Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-12

the case during the last session, wheh
IL was proposed to cut the numper
down to one normal school, the hgh'
will be hard one.
Another draft of bill that Is eN-
pected to come up before the legisia-
ture for consideration, the exact au-
thorship of which Is not absoiutelE
known but is thought to be promi-
nent citizen of Washington county !
(confidentially, w. X. NewelD, the
purpose of which Is to absolutely pro-
hibit the licensing or carrying on oi
gambling of every description, IN
cluding the selling of racing POOLS
at the fair grounds during the an
nual state fair or at any other sea-
son of the year. 1t has always been
| considered that the prohibition oil
pool selling during the fair would IT.
retrievably injure the enterprise as
a self-supporting institution, and, IN
the end, would result in its absolute
abandonment and It will doubtless
meet with strenuous opposition.
So far as appropriation measures
are concerned 1t is thought that the
bills contemplated to be introduced
at the forthcoming session will eX-
ceed by hundreds of thousands OF
dollars the aggregate OF similar
measures introduced at any previous
/ l,s uT
that over 100000 will be asked
for the maintenance and support OF
the several state institutions and de-
apartments during the ensuing two
years. There Is scarcely any institu-
tion. educational. reformatory or
elemosenary in the state but what
Is asking for an increased mainten-
ance and improvement appropriation
from the approaching session and the
aggregate amount Is expected to be
all out of proportion to what the pub
Tic can afford.
One of the most intricate problems
! with which the legislature will have
to wrestle is the adjudication OF the
state printer and printing plant ques'
tion. Under constitutional amend
ment adopted by popular vote at the
last general election the regulation
of the affairs of this department ant
Ioficial was placed within the powc'
of the legislature and. II is Thought
;, there will be n multitude OF bills an'
ideas promulgated during the cominl
session relating to this subject. ON
measure has already been drafted D.
= y the local typographical union, whicI
= contemplates the creation of stat
, printing Office. to be relegated In
! separate building from the stat
house and the placing of the stat
printer upon fiat salary. This oil
. however. meets with opposition fror
- the members of the craft, particular
" the employees of the state printin
office. who are inclined to the belle
that Il contemDlates its own detea
- because OF the apparently exorbitar
apropriation asked and II VIII douD
=" less encounter strong head winds !
=, its course of legislation.
;" Besides these there is a number
- bills. In course of preparation !
W. Superintendent of Public lnstructio
" iAckerman looking to the bettermel
~ of the state public school system q
- of which have been given prominen'
~ I'm the press heretofore and unnece
- sary to describe at this time. The
also. there will be a measure askll
for funds for additional improN
4 ments to the capitol building al
other state institutions. the esta
lishment of separate institution !
the care and treatment of the feel
minded, etc. almost without lin
and the prospects are that
watchdog of the treasury" will ha
a pretty strenuous time TO keep do
Expenses of state government.
q Everything has been placed
- readiness for the coming of the s
sion and the solons. when they
in their appearance on Sunday ev'
ing or Monday morning, Will u
their seast and desks in order ana
are arranged for their reception