The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04

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Salem, Feb. .26.-In his veto OF
one of the three general. appropria-
tion bills, which carried appropria-
tions of more than $63. 900, Cover
nor Chamberlain says:
"To the speaker and house of
Observation-Disclosures: I re-
turn herewith House bill No. 1868
with my disapproyal.
The title of. the act is as follows:
can act making appropriations for
the payment of certain specified
claims against the state of Oregon,
and for the purposes hereinafter
specifically set forth and particu-
larly enumerated.
The constitution of the state, Sec
ton 20, article 4, provides that
severy act shall embrace but one
subject and matters properly con-
nected Herewith, which subjects
shall be expressed 10 the title"
The examination of the act in
question discloses that it appro-
ipriatss nearly 5000 and covers a
multitude of subjects about and
eonceruing which the title givessno
Information whatever. { It provides
among other things for the -pur.
chase of lands around and about
the state monument at Champoeg
and the improvement of the same,
and appoints an agent to disburse'
moneys appropriated for that pur-
pose. Il provides for the paym ent
of the expenses of the general re-
pairs, improvements, etc.,. of. the
buildings and grounds Of the state
board OF agriculture, and for: the
purchase or water pipe: and pay
ment of the necessary expenses of
laying, connecting and installing
the same to and throughout the
grounds and buildings of the state
board of agriculture. It provides
for the payment of claims of vari-
Gus counties growing out of the
scalp bounty law, and the claims of
about SO persons; growing out of
services alleged to have been rend-
cred in connection with the escape.
of Tracy and Merrill. 1t provides
money for the pu, pose of purchas-
ing an artificial limb for one Frank
Ingram, who was wounded at tie
time: :of. the escape of. Tracy and
fMerrill,. and for the purchase of an
executive mansion, including, the
Fl lighting and heating of the same at
the expense ofthe state. il gives an-
thority to the statetreasarerto credit
en- the note of: one NJ. c.. Starr the
sum of 1862, accrued interest pend.
ing litigation concerning, the states
|tiilesto mortgaged property .sec1r--
ing said note. t}It authorizes the
state land board to3srefund to-. one
|W. I'll. Waldron $9S and provides
for sothersthings concerning, which
there is no intimatipn or suggestion
in the title of the act .y.s,,s,.
There are some claims therein inl
which there is merit, and with re-,
specific these they ought leach to
have been included liz a separate
appropriation bill. There are
others in which there is, absolutely
no merit. aud which would not
have been considered by the legis-
lature for a moment if they bad
been contained in separate and spe-iI
cialbills as the constitution requires.
1t is unnecessary to particularize
It is sufficient to say that some at
tent1on ought to be paid to the con-
stitutiopal mandate requiring that
every act should embrace but one
subject ex pressed in the title. If
obedience had been given thereto,
the subjects embraced within the
bill under consideration would have
been included in a half dozen
or more separate aud distinct bills,
and there is no question but that
most of them would in such event
have failed of securing the necessa-
ry vote in the legislature to have
secured their passage.
I hesitate to veto an appropria-
ton bill in which there is much of |
merit, but the practice of includ-
ing in such a bill items which
ought to be included in special ap-
preparation bills is to be- deprecat-
ed and Condemned, and / know of |
no better way to call the attention
of the people to the reprehensible|
system in vogue in making inroads
upon the treasury by unconstitu-
tional methpds than by vetoing
such measures as the one now un-
der consideration. The responsible
|ity which compells me to take such
a course must rest with the legisla-
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