Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-02
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The above statement is in brle1
the outcome of all the talk and hub
bub about the question of employees
for the legislature which has been
raised by few members OF the
House with good imaginations and by
sensational and untruthful press re-
ports.
Speaking on the subject last night,
a party leader in position to know the
truth in detail said.
"I have never seen legislature in
New Mexico or elsewhere, that did
not have more or less trouble over
the matter of employees. However, ]
can truthfully state that the reports
of disputes, quarrels and bitter feel
ngs, Sent out regarding the question
in this Assembly are untrue.
Considerable delay in selecting
employees was caused by two things:
The first was an honest and conscien-
tious endeavor on the part of those
having the interests of the people and
the Republican party at heart, to hold
down the payroll within the amount
of the $4,000 appropriation by the
federal government. The fact that
this amount will be exceeded but lit
tie if in the end, at all. demonstrates
how successful was their work.
Expert Help for Poor Pay.
another matter which caused de-
lay was the inability to get the ex-
pert help required at the minimum
wages available for such service. A
number of employees would not accept
the positions and work assigned to
them because of the low wages Of
fered and in some cases, second class
help had to be taken instead.
"The average of So per day for
each employe is lower than has been
paid in years to legislative en-
ployes not only here but in other ter
ritories and states where living and
other expenses are much less.
"The friends of the Republican
marty have bent every effort to ma
terially reduce the expense to the
Territory for extra help from what 1t
was two and even four years ago."
The organization of the legislature
is now complete and the coming week
will be one of busy sessions.
District Attorneys Bill.
The most important measure, the
district attorneys bill introduced in
the House by Mr.. Beach and which
passed that body by a vote of II to
Z, will undoubtedly come up for a
vote in the Council next week The
measure, which has caused storm of
criticism in certain quarters, is a
simple act having but one object
that Of giving to the people addition
al home rule by the election of their
public prosecutors instead Of the ap-
pontment of these officials by the
Governor.
Mr.. Beach in defending his bill
both on the floor of the House and in
private, said:
81 can offer no better explanation
of the measure than it contains with
in ITSELF"
He further added that the state
ments that 1t was retaliatOry meas
IRE by "Bursum's tools to rob the
Governor of appointive power, was
not true. A preliminary caucus of
the Council today, indicates that the
bill will pass that body BY at least
two-thirds vote 1t was stated last
might that If the bill was not
brought up for two weeks longer, 1t
would pass the Council by unanimous
vote. Since the provisions of the bill
have reached the taxpayers, members
Df both Houses have been showed un-
der with petitions. letters and tele-
grams from their constituents, in
structing them to aid in the passage
OF the measure.
Home Rule is Popular.
Home rule is popular in New Mex
leo and nothing indicates sit more
than the stand the people have taken
for the passage Of this simple meas
ure.
The question of lobbying, so sternly
dealt with in the House both by resolu-
tion upon the floor and by the intro
duction Of bills by Mr.. Holt and Mr..