The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-03
HOP
INSPECTOR
BILL
Perfected In Committee OF
the Whole
Amendments Provided ard
Ordered EngrOSSed

The house this morning considered
house bill 1888. by LaFollett. creating
a state hop Inspector Some slight
amendments we're offered and adopted
but the bin was not finally acted upon
It will probably pass
The bill was considered In com.
mittoe Of the whole, with Malarkey In
the chair RurleIgh proposed an
amendment. altering the nrst section
OF the bill to the extent that the ap.
polntment Of The Inspector be loft
with the governor Of The state, rather
than to n board consiBlng Of the gov
ornor secretary Of state and state
treasurer
Reed suggested that the amend
ment contemplated the leaving of the
appointment 10 the governor Bur
leigh ably replied that such was the
only purpose OF the amendment, and
he considered that IL was not only a
dlacourtesy but an insult to the gov
ernor. Besides, he feared the crea
ton Of board might eventually
mean more salary for the state OH
GERS constituting the board. Hahn
considered the qualifications OF the ap.
polntee more essential than the matter
of appointment, which should be left
with the board Dayey proposed that
the bill be rercferred 10 the commit
toe for amendment laFollctt said
that by placing the appointment In the
hands OF a commission that the mat
ter would be entirely removed from
politics. Hale called attention 60 tho
fact that under the constitution. the
secretary OF state and state treasurer
had no appolutlye power aud the pas
sage OF the bin In It's present form will
make II illegal Rilyeu followed aud
said that appointiyo power could not
be vested In tho secretary of state and
state treasurer lie thought the ap.
pointment OF the inspector should be-
diyosted OF all political considerations.
Galloway intimated that had the Re
publican candidate for governor been
elected, there would have been no
need for the amendment RE said the
legislature was largely Republican.
and the minority would necessarily
have "a bow TO the will OF the majori
y, nayoy resented the lmputatlon
made by Galloway. and stated that
the appointment OF subordinate ON
cers by triumylrate OF state officers
had been followed In this state for
some time. In closing the debate on
the amendment Burleigh asserted that
the placing og the appointment with
the board. which includes two Repub.
hoan mombers, win giye the matter a
douhly partisan complexion. He fur
theF declared that 10 deprive the gov
error OF the righthl appointment will !
be an insult 10 the chief executive of
tho state and the state OF which no ls |
tho head.
The amendment was defeated with |
a big vote
section 7 was then amended 50 as
10 constitute an appolntlye board OF
.hroe state officials.
Section was amended to tho extent
hat en appropriation oi 5000 for pas.
nent % salary ~ Inspector vas pro
.ided This provision was inadver
an'1 omitted trom the original bin |
The emergency clause vas stricken
rom the biil II
When these sections had hoon ais q
'oaed o. 0aut moved that committee
fise and rccommend that hlu bo not q
Assed. Ruled out of ordoE Eddy g
aoved 'o arise and report prosress.
Report 90 c0mmlttoU was received
ad che amendments adopted. The
ih vas then reforred 10 the engross
Is committed, and when ,ho amend y
.enis have been Inserted. the meas.
- will roeeive the further conslaeFa
On q TIE houso u