Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-02
give CORPORATION
COMMISSION FAIR
SHOW, SAYS
MR. HINKLE
Barth Fears Body Will Merely
Draw It's $4,000 a Year
and Make Others DO the
Work.
SENATE PASSES BILL TO
PAY ITS EMPLOYEES

Especial Telegram 60 tlle Herald. !
santa Fo. n. NJ. May 2,---rbe SEN
nte IL hard AZ work and II IL going
as IT, work ln thorough manner.
judging from the measures consid-
erred thus far. Another one OF tho
big bills went through yesterday aft
ern0on when the senate took up and
pissed AFTER an hours discussion SEN
ate substitute for senate bill No. 81,
a measure 20 provide for the payment
Of the employees OF the state CORPORA
ton commission. Until this bill or
some other btu becomes law, pro-
viding means for putting the corpora
sion commission on a basis where Il
can operate, tire commission IL BOW
orless and must run it's office entirely
on ] owe yous."
The measure eame IN from sena-
Tor Clarks committee, the commit
tee on finance. which on yesterday
sent In senate bin No. 81 for the safe
keeping o. public monies.
II wss taken up in regular order
on third reading and Senator Clark
had moved iss passage when senator
Walton asked that Il ha considered IN
the committee Of the whole.
This met with no opposition and
the senate spent an hour OF more in
considering the measure in commit
tee OF the whole. finally agreeing
ihereon. The bin as Il passed the
senate provides for an appropriation
81 s30,gOO for the corporation conn
mission. OF this. tlt.7a0 r. FOR all
expenses. including office supplies,
mileage, witnesses. etc; s7.S75 "a for
the salaries % the commissioners
from January IS so November 80.
The commission H. empowered To en-
plpy IT, clerks and atenogFaphers and
is given a lump sum OF s7.t25 there
fer. In conno2t3oH with these APP
prepriati0ins Il h provided that only
80 much thereof ~ "a necessary shall
be used and that any remaining shall
revert 20 the treasury. This money
IL " be Appropriated out OF any
fupds in the treasury except the In
tefest fund Il Was stated In con-
nectlon with this bill that the pres
snt income Of the cpmmiasion viii
more than cover this appropriation.
The measure carries the emergency
clause.
The bin did not go through. how
ever, without considerable debate.
senator Isaac Barth attacked the
measure and declared that he was
opposed 20 corporation commission
such M ma been created ia New
Mexico. because Il took ali power 90
regulate corporations. fix railroad tar
IFS. etc. out Of the hands o. the
legislature.
Mr.. Earth said that ne was OPP
posed tofglving tho commission such
an appropriation bccanse they were
drawing good salaries and should be
expected 10 do some Of the work
themselves. He. said that where such
an appropriation was made, the nat
tral tendency was 80 give friends fat
Jobs as employees. He said that the
commissioners were expected to do
considerable work themselves and
the people would look to them to run
their office without more help than
the territorial secretary used 10 have
~ the territorial days. He said the
people ala not expect to sec the
corporation commissioners drawing
$4,000 In salary year sit up there
IN office and simply direct the men
Who would DO the work.
Mf. WALTON discussed the measure.
AZ did Mr. Aildredge and either mem-
beers OF the minority The minority,
ii seems. was divided on the matter.
senators Barth, MabFy. Evans and
Alidredge standing together IN oppo-
aliiOn 10 the bill while Senators
Iinklo and Walton stated they were
willing TO give the commission trial
because the Legislature met again
next fali and the commission could
expect 20 be dealt with then accord
ingly as Il had dealt with the state,
Mr.. Holt. In replying 10 Mr.. narth's