The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
rnr sEnAroRsHIp AND

THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
The Oregon senatorship should not bo
secured AgAin BY making the ,appro-
prlation bill a. Il was done 10 1895.
The danger that ssares tliis Legislature
ia ihe face d that the commiiecs Of the
two honses of tlhs legislature that
mako ibe appropriations win bo con-
trolled and oreahiaedint the interest Of
M Mendde's second term. That was
done h Che legislature oi iso5 when
Mr. hcIlrisls made himself senator. !.
y Patterson Of Marion WAS chairman
iof ths commll,ee 10 the senate jos. A.
Wright was chairman Of The aame
committee Ia the Iious Ways and
Means The eiiior Of Tm JouHSaL
vs. o. Tho House commiilne and 90
ves other gentlemen now h the city A
Whoenn'oorwet ihls account II Il varies :,
IN any partloulnr from the facts a
The Republican state convention had A
ftsolled At she. Mcbride regime a. q
Seeretay Of state and bad ordered :
new deal. A state platform for
economy AMI reform had been adopt
81 by the hepuhllcAn state convention
aud nearly Al the county conventions. u
II ever there was time when a ?
legislature sh0uld have becn left alone Y
do the best work Il was capable Of, 2
4 MAS the ssalion that opened when Mr.. |"
Mcbride ended his long term As secretary n
d stats. Claiming 70 BE- very IN he J
Velnalnei IN hir rooms atihe state house n
and Senator Patterson and Mr. Wright y
q the Houss threw their two committees @
into one and posiaod the Joint com. ?
niliiee hat they would have draft Of b
ihe appropriation blll prepared and Al :
~ early day submit Il 70 lbs committee .
ior ~ consideration. This was done ,
and wi'en .he ioInt appropriations con-. .
miiiee Of that legislature met near the
elose q lhe session aud Tor the arsl '
time saw Toe bin. Mr.. Mcbride. then
aprivsss eislaan. appeared with it to :
esplaln ~ pfosisous. lle had made
eyegy line o. Il while In the retirement
Of hla osisnsible slok chamber, and 10 cay /
shai his iFlends and political lleu,enants
wers provided Cor, Is no, drawing Il 100
strong.
hus 70 50 on With the history Of tle
appropriation bin oi lass, that helped
'aake Mcbride senator. A ns anl
uieeslng she eommii,es stood slN 10 lour
ios soiiins al ihe padding on, OF the
hlil. A number oi Jobs were stricken
Qua q Il. when 70 The surprise Of lhe
aniniiiaied che eommltles adjourned
When neSt g nay, il stood sls To ioar lor
'he hlil A. Mcbride had dm~n na. and
- 4 sepl slihoai ieftlsr material
amendmsnt % she House where under
ne oonslllulion all appropriation hills
'honld oFlslns,e, bat where ,hls ons did
aot originate, iort oTslnaled with M.
Aeiirlds in the llonse ,he reform
'lpmenlss'ruck oal many ol ,he mos,
'hnosioas i,smA eai ia ihe 1paie oi
hal oesslan, which VA noi reiorm
'o'iy lhsy veTe mostly restored, snd Ne.
fehside's bon weni ihnaeh pretty ,
early ~ "a pasuei, and ihe s,,nterenos f,
"a ihe nnishlng louehe, oa ,he ueasase
ihe slosine houSs II the sessloe. IL
. last quarter oi an honr Of phrh 4
asions. McBrlde had ale name srsuhs
; pnited States senator By Repre-.
niailss cleploa and vas slsc,ad. o.
ase like M hallisos Ia Che comic soae. \
hers uasn't nolhlas elias 10 do" o
lpe @oussAi warns this lasislasae q 4
y ashsFp lookout that Mr. Mcbride =
, nol ~ % make the appopslailon
II ,''is sss,lon. n his snppa,sw can n