Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27
Ways and Means Committee
Will Report Substitute for
Senate Measure Carrying
Larger Compensation.
TROUBLE EXPECTED
BY representatives
Speaker Baca Favors Punish
ing Those Who Defled Power
of Legislative GaveI Last
Thursday,


ssn.cial Correspondence 20 Morn1ns JournAll
santa Fe, N. NJ, May 26.-Commit-
tee meetings have been the order oi
the day since the adjournment OF the
legislature Friday. There Is still con-
siderable mass of undigested legisla-
tion pending in the committees of the
two houses, and this will be considered
as far as possible before the members
meet Monday afternoon. Both houses
are certain to have big calendars from
now on to the end of the session
The house committee on ways ana
means wrestled with the county sal
ary proposition all Saturday afternoon
without coming to conclusion, ana
will take it up again Monday morning
in the hope of being able to make o
report to the house Monday afternoon
1t is understood that the committee
will report the house bill and not the
senate bill, which is also pending be-
fore 1t, and that the salaries named
In the bill will be substantially larger
than those fixed by the senate.
What will result In the event of a
failure to pass any bill at all. or If the
governor should veto the bill that
is passed, is interesting to speculate.
OF course. the situation would remain
ur changed until the next session of
the Legislature in January, 1913, and
the officers would not be entitled to
draw any salaries as such. 1t Is under
stood, however. that an effort Is being
made to secure frem Attorney General
Clancy an vi5inibfi 40 the siiect tiiut
the officers may legally use the mon
les collected by them as fees. keeping
a strict account of all such monies
and applying them against the salaries
which are to be voted on later by
the legislature.
The bill recently passed by the
house, providing for the payment of
the expenses of the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the bribery
charges against four members of the
legislature early in the session will
probably come up i'm the senate this
week. 1t met with stubborn resistance
in the house. and Is apt to provoke
some spirited discussion when it comes
up for passage in the senate. with
the likelihood that 1t may be amend
ed by cutting out some of the items
appropriated in the house bill.
The bill. as IT was passed in the
house. appropriates s1,500 for attor-
neys fees. this amount including
$1,000 for the fees of the attorneys
representing the accused men, and it
also carried an amount of $3.50 for the
services of the sergeant -at-arms of the
committee. 1t is very probable that
these two items will be the points
of greatest attack when the bill is con-
sidered in the senate, and it would
not be surprising to see them mater
tally reduced. 1t Is not likely that any
of the other items will be materially
changed.
The House situation.
There is persistent talk that the
coming week will see repetition of
the stormy scenes that were enacted
In the house last Thursday. and indi-
cations are not lacking that such may
be the case.
The joint resolution appropriating
money for the expenses of the big
Investigating committee appointed by
speaker Baca, which was referred to
the steering committee upon its in
PRODUCTION, will be reported to the
mouse Monday afternoon. Ii is sure to
precipitate fight--just how strong
night depends upon the extent TO
winch the opposition is able to re-
cuperate from the recent blows which
nave been dealt IL. II will also bring
up afresh the memories of the strug-
gle last week, and will present all
sorts of opportunities for trouble.
IL Is known. also. that Speaker
baca Is not inclined to pass over what
ne considers the insurbordination of
'he opposition leaders last Thursday
rs speaker of the house. The speaker is
sore clean through, and he is not dis
posed to let the matter drop. He wants
me recalcitrant members given
s'rong dose of discipline. and 1t is
known that he is in favor of giving
mem the alternative of a public apollo
sy on the floor of the house OF a sus-
pension.
The speakers friends have coun-
seied moderation in this matter. and
80 far have held him in check. They
argue that there is no good to be
aeeomplished by continuing to hit
sour adversary after you already have
INN .in whipped. and they point out that
any attempt TO discipline the men In
question would only result in exciting
mpsthy and enlisting support for
mem where they now have none.
Shouid Speaker Baca persist in his
ueniand fog an apology there will sure
De trouble. n is a perfectly good
that Mesxrs. Blanchard. Catron
snd roombs would suffer expulsion be-
iofe they woul make a public apology.