Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-12


bv the railroads. cite you 10 my
record in the legislature the past few
years and I defy my maligners to put
their finger upon single instance OF
where any Of my actions or Ecvo-
ments are clouded with the slightest
align of suspicion. (Here he named
ever the different members composing
the house railroad committee, inclu l.
ing farmer, merchant and other
elasgee of business mcn). There Is
your committee. l don't know what
Mr.. Coifey got, nor Mr.. Edwards
either, they are not Of the selling out
k,nG
"rho majority Of this committee re-
hel'td when ~ came 20 Dowing down
90 the god OF democracy. They made
every concession that was within rea'
son, even 10 allowing one Of the gu
bernatorihl appotntees 10 hold office
for four years, but when Il was de-
mandcd that two Of tae three appoint
ees hold over for four years the ma
iority stood pat and when they came
aad consulted with me In the matter
/ told them 10 70 ahead aud | would
stand with them. i reiterate that ]
am opposed 20 placing the sole power
OF appointing this commission In the
hands Of the Nhicf executive aud hope
aho report Of the minority upon this
section will not be adopted"
Mr.. Jones Declares Himself.
IL will refer you back 60 month
or two ago" said Mr.. Jones OF Polk
and Lincoln, who succeeded Mr.. Da-
vcy on the floor Originally this bill.
which wna then known ~ the Teal
bill, had no reciprocal domurrage
feature but the people were elamoring
for 10 and the lumbcrmen demanded
a and forced the reciprocal dcmur'
rage section into the bill.
"Shippcn conventions even held ni
Eugene and Albany 20 demand that
We enact this bill. when the commit
tec concluded it, meeting last Satur
day everything except section ], upon
which We could not agree, was docid.
ed upon amicahly, u being by com
mon consent that this disagreement
not be allowed "a enter into che con.
aidefation of any other feature 0f the
bin hut when Ne came back on Mon
day everything waa la topay turyy
condition aud the committee has hecn
IA variance ever since I am in fa.
yer of the measure. ! am Ia favor OF
the state board appointing | agreed
on the compIomise that the governor
appoint one 60 hold over fouy years
and the other two 10 be- succeeded by
election iu 1902. We had all agreed
20 that until Thursday when u was
decided otherwise have been Ia
close touch with the people aud be-
hsve that ! know what they want
1he people know how | stand on rail
road legislation aud I will stand on
my past record before my constitu
ency,"
Chairman ooney Explains.
y believe the gentlemen ate sin
eefe In their contentious. The amend
menis. a. stated hy the gentlemen whu
have just preceded me arc quite ma
mcfoRs bot they are principally typo
graphical errors oerToetcd While | an
a Republican, And have been actively
such Coz a longer period OF time thar
my friend Mr. naYey. ! am an Ameri
caa eitiuen arsi. All of the meetlng'
hcld have been la favor % tho gov
stnor making the appointments, II
Ne had a Republican governor ther.
eoaid have been no trouble. We haV,
spent many days and many hour. oi
hard WeFk Ia endesvoring 10 auiv,
at an agreement. I am not for mol
aEaiasl the railroads. An interests