Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-27
BARTH ON WARPATH
DEMANDS TO Be
S \ 0 W n
Gentleman from BernalillO Is
Hungry for Information
Concerning Senate Employees
and Their Duties and Pay.
FINDS FAULT WITH
EMERGENCY CLAUSE


tApcrlnl Correspondence 20 ficrul0.l
santa re. n. 81. March 26.--son-
ator Isaac Barth. Democratic mem
Der OF the legislature from BornnliilO
county charged YESTERDAY afternoon
during the consideration OF tho pay
bill FOR members and employees of the
legislature that some Of the employees
were not attending to their jobs but
that they were employing substitutes
for lese money and pocketing the dlf-
ference.
The senator likewise registered
Kick against what he termed was a
too frequent tendency TO attach the
emergency clause % legislation. In
fact. the Democrats senator. wao has
been leading n somewhat precarlous
contest with w. H. Walton and J. r.
Hinhle for minority leadership In the
senate. was on the warpath yesterday
and white hg protested that ne was
only asserting his rights he also took
occasion 10 remark thar he vas not
going to vote for any bill even were
Il o. KID by minority member OF a
senate committee, unless he had a
chance 20 read said bin and deter
mine It's contents to his own satIsfac-
ton.
In this role he was given a prod
/ by the majority leader, n. y. Holt. OF
Dona Ana. who asked Senator Barth
why is was that he did not seem 10
nave aR much faith in his minority
members ne tho majority had in It's
members on tho same committees.
Senator Barth replied by stating
that 81 he stood alone no was going
To- determine tire contents Of bills or
he was not going 10 vote for them.
hut that was not the limit Co Sem
atOr Barth's "buttain" qualities. as
he himself termed them, for ne arose
during a consideration OF the printing
bill, providing for tho printing in
Spanish and English OF senate and
house bills and their distribution. 20
inquire by what authority and under
what rule or resolution. the senate
had been having Its bills printed
| prior to this time He was COM
peiIed to dosist. however. on a point
Of order raised by Mr.. Holt. and he
did not renew his inquiries IN that
direction.
II am informed" declared Mr.
/ Bnrth, that employees OF this senate
Z WIN AAN WIAMAHh A1NN VI 50 ANfAuA =
a day are going about their regular
occupations down town ana are en-
| ploying subsidiaries FOR less money 90
attend to tholr datfes here wish
to assert he said. that II a ser
geant-at-arms. az six dollars a day, Is
employed by this senate he ought to
attend to his duties here. n we can
secure the services Of sergeunt-as-
/ Zen I..aa an
titled 20 the difference. Tho constl-
tuition fixes the maximum wages; we
don't have 20 pay that much. ! un-
derstand that some employees Of this
body are not on the job"
This came u9 after senator Bartb
! had demanded that he be allowed 60
read the pay bin for his own infoT-
maton and for the information OF
the senate. and TO discuss the same.
II have no objection 10 the pay Of
the lieutenant governor nor OF the
members Of The senate" said Mr..
Barth Il have no obiectio~s TO the
ProvlsiOns OF the bill Ia that respect.
but don't know how long I can sit
here and see some employees OF this
body drawing six dollars or five doll
| lars a day send over men here 20 do
tho work az $3.50 per day. with this
understanding on my part ! hope
that this bill viii pass the senate.
/ The bin then passed. Senator Barth
voted for 1t. No sooner had the pay
bill gone peneeably upon it's way to
the enrolling and ongrQssing clerk
| than senator Bafth Was again In the
midst OF the fray. alone but beiliger-
cne.
Senator Holt asked permission 20
/ present bin out OF order because
Il was necessary for the payment Of
the salaries OF members and employees
and had been sent 20 him by 1he state
auditor and state treasurer. II was