Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-25
claimed by them.

THE bill authorizing such a COM
promise" he further continued as he
paved way to hurl at the aforesaid
opponents the aforesaid choice
phrases which he had all this time
been revolving in his mind, met with
opposition and was withdrawn. If
there are good reasons"-and here is
where the filings come in-"why the
state should not compromise the
Warner Valley Stock company suit
and thereby secure a portion of the
land for the benefit of the school
fund and the confirmation of the
title of bona fide settlers, there are
surely many better reasons why the
state should not, through the passage
of this bill, confirm to the states
grantees without consideration, titles
which were derived from the same
sources and under the same clrcum-
stances and conditions"
With that statement and a little
more explanation he placed his veto
on the bill, and Representative
Thompson's swamp land measure
was hurled into oblivion, and the
governor turned to the batch OF bills
before him to apply the ak to them.
Law Now Sufficient.
I'm my opinion" he said, as he al
lowed the bloody ak to flutter for a
moment and then descend on Senator
Bowerman's bill forbidding state,
county and school officers from fur
nishing supplies to any Of the insti-
tutions they represent, "the provi-
sions of the law are already sufficient
to protect the state and local gov
ernments from injury by reason of
public officers having a possible inter-
est in furnishing supplies to the
state. Under this bill, if one share of
stock in farmers fruit union or
company should happen to be owned
by a member of the legislature, or
any state officer drawing salary,
that company would be prohibited
from selling a box of apples to any
state institution and under most
drastic penalties.
"I respectfully submit" he con-
eludes, that the bill is too far reach
ing to be for the best interest of the
people in the purchase of public sup
plies and for the reasons stated,
herewith return the bill with my
veto"
Slashes a Few Appropriations.
"This bill has merit and ordinarily
, would have met with no opposition
: from me-" he said as his eyes scanned
| senate bill No. 43, "but, he said, as
. it carries an appropriation Of $4,000
/ I feel that the best interests of the
taxpayers demand that it do not be-
| come a law at this time" and with
2 that he butted the whole bill clear
out of existence The bill created a
board for the eradication of diseases
, of animals.
1 This bill adds about $1,000 to the
: annual cost of conducting the office
s of the prosecuting attorney sor the
: fourth prosecuting attorney district
a he dictated as he read the contents
n of senate bill No. 49, Unable to ever
say that it had some merit ant
e would not have ordinarily been op
n posed by him, he dismissed it will
saying: mo showing has been mad
to me, which, in my opinion, woul'
Justify the increase and l, therefore
II return 1t with my veto"
Saying the same thing about sen
q ate bill No. 1876, appropriating abou
n $1,000 for the same purpose for tn
v district attorney of the fifth judicia
district, he applied the hatchet to
q and turned his attention to senat
' bill No. 317.
10 Was Still VetOing.
!, Picking that up and finding that
az provided different rule for bringin
I'd actions against corporations frol
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