Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-25
GOVERNOR vETOES
CORPORATION
COMMISSION
MEASURE
Objects to Lump Sum ApprO-
priation and Demands That
Tax Payers Know Where
Their Cash is to Go.
PREDICTED HOUSE WILL
SUSTAIN DISAPPROvAL


Especial Telegram 10 Evening IIcrald)
santa he. \. a., May gs. Protest
ing against the sum OF xi4,7O0 for
clerk hire and expenses on the
grounds that Il was lump sum apprO-
priatlon and declaring that the people
had the right to know for what pur-
poses the money wus bciAg expended.
Governor Mcdonald yesterday after
noon. just before the senate adjourn
ed. sent his first veto message de-
cllning "a sign the bill. approprlatlng
sac, 600 for the state corporation com.
mission
OWNS to tho situation Ia tho house.
which Is organized through Two big
committees against the senate and
In support OF the governor the meas
ure Us practically dead IN its present
form.
The senate made no comment upon
the veto. Il being committed to the
committee On executive communica-
lions where certain appointments OF
the governor, including that OF game
warden, are still rcposing
The executive veto message Is as
follows:
NcAo Meaahse NO ].
Santa Pc. n. NJ, May "a. 1889.
To Hon. f. C.. de Baca, President. ana
Members of the senate. Firs, state
legislature santa Fe n. NJ
Gentlemen
] return herewith without approval
committee substitute for senate bill
number az. entitled Van act approprl-
nting funds for payment OF nlariea
OF members and employees 81 the
state corporation commission. ana
for the necessary expenses Of said
commission"
This bin provides an appropriation
OF &7,s75.00 10 pay the salaries OF
the corporation commissioner from
January 18th Go November 80th. 1912,
also Sg,f25 60 pas the salaries Of "Df-
ficers assistants and subordinate"
during the same time. and further
appropriation of stf,700 ls made for
contingent and incidental expenses
OF said commission.
There Is no question bat the ap-
preparation 90 pas the salaries Of the
commissioners ls just and proper, as
these salaries are provided for by the
constitution. How the sum Df s1.42a
MNH NAlhNNN az 70 NNt hAtliiihf Nhr
sisiants and subordinateE. / arm at
loss 10 understand. II seems 10 me
that II the exact amount could be-
calculated. then the different "offi-
GERS assistants and subordin8tes'
might very well have been asccrtained
and mentioned You may have had
very good cause for not mentioning
these, satisfactory 90 yourselves. but
Il is not plain or satisfactory to me.
The people Of New Mexico, In my
opinion, have right to know for
what purpose and FOR what services
they are paying this money such a
method ~ paying officers and em-
pluyecs would moi in my opinion.
make "a good precedent 90 be followed
in transacting the business 20 the
state.
The mmp sum Of Sii.70o 10 pay
contingent and Incidental expenses
of this commission seems 90 me a.
Dee excessive and unwaFrauicd when
consldering the work that has been
done and she expense Incurred up 90
date since January 20. From the
best evidence ontaiuahie. the total c8-
pensf on this commission for the four
aud q hair months FROM January i5
90 june Including aaSisIante. lucl-
dental expense aud eYcrSthlur. VIII
not eAceel sd QUO rnactuai e1nenses
The appfsprintiou Tor the slx months
from June o. November 30 would