Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-06

oteesTCh TO MORNING JpoHNSAi
Santa Fe, 'Feb. Santa re county
bolted the republican house caucus
This evening. II was the olst nate re-
sistance made by the members from
,hnt county to being degraded from
the second TO the third class ~ the
conference salary bill that spilled the
beans.
The senate had reconvened at $3.50
o,cIocls this afternoon for the purpose
of having the salary bill introduced
and passed, but waited vainly for
word from the house caucus To go
ahead. Chairman A. p. Renehan. of
the finance committee of the house
who bolted with Representative Da-
vles ana Gallegos. puts the matter
thus
Rcnehan's statement.
aTt is perfectly proper 20 ask why
the Santa re county delegation LETT
the republican house caucus on con
sideration of the salary bill this even
ing. That delegation was not aetu-
,tted bv any mere consideration OF
money. Yesterday in the joint eau
ems il was decreed that Santa re
county should form a member OF the
second group This morning
change of sentiment sprang up ana
that county was degraded TO the thlrd
class. The amount of money involved
is but sl00 a year in the salaries Oh
the treasurer. assessor and clerk.
.Jrnder the vetoed senate bill NO
81 of the last session. the salafles tor
comfy officials were fixeu as follows;
Treasurer. assessor and clerk, sS,22o'
eonrt clerk. 81 zoe According TO the
hin agreed upon yesterday, these OIL
einare would get the same amount,
and the sheriffs, $4,000, with Sl,9oo
far deputies: the county commission
ore s6O0 each; the probate JuuBe'
se00 the school superintendehl'
$1,000 with $500 for travelling eS-
nenses. Under the modification mace
This morning by the joint. caucus COM
mittee. the clerk, treasurer ana as
SCISSOR receive 500 less, the court
clerk $500 less, the sheriff the Same
as before, the probate judge sow anu
the county commissioners So0o each
The sheriffs salary is too much ou'
of proportion to the rest
"a Mere Bagatelle.'
's4owever, the money involved II
n mere bagatelle, and it has become
n matter of Santa Fe county lnslstlis
mon its dignity. The principal reas-
OnS Tor the cHdIl6t - lii'. -.
ty does not want to get INTO the sec-
ond class-yet its taxable values az
ahout the same as those OF santa re
county. but classification based mere
lv upon assessed wealth Is an errohe-
ous principle, especially when there
are so many diverse conditions anp
50 MANY varying factors TO be conslu-
cred II is preposterous to expect 70
oct competent court clerk for Sb6'oe
a month. Santa Re county as tht
court headquarters.
.It is the only county IN lhe pres
ent third class in that position. hvel
sui, against a state officer must DC
brought before the court at santa re
v, cfIartitv Of items and transactions
that county is from two 10 thtee tilIIes
MS important as Luna county ~
latter in 1914 had l,S2l taNpag
while Santa Fe county had 9'zVv
In Luna county individuals were hs'
sessed $3,20S,014. in Santa Fe county
S6,0tS,4S1. In Luna county the ran.
roads We're assessed $3,01 800 u
other words, the treasurer OF LunH
county collects two-thirds OF all lht
taxes by writing three receipts, ano
the assessor spreads two-thirds o.
the wealth on the assessment roll bN
making only three entries The couh
~ school superintendent of Luna
suntv hae only eleven districts tC
visit. The superintendent or SANTA r'
county has forty-two districts. Ii
CONT matters the county clerk OF san
IA re county has ten times the wori