El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-02-27
Resolution To
ExpMi1ge Goes
Through; Bill
Then Passed
insurgency Irlumphs;
Barnes Pours Oil
on The Waters
BILL AMENDED
TO 4 RELATIVE

house Wednesday morning. The
hepotism bill was finally passed.
Carter Of Socorro did precisely
what he said he was going to.
After the first bill Rad been
passed, one BY Baca, designed to
meet the situation in Santa Re in
reference to the purchase Of the
waterworks and which in general
terms permits municipalities to
purchase public utilities, mortgage
ing or hy~pothecating their sntiei-
pated revenues, the fun started.
Only there wasn't any FUN. The
speaker was manifestly In a non
beiIigerent mood and while there
was plenty of tension in the air,
through the three.quarters Of an
hour required to do the work,
there was \ a marked absence of
any open expression Of hostility.
Most speeches were very quiet
and low toned.
Carter announced he rose to a
question Of high privilege, cited
the speakers precedent set on
Baca's challenge Of a roll call and
then moved all proceedings on
@209D be vacated, that they be ex-
plunged from the record and that
the calendar be adorned again
With the bill without prejudice.
The speaker stated he was not pre-.
pared with authorities on that propo.
'msition, as to whether a motion was
ample or what vote would be required
but permitted action to 90 ahead.
Some member made the suggestion
that the house is supreme On that
point for public information 1t may be
stated that in the United States sen.
ate in 1887 after a fight Of nearly a
decade, Senator Benton Of Missouri
succeeded in passing an expunging
resolution against a vote of censure
against President Andrew jackson for
his conduct in the Seminole war
There were then So members of the
senate; "a, not a constitutional ma
voted for the motion and 10
against 1T and 1t was declared carried
Sc that there would seem to be high
precedent for the Carter motion.
The vote on the roll call served to
give Judge Barnes a chance to exhibit
talent for suavity and compromise,
which is going to be sadly taxed the
next is days. He said there was 2
question about the authenticity Of the
result and that he wanted there
should be no question as to what the
action of the house really was and
its wish was and therefore he
would vote to expunge. On this roll
AL the vote stood as follows
Tho Vote.
Ayes-Republicans, ATmijo, Barnes,
Blanchard, "A. Fl. Carter, Clancy, Llew.
LinwOod, Medina, Ortega, Otero,
Padilla, Romero and Winston, 10;
Democrats, Powhatan Carter, w. A.
G. e. Hunter, Hull, Living
ton, Lynd, Mehlhop, Norris, Rober-
zen, Turner and Wesley, IL; total, "a.
Noes-ReDublicans, Amanda, De Ar.
nond, Baca, Curns, Griego, Gurule,
hanson, Lee, Lobato, M~ascarenas, Dan
2adilla, Ramirez, Romo, Sanchez. Ia
nony, Trujillo and Vargas. II; Demo
:rts, Gonzales and Herbert, 3; total,
8.
Judge Barnes, however, who was I'm.
lerstood both on the motion to *
lupge and also subsequently to be the
nouthpiece of Speaker Sedillo, then
aid that undoubtedly some discomfort
would be caused in isolated sections
where competent help was scarce if
he measure were passed in its drastic |
and moved an amendment to re.
nepotism to one relative In the
.ase Of each office holder. Clancy at,
empted to table the amendment but
ost, 1S to "a, and it then carried, Car
or himself voting for 1t, on the com.
theory doubtless. Several
members made sneeches on the direct
'assage of the bill, Dan Padilla being
till putspoken against it, while Her.
lert announced, in view of the amend
nent he would change his vote and
upport the bill.
Vote on Passage.
It passed by a vote Of 25 to II, as
ollows:
Ayes-Republicans, Armiio, Blanch-
I'd, A. H. Carter, Clancy, Curns, Lee,
.lewellyn, Medina, Ortega, Otero, I'D
'adilla and Winston, ~; Democrats,
'owhatan Carter, Gonzales, Herbert,
Y, A. Hunter, G. r. Hunter, Hull, Livs