Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-02

speech. took him severely 90 task fOr
proaumlng that the corporation com
mlssionorb would merely waste tho
appropriation b. fixing np their
friends with natl Jobs. sc declared
that the commission was created BY
law, that the people had elected The
men 10 RON the office and that II WIS
absolutely Impossible for them to 90
any good to the state II they dld not
have sufficient runds 70 operate with.
He said that the senate had no right
90 presume that thny would merely
waste the money, that on the contrary
IL was the duty 81 tho senate TO make
Il possible for thoIn 10 conduct the
office 60 the best Interests 81 the
state BY passing lcglrlation for their
support
Mr.. Hinkie aaid that he. unlike the
sentloman from Eernalillo, was not
opposed 20 q corporation commission:
he said he was very much In favor
of u and that he was a member Of
the finance committee which had
drawn the hill. He said that ne had
held out for some time 10 limit the
entire appropriation 10 $4,000, but
that ne could NOT secure that amount
and that he believed 4 the duty Of
the senate 70 give the commission
enough money 20 operate with. He
said that the sum agreed upon was
$500 less than the lowest estimate
tho commission hal sublalftcd.
THE corporation oouiminslon, II n
VIII. can save the amount OF that APP
preparation N the peooa galley alone"
aaid Mr.. Rinkle. "Our freight rates
down there on that little line are I'M
justly high, especially on sone ma
tcrloin badly needed In that coun-
try, am In favor OF giving the COM
mission a fair trial let us see what
Il win do. We meet again next win
ter and we car then tnege what has
been accomplished with the money
we have appropriated. There is no
use ln having a commission unless we
make Il possible for Il 10 act. We
have got 20 do this BY giving 10
enough money TO conduct ifs office
with. Tho members OF that commits
sion wese elected BY the people and
viii have TO answer 20 the people. |
They are the three men chosen In n
general election out or six candidates
and what right have we TO say that !
they are not going 20 use this money .
20 proper advantage before they have
even had trial. / cali attention 20 1
the fact that two members OF that
board went on a trip to Kansas and
Oklahoma and that they turned In a
total OF expense per man Of loHs than /
sfb0. including their railroad ex-
pensee. That does not look 10 me
like they were going to be oxtrava-
CANT. believe they are trying to |
do the right thing and IL they con-
tinue to do Il they can DO some good /
work for the state. and say, let them |
have a chance 70 do t."
senator Isarth sasd that he had |
been misunderstood; that he had not
said he was opposed 30 a corporation /
commission but that he was opposed /
90 one Hike the present one becausa 1
Il was not properly safegaardod. He
said that he asa not refer 20 the per-
sonnet % the commission but 90 tins /
law. He further said that he also /
was being accused OF charging others
with dishonesty. fle said he had no
Intention OF doing 80. but that he we'll |
knew the tendency was 70 give out
Eood jobs from appropriations such /
"a the bill carried and that he was
opposed to such appropriations.
The Dill then passed the vote being |
N ayes and 4 nays, Senator's Barth,
Alldredee, Evans ana Mahry voting
against tho bill.