Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-14
Proposal To Remove Finley
First Suggested By Olcott
Senator Bells Lntin1ation


ley as state biologist and that only
the storm of public protest which fol-
lowed the action of the state fish and
game commission had caused him to
change his attitude toward Finley's
retention, was intimated by Senator
Bell in a sepech on the floor of the |
senate this morning in an attempt to
bring about immediate and favorable
action on the house bill providing for
legislative investigation of the fish |
and game squabble.
81 have been told these things and |
have wondered why the papers did |
not so into the matter" Bell declared |
/ ninsisting that the public was en-
titled know he facs in he case that |
could only be brought out through an
investigation.
Fight Flares Up.
The fires kindled by the removal |
i of Finley burst into flame for a few /
minutes in the senate this morning |
and were only quenched by the tenn
porary tabling of theihouse resolution
providing for an immediate legisla |
tive investigation into the affairs of
|
Senator Gill led the fight against
the investigation in defending his re-
port unfavorable to the house bill. An
| investigation of the Kind provided for
was entirely unnecessary and uncall-
ed for in view of the investigation of
the commission Just completed by
committee named by Governor Olcott
last August he declared.
| Gill's assertion that the commission
would have hesitated in removing
Finley If it could have foreseen the
storm of protest which this action
would bring from the people Of the
state was refuted by Senator Bell who
characterized the storm of protest as
mere rot" coming from people who
knew nothing of the facts which led
up to Finley's dismissal
Olcott Proposed Action.
"I understand that Governor OIL
colt, himself, first proposed the re-
moval of Finley" declared Bell who
insisted that the people of the state
|, are entitled to know what he facs in
he controversy really were.
Senaor Farrell expressed the belief
that an investigation. of the commis-
sion which would bling out all the
facts in the case would be conducted
immediately in one of the committee
rooms and that such an investigation
would not occupy more than fifteen
minutes. He further believed that the
commissioners themselves would be
willing to meet any expense inciden-
tai to such an investigation in order
1 to have the facts thoroughly aired.
Eddy Scores Commission.
Senator Eddy took occasion to sew
erely score the members of the fish
and game commission who have been
highly conspicuous in their presence
about the Legislative halls during the
o past two days for their persistent
a and aggressive lobbying in the interest
, of their own program" and for lin
q ing up the vote of the senate "on the
. grounds of friendship and any other
= grounds The commissioners he de-
clared, should have been "bi genough
> and broad enough to keep hands OFF,
d after filing their request for an in
+ vestigation. Although declaring HIM
q gelfas satisfied of the business of the
q commissions act in dismissing Fin
n lev he declared that the lobbying ac-
- tiyities of the commission in the pre-
d sent session had completely destroy
r ed his friendship for the resolution
=, calling for an investigation. He was
If also opposed to the program of vim
i dicating the commission through
: their reinstatement as members of the
Al proposed ne wcommisslon without a
i thorough investigation into the facts
It underlying the controversy.
.e Bar 10 Aliens Favored.
4 nv unanimous vote the senate Mon
e day afternoon passed Senator Patter'
l. sons joint memorial barring from citi'
h zenghlr in this country the children oi
l. aliens who are not eligible to citizen
,e shin. In presenting his measure Sena
-e tor Patterson poin4ed to the rapid birth
"a rate OF Japanese in California and de
1t clared that within thirty years the race
2 would dominate the affairs Of tina
-e state unless their encToaehment wa
T. checked.
n. oDening Of the klamath Indian res
,r ieryation in klamath settlement to i'm
iv mediate settlement Is proposed by Sen
re aor Baldwin I'm a senate joint memor
p ial introduced Tuesday afternoon Tn
E. reservation. according to the memoria
CT includes some forty square miles o
le territory and contains some twent
million dollars worth Of standing pin
Is timber Eleven hundred Indians az
Pr NOW located on the reserve. Openiul
{, OF the reservation 70 settlement woul'
90 add more than thirty million dollars Il
II the assessment rolls Of Klamath coun
N ~ ana make that county the secon'
Sc in the state in assessed valuation.
Or All the powers possessed by any por
IS oragnized under the general laws 0
N Oreeon are conferred upon the Por
le Of Portland iu addition 20 the power
Ar already posses led by that port unde
II the special ac, creating the port. In
h biu spcnsored By the MuitnOmah coun
T. ~ delegation and passed by the sen
e. ate Tuesday afternoon.
Stn0ol Bill Favored.
The Mulrnomah county delegation
bin providing for the establishment q
IklnSerear4eas In school districts q
N mere than 26.0oe children Of scho'
" age also received favorable considers
10 ton Al the hands of the senate. as d
81 also the BIN declaring legally an
- vaile5y organized certain drainage di
n tricts
te The voters of the Port Of As,or
II (continuel On pags nz)