Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-08-12
Runored Retirement of Gram
vile PendIeton From Immi-
grafton Bureau ReviveS In
tereSt in Joint Resolutions.
FATE OF PEOPLES MONEY !
REMAINS A MYSTERY
San Juan County Man Vouch-
ed for Spanish Printing That
Costt6e People $4,000 At
S>0ne Fell Swoop, ~
Correspondence Morning Journal

| OSAtNSPpiAiOhNN holllHE journal.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Aug. 1.-THE
end Is not yet in the series of changes
IN the official roster of New Mexico.
which began several months ago. or
when Governor Hagerman entered
| the executive office. The changes
| thus far have been made without
commotion or sensationalism. ana
without particle of confusion in tho
business Of the territory Indeed. lt
has long been evident to observers
! or current affairs in New Mexico that
governor Hagerman is not given To
radical action and that when he does
act, there is always good and sufh-
Giant reason for action. 1t takes timS
TO get results in the business nf
| government but the results OF Gov
ernor Hagerman's administration are
becoming apparent to the peoples ana
his administration is just beginning.
BUT there are to be further chang
| es in the official roster before very
long, and one of them, according to a
very persistent rumor, will he In the
bureau of immigration, that more OF
less valuable branch OF the territorial
I payroll of which Colonel Max Frost
mas long been the guiding genius.
4 This change Is coming very soon and
the member who is contemplating re-
/ urement Is said to be Hon. Granville
Pendleton, of San Juan county presi-
dent of the bureau
Mr.. Pendleton has been member
of this bureau for number Of years
He has been one OF the harmonious
| members-ln other words, he has
been painstaking follower and ar-
dent champion of the policy Of the
secretary, Colonel Frost Mr. PEN
dleton, 1t Is understood Is not in
/! hurry to retire; but nevertheless hin
retirement may occur in the very
near future.
In addition to his service as
member of the bureau of lmmigra-
ton, Mr.. Pendleton has been II mem
ber of the lower house OF the New
| Mexico legislature for several success
sive terms, and 1t has been In his ca
pacity as member Of the legislature
rather than as president OF the hu-
| reau Of immigration that he has been
| in the public eye. The bureau of im-
migration under Colonel Frost's man
J agement, has not offered a very broad
field for distinguished public service,
| for Colonel Frost as secretary, and
with an unseash disregard of his
personal convenience and endeavor
has done all the work and drawn an
the pay.
But In the legislature Mr.. Pendleton
has occupied a prominent position.
and although rumor has II that he Is
about to retire from the public ser
vice, yet he Is likely to continue in
the public eye for some time TO come,
IL popular interest continues I'm the
acts of the last legislature and par
/ ticularly in those notable examples or
legislation, Joint resolutions No. aud
No. T." under which $4,000 of the
| peoples money was expended with
/ larpa uAnarngttN
broad account of contingent expens-
es of the Legislature"
/ His Legislative Record.
In the territorial Legislature MI.
Pendleton has been a prominent.
though not dominant figure. He
has been a steadfast advocate of "har-
mony," and has been credited with
much service as the mouthpiecb in
| the house OF the men who have con-
trolled the last two legislatures, aud
particularly the last one. An eloquent
speaker, his voice has been heard in
defense and advocacy of many meas.
ures promoted by these same men.
AS chairman of the finance cons
mittee OF the house OF the last legis-
lature Mr.. Pendleton played a proml-
nent part In carrying out the some-
what vague terms OF the notorious
joint resolutions No. and T. for It
was his duty, nominally at least. to
expend the large sums drawn from
the territorial treasury under these
extraordinary acts
SO far as Is known Mr.. Pendletan
performed his duty faithfully and
well, and In accord with the terms of
the resolutions. With w. E. Mar
tin, chairman OF the council finance
committee, he drew the money from
the treasury and spent It for "contin-
gent expenses" for so far as Is known
no other record was left publicly or
privately. as to how this large sum
was spent
With magnificent disregard for
detail Mr.. Martin and Mr.. PendIeton
signed vouchers by which $4,000 OF
the peoples money was placed IN
their hands to be expended for Con
tlngent expenses" and without fur
Their restriction. Both men followed
the resolutions to the letter. They
spent the money for Contingent ex-
penses."
It can easily be seen that Mr.. Pen-
dlefon has vouched for a great deal.
I Under Joint resolution No. l. $4,000
was placed In his hands. 10 be spent,
nominally at least and SO far as the
people know, Just as Mr.. Pendleton
saw At. A similar amount was place
ed In Mr.. Martins hands.
Under joint resolution No. 7, under
the same conditions, $1,000 wus place
ed In Mr.. Pendloton's hands, while
$4,000 was a. the disposal OF mr..
Martin.
There is ne doubt that this money
was used a. the men who passed The
Two resolutions through the ieglala-