Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
One RuShes Violently to the
Defense of the Governor and
the Other Grows CuttingIy
Sarcastic,
MAJORITY TO CAUCUS
ON COUNTY SALARIES
Workmen'S Compensation Bill
Sets the Century Mark of
Measures introduced in the
House,

santa Iee, Jan. 27--A caucus of the
republicans of both houses is 10 be
held tomorrow in order to come 20
an agreement On the salary bills. Thus
far four bills have been introduced
and fifth is in the course of prepa
ration by the finance committee of
the house
\ salary bin introduced by Repre-
sentative Fleming today does not rep
resent the views of the majority, but
has some novel features: but in other
respects it corresponds to the bill in
troduced by the finance committee OF
the senate.
Mr.. Fleming's bill divides the coun-
ties of the state into four classes,
based on the assessment of 1912, the
year that the county officials took Of
flee, in order to prevent any padding
of the assessments this year TO IN
crease salaries
The Fleming Bill.
Counties OF the fourth class are 10
be those with an assessment less than
$500 600; those of the third class,
from $500. 600 to S2.50O.000. of the
second class from $2.500.000 TO ST.
600. 600, and the first class above the
last named sum. In the first class
counties treasurers assessors and
county clerks are to receive $4,000
annually. in the second class counties,
$3.50: in third class counties, $2,-
500, in the fourth class, $4,000. Ths
sheriff is to receive $500: $4,000.
$1,000 and $1,000 respectively; coun-
~ commissioners, $500, $500 and $500
IN the third and fourth class counties,
GepHig sheriffs. Sl<5en IN tjrst -af'1;
second class counties, $1.200 and
500; probate judge. $500 $500, S4Vo
and $500: superintendent of schools,
$500. $3.50. $1,000 and $3.50, coua-
~ surveyors, SO per day for not more
than $50 days in first and second class
counties aud seventy-five days ~
ether counties: district clerk, Sl,2OO,
$1,000, SS00 ard $500. county jailer,
5000, $500, 5000 aud 500; Jail guards,
$3.50 per day. In counties in whicn
the county clerk turns in more thnn
$4,000 IN fees annually he is author
lied TO appoint another deputy.
The number OF bills introduced in
the heuse today reached the one hun
dred mark when the workraen's COM
pensation act was introduced by Mr..
Mann Speaker Romero announced
that Candelario Vigil, of Union eoun-
~, had been assigned to eight COM
mittees, as follows; Agriculture. irrl-
cation, internal affairs livestock, mill
itary affairs, public lands, roads ana
highways and state affairs.
To Attend DOugherty Funeral.
There will be no session of the
house tomorrow. as Representatives
Mann, Abeyta and Slleen left tonight
for Socorro as u committee of the
house 20 attend the funeral OF Harry
NJ. Dougherty TIE senate viii hold
Al
Walton and Laughren left tonight Tor
the same purpose.
Governor Mcdonald today sent to
the senate the appointment of X. Il.
Field, of Alamogordo. TO be a member
of the board OF trustees OF the blind
asylum at Alamogordo.
House Resolution No. 4, providing
for a probe of the state college and
the First State bank of Las Cruces
went to Governor Mcdonald this af-
ternoon, having passed the senate af-
ter futile attempt by senator Barth
to amend 1t so as to include an inves-
tigation of the Montezuma Trust COM
pany and number of other banking
institutions. Mr.. Barth took the occa-
sion to denounce the republican legls-
lators, accusing them of taking orders
from National Committeeman Charles
! A. Spiess, assised by II. q. Bursum
and Charles Springer, and calling
upon Senator Holt to present a mem
orial which he charged the senator
had In his possession asking state aid
to relieve temporarily the embarrass
ment caused by the bank failure in
Las Cruces. Ile eloquently defended
the travelling auditor and his assis
tants. calling attention 10 the aact
that he had 297 offices, banks and in