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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
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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