Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-01-30

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Jan. 29.-The
eleventh day of the session did not
accomplish much in the way Of get
ting down to business. The employ
ment question was the burning topic,
and like the proceeding ten days, Ut
tie else was discussed in the lobby.
If the legislators don't get down To
work soon this session will pass into
history as the employees session. The
fight going on in the House is for
competent clerical help and to let
those who are incapable If filling their
positions go. The list of persons who
are on and incapable is amazing, but
political debts have to be paid. Rep
resentatives Turner of Silver City,
and Bowie of Gallup, are fighting To
bring about the right state of affairs
in regard to this employment -ques-
ton. They are IN a fair way to sue
ceed, too, and this week will prob
ably see the end if nothing turns up
between now and Saturday night.
The joint committee on conference
agreed today on the following list aid
scale of wages to be paid the enl-
plpyees for the first ten days:
Interpreters, $500 per day; assis-
tant enrolling and engrossing clerk,
$500 per day; assistant sergaent-at-
arms, $4.OO per day; reading clerk,
$500 per day; assistant reading clerk,
$3.50 per day; translator, $500 per
day; assistant translator, $500; stem
ographers and typewriters, $500 pc.
day; assistant chief clerk, $500 pei
day; journal clerk, $500 per day,
messengers, $3.50; per day; da,
watchman, $3.50; assistant journal
clerk, s4.00 per day; door keepers,
$3.50 per day; committee clerks.
$3.50 per day; night watchman, $3.oe
per day; sweepers, $3.50 per day;
postmaster $3.50 per day; cloakTooin
Jerk, $3.50 per day; bill clerks, s..
ser day; pages, $3.50 per day.
In the House all members answss-
ed to roll call this morning. The fol
owing bills were introduced:
House bill No. 35, by Mr. Bowie
an act providing for the burial OF de-
ceased soldiers and sailors, honorabls
discarged. Referred % the commit
tee on military affairs. House d
40. IS, Dy the speal.er, an All
amend chapter 3S of the laws of
D1Fo 10 orV1if for or,
judiciary. House bid No. 81, By IL
Martinez, an act relatias SO the aal.
ing of school houses in school a.
siets. Referred 10 committee cn e
ucation.
.4snee committee recommeaa
Il &c passage o1 coraci. Joint fs
d ion no. g. providing fer aha "a
ment Of employees and it was passed
under suspension of the rules. The
resolution was then sent to Governor
OterO, who, no doubt having in mind
his cali down by the secretary Of the
interior for allowing extravaganza in
this direction, promptly vetoed 1t.
The committee on statehood held a
meeting this afternoon and Mr, Bow
lie, chairman of the house committee,
reported that Senator Fall, chairman
of the joint committee, had been in
structed to see Governor Otero and
with him refute the statement made
in the California legislature, by Sen
ator Hahn of Pasadena, that the peo-
pie of New Mexico are opposed to
statehood.
The territory will pay the house
| employees $2,339 for the first ten
days work, and the council employees
will have $3.50, or about $500 day
which the taxpayers pay employees
for doing nothing. Only forty days
more The house adjourned until Il
O'Clock tomorrow.
The council had both morning ane
afternoon session. The following
bills were introduced:
Council bill No. IL, by Mr.. Albright
an act providing for a geologic anI
natural history surveyor of New Mex
leo, also by the same gentleman al
act to amend sections 1, 2, 5, 8, AM
II of chapter Sc of the laws OF 1899
relating to jurors. Council bill No
13, by Mr.. Martinez, an act to repea
section 1868 to 1873 Of the compileS
laws of 1897, relating to the observ
ance of Sunday Council bill No. IA
hv Mr. Cpiocc on oct providinp f01
the uniform indexing of all titles ant
instruments affecting titles, also bill
No. Is, an act to repeal section | o
chapter 80 of the session laws of 1901
relating to supreme court judgments
Mr.. Duncan introduced bill TO ere
ate Mills county and Tucumcari to b
the county seat.
Mr.. Spiess, upon request of Mr.
Andrews, who is in Washington, in
troduced bill relating to the assess
ment Of sheep for taxation. A peti
ton was presented by Preslden
Chaves from the New Mexico Militar,
institute at Roswell, asking for ths
appointment of legislation commit
tee to inspect the institution and i
was referred to the committee on ca
ucation.
Council joint resolution, No. 6. wa
returned vetoed by the governor ant
the council unanimously passed ths
resolution over the governors vets
As the house had adjourned, the res
olution will go before it tomorrow
The council will come together y
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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