Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-06
7, 7. GEER'S RECORD
From the Legislative Records
Made by Himself
The MEASURES He VOTED For
Has Soft Spot in His Heart for
the Money Lenders.
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When in the legislature, Mr.. Geer
voted for the outrageous bill intro
duced by Paxton, Of Multnomah
county-House bill, No. lO3. This
bill was ia the Interests Of the money
lOaners and to the detriment of every
borrower in the state. 1t passed the
legislature and would now be the law
were it not for the Intervention Of the
governors veto. 1t was ia relation to
the method of foreclosure to satisfy
mortgage or debt, aud perscribe an
entirely different rule from the one
now in existence. 1t permitted the
parties TO a mortgage or other similar
instrument to secure the payment Of
money to agree upon any terms they
might desire, and provided for the
assignment Of such contract when
made. The act did not provide for a
public sale Of the debtors property
No notice or publication was required
Of any breach OF the agreement, and
the sale Of the debtors property could
be made privately, and without any
interference of the court. 1t per
mitted the money loaners and Shy
locks to impose any terms they saw
bic before lending their money, and to
sell the property Of their debtors and
deprive them of their homes without
other notice than that contained in
the mortgage. Under the law as it
now stands, every man has his day In
court. But il it had not been for the
governors veto the Paxton bill for
which Geer voted, would now be law.
Shylock never had a better friend
than those who supported this bill.
Now, who was the poor mans friend,
Geer or Pennoyer?
Mr.. Geer voted for the Infamous
water bonds bill In the year 1889.
This bill, House bill No. 81, exempted
the Portland water bonds from tax
alton. Governor Pennoyer, although
Portland man, vetoed the meas ure,
and thus stood by the taxpayers cf
the country We wonder If Geer told
the people how he and the governor
stood on this attempted outrage on
the pockets of the taxpayers.
Mr.. Geer has been instrumental in
the perpetuation of the useless rail-
road commission, which bill was
passed over the governors veto in 1889,
Mr.. Geer voting to pass it. Mr.. Geer's
bill in 1891, gave that commission a
new lease of life, but at an expense to
the state Of 100000. At that session,
Mr.. Veatch, of Lane county, intro
duced a maximum rate law suggested
by Governor Pennoyer; but it was
killed and T L. Geer's commission
bill passed
AS the governor is not allowed
by the constitution to veto any
single Item in the general appro-
priation bill, Mr.. Geer censured
him for not vetoing the whole bill.
Let us remind the reader that Mr..
Geer himself voted for the approp RI
atiCn bill In its entirety, without a
protest, objection or amendment
from him. How, therefore, can he
censure the governor for.not undoing
what Geer did himself?.
Mr.. Geersalso voted for the imam
Gus appropriation of SAC, 900 additional
far the national guard. The general
appropriation bill for 1S93-94 pro-
vided $1,000 for the militia. But
this was considered 10 be too small,
and so separate bill of $4,000 was
passed. Mr., Geer voted for it, The
governor vetoed it and Geer again
voted to pass the bill over the veto,
making the appropriation 100000
for the two years. We think the
governor sdid pretty well with his
vetoes, considering that Mr.. Geer
and his reckless Republican associates
succeeded in passing so many over his
head.
Geer again voted for the appropri-
alton To the Worlds fair of 100000,