Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-31
MR.. STEINER PRESENTS FACTS.
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frain from any personalities except
in those which apply 10 business in
connection with the purpose for
which you have summoned me. I
want It understood now that the
truth, and nothing but the truth, will
be said by me; l shall also demand
the same from any man speaking in
reference to asylum affairs.
Referring to Acting Governor Bow
ermans figures, he said:
His statistics and remarks were
largely based upon the investigating
committee which Is at this session
the result Of senate concurrent reso-
luton No. 25 "Be It resolved by the
senate, the house concurring, that
the president Of the senate be, and
he is, hereby authorized and directed
to appoint three hold-over senator's,
who in turn shall select between No
vember Is, 1909 and November Both,
Of that year. three duly electeN repre-
sentatives; and the six thus appoint
ed shall convene at Salem, not later
than the goth day Of December, 1910,
at which time the superintendent Of
the various institutions, president Of
the board Of regents of the several
schools and the state board Of agrl-
culture, for maintenance of which
state money is asked, shall prepare
and submit to said committee their
estimate for maintenance, new build
ings and betterment for the biennial
period ending December 81, 1912;
and, thereupon, said committee shall
visit and carefully examine into the
needs of said institutions in and near
Salem and prepare and submit to the
legislative assembly, on or before
January 20, 1911, a report showing
the cost of such constructions, Inn
provements, repairs and changes that
they shall have determined and
agreed upon as being necessary and
required by said institutions and
schools for the two years then next
ensuing. Filed in the office of the
secretary Of state, February 23, 1909.
Hasty Committee Report.
What did this committee do and
how thorough is their capacity to
pass judgment, on matters which
they so hurrledly went over, to
recommend to this ways and means
committee or, even to vote intelli-
gently on these matters at issue.
"on the 9th day Of December I
drew Governor Bowerman's attention
and Senator Nottingham's to the fact
that their committee had not notified
the various schools and institutions
to appear; that the matter had been
overlooked and there would be the
same old tumble and inattention to
business at the Legislature. A part
of this committee appeared a few
days before the session and hurriedly
went over the institutions at Salem
The spent part Of a day at the
main buildin and one of the members
insisted on going to the farm and GO
In through that on the same after
noon that he might get back to Port
land where the political pot was
boiling, DR., Wood insisted that 1t
would be too late and that they take
another day to go to the farm, upon
which they agreed and left and asked
me to meet them at the hotel Marion
the next morning with the big red
automobile, which has also, been an
Item of their report We went out to
the farm and in the short length of
time which we had, covered what we
could, But, one of the members after
luncheon insisted that he had to
catch the O'Clock car to get back to
Portland, and instead of going thor
oughly over the farm, or through a
single ward in the whole institution,
] returned them to the city for their
car
Talks to the People.
In n demagoglc report and speech,
in which they have appealed to what
they consider a penurIous constltu-
ency they have made me appear as
spendthrlft of the peoples money
and | present these facts for the best
interests Of Oregon and hope that
they will think It out.