The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-11
FIGHT
OVER
REVISION
The Records Of the House by
Officials
Kay DiscI0Ses that He Has
Bulldog Tenacity

There was a lively wrangle in the
house Tuesday evening over the con.
.slderation OF a resolution introduced
by Dayey OF the resolutions commit
tee, and relating 70 the revision Of
the house Journal, at the close OF the
session.
As originally presented, the resolu'
tlon provided that the work Of reyis'
ing the house journal should be per-
formed by the speaker, one member
OF the house. chief clerk, first as
sIstant chief clerk and calendar clerk,
that they be allowed 20 days 10 com
plete the work, and that they receive
the same compensation rs the chief
clerk OF the house. The committee
on resolutions reported an amend
ment, substituting the journal clerk
for the calendar clerk.
Bailey took exception 10 the wages
proposed to be paid, $s per day, which
no said would cost the state at least
s6iO. He thought there could be
found competent men who would per.
form the clerical work for consider,
able less and do II equally we'll He
said he believed two. or not TO exceed
three men. were all that are needed
90 do tho work
In replying. Daycy, In support Of the
Original resolution, said the import.
anco Of the work. since the legality OF
every now law depended on the cor.
rectnoss OF the committee on revision
of the Journal made the work worth
fS Dayey Insisted that II would be
an insult to a man Of professional
skill TO ask him 10 perform the ser
vice for less than IS.
After some further discussion the
amendment was defeated. and the res.
olution In lts original form was
adopted
Kay Gets reconsideration.
When the resolution was under con.
slderatlon, Representative Kay. who
had been laying for this scheme "a
provide good thing for various OF
the house officers. was attending a
meeting of the committee ON ways
and means. When ne reached the
representative hall and learned OF the
adoption of the resolution, Kay de-
manded roconsideratlon OF the yot,
by which the resolution was adopted
In explaining his action In demand
ing reconsideration. Kay said that
the operation OF the resolution iu h,
form II passed the house would cosI
the state about $500 when there al
ready existed on the statute books 4
law directing that this work he per
formed by two officers of the housl
at per diem OF ST. and s.. respective
y Under that plan he charged tha
the work Of revising the Journal car
be done at am expense 10 the state o
not 10 exceed Sio6. that being n,
cost to the state for the work tw,
years ago Mr. Kay stated that he q
positively opposed 10 amy eNtrayo
ganco that can Dee prevented, aud 10
that reason he thought the resolu
ton should by an means be reconsld
cred
nayey followed IN few remarks
dlscleiming any personal interest Il
the matter
Gault said that the readng OF th
Journal had been dispensed Will
daily In the house, as a means OF en-
podlting the business oi that depart
mont The cost 60 The state. he said
n the Journal had been read and cot
rected daily. would have heon consid
erable la excess OF $500 and for tha
reason he aid not think that th
house could a0ord at this time to b.
too nigsardN when the Importance o
che work 10 taken into consideration
Kay insisted that right Is risht an
when the statutes OF the state alroad
provide for the revision OF the hous
iournal that it was not consistent 70
the members OF that body 60 proyid
more expensive plan tor pertormin
the same work
A vote hclus taken the motion &
reconsider prevailed. but before hlrtl
on action could be taken tho hous
adjourned. and The resolution Is snl
pendins before the house