Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-22
Most Expensive Session In
History RecesSeS Sunday
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session, before the house finally broke
up, big Rrist Of resolutions was pre-.
scntel and adopted which awarded
everybody on the payroll from the
chief clerks OF committees down to the
pages overtime to the amount Of from
10 to 20 days on full pay, and thanks
were also extended to the speaker, the
committee and desk clerks represent
ing tho press and all Of the floor Of
ficers of both branches of the assembly.
The appropriation bills were the last
TO be acted upon, the house steadfastly
refusing to concur in the amendments
of the senate, which cut and sliced ap.
preparations numerically and without
regard for efficiency or for what pur.
pose the appropriations were intended,
and Representative Fcnwick, the farm
er-statesman from Springfield, mis-
chievously dubbed the groundhog'
by some Of the members of the horse,
remarked facetiously, when the speak.
or proposed that the house go into
COMMITTEE Of the whole" to consider
an appropriation bill; ''Tf ever there
was bunch Of legislators in the hole,
it is this one', and it would seem that
he spoke the truth
Impression viii Be Lasting,
Taken all in all the 2Sth legislative
assembly has left an impression upon
the minds Of the people that will not
he effaced in many years to come and
il win doubtless 90 down in history
as one Of the most extrayagant, cum
bersomc, disorganized and "hig husi-
ness sessions that has been held in
many years.
Selling Gets a Watch,
During the early part Of the session
on Saturday evening Speaker Selling
was presented with handsome gold
watch in token Of the esteem in which
he had been held by the members Of
the house, the presentation speech hav.
ing been made by Representative
Eaton, followed by Representatives
DaveY Vawter and others, aud the
speaker responded feeliugly and at
length,
Some Of the Principal Bills.
Among the most important Of the
bills TO have been passed during the
closing hours Of the session wcrci
Senate bill 3l2-Giving thc governor
the power Of appointment and removal
of all heads Of departments at present
within his control, which places the
industrial accident commission, tax
commission, corporation commissioner
bank examiner, state highway engineer
and other departmental heads at his
mercy Carries emergency clause
Senate bin 255-Makmg the office
Of state engineer appoiutivc after tho
close Of the term Of State Engineer
Lewis, who was elected TO scrvc for
four years NJ the last election,
Senate bill 25l--Consolidating the
offices Of state engineer and state
highway engineer, the latter office be-
ing Subsidiary 10 the former technical
w. but commanding the same salary
and made appointivc by the governor
Senate bills ga5 aud 206-Re.cnact
ing the laws governing appropriations
for the support Of wayward girls aud
orphans and founding in religious
homes and asymms, which were repealed
by the Schuehcl hill and which raise
the aec limit upon inmates SO as ia
increase the amount OF aid TO be re-
ccivcd by the sectarian institutions
Senate bill 90 Providing for a
special referendum election In Novcm
her 1915 aud Rppiopriatiug $4,000
This Is TO he made effective In the
event Of some Of the bills passed by
the session being referred.
Senate bill e6i Appropriatmg $50,
900 for establishment of flax plant at
ponitcntiarv.
Senate bill 2gd--Appropriatiug Sl5,
600 for preparing and maintaining
permanent exhibit Of states resources
Bills Failed TO pass.
Senate hill 2lN-Consolidatmc cor
poration and insurance department
Governor however, has power Of re-
moval Of corporation commissioner
which is supposed to mean the retire