that the execu-
tive office was locked. that the gov
ernor was not there, that there was
no one 20 receipt for bills and that
he had heard that the governor tn
tended not TO receive any bills until
after today. when the constitutional
pocket veto right runs.
-
gested 10 Governor Mcdonald that
measures which did not reach him
until this morning become subject TO
the pocket veto by a count OF legisla-
tive days. but there is no Indication
OF any kind that the governor. now
or al any time. Ought tc evade the
reception Of bills.
However. when the Rmazins news
that the governor was not in his Of
flee at half past nine o'clock in the
morning TO receive the majority pro-
gram OF Constructive iegislntion'
reached the house there wis panic
which spread from the members of
the majority into the lobby and even
TO lis bosses. Speaker Romero
promptly depusizod that valiant war
rior. George w. Armiio. who IL here
visiting his former hAunts as spe-
cinl sergeant-at-arms. to accompany
the bill clerk To the governors office
with instructions there To break down
the door II necessary and force his
excellency to receipt for the said bills
In his own handwriting so that the
program Of constructive legislation
might be In HIS hands before ~
o'clock noon.
whom the mouse blll clerk and the
corpulent deputy se-geant-at- arms
reached the executive Office again
they found the doors open for buai-
ness as usual and welcoming smile
from the executive, wan rccelptcd Tor
the constructive legislation" depriV-
ing him OF his goat with more than
the usual executive affability There
! upon the Incident was closed. the lob
By heaVed a Sigh of relief aud the
two houses proceeded TO business.
: Appointment Of conferees on the
! appropriation bills was effected this
e morning In both houses and the COM
mittee will hold lts first meeting this
q afternoon at f;3V.
The house conferees were Messrs,
. Renehan. Mann, Fleming. Chavez
d 1Torraneel. Abeytia, Lucero and
r. Hewitt.
1 The senate nrst appointed a con
> ference committee OF three. consisting
}. OF Messrs Holt. clark and IIinkie
10 MIR. Romero, OF valencia. whose In
e surgency has continued unabated, In
e sisted that one of the spanish speak
:, ing members be appointed. but ea'
4 defeated ON a roll cell. i3 70 9. Later
9 Mr.. Page moved to reconsider the AZ
e pointment OF the committee and Sen
ators Abeytia and Navarro we're add
{, ed To It's senate membership.
d The house last uight refused 20 con
n cur IN the senate appropriation bil
I" and when the house appropriation
bills reached the senate this mornin
+ they we're referred to the senate q
=. nance committee The principal con
III trovefsy In the appropriation confer
~ encc viii hc over the proposed build
10 ing appropriation measure with a.
total OF $4,000 OF proposed appro
- priations II is believed now, how
ever. that a satisfactory cOmpromia
" will be reached. possibly in time "a
IA the passage OF a bill through bot
- houses tonight
Sheep IsIii Tabied.
81 The final measure aimed az the 81
~ ompassing OF the guhornatorial go'
was called up ia the senate this mcrl
m ing and failed 10 pass by a vote Of
M TO it. This Is the bill by which q
,d Legislature sought 10 appoint the ahe'
ia sanitary board. An agreement IA
~ been reached 10 kili this bill aft
er Governor Mcdonald had lntimated
he members OF the legislature somethti
IN as to the membership Of the boat
which he expected 10 nominate, ffai