Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-04
COMMITTEESH0LD
EARNEST SESSION
ON SALARY BILL
Effort to Fit a Square Peg
Into a Round Hole Continues
With Due SoIemnity Up IN
Santa Fe.

Santa re. Feb. s.-The senate and
house republican committees APP
pointed w. draft suitable salary bin
that would reconcile al factions held
long and spirited session tonight
II Is realized that until the salary
matter is disposed Of there can be
80 other constructive legislation and
every effort will be- made 20 dispose
~ IL during the next few days
The house committee continued TO
inFIst on the tweuty-six counties idea.
but gradually yielded 10 the argu-
meuts 81 the senate members. but
only IN so far as Is fail back on the
Renehan bin providing for four clas-
sifieations, based not only on assess
Beni but also on area. population.
tax selections and local conditions,
establishing a flat salary not only for
county officials but also for deputies
to be appointed by those officials
under whom they serve. with the add
ditiOnal proviso that further allow
ance FOR help may be granted by the
county commissioners only with the
consent Of the district court.
TO molUfy the low-salary delega-
lions from san Juan, sand0val and
cation will be added. providing for the
low salaries asked by the representa-
lives from those counties
Nestor Sees the Light.
The BernaIillo county delegation in
the house insists upon Il minimum sal
AIRY Of 81 zoe FOR the county school
superintendent "BernAliilo county
has first-class school superlntend-
emit" declared Nestor MOntoya to-
night. "and We will stand pat on a de-
mand Of minimum salary Of 22,500
for county school euperintcndents in
first-ciass counties. for even If the
present able superintendent should
reliuauish his office at any. time IN
the future We want 90 be able 10 COM
mand the services Of "A man just as
good
sir Montoya also appeared before
the judiciary committee Of the house,
which Is grinding out favorable re-
ports as well as unfavorable. upon a
mass Of bills tonight He explained
the libel bill advocated by the state
press association, and the committee
decided to report il favoraely tomor-
row, but II Is understood that il viii
meet with determined opposition on
the floor, and even II Il should pass
the house IL will he "a good many miles
from the governors signature.
The honso expects 70 pass this
week the senate bill for minimum
seven months school term, and that
unanimously. 80 that It can 10 into
effect without delay as an emergency
measure
Larry on Tie job,
o. 4. Iarrazolo arrived tonight
from Isas Vegas, and viii appear to-
morrow before tho house committee
ON education 10 speak on behalf OF
several bills that he has drafted and
which were introduced by request by
Mr. Montoya Of Bernalllo. The bills
have TO do with teaching Spanish in
the rural schools, as we'll as in the
higher institutions Of learning Other
spanish American educators, such as
Secretary Of state Antonio Lmcero, b.
~ Read. Filadelfo Raca, Bias SAN
chez, Nestor Montoya and others will
appear before the committee, and eX-
peet to agree on some measure that
win result In giving the Spanish
American opportunity of learning not
only English thoroughly but at the
same time their mother tongue.
The committee on education report
ed favorahly today house bill ~, by
Mr. Montoya of Bernalllo. providing
that q woman shall be appointed on
the board Of every state institution.
The bill is the one favored by the
state Federation of Womens clubs.
It was amended ia committee SO as
10 exempt the military Institute at
Roswell as Il is feared that woman
on that board would insist on molly
caddling the youths who receive mill
tary training.
The attempt TO find some influen-
tai legislator willing ta Introduce "a
prohibition amendment to the consti-
tuition has thus FAR failed, and the
outlook for the passage of propo-
sition 20 submit such an amendment
to the people Is nil. as the majority of
the legislators have set their face
against complicatinR the 1916 cleo
ton with the prohibition question