Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-21
81 MEASURES ARE KILLED
BY OLCOTT THRU OFFICIAL
VETO ROUTE SINCE MONDAY
Straight Party Ticket Eleven Local Road Bills, Vista House
Proposal And Score Of Other Non-Emergency Legisla-
iOn Slaughtered Further Pruning To Follow Is Promise

Abuse of the special emergency
session of the state legislature by the
consideration Of measures not of an
emergency nature and the radical mis-
| use of the emergency clause is severely
scored by Governor Olcott in his mes
sages to the senate and house return
ling 32 measures which had fallen un-
der his official veto up to this morn
ing. Seven of the 32 measures which
have been vetoed thus far bore the
emergency clause. There are yet a
number of bills left for consideration
by the governor and 1t is expected that
several more measures will be cut
down by the officials axe before the
time limit for executive action has ex-
pired.
Principal ameng the measures We
toed to date are the straight party
ticket measure steam rollered through
the two houses under chaperonage of
the republican machine, and eleven To-
cal road measures through which the
solons played horse with the state
highway map during the closing days
Of the session. Senator Moser's Vista
House bill which would have approved
the acts of the Multnomah county
commission In the construction of the
public comfort station at Crown Point
on the Columbia highway also went
down under the governors veto.
| The other measures vetoed by Gov
ernor Olcott up to this time and the
governors reasons for affixing his
stamp of disapproval thereto are as
follows:
Glands Off" Ballot.
| Only the people of the state should
be permitted to tamper with the ballot
according to Governor Olcott's mes
sage returning the straight party ticket
bill to the senate with his veto.
Amy such vital changes as this in
the ballot vitality effects every voter In
the state of Oregon" the governors
message reads Such vital changes
which go toward the heart of our form
Of, government should be finally passed
upon by the people alone. AS matter
of principal would be unalterably op-
posed at any time to allowing such
legislation to be enacted into law
without it's first receiving the sanction
of the electorate"
Road Bills Meet Fate.
The eleven local road measures
which have come under the bane of the
executive office, were steam rolled
through the two houses Friday and
Saturday in one of the most evident
pieces of horse play ever witnessed in
the history of the Oregon legislature.
Little or no consideration was given to
any of the measures in either the
house or senate after the passage of
the Gallagher bill designating q road
in the Jordan valley of Malheur coun-
! ty as a part of the'state system of high
ways had opened the way to the flood
of road Legislation which marked the
last two days of the special session.
After the passage of the Gallagher
/ bill which was only effected over the
strenuous protest of the members of
the legislature who were against open
| ing the state road map to any further
additions at this time all local road
bills which followed were put through
| eAAS Aitit WAlAl q opSGu thai IttOBliZ
none of the usual procedures usually
accompanying the enactment of new
laws.
| List Is Lengthy.
| In addition to the Gallagher bill
which was known as house bill No. 4,
the list of vetoed road bills includes
the following:
S. B. So, by Ira s. Smith-Designat
ing certain roads In Coos county, as
part of the state system of highways
s. b. SO, by DEMONSTRATING a
post road in Jackson county.
S. B. 55, by Eddy-Creating a post
road in Douglas county.
s. B. Sc, by Patterson--Creating a
post road in Polk county.
S. b. 81, by misunderstanding a
post road in klamath county.
s. B. 5S, by committee on roads anc
highways certain roads
in Clatsop and Tillamook couaties as
part of the state system of highways
s. B. SO, by Patterson-Creating post
roads in Polk and Yamhill counties.
S. b. 60, by achmund-Designatin
certain roads in Marion county as part
Of the state highway system.
S b. 81, by Banks-Creating a post
road in Columbia county.
H. B. 10, by Wright--Creating a post
road in Sherman county.
In his message to the house and sen
ate returning the eleven road bills Gov
ernor Olcott declares that former leg
islatures have provided by law for
state highway commission"
This commission" ne continues.
"is armed with machinery to properly
investigate and determine where state
highways should be located, without
regard to the merits Of the various bills
in question deem the method Of de-
termining the location Of state high
ways as followed in these bills Is ILL
advised and founded on wrong princi-
ple."
S. B. %, by Notwithstanding TO the
release of sureties on bonds. This is
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