Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-19
All State Institutions Are Left
Untouched and Salaries
Bear the BrUnt of Executive
DiSappr0Vat
TRAVELLING AUDITOR
TO WORK WITHOUT PAY
State Building at San Diego to
Be Reproduced at Santa Fe
According to Plans Already
Formulated,

Santa Fe, March lS.-At o'clock
this afternoon Governor Mcdonald
filed with the secretary of state the
general appropriation bill. from which
he had leleted a total Of $4,000 a
year.
Every state institution received the
amount provided for in the bill as
passed by the legislature, and the
main cuts were in items for salaries.
Provision for the travelling auditor is
eliminated altogether, the legislature
having taken the appointment of the
travelling auditor out Of the governors
hands and vested 1t in the state audi
tor. 1t is certain that the state audi
tor will appoint the travelling auditor
nevertheless, who win take his
chances that the next legislature and
new governor will provide payment
for his services,
The bin also cuts out $1,000 salary
for the superintendent Of insurance
and $1,000 allowed him for clerk hire
II eliminates 81 200 clerk hire in the
state auditors office and $500 in the
state treasurer's office. The deficien-
cy item Of 5000 for the state college
investigation commission is also elm
mated.
Revenues Required about SD5O,0OO.
As it now stands the bill appropri-
ates a little over 100000, to which
must be added $4,000 OF continuing
appropriations not especially men
toned in the measure. so that the to-
tai revenues to be raised are about
$4,000 per year.
Today was n red-letter day for San
Ia Re. tho governor signing house bill
1856, appropriating $4,000 for repro
ducing at Santa lfe the New Mexico
building in the capital city, The citi-
5ens had been wrought up by rumors
that the measure was in danger and
there were meetings of citizens and
clubs, of men and women, TO plan
quick action TO obtain favorable con
sideration of the measure.
1t was not until 2:3O o'clock this af-
ternoon that the bill was filed with
the secretary of state and that the
word went out that brought JOY to the
anxious Santa Feans.
Outlay of Close to 100000.
Frank Springer, who is in san Die
so perfecting plans for the reproduc-
ton of the building, was Immediately
notified by telegraph. Private SUB
scriptions to the amount of 100000
will supplement the 100000 appro-
priated by the state The site for the
building will also be donated to the
commonwealth, so that with exhibits
and furnishings the construction ol
the building means an outlay OF not
less than 100000. The bill provides
that all the exhibits in the New Mex
leo building in San Diego shall be
brought TO Santa Fe at the end Of TINS
year and places the board Of regents
Of the New Mexico museum in charge
Of the proposed new structure and its
construction.
1t was big raft Of bills that the
governor signed today lie gave his
approval TO house bill No, ], by Nestof
Montoya, which mOdifics the road tax
law, but only in SO far that the tax
can not be collected out Of the wages
Of employees in the hands OF the en-
ployer. He also signed senate blll ~,
by the committee on judiciary, proVlu-
ing that any person resident IN TINS
state, selling wood, fruits, farm ana
garden products exclusively and
fresh meats butchered from animals
of his own raising shall not be re-
quired to pay an occupation tax or 10
obtain a peddler's or itinerant ven
doris license to engage in such sales.
The bill was originally introduced by
Mr Sulzer, but was worked over DE
the comnittee on judiciary.
bill in which the governor nm
self had been much interested ana
the passage of which he recommended
was one OF the last measures TO be
signed by him. 1t is senate bill NO.
49, By Mr.. Pankey, providing that the
cattle sanitary board may levy YAK
not to exceed three and half NILS
Formerly it was mandatory to levy
the maximum. Under the new law
only as much as is needed must De
levied. The law also gives the cattle
sanitary board greater latitude IN eX-
bending money to stamp out epl-
denies.
important to Teachers.
Senate bill 103, by Mr Mccoy
signed by the governor today relates
TO the CertificatiOn of teachers anu
fepeals sections and 4 of chapter y I
OF the laws of 1907. The law IS OF
great Importance to teachers, ana
provides for first, second and thlrd
grade certificates to be issued upon
examination. State professional Ger
tilicates and special certificates Tor
drawing, music. kindergarten and prl-
mary subjects agriculture manual
training, domestic science and com
mercial branches are also PROVIDED
Tor. The bill carries $1,000 to pay ior
me reading and grading of the exam
nation papers, and gives the state
BOARD of education greater latitude IN
granting certificates
Another educational bill signed by
the governor relates to the state