The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-27
Barth Rips Cover from Motives
for Attack ON Powers of
Governor in Speech in State
Senate.
DECLARES LEGISLATION
BLOCKED
Measures Seeking to Shear Ex-
ecutive He Asserts, Are De.
signed to Divert Attention
from Taxation.

santa Re, n. NJ. Feb. Elm
anticipation OF a debate upon the
passage OF the salary bill over the
veto in the senate late yesterday
afternoon a crowd bed gathered
which Allied the floor % ! gallery.
But there was no debate on the
salary bill. Under the propulsion
OF the q roller the bill went
through by the party vote: and
without discussion. aside from the
spirited light over the right OF
Senator Evans OF Elida to vote to
sustain the veto. upon the insist
on hts pair with Senate
Mccoy, the majority floor leader.
But the crowd was not disap-
pointed. IL came to hear a
speech and Il heard one; a speech
which drove hard az the power-
ful Republican lobby and which
asserted that hat lobby Is inspir-
ing the attacks upon the governor
a1d The EFFORT 20 shear him OF his
nppointive powers. partly 10 sat
isfy personal revenge. but chiefly
TO blind the legislature 20 the
need and the popular demand for
sound legislation on taxation and
revenue.
The discussion came up on the
passage Of House Bib No. 200
oy Speaker Romero, an C TO
amend the law relative 10 remov-
al OF county officers AID the AL
ing OF vacancies. to provide that
when a county officer on trial
shall be suspended from office by
the court the Judge making the
order Of suspension shall nh the
vacancy during the existence of
such suspension. The filling of
such "A vacancy now rests IN some
Instances with the governor and
In others with the county com.
m%issioners.
speaking to the motion TO pass
this bill. which finally passed by
"a vote Of 20 To :, Senator Harth
said.
Il have heard II said by a gentle
man close To me at this moment tina
he knew that 1 would get up ant
talk n / had an opportunity. thin
would gave a great deal OF his i'm
AAN'NANN ANANAAAN % AN NNNANA SCI MN MA'
when God gave me brains In
stead OF money he did me "a grea
favor, and / appreciate h..
MIR. President. 1 am opposed L
this bill. not because In itself IL is
matter Of such vital importance, O
Of such vast interest or moment tha
II would justify the taking up q
time. even OF this legislature. ia dis
cussing L.. This bill provides tina
the judge who suspends an office
shall appoint a person 20 mn "a va
cancy. It In itself is bad Legislation
because u would be q temptation h
some instances Tor some judges {
building a political machine, or an
other kind OF "A machine. Ia decide
case against a man who was on tria
because Of the power Of appointin
another. But this bill may hay
something w It's favor. and Il ma
have something against h. HoweveI
the reason that ] am opposing thi
bill. Mr.. President, Is that o. IL on
OF the innumernble links In the chat
of %bonehcent legislation proposed %
that wonderful tribune of the people
Mr.. Charlie Spices, assisted by IN
railroad mans best friend, Mr.. W,
Hawkins, ana the lobby which
around this capital and which
forcing the passage OF this beueilcii
legislation,
'"The governor of this state, NJ
president, tx "a man whose conduct
puolic Office and in private lie Ia
been unassailablc and unimpeacnabl