Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-22

act koT them uuuer tno YrOfihl0ub
OF the $2.000,O00 bond issue for
their fair recently voted in that
city, and / would like to see the
appointment OF these men on the
fair commission perpetuated," sr<
Mr.. Kay.
"yery WE'LL" agreed Burdick. *
amend by amendment to incsude
the names Of the members Of the
Portland commission as the state
commissioners from the third con
gressional district"
Davey rose In objection to the
amendment. declaring that he had
explicit faith in the old-fashioned
method Of appointment by the
governor, and said that he believed
that clause should stand as writ
ten in the original resolution.
With the assertion by Woodson
that the legislature did not have
the time to act inteiligently In the
selection OF commissioners at this
session, and that the selections
would have TO be included IN the
resolution as passed, discussion on
this point was dropped.
Kay Champions Portland.
A suggested amendment by Bur-
dick, that the port OF Portland be
required to donate a site for the
deposition free OF charge, again
brought Mr.. Kay to his feet with
the assertion:
Portland has always played
fair with the rest of the state and
can be trusted to see that the So
lection of a site for the exposition
is fairly made. It's strange how
suspicious some men can be. Why
tie tho hands of the fair commis-
sion in the matter Of selecting a
suitable site when the upstate
counties are represented on the
commission by 10 out Of Is mem
bers7"
Burdick had proposed that the
site be donated by the port OF
Portland on the harbor, where the
ground and such buildings as were
suitable could be permanently
used as terminal. Burdick de-
clared that II was time Portland
was doing something for the rest
of the state from which the great
er part OF its trade was derived.
Wants Site Furnished.
| "But the legislature has not thu
power to require the port OF Port
land to furnish the Site" Dayey
alleged.
4 II have talked this idea over
with members of the port OF Port
Hand commission and others and \
have not yet found a single one Of
them opposed to it," Burdick
flashed back. what Is there to
. prevent the state from accepting
permanent improvements worth
millions of dollars? The upstate
communities are justified In ask
ing this much benefit from the
flair"
Gordon Of Multnomah declared
that II was not practicable to
hold the selection of the site to
the harbor front, and added that
! he had just received telegram
from IAN influential Portland citi-
zen offering 500 acres free OF
charge" and suggested that the
selection of site could best be
left with the commission.
= Griffith Explains.
Franklin II. Griffith Of Port
!, Hand, one Of the authors Of the
\ gasoline tax bill as accepted by the
house, was given the courtesy OF
/, the floor to explain why an
amendment proposed by Repre-
q sentative Stone, lackamas. would
-linyalidate the $4,000 bond Is
sue voted by the people OF Port
a land for the fair. Stone had pro-
posed that Portland be required to
Z turn the 100000 into the treas
q ury of the state fair commission
n to be expended by them along with
, the rest of the money.
=. Griffith declared that such an
q amendment would invalidate the
!. Portland charter amendment vot-
a ing the $4,000, 900, and said that
a the only means Of expendins the
two funds as one was by eoordina-
: tion OF the state and city commits
h sions. as the charter amendment
q provided specifically that the $2,-
900, 600 be expended by the Port
land commission.
r A single amendment, offered BY
o Kay and providing that the leg
: islature shall make no future ap'
is proiations or levy other taxes fol
J. the support of the fair. was th'
d only change in the resolution al
N it was reported back to the hous'
by the committee of the whole.