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GO . HI Tne Brraigncaeat of the legislature by Governor Chamberlain in connec tion with bis veto ot tbe Normal School rills bus caused wide-spread luterett and di-cnm-iou. Ihe govt;, uoi eouipmes Darey's ao lion to of the PiMBturiiu goardaof Rome iu auctioning off ttie government of tbe Roman empire. He says the legis lature traded on tbe normal vote and showed cowardice. In tbe begiuinug of bis message be says: "My position with refereuoe to ap propriations for edncatioual institu tions Biuoe my first inauguration in 1903 hua been pretty well understood. They should always be separate aud distinct bills. Evidence of the fact that the distinguished members of the present legislature understood these views is afforded by tbe resolution adopted by both branches in the early days of the session, that appropriates for tbe maintenance and support of the state institution should be separate bills. Notwithstanding this affirmative action and the f aot that in tbe case of every other till appropriating moneys, the educational institutions of tbe slate have been separated, tbe legislature in this instance combined Monmouth and Drain in one appropriation bill after a jirolontred tii ge of trading votes on other ujuasnies, and after other perfor mances whioh have been thoroughly discreditable to those who have taken part therein. "The resolution referred to reflects not only my own views on the subject of these bills and the views of the people of the whole state, bnt reflects as well those of a majority of the members of this body, otherwise, it wonld not have been adopted. What -1 ben was the purpose of tbe omnibus appropriation in this case? It may h;ive been brought about by cowardice v hich I regret to say, a majority of this body have shown iu reference to tnewtole normal school system. It ii'iy te tbe result of the persistent eiiiorts of this same distinguished ma jority to desire to tost the sincerity of tbe executive with reference to such appropriaion bills and the normal school system generally, and who have dienly boasted their purpose to 'put the executive of the state in a hole,' (whatever that may mean) because, fur sooth, he has the misfortune to differ from them politically. If the enactment of the law under considera tion resulted from any of these un worthy and unpatriotic motives, it is time to call a halt on such highhand ed, outrageous procedure. "There is no question iu the mind of any that there is a publio demand for reduoing the number of the normal schools to two. It was the duty of the legislature to seleot two and abolish two, but it failed by slight majorities, ntterly to do its duty, resorting first to one subterfuge then to another to oover its disgraceful retreat. Now by their ODY OF IDD LAND SINK SI50 FEET Ti e following account of a very re ui likable geological disturbance 21 uiiistroai Lewiston, Idaho, is taken tvo.n h" Tribu ie of that plaoe: Wiib a roir tbat startled residents tiorn tbeir slumbers and caused cold beads ot perspiration to stand out from tbeir bodies, 80 acres of pasture land, three miles from tbe mouth of the Grand Ronde river, sank 150 feet be low the surface of the ground last Thursday night. The almost indes cribable noise lasted for several min utes as tbe millions of tons of earth shot dowuward. All day Friday it continued tosiok slowly as if a subter raueau cavern was swallowiug in the gras-i oovered aores. Twisted aud overturned by the action of the slip, the surface of tbe detached tract now resembles a summerfallow field. Fred Rice, the well known Grand Ronde rancher, who was iu the city yesterday, brought the first news to the city. . When seen yesterday be said : . And now J 111 We want yon to be sure and make a trip to Walla Walla this spring and spo through our immense store, for we know you will profit by your in r-r -tonk huffnr than it has ever been and new spring stocks v i )-- All we ask is a comparison of qualities and " ' '! tf' e plfHsnre iu showing you through onr lines. If ! ii row t.) ft-e ci'y, write us for discriptious and prioes. WE PAY THE FREIGHT WHEN BILL AMOUNTS TO $10.00. THflMVIS - Use i'lune. . w l;a. BERLAIN AND THE LEGISLATURE vaoillating policy they place upon me i the responsibility, not of settling tbe I question, but of vetoing the measure, which tney well Knew or ougni to nave known I must veto in order to be con sistent and at tbe same time do my duty toward tbe taxpayers of the state. I accept tbe responsibility and the doty, though my conrse will not settle tbe question, and neither will appeals based on sentiment, nor threats can deter me." Governor Chamberlain then turns his guns on Speaker Davey and gives him a broadside. The executive says in bis arraignment of he speaker: "There is another reason which im pels me to veto the bill under consid eration, and that is my firm conviction fit has not become a law because of tbe unusual, unparliamentary and, I may say, unlawful course adopted by the very distinguished presiding officer of the house the evening before adjourn ment and the next morning, when tbe bill was finally disposed of. "I have not examined the house journal, but I assume that it will speak tbe truth, aud. if it does, it will appear that the distinguished speaker deolared on tbe evening of February 22 that tbe bill had passed, when in fact it had not passed; tbat tbe next moru ing when the house convened he stated that he had announced that tbe bill bad passed the evening before, when in fact it had not passed. Then, on his own motion, he ordered a roll-call for the purpose of checking the negative votes, no member answering to bis name until King of Malheur was reaobed, and King, when his name was called, changed his vote of no, cast the evening before, to yes and without proceeding farther down the roll the speaker declared the bill pass ed a seoond time. I am of the opinion that these irregularities would invali date the measure even if it were not vetoed by me." The governor then quotes the news aooount of the passage of the bill pub lished in Davey's own paper at Salem, picturing Davey standing with gavel upraised and calling for affirmative votes to pass the bill, and the governor then proceeds: "It will thus be seen tbat the pro ceedings of the house partook some what of those of an auction sale aud the rights of tbe people were struok off under the hammer to those producing tbe greatest number of votes. There oertainly is no precedent for this in Oregon and I know of no parallel iu history except that instanced by Gib bon in 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,' where the Praetorian guards, growing insolent from exoess of military license, ran upon tbe ram parts, proclaimed tbe Roman world for sale and struok off the right and privilege of presiding over the desti nies of a decadent people at publio auotion to the highest bidder." ; "I was awakened from my sleep by ! a slight, peculiar rumbling sound which seemed to prooecd from tbe river. In a moment I was at the door curious to know tbe cause and as I opened it a terrific, almost indescrib able noise rang in my ears. The ter rible successive crashes almost deafen ed me. Then the sounds died away. Think of 10,000 loose wagons running at full speed over a rough frozen road, and you might gain an inkling of what it was like. Determined to make an investigation as soon as day broke, I returned to bed but not to sleep. "Bright and early Friday morning I began my search for tbe cause of tbe previous nights' discomfiture. Others who passed through similar experiences were doing tbe same. It was not hard to locate it. An oblong hole a quarter of a mile wide and a half mile in length awed us. Fully 150 feet below the surface was a tract of ground that for the world looked like' an industri ous farmer had been busily engaged for a Big BUSINE KASER CO. I fir,; ih the Make Your appointments! w.vH -Here SS in summer fallowing. Fascinated with the scene I watched the slowly sinking process throughout the day. It was something I shall never forget" Mr. Rice says that part of the land is owned by Dick Steen and the remain der is on the old Cap Lewis ranch. Tho scene of the peouliar occurrence is t jout 21 miles above Lewiston. The country in tbat section is of a peculiar geographical construction. Immense deposits of lime have been discovered in the vicinity of the slip aud tbe fallen ground lies between a strata of lime stone and one of basalt. It is the theory among the residents of that section that there is an immense un derground cave and that the unusual amount of moisture of the past winter is responsible for the disturbance. Mr. Rice says that the sinking earth left tbe sides of tbe cavity almost pre cipitous. No stock happened to be grazing on the particular spot at tbe time and there was no loss of life. RAILROADS SHOW FIGHT. It begins to look as if Oregon will be bottled up tighter than' ever by the railroad system that controls this ter ritory completely. Instead of going slow and making some concessions because of the agitation for remedial legislation, the railroad management shows a disposition to fight to a finish all attempts of the people to secure better service and more reasonable rates. This disposition to fight is shown in tbe announcement, coincident with the opening of the legislative session, of a most radical raise in freight rates in western 1 Oregon, including, among other commodities, our most important export product, lumber, lbe arrogant attitude and language of Chief Counsel Cotton of the Harriman system, and bringing of influence to bear that has swung Oregon's largest newspaper, the Oregonian, baok into line as an advo cate of railroad interests and an. oppo nent of a railroad commission and free Willamette looks, may also be con structed as signs of the program of resistance mapped out by the big cor poration. There are, furthermore, good reasons for surmising that tbe proposed exten sions in western Oregon, viz., tbe Drain-Coos Bay and the Natron-Kla-math branohes, are to be abandoned. This situation is really alarming, and proves bow strong is the grip of the railroads upon the country and how difficult is the task of breaking the throttle hold they have upon our grow ing industries. To western Oregon it leaves but one distant prospect of re lief that of seouring in course of time by aid of congress the opening to free navigation of the Willamette river as far as Eugene. To this end every in dustrial interest of the Willamette val ley should bend all their energies. HE DIDN'T HAVE TO. "Who built this towering business block?" The Union Labor orator asked, Of a crowd of his disoroles Who in his presence basked. "We did," they promptly shouted, "We bnilt the structure grand." Bnt he never asked : "Who paid for it?" " He didn't have to understand. "Who lays the pavement in the street, And paints tbe house of God, Who unloads the merohant ship, And packs the heavy hod?" "We do," they promptly shouted, "The white slaves of the land," Bnt he never asked : "Who paid for it? " He didn't have to understand. Who built the great huge battleship, And costly palace oar, Who built the mansion of the rich, The ambulance, without jar?" "We did," they promptly shouted, "With our steady, toiling hand." But he never asked : " Who paid for it?" He didn't have to understand. "Who built the railroad of the land, And balloon to sail the sky, Who built tbe speedy automobile, The coffin, when we diet" "We did," they promptly shouted, "We, of 'blue label' brand." But he never asked : "Who paid for it?" He didn't have to understand. "Who rebuilt Galveston. Texas, Aud blasted out Hell Gate. Who built the New York subway, And made Pittsburg great?" "We did," they promptly shouted, And they fought to shake his hand, But he never asked : "Who paid for it?" He didn't have to understand. Lue F. Vernon. A Valuable Lesson. 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