Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01

although there Is considerable OF
Il IN the third class counties.
Assessors alone, IN all the
counties would obtain $4,000
more than justice and fairness
would give them.
In first class counties $4,000
is provided for treasurer while II
Is well known that in four OF the
six counties In this class, the work
Is practically entirely done by
deputies who receive from Si.e00
to $4,000. leaving a net sum for
the treasurer Of from $4,000 10
S2,S0O for bearing the honor con.
ferred by the people.
"sheriffs in first class eoun-
ties would receive $3,500 salary
In second class counties $4,000.
and IN third class counties $4,000.
Under the head Of iailcr. third
class counties are allowed only
s40O. which is not sufficient 70
employ a man who can be con-
siderod safe for handling prison
ers. and at the same time $500 ls
provided 10 pay a deputy district
clerk In each OF these counties.
when Il Is a well known fact that,
except during terms Of the dis
irlct court there is very little
work 10 be done.
The county Officers are pre-
sumed 10 give their entire time
to the performance OF the duties
Of their offices, and In counties
where a competent man is un-
able to perform all the duties of
his office. provision should be
made for deputies whose CONF
pensation should be distinct and
separate from that Of the coun-
~ officers
Il believe this bin is wrong IN
principle and unfair In the de-
tails as they have been worked
out. A net salary should be pro-
vided. SO far as practicable. for all
county officers and compensation
in each case should be commen-
surate with the services to be
performed
Senator Holt moved that the senate
pass Senate Bin i0f. the governor S
veto TO the contrary notwthstand-
Ing. Upon this question. Mr.. Earth
made the first speech since his recent
newspaper notoriety. lie declared that
the reasons given by the governor for
the veto Of the bill were ample. tie
intlmatcd that those so strongly for
the bill wanted TO reward some of their
friends now In office. lie declared
that the measure had not been sur
heientiy considered I'm public. and that
the majority members had performed
most OF what considering there had
been. in caucus lie asserted that the
governor should not DC supported
merely because he was governor, but
l;aause the opinions Of such an tNee-
utvc as william c. Mcdonald were
worthy Of support.
Mr. Hinkle expressed great dislike
for having to take the position he
to take against the COVER
nor. but said that the bin had been
agreed upon by fifty Of the seventy
three members in the legislature as
the best they could frame. and that
he was going to support IT, even
though he did not feel entirely salts
fed with IT.
Mr. N.ahry said that the work Of
a salary bill was q trfmend-
Gus task and that while he did not
charge politics in the framing of the
present bill. he did believe the peo-
pie had not been sufficiently listened
TO.
"But the people will be heard from
when they pay their taxes. he said
He characterized the bin as exceed
lngly high and asserted that the eoun-
ty school superntendents had been
treated in It.
Mr. Champion called the statements
Of senator Barth "udIcrous" and in
sisted that the bill was not q political
one. but measure framed as The
best efforts of fifty men in the two
houses.
AIR. Holt declared that the veto was
and that the measure was
not "an officeholders' blll" He said
thar only tho county superntendcnts
Of two or three counties had asked to
appear before the committee, while
the bill was being framed and that
ether county officers who had appeor-
ed. had been called IN By the COM
mittee to give information they pos
sessed. lie asserted that the bill ad-
vocated by the governor (Senate iiill
129, by Mr.. McCoyD. was S2,l00 higher
In the aggregate than the present one
and that this one was specific, while
the Mccoy bill opened the door for
endless expense in the hiring Of depu-
ties by the county commissioners. lie
warned the legislature that # this
measure were not passed there wohld
be nothing else done this session eN-
rept the drafting Of salary bills ana
that this would hinder consider
alton Of many important measures
still TO come up lie said the majority
were willing to vote upon
This bin and then leave IT 60 the people
10 judge if they had acted well
senator Doepp spoke for the bill IN
strong terms, declaring II was the best
Dne that could be framed at present
After Mr. Barth had suggested that
The members Of the committees had
been influenced, though unconscious
y. by the officeholders in the franz
ng Of this measure. and after Mr..
Mabry had said the arguments Of the
majority were unfair, the roll call was
iaken
The following was the vote For
tbeytla Bowman, Bur 8. Clark
hampton. Doepp. Gallegos. Hartt