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About Albany daily democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-192? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1889)
on; sai.km u:m:;t. Feb. Slh, !S?9. Editors Demo-rat : The veto of Governor Pcnnoyer of the Portland water bill has attracted a Rood deal of attention. Everybody here has had an opinion to express. It resolved itself almost into a party vote in the Senate. It u-9cfiillv discussed when it was asked by the President of the Senate if the bill shall pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor. The Senate chamber was jam med which indicated the interest the public took in the measure. Mr. Tongue.of Wash ington, came to the rescue and ably sus tained the veto. On the other hand ;" well, of Crook, Klamath and Lake.uppos ' the veto. The debates partook i f 1 1 r i reflections, to adJ salt - ti c ficshn. these aguments over the provision constitution. Technically ar.d strictly bonds cannot be exempt from tav Mr. Tongue voted for the Li;', .l-.itiki many others who, favoring s'.nitarv n.-...-lations, would allow the bonds to go fri.e, hut when he was called upon to decide on the constitutona itv of his vote under this veto he sustained the veto. And V. the bonds are made exempt by overiding the veto, whv not assessors tax them anyway and let the courts settle the question forever under our constitution. But the assessors will never find them. The vote was 23 to nass the bill and 6 for the veto. Dawson of Linn, absent. Coassweil, a democrat, jtrting agihist sustaining the veto.and five ether democrats. It is said that the friends of the measure rely ontorty voes in the House, which U the two-thirds required. If so, then in the House it will assume a party vote nearly. It will no doubt pas tu.e House, as it is necessary now to sustain its political signi ficance. Democrats generatiy stand to gether. Road bills, water and sewerage bil'.s have had a season of "combining." This condition makes it some little work to hold some members together a s the impor tance of being just right on this measure exacts a duty not at first understood. But the Multnomah delegation are equal to the work they present and they iil see that those bonds are not taxed. Very little attention has been paid to the remarks of the Governor respecting the mute school. Clearly state local schools, such as the blind and deaf mute, should oe under the care of the Board of education, and were until up to a recent period when the Superintendent had their control trans ferred to a Board of Directors. It seems to have been p anned for a purpoie and it is arranged so that the Superintendent con trols the whole business. The Governor, Secretary of State and Superintendent of Public Instruction the Board of Educa tion Droner are made visitors, and are dig nified as a board of visitors, when in fact they are non-entities in this school of deaf mutes Whv was the State Treasurer ex cluded from this Board of visitors ? The extravagant expenditure of state funds is a matter that concerns this officer. There is a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee In this Board of Directors there are four bankers, two lawyers and three capitalists, and from the nature of their wcrk very little Attention can be giv en to this business by them. There are about twenty-three average attendants at an expense to the s'ate of three hundred and fiftv dollars each per year. Parents clothing the children. This is a large sum of money to be used up in this way, The ingenuity of the Superintendent in taking this school out of the hands of the Board of Education is wonderful. It takes now nine directors, three visitors, (state officers except Treasurer,)!! Executive committee of three, a Superintendent, amatron, two 1 teachers, an overseer, general help, cooks, waiters and others to run this institution. This array of officers is nearly an officer to a pupil. The report shows that all but the directors, the visitors and executive com mittee live off th state over and above their salaries. Can this be so ? Vhis is the leading farce in our state schools. The Superintendent and Matron do nothing, practically nothing, but look to the organ ization. Why is not the Superintendent a teacher also the Matron, as formerly f Twenty-three children, needing this ser vice, is a humbug. Wcwill gamble that Prot. Vanscoy will take that mute school and run it In connection with the Univer sity for twenty-five hundred a year, and be glad to do it. Hecan do it and make mon. rv. There is a vast difference between $16,000 and $5,0011 for two years work. If the reader will read the Governor's mes sage in connection with the report of the deaf mute school he will see how ni:e it is for the incumbents and how hard it is on the tax payer. The mutes do not get the benefit of this surplus that goes into the 'comfortable organization." TJie Over scerdoes the Superintendent's work noth ing of it, and the "general help" docs the Matron's work. It U the best thing in Orcon for the boss. Strange the Legis lature has not seen that this thing is des perately in need of the Governor. It needs but t o teachers, the "Superintendent" of the fchool.ls largt enough for that dignity to be given a teacher, and a Matron teach er. The "general help" and "overseer" will do the work. We would deprive the mutes of nothing ; but they are the suffer ers br this distinction made by a little cute management, against a condition which would be more social and home like for the children and at a useless expense to the state. Soiourxer. The Koseburg '. : ;' tc writes a vigorous ai ti de enti'led "Twelve Pointers On Oregon Nor mal schools" in which they are charged with be ing superficial in their teaching, so much so that at a meeting of the college and university representatives of Oregon held last July resolu tions condemning them were with one solitary exr-ention unanimously siuned. It is evident that the lcfjslation of this state is becoming more ! and more every year of th: kind know n as class or special, and the time has arrived for th; peonle to make aloud earnest protest. W 2 have not investigated the sjhiect of which the iri'icz:- writes and hnce can nofrsny as to the myitis of the crilicisir.. Albany Ope.a House Joseph ueivk Tiia World Famous Violinist AND CJNCEST COMPANY. 4.9 an Interpreter of the "King of Instru ments" ha us uo living equal, .VcDUESDAY EVENING, FEB. I3TH, R :. . 1 sata oil sale at Blackmail V Dr. ; .. It will he observed that when the Portland w ater bill came up Thursday for passage over the veto of the governor Senator Dawson of this county was conveniently absent. Sen:;lor Irvine was present and recorded a very emphat ic NO against the passage of the bill. The Kansas Legislature asks Congress to in. terfere and take control of local affairs "in the State lately in open rebellion." Now it is it order for the Arkansas Legislature to ask Con press to interfere in Kansas, and, by pasting county seats fast in their places, put an end to the mob murders which have been going on mere for more than a year. Tell me ve aneelic hosts, ye messengers of love, shall sw indled printers here lielow have no redress above?" The angels (lapped their' wings and said: " 1 o you a hope is given; de linquents on a prii.ter's book can never enter heaven." CITY DRUG STORE. DRUGS, BRUSHES, PAINTS. BOOKS, OILS, ALABASTINE, ETC. A complete line of MISTS' MATERIALS. Prescriptions and Receipts Care fully Prepared. GUISS & SON. moved George W. Smith, SUCCESSOR TO W H. MC.FAKLAXD, . . HtiM-nberir corner oppo!le H. E. 11.. moved to Z?:? -rtoclc ol Young', where lie hast the iarei Stoves and Tinware In the County .TOl3 WORK I'KOMI'TIA' DOiSK Burkhart &. lh yce, job printers. ( CLOTHING For Fall and Winter -AT- L E. BLAIN'S. NEW GOODS NEW SMYRNA RUCS AND PORTIERRES. NEW TABLE COVERS. .ucm tk f.i F CFTS. NAPKINS TO MATCH, ft LARGE ASSORTMENT OF LINEN AND SILK HANDKERCHIEFS. FINE LACE HANDKERCHIEFS. TRUNKS AND VALISES. SILK DRESS PATTERNS. COLORED AND SILK WARP HENRIETTAS. SILK UMBRELLAS, fiAilto Coats and Boots, Shoes OIL CLOTKIKTC-i OVERCOATS,-FineAssrotm ent, Pea Jackcts-Cliiwcliilla, Astrachan Pull Line of Duck Suitings, ALL grades woolen over shirts Big Stock Cardigan Jackets, iiiAVY MERINO AND ALL WOOL UNDERWEAR. Winter Gloves and Mittens ALL WEIGHTS LEATHER BOOTS AND SHOES. UMBRELLAS, HATS, ETC. Lt but not leant . Urge stock'of CLOTNINC AND FURNISHINGS X 2 BLAIN Boot and Shoe Department. IADIES AND CENTS FANCY SLIPPERS. CENTS FINE SHOES. MISSES AND CHILDRENS FINE SHOES AND SLIPPERS, FELT SLIPPERS OF ALL KINDS. CROCKERY DEPARTMENT CHOICE NOVELTIES IN DECORATED GHINA- TEA SETS. FRUIT PLATES AND SAUCERS. DECORATED BEDROOM SETS LAMPS. SALAD BOWLS- FANCY PITCHERS FANCY CUSPADORES- CAKE DISHES AND A LARCE ASSORTMENT OF NOVELTIES IN CHINA ' Samuel E. Young. Albany, Oregon
