Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-09
Both Houses Pass Payroll
Resolution Over Governor
Hagerman'S Veto by Almost
Unanimous Vote,
THREE DEMOCRATS
ALONE IN OPPOSITION
Agreement Reached to File
Future Salary Lists in Audi
tors 0ffice-To Be Kept
Within $4,000 Limit
Morning Journal Bureau, I
Santa Fe. n. NJ. Feb. ST.

Morning Journal Bureau,
Santa Fe. n. NJ. Feb. s..
Both houses of the legislature this
afternoon passed over the governors
veto the first pay roll appropriation
for the payment of extra employees
carrying approximately $500 for the
first fifteen days of the session. The
vote in the house was 21 to 2. only
three democratic members voting
against the resolution, while the vote
in the council was unanimous.
While the payroll resolution was
passed over the governors veto. the
agreement reached before the vote
was had was distinct victory for
the governor and the friends of econ
omy in the legislature. Since 1t was
agreed to meet every objection made
by the governor in his veto message
both as TO the amount of money to be
paid out and as to the manner of its
payment.
Tho vote was taken after an agree
ment had been made in both houses
that the payrolls for each house would
be made out. and that permanent rec
ord In detail would be fled with the
auditor of the territory SO that no
one could question the exact disposi-
tion of the money. The further agree
ment was made that an additional
payroll appropriation should be
passed paying all extra employees up
to the twentieth day OF the session, OF
teday,, ard that all unnecessary em-
ployes should then be stricken from
the roll so that there would be no dis
position to exceed the $4,000 limit
allowed by congress. This latter ac-
tion was taken tonight. both houses
meeting i'm night session and a joint
resolution being passed carrying a to-
tai Of Sl.9S0 of which $1,000 is for
the house and $3.50 for the council.
This makes a total of $500 paid out
thus far during the session for extra
The rest of the session will
be run with about one-ha!f of the
who have been on the pay
roll up to today, ii the agreement
made today is sustained. And there is
every reason to believe that ii will
be This solution of the question was
reached after it was found that the
opposition to the passage of a new
resolution was no less strong than the
demand for a business like accounting
for the moneys appropriated. This de-
mand for the accounting was strong
enough to have tied up the resolution
had not an understanding been
reached
The general desire on every hand to
get the emploYe matter settled assisted
toward the agreement; since business
like accounting for the money and
keeping within the $4,000 limit were
the only objections made by the gov
ernor in his veto message Todays,
events form a distinct concession TO
the views of the governor and of the
friends of economy The governor rec
ognized the necessity for additional
employees I'm the legislature and II was
only through his efforts before the de-
partment that the legal appropriation
of $4,000 was made possible. The
veto message states at length the gov
views and his reasons for de-
clning to sign the joint resolution.
The message follows in full;
Veto Message No. 1.
To the Hon. r. l.. Baca. Speaker,
and the Members of the House oil
Representatives of the Thirty-Sev-
epth Legislative Assembly of Nhe
Territory of New Mexico, Santa ke'
N. NJ
Gentlemen:-I have the honor TO
most respectfully return herewith
without my approval house Joint res
olution No. 4, providing for the pay
ment of employees and contingent eN-
penses of the legislature. The resolu-
ton provides for the appropriation or
$3,362 to pay salaries of Interpreters
and contingent expenses
Of the house of representatives. ana
81 396 to pay salaries of interpreters
and contingent expenses of
the council. II further provides that
upon presentation OF the resolution IT.
self to the auditor of the territory, the
auditor shall draw his warrant against
the territorial treasurer In favor OF
the speaker of the house of represen-
tatiVes and the president of the coun-
ell for the said sum, and that the
treasurer e ordered to pay the same
on the presentation Of said warrant
II Is further provided that said sums
shall after the passage of the resolu-
tion be aaid ont as may be directed
by the thirty-seVcnth legislative as
sembly For the first time IN many
years the Legislature OF New Mexico
Is able 10 legally appropriate money
for extra employees and contingent eN-
expenses. The act OF congress of June
10, 1878, after setting forth what
should be the subordinate officers OF
each branch of the territorial legis-
lature and the pay they should re-
reive. provided that mo greater NUM-
ber of officers or charges per- diem
should be paid or allowed by the
United States to any territory,
An act passed on May 2S, 1896, ap-
plicable alone to New Mexico, follows;
'That no other officer Of either house
If said legislature shall be elected or
appointed. OF paid out of any money
appropriated by the congress of the
United States except translator and
an Interpreter" II has been therefore,
clearly and Enthusiastically illegal for
he territory to appropriate or expend
any money for salaries of subordinate
officers for contingent expenses.
When u has been done. u has been
lone contrary te law. All that the
territory was entitled to for carrying