Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-15
GOVERNOR VETOES
SALARY BILL
Puts kibosh on Ten Other
Important Measures at
Last Minute
REASONS ADVANCED WEIGHTY
New Game and Drainage Acts
Became Law Late Last
Evening.

J Governor Mcdonald vetoed the Sal
| AIRY Bill, He did it after long delib.
Grafton, considerable hesitancy and
some apprehension, at 11:30 last eve
ming. The determining factor was that
under the constitution, the bill fixes
salaries for five years. Had the pro.
visions of the bill been only for one
/ year, the governor would probably
| have signed it, but he deemed it Wis
er to have the county officials suffer
hardships for another six months than
| to fasten on the state a law, which he
| declares to be discriminatory, Unequal
and excessive, although in a few in
| stances the salaries are too low while
in others they are too high.
| Medical Bill.
| The governor also vetoed the Med
ical bill 1t Disseminated against
| Christian Scientists, it works some
hardships on people remote from cities
/ and towns in that there are large por-
tions Of New Mexico which have no
regular practitioners, the present law
IS good enough and there is therefore
no special urgency for medical legis.
lation. The path of the medical bill
was stormy and devious one through
both houses, and was changed several
times, before 1t reached final vote in
the closing hours of the legislature.
Game Law.
The new game law permitting the
propagation of game for the market
was signed after Governor Mcdonald
last evening had read agld studied ev-
cry word of it. It was one of the
measures which he mad left until the
last because he felt some hesitancy
about its provisions.
The Drainage Bill.
This was the last bill to be si@ned
ty Governor Mcdonald It is Qtite
yoluminous and is an innovation that
lit is hoped will lead to the reclamaA
ton of some 10000 or more acres of
land in New Mexico, that ought to be
drained.
Other Bills Vetoed
Senate Bill No 1871, the act penaliz-
ing the libeling of fraternal and reli.
gious associations was vetoed. 1t is
class and special legislation and very
! loosely drawn.
Senate Bill No. ia, exempting new
industries and new railroads from
taxation for six years was vetoed be.
cause it is too sweeping in its provi-
slons. The exemption would not ac-
compish the beneficent purpose for
which it should be granted.
Senate Substitute for House Bill No.
u, to provide for the paving of the
streets around the state buildings at
Santa Fe. The measure is unneces-
sary, does not carry out the intent Of
the lntroducer and provision has al
ready been made between the state
and the property owners and the city
to do the work provided for in the
bill.
Senate Bill No. 1S4, the Champion
Primary Election Bill, was vetoed be-
cause it would deprive the six south
eastern counties of New Mexico of
the direct primaries which they al
ready have adopted.
House Bill No 2S7, the Campbell
law providing for the advertising OF
estrays in county papers, was vetoed
because it would compel those inter-
ested to take paper in each county
i'll which estrays might be found in
stead of as now, taking one paper con-
tanning all the estray advertisements.
The rate also is doubled over what it
is now.
Senate Bill No. 81, creating the Of
flee of district clerks was vetoed be-
cause of the political intent of ona
| OF the clauses. Some of the district
judges protested against it.
Senate Bill No. AZ, providing for the
execution of the death penalty at the
! penitentiary made no financial proyi.
sion for carrying it into effect. 1t also
! set definite time for executions, in
stead of giving the warden certain
leeway so that the other convicts
could not know the exact day and hour
when the execution took place.
! Senate Substitute for Senate Rilj
NO, l42, appropriating $4,000 to relo-
cate the Canine Real, west of Albu.
querque to Gallup, was vetoed because
OF the idea that it is not we'll to un-
dertake new road projects until those
IN hand now, are pushed to completion.
House Bill No. 22S, to permit graz
ing on land grants on petition was
vetoed and so was the Socorro land
grant bill of Hilton.
Appropriation Bill.
Only few items in the appropria.
tion bill were vetoed although to the
governor several other items appeared
improper, but as their elimination
would have worked a distinct hard.
ship if not injustice, and as the bill
is only for one year, they were per-
n!itted to pass. The items that wera
struck out were $500 to be expend.
ed by the commissioner of public
lands for immigration work, because
the land commissioner is already over
} burdened with responsibilities and
! work. Items of 500 each for the pre-
|. siding officers of the two houses were
struck out because they are unconsti-
; tutional. The corporation commission
was trimmed down the following
} items: Chief clerk Of commissioners