New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09

He stated that the Catholic church
had been dragged into the contro'
versy in an underhanded manner
and insinuated that the prohibition
LEADERS, "self-constituted represen'
tatives of Righteousness" had made
political trade with the demon.
Barth wanted to amend the bill
making it illegal to "give away
drink. To this end he sought to vote
down the original measure. Other
senators thought it would be best tc
re-commit the resolution to the
committee on constitutional amend
ments in order that the additional
views might be added. This motion
was made by Lea, and revived by
Dunlavy. kascman objected to ask
ing the committee report back on
the following day, saying there was
no reason to rush the committee,
if it was to be asked to go into the
whole matter again.
Clark pointed to the fact that the
prohibition question had been well
aired for the past four weeks, and
that it was time for vote. He de-
duced from the fact that there was
no minority report of the amend
ments committee, that the resolu-
ton as framed was satisfactory.
Throughout this discussion, repeated
Attempts were made to cloud the
situation from parliamentary
stand point, Speaker Lindsey ulti-
mate.y ruling that it would be in
order to recommit the resolution or
amend it or debate any of the issues.
On the motion to recommit the
vote was IA to E which proved a
good test of the vote on the reso-
luton itself. During the senate dis
cussion the galleries were packed
and applause followed remarks Of
the speakers. Acrimonious refern-
ces were made and the term "a true
friend of temperance" was banded
about with scorn by first one side.
then the other.
Farley is Rebuked.
"Barth If you block this now we
lose the house. Are you willing to
take the responsibility" This note
written on the back of blank check
and handed to Senator Barth by a
page at height of the discussion,
caused Mr.. Barth to speak in point
ed and bitter terms about what he
considered an attempt to coerce him
at crucial moment. He read it to
the senate.
Superintendent r. F. Farley of
the anti-saloon league sat in the sem
ate chamber and heard this denun-
citation. He has been working day
and night with the members of COM
mittees, and had just got out of
sick bed to come to the meeting. A
large part of his task, in addition
to interviewing legislative members,
has been to keep in line the various
factions within his own organization
Various churches and temperance
organizations had different ideas of
what the final bill should be, and
among these the w. c. T. U. parti-
cularly, through its state officers
insisting on bone-dry resolution,
gave him about all that he could
well look after. Farley made no Sc
cret of the fact that he was play
ing politics" and it was largely due
to his practical and hard-headed
leadership that voteable. resolu-
ton is now at last before the peo-
pie.
Barth on Churches.
Notable in the temperance scrap
is Barth's reference to the Catholic !
church. Sweeping aside the res
traint which usually surrounds the
of a church element in
such discussions he said that lob
oyists had unabashedly used the ar
yument that the Catholic church in
New Mexico favored personal use.
Archbishop Pitaval had been quoted
20 the effect, he said. 1--WE are in
lined to believe anything about a
:hurch to which we do not belong"
aid Mr.. Barth, who then declared
hat he did not believe the arch
possibly as matter of personal
opinion, and not official in any
ense. "But assuming that a church
,r an archbishop stood for such a
hing" said Mr.. Barth. "Then it is
ligh time for the people of this
tate to set aside and disregard the
opinions of the archbishop or any
'ther." 81 do not believe that the
church is opposed to any
hing for the uplifting of the peo- {
le," he added. Archbishop Pitaval
ater congratulated Mr.. Barth upon (
is speech. {
How the House Took II.
The house had been marking time
fonday afternoon, assured that the ,,
enate would take some action and
vaiting for the bill to be reported
D them on that day. As the pro-
racted debate in the upper cham
er progressed, house members be- q
anne restless. The bill was report il