Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-03

can we pass EN- over lne govern
or's veto, if we have to-" This is, in
effect, what some of the old guard are
wondering today as a result OF the re-
ported agreement of the joint commit
tees on finance concerning the county
salaries and district attorney salaries
measures which those who assert they
are on the inside, say will be thrown
into the arena on Wednesday of the
present week.
Whether or not an agreement has
been reached that is satisfactory to
all parties to the conference, will be
determined only when these two
highly important measures come UP
for debate and amendment. 1t is a
matter of common knowledge that the
county salaries bill is not pleasing TO
one and all of the county ofilclals.
Some of them, on the contrary, are
openly displeased because they think
that this county or that county, are
shown favors.
Moreover there is a report TO the
effect that unless some of the county
officials are given a different deal IN
the bill when it finally is enacted,
there will be political war medicine
between the said county officials and
their representatives in the leglsla-
ture.
1t was shrewd political move on
the part of the managers for one Al
bert Bacon Fall, the many times elect
ed senator to the u. S. senate, tha'
got his case out OF the way THIS ses-
sion, before the salary question loom
ed so big on the horizon for the lndl'
cations are that the row over the sal
airy proposition, will be the biggest
row of the present session.
Members of the finance committees
in most instances, assert that all is
lovely and that there Tlll >De 10 trou
Bile about the salary question. One
member said that the committees mad
worked so hard on these two bills, TO
the exclusion of all other business,
that there could not be trouble over
the measures since everyone had been
given hearing and every precautlon
taken to safe guard both the once
holder and the public.
1t is said that the county salary Dill
will contain practically the figures
published by the Daily New Mexican
last week and that the classification
of counties would be made on that
basis.
trfv ynt Oft
tically complete but it is said that a
few minor changes had been agreed
upon and would be inserted before
the measure finally left the commit
tee.
AT all events, it seems assured,
that the present week, will find the
legislature attempting to deal with
these measures and on the outcome
will depend the future line up OF the
legislature as regards legislation
One thousand copies of the county
salary bill and seven hundred and
fifty copies of the district attorney
bill will be ordered printed in the
house, according to present plans, so
that before final action shall have
been taken, the various counties will
have been supplied with copies of
these interesting documents.
The district attorneys bill is said
to be as follows in it's tentative draft;
An Act Relative to Salaries of Dist
rict Attorneys.
Re 1t Enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of New Mexico:
Section l. The salaries of the sew.
eral district attorneys in the State Of
New Mexico, are hereby fixed as fol
lows:
In the First Judicial District, Four
Thousand Dollars per annum.
In the Second Judicial District,
Four Thousand Dollars per annum.
In the Third Judicial District, Four
Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars per annum.
In the Fourth Judicial District, Four
Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars per annum.
In the Fifth Judicial District, Four
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars per
annum
In the Sixth Judicial District, Two
Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty
Dollars per annum.
In the Seventh Judicial District,
Three Thousand Seven Hundred and
Fifty Dollars per annum.
In the Eighth Judicial District, Four
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars per
annum.
Provided: That the actual travelling
expenses of district attorneys, includ
ing transportation. hotel and lodging
bills incurred while in the discharge
cf their duties, shall be paid by the
county in behalf of which same are
incurred, upon order of the court,
supported by sworn statement of
such expenses, out of the court fund
OF each county.
And, Provided Further: All neces-
sary stationery, office supplies and