Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-23
WILL affect US.
Referendum Petitions Sufficiently
Signed Placed on File.

During the last session of the
legislature of Oregon the legisla-
tors of the state visited the OACl
in body. They were all won
derfully pleased with what they
beheld at this great institution.
For girls dorm1tory and other
Improvements about OAC an ap-
preparation of $65, 600 had been
asked. Many OF the senators and
representatives of the state while
here made the statement that we
were modest in our request as re-
CARDS the size of appropriation
asked for.
To ask was to have it granted
and we cherished the hope that
some building would be in prog
ress at this institution this sum.
mer. But in other appropriations
sought there appears not to have
been so much modesty in demand
and the granting of such requests
raised the mischief to such an
extent that the referendum was
invoked against legislative '1og
rolling" Hence, so far as max
ing necessary Improvements is
concerned our institution can do
nothing. The following dispatch
sent out from Salem very clearly
presents certain facts:
The referendum petitions, de-
manding that House bill No, $40,
known as the 81, 200, 900 appro-
priation bill, be referred to a vote
of the people, was filed in the Of
fee OF the Secretary of State this
forenoon. The appropriation bill
will therefore not take effect, but
will remain in abeyance until af-
ter the general election in June,
1906. AT that time the question
will be presented to the people
whether the appropriation bill
will become law. If a MAORI
ty voting thereon vote in the af-
6rmative, the bill will become a
law, and not otherwise.
This bill carries the appropri-
ations for maintenance at the asy-
lum, penitentiary, reform school,
mute school, blind school and
four normal schools. It also con.
tains appropriations for addition.
al maintenance and new build
ings at the University of Oregon,
the State Agricultural College
and the Soldiers Home. 1t con
tains the appropriations for the
transportation of insane patient!
and convicts and the expense o.
returning tugitives, the aid o
nonresident poor and severa
minor items. The total amour
of the appropriations is a little
over 81, 900, 900.
The bill was Objectionable t.
many people, because in it th'
Legislature joined the items fo
maintenance of the normal school
with the items for maintenanc
of the asylum, penitentiary, etc.
over the protest of several mem
bers ofthe Legislature. For man
years the practice has prevaile
of making omnibus appropris
ton bills, and the filing of til
referendum petition is regarde
as an effort of the people to owe
throw what they believe to
a pernicious practice.
The filing of the referendul
petitions will have the effect
preventing the expenditure Of ar
sums appropriated by this bill
A large portion of the reven,
has already been raised or tt
taxes for the revenue have bee
levied and the money will acc
mulate in the state treasury.
Secretary of State Dunbar ae
ing under authority of existi1
statutes will audit claims tor t
maintenance Of the asylum, per
tertiary and other institutions
Salem, and will issue certifcat
for allowance for those claims
approves. These certificates c
be held by claimants until t
Legislature appropriates mon
for their payment or can discou
them to warrant brokers at abe
90 cents on the dollar. The 81
retary will refuse to audit clai
for the normal schools or for n
buildings at any of the insti
tions.