Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-02
CONTAINS
HIDDEN
CRAFTS
'JOkerS" Lurk in the Bills
Governor Chamberlain We
t0ed Last Season

The state senate has made spe-
cial order for next Monday at .
O'Clock to take up and consider the
bills that were vetoed by Governor
Chamberlain at the last session of
the legislature. There are nine of
these and while it is believed the
senate will uphold the governor in
his vetoes, it is quite likely that there
may be serious effort to have at least
a few of these bills enacted.
None of these bills were refused
the executive sanction without good
reason and 1t is generally believed
that several of them at least have a
graft of some kind concealed and
most of the others contain a joker.
The bills are:
S. b. No. 13, relating to fish traps,
This bill gave an arbitrary power to
the master fish warden to condemn
and distroy traps and nets without
giving the owner hearing. The gov
ernor very wisely considered that
this was too much power to give one
man.
S. b. No. II. entitled bill for the
protection of salmon. It carried an
appropriation of $4,000 for a gaso-
line launch and $4,000 for its main
tenance. OF course that carries a
splendid reason for the veto on its
face.
S. B. No. 1874. providing for the
superintendent of public instruction
to call a convention of county school
suerintendents at state expense. The
executive considered this practically
to be an useless expense.
s. b. No. 156. This bill was en-
acted for partisan political reasons
only. 1t provides for the manage
ment of the penitentiary and sol
diers' home by the state board and
removed the superintendent of pub.
lie instruction from the management
of the blind school and substituted
the state treasurer. The reasons the
governor vetoed this bill are numer-
Gus. One is that the constitution
clearly intended that the executive,
in whom is vested the sole pardon
ing power, should be responsible for
the management of the state prison
and the idea of taking the school
superintendent of the managing
board of the blind school certainly
seems erratic. Besides the enact
ment of the bill was for political
purposes only and the governor de-
clined to become a party. There are
other objectlonal features in the
measures.
S. b. No. 191. This bill defines
fraternal associations and provides
for controlling them. At the time
this law was enacted two sets OF
lobbyists were trying to get bills
through the legislature. One faction
won and worked this body through.
The governor believed that when the
insurance people cannot agree among
themselves as TO what kind of law
they need. II would be better to wait
until another session and try to get
together.
s. b. No. 200. This related TO
condemning a public square In the
city of La Grande and was purely a
local matter There was a strong
protest from La Grande against this |
and the governor believed It would !
be wise not to grant the request until |
more of the citizens desired the mat |
ter done.
s. b. No. 223. This related to the |
boundary line between Linn and Mar |
ion and as many old pioneer citizens
living in the townships effected OBJ
jected, the executive thought It best |
to Withhold action in the matter for
another legislative term.
S. b. No. gas. Providing for a
deputy constable for the Portland
The governor said this
would be suDerfluous as the law pro-
yided for the deputy sheriffs to do
any work of this kind that might
arise and that the county court had
'ull power to appoint and pay for this
service.
S. b. No. 263. Related to the
graduates from the normal schools.
rhe governor approved OF the pur-
poses of this bill but vetoed II on
account OF irregularities In the en-