Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-16
The House..
yesterday AFTERNOONS SESSION.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
The house session was enlivened by a
debate upon the much mooted question
as to the compensation of the territorial
employees of the legislature. The entire
membership was in their seats when the
finance committee, through Chairman
Hinkle, presented tho following resolu-
ton entitled H. R. No. S, pursuant to in
structions received at the morning ses-
sion; be it
Resolved by the house of representa-
ives, the council con curing, That in ad-
dition to the subordinate officers pro-
vided by act of congress, there shall be
the following additional officers, who shall
receive as full compensation the amounts
herein set forth:
The chief clerk shall receive 81 per day
in addition to the United States salary,
and the sergeant-at-arms 81 per day, with
the following employees with the per
diems named: First assistant sergeant
alarms, So; first interpreter, So; first
translator, So: second assistant transla-
tors, Sc; first assistant interpreter, U.s.;
doorkeeper, IS; journal clerk, Sc; reading
clerk, Sc; copying clerk, So; one assist
ant enrolling clerk, IS; one assistant en-
crossing clerk, IS; one copying clerk, IS;
one clerk of committee on judiciary, $5;
one clerk of committee on education, s.;
one clerk of committee on finance, IS;
one clerk of committee on penitentiary,
IS; one porter, 81; one messenger, 81;
one postmaster, 81; one assistant door
keeper, SIS ;one general committee clerk, IS;
one clerk of committee on counties, IS;
one assistant chief clerk, Sc; two type
writers, each, Sc; Four pages each per
day, So; assistant journal clerk, Sc.
Council employees: One interpreter, IS;
one assistant sergeant-at-arms, So; one
6oorkeeper, S.; translator, 80; assistant
translator, SO; journal clerk, Sc; reading
clerk, Sc; copying clerk, rs; assistant
copying clerk, S.; assistant enrolling
clerk, IS; assistant engrossing clerk, S.
clerk of judiciary committee, IS; clerk OF
finance committee, s.; clerk of peniten.
tiary committee, IS; clerk of committee
ON education, IS; porter, 81; messenger
"a; two typewriters, each So; general
committee clerk, IS; assistant chief clerk
Sc; assistant doorkeeper, s.; postmaster
81; clerk of Committee on counties, s.
assistant journal clerk, So; three pages
per day, each 90.
Upon the completion of the reading Of
this resolution, it was moved that the
resolution be read the second and third
times and put on its passage. This mo.
tion prevailed by vote Of 16 to 8.
! Upon the merits of the resolution
there were number of speeches.
Mr.Carr was opposed to the passag
of the resolution. He said that IN its
present form it provided for too many
attaches and would be too great burden
upon the treasury of the territory.
Mr.. Christy took the position that there
was no power in the legislature to en-
ploy these additional persons; that the
organic act of New Mexico forbids any
such outlay; and that under the decision
of the supreme court of Idaho and one OF
two other courts it had been expressly
ruled tnat there YVES an express absence
of power to pay money out of the terrific
rial treasury for this purpose.