The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-02-15

Feb. 9Th, 1889.

The veto OF Governor Penneyer OF the
Portland water bill has attracted q good
deal OF attention. Everybody here has had
an opinion to express. 1t resolved itself
almost Into party vote In the Senate. II
was fully discussed when 1t was asked by
the President Of the Senate II the bill shall
pass notwithstanding the objections of the
Governor. The Senate chamber was jam.
med which indicated the interest the public
took In the measure. Mr.. Topgue,of Wash.
ington, came 10 the rescue and ably sus-
tanned the veto. On the other hand coggs
well. OF Crook, Klamath and Lake opposed
the veto. The debates partook Of personal
reflections, to add salt W the freshness OF
these aguments over The provisions Of the
constitution. Technically and strictly these
bonds cannot be exempt from taxation.
Mr.. Tongue voted for the bill thinking like
many others who, favoring sanitary regu.
iations, would allow the bonds 10 90 free,
but when he was called upon TO decide on
the eonsti,utionality of his vote under this
veto he sustained the veto. And II the
bonds are made exempt by overriding the
veto, why not assessors tax them anyway
and let the courts settle thequesiion forever
under our constitution. But the assessors
will never find them. The vote was 23 to
pass the bill and 6 for the veto. Dawson,
of Linn, absent. coggsweII, q democrat,
voting against sustaining the vcto,and five
ether democrats.
II Il said that the friends Of the measure
rely on forty votes In the House, which Is
the two-thirds required. II so, then In the
House II will assume party vote nearly.
II viii no doubt pass the House, as II 10
necessary now TO sustain its political signi-
ficance. Democrats generally stand to-
gether. Road bills, water and sewerage
bills have had season OF combining"
This condition makes Il some little work 70
hold some members together "a the impor.
tance Of being just right on this measure
exacts duty not at first understood. But
the Mul.nomah delegation are equal 10 the
work they present and they will see that
those bonds are not taxed.
Very little attention has been paid TO the
remarks OF the Governor respecting the
mute school. Clearly state local schools,
such as the blind and deaf mute. should be
under the care OF the Board Of education,
and we're until up TO a recent period when
the Superintendent had their control trans.
fcrred TO Board Of Directors. II seems
to have been planned for a purpose and II
IL arranged so that the Superintendent con-
trolls the whole business. The Governor,
Secretary Of State and Superintendent Of
Public instrue,ion-;he Board OF Educa-
ton proper are made visitors. and are dig
nified as a board OF visitors, when In fact
they are non-entities In this school OF deaf
mutes Why was the State Treasurer ex-
Guided from this Board OF visitors The
extravagant expenditure of state funds is a
matter that concerns this officer. There Il
Board OF Directors and an Executive
Committee In this Board OF Directors
there are four bankers, two lawyers and
three capitalists. and from the nature of
their work very little attention can be Civ
en- 10 this business by them. There arc
about twenty-three average attendants af
an expense to the state OF three hundred
and fifty dollars each per year. Parents
clothing the children. This is large sum
of money TO be used up In this way. The
ingenuity of the Superintendent In taking
this school out Of the hands of the Board
of Education Is wonderful. Il takes now
nine directors, three visitors, (state officers
except Treasurer)an Executive committee
OF three, Superintendent, amatron, two
teachers, an overseer, general help, cooks,
walters and others TO run this institution.
This array OF officers Is nearly an officer TO
pupil. The report shows that all but the
directors, the visitors and executive COM
mittee live off the state over and above
their salaries. Can this be so i'his Is the
leading farce In our state schools. The
| Superintendent and Matron do nothing,
practically nothing, but look to the organ
ization. Why Is not the Superintendent a
teacher also the Matron, as formerly
Twenty.three children, needing this SER
vice, Is humbug. We win gamble that
Prot. vanScoy will take that mute school
and run 1t In connection with the Univer-
sity for twenty-five hundred year, and be
| glad TO do II. He can do II and make mon.
ey There Is vast difference between
! $4,000 and $4,000 sor two years work. ii
| the reader will read the Governors mes
sage in connection with the report of the
deaf mute school he will see how nice 1t ID
/ for the incunbents and how hard Il is on
the tax payer. The mutes do not get the
benefit of this surplus that goes into the
comfortable organization" The Over
seerdoes the Superintendents work-noth.
ing of 1t, and the general help" does the
Matron's work. It Is the best thing in
Oregon for the boss. Strange the Legis-
lature has not seen that this thing Is des
pevately in need of the Governor. 1t needs
but two teachers, the Superintendent" o.
the schools large enough for that dignity
to be given teacher, and Matron teach
cr The general help and "overseer'
will do the work. We would deprive tn,
mutes of nothing but they are the suffer
crs by this distinction made by little cute
management, against condition whicl
would be more social and home like TO
the children and at useless expense to tn
/ state.
SoJouRNER.