Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-20
HaySeed From Marion
County JOllieS a
Little
How Things Look to a Man
Who Has Served a Term
or Two

: f"'N'f Jent W otS hVN "a leRlhihtu
! looked to a fellow who has served
term and is on the retired list as
private citizen. ! do not find so mu
difference, and see many Of the old I
miliar faces in the third house, esT
cially. The same list of special invt
tigating committees is at work. al
J their work will throw about as mu,
light on the subject. The commit,
clerks are, as usual, composed Of d
better class Of people, which my b.
tells me he is taught at the polite.
economy class at the Agricultural Co
lcge have incomes of $4,000 and uI
wards, and mostly raise small familie
BY listening and sitting around on tn
back seats | have read between th
lines and find that about every poll
ticiaB in the hOurse and senate want
to go to congress, or get onto the mex
state ticket, especially our big guns il
Marion county.
Tom Kay of Marion, who aspired I,
be speaker, without making singl,
pledge TO name any one chairman OF
member Of committee, has been pun
ished by the powers that be, by being
made chairman Of the standing com.
mittee on resolutions. This is the
catch basin for the whole sewerage Of
jobs, CRAFTS. and iunkets. The we'll.
known watchdog of the treasury from
Marion is required TO act and report
on all these disagreeable acquisitions on
the treasury aud either turn them
down or report favorably. II he turns
them down there is a roar. II he rec.
ommcnds them the taxpayers say elet
us pray
IL goes without saying that nothing
is turned down. The ''Towser" act is
an ungracious one, and Mr.. Kay is not
inclined TO play the dog in the manger
act, to any noticeable extent. His
deop mouthed bay for retrenchment is
not heard in the halls of legislation so
often rs of yorc. Smith Of Josephine
plays the watchdog, aud plays almost
a lone hand, with occasionally a little
feeble gallery applause.
The whole forenoon Of Wednesday
was taken mp reading recommendation
signed by T. D. Kay, chairman. after
The words, eve recommend that il do
pass. - And they pass
In most legislatures there is a bunch
~ old dfashioned hay.secd legislators
who band together and resist eucroaeh.
meats on the taxpayer But the bunch
Is missing at this session. or az least il
Is very small composed Of a choice col.
ection, Including Josephine smith.
'lackamas Jaggar and Speaker Mills
This bulwark Of economists NAV disap.
pear at any moment, as il is ton small
10 count, and can offer hut feeble and
adjective resistance 20 she oucoming
ldes of the ocean Of graft. Mrs Part
ngton brushing the ocean back with
whiskbroom was hopeful spectacle
compared TO this little handful OF spar.
ans who have 30 far stood up against
he Persian hordos in search of plundsr
"a tho resolution route. 4 reulltion has
'coR referred that is 20 give all the
'agrs = supply OF postage stamps aud
newspaper wrappers 90 conduct their
Important and necessary correspond.
nee with their constituents
Tho govcraoS has no power 90 veto a
csolu'ion, though IL calries the mos,
nsid'ous graft oa tho state treasury
ierc is aeld stin Open TO "a, exploit. |
y Of tho people thar tho referendum
anaot FcaSh.
Several ~ the pages "a, ,Ls,r eopy
4 che orcgoaian al the c1rense Of
he state. Il Is regularly delivered 10 /
hem with their name writtsa oa their /
.fiNato copy
Zach pagc bas a seat at desk. "a. !
F'Sate drawer with Aey. au4 bis oon /
uuted stationery, sulh "a. hthe 4
raPhed lst'cr hcsds and sa.sI,pes
The state seuato has duIy initiated !
Ae Vaite1 States senate ly fani,hi,g
ash senator his private ,lssk. beside.
be useal aamber ~ somia..s, sl,rk. /
al spes'al clerks experts veaosra. /
hers
TIE agA, fos tho sausts st,irm,,
hap ef railroads Vas = very iat,,,.,
y eae and tAFows some lisat an 49,
'e'hss'is ot 0rganisius a lssisla,uro Ons
ian NAe VAS working hasd % sc, ~,
aalfaansaip early "a the sans w,.
lssins - sgPpoTt an ths several s.ni.
'Ais ief iAs rFesiisasy q ne nust,
WAYS sta ssatAss eye "a tlat es,. |,
a''se haally Aesvy prosssse ~.