Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-05
SALARY BILLS
TO SENATE
TODAY
MEASURES were INTRODUCED and
INDICATIONS ARE THAT final
TUG OF WAR WILL HINGE ON
WHETHER old GUARD CAN PASS
Them.

With the Introduction shortly after
three o'clock this afternoon OF the
county salary bill in the legislative
senate, the real tug of war between
the legislature and the executive Of
fee narrows down TO the finish.
1t was stated, after a conference
If Republican members this afternoon
that the district attorney salary Dill
would also be introduced before the
senate recesses for the day. That will
mean that the two measures over
" hich the entire political pot has
been seething, have been cast into
the arena and that either the govern.
or will have to again veto the meas
ures, reach a compromise or a TWO
thirds vote will have to be contrived
by the old guard whereby to pass the
salary bills over the executive veto.
With only little over month left
in which the present session will sit
before it finally is adjourned by action
Of law, the closing battle of the ses-
sion unquestionably will be waged
over the salary bills.
Ever since last Saturday night,
when some of the old guard held a
caucus, report has been rife that
another desperate attempt would be
made to secure a two-thirds majority
by unseating two Democratic house
members. This talk has been heard
so often that it is becoming stale but
it generally is conceded that the sit
uation has about reached the critical
stage.
The governor has not indicated
what action he proposes to take with
regard to the salary bills, but it is
well known that certain of the Demo.
Gratis have measure which they be-
lieve the governor will favor in pref
erence to the two bills in the senate
today.
State Senator Isaac Barth said this
afternoon that he hal called caucus
of the Democrats for this evening to
consider the situation. Likewise, the
Republicans have been trying for
three days to arrange for caucus of
their members for tonight. 1t is plain
that the maneuvefing, centers about
the salary bills and that the show
down in the present session will be
made on those two measures.
The senate this afternoon consider
ed a number of house bills and re-
ferred them to various committees. A
number of minor bills were intro.
duced but it was about the two salary
measures that all interest centered.
The two measures, as they were
written today, differed but little from
the figures given by the New Mexican
some days ago. A few changes were
made in both bills just before they
were introduced, however.
FULL CREW BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE
The full crew bill for which mem
bcrs of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Trainmen, assisted by Represen-
tatives Skidmore and Tripp, have been
working since the opening of this ses,
sion, passed the house this afternoon
by vote 43 to 0.
H. B. No. 40, the anti-logging bill,
after some debate, was re-referred to
the committee on judiciary on motion
OF Mr. Mullens after motion by
Young to table it, had met with de-
feat. This bill, it is said, affects only
the Santa Barbara Tie & Pole COM
pany which uses the Rio Grande for
logging purposes. A. B. McGaffey, of
tie company was in the city today.