Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-12

mittee clerk, one penitentiary committee
clerk. Each shall be provided with
meal ticket until such time as their ser
vices may be required One finance COM
mttee clerk, 81 per day. Four (4 pages,
~ per she ct. two pages to the sheet. Two
type-wrlters 81 per day. Four sweepers, 10
cents per day each with a charge to them
of IS cents per day each for lodging. Ali
revenues derived from tLis source shall
be turned into the school fund.
"The above named employees, with the
aid OF those paid by the United States
government ought, we feel, to be able
and willing to worry along at the pay
allowed herein until times get little
better. And it should be borne in mind
that in the state Of Kansas there are all
told only fifteen officers and clerks for
| the house of representatives of 1875 men,
! bers and twelve officers and clerks for
forty senators. Bleeding Kansas has not
taken the first degree in being bled. We
do not favor low wages, but as we are not
given any power to increase or reduce
the number of employees we have felt it
necessary in the interest of moderate ap-
preparation of the public funds to fix
some of the pay herein set forth at rather
low figures, but we have been governed
strictly by the amount of work which
each employe is called upon to perform
for this council Of twelve men, and we
hope that 40 employe or his friends has
been overlooked by u.s."
Referring to the house, Mr.. Hadley said
| that the committee is en- tiled to further
tims in view of the number of applicants
still on hand, and suggests that while the
back b0Ie of q hard winter is no yet
busted" the territory almost is.
| Mr.. Bunker moved that the report of
the majority of the committee be adopt
ed Mr.. Hadley was opposed to this on
the ground that while there had been an
average reduction of 81 per day in salar-
les there had been on increase in the total
number of employees of about nineteen.
Mr. Curry vacated the chair to Council
man Victory and made an earnest and
able speech in which he presented the
position of the majority in the chamber
as to the question of employees. He
said that the number of proposed
council employees ia few less
| than it was two years ago under
Republican control aud that the cost to
the territory would be $l,400 less for the
session than in 1898. He said that the
minority report of the gentleman from
BernahlIo (Mr. Hadley) was an insult to
the intelligence of the council and that an
attempt to burlesque SO serious matter
W Il mi mn tf, n
his party. The Democratic maj ority pro-
posed to treat their friends of the minor
ity with all respect and Justice and it
seemed that the conduct of the minority
should at least show a desire to recipro-
cate. Mr.. Curry said, however, that he
was impressed with the fact that there
were too many employees proposed for the
house, there being about fourteen more
than at the last session. He thought that
this portion of the report should be re-
ferred back to the joint committee for
reconsideration and revision SO as to pre-
serve the Democratic doctrine of econ
omy in the administration of public
| funds.
Mr.. Chavez made the point of order
that the council had no authority to
send the report back to the joint COM
mlttee; they could only send it to their
own committee with a request to the
house to coufer further with the council
committee on the subject.
| The force of the point of order was
admitted by Mr.. Curry and the motion to
recommit stood as suggested by Mr..
Chavez.
Mr.. Hadley, replying to Mr.. Curry, said
that it was not his intention to insult the
Intelligence of the council. On the con-
trary, his minority report WAS prompted
| by the feeling that tho council members
| we're business men and that they would
rectify a wrong to the tax payers of New
| Mexico. If tho Republicans had been
extravagant in the past, as charged by
Mr.. Curry, he had no apology to make
for them. He wanted economy in these
matters, irrespective of what might or
might not have been done in the past.
/ Mr.. Perea also wanted economy. He
said that it had always been the custom
to have employees paid by the territory,
in addition TO those being paid by the
federal government. The tendency to
increase the number of those employed
from session TO session must be checked
and MIR. Perea thought the present ses-
sion a good time to start in.
Mr.. Larragoi agreed that mistake
had been made in the number of en-
ployes allowed the house but thought the
council had done everything in the mat
ter Of retrenchme1t that could be desired.
Mr.. Larragoite was of the opinion that
the sun should shine as bright for one as
for another and that the terms Demo.
GRAFT and Republican should not be used
on the floor of the council. All shoald
unite for the good of New Mexico.
Mr.. Bunker said that the number OF
EN- poyes allowed the house was against
his better Judgment in the committee
room and he thought it should be re-
duced. He called attention to the de.
crease made by the committees estimate
in the matter of council employees and
said the house should be called upon to
meet the council half way in tho interests
of economy.
Mr.. D.smarais Joined his colleague
from San Miguel in HIS opposition to the
proposed increase in the number of house
employees.
MIR. Hadley said that he was delighted
to see the business spirit in which the
COUNCIL WAS ulspOseu 10 COuelutr tno luHt'
ter. He moved therefore that his own
minority report be tabled and that the
majority report be recommltted.
Mr.. Garcia followed in speech full OF
good points IN which he showed that the
present Republican efforts toward ecou-
o"y e'o"i' ~. es harmony with the
past record of the party.
Mr.. Abeyta also thought that this cry
for retrenchment came with very poor
grace from the Republicans.
Mr.. Chavez defended the Republican
record in past legislatures and produced
figures to show that they had. not been as
extravagant as was alleged. While the
majority party had certain privileges as
to the employment of its, friends, it