Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-03-11
FRIENDS Of SUFF
RESOLUTION ARE
HOLDING FAST To
SLENDER THREAD
Although the Measure Was
Voted Down Yesterday, It
May Be Called Up and Saved
Today, Supporters Say.
ALBUQUERQUE CHARTER
BILL IS BY THE HOUSE
Both Branches of the LegisIa-
ture Speed Up Machinery in
Order to Dispose of All Busi-
ness This Week.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, March 10.--Al-
though woman suffrage was beaten
in the house today, friends of the
measure are clinging to a slender
thread and hope it may yet be saved
by technical construction of the
constitution. The vote by which the
resolution lost was twenty-six ayes
and nineteen noes and for a mo-
ment the many friends of equal suf-
frage thought that it had carried
Speaker Sedillo ruled that under the
constitutional provision it required a
three-fourths vote of the house. How
ever, word went around that some
lawyer members claimed that the pro-
vision cited only applied to attempts
to deny or remove the right of suf-
frage. and not to granting it, and
that the general provision of a ma
jority vote of the house was only
necessary to pass the resolution.
If that contention is correct, then
the resolution carried, as it received
one vote more than majority There
was a quick consultation of attorneys
and a difference of opinion. Speaker
Sedillo, though not receding from his
ruling, admitted that there might be
a question, it was reported. The ques-
ton was not raised on the floor. but
it is probable that it will be tomor-
row.
How the Members Voted.
The lineup on the vote was the
same as the test vote when the reso-
luton was postponed Speaker Sc
dillo, who did not vote before, today
voted in favor of the amendment
The vote was:
Ayes--Armijo, Baca, Barnes, Blan-
chard, Carter of Socorro. Carter OF
Lea, Curns, Epstein, Faircloth, Han
son, Herbert, Howard. Hunter of San
Juan, Hunter of Quay, Hull, Llewe-
llyn, Linwood, Lovato. Lynd, Mehl
hop, Murray, Robertson. Rutherford,
Turner, DeNargas and Speaker Sc
dillo.
Nays-Aranda, DeArmond, Clancy
Gonzales, Griego, Gurule, Lee, Mas
carenas, Medina, Ortega, Otero, Pa
dilla of Socorro, Padilla of Bernalillo
Ramirez, Romero, Romo, Sanchez
Trujilo, Veseley and Winston.
The entire morning session OF the
house was spent in discussing the
measure. Isidro Armijo made strong
speech in favor of the passage OF the
measure, saying that he hoped that
the party which sturned down the
pfOpOSltlOT WOulu loSc III lhc hSN'
election. Dan Padilla answered by
saying that he hoped that the party
which passed it would lose.
House Marks Time.
The house marked time at the al
ternoon session for two and one-half
hours while the republicans held a
caucus on the committee substitute
for the bill by Dan Padilla and Ar
milo to amend the mine tax law. The
bill was made special order for ii
o'clock tomorrow forenoon. However
the lost time was made up by work
ing until after o'clock, after Speak
er Sedillo took the floor and made q
plea to the members to work hard to
clean up the calendar. night session
was prevented because one-half OF the
members were to be guests of the gov
ernor at dinner tonight.
Charter Bill Passes.
Among the measures passed by the
house was H. B. 356, known as the Al
buuuerque charter bill, to cure defects
in the city charter of Albuquerque
The original bill passed without
amendment, and there was no objec-
ton.
The senate worked ,industriously
and disposed of several measures
The anti-usury bill. limiting the lega
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