Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-22
BILL IS
AMENDED BY
SENATE AND
PASSED
Opposition by Senator Bath
AcceIeraieS Favorable Action
on Measure of Statewide
interest
STATESMAN" FROM
BERNALlLL0 PEEvE0
Alarmed Lest Albuquerque
Morning Journal and Its Cor
respondent Are Trying TO
"Get His Goat"

respondent Ale llyllg 10
"Get His Goat"
Estate Capital nnrehu Of Morniay Iournali
Santa Fo. Feb 2i-Afler spending
tho AFTERNOON in discussion of amend-
ments aud after q lengthy speech IN
opposition ly Senator Barth. the SEN
atv late this afternoon passed the
county salary mn Twelve amend
monts by Senator Holt We're adopted.
Some of these decrease the salaries OF
certain officers. others increase them.
The salary bin WIS a special order
and was the only business considered.
senator uarth took occasion to make
strenuous attack on the Albnquef-
que Morning Journal and upon It's
representative then in the senate
chamber He also made an unauc-
ccssful attempt lo get Bernaiillo eoun-
ty placed In tine seeeaa class. through
changing the arrangement Of elassl-
noauons
a senate republican caucus preceded
the session in which It II said final
determination as to amendments was
reached. The senntc was called 30 or
der shortly after s30, but as there
were some senators stlll ia caucus u
recess of fifteen minutes WAS taken.
WHOM quorum was present. the u.s.
ual routine was run through OF dis
pcnsod with and the senate proceed
ia ~ the ape-iai n-der The salary
hlll was read IN full
Tine amendments offered by Mr.
Volt were then read The first one,
making the salaries Of school super
iniendcnts ia fourth elass counties ST.
goo Instead Of si,i00 was opposed by
senator Barth. who wanted 70 make
the figures 81 200. Nevertheless, the
amendment was adopted. senator
Harth also opposed the tenth amend
mcnt, increasing the salary of asses-
sors la NTH class counties from $1,000
TO sl.iO0 This amendment was also
adopted.
other amendments adopted make
Il impossible fer deputy sheriffa 10 be
employed IN fourth aud nth class
counties without the consent of the
county commissioners; increases the
salaries of treasurer IN NTH class
counties from $1,000 10 St.f00;
changes the provision FOR an Increase
of 25 per cent In the salary OF the
county clerk. when his receipts reach
certain amount. so that the commits
sioners may then employ a deputy
for him az public expense, but at
cost of not more than xlo u month";
makes the district clerk allowance IN
third class counties $500 Instead OF
5000. increases the period for which
lnddltional deputies may be employed
at court umo. changes acres" to
square miles IN provision whore
"a mistake had been made. gives tho
district court power TO authorize tho
appointment Of additional deputy
shorlffs when necessary In times OF
rlotctc and cuts out the $500 allow
ance for horse maintenance made 70
sheri1s
Senator Barth attempted to have
the classification changed 80 that only
counties with a valuation Of s4,400.OOO
or over shOuu be first class counties.
lie said ne ala this because he was
firmly convinced that tho people or
nornalilo county wanted lower sal
aries and he Thought those allowed
second class counties were ample for
the services they were getting. Ha
mado quite 4 tax on this but as usual
lost out
Senator Mccoy attempted 30 hava
the salaries of assessors. sherlifs and
county clerks in third class counties
reduced 10 g2.500. However he was
unable 10 make the republican mas
jorit, see things his way.
senator Barth then offered tvs
other amendments, neither Of which
got majority. It was at this point
that be rose and made his attack on
the Albuquerque Morning Journal and
its legislative correspondent,
He declared that this representa-
tive had been taking asides to him"
Tint Dee had twice asked him what
Nas the political significance Of GER
tain measures; that no WAS insolent
ana was abusing the privileges ac-
corded the press The senator asked
that the protection of the senate be-
extended to himself tThe Morning
journal and this representative" )" he
said, "haye lecn opposing me (or
words TO that enectl because | would
not do what he wants OF what they
want. They oven sent this very man
to tell me that unless went up in
the house and ala certain things theM
would burn me up. They haeo
threatened me- lie continued at q
rapid rate for more than a minute.
The president ;hen said that he
wished the privileges 0f the press not
10 be abused ana that il they had been
tCo,,t,,c,1 ~ raaoo trhrecA