The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-03-29
LEr Us INVESTIGATE,


On several occasions since The adjourn-
ment Of the legislature we have had occa-
sion to refer to the extravagant and proilf.
gate course Of that body. The republican
pressof the state, feeling that their party
will be held responsible for the wasteEul
expenditure Of the hard-earned money OF
the people, have, with one or two excep-
tions, remained silent on this subject. The
.Stafesmaa some time ago made the state.
ment that ;he legislature of 1885 made
larger appropriations than the late one.
But II this statement were true, Il would
not palliate the almost criminal course OF
Its party, for republicans had full sway In
both legislatures. AT the time It made the
statement we challenged lis correctness
and Il remained silent until now, when Il
repeats Il. Let us Investigate and see.
From It's own columns we take the follow
Ing synopsis Of the appropriations made by
the late legislature
Appropriations ~ contained In
the regular appropriation bill. $7io4tI.6S
APPROPRIATIONS IN SPECIAL ACTS.
For eleven different wagon
roads. ........... .........$iis.ooooo
For horticultural commission. 100000
For bureau weather service.... 100000
For purchase u and IS Or, re
ports. .....,.............. s,soooc
For two Eastern Oregon and
one Southern Oregon agricul-
tural societies nj ST GOO pers
annum. ........,........ 100000
For purchase OF one half block
east of state house ...... s,oosoC
For additional salary of state Il
orartan.... ................... I,ooo.oc
For relief Mrs N j Mcpherson. I,ooo.os
For relief of John Stapleton. !. iso.oS
For relief OF heirs OF A ] Hembrc, a7So,
For relief of Fred Yenke. sSo.os
For relief of Hacker. ioo.os
For relief Of John Dinsmore. HOO
For Agricultural college. ..... S7,soo.oS
For Portland Refuge Heme. sooo.o'
For state reform school. ..,.- 100000.
For expenses Of session. ...... -ts,oooo'
Total. l...................-. $oT6,4oo.6
This docs not include appropriation
made from trust funds.
Now compare this with the appropria.
tions made by the Legislature of 1856 ana
1t will be seen that the appropriations thi,
year exceed those of 1855 by SIiSo73.I3
For payment of eommis isSioa to
Worlds fair at New OEleans,
etc.,. ......,......s-.-..S S,SCooS
Brick building for State Caiver-
sity. ...s........s.s.... 9o,ooo.os
Board of immigration. ... Ho,ooo.o<
General appropriation bill, Tex
cept from trust fundsk -...-. SSp.634.3 &c
For tish ladder. er............s... to,7So q
Washington monument. ..... 3,oooot
Dairy commission ... -. S,oooos
Relief of 5 Il CaiteTlin. n..-...... 10000,
Erection and equipping state
penitentiary, etc. .-....... H3S,612.2l
Pilot schooner. er.....-..... to.ooo.os
State board of agriculture. ...- so.ooooS
Total ..-~ SSS7, sac. {.
This does not include Appropriation
made from trust funds.
The Benton Leader and some other pa
pers in the state have made the same state
meDt as TO the appropriations of 1855 ex
ceeding those Of 1859. II Is due that such
errors shonld be promptly =erre eted by tn,
papers that publish them. Our reader
viii bear in mind that the DEMOCRAT pre-
dicted before the legislature met that thai
body ~ould increase the appropriation,
100000 above that OF any Legislature tina:
ever met in the state. The prediction has
been more than verified as the increase o
1885 as shown above Is $IIS.o73I3 Ou
prediction was then based upon eyideDes
that to us seemed conclusive that "cosa
bine" had been entered into by whs<l
100000 would be appropriated to b~ite
wagon roads. Our information proved d
be strictly reliable. The recollectiOns o
the doings of the late legislature wR e
Numbering down the ages as having beer
the most proiigate that ever cured tn
people Of the state. The state tax lew
will be made this fall at about seven mills
as compared with four and nine-tenihs mill
last year. The tax payers will sroan un
der their increased burdens, while :he ben
eiciaIies of the ''swag" " iii revel n tatness
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