Statesman, Salem, Ore., Sun., April 21, 57 (Sec. II)-21
Solons Seeking
Ways to Shorten
State Sessions
' - - - i i
Look For Big Savings In Every Department
TM Orefoa Lefislature win be
M days eld next Tuesday with th
' end not la sight. So the lawmakers
aaturtlly are thinking about, way t
la shortea th Mtiioot which get
longer and longer, . :- , :. .
tenser than 1M dsya. They ware
in ljt-aay marswon at iki, ana
the JlS-day session ia 15I. This
nmkaklv Mill k k lr.i.a
Three Lane Caitaty Democrats
Skeltoa and Glea M. Stadler-think
they have a aolutioa. It Uta hold
Sessions every year, initaad a( tha
present system ot biennial ses
sions.
. Gov. Holme favor annual ses
sions, so noes ine House itata ana
. federal affaire committee, which
approved Friday tha proposed I
. Constitutional amendment Intro-1
" duced by Eymann, Skeltoa ind
- Stadler.
Hit committee amended It so
- that annual sessions couldn't last
wnxtr than oayt.
The House will vote on the pro
position Tuesday, and It probably
will be passed.
' Democrats hava tried for Sev
eral vmm In mtk annual aeftaifuia
Shorter annual sessions, they say.
would make n easier 10 persuaoe
aavfiU In run for tha Ie1ilatur.
and Influence legislators ta seek
taaiacuoa.
OeeeelUta la Senate
I ni Ik Waniihlieana have hilt
that annual sessions would be tin-
accessary and costly. For this rea
son. U might b hard ta get thii
nniiirt. thrnuoh tha Senate.
here half tha members are Rs-j
ublicans. .
"" If both Houses' do pans H. the
measure would Be oa me .nov.
1B5I. teneral election ballot.
Than in nthcr meaaurat that
sponsors believe would expedite
trie legislative Dimness.
The House has passed
hil inn ta hava a lieutenant fov-
r knA in Knai atata and
federal affairs committee probably
will approve it next weooeaoay-
6oy, Holmet it lor u.
aWeaases Faxtlaaa Issae
-''ivA7'tmi''ttuaH a ether,
Mil hai hwnnv a nartisari Ittue.
the Democrats favoring H and fht
Republicana opposing tt. So its
' chances In the Senate aren't too
good, either. - ;
The Democrats say that Oregon
needs a lieutenant governor ta re
duce the possibility at tie votea la
the Senate and ta provide aa as
sistant ta tha loveraer. '
Th RanuMlraa answer la ta add
- . member ta each Hauaa, aa that
urk Hun vjmiU hava aa add
number at membert. This has
haa tnnrmut h the Senate, but
ia sleeping ta the Dtmocratic-cofi-
. trolled House. . ;.-.
Every session, abeut half of the
House members ere newcomers.
Tfcia make it hard ta cet foinf.
; because aa many hava ta Mara
tha rope. - -
Fear-Year Teraat SaagM
A eft ee ted Constitutional
.arneadmaata pravlda fatf-year
term tor tiouse nraimn w
Iim4 at Ihti tinikJem. It Was to-1
proved by tha Saaatt I few days
ago. tut i Its chances' doot look
bright la tha House. Democrats
(i that tt would make tha House
less responsive ta tht wiH of the
people, since only nan of we mem-1
hers would rua at aacayawcuoa.
' This business of influencing
people ta run for legislative potts I
concerns leader in both parties.
Sa measuraa ta imorove the Pay
hava biptrUsan support, even
though tt't hard to get tha people
to approve.
The pay too a year, or 11,100
for each session ism eureciiTe.
If a session lasU 120 days, that
ttmiM ftiiir in he 110 a day. No
body can live on that when hej
has to pay rent and Buy nit metis.
fer First ia Dayt
' The House has voted ta boost
this to ,$l.ooo a year, or tl.ooe a
uuinn. The Legislature - tlst
armiM ha mnnwered to vote ex
penses for tha tint 100 dayt of a
session. ,
The Senate probably will go
along with aometning use uiai.
Another - problem in getting
rple ta serve ia the Legislature
the worry about loss of em-
.!...., mMm lha aeaaioa la la
progress. The House has passed
td sent U the Senate a bill ta
. make employers pant leavet of
absence to workers who serve ip
I the Legislature.
Anton nthmr mcasurea affecting
it., t.utur ( ladtlatioa tal
create the position of- legislative
auditor, abolish tha Joint wayt and
mean committee, and make lob-
' ki.t. Mriatar ana flit financial
.'report. All of the apparently
art dead. v
Tha amendment to give each
..... .i u.i m ranraaantativa.
and thui depart from tha popult-l
tita apportionment principle, wtt
killed to Housa committee.
Another eropoeat. tt hava legis
lator! rua for numbered positions!
aa tha ballot auu it tuve.
Poor Al, in Prison!
vntiNiwa Pa. lih Members
at a Committee plaaning the sth
reunion of tha Villanova Univer
sity class of 1931 got a bockbeB
they came upoa tha atma at Al
bert Vtgner pn a mailing list v
Wagnar, aa Kanor ttudaot and
editor ef the campus newspaper.
kd aa addreta that read: "Care
of the New Jersey State Reforma
tory la Bordentpwa."
"What fa the world ever bap-
i i. am" aakad ana commit-
Rllfli ' .
. iaa memhtr. -
'Nothinl.' replied ."
U'a tha watdaa." , 1 .
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