Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-25
|coNsTTTUTIONAL LIMIT OF LEG
rsr,ATIvE SESSIONS FINDS
RoDY WITH MASS OF BILLS
TO BE DISPOSED OF.
SENATE HAS 1877 BILLS YET
House Also Buried Under Mountain
Of Them; Governor Fitting Works
Tniustice and Clerks Are Penniless;
Deeper Meaning Given as Cause
For Prolonged Session.

Salem, Feb. 24.-(Editorial Core
suondence.)- We'll, here we are at
ihe end of the constitutional limit of
the legislative sessions with vast
amount of work to be done, if the
legislators desire to clean up the slate
before final adjournment. That they
intend to accomplish this is indicated
BY their avowed intention to come
Back today and tackle the huge job
that looms before them. They will
work without money and without
pnce, too, for their little old three
dollars per winked out with the close
III last Friday, and henceforth they
stay at their own expense. This is
sbut another indication that the Twen-
sly-seventh biennial legislature of Or
egon is "difterent. " 1t has been
notable gathering from the first. 1t
broke all former precedents on Its
opening day and it has kept up a
consistent record since. 1t has been
ID hard working and Industrious body,
Rnd each and every member, save and |
Except a few obstructionists, has Civ
en the state the best Of which he was
capable. 1t has been a conscientious
Dob with the most of the members.
They came here filed with a desire to
20 something for the state. They be-
lieved they knew what the people
wanted, and they proposed to do their
pest. They thought they realized the
need Of legislation along certain
llneS, and they assured themselves
ihat each would do his part to bring
pbOut the reforms and the legislation
Desired Whether they have succeeded
i ap open question, but | undertake
y say that, if they have not, such
failure has arisen from Circumstance
PS over which the individual members
pad no control, and has not been the
Fesut OF premeditated action.
Much Yet Remains.
There is much work to do before
lnal adjournment comes. Among the
pass Of bills facing the members of
DOth houses when they reassemble to-
lay, are some meritOriOus measures,
'nd that they will be speedily passed
lnd put up to the governor is evident.
llls morning a forecast of the stu
'llOn so far as the senate is concern
4, shows that ii has 131 bills on third !
etadlng, and that there are still Sc
llS u, IN committees. The bulk of these
'ill be reported out today and tomor-
OW and the senate will get down to
ll,e9 le actual work of acting upon the
lllS \ on Its calendar. Practically all
!nem are house bills, the senate l
aylng disposed of its own measures
'St week. Even if there are still a
eV senate bills unconsidered. they
Iaad mighty good chance of slum-
!sllng peacefully in their present
llggonholes, for the house would very .
Aely refuse to receive them at this !,
- date' Last Saturday the senate 7
D'ea TO reject a house bill provid- !
! Ior some minor change in judicial =
.aClice. although it did receive an =
preparation bill which had lust =
lsseu the lower branch. The pa !
ence OF the senators has been ex- =
'S'ed by the seemingly endless :
'oG ,a ol measures from the house and. -
Any Any the worm has turned and =
I tnlng but an appropriation bill will ),
recognition now. = =
Appropriations Normal =
a lew weeks ago we heard mueb :, =
~ legislative critics regarding the
: appropriations asked for from = !:
I ie eglslature, and these same = =
/, i4nsls sought to bring the pres a a
. session into disrepute with tbe u
.g:e o5;e because of its excessive ex- e =
-Ii'ures' M Yet, now that tbe - y
oAe -a mas cleared away, and one v
les :. stock Of the money oiven tbo VI
~ y institutions and appropriated u u
,.. sle various expenses Of the state y !.
,s'-5 ,slLlneni. 1t Is found that this leo II II
,a -,uLe mas been one of the most p
- ,-'llleal IN recent years. While A
i,s - sums were asked for. the com
y - nave used the ak freely and q
= .opped of huge sums from tbe
.7a'e amounts. trimming the ra-
IN 70 meet the states treasury r
..- -a'e used every endeavor 70 W
! .-iu : i,-! .he money Of the taxpayers. p,
J ~. y ll->laneed by the action In emf a,
On -, ,ne Panama fair appropri- h,
..5 RON SjOO,OOO. the amonnt +;
n H. ,o f5,S,OOO; 10 the cutting off of Il
an-lLi r,-,I IlUg-oOO from the Univer- N
an a6,'-I iilalion and the Topping off oc
-A' amount from the Arigcul- 81