Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-07
PAYROLL
FOR EXTRAS
PASSED
CARRIES TOTAL OF S5,758
FOR FIRST FIFTEEN DAYS
Announced That Lists viii Be
Cut Down by Next Pay
Day in Order Not to Exceed
$4,000 Limit.
The Morning Journal Bureau.
Santa Fe, n. NJ, Feb. 6.


After several lengthy meetings Of
the republican caucus of the house. a
temporary agreement has been reach
ed on the extra employe question. and
today the first appropriation resolu-
tion to pay extra employees of the
house and council for the first fifteen
days of the session passed both
houses. The resolution carries a total
for the fifteen days of $5.75S. of which
$3,362 is for the house and $2,396 for
the council The resolution was sent
to the governor late this afternoon
The resolution was introduced this
morning in the house by Mr.. Holt as
house Joint resolution No. 4, and was
passed under suspension of the rules
without discussion. Mr. Hudspeth of
Lincoln county. cast the only vote
against it, Mr.. Mirabal being absent.
In the council the resolution was also
passed during the afternoon session
under suspension of the rules, and
without discussion The vote was s
to 3, Mr., Dalies being absent, Messrs
against the appropriation.
Should the present ratio of $5,75S
for the first fifteen DAYS of the ses-
sion be maintained throughout the
sixty days, the expense for extra em-
ployes would amount to $23.032, of $40
more than the amount appropriated
under joint resolutions / and in
1905. 1t is announced, however, and
Speaker Baca and several members of
the council joined in the announce
ment, that the list of extra employees
will have been so reduced by the next
pay day as to keep the amount with
i'm the $4,000 limit Enough mem
bers Of both houses have announced
their intention to enforce this limit to
make 1t reasonably sure that no over
appropriation will be voted
The resolution is not 1atlsfaGtory to
many members of the assembly, for
the reason that 1t provides for no ac-
counting as to the manner of SPEND
ing the money appropriated. The sum
of $3,362 IS placed in the hands Of
Speaker Baca, and $2,396 in the hands
of President Spiess, and the money
is to be paid out as these two Off
GERS may direct. While no one ques-
tions for a moment that the money
VIII be used Tor the purpose Tor Whlch
it is appropriated, the resolution car
ries no provision at all for an ac-
counting and unless the officers
named desire to do so, there will be
absolutely no record left in the terri
torial account to show to whom this
money was paid or the amounts re-
eeived by the several employees.
If the effort to keep the eXpendl-
lures within the $1,000 limit suc5
ceeds, 1t will be victory for the adj
vocates of economy and at the same
time concession by the machine to
tho public sentiment of the territory
The resolution is not only defective
as to the form of accounting but It
leaves the foundation of the extra en-
ploye graft untouched, since it merely
cuts down the amount used and does
not touch the principle involved. As
a result those competent clerks who
do the work of the assembly will be
paid at a rate far below what their
work entities them to in order that
useless and incompetent people may
be provided with money for doing
nothing.