The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-09

A. HpbhflI. who has been most active
~ pushing ;his bln. withdrew his add
vocacy yesterday afternoon. stating
thai ne had been assured that prac-
teal fhoep men we're 10 be nominat-
"a and test ihis waa an The sheep men
desired. ne fenied emphaticaliy the
atseytion that ne advocacy % the bin
mad beer a form Of personal politics.
Senator Romero called - the bib
House piii No. Z. ~ the senate this
morning. Mr.. Hlnkle Immediately
charged that Nj. Romero had broken
a s1eit agreement 10 KIN the bill hui
that there we're enough votes TO XII
q anyway. .ir. Romero immediately
surprised the senate Nv voting against
the Bill. The vote upon rs passage
Ayes-Abeytla. 0aiiegos. HART,
Holt. flssehren, Niero. Navarro and
Ppukcs, eisht.
Nny-AildfedFe. narth. Bowman.
burns. clark. Crampten. Doepp.
Evans. Hlnkie. ufcld. Mabry. Ro-
nero. sulzer and walton. fourteen.
Ahaent-Mccoy and Page.
The aennte by a vote OF rs TO Z
passed House nnl No. 567, relating to
Charge % venue N criminal cases on
petition 81 the state. Five Democrats
and Romero and Burns. Republicans
voted arainHt the bin. senator DOerr.
uemocrat. voted for II. Senator
Barth, ~ speaking 10 this bin. declar-
ed that Il was passed 70 III a particu-
lnr casc now pending In b New
Mexico courts. understood 60 be he
Conncli murder case In otero county,,
and he opposed Il for that reason.
senator Holt bitterly resented the
charge and senator Barih later. up
on 4 question Of personal privilege. as
serted that he had meant no reiec-
lion on Mr.. Holt although he Insisted
that his statement as 20 the purpose
OF the bin was correct.
Mr.. Romero's obstructive tactics
continued throughout the morning
session. the valencia county senator
refusing 20 permit the record 10 show
reading Of enrolled and engroseed
Billz and insisting that they be read
IN full. This reading. including the
three armory appropriation bills. oe-
cupied a large part Of the moFning
session. but the three bills reached the
governor before nooa.
The senate passed House nill 30.
2a2 amending various sections Of the
appellate procedure code by a vote OF
20 70 2. Senators Gaiiegos and HART
voting no"
House Bili No. IA. Mr.. Montoya's
orphanaxe bill, was passed "a to 4.
Probably the most important bill Of
the morning session passed In the sem
ate was House Bin No. IS, the electric
headilnht bill. with an amendment
whssh provides that the railroads
need not equip with electric head
lights engines used only In case OF
emergency and not In general use.
This amendment later was concur
red IN by the house upon motion OF
Mr.. Skidmore, the action supporting
the contention OF Senator Page that
she amendment had been agreed 20
by the railroad employees committee,
which assertion had been denied In
the senate BY senators Msbry and
parth. The bill passed the senate
% 20 j. senator sulzer voting mo-
The senate this morning passed
House Joint Resolution No. :, By Mr..
sena, introduced early In the session.
10 require the state corporation com
NMifhtfNM 10 MANAN' wv NhNAHAAA - -
reasons for not compelling a three
cent passenger fare In New Mexico.
Mr.. Rarth opposed the passage % the
resolution upon the ground that the
Information could not reach the leg
islature IA time 10 be Of ans service
that ,le corporation commission had
NJ power 20 enforce a rate anyway,
tnat the commission had made an ct
tort to 90 30 but the constitution
specifically prevented.
House Biii 80. -, amending the
law relating to collection OF oceupa'
tiun tnNes. passed the senate by un'
animous y0to and was the last oil
acted upon at the morning ession.
United States senator Fan ap"ear.
cd on the floor Of the senate Just be
fore the noon adjournment.
Aside from the announcement 90
the siening OF bills and the suhdue'
excitement over getting them 90 th'
governor the house session MS morn