Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-22
COUNTY SALARY BILL
PASSES IN THE SENATE
BY VOTE OF 20 TO 4
HNKE DOEPP WALTON AND ALLDREDGE DEMOCRATS LINE Up WITH
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY TO PUT MEASURE OVER WHILE SUlzER,
BERNALLo COUNTY PROGRESSIVE ALSO VOTES FOR MEASURE
DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS GIVEN
SHORT SARIFT WHEN PRESENTED

&C unless the county clerk devoteS all
lis time to the duties of his office"
In counties of the fifth class no dep
uty sheriffs may be employed except
upon authority of the boards of coun-
ty commissioners.
These were the caucus amendments
agreed upon just before the senate
met yesterday, when the Republican
ombers gathered for final word on
the bill Several other amendments
were adopted, but all were of minor
character.
State Senator Mccoy moved to re-
duCe school superintendents from
the $1,000 proposed for counties Of the
fourth class to 5000 or one-half the
amended amount. In explanation
thereof, he said:
Il belieev this is direct slap at
me by the majority, Those members
know that wanted $1400 for this Of
fetal who is one of the most important
and poorest paid of any official. / do
not know whether this has anything
I TO do with it, but | have heard it
said that the county school superin-
| tendent is the only county official in
some counties, who does not dig up
anything for the campaign fund. That
may account in part, for the salary
| proposed"
The Democrats had split up the
/ democratic salary bill into amend
ments and they bombarded the Old
! Guard bill with these amendments as
the measure was read,
Almost Invariably, it was Mr.. Holt,
of Dona Ana county, who moved TO
table minority amendments and Mr..
Niera. of Sandoval county, who sec
onded the motion. The balance Of the
majority voted like automotons.
Mr.. Mabry made a plea to give
county school superintendent an ad-
ti!tional $500 for travelling expenses.
It was defeated after some debate.
Mr.. Barth charged that one provision
in the bill, whereby the superintend'
en-: of schools should have only 5000
year in counties with less than 20
school rooms, was placed there Tor
some specific county. He said he dld
Ut know what county nor who was
affected.
Mr. Page replied hotly that it was
Mckinley county, this provision was
II tended to affect; that Mckinley
county had so few school districts
that the superintendent could visit
> AL but two of them in one day. he
said 5000 was enough pay for that. he
!. tecams personal in his remarks and
was called to order by the president.
Mr.. Hinkle spoke in favor OF the
!, ill, declaring that he was going 10
support it, that it was the best bill
that could be obtained, etc, and etc,
Mr.. Hinkles stand pat tendencies
, curing this session, have shown them
t selves on more than one occasion ana
: his support of the bill, came as no sur
,rise to his fellow Democrats.
:. The vote on the salary bill shows
= plainly, that the Democratic side OF
the senate has divided on the meas
). ure and indicates that, SO far as the
> senate is concerned, this measure Will
Il have sufficient votes to pass 1t by a
tM o-thirds vote if it becomes neces'
:. . sary so to do.
y An effort by Mr.. Mccoy to substl-
tute the bill he introduced and which
i was understood to have the sanction
o. the administration was defeated
/ Mir. Holt first raised point of order
declining to permit the use Of print
= ed copy Of the other bill to be offered
as an amendment and asking for the
measure in writing.
u 81 shall be glad to reduce the en-
tire bill to writing, but l shall ask
the senate for time to do So" said Mr.
: Mccoy. Mr.. Holt was not sustained
y By the president and then withdrew
'' his objections without an appeal to
: the senate.