Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-01
GOVERNOR YIELDS
HIS LITTLE HATCHET
Thinks There Is Joker in the
Bill Which PurportS to
Amend the Recall.
1T ASKS THE IMPOSSIBLE
Would Require Signature of 95 Per
Cent of Those Who Cast Their
Vote for Supreme Judge.


lieves has as its purpose the destruc-
tion of the recall in Oregon, Governor
West has attached his veto to the bill
of the senate judiciary committee, the
purpose Of which, as stated in the cal
endar is ITO aid in the operation of,
and render more effective provisions
of recall" This bill was one Of 16
that were vetoed by the governor be-
fore his departure for Portland yes
terday, but announced only this morn
Jog.
Several of the vetoed bills are
county salary bills and are disap-
proved on the grounds that their pur-
Toses will be covered in the Gill bill,
fixing the salaries of all county Off
GERS. One of these bills was the Heltz-
el bill, relating to Marion county Off
cials.
The governor makes an acrid at
tack on the judiciary bill pertaining to
the recall.
while it may not be admitted"
states the message, this bill is purely
for the purpose of putting an end to
the recall in this state. 1t requires
that recall petition shall be signed
by not less than 25 per cent of the
legal voters mot the number of vot-
ers, but voters) who voted at the
preceding election for justice of the
supreme court. How are such sigma
lures to be checked to see that they
are from the hands of those who voted
for justice of the supreme court? Such
legislation is entirely uncalled for.
We are far more in need of legisla-
tion to prevent the creation of new of
fices than to prevent the recall of old
ones"
Superior Judge Bill Killed.
AS he intimated on the day the leg
islature adjourned the governor has
refused to approve the Latourette
bill to create a superior court system.
With the additional judicial offices
which would be made necessary by
the bill, and other expenses, the gov
ernor declares, that an annual ex-
pense of $4,000 would be created AS
amended this bill proposed to retain
the name of circuit court, but to
transfer probate cases from the coun-
ty court to the circuit court.
Amendment Brings Axe.
Because the Day bill providing Tor
a survey and investigation of the pro-
posed Columbia river water power
project at Cello falls, which called
for an appropriation was so amend
ed as to take the control out Of the
hands of the state engineer, and place
1t in the hands Of legislative com
mittee, the governor has vetoed the
bill. In the veto message he says
that the bill has much merit, and that
il it had stood as originally intro
duced he would have approved 1t.
This method Of doing business is
farcical," says the message, "and I am
satisfied from what have been able
to gather in the matter that it is the
outgrowth of desire on the part of
certain gentlemen to control the sit
uation for selfish purposes"
Carson Bill Vetoed.
Other bills vetoed are the follow
ing;
s. b. 129, by Carson, relating to
Judgment and DEGREES. The bill, as
explained in the veto message Is an
attempt to amend section 54S Of the
code so as to include therein orders
and DEGREES made in suits for the par
tition of real property inadvertently
omitted to provide that an appeal
might be taken from an order setting
aside the judgment and granting a
new trial
s. b. 1873, by the joint ways and
means committee providing for reim-
sbursement of w. l.. Campbell for
moneys paid the state on account of
the purchasing price of swamp land,
the title to which has failed. The gov
ernor does not deny the justice of the
% claim, but says there are numerous
other claims equally as good, and that
a general law ought to be passed COW
, ering them.
s. B. 329, by Farrell creating a
morals court Csubstitute for s. B. 97
by Farrell. The veto message de-
clares the bill a poor substitute for
the original bill md says that II Is
Continued on naRa bl