The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-25
AT SALEM.
GOVERNOR Chamberlain We
TOEDNFWPORT SUMMER
SCHOOL BILL.
Appropriate Five Thousand a Year
Flat Salary Bill Died by one
Vote in Senate-Plunder-
ing Assembly Hall
After the Session.


ing Assembly Hall
After the Session.
4 Salem, Or, Feb. 20.-A bill for
the creation of a summer normal
school at Newport was vetoed by
the governor this morning, passed
Through the house over the COVER
nor's veto, but was killed in the
senate, where that body refused to
pass it over the veto.
This school looks to me as
though it was intended for a SUM-
mer excursion" said the governor
in his veto message, 'rather than
for any ultimate good to the people
of the state.".
Jones of Lincoln made a strong
speech to republicans to stand be-
hind him. The appeal was effec-
tive.
The bill passed originally with a
majority of only three votes. The
negative votes today were: Demo-
crats-Bilyea, Blakeley, Cantrall,
Claypool, Kramer, Murphy, Oh
well, Tests. Republicans-Booth,
Hines, Kay, LaFollett, Orton, Pur-
dy, Simmons. The only demo-
crat who voted against the COVER
nor was Burleigh. There was no
debate upon the bill in the senate,
and the vote was not upon party
lines.
Governor Chamberlain's veto
message was as follows:
return herewith Housebill No.
113 with my disapproval. The OBJ
iect thereof is to establish a state.
summer normal school at the town
of Newport, Lincoln county.
In my message to the legislature
I suggested the propriety of reduc.
ing to two the number of normal
schools supported by the state, but
instead of following this suggestion,
which [ feel assured meets with
the approval of a majority Of the
taxpayers of the state, the legisla-
ture has not only not seen fit to
act upon it, but on the contrary,
proposes to add to the burdens of
taxation another normal school to
be located at Newport. The pro-
posed school is for the benefit of
the teachers of the state rather than
for the children. In the very ma
ture of things very few teachers
would be able to 90 to Newport to |
take advantage of this summer
normal school if it were thorough
ly established. 1t looks as though |
it was intended for a summer ex-
cursion rather than for any ulti.
mate good the people of the state
would derive therefrom.
The burdens Of taxation are al
ready heavy enough, and the ap-
preparations made by this legisla.
ture have increased rather than di.
the same, and under these
conditions I return said bill to you
with my veto.
Salem, Feb. 21-The Senate
yesterday defeated Kay's fiat sal.
ary bill by vote of IS to 7. an
Affirmative vote Of I6 being neces-
,ary to pass the bill. The consider
alton which seemed to be the cause
If the defeat of the bill was that
salaries in excess of those provided
IN the constitution areinva1id. The
bill carried salaries of FROM $4,000
to $1,000, while the constitutional
salaries are from $1,000 to $4,000.
The bill as it came to the Senate
provided that the salary bill shall
90 into effect on January 1st 1908.
It was unfavorably reported by the
judiciary committee, upon the
ground that it was unconstitutional /,
in that it provided for salaries in !,
excess of those authorized by the
constitution. Senator Pierce, Dam.
Of Union, asserted that it was not
unconstitutional, and submitted q
minority report favoring its pas
sage. Fulton moved to amend by !
providing that the fat salaries shall {
not go into effect until 1907.
Senator Pieoce opposed this, saying {
hat the platform in both political ,
parties in the last campaign s
pledged the enactment of a fat {
salary law. While he wanted I
aw that would go into effect at {
,nce he would rather have one 6
hat would go into effect in 1906 /
han in 1907. I
Fulton of Clatsop declared that /
he bill is plainly in violation of
he constitution, for it is directly at s