Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-20
Many Bills To
Have Hard Time
In Committee

Any new ventures in finance at
state expense are going to have
hard shedding in getting by the
legislative ways and means com
mittee this year. In fact some Of
! the ventures which have been fin
anced by the state in years past,
either in whole or in part. are
finding committee of the legislat
being to be hard out to make
case that will convince the money
finding committee Of the legislat-
ure that this aid should be conti-
nued and any effort to increase
the former appropriation VIII be
looked at not only with grave con-
cern but with even tiuge Of sus-
piciUn.
Exhibit Money Asked.
This was plainly evidenced IN the
reaction of the ways and means !
committee at its meeting Wcdnes- |
day night. Following the presen-
tation of the request for an ap-
Of $4,000 for the
maintenance Uf the exhibit Of
Oregon products in Portland dur
ing the next two years numerous
queries were forthcoming from
he committee members which,
while not committing them to any
position on the requested appro-
at least Indicated tnaI
100000 appropriations are not 80
ng to be handed out promiscously
without first knowing that some
hing like $4,000 in benefit would
'e accruing to the state therefrom.
One of the members wanted 10 .
NOV if 1t was customary for states
o maintain such exhibits and an
ther expressed the opinion that
he exhibit was a matter for main :
anance by the railroads through ,
heir immigration departments ,
tther than as a state institution. I.
everal expressed the opinion that :
the exhibit was continued it :
lould be made as creditable as =
ossible but questioned the wisdom
an exhibit of the kind at all.
Sum Is Doubled.
The request for the exhibit this
EAR is just twice as much as was =
two years ago. This :
accounted for in part through y
lie fact that the Portland cham =
er of commerce wants to get out : :,
ON under the load entirely. plac- u
& 1t entirely on the state, ana :,
gain through increases in ex- -
'nses incident to the maintenance Il
the exhibit and especially in the =
after of rents which represent al q
ost one-haIf of the entire expense ID
the exhibit
The child welfare commission u
rang surprise on the committee ~
ct night when it appeared to pre- D
mt a plea for an appropriation of II
5000 for the biennium, this Se- Il
z Just twice the sum set out in II
budget estimate for the twu- u
ar period. The increase in its VI
it was explained, was W
Ie to pending legislation which it al
acted would greatly enlarge the W
Wers of the commission and ex- Dl
nd the scope of it's duties, neces- IN
htlhg a larger organization and al
lsequently increased expense. pl
Committee Takes Recess. EIa
included in this legislation. II
$ explained by W. y. Wheel q
light, chairman of the commits
n, is a measure centralizing tho
Id placing functions of the nu-
rouS child caring agencies I'm the
te in some central organization
Ter expert supervision Other du
islation will throw additions, tiv
eguards arourd the foster c,lid an
lie still another bin deals with do
ble minded children. ba
representative Lee appeared be- Iat
'"v t', 'on''li''ee III oehait OF hies pla
rs bill No. 1 creating a commits vic
ler of publicity and appropriate biI
$4,000 for state publicity pur- Ice,
co. ma
10 other meetings Of the com ON,
tee will be hcld until Monday
ht when, it was stated. the rrs, rer
ld would begin. In the mean rot
q subcommittee will visit all in
state institutions for first of
I'd study Of their needs Sena- mi
Bell and Eberhard and Reprr- nut
ative Kay will visit the Old Sol wit
s Home at Roseburg and a com vo
tee of three is to be named to- ter
to visit the eastern oregon shi
- hngnftp1 ot pendIetnn 49,.