Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-04
HOUSE PASSES
SALARY BILL
1t Is More Economical in
Spots Than Measure
of Senate
CONSIDERABLE CUTS MADE
Effort to Increase Pay of School
Superintendent
Fails.
House..

House.
Speaker Baca did not call the
House to order until II :l5 a. m. After
the chaplain had pronounced the invo-
cation Major Llewellyn moved to re-
commit to the steering committee Sen
ate Bill No 1906. the County Salary
Bill. Blanchard in opposition de-
clared that if this bill is recommitted
that neither the Senate nor the House
bill would become law at this session
and that he for one is not willing to
shirk the plain duty of passing salary
bill Toombs thought it the better
plan to pass House Bill No, 200 the
Baca Salary Bill, and thus get the sal
ary matter speedily into conference
Blanchard demanded a roll call and
The Senate bill was recommitted 80 to
III.
Clancy moved that the Baca bill,
House Bill No. 200, be taken up. This
was done after Speaker Baca asked
facetiously: DO you want a roll CALL
A message from the Senate was side
lTdchtu uHtll diLeI lle Dlll Was uls-
posed of.
The steering committee offered
amendments materially reducing the
salary figures in the original bill The
amendments which were adopted,
mean reduction in expenses from
$4,000 to 100000 a year in the twen-
ty-six counties. Sanchez made a fine
plea for adequate salaries for county
school superintendents, an office which
should command the best fitted and
; most talented men and women. He Of
fered amendments increasing the sal
Earies of county school superintendents
, from $500 to $500. and slightly alter
ing the salaries of other county Off
; GERS. The amendments were tabled
I 20 to II.
In explaining their vote, number of
members declared they voted for the
bill merely to get it into conference.
The bill passed II to 6. The House
took recess to two o'clock.
The Amended Salary Bill.
: The Baca Salary Bill divides the 26
, es. those having an assessed valuation
or $3,500,000 and more; those having
- $2,250.000, those having $l500,O00 and
>. those having less. The classification
is based on the assessment for 1911,
but on December |, 1913, the classifi-
cation shall be on the 1913 assessment
and be reclassified each year, the trav
> cling auditor to make the classified
} ton
a Sheriffs in the four respective class
c es are to receive $4,000, $500 $500
o and $1,500 annually
q County clerks. $4,000, $500 $2,500
II and $4,000
e. County school superintendent,
u $4,000, $l,S00, 81 800 and $1,000.
County commissioners, $500. $500,
CT $500 and $400 and five cents a mile.
n Probate judges, $1,000, $500, $500
e. and $4O0.
a Assessors S4,5OO, $500, $4,000, and
7r $1,000
It Treasurers, $4,000, $500, $4,000 and
d. $1,000
County surveyors $40 a day when
engaged in official work.
= County clerks are given assistants
y at 81 800 in first and second class
y counties. In first class counties, the
y sheriff is to be allowed $500 for chiet
y deputy; 81 900 for second deputy and
y S7O0 for a guard. $500 for jailer and
y assistant iailer: $500 for general ex
y penses; and 90 cents a day for feeding
: each prisoner. In second class coun
y ties, the sheriff is TO receive 800 fol
y the first deputy, $500 for second depu
\ ty, S720 for jailer, 5000 for assistant
\ jailer, and $500 for general expenses
= besides 80 cents a day for each pris
oner.
In third class counties, the sheriff
is to receive 5000 per annum for his
chief deputy, $500 for jailer and $500
for general expenses besides 80 cents
II day for prisoners. In fourth class
I counties $500 are allowed for a deputy
| $3.50 for general expenses and d
Icents for feeding each prisoner.
House-Tuesday Afternoon.
le A message from Governor McDon
aid, stated he had signed House Bill
No. Al, the Baca Bond Bill, Senat'
Substitute for House Bill No. 124, fix
ing the time for holding court in th'
-, First Judicial District: Senate Bill Nc
{Y S1, by Walton, prohibiting the deposi
- OF filth near dwellings and on publi
highways: Senate Bill No. rs. tixini
I'D the time for holding court in the eight
judicial district Senate Substitute TO
Senate Bill No. 40, fixing the time TO
holding court in the sixth judicial dis
trict.
nj motion of CatrOn to go into CON
uel mittee of the whole to take up the spt
ed cial order, the Public Lands Bill
di. failed.
icb New Bills.
he The following bills were introduced
ac- House Bill No 2S7, by Campbell, a
oss act to amend section 4, and to repes
of section 10, chapter 80, Laws of 1870
on. regarding advertising of estrays.
,es. House Bill No. 2SS, by Tully.
ven prohibit officers, directors or employt
of banks from acting as notaries pu
lic
me. Public Lands Bills Side-Tracked.
not On motion of Burg, Senate Bill \