The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-06-26
EXTRA SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE

The ~Roseburg Review being one
of the papers of the state which rep
resents the ultra aud uncompromlsln9
elements of democracy in its last issue
was shooting short squibs at Governor
Moedy against the policy of calling an
extr;. session of the legislature. But
as it happens Gov. Moody is not likely
to consider the question from a delno-
cratic standpoint. He will no donht
consi ler from 5he standpoint OF his
duty to the people at large. From
such view we find that the people
have the right established through the
Fundamental law of the State to be
represented by United States Sen
ator in Congress which shall have
been selected by the legislature com
posed of members elected by the last
general election and those hold over
senators For the Governor to appoint
a Senator would be taking a grave and
important responsibility on his shout
ders which any man who has thus far
governed the State with his becom-
ing good sense is not likely to assume;
besides if he did appoint, it would not
be giving to the people the full rights
which they are entitled under the con-
stitution. Another reason why an
extra session should be called is that it
is certainly time that Oregon hal once
more in the near future a session of
the legislature which shall not be en-
numbered with the question of the elec-
ton of United States Senator, in
order that the legislature may consider
and put in proper shape much needed
legislation. IF the Governor there
fore should appoint Senator it would
place matters in such shape before the
legislature of 1887 so that the atten-
ton would be absorbed by the ques-
tion of electing United States Sen
ator to the neglect Of valuable ques-
tions of mnch needed Legislation as was
done during the last session, and on
the contrary, if the Governor calls to-
gether an extra session during the ap-
preaching fall and thus gives the leg
islature an opportunity to settle the
question so that Senator will there
by them be elected, the Legislature of
1887 will be left unmolested by sena-
torial questions SO that they can attend
TO the enactment of important laws in
a proper shape and so that they can be
enforced in practicable way. The
question of the expense to the state of
an extra session as suggested by the
"Review" is simply and only begging
the question, and when the whole sub
ject is fully considered we find that
the suggestion is without foundation,
because owing to the fact that the SEN
atorial question was before the last
legislature, many subjects of legisla-
ton was so much neglected, and some
passed through neglect and oversight,
of penal nature without any penalty
attached thereto that on the whole,
an extra session of the legislature
convened dining this year could rem
edy such defects in the neglects of last
session that the remedies which the
extra session could make would more
than pay its expenses and make say
ing to the state and counties over and
above the expense of an extra session.
When democratic paper comes for
ward and opposes an extra session in
the face of all of these facts it is self
evident that it is doing so from purely
democratic views and utterly disre-
gardful of the interests and rights of
the people. When democratic papers
which view things from no other ex-
cept their own political and party stand
point undertake to advise a Republi-
can administration it is always and
invariably the sure course for the Re-
publican party to go contrary to the
democratic dictation