El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-10
ON
SALARY MEASUR.
Santa Fe Legislators May
Meet Governor Half
Way on Matter.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, March 1O.-The com
promise note is beginning to be sound
ed. Not content with placing them
selves in such a position as to be able
TO pass over the governors veto the
salary bill which they Saturday passed
IN both houses Republicans today like
good generals, opened a line of retreat
Dy commencing plans for a compromise
measure and by laying out a scheme
Tor emectually defeating any lengthy
extra session, to which about all the
legislators are strongly opposed
Unless the governor Vetoes the bill
passed Saturday, the plans for a com
promise will be valueless. II he does
this, 1t Is said, they propose to draft
introduce and pass a salary measure
which viii allow the treasurers and
assessors or nrst and second class
counties only $500. instead OF the $4,000
now given them. and which will raise
the county commissioners and probate
judges Of fourth and fifth class counties
70 5000 This is not a great deal of
dlfIerence, but It is claimed it is differ
ent enough and in the right places to
cause the governor to approve the bill.
Ihis gives the Republicans an extra
string TO their fiddle in case the gov
ernor YetOes the bill today and they are
unable or unwilling to override him or
TO make a second attempt to do so.
As for an extra session Republicans
are openly saying that they will pre-
three days by simply falling to appro-
pirate funds for the payment Of mile
age and per diem OF the lawmakers
and salaries for the clerks. This rem
edy Is simple and win be effective.
assuming that there are persons who
IaVor an extra session because Of the
money It viii bring them. and the car
rylng into effect OF this scheme will
change their desires.
New salary Bill Passes.
BY passing in both houses q
salary bill almost exactly the
same as that vetoed by the gov
ernor few days ago. the Republi-
cans again Saturday put I'D to the exc
cutive the issue Of compensation for
county officers.
The bin was introduced in the senate
and almost Immediately passed It is
the same as that vetoed by the gov
allowed probate judges in first and
second class counties. These are raised
500 and 500, respectively, so that
they equal the amounts allowed to
county commissioners in such counties.
1hese are the amendments offered by
the house Democrats to the former bill.
but which were at that time rejected.
The bill was introduced by the SEN
ate finance committee and it is under
stood was arranged for at the senate
caucus Friday night. It was left on
the table at motion of floor leader
Holt, for consideration when called up
by the senate. It was not referred
or ordered printed
After a few minor matters of rou-
tine had been disposed Of the bill was
taken up for consideration. A Demo-
cratic member raised the point that as
the bill was so nearly like the one
passed 1t would be out of order to
il. the senate having alre44y
expressed itself upon the subjecs The
president ruled that "the majority still
sustains itself and that the rules be-
ing already suspended. to consider the
Z p011In
The reading Of the measure was
commenced. Senator Evans suggested
that this be dispensed with. as the
senate was sufficiently familiar with
the former bill rot to need 10 hear
this one. Unanimous consent to this
was given.
was Compelled to leave for Las Vegas
on he afternoon train and asked that
the senate excuse him. The senators
did so by motion, and Mr. Miera took
the chair TO spend the remainder Of
the afternoon as presiding officer.
The Bill Passes.
Mr. Holt moved the passage Of the
bin owing to some misunderstanding
tbe president protein ruled that this
vote was merely to place the bill on
its massage and called for a viva voce
vote Mr. Nabry was on his feet ready
70 sneak TO the bill but misunderstood
The vote and had to ask whether the
measure had been passed When told
mat II had not he declared that he
va unable to understand the object
a., 1,sssi0o n bill so nearly like the one
a. g-o,-aTnor had vetoed He said he