Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-05-12
ii.
ENDUM
PETITIONS
Are Expected to Be Filed to
Hold up the Appr0p-
fiatiOnS

There have been no referendum pc.
titions fled as yet with the secretary
of state, but it is expected that in the
few days remaining before the time
limit for their filing expires the mon.
ster petition relating to the $l,O00,0OO
appropriation of the last legislature for
the state institutions will have come in.
This petition is the only one that will
be filed, and those having IL in charge
expect to have it completed by next
Monday. as the limit for filing any ref
erendum petition expires on May 18th,
that is petitions can be fled with the
secretary Of state until the close Of the
18th day Of May. The Legislature
passed an appropriation bill calling for
the expcditure of $l,0O0,o0O with
which TO support the state institutions
for the next two years This amount
was to be divided into shares proper
tionatc TO the needs Of the different in
stitutions, and provided for the con.
struction Of new buildings, repair Of the
old ones and the running expenses, to-
pether with few minor incidentals.
On this account an association was
formed under the name of the Oregon
Referendum Association, which had for
it's purpose that Of getting up petition
calling for vote by the people in ref
erenee to the giving Of this $l,OOO,OOO
TO our state institutions. A refereu'
DUN petition must have per cent of
the vote east for supreme judge at the
last state election TO be effective, and,
as the vote for supreme judge was 03,'
COS at the last election, the necessary
percentage Of signers to petition must
be 1851.
This association has worked hard
and faithfully for many months, and
has succeeded in getting about 5000
signatures, so that II has 1919 names
above the required number.
When this petition is filed on Mon
day II will be readily seen that the
whole matter of the appropriation is
put in abeyance until the June election
Of 1906. The question Of giving this
money will then be up to the people for
decision. In the meantime the peniten-
tiary, asylum, normal schools and other
state institutions will have TO do with
out money, and wait patiently for the
vote of the people to say whether the
Al 900 600 can be used by them. In
any case there will be little saved and
Il would not be surprising IL, when at
the end OF two years the vote is taken
4 that the amount required to repair the
buildings. the increased running ex'
penses during the two years, and the
construction of additional buildings,
would total an amount greater than
the ~ 100000 given by the legislature
The cost Of holding the bill up will
amount TO over 100000. The purpose
Of the petitioners will be served, how
ever, in any way, as it will tend to
teach the legislature TO be more eau
! tious and conservative hereafter in the
use they make Of their authority, and
also show them that the people are in
terested in the proper expenditure OF
the money as it is appropriated for the
different needs of the state.
The one having charge of this peti
tion is II. b. Hendricks. He will brinl
il over from MeMinnville next Monda,
and file il with the secretary Of state
Duplicate copies were sent all over tn
state and signers secured. The smalle
petitions have now been sent TO tn
: headquarters in MeMinnyille, and mad
into one monster petition. In Mario
5 county about 500 signers were obtained