Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-14
HinkIe and AlIdredge Vote for
Bill After Vain Attempts to
Amend It, While Burns and
Miera Are Opposed.
UPPER HOUSE BLOCKS
EFFORTS FOR CHANGE
G, 0, P, Leaders Succeed in.
MarShaIIing Enough Votes,
With Democrats to Give
Act Three-fourths Majority,


Santa Re, Feb 1S.-The senate this
forenoon passed amended house bill
No. 219, the salary measure, as per
program. In the final showdown.
two democrats, Alldredge and ,Hinkle.
voted for the bill, and two republic
cans, Burns and Miera, voted against
it.
As was to be expected, there was
fun discussion of the measure, The
bill was taken up as a special order
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal.
Barth moved to amend by striking
out that part which provides that the
county school superintendent shall be
paid only $3.50 where the county
has only eleven or less districts. Barth
asserted that this clause is directed
solely against Mckinley county and
that II would affect that county alone.
Page explained that the county
school superintendent of Mckinley
county has dentists office does not
give his fun time to his official du-
ties, has been receiving only 5000 a
year and is perfectly satisfied to draw
down $3.50 a year, which represents
an increase i'm salary To him. He fur
Their said that the superintendent is
"A personal friend of his and that he
helped to nominate and elect him.
Barths amendment was thereupon
tabled
Alldredge moved to amend that the
sheriff's salary in second class coun-
ties be fixed at $4,000 instead of
$4,000, as the latter sum was out of
proportion to what other officers are
TO receive His amendment was lost.
Hinkle asserted that the salaries
fixed for fourth class counties are
far too low and moved the following
increases in those countless
Treasurer, from $1,000 to $1,S00;
assessor 81 500 TO 81 SEQ and sheriff
1880 to $1,000. Each amendment
was t9bled.
Evans offered an amendment pro-
viding that all officers. excepting leg
islators. shall devote all of their time
to their official duties. He stated that
Roosevelt county is fortunate because
its officers give all their time to then
public duties. This amendment was
tabled
Alldredge offered substitute fol-
the entire bill, in which the salaries
ranged from 1000 to $4,000. This
was tabled by a strict party vote ol
II to Z, Allredge. Barth, Evans HIN
kle, Mabry and Walton voting for me
substitute.
Barth. who had prepared data rela'
tive to salaries paid in other states
said "TFhis is not q republican salary
bill. but merely an office holders
measure. Both republican and dem
ocratic office holders tried to get al
they could and the majority yleldet
c0mplaisantly.
He reviewed the salaries and prac
tce of office holders in New Mexico
Referring to Santa Re county, he SAT-
that Celso Lopez, the county treas
nrer and collector. pays Fred Lope
81 900 a year to run his office, Will
Celso worked for the Seligmans whel
he ran for office and is still work
ing for them. In Bernalillo county
S1,500-a-year deputy does the WORK
while in Valencia county, Deputy Lo
gan runs the office. the county payin
the deputy and the official draws tn
salary. In Grant county, a banke
Is the treasurer and pays deput
500 a month to do the work, Bart
said, he formerly having paid onl
$50 month for this work.
Barth then advocated a hall o
fame for New Mexico, where next
Abi dlidH1 ihncOln ne NOulu pace vi
STOPPING and smiling figure of tn
man who drew this bill'' for the ma
Jority. lie characterized the measur
as a steal of the public funds of tn
state of New Mexico" He admitted
however. that the bill might be wors
considering the pressure brought
pear by county officials on the legi'
burns also opposed the bill, sayin
snal me deputies in Rio Arriba count
loI me clerk and the treasurer re
work that the officials do is to dra
their pay.
Mahry's Constituents Oppose Bill.
Mapry opposed the bin because IL