The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-10

London. March 10 (2:bb p. nj
The German submarine U-20 has
been sent to the bottom. according TO
a statement issued today by the Brit
ish admiralty.
The submarine. according To the
official announcement. was rammed
today by the British torpedo boat de-
stroyer Ariel II went Go the bottom.
The members OF the submersible's
crew surrendered and were saved.
The U-2O probably is the subma-
rine which yesterday sunk the Brit
!sh steamer Blackwood.
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that there II something that must be
done by the superintendent and since
the legislature has three times failed
10 abolish that office I am not going
TO fL.ther object 20 the payment OF
the salary Of the superintendent OF
insurance. | do object. however To
the payment OF anything for clerk
hire In his office. There " not very
much work TO be done In the superin-
tendent's office and ! am clearly OF
the opinion that no clerk Il necessary
10 the proper performing OF all the
duties of that office as now required
by our constitution and laws.
II further object to the payment OF
zoe for expenses ~ that office. AZ
that Is q lump sum provided for the
officer undcr by construction OF this
bill. The expenses Of that office have
been very light during tht past two
years and require no such appropri-
alton for the payment Of them. !
asked the superintendent for a state
ment OF his expenses and all I OBJ
tnlncd was that they were S6G9 a year
without any items or details.
The salary of the chief clerk In
I the auditors office rs fixed az $500,
while the chief clerk In the treasurcr's
office and several other offices gets
oaly $500. ! have no objection TO
] paying $500 for such a chief clerk
] but ! do believe that other clerks
, PERFORMING similar services and work
4 ing just as hard should have the same
salary Either all should be raised 90
/ l.SOO per annum or the chief clerk
/ in the auditors Office should be re-
I duced to $500. The salary for
voucher clerk in the AUDITORS Office is
! Objectionable for the reason that no
such clerk h necessary In that oiiice,
/ The auditor spends very little time al
/ the capitol. II he were to attend Ia
J his duties as such auditor In the
proper manner. no voucher would be
necessary I am sure.
What ! have snid of the vouct u
\ clerk In the auditors office rs apple
able to the additional clerk provided
for IN the state treasurer's office
Neither the state auditor nor the state
treasurer devutcs nuch time to the
performance of his duties Tor th'
state Both have their business and
various empluymcnts that apparenil5
lare necessary for themselves to th'
neglect of their official duties. or al
ANY rate, seem to be responsible toi
that necessity as they see II for eNtrt
clerk hire In their offices.
The auditor Is the mayor OF th'
city Of Santa Fe and has important
private business of his own Whici
seems to consume most Of his time
lie has not spent. In my opinion. iron
observation al the outside To excee'
two hours day In the capitol duriai
the past year, aud the state treasure
has been here less.
There ought TO pe no question u
the mind of any fair and reasonabi'
man In regard 90 the payment o
4 proper compensation FOR any ofilcia
I and clerk hire as may be necessary 10
i the performance of the duties rcquir
ed In his oihce but when a state oih
Ger or any other officer sees ~ Co de
2 vote his time 20 his private busines
land TO other affairs he has no rish
. lao ask the state to employ clerks q
1 do the work that the taxpayers rea
Il sonably expect TO he done by him
I self.
y Several items In this bill we're We
, tocd by me two years ago ana ir"f
r my experience and observation dur
r Ing the past two years ! am well sat
isned that veto was proper and Jus
~ tihnhlo.
q II am gentlemen.
!. "Rcspcctfully yours.
q w. G. MCDONALD
e Governor"
% There seems to be more and NOR
: question In the minds OF many as I
whether or not the governor viii nee
. essariiy nave 20 disapprove hy Vet
d the measures which reached hii
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