Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-11
Funds For
RecanNot
Available
Election T o Retire
Williams Would Cost
Much; Emergency
Funds Voted Today

Should the proposed attempt to
recall Chairman Fred A. Williams
of the public service commission
materialize it will be necessary to
call a meeting of the state emer-
gency board to provide funds be-
fore the election machinery of the
state can be set in motion for this
purpose.
This situation was presented to
the board in session here on other
business this morning by Secretary
Of State Kozer, who explained that
while the law made it mandatory
upon him to call a recall election
upon the filing Of a proper petit
tion no funds were available with
which to defray expenses incident
to such an election.
This expense, should the elec-
tion be held coincident with the
special election of June z, it is es-
timated would probably not exceed
one thousand dollars for the print
ing OF the necessary ballots.
Should a separate election be nee
essary, however, the item would
resolve itself into one Of several
thousand dollars covering the ex-
penses of election boards and all
of the printing incident to the ex-
ercise of the franchise by the SOW
ereign people.
Inasrnuch as there is no such
emergency actually existing at
this time the board was powerless
to act in anticipation of such a
situation and another. session of
the board, requiring the gathering
of it's members from the four COR
ners of the state, will be necessary
should the recall petitions be filed.
The business before the board
this morning was confined to the
correction Of errors on the part of
the enrolling committee Of the last
legislature in connection with two
appropriations aggregating $82,-
500 and an oversight on the part
of the lawmakers themselves in
providing funds with which to
carry out the provisions of new
law. The three errors and over
sights necessitated the creation of
deficiency appropriations aggre-
eating SS4,s05.
The first of these items was
that of $67,3Q5 appropriated to
the extension department Of the
state agricultural college for CO.
operation with the counties Of the
state in the payment of bounties
on wild animals. A second item,
included in the same bill, provided
$4,000 for the determination Of
predatory animals and rodents. In
both instances the enrolled bills
provided the appropriations for
the biennium OF 1919-1920 where
as it was evidently the intention Of
the legislators to make the funds
available for the current bien-
mum. This situation was correct
ed by the authorization of defi-
ciencies to the extent OF the two
amounts involved.
The third item before the board
this morning was the creation Of
fund for the administration Of the
act Of 1921, providing for the pay
ment Of hotel bills, railroad fares
and other expenses OF circuit
Judges in districts composed Of
more than one county, incurred in
holding court in the county other
than in which the judge resides.
In the rush Of the closing hours Of
the session this appropriation was
apparently overlooked entirely al
though the bill providing for the
payment Of the expenses was pass
ed. In order to provide a working
fund until a definite idea can be
obtained as to the needs under this
act the board authorized a defici-
ency appropriation Of $500.
No action was taken toward the
correction Of an error in the bill
appropriation funds for the bureau
Of labor. the board Of inspectors Of
child labor and the industrial vel
fare commission.