Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13
Sixth Classification Topped
Off, Allowances for Depu-
Ties Pruned Severely and
Many Salaries Reduced,
HOLT CHARGES BILL
WAS TAMPERED WITH
Majority Leader in Upper As
SembIy Asserts Three Coun-
ties Were Excluded From
Working Of Measure No, 55,
l,ree,.l orr.1er 70 no.rlna lounr.ll

Santa Fe, Feb. 12-The senate
finance committee this afternoon
took quick action on House Bill No.
21s. which passed the house last eve
ming. and amended it in some import
ant particulars, reducing the number
of classifications from six to five and
cutting out part of the allowances for
deputies as well as reducing some OF
the salaries.
The first class under this bill are
to be all counties with valuations
above $4,000, ,O0O. In those counties
the sheriff is to receive So, 500 with
allowance of 81 $50 for deputies. The
treasurer. assessor and county clerk
are to get $4,000, with $1,000 for
deputies. The county school superin-
tendent is to get $4,000; county com
missioner and probate judge, $500.
Second class counties are to be
those with valuation between SS,-
100000 and s14.O00,00o The sheriff
in those counties is to receive $4,000
with i,50o for deputies treasurers'
clerks and assessors, 50, 100, with
$1,000 for deputies; county superin-
tendents. s1,SO0: county commission
ers and probate judges, $500 each.
Third class counties are to be those
with a valuation of $500, 900 to w.
$50, 600. The salaries for sherifts'
clerks. assessors and treasurers are
TO be $2,e00; for county snperlnten-
dent s1,500;- county commissioners
and probate judges. s40o
Fourth class counties are those as
sessed from S4,T50,000 TO S6,S00,0ou.
Treasurer, assessor and clerk are TO
receive 81 900; the sheriff, ST. 500; the
county superintendent, i,aOO; the
county commissioners and PROBATE
judge. $500.
E'ifth class counties are to he those
with a valuation Of less than $4,'oV,-
600. and in those counties the sherlii
and clerk are to receive Sl,oVoi the
assessor and treasurer, $1,000; the
county superintendent, $1,000; eouh-
ty commissioners, $3.50, and probate
judges, $500.
The deputy sheriffs are to receive
$500. in fourth class counties, SiOo
in third class counties, $500
Surveyors are given SO a day lol
$50 DAYS. in first and second cias'
counties; Is days in third and fourti
class. and so days in fifth class couh
ties.
Despite pleas by Barth to delay ac
ton until Monday, the amended vi
was made a special order Tor
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Four Bills Passeu.
The house passed four bills this al
ternoon: House Bill No. 40, by skeeI
authorizing the consolidation OF au
adjoining school districts, passed
to S; House Bill No. Sc. by Romero
providing that boards of regents an
trustees shall appoint employees u
stead of the presidents, who at pres
ent have the authority, passed Al
/; House Bill No. 99, by Mann, by re
quest, an act requiring that all oitlcl'
printing shall be done within u
state, passed 80 to A. House BIZ ~
70, by Black, to require the lhspe'
ton and registration of the pedigree
OF stations and jacks, passed unan
mously.
House Bill No. t07, by Ortiz, f'
the regulation Of hotekeepers, WI
unceremoniousy tabled upon an III
favorable report from the judicial
committee. House Bin 11S. by Ski'
more, an act to prohibit the drinkiI
of Intoxicating liquors on passeng
trains. was recommitted, as we