Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-22
The Senate
Changes
It's Mind
WILL INVESTIGATE STATE INSTI.
TUTIONS AT REQUEST OF GOV.
ERNOR WEST-DINICK'S LITTLE
BILL IS QUIETLY CHLORO-
FORMED.

BILL is QUIETLY CHLORO-
FORMED.
Personally offering to pay the eX-
penses of an investigation of the
state institutions by committees from
the state legislature, If that body did
not sec fit to provide for the expense
In another way, Governor West this
morning sent a special message to the
senate requesting that the upper
house reconsider house concurrent
resolution No. s. introduced by Repre-
sentative Lewelling, and providing for
the investigation
This resolution was killed in the
senate yesterday. By vote Of "a ayes
and 6 noes the senate voted to adopt
the resolution, after a motion for re-
consideration had been made and
passed.
NhuSNo DullltCu DCUulVe
The motion to pass the resolution
caused lively debate. Senator
Joseph moved that the resolution be
re-referred with instructions to the
committee to provide for the expenses
saying that the senate did not want to
be an object Of charity of the COVER
nor, or Of any other person. Senator
Moser opposed the amendment on ac-
count of the cumbersomeness incident
to the provision for separate commit
tees Of investigation for each of the in
stitutions. Senator Joseph accepted
Moser's view and the resolution was
passed without amendment.
Senator Dimick opposed the resolu-
tion stoutly, pronouncing it a farce.
Senator Miller admitted that he did
not think the investigation would do
any good, but stated that he would
vote for it. This brought down the
rage of Dimick upon the sage of Leba-
non, who shouted at Senator Miller:
"If you know it won't do any good
why do you vote for it?'
Vests Special Message.
The special message Of the COVER.
nor was as follows:
at appearing that the senate has
killed house concurrent resolution No
g. introduced by Mr.. Lewelling, to in.
. vestigate the financial and other af.
, fairs of the several state institutions
would earnestly request that the sen.
ate reconsider its action, at least as
far as the Oregon state penitentiary is
concerned.
"Rumors have been afloat and news
items have appeared which would givt
e out the impression that the affairs O.
the penitentiary, in particular, were
. in need Of an investigation. In view
Of this / believe it is important that
thorough investigation as to the af
fairs Of this institution by an Impair
partial and competent committee bC
made
; "If the matter of economy has beer
the reason for the senate's failure t,
provide for this investigation, wisl
; to say that l will be pleased to person
ally stand the cost of such investiga
tion If agreeable to your honorable
body"
DimiCk Bill Killed.
After a fight lasting through {
greater part Of the session, this fore
noon, the bill introduced by Senator
Dimick, providing for the election o
road supervisors by the people in tn,
road districts was indefinitely post
poned by being voted down in the sen
ate at the third reading.
The bill introduced by Senator Da,
: relating to the mineral resources o
the state was re-referred after thirc
reading.
Senator Beans bill relating to tn,
employment Of convicts, and Senator
Calkin's bill creating a right of ac
tion for damages against a person
who shall bargain, give or otherwis,
transfer liquor TO to intoxicated per
! sons or habitual drunkards were Civ
en- second reading, and passed fo
third reading.
Carsons bill for the amendment O
the code relating to registration book
was given second reading and passet
for third reading, as was also Bean,
bill relating to the registration O
land titles.
, To Investigate Militia.
Senate resolution No. "a, for the in
vcstigation Of the Oregon naval mill
tia was reported on favorably by the
resolutions committee and was passed
The senate joint memorial to con.
gress, which, with the cooperation Of
) the Washington legislature, asking
that the secretary Of the interior bt
appointed from one Of the Pacific coas
NVaNa