Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-27
GOVERNOR is BACK
Legislature and Governor West Both
Playing Peanut Politics at
Expense of State.

Odleu, OIe.b req. zO.-GONeTnOT
West is on the job today. He
reached the capitol building at 9
O'Clock this morning, accompanied by
Representative Reames. In his pri-
vate office he found three weary
eyed men who had kept watch
through the night over 80 legislative
bills forcibly placed in his office yes
terday by order of the house and
senate. He greeted the men cheer
lily, shook hands and asked them if
they had spent a pleasant night.
What do you call yourselves?"
he asked. THE Three Guardsmen?"
Some bills were delivered to your
office yesterday afternoon by the leg
islaturre and we we're delegated to
look after them" replied J. j. Fitz-
gerald, one of the guards. After
getting receipts for the bills, "The
Three Guardsmen" took their de-
parture.
The legislature became conscious
of the return of West when several
messages from the executive office
came in. Only one was a veto mes
sage, the others announcing the ap-
proval of various ILLS.
Governor West this afternoon
vetoed the general appropriation bill.
He gives as his reason the fact that
the bill, which has an emergency
clause attached, carries a number Of
items for which no emergency exists
and that he does rot approve of in
Guiding them in any measure with an
emergency clause He stated he did
not believe in taking away from the
| people the right to pass on such APP
propriations if they so desired. This
bill carries appropriations which ag-
gregate nearly s1,5OO,OOO.
The veto message dealt a blow at
county salary bill by Senator Smith,
fixing certain salaries in Josephine
county. The message merely stated
that the governor expects this mat
| ter to be taken care of by a house
bill awaiting action in the senate,
under which county salaries through
out the state will be classified and
equalized.
Announcement by the governor
that he had filed the Barrett-Hurd,
or the county bonding bill, caused
smile of gladness to spread over the
face of Senator Barrett.
The governor signed a senate bill
granting the progressive party full
rights on the primary ballot.
Legislative members are undecid-
ed as to whether the action of Presi-
dent Mala-key and Chief Clerk Coch-
ran of the senate in forcing their
way into the governors office and
| leaving 80 bills constitutes a legal
presentation of them to the COVER
nor. Malarkey and Cochran climbed
along a narrow ledge to a window
opening into the governors office
and after gaining access, deposited
80 senate bills on his desk.
This action was taken after the
senate yesterday adopted a resolu-
tion in which the continued absence
of the governor was set forth, and
authorizing the president and chief
clerk to force an entrance to the ex-
ecutiye chamber to file such senate
bills as has ben passed. The house
passed a similar resolution.
After Malarkey and Cochran had
forced an entrance to the executive
offices a door was opened and Chief
Clerk Drager of the house brought
in SO bills which has been passed by
both houses.
Chief Clerk Fitzgerald of the judi
ciary committee of the senate; w. p.
Lord, an attorney, and r. E. Smith
of Roseburg were appointed guards
to watch over the bills until the gov
ernor arrived.
81 may go away again tomorrow,
If | choose-and if l do, there will
be none of the rCughneclrs around
.lcre breaking in my door to present
Wills in my absence" remarked Gov
ernor West. He has been taking a
brief vacation at Seaside.