The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-02-22
DolNGs AT SALEM.
Putting the Governor in a Hole-Rais-
ing Benton County Salaries.


Salem, February 2nd.-Acc ord
ing to present arrangement, the
legislative session will close to NOR
row noon. The final scenes, as
usual. are attended with great
hustle and ectivity. In the past
week an immense mass of business
that had piled UP has been disposed
of with much celerity. Debate has
been limited to the fve-minute
rule, and many bill has gone to a
! vote for better or for worse on. a
brief two minute statement in its
favor by the mover.
/ A chief feature of these last
scenes is the contest between Cow
ernor Chamberlain and the legis-
lature. The executive with his
usual opposition to needless and
proHigate waste of public money,
has vetoed pet gratis and has there
by offended may legislators. He has
been courageous in the normal
question over which the legislature
has professedly attempted to "put
Chamberlain in a hole' as it is
Familiarity referred to in the lobby.
He vetoed the Smith normal bill be-
cause of unconstitutionality, after
which the senate in the hope of
discrediting the governor passed a
bill making provision for four nor
mails instead of the two the Smith
bill provided for. This bill the
house refused yesterday afternoon
to sanction and what the end will
, be with reference to normals is vet
far IN the realm of conjecture.
E The result of the governors We
toes of graft is that legislators have
entered into combinations to over
: ride the vetoes and with some
, success. Several appropriation bills
were thus passed over the vetoes,
all manner of dead and dying
measures being resurrected and
and juggled with, in order to in
duce sol ms to "stand in to
. down the yetoes. Other legislators
e have been appealed to on the
ground of partisanship, while still
F., others through the session have
d been actuated by no other motives,
n In. the struggle the legislat ure.
e even in spite of the governors We
u toes has piled up appropriate n
: that out. t.Herod all the appropria
n ton Herods so far in the state!
i history. s... ..s-.
IL The legislature instead of ''put
ting Chamberlain in a hole has
4 as matter of fact exerted exactl,
!, the opposite effect. AS a well know
a and loyal republican remarks
- Every time the legislature ha
- tried to pu! him in a hole, tn
- governor has alighted on his feet
70 ~ If the legislature only had biz
~ enough field to operate in'' he cor
- tinued it would make Cham Der
. lain president of the United States.
- The Willamette Locks bill passe
a a the senate yesterday and will NEE
= with the approval Of the governo'
# 1t Is the biggest and best piece {
legislation Of the sessiun- 1t pre
: vides an appropriation OF $foo,oo
per. year in los, 1909 AMI 19lo t
of be used in the purchase of toe oil
to or building Of new locks, but th
~ sums are not to be used MISS sb
is gen,ral government makes apprl
e priations of eqnal amount fer th
q, purpose. 1t is believed that th
IN ,ef=ct Of the state appropriate N w,l
u. be to induce congress 10 act at ID
ce next sessicn. 1t ought to. Tn
I'd result will be free river and Gel
lis tain reduction of freight rates i
TX the willamette Vail y.
= A bill to create eecond distrit
II. attorney in the second judicial d':
re lrict, has passed the senate, and
re pending in the house. Bills are a
te so lending to add TO the salaries {
Or Bea.on county officials.