New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR
HEARD AFTER PROMPT
ORGANIZATION OF BOTH
HOUSES
ONLY EIGHT BILLS
ARE INTRODUCED
EVERYTHING MOVING RAP.
IDLY AID THE SESSION
NOW PROMISES TO BE
VERY SHORT WILL FINISH
EARLY NEXT WEEK

The organization of the special ses
sion of the third state legislature an
NE reaning of the brief message o
Governor w. E. Lindsey, settinl
forth the need for the special ses
.ion, took less than two hours afte
Secretary Of State Antonio Lucer'
Aad called the house to order .
t2.!S Tuesday. The spectators wei,
comparatively few, less than 100 il
the house and less than fifty it
n" s-nste. Some vt the membc.
xvr;ved 4, the last TIC ment on .
stub train from Albuquerque, Will,
sthers ID not arrive until this even
ing on beiated trains No,. 10 and z
The senate organized with John S
Clark az president. and !. J. Kenncy
as clerk. In the house, Represents
live Overson placed in nomination
Col. w Fl. H. Llewellyn, seconded h,
Enrique Mares and Narciso Francis
while Representative Wesley. second
ed bv Representative Melhop. nomi
and Representative Turner. The vote
resulted in u votes for Llewei'yn ant
n for Turner. Bias Sanchez wa.
dominated by L. G. Ortiz for CHIEF
clerk and elected unanimously a.
was Vicar General Antonio Fourche.
gu for chaplain.
Speaker Llswellyn's Address
Speaker Llewellyn in taking the
chair made a short address. He said
"a part:
This war was not of our seeking
e was forced upon us and our PIE
sident did everything that the pre-
sident of free people could do to
avert the calamity But when for
bearance ceased to be a virtue. he
rose to the occasion and congress
has responded to his wishes, and
by the calf to arms we will show
che world that our women and child
cen cannot be cruelty murdered and
the assassins go unpunished.
"As to the attitude of the Spanish
American citizens of this state. they
need no commentator from me.
Their LOYALTY to the flag and the
union we'll becomes them as the
descendants of race of people
who came into the valley of the Rio
Grande really a hundred years be-
for the Pilgrim fathers lendei at
plymouth Rock. bearing aloft the
proud flag of CASTLE and Aragon
and brirpinQ the religion Of our
lord and Savior Jesus Christ to
the savage Indians.
The Joint Session.
The organization of the two houses
completed, the senate was invited to
meet ini oint session in the hall of
representatives. and the usual COM
nittee appointed to notify the gov
ernor and escort him the House for
The delivery of his expected mess
age. Archbishop ]. B. Pitaval open
ed the Joint session with an eloquent
prayer for victory and continuance
Of a worlds charity
The Message
Governor Lindsey was earnest and
serious of manner. and delivered his
message in an impressive manner,
often causing applause. He said:
"Gentlemen: I have for You at
This ime only brief message. When
the regular session adjourned on the
10th of March last after cnacting
several laws of far-reaching conse-
quence, greatly progressive over any
that had therefore been accomplish
ed. probably none of us realized. even
then. the hazardous situation of the
world with reference to the defeat or
survival of the principles of demo-
cratic government Even then, for
thirty-two months, the four main
central autocratic European govern
ments had been waging ruthless war
fare in order to put Germany over
afr.
Refers to German Plots.
"Declaring the position of neutral,
the United States, relying upon the
laws of nations. adopted policy of
patient forbearance awaiting the
time when the principle of peace
should again triumph in the world.
She has not been accorded the rights
Of neutral. The unlawful charac-
ter of the submarine warfare waged
by Germany has resulted in the wan
ton destruction of the lives of our
citizens. Germany has. from the be-
ginning of the war, covered our coun-
try with spies and has melted a !
nation to make war upon
as: in this instance. nation border
ing the state of New Mexico: a ma
lion whose answer to such incitation
would doubtless precipitate death and
destruction upon the people and
property Of our state.
Tells Of Americas Danger.
"More than all to us and to the
of freedom in the world. il
began to appear that this ruthless
submarine warfare by Germany was
lbout to bring starvation upon her
thus compelling their sur
in which event. the British
Ind French navies and fleets falling !,
INTO her hands, the next move in or
Ter would te to compel the people