Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-06

The governor interpOsed with his
veto, but it was Of no avail-Geer and
his friends passed the bill oyer the
veto. For .hayseed we think Mr..
Geer was pretty liberal with his fellow
farmers money.
House bill, No. lis, was intended to
destroy the secrecy of the Australian
ballot law. Geer voted for it. The
governor vetoed it. IL the Republi
cans succeed in getting majority in
the Legislature the coming election,
this infamous bill will be passed over
that veto.
Mr.. Geer also voted for the repeal OF
the mortgage tax Law, another kind
act to the farmers.
In the session of 1891, Mr.. Geer was
speaker Of the house and voted for the
wagon road steals to the amount Of
over 100000, which bills we're vetoed
by the governor.
The Domestic Animals Commission
law made the governor member Of
the board and fixed the compensation
he was to get for attending to this
business. The governor advised
against the passage of this law; but
Mr.. Geer voted for it and it was
passed. The governor performs the
duties assigned him by law, takes the
pay Mr.. Geer said he should have for
doing them, and then blames him for
| taking more than his constitutional
allowance
House bill No .36, introduced at the
last session of the legislature, was in
tended to repel the present obnoxious
special contract law, which permits
the money loaner to insert In a note
that it shall be payable in gold alone.
This law exists for no other purpose
than to allow discrimination
against silver and all other classes OF
currency, and to make gold the sole
medium of payment, and advantage
is taken of it by every mortgage cor
poration, banker and money loaner in
the state. The law should have been
repealed in the interest Of honesty and
in the interest of all who may wish
to borrow money hereafter, but the
bill for its repeal was overwhelmingly ly
defeated by the last legislature, and
Mr.. Geer stood by the money loaners
and against repeal.
His action in this instance in con-
nection with his vote for the Paxton
bill being referred to, indicates that
Mr.. Geer while posing as friend to
the farmers, had very soft spot in
his heart fJr the money loaners, and
is found every time on their side.
AS far as we can see, we think the
governor stoo between the robbers
and taxpayers pretty well. He seems
to veto pretty much everything, and
we sometimes wonder he did as we'll
as he did, considering that so many
vetoed bill we're passed over his head.
T. T, Geer has made record that no
man should be proud Of.
"The governor gets $500 per annum
as prison inspector" said Mr.. Geer in
his speech. All governors as well as
Governor Pennoyer got pay for this
service; but In the general approDria
tion bill of 1891, this pay was IN
creased, aud Mr.. Geer voted for the
increase.
G"In addition to that" said Mr..
Geer, "he gets $500 as building COM
missioner" This was provided for
In the general appropriation hill of
1893, and Mr.. Il. It. Geer voted for it.
"In addition to that, he gets $3.50 as
principal of the reform school COM
mission" says Mr.. Geer. This bill
was passed in 1891. IL provides that
the governor should get $3.50 as prin-
cipal. Geer voted for il, and the gov
ernor couA not veto the item unless
he vetoed the whole bill.