The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-11

Haiaftfa ur 10 nuN H. WV a
M reducing them Tot future yearf'
We hold that this u wrong IN prin
cipic and va viii not consent To H.
The contention that because a man
has drawn and spent $500 he should
be given q $500 salary TO cover H.
II not n sound contention. suppose
there omcers had drawn slo'ovv;
where would that put us2'
on the other side Of the capital u
was indicated that the senate majority
wa golnn 70 make o EFFORT
for The double salary plan, The pro-
ccdure was expected 10 be that the
house bill would come over TO the
senate and that the enatc, IN refusing
20 concur. would AK for a conference
COMMITTEES. This definitely viii take
salary legislation over into next week
and II IL not Impossible that II may
take Il over into another week.
Several members of tho majority IN
the house who for obvious reasons do
not wish 10 he quoted were asked this
morning by the Herald what they De-
licved to be the chief basis OF the I'M
preccdcntcd hFht over the salary blu
In almost every case the reply a
Too many bosses. too much lobby
too much outside iaiueAce.
Discusuine thls expression. IL. O..
Bursum. former Republican state
chairman. who. with the other Repu5-
lean leaders IA on the job IN a siren
nous EFFORT 20 reach n solution, said to
the reporters: "You may quote me as
SAVING that I do not believe the county
officers should b reproyed for coming
80. -. -. aa.N. sN.a. m.nm Those
men are vitality interested In this mat
t"r and they hav a right To he heara'
Just as the people have a risht TO pe
heard. In fact, everybody has a risnt
. be heard. and I am asainsi h pol
lev which would place q mem1er OF
the legislature In seclusion where ne
cannot be reached by the people.
Nevertheless. tho determined stand
OF the Rouse caucus has undoubtedly
been Influenced oy pressure unwiseiS
applied
In he meantime Il vas indTeateo
that tho senate would undertake TO
stand upon is double scale biz, q
more complete summary ~ WHICH, as
IL II completed. Il az follows;
The bill In detail provides that TOT
-,urposes 81 classification all countries
having a nnni assessed valuation OF
over $4,000. 600 shall be counties OF
the first class; those having more
than Si2.000,000 and not more thah
.t2II.eAO, eco and also those having not
more than St2.0O zoe and not less
than 100000 and at least l3.ovV
inhabitants. shall be counties Of the
second class. This lifts santa re
lcounty 10 the second class, removing
one OF the causes of s'vite.
Counties having an assessed valua-
) ton Of not more than X~l2.eOO'oo'
and not less than s9.oo0,o"os also
having less than $4,000 inhabitants
and also counties having less thah
so 100000 and more than Ss,2JO.0DO'
shall be counties OF the third eihss'
p lCountIes Of the fourth class are those
having not more than $S.250.00o ana
not less than $1,000. 600. The htth
class shall have less than 8 G.j00.o 600
land more than SA.750. 00e, while the
sixth class shall have less than
~si.T5O.OOO. This classification takes
lCuadnlupe county back 10 he fourth
! IcInes. adjusts tho nfth and sixth class
, counucs on r p1puleuon basis and
Leaves the fest class counties uudis-
turhcd.
section 2 Of the hin provides That
the classification ~ counties, up To
land "a ~ tie first day 90 January
mi9i7. sh,lI br governed by the as
/, scsscd valuation Of the preceding
p calendar year, In so Tar as the same
, is affected by valuation. Within
Thirty days after the first CAY at jan
/ uary I. 1917. and within thirty da.'
p Of the n.st day OF Jauualy 10 each
{ two ears succeeding the classiticJ
lions. shall Doe determined by the
p rtate auditor from the assessed valu
alton II &C. n county as finally in"l
| for the preceding year The classih.
cation ms fixed by the auditor and
I certified ?, the county commissioner
p shall govern the salaries OF count,
Officers for two years thereafter ~
so far as the classification ls deter
mined by population. such p"pulh.
tion shall he determined Dog the lhsl
United states census.
From the date &C. their taking Of
nce up TO and including The aist dal
OF December, 1915, county officers ol
the first class counties. uuD,r section
3 Of the bill. are fixed as follows.
Commissioner, $500.
Trcasurer. $500, and $1,000 for
deputy, Asscseor The same. sheriff
/. $500 and $500 for deputies clerk
$500 and $3.50 for deputies pro.
bate Judge. $500. school supcriu-
%tcndent. $4,000, and county surveyor
$40 per DAY. us iu the six classified.
ltion bin published In the Herald ius'
saturday.
in Bcrnalillo county or those coun.
ltl,s having am cvcc.4 O. $4,000 ~
!osurt fees. the counts ':erlt received
$1,000 extra for oicr.s hire.
. From and after the first day 90