Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-15
GOVERNOR EXPLAINS
SALARY BILL VETO

santa Fe. ~ ~. June l5.--Asked
this morning for a statement az To
his reasous for vesoing the county
salaries bill, Governor Mcdonald de-
elared that he dirapproyed the mea-
sure BECAUSE II WAS cxtravagont, un~
fair and Disseminated against certain
counties and certain officers in ali the
counties.
The governor pointed ont that the
late leEislature had ample Opportun-
/ ity during the session 10 pass a salary
! bill. reasonable and fair la lfs pro-
visions, but that me members held
the matter np 10 the Last minute, evil
IDENTITY with the iti,,a that the governor
would be Obliged 10 approve any 0ili
i that might be- passed rcgardlesg ot
the business % its provisions
The governor resented the manner
of the passing ol tho bill which he
diaapproved yesterday and the fact
that ne had been given no opportunity
Il % appear before the conference COM
! fnittee which finally drafted the mea-
I sure: and that the members IF the
i legislature made no effort 80 aacertnin
his Views upon the subject before act
ing upon a.
Governor McDonaid frankly admit
ted that tho disapprovul OF the county
salaries bill would work q great hard
/ ship on the officers IN the various
counties, bat he was Arm la the belief
that a ercater hardship would be in
l ilicted OF the people 0f the state
/ were the measure allowed 20 become
"a low. tie pointed % the fact that the
bill, as finally passed, provided for
salaries considerably larger than those
allowed by the Hlnkie hill which
when II was introduced in the senate,
aroused a general protest ehrohughout
the state because OF It's liberal provla-
IONS for salaries of the various offices
As an instance ~ unjust dlncrimtna.
ton IN the bill, the governor called at
tention 70 tho provision for an xSS sal
pry for sheriff, assessor and treasurer
ot Sandovai county. an amount entire.
IS inadequate FOR the work. The 8her-
M especially WAS the victim of this
discrimination, since he was allowed
] absolutely nothing FOR deputies, and
was expected alone and single handed
90 perform ali the work ~ this office
for the utterly inadequate sum OF
$500.
The governor also took exception d
the provision made for sherihs ~
first elaHs counties whore they wers
allowed but $500 annually as against
$4,000 allowed for astessors and treas
urefs
Governor McDonald believes that q
fair and Just salary bin can De drawn
which Will save ghe people OF the var
. ] ANAN hNNnAfNh ~ the NAhAt from AhRNA
90 nifty thousand dollars q year,
Were the present law 90 be In ef
feet only for one year I should hav,
signed it," declared the governor
But under the circumstances, / be-
lieve that the best Interests Of fh'
state require that the present mea
sure should be disapproyed. since
were 10 10 become iaw, IL Is qulif like
J. ly that long years OF EFFORT would b,
required before thu people could So
e cure relief from ia hurdensome pro
/, visions
4 The governor declined 20 discus
4 the possibility OF nn extra session o
r. the legislature 10 enact a sutisfactor.
salary bill, but 4 is believed to hi
il more than probable that an etxra aes
: sion viii be- called within the next vi.
months,
a Able lawyers. among them lead
a. ors in the late constitutional con
r yentlen, have expreaaod the ppiniol
II that tAe only way IN which the pres
s ent legislature can meet n al the cal
J. of the governor. Il being held tina
Il the popular Idea that The constitution
provides for Is regular session OF tn
4 legislature next January Is a mistake