Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-09

| annual report TO the secretary of the
| interior represented to him that the
/ New Mexico legislature Is confronted
I with that anomalous condition OF af-
/ fairs which obliges il to transact all
/ business with the aid of eight em-
| ployes in each branch. four of whom
are not active workers or supply a
number sufficient TO meet the actual
I eXigencies by evasion OF the federal
statutes. ! pointed out that those stat
utes had been eVaded that number
of employees not wholly sufficient but
glaringly over-sufticient, had been
supplied i'm the past by such evasion
and in order that the embarrassing
condition might be ended 1 strongly
recommended that a bin be passed by
congress appropriating $4,000 for ad-
ditional employees and contingent eX-
penses, fully setting forth the situa-
tion and stating that the estimate had
been arrived at after consultation with
the territorial secretary. / then went
to Washington and urged the neces-
sity of such an appropriation. (Tht
governor then shows by presenting
kilograms from the secretary of the
interior and the chairman of the
house committee on territories. Mr..
Hamilton, that his suggestions had
been complied with by an act which
will undoubtedly become aSlaw allow
ing the territory to appropriate not
exceeding $4,000 for additional em-
ployes and contingent expenses We
are therefore, now clearly i'm a position
SO that not more than $4,000 can be
lawfully appropriated for the payment
of additional employees and contingent
expenses, and l am ready to approve
the expenditure of such part of that
sum as may in the opinion of the Leg
iSlature prove necessary. | cannot see
my way clear, however, to approve the
appropriation of this money in the
form of house joint resolution No.
4, which Is herewith returned because
that resolution contains no provision
for accounting for the money, and is
in form almost Identical with the
resolutions passed by other legisla
lures under which large sums were
appropriated for similar purposes for
which no accounting whatever was
made or If made such accounting
cannot be found in the territorial ar
chiVes. Whether rightfully or wrong
fully the method of eXpending the
money appropriated by these resolu-
tiOns has given rise to severe criticism
throughout the territory. have no
doubt whatever but that the sums pro-
vided for under this resolution would
be properly accounted for; but what
the people demand, and in what in
nv opinion is imperative is that any
and all resolutions passed by the leg
islature for the disposal of this money
should contain specific provision for
such accounting. naming the employees
and their employment, and the salar-
les they are to receive and specifying
that the method of paying out the
money should be tn. same as that of
other territorial funds; namely
through the auditor of the territory,
upon duly sworn vouchers, the money
to be paid in each instance through a
warrant by the treasurer. most re-
spectfully represent that we are now
in position where there is no reason
whatever for adopting any subterfuge
or resOrting to any technical or actual
laws in the appropriation Of this
money. In the expenditure of the
same there is every reason why. in or
der to avoid any possible criticism
that might arise every precaution
should be taken to have the eXpendi-
ture of the funds made in the same
manner as other territorial funds This
is manfestly the right way to look at
the matter and M action in return
ing to you this resolution far from
being based upon any intention. even
remote, to cast any reflection upon any
member of the legislature, is animated
by my sincere desire that there shall
be no possible excuse for citicism by
anyone I'm any part of the territory
have the honor to be
Respectfully yours.
II. j HAGERMAN,
Governor of New Mexico"
The pay roll resolution and the veto
ft,t
diately after the noon recess on a re-
port by Mr.. Holt of the judiciary
committee recommending that the res
olution be passed over the governors
veto. The house republicans had
previously met in caucus. where the
agreement outlined above was reach
ed while the council reached its un-
derstanding on the matter In an eX-
ecutive session which occupied the
entire morning The vote in the house
on the veto message was II TO 3, the
three democrats casting their vote
against the resolution There was no
discussion. The resolution and the
veto message were at once transmit
ted to the council where. after the
reading of the message, President
Spiess took the floor to state his pO-
sition on the resolution.
Mr. Spiess began with the state
ment that he and all members of the
council were mainly In sympathy
with the governor in the statements
contained in his message lie agreed
with the governor he said as to the
necessity for a clear accounting for
the money which shall be part OF the
public records Of the territory He
then went at length into the history
of the extra emploYe system tracing
It's development from the year 1891,
when It first appeared to 1895. when
II became so raVenous In its demands
on the treasury that court and con-
gress were called in to the assistance
of the people He traced its develop
ment on up to the session OF 1906
and to the present time. He took
exception to the governors statement
that previous payments for extra en-
ployes had been Illegal. holding that
the appropriations having been made
for contingent expenses and not for
the payment Of extra employees, were
not legally violations OF the prOhih-
itory act of congress although he
admitted that these approximations
were In probable violation Of he In
tention Of The congressional act ON
the roll call on the passage Of the
resolution over the veto Mr. Sargent
Mr.. Sulzer and Mr.. Cameron, who
had been among those opposing the
passage Of the resolution. explained
that since their objections ta the reso-
luton had been met, they would not
carry their opposition farther. Thus
II is believed that the extra employe
question for this session, at least, has
been brought to an adjustment
B0lIermakers Go ON Strike.
Bloomington. Ill., Feb. SA strike
OF all the boilermakers and helpers on
the Chfpapo a. Alton rafiroad mum.