Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-19
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II win D. wigh considerable dlseari
n noe surprise ina, the people ~ Sew
Mexico receive she news 81 Governor
aaL,cnslacs disposition % the bills
lei, ia hss hands when me legislature
adjourned Fs.a4s
The governors action on the appro-
rriation bill " especially worthy 81
condemnation. mat man elected
~ she ueonle 70 the highes, position
within their rift should. 90 grasify
poilslcni spite. attempt 70 cripple the
supreme chArl Of tbs state by depFiv-
Ing that sribnbai ~ ~ clerk. 4 some
thing thai a h hard Cor the orhinar,
perron 70 realise.
Ths governors action IN cus'ins
down the appropriation o. the COR
poratiNa ccinmisslaR was mot unsx.
pected. since thI branch Of the gov.
eminent has already demonyuated ns
uscfuirsss and incurred the veiled
hostility ~ some % the grtat corpora
ions Of the state. Governor McDon-
ala can always be relied upon 60 do
his bert to protect the corporations.
Governor McDonaids ys,o % the
items for the salaries 80 assistants In
the once Of the state treasurer and
the state auditor e mare aifficul, 10
understand Afr Mayron. the treas
urer. Is a member % the governors
own political party. but u II known
that Mr. Marion Ia not among those
who bllndiy fon0w enc governors
lead. ana Il n i,is possible that the
aoverMor tnok thin means of puaish-
lng Inc treasurer for his lack Of faith
IN Inc chief executive's Amos, super.
natural powers a. ruler Of men.
ii the care of the state auditor. the
roverhag. a h said. 0eeifad that the
saiary Of certain clerk he reduced.
and not being empowered rs the con
niitusion 20 reduce SALARIES ne chose
the alternative of wipine out this
particular one altoRether.
The disailOwance AZ the salary Of
the state superintendent " Insurance
VIVA snother evidence 81 petty spite.
The superintendent has served taith-
fully IN this Office without salary
piree December L. 1919. until the
present time. and the Iesis lurc
nghtfulty .. fopriated s5oe Tor his
services for zeal period. Governor
McDor n dsesnt like the present
incuH benz IN the insurance commits
sioner's onioe aud las, week nominal
% Benjamin sanchez. superintendent
1T schools ci soeorf', county. for the
flace The semitic. owing O. the ae-
ton of ne lterent Severn. IN alb
rnptis terminusfas he session IT the
senate wfer Gr nominations were up
for confirmation prevented action on
AR sanchez appointment This II
said 90 have snsercd Governor NC
Donaid ana the veto ~ the Insurance
conn nissionsF'- salary appropriation
may ~ ono ~ the results of that
anger.
The governor veto of the sumner
co3iR,y biI was not unexpected. since
d was strongly limited during the les
isiature that b. certain members dad
not stand with the governor on the
salary bill the Sumner hill would be-
surely vetoed These men faiied ~
stand and the bill wus vetoed. 40 wa'
also that creating Agullar county
Jusi uhy the governor should yeto
the ban uholishins The public drink
Ing cup. a measure which has becom,
iaw In almost every progressive state
in the union. u ~ hard % understand
and probably only his legal adyisei
or the Almighty knows why Mr.. Mc.
Donald vetoed the occupation tax bill
the only purpose Of which vas q
make operative tho present law "a
the subject Th.s measure had th'
endorsement % the Sew MeSlQ'
league 81 municipalities aud wen
through tho legislature praciicall'
without opppsition.