Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-18
THE STEAM ROLLER
IS ABOUT WRECKED
Insurgents Jumped on 0rgani-
zation Again This
Morning.
USED THE GANG AS A MOP
Wound Up BY Sitting Down on Ways
and Means Committee and
BrOther.in-Law Perkins.
USED THE GANG AS A MOP

Following the jolt administered by
Eaton and other insurgents last night,
the house organization was given an
other bump today. The machine
seems to be getting very wobbly, and
the leaders look worried and dis
pirited.
A message from Governor West,
that arrived at the psychological mo-
ment, put ginger into the insurgents,
and aided in defeating the organiza-
tion's plan to defeat the bill that would
repeal the Thompson swamp land bill
passed over the governors veto. The
governor had sent in similar mes
sage several days ago. Today's mes
sage read in part as follows:
"As you were previously advised,
the passage of the Thompson bill will
prevent the state from securing title
to several thousand acres Of land,
which should be sold for the benefit
Of the common school fund.
"Inasmuch as your honorable body
has just passed bills appropriating
about $750,0OO for the support Of our
state institutions Of higher education,
| feel that l may take the liberty of
speaking a word in behalf Of the little
country school, with the hope that
when you return to your constituents
it cannot be said that, while you gave
the institutions Of higher education
everything they asked in the way OF
appropriation you refused to even eX-
tend protecting hand to the common
school fund, and the little red school
house, when about to be raided by
grasping corporation" \
The committee on public lands this
morning had just reported in the Gill
repeal bill with a recommendation
that it be indefinitely postponed, Gil
demanded a roll call, and this sc
frightened the machine leaders thai
they had the ways and means commit
tee summoned to take part in the vot
ing. The governors message arrived
about this time.
On the motion to indefinitely post
pone, the vote was 20 noes and q
ayes,
A few minutes later the house. b,
a big vote, refused to heed the way
and means committees reoommenda
ton that Belland's bill for an agricul
tural experiment station in ClatsoI
county be indefinitely postponed
The Hagood bill, providing that tn
state insure its own buildings wa
badly defeated, the majority holdin
that it was bad policy for the state t
enter into the fire insurance business
The committee on vetoed bills, Ur
ton, chairman, reported back severe
of the governors vetoed bills of las
session with the recommendation tina
they be not passed over the governor
veto This action was Of no signif
canoe, as the committee had had tn
, bills, which were Of minor importanc,
for nearly six weeks.
The house adopted resolution t
, day to have each member on roll ca
, select one bill for passage; all his otl
er bills to 80 into the discard, as I'll
Y senate will not receive any house bill
I after tonight. This wedding out pr,
, cess leaves about rs bills yet to |
passed by the house tonight, and u
house will probably be in session mo
Of the night.
Latourettes loan shark bill, whiC
p was defeated several days ago, BY |
70 an overwhelming vote, called up +,
y reconsideration, despite the protest
. Upton.