Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-22
Plan to Sell
Bonds Below
90 Is Killed
Bean Saves Proposal
To Increase Pay of
State Forester After
Reverse Action

Although championed by Rep
resentative Gallagher, who led the
fight in the house earlier in the
session against the present method
of selling irrigation bonds and let
ting contracts on the cost plus
basis, house bill 297. permitting
the sale of irrigation bonds below
30 at the discretion of the state
engineer, went down to defeat
when it was placed on final pas
sage in the house this morning.
Representative Kay led the fight
on the bill, declaring that there
was no reason for allowing irriga-
ton bonds to be sold at a mark
less than 80 percent of their face
value.
Mr.. Gallagher explained his po-
sition in support of the bin by
stating that he had been inform
ed by the state engineer that If it
were possible to sell the bonds be-
low 80, the cost plus method of
letting contracts could be elimi-
mated.
Soon after convening this morn
ing it became apparent that the
members OF the house were swing
ing toward the opposition in the
matter of increased salary bills,
and while they passee four Incas-
ures giving greater compensation
to state officers, only the inter-
vention of Speaker Bean, from the
floor, saved the proposal to in
crease the pay of the state for
ester When it first appeared for
final passage the bill to raise the
Salary of the state forester was de-
feated, but later was called back
for reconsideration and passed
Bean characterized the proposal
to increase the salary of the for
ester as being more deserving II
favorable action by the house than
any of the salary increase meas
ures passed with the exception of
that giving a higher salary to the
state superintendent of schools.
In connection with the salary
increase debate, Representative
Woodson announced that. should
he be returned to the house again,
he would introduce a bill to pre-
vent state officers from lobbying
for higher salaries.
The pills passed by the house
this morning are as follows:
S. B. 141 by Lachmund, increas-
ing the salary of the tax commits
sloner from $500 to $4,000 per
annum.
S. B. 219 by Thomas, fixing the
salary Of the state engineer at $5,-
900 per annum and travel ex-
penses.
S. B. 347 by Moser, providing
for prosecution of claims of the
state of Oregon for recovery of
money illegally paid into the fed
eral treasury as a direct tax, etc,
S. b. 359 by Hare, authorizing
cities and towns of Oregon to pur-
chase sites for and erect and main
tain community houses for the
benefit OF soldiers and sailors.
II. p. 367 by committee on roads
and highways, levying a tax on
motor vehicle fuels, providing for
certain exemptions and declaring
an emergency.
S. y. 366 by committee on ju-
dietary. occurring records, etc. re-
quired by law. to be written In the
English language.
S. 3. 1858 by Washington county
delegation. amending section 362s
Oregon laws. relating to salaries
Of officials Of Washington county.
S. b. 362 by committee on roads
and highways. amending section
671s Oregon laws. relating to pro-
lection for subcontractors material
men and laborers.
II. p. 231 by committee on for
estry, amending sections 1852 and
1858, oregon laws. relating to
members and compensation of the
state board Of forestry.
S. b. 1874 by Yinton. relating to
the salary OF the clerk Of the su-
preme court. deputies allowed and
their salaries. and repeating sec
tion ss7, oregon laws.
A temperature OF IS degrees be-