Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-19
INFORMATION.
About Oregon State PayrolIS.
Other Pointers on Various Affairs Of
State,

Ormsby, auditing committee OF th'
Oregon Soldiers Home board, have
been at work overhauling bills at tht
capitol today.
Major Willis Dunniway and wifi
were at Mehama over Sunday.
Chief Clerk Lockwood of the de
partment of state visited at Noble il
the Waldo hills over Sunday with hi!
wife who is a guest at the Adair farm
1t is a sad fact that the members Of
regents of the State University EN-
ploy a secretary at Eugere by the
year, and then annually pay com
petent man in Portland to go over hi:
work and untangle it and finally get
it Strengthened out. Now that there
is faction Of people opposed to the
| present management Of the State
| University the board of regents will
needs be careful about all things they
do and especially those things relat-
ing to money affairs. This business
of hiring experts all the time is nui-
sance any way. Nowadays it costs
more to expert books at the end of the
year or term as the case may be than
it would cost to employ competant
bookkeeper.
Adiutant General Tuttle, the
genius who has licked the o. n. q,
in tollerably decent shape, is at head
quarters today signing up vouchers.
Perfect weather for fruit, haying
and harvest. The weather bureau
forecast is as follows: Tuesday, fair.
The semi annual statement of the
condition of the state treasury, as re-
quired by law, has not yet been made.
On the lst of January and the 1st of
July the secretary of state is required
to examine and report to the governor
on the moneys in the treasury. The
secretary of state made his examina-
tion, taking account of the gold, silver
and paper currency in the treasury
vaults on the Doth of June, but it has
not yet been submitted to the COVER
nor. 1t probably will be submitted
some time this month.
Governor and Mrs. Lord were in
Portland yesterday, visiting friends
from Delaware, who were touring the
West. There are 81 in the party.
among whom are Judge Houston and |
wife, DR.. Kale and wife, Mrs. Rich
ard and others. Governor Lord is a
native of Delaware and is acquainted |
with the majority of them, and those
with whom he was not acquainted,
ire friends of his family and, of
course, practically knew him. The
governor says they are delighted with
oregon and are surprised at the re-
sources and the possibilities of the
tate, expressing an opinion that its
uture Is better assured and will be
more permanent than California'S.
The party would have stopped at
salem, but their car passed during
he night, in consequence Of the
rowded condition of the road in
the Endeavor people.
The governor says the Hotel Port
and was litarally crowded with peO-
lie, breakfast not haYing been ended
Until the noon hour, owing to the
arge number fed, and that he under
TODD the other hotels in town were
qually crowded with people.
EX-Speaker Ready, of Baker City
vas in town today. He is an Alsea
Bay, boomer where he was an original
ettler and owns a tOwnsite that he :
roposes to .colonize with Salem peo-
lie one of these days. 1t is the most
harming spot on earth.
EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES.
THE JOURNAL has always opposed !
he custom of public officials monopO.
zing places in the public service, 7
hat should be open to all alike, for d
heir own fanatics. We believe q
st OF all such employees in each de- g
artment of state and county govern /
lent should be made public. '
Following from Salem in the Ore |
oman is burlesque;
Governor Lord, four nephews; Sec.
etary Of State Kincaid, three neph-
VS. and 2S cousins; Treasurer Nets
nan, one son, six nephews, and "a
)usins; Chief Justice Moore, a son
nd daughter, nephew and two cous-
IS; Attorney General Idleman, a
rother and three cousins; Assistant
reasurer Hodgkin, son and six cous-
IS; Superintendent Paine, whole
mily.
So far as the above is intended to
'aw out the facts, it will serve
,od purpose. But there will always
persons who will consider it gospel
nth. AS a matter of fact Supt.
line has none Of his FIRMLY on the
ylum payroll. Mrs. Paine has once
ken the place of the matron when
e was off duty. Miss Paine has
ted as FORTRESS at times. When it