Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-13
Proposition Of Holding Up
Appropriations Until 2Oth
Day Fails
HOUSE in COMMITTEE OF
WHOLE MOST OF TIME
Eaton Compromise Proposed
Is Expected to Meet With
Favor

The most important business to oc.
eupy the attention Of the house at this
mornings session was the majority re-
port of the committee on rules and
joint rules which offered several
amendments to the rules which govern.
cd the last session, the most vital of
which were The proposition to hold up
all special appropriation bills until the
goth day Of the session when all should
be reported in bv the committee on
ways and means accompanied with a
detailed statement of amounts. pur-
poses of, etc, which was rejected in
committee of the whole, and the prop.
,ositon to provide clerical help for the
entire session by the contract system.
While the house was still in commit
fee Jf the whole when adjournment was
taken at l2:45 until p. M, and de-.
butte upon the question was not con.
,cluded, It is certain that this PROPOSE
,tion will be rejected by an overwhelm.
ling vote and that a compromise offer.
ed by Representative Eaton, Of Lane
county, whereby the expense Of cleri.
cal help will be reduced nearly one.
half that Of the last session, win be
adopted. Over two hours were con.
sumed in the argument Of the contract
proposition this morning and it was
continued over into the afternoon ses.
sion.
Representative Eaton's compromise
proposition on the clerical help prob.
lem, which, it is understood meets with
the favor Of the majority Of members
Of the house and will prevail contem.
pilates the segregation Of the member.
ship into groups Of two which will be
entitled to employ one competent stem.
Ogruphcr to do the work of the group,
and into groups Of four, each group to
be entitled to one common clerk. In
other words each group of four mem.
bcrs will be entitled, if they so elect,
to the services Of two competent stem
ographers and one common clerk. In
addition to this the house will be pro.
vided with n chief Of house clerks, to
be appointed by the speaker and to
have charge Of all clerical help, at n
SALARY Of $6 per day. Every applicant
for a position shall sign an agreement
that no overtime will be asked unless
overtime is actually given.
II is also provided that the clerical
help secured under the grouping sys.
tenn shall constitute the clerical force
Of the house, except the clerks Of spc.
cial committee provided for in rule 60.
excepting II any member or group Of
members find thnt more clerical help
is needed, such additional assistance
can be obtained by written request Ia
the speaker. This clerical hclp shall
also, ns far as possible, do the work
Of the house committees, including the
enrolling and engrossing committees
the members Of the committees having
first choice Of their assistants
The committee on clcrkships shall
select q room conveniently located
, where all clerks shall be- found unlos,
. assigned work which takes them away
and the chief clorl, shall keen n rec
ord Of their attendance, and refusal /,
work or report shall he sufficient caus,
for discharge This power is vested ii
] the chief Of clerks.
I The stcnogrnphcrs are to receive A.
) per dny and the common clerks s3 pei
! day for their services.
, The morning session Of the house wal
opened by Row Harry n. Marshall. oU
HipIle. Of Hcrmiston son "f R"urc,cn @ c,