Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-08
If Santa Fe County Delegation
Cen Be Pacified Holt Meas
ure viii Have Smooth Sail
ing in Both Houses
RENEHAN FILIBUSTER
MAY BLOCK THE GAME
Speaker Romero Has ConSti-
tutionaI Amendment PrOvid-
ing for Advance Opinions
by Supreme Court,

Santa Fe, Feb. MONDAY is to be
devoted TO forcing salary bill
through both houses. outside the
Santa Fe delegation the republicans
are a unit on the proposition, and will
pass the Holt measure as adopted by
the conference providing for six
elassifcations with maximum salary
Of s3.500, and a minimum for county
school superintendents of $4,000.
The bill was introduced in the house
yesterday by Mr., Fleming as house
bill 1S3 There is a possibility of a
concession TO the Santa Fe delegation
by creating class into which only
Santa Fe county will fall.
OF the Pecos valley counties, Chaves
will be in the first class. Eddy in the
second and Curry and Roosevelt in
the third.
Renehan May FiIibustcr.
Chairman A. +. Renehan. OF the
house finance committee. ON account of
the Santa Fe county salary. demands
being turned down. led a filibuster in
the house Saturday afternoon which
prevented the house doing anything
outside of bare routine. and then ad-
iourning. although senate bill IS. for
increasing the minimum school term
from five TO seven months had been
made the special order of the day
Mr. Renehan, who Is a skilled par
liamentarian, will be able, with the
aid of the democrats. To continue the
filibuster indefinitely until Santa Fe
is given what he considers its rights.
The committee on education
brought IN a favorable report. but
with an amendment. to house bill 152,
fixing the hours for the holding of
school elections in rural districts.
Speaker Romero had prepared for
introduction an important proposition
for amending the constitution. 1t is
to amend section of article Of the
constitution by adding to it the fol-
lowing. "The supreme court shall
give its opinion on important ques-
tions when required by the governor,
the senate or the house of representa-
tives, and all such opinions shall be
published in connection with the re-
ported decisions of said court.
To Introduce Rigid Bill
Immediately after the passage OF
the salary bill this week a measure
will be introduced in both houses
prescribing qualifications for, and de-
filming the duties of county school
superintendents The provisions of
The bill are to be.squite rigid, but as
an offset the bill will also provide for
the payment of a travelling allowance
and clerical expenses of the superin-
tendent.
One unique provision will be that
the last quarter of the superintend-
ents salary bill shall not be paid un-
til the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction has certified that the
county superintendent has complied
with the law as far as visiting all the
school Districts as well as his other
duties, are concerned. Travelling and
clerical allowance is to be paid only
upon the presentation of q sworn
statement in detail as to every item
of expense.
The eleventh-hour plan to classify
the salaries of county superintendents
aceofding TO the number of school
rooms In their county. so that in first
e'"ss counties the superintendent
would get $40 year for each school
room, IN second class counties $3S,
III t''ird class counties $S5, in fourth
eiass counties $3s, in fifth class coun-
ties SSs aud in sixth class counties
SSo, has been turned down by the
leaders.