The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-01-14
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sueb employee shall have Hgnt Vi
.etion therefor against such corpora
,lon and NAV recover DAMAGES in re
sroct Thereof Any contract or agree
ment aYpress or implied. made by any
eucb en1pioyee 70 waive the benent
- this section or any part thereof
sbaIt be- nuii and void. and this section
ehafI not be construed 10 deprive any
such employee OF bis personal repre-
tentative Of any right o. remedy 70
which be Is now entitled unoer me
laws Of this State
commend the general scype and
purpose Of this lav 70 the ieyisla'lle
of OREGON. and earnestly urge the en
setment ~ a similar statute a. t1is
session. Legislation upon tbs suDlecS
was defeated a. the last session, gll
Il seems % me that the demands o. the
thousands of men engaged 10 railroad
employment here. are entitled % be
heard a. they have been heard. and
favorably acted upon. In Otherstates
not more progressive than Oregon.
The strict application of the fellow
servapt law a. Il has been adopted
Nv tbe courts of this and other States.
virtually defeats recovery BY a railway
employee. or Us personal representa-
tive agalnst the employer ln case Of
death or injuries received IN perform
anoe Of duty. no matter how deserv'
ing or merit0rious for thu defense
ts invariably interposed that the In
iury or death was due 20 the negli-
gence of a fellow servant. and nearly
always successfully. The corpora
tons hede5, their employees about
with rules and regulations which
they expect aud intend shall be more
hOnored In the breach than 10 the
observands. To obey them IN their
entirety would be impossible and 20
disOboy them places q weapon Of de
fonse In the hands Of the corporations.
Wb.neyor accidents occur resulting 100
Injuries and death 90 old and faithful
employees.
Salaries 70 state omeers.
The platforms of both parties prior
To the last election declared loo favor
N putting an the State officers on
ared annual salaries. and the payment
all fees earn "a by them BOD the per.
Torrance uf oflciai duties into the
State treasury These platform dec.
Iarations we're the Hsult nf a demand
on the part of the people and the press
for further economy In the administra.
tion of State Anairs N platform ut.
terancra mean anything al ALL II they
are enunciated in good faith and with
the intent that those nominated
and elected thereon shall be- bound
thereby. then the duty deyolyes upon
you gentlemen of th" legislature 20
enact these promises into a law. 10 be
effective AZ once. as the duty dcyovns
upon me and upon all oi the state
officers. not only 90 accept your de-.
termination In this matter gracefully.
hut to assist YOU IA the framing and
enactment OF such n statute as will
put these promises into effect.
Section ] Ot Article XIII of the Con
stituton ot Orgon provides that
"the governor shall receive an annual
salary of duccn hundred dollars. tn,
Secretary off State shall receive am
annual salary of fifteen hundred dol
lars Tho Treasurer of State shall rr
coiye an annual salary OF eight hun
dred dollars The Judges of the Su
preme Court snail each receive au
annual salary of two thousand dollars
They shall r,osiye mo- fees ur per
auisltos whatever Tor the performauc,
of any duties connected with their rc
spcctiv- offices. and tho compensation
~ officers. N not hAcd hy this con
stitution. shall be- provided hy law
Since the last election it has been
asserted in some Quart.rs that un
der this constitutional provision n,
other or different salary can he giNcf
~ the Legislature to auy officer there
In named than those prescribed n
this contention be- veil founded th,
constitutional provision is being No
latcl every year by each and ever,
nf said officers fur each of them nov
receives a salary for services upon IN,
different State boards aud commits
sicns which in the asgtgatr exceed.
that named Iu tho constitution Fm
NOR in addition io thrs' several sal
aries. laws have been passed from
time to time which prescribe schedules
~ fees 10 be- charged hy some of thes,
oficers for the performance ui unicia
duties and these fees added to th,
salaries provided for services 0u tht
boards and commissions glro th,
oihcers receiving them compensation
onunF disprOportiouatr to the ser
vices mndtrcd the state And therein
ies the vice of the system which
has been ln vogue fur man, wears
past ii is diHioult nov to ascertain
nnaided hN persons familiar with the
laws. the emouments rrr,i,ed by
some of the officers named n the
constitutional provision quoted and
the time has nov arrived when each
and an oi said officers should be- placed
upon such hNed annual salaries as
snail Afford them a compensation com.
mensuiato with the dutir. performed
and The responsibilities assumed
and in those cases wh rr tees are
charEcd and collected. such fees
should be-. nom this tImc on maid into
the stale Treasury 10 matters not
80 much Whrthrr these salaries ar,
nxed in lump sum or whether they
arr asceriainvd by allowing separate
SALARIES Tor services AS members of
tho tiner,nt State boaris aud con.
missions bat BE- should be- done in "a.
pFVss terms and not subject to chanes
durinS tho term Tor which che onclsls
shan haNp been elected Aeain. t|
has been urgod that the legislature
is poNerlcss 20 change the tompen.
naiion oi an Udlccr duriGg his term
thls Is not true. lu the case of rrr.
utnrY Na NNlg Or faQ a.. So. /