El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-03-13
LOSES
IN LEGISLATURE
Of new MEXICO.
Party Pledge Fails Of
Fulfillment House
Kills Measure
NATIVE VOTE is
CHIEFLY CAUSE

Suffrage In this state so far as the
next two years are concerned, Is dead.
The house Monday, though a majority
Of the members favored It, was UNI
able to pass II because most Of the
Spanish speaking members lined up
solidly against 1t. Allied with them
were Winston Of Sierra, Lee Of otero
and Clancy Of Santa Re, republicans,
and Wesley Of Grant, the democratic
floor leader. Breaking away from
their traditional conservatism and vot.
ing for suffrage the conspicuous mem
bers were Armljo of Dona Ana, Baca
Of Santa Fe and two progressive young
republicans from Rio Arriba county,
Lcbato and Vargas.
The debate was frequent but desul-
tory. "A lot of members had some
thing to say and some Of them talked
every time they got a chance to vote
and there were numerous roll calls.
Perhaps the two speeches which
aroused the most interest were one
by Armijo which consisted Of Il hope
the republican party is defeated at the
next election II they kill this bill, I" and
the rejoinder by Dan Padilla, who has
the credit of being No. 10 to vote mo"
and so to actually kill the bill, that,
his hopes were that the party would
be beaten If it passed the resolution
land it will" The speaker declared
himself for the resolution but made
no effort to call either speaker to
order.
The vote on the passage or the bill
was as follows:
Ayes.
Notwithstanding, Baca, Barnes,
blanchard, A. H. Carter, Curns, Fair.
cloth, Hanson, Llewellyn, Linwood,
Lobato, Vargas and Sedillo-13.
Observation-Disclosures Carter, Ep.
stein, Herbert, Howard, ". A. Hun
9. e. Hunter Hull, Lynd, Mehl-
hop, Norris, Robertson, Rutherford and
Turner-13. Total, 26.
Noes.
Republicans-Aranda, De Almond,
Clancy, Griego, Gurule, Lee, Massacre
mas, Medina, Ortega, Otero, Dan Pa
dilla, Telesfor Padilla, Ramirez, Ro.
nero, Romo, Sanchez, Trujillo and
Winston-18.
Democrats-Gonzales and V~esely-4
2. Total, 20.
The constitution expressly requires
that three,fourths of the membership
OF each house must vote in favor OF
the submission Of any constitutional
amendment affecting elections or the
elective franchise and the motion was
therefore lost to pass the resolution,
though it had a majority. Thirty.
seven votes were requisite.
To Frame Highway Bill.
The speaker under the order of the
house appointed a committee of seven
members to act in conjunction with
the state highway commission in franz
ing legislation so that New Mexico
may comply with the demand of the
federal government for state appro-
priatiOn to meet its own a%ppropria.
ton of approximately $4,500,000 for
the building of roads throughout the
state. Oliver Lee of Otero was made
chairman, the other members being
Winston Of Sierra, Lobato OF Rio Ar
riba, Mascarenas of Taos, Otero OF
Guadalupe, Herbert Of Chaves and w.
A. Hunter Of San Juan.
1t was announced that a rule will
be brought into the house under which
for the remainder of the session all
morning gatherings will be opened at
8 o'clock.
The only other business transacted
the morning session raj that by a
vote OF "a to 8 the house passed a bill
which makes the salary Of State Mine
Inspector Joe Sheridan $4,000 per an
mum and allows him his travelling ex.
penses.