The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-17
EXTRA SESSION N OREGON.
Aesfsa Necessary TO secure A1prS-
priatisns for state Aaaiss-Sena-
tor @ Be ElesfsA-Hesry W. Csr-
b~ts VIII Probably BE Chosen

Special Dszrs&t1h TO the f'ost-Tntsiligersce
SAI.kM Or. Aug. T&~-It has Dssh pFac-
sIcaisy decided ny Gov. Lord 70 CAL .
special session OF the sssse SsxfaatIss
ABOUT October I. TIE Legislature Of iszI
tailed to organize ard 10 trarSact any
Of fns states S&Mnesss Or 10 MAKE asy
appropriation. sn II iiks~iss failed 70
elect a. En5leG statss seBataf 20 ssccsea
John rF Astehei. Goy. Lord vail retire
from cfare shortly after the beginning o.
Ihs year 1879 al tte op~nlGg Of the resa-
lar sesgaun of he legislature elected iass
June f. is his DEERE that certain feFis-
lative action De taFsn prior 20 That TINE
for the purpose 81 repairing the onsis-
S&ons Of the session which did not meet.
snd 70 tnru over the states affairs 10 BIZ
successor. Gov. Ger. iE good shape.
In the intaz4rl the governor and BIS as
ssoeists state officers have been obliged 10
get along as bssi they knew how f-nor-
nous responsibilities. have eevsfYsd lzpen
sse secretary OF state, VITO has simply
taken IL upon nsrnssif I'm the asRencs OF
an appropriation .ssasure, 20 sc; an dis
iurzIng officer and as auditor for every
cssirn that has Segn presented 10 the stste
since the beginning OF fs5s. That is TO
say, be has had TO perform the duties and
assume sIIe authority Of the legislature
In making appropriations, paying salaries
and carrying on the ssate administration.
The responsibilities Of the governor have
been scarcely less great. and II is the
earnest desire Of both there offcers that
ali accounts be balanced and they be dis
charged os fAa.r trust bsfors they retire
from effce
IL will dsvaive upon the specsa, session
10 IN tits ex sting swratorsai vacancy
Oregon has Fad bat one senator since
IssT This extraordinary session will be
nafs up of fnenaasTs elected lasi June.
and not OF the former legislature as
might b. Supposed Under the rate con-
stttatior the ternR Of office Of the UEu-
b@rs OF ths legislature begin the day
after election. while other state officers
do nc. assume their places until early FIT
fhe following year. The reason for this
curious arrangement is obvious. II the
members OF the former legislature @tiu
he'd office II would be possible for the
governor - call a special session in the
iat-r.ns between June and January and
defeat the purposes OF the people IL they
had elected legislature OF different poiiti-
cal complexion.
In the present instance II ts scarcely 10
be doubted that IL the legislature OF 1897
we're 10 be convened ard were allowed TO
organize. IL would elect john II. Mitchell!
~ senator. bu, the legislature Of 1888 in
Of an entirely different complexion. and
no one pretends that Mitchell has the
slightest show 81 success at It's hands
The legislature Is wholly In control Of
that faesion Of The Republican party hos
tile 10 Mltckeii, and II has a candidate of
It's own whose name L. Henry w corbett
and II Is tho purpose of the oreanixat ton
at present In control OF the Republican
party Ia zecure corbetss election Various
other candidates have been suggested
sci Of the Oregon Railroad L. Navigation
Company: State Senator G. w Fulton.
or Astoria ex~Congressman Rlnger Her
mann. commissioner of the general land
ofheo: Judge s. A. Lowell Of ruatilla
county. and two or three others more or
less distinguished In Republican circles
but IL IL known that II IL the purpose OF
the powerful Multaon.ah delegation to Ia
vor mons Of thess. but support ex-senator
CorSeit.
II viii he Remembered that Corbet. was
appointed senator by Gov. Lord In 1897
70 nj The senatorial vacancy. following
the failure ~ the legislature 10 organize
and elect bot tAat he was no. uerynitfst,
&c take his seei I'm the United States cen.
ate by action Of that body Itself Mr.
Coresft has been one Of the leaders OF the
opposition against Mitchell and has been
the main financial supper. Of their cam
psign. II II feit By them that his election
a. senator IL inadequate return for the
enormous assistance he has giv~s, them
In their fight Mr.. Corbett is rich
banker and doubtless will find opposat ION
In tho ranks OF his own party. who thinl;
that more tnaissous selection from a
political standpoint should b. made II
seems probable however. that their Oh
1ectlons viii no. De weighty enough 70
accomplish his defeat.