Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-19
Executive Puts in Strenuous
Day Signing and DiSapprov-
ing Batch Of Proposed Laws
Remaining in His Hands,
LEAVES FOR Ell PAS0
TO ATTEND CONVENTION
Ultimate Fate of instrument
Compensatiog Officials Not
Difficult to SurmiSei Thirty
six Hours of Time Limit Left
Estate capnal Bureau oI MorOinr Journal !

Estate Capital Hurenn os Morning Journal.
Santa Fe. March lS.-EVeN bill
passed by the LEGISLATURE has now
been acted on by Governor W c. Me-
Donald. except the salary bin. and
with but thirty-six hours remaining in
which to take action, If the bin Is 10
become a law. the governor left to-
night on No. for El Paso. where he
Will spend day attending the cattle
mems convention
Seventeen Of the many bills left IN
the governors hands when the legis-
lature adjourned We're vetoed today
and six were signed. leaving hut one.
House Bill 1873. the county salaries
bill unaccounted for.
While there is httie difficulty in fig
uring out the exact status of this bill
AT the present time yet the course Il
will follow is shr0uded In myscry and
those close 20 Governor Mcdonald be-
lieve that he is Just about as much up
a tree az anyone else II is known
that he pondered long over the salary
bill this afternoon. he kept a stenog
raphor at his elbow until ten minutes
tefore his train left, in case he should
decide on what action he would take,
but the inspiration evidently did not
come. and about ten minutes before
the train left the governor dismissed
the stenoernpher. entered "a waiting
automobile and hurried TO the train
-. l. .IH I4.4f
sign the bin and file IT with the sccre-
la.y q state. although that office kept
open until Gs15 this evening. waiting
for the bill in ease it was signed
Accordlng to the constitution. the
governor has six days. following adj
Ijournmcnt in which 10 approve a bin,
and If II Is not approved within that
time It Is automatically disapproyed.
When the governor lett Santa Fe to-
night but one day and a half of the
Six duys remained, and during that
time the salary bill must De- signed and
filed If ii is to become law. Yet in
this day and d half the governor plans
to go outside the state.
The bills signed by the governor to-
day, six in all. making with the list
previously published ninety-eightI
measures enacted by the recent lcgis-
lature. follow
House Bill S44, known as the taxa-
tion reform measure. an act to inves-
tigate the water supply on state lands
act to provide for the investment of
monies of the Las Vegas grant, rclat-
ing to bonds Of officials, repeating
Section 1903 Of the Compiled Laws of
1897, and the general appropriation
bill This last bill did not get past
the governor without being severely
blue -penciled The sections disap-
proved by the governor applied to
both the second and third fiscal years
and are as follows ra
State Audtor--salary Of chief clerk
and docket clerk to be available on
and after March 10. 1918. $4,000.
State Treasurer-sa Salary of addi-
tional clerk, $500, to he available at
the rate of S75 month for the re-
mainder OF the fiscal year
Supreme Court-Salary Of clerk Of
the supreme court $4,000.
Corporation Commission salary of
insurance department clerk. sis00;
salary of record clerk, 81, 200 salary
Of stenographer, $500
Insurance Department Salary ofl
superintendent Of insurance to March
Is, 1913, 500
The list Of bills vetoed today by the
governor includes bo,h now county
bills. the public drinking p bill the
fence law and various other N lsures
which are mentioned in detail us fol-
lows:
senate Bills nisaprroved.
Abolishing the public drinking cup;
relative to the distribution of monies
received from the United states rela-
tive to the performance of labor on
public. streets In incorporated towns
and villages; making It misdemeanor
for tenants to move out until the rent !
is paid. the fence law; providing for
Il state bureau of mines. relative to
obtaining and disseminating informa-
ton concerning the character and |
value Of the state lands. authorizing !
county commissioners to make trans
fers from one fund to another.
House Bills Disapprosed
Creating sumner county creating
Aguilar county, exempting irrigation |
works, pumping and power plants |
from taxation for six years. relating |
to state lands: House Bill 227, the !
same bill as senate Bill lil. which the
governor approved the taxation bill.
relating to public roads and bridges
providing for state highway between |
Albuquerque and Socorro. relating to
public franchises concerning the ju-
risdiction of the supreme court in
cases Of quo warranto and mandamus.
providing for the levying and collec-
tion OF occupation taxes: providing for
state aid for schools in Incorporated |
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