Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-21
THE SENATE
HAD A QUIET
SESSION
STOPPED A JUNKETING TRIP AND
TRANSACTED A BUNCH OF ROU-
TINE BUSINESS - ADJOURNED
TO MONDAY.

Save for the backing up and chang
ing of votes on the part Of dozen
senators after Senator Sinnott, Of The
Dalles had given his reason for cast
ing a negative vote on resolution
having for its object the appointment
Of committee consisting of two
members of the senate and three from
the house, to investigate the methods
and accounts of the ofilce OF Dairy and
Food Commissioner Bailey, yester-
days afternoon session Of the senate
was devoted to the transaction OF
routine business and was of a quiet
character.
The committee reported favorably
on the resolution and it was moved
to adopt its report and the reading
clerk proceeded to ,can the names of
the senator's He went down the line
and rlosL of the senators were voting
IN the affirmative until the name of
Senator sinnott was reached. Prior
to casting hIs vote he aF8se TO say
that 10 was opposed 10 the appoint
Iment Of committee for the purpose
designated in the resolution as Il
would accomplish no good A grand
jury was making an investigation Of
the matter now he said, and COM
mlttee from the Legislature would
not have time to make an investlga-
tion and would be without authority
to make, and in his opinion to send a
committee out on a junketing trip Of
that kind would be but waste Of
the peoples money.
The reasons given caused several
senators to prick up their ears and
incidentally to think-an exercise sell
dom INDUCED in by some of them
and there we're a half dozen on the
floor at the same time requesting
! from the president and as soon as
they secured it they asked to have
their vote changed on the same
grounds as advanced by the senator
form The Dalles.
The committee on resolutions also
made favorable report on a resolu-
ton setting forth the fact that Oregon
has contributed heavily to the reclaim
alton fund, and that the Klamath and
Umatilla irrigation projects are wor.
thy Of support from the federal gov.
ernmentj and urging the Oregon del
egatlon TO use its utmost endeavors
to see that these enterprises were
given their proportion of the fund.
Can't Consider Veto Bills.
The committee on revision of rules
and laws and the committee on judi
ciary recommended that the Cover.
nor's veto bills be not taken up al
this session. There was a division oil
; opinion as to whether under the con.
; sutution they should not have beer
taken up at a special session helt
between the last regular session ant
| this session. The house had decided
that they should have been taken NJ
at the special session and voted tC
= not take them up as in It's opinion
they were dead. and, because of this
/ action the senate also decided to moi
consider them,
e Bills Reported On.
= The judiciary committee submitted
t favorable report on bill forbid
ding the sale of fire crackers of
/ certain size after June 10; favorabl,
D report on a bill providing that names
2 might be given farms by having then
recorded with the county clerk; anC
an untayorable report on bill re
, lating to foreign corporations.
r A bill was introduced making It un
-. lawful for a person to kill or hav,
E in his possession any bird other thar
/, a game bird; also bill giving tn,
$ board OF regents OF normal schools
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