Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-23
tilt OVER
AUDIT Bill.
IN HOUSE
Kubli Pockets Resolu-
tion Which Is Re
ported Out by Com
mittee knowledge

OF unfair methods in the execution
of committee business, allegations
of attempts to use the legislature
for the advancement of the politi-
cal fortunes of a certain prospec-
tive candidate for governor,
charges of sectional conspiracy to
prevent undesired legislation and
claims and denials Of the financial
insolvency of the state Of Oregon
at the present time were jumbled
together in the debate on single
measure in the house late last
night.
The tilt, the first heated per-
sonal controversy to mar the Sc
renity Of the house program this
session, rose up in the midst OF the
evenings business and centered
around senate concurrent resolu-
tion No. /, the measure which pro-
yides for an audit of the states
finances, which had been amend
ed and passed earlier in the even
ing by the house.
Kubli Discovery.
Glancing over the grist Of the
evenings business shortly after 8
O'Clock, Representative Kubli dis
covered that S. G. r. No. l, had
been amended and passed upon the
recommendation of the committee
on resolutions, of which he Is the
chairman. Reaching into an in
ner pocket he discovered s. r. G.
No. 1, reposing therein where he
had placed 1t when 1t was handed
to him from the clerks desk
earlier in the day.
Rising to point OF personal
privilege, Mr.. Kubli demanded in
formation as to how the house
came to take final action on res
<. olution that had not been out OF
his pocket. He was informed that
a copy of the resolution, signed
by all Of the members of the reso-
luton committee except himself.
had been returned to the desk and
acted upon in the regular order
of business.
Charges Unfairness.
"Then the members of the reso-
lutions committee are using unfair
methods to secure the adoption OF
this resolution, which is but a
midnight resolution for political
purposes, introduced here during
the last hours of the session in the
hope of slipping 1t through the
legislature" declared Mr.. Kubli.
W II want to expose the real object
behind this resolution. 1t is a
move to further the political ends
OF certain member of this house,
and l want to say right here that
/ could not get the committee to
h meet and pass on this resolution. +"
E Mr.. Burdick jumped to his feet
at the last remark.
Pocketed Resolution.
"That isn't true" he shouted.
members of this .committe tried
to get committee session Is min
utes before this session of the
house opened to consider this reso-
luton but Mr.. Kubli refused and
pocketed the resolution"
Mr.. Gallagher. another member
of the committee, corroborated
the statement Of Mr.. Burdick, and
added that only few minutes be-
fore the session opened he tried to
get hold of the resolution SO that
the committee could act upon 1t
but he could not find Mr.. Kubli.
A resolution to call the reso-
luton back from the senate for
reconsideration here interrupted
the controversy, which was grow
ing more heated with each word
The motion was passed by an aye
and no vote, the speaker refusing
the call for division.
Resolution Recalled.
When the resolution had been
recalled and placed before the
house for consideration. Mr.,
Kubli again took the floor and re-
iterated the charges he had pre-
viously made, and added, after
moving that consideration of the
resolution be indefinitely post
poned:
'As chairman of the resolution
committee l resent being ignored
and forgotten. / don't want tC
accuse anyone of unfair methods
but believe this resolution was
changed in the substitute that was
handed in to the desk.
81 was only out of this room 1
minutes and when / came back
found that this resolution had
been amended and adopted.
81 believe in the spirit OF this
resolution. l believe in the audit.
ing of the states books so that VIZ
may know where we are, but l be
heve that there Is something else
behind this resolution or it would
not have been held up for mid
night action"
Burdick's Story.
"The truth of the matter is,
said Mr.. Burdick, when Mr.. Kubl
had again resumed his seat, "at 1t