The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-28

the party leaders much trouble dur
| ing the week, and is not yet settled,
| threatening to break out with every
| meeting of the house. 1t is expected
to spend $4,000 on extra employees,
| over and above the help paid by the
general government, and the money
was divided between the two houses
on a prorata basis, the council getting
$5, 400 and the house $500. 1t is
expected that this sum would allow
| of 48 employees in the house, being
| two for each member but when tine
| employees presented themselves and
the rolls were made up was found
that one hundred and fourteen were
present and drawing pay. TGen the
trouble started.
The party leaders realize that they
must be careful with a factional fight
threatening them, and they are all for
retrenchment. They went into eau
Gus with the members of the house
and the first trimming brought
about the discharge of fifty-two. 1t
is almost unnecessary to say that
there are in Santa Fe just fifty-two
new trouble makers for the legislators
anu they are making things warm. A
number of the legislators have com
promised with their followers by pay
ing them some money and sending
by all. 1t is expected that there will
be another reduction in the number
of employees, and the legislators are
complaining that the majority of those
employed are useless, being better
suited for Sneep camps than legisla-
tive halls. The bosses are figuring
on making another reduction, and then
getting employees actually useful, but
they are under great pressure.
In, o1
most unanimous il saying that the
present assembly is composed of bet
ter men, on the average, than have
ever before been sent here to repre-
sent the people of this territory, and
they expect results accordingly The
indications are that aside from some
legislation intended to offend the gov
| erlor, the laws passed by this assem-
| oily will be acceptable to the people
One of the strongest arguments a
gainst the passage of the district attor
ney bill is that in a majority of the
districts the people can not be trust
ed to elect proper men to the offices.
Democrats believe in the election of
all officials by the people, and they
generally favor the passage of any
bill placing the matter in the hands
of the people, but at the same time
they admit that the republican dis
IFlcIS OF THIS territory Will prODaDly
disgrace themselves in selecting their
prosecuting officers, and tney sympa-
thize with those republicans object
ing to the bill on that ground.
An antigambling bill will be passed
by this assembly, but already there is
fight on as to the provisions of the
proposed law. The friends of Hager-
man are charging that the bill to be
passed by the brutal majority will be
Ineffective, and simply a blind. At
least two bills will be introduced on
the subject. Representative Ruppe
has one which is said to be very Sc
we're il its provisions, and to meet.
the approval of the Hagerman people.
Hon. Charles A. Spiess,
(Of San Miguel County,
The selection of Hon. Charles A.
SpieSS, of San Miguel county, for
president of the council, has met
with the general approval of botn re-
publicans and democrats, and the lone
democrat in the council made strong
endorsement of mis- candidacy. He is
looked upon as a fair minded man.