Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-08
VANISH
State Railroad Commission.
Lord Refuses to approve
Their Bonds.

for the ensuing two years have N
railroad commission. II is vel
understood that Governor Lord has
refused, Or viii refuse, to approve the
bonds % the present railroad commits
sioners, who are acting On the sup
position that, IL they file bonds, they
are entitled 10 a new term Of ohico.
The amended state Law provides
substantially that the railroad com
mIssloDers bold Office for two years,
or until their successors are elected or
q1alifd. TIE present bOard-consis-
ting ~ n. p. COmpsOn, L. A. Marcum
and J. b. Eddy-Was elected by the
legislature in 1893. The Law provides
that the commissioners shall be
electeted biennially by the Legislature,
but the legislative session Of 1895 be-
cal e involved in trouble over the SEN
atOrship, and failed to perform that
duty. The commissioners and their
clerk, Lyde'l Baker, continued to
hold office. because their successors
had not been elected and qualified.
The legislature Of 1897 did not or.
ganize, and it looked as il their
tenure would last for at least two
more years. But the proposed action
Of the govern r gives a different
aspect TO the whole matter.
The law provides that the commits
siOners, before entering upon their
duties, shall each file $4,000 bonds,
approved by the governor. Two OF
the commissioners, 1t is said, have al
ready presented their bonds, but the
governor refusese TO endors them zap
proved" for the reason that he
thinks these Offices are vacant. and
that a certain decision Of the supreme
court does not Justify q further ex.
tension Of their term, holding that,
10 give the statute this construction
ito effect would 10 create pe~rpetuities
In Offices, which Is against public
policy and against the spirit of our
institutions.
II these Offices are vacant, IL is not
that the governor will I'LL them
and his refusal 70 approve their bonds
is notice to them that he does not
recognize their authority to act as
railroad comm issioners, and that, II
they do, their services. which for the
last two years have been hardly nomi-
nal, will be treated as voluntary and
g~ratuitous, d~epriving them of any
claim for payment. Secretary Of
State Kincaid may without doubt be
depended upon 20 reject their claim.
II is pretty certain, too, that the next
In view Of these facts, un-
less the commissioners have mean
by due course Of law, estab-
llshed their right 10 remain in ONCE,
will refuse any appropriation for the
payment OF salaries and other ex-
penses. The usual appropriation is
There Is no ONCE ia the state about
The abolition OF which there Is greater
lnanimIty OF opinion. Governor
Lord wa. In Portland Saturday. He
vas asked about his attitude toward
The railroad commission. While he
declined 10 be interviewed, he ad-
that he had not approved the
,onds and his conversation indicated
hat he doubted whether the commits
could secure the extension
lhlulcd uuucf the statute
IL Is not probable that the COVER
Tor VIII disturb the fish aud game
protector, or the pilot commissioners.
AssI0NEE's SALE. w Mckinney
.ssigEee OF the estate OF Mrs. NJ. L.
Jams, Saturday sold two houses and
OTIS on East State street. One Of the
Iouses and lots was bid In by Mrs. NJ.
:. Kaiser, the mortgage for 81. The
mount Of the mortgage and Interest G
ias S92s. The other house and lot was !
Id IN by EE Mckinney for ESQ. The
mount OF mortgage aud interest held .
this pieeeof property was s7O0. /,
he interest Mrs, Adams held In 3I5 .
cres OF the 4. l. c. OF Henry Teeters I
nd wife In {. .. 5. r, 7. W, was bid 10 J
y the mortgage, Ann u. Mckinney B
" 81 the amount Of the mortgage be- /,
* slO2Os 90.
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