The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-12

session OF the legislature. The records
of the house and senate will show many
such instances. But why make go
much ado about some small appropria-
tions attached to certain bills? The
great bulk of the appropriations over
which the fight for rretrenchment has to be
made is contained in the general appro-
priation bill. This bill being made up
in the committee of the whole, the
record of which does not go upon the
journal, it is difficult for the people to
find out who favors retrenchment and
who does not. When the house pro-
posed retrenchment the senate, seeing
perhaps that the villainous ''thirty"
we're largely for economy, would prompt
ly refuse to concur. OF course economy
would be highly improper under such
circumstances. If the penitentiary
could be made self-supporting if the
insane asylum could be managed so as
to exclude a large number who are not
insane at all, or who have been SNUG
gled into this place of refuge to save
trouble and exp pense to their relatives !;
if the state printing Office could be given
much less amount of printing to do,
and the extra pay of some state officers
abolished, along with the useless COM
missions, the people would get some
actual relief. There is no doubt that
the state normal schools cause much
more expense than the actual amount
given them, because they must "join
the combination" or get left. For eco
nomic reasons alone the people can't
afford these institutions. But the ring
would not like to see them go, for to
abandon them would be to reduce it's
power to control.
1t ought to be gratifying to all anti
ring people to note that the machine
politicians manifest so plainly whole
come dread lest the people will, through
their representatives in the next legisla-
ture, once more refuse to be "held up."
Once more there will be an order like
this: "Simon says thumbs up~ Once
more the attempt will be made to seat
Mr.. Dolph in the U. S. senate, and the
ring will again assert its right to rule or
ruin.
A senatorial contest affords grand op-
portunitles for shrewd managers and
ring-masters. But how long must the
people submit to the present system.
To show how the last legislature regard
ed the system, permit me to quote as
follows. House Journal p. 50:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, NO. II.
Whereas, there is growing belief
among the people that the election of
United States senators by the legisla-
lures of the different states is the occa-
sion of much corruption, as we'll as IN
reference with legislative business; and
whereas, under the present system, it is
easy for the money power and corporate
interests to defeat for that high Office
those who refuse to become subservient
thereto; and whereas, the choice of the
poor man, out of money and without
employment, is entitled to equal respect
with OF any other person, therefore be it
ResolUed, That our senators and rep
resentatives in congress are requested to
use all honorable means to secure the
adoption of an amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States, authoriz-
ing the election of United States sena-
tor by the direct vote of the people. Be
it further
Resolued, That the secretary of state
be, and is hereby, instructed to forward
to each of our senators and representa-
tives at Washington, D. c., a copy of
these resolutions.
Those voting aye were: Messrs.
Baker, Barkley, Beach, BOOTH by, Bridges
Bucknan, Burke, Burleigh, Calvert,
Cardwell, Cleeton, Cole. Conn Coon,
Cooper, Craig, Curtis, David, Davis,
Gates, Guild, Gurdane. Hillegas, Hotter,
Hope, Huffman, Jeffrey, .Keyt, Lester,
Lyle, McGreer, Mintie, Moorehead,
Nealon, Patterson, Paxton, Rhinearson,
Shutrum, Stewart, Smith of Clackamas,
Smith of Polk, Smith cf Linn, Temple
ton, Thom pson, Y ates, Young, Mr..
Speaker-47. Nays: Messrs. Blundell,
DAILY. Gowdy, McCracken, Myers, Sehl-
brede, Smith of Josephine. Stanley-S.
Absent: Messrs. Dunn, Long, Scott,
Tigard and Wright-5.
Senate journal p. 129:
Senator, McGinn moved to refer House
Concurrent Resolution No. ~ to the
committee on revision of laws. The
ayes and nays were called and the vote
was: Those voting aye were: Sena-
tors Bancroft, Brownell. Calbreath, Car