Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-16
THE STENOGRAPHER
MUST Be ABLE TO
STENOG, SAYS
TOOMBS
House Finally Compromises on
Salary Of $500 to 5000 a
Year for District Attorneys
Typist.
TO0MBs THINKS LABORER
WORTHY OF HIS HIRE


WORTHY OF HIS HIRE
Especial Telegram 20 the Herald
santa Fe. y. ~, May i6.--rhe
house yesterday afternoon made an
attempt 10 clean up lie calendar but
got no further than a mere beginning
because OF house bin No. iGf BY Mr.
Llewellyn, prescribing the duties and
qualifications Of district attorneys.
And Ia consideration OF this meas
ure h apparently was not 50 much q
question OF the district attorney as
a, was whether he should have a
stenographer NJ $1,000 a year or a
stenographer az $3.50 a year -proyid-
ing he ccald set one.
The house finally compromised on
n atenoRsppher at 1900 a year In ell
Of the districts except the one COM
posed Of Luna and Grant counties,
where the stenOBrapher for the dts
trlct attorney will under this act, get
the princely sum Of $500 q year.
The house considered this measure
ia committee Of the whole With Mr..
CatrOn IN the chair. and most OF the
discussion was over the question Of
salaries
Mr. DeBaca started the fracaa when
he proposed an amendment 20 tho
measure which III effect cut down all
salaries from $500 TO 1850 OF the
amounts fixed In the bill.
This bill. 80 far as the salary part
OF Il h concerned, will probably
eevntunlly give way to the county SAL
aries bill, which measure will proba-
A. IA
IN the senate.
But there we're some heated argus
ments over the question OF stenog-
raphers. Mr.. Toomhs rising magnifi-
Gently 90 the occasion on behalf Of the
theory that the la6orer Is worthy OF
his hire, as he expressed Il. lie saic
that II district attorney were going
TO have stenographer. he ought 90
have ono that could do the work,
4 have had great deal Of expert
ence with stenographers," said MI
Toombs. At this point Mf. Burg 'n-
CURED Of Mr.. Toomba what his cx-
periences had been, This caused con-
siderable mirth but Mr.. Toombs was
not 10 be led off his lire OF remarks
and answered promptly, mi. speak
er, my experience have been that
you can't get competent stenog-
rapher for q cen, less than tTs n
month, and that Whenever you Set
one for less money than that, the
said stenoRrapheg cannot stenog."
MIR. Smith, who is careful. az he
declares, 20 keep down unnecessary
expenses. inquired three separate and
distinct times Tor Information as TO
whether the money was TO be paid
direct 90 the gtcnographer through
the state auditors office or paid %
the district attorney and he be per-
mitted 10 pas the stenographer. This
was only point raised By Mr., smith.
MIR. Blanchard moved TO strike out
the word 'stenographer" and Insert
the word sweeper" u the amount OF
salary was to be- liked az only $250 a
year. Someone sent up another
amendment requiring All assistant dis
trlct attorneys 10 work n year for
nothing ITO get experience. The bill
as originally drafted by District At
torney G. ". G.. ward OF Las Vegas.
provided for two clasaifications OF dis
tricts. those having leks than $4,000
resident 20 be IN the second class.
The only district 50 eliminated IL the
ono containing but Luna and Grant
counties.
The original bill gave district at
torneys $4,000 a year Ia tho frat
class districts and one assistant at
1890 year, stenopapher at
$1,000 a year and $500 travelling ex-
penses.
In counties Of the second class the
District attorney was TO receive 4SbO0
year and travelling expenses Of $3.50
a year. with no assistants or stenog-
raphers.
As agreed upon finally the district
attorney In first ciaes districts is 20
receive ta500 o year, with an assist
ant al 81 900 year and a stenoGraph-
or al $500 a year. IN counties OF the
second class the diatrict attorney "a
20 receive $4,000 a year and stenog-
raphor az $500 a year--if, az one
member remarked, che can get one"
But. after having debated tha mat
ter 20 the fullest extent. the house
changed its mind about passing the
measure. The committee OF the
whole arose and reported the bill
favornbiy 90 the house. Tho house.
then voted 20 have the amended bill
printed before taking final action on
Il. the evident intent being 90 have
the measure In shape for incoFpora-
ton into ,he county haiarioB bill when
Il comes up on Joint conference Of
the senate ana tho house, as u now