Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-22

BY vote Of twenty to 1ourr lne sen
ate yesterday afternoon late passed
the county salaries bill after about
q dozen amendments, most OF them
II. nor in character, had been affixed
by the majority.
The Democrats, c. II. Alldredge,
Fred f. Doepp, James F, Hinkle and
". b. Walton voted for the bill. Like
wise it received the vote of Joseph
F. Sulzer who has heretofore been
classed with the Progressives, also
voted for the bill.
William NJ. Mccoy, Progressive,
and Thomas J. Mabry, Isaac Barth, A.
J. Evans, Democrats, voted and spoke
against the bill.
There was little friction over the
measure because the majority mem
bers knew. almost to vote, the line
No in favor of the bill and the four
minority members knew they stood
alone against it. State Senator Isaac
IDrth arose before the bill was adopt
cd and punctured the atmosphere for
ahort half an hour in opposition 10
the measure, but he did not even elicit
!, reply from the majority except that
Senator Page arose and hurled few
remarks at the gentleman from Berna-
lilo. asserting that Mckinley county
lad better county government than
bernalillo county ever had. To this
remark. Senator Barth replied;
Don't the gentleman from Mckin-
lev know that know that every word
lie saws is true?' Where upon the
president of the senate told the gen
t,eman that he would not tolerate un
seemly and personal language in the
senate. But it was, after all, milo
End uninteresting session.
This was the line up that passed the
till:
Abeytia. (who received his sea-
when Abelino Romero, a Progressive
was summarily unseated without
hearing), Alldredge, Bowman. Burns
Clark. Champion, Gallegos, (who in
t,oduced the bill to abolish the state
1oounted police), HART, Hinkle, Holt
Ilfeld, Laughren, Mera. Navarro
Page, Pankey, Romero and Walton.
This was a vote, sufficient to pass
the measure by two-thirds thereb.
putting the emergency clause into ct
feet. The bill passed the house by
bare majority and went to the senat
without the emergency clause. no"
ever, that was House Bill No. IL
whereas the bill that passed the ser
ate was Senate Bill No. 104. 1t wa
identically the same bill, except TO
the senate amendments.
The fate of the salary bill now dc
pends upon the house. Mr.. Hinkle o
. Tie senate said yesterday after tn
rassage of the bill, that the vote i
the senate showed that the member
we're determined to pass this bill
There are some things l might OF
pose. but know that it would be use
ltss to oppose them" said Mr.. Hinkle
On the whole, think this salary bi
is lust as good a bill as we can ge
:. at this session. 1t has been shown u
, L)ainly that the longer we hold OF
: the more votes the majority gets I
, support of the bill. If the governo
. vetoes this bill, the senate will pas
: it over his veto. I am personally, nc
= In favor of most of the majorit
: amendments to this bill, but neithe
6 can l prevent them. This bill has tn
!, support of big majority of the sci
{ ate"
( These are the most importai
amendments to the bill made by tn
s majority:
, Counties of the fourth Glass; schot
! superintendent reduced from $l4OO t
s $1,000 year.
{ Counties of the fourth class no del
: uty sheriffs to be employed eXceI
\ hy order of the county commissioner
s Elimination of $500 per annum al
: rropriation for the maintenance {
s ! nrses for sheriffs4
Changing the bill so as to read on
additional deputy sheriff at not to e!
'. ceed 800 per month in counties ha'
t ing II, 900 square miles instead of IL
d oo0 square acres" which was an e
v lor in the original bill
S Empowering district courts in eme
d sencies. to employ additional deput
l. sheriffs and giving power to the cour'
to fix compensation.
Giving clerks of counties in II
: third class additional pay of $500 /
\ stead of 5000 until relieved from VOL
: as clerks of court.
: The clause giving county clerks
: Ter centum additional pay when Il
: business of the offices increased ov'
: a certain fixed sum per annum WI
eliminated and this clause added
: lieu thereof:
: can additional deputy may be el
y ployed upon authority of the board
s county commissioners at salary
y be fixed by it which salary shall in
= event, exceed SIS per month, but !
s additional deputies shall be emplo