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THE MORNING OHEGONIAjS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1903. NEW RAILROAD BILL Just to Keep Pot Boiling With Lawmakers. ELECTIVE COMMISSION NOW Tolman and Warburton Ring the Changes on McBrlde's Pet Measure Small Chance of Ita Betas Hug Cp From Its Grave. OLYMPIA, Feb. 12. (Staff correspond enco.) Railroad legislation at Olympla will not end with the defeat of the Mc Brlde commission hill. Xifo at the capital city -would be tame and uninteresting without a Senatorial fight or a railroad fight to keep the boys amused. It la too late to have any moro Senatorial fights this session, hut the railroad pot will be kept boiling by the introduction of at least two moro railroad bills. Tolman of Spokane, one of the leading Democrats of the Senate, will reopen the ball with a till which Is to be Introduced In the Sen ate tomorrow, providing for an elective Railroad Commission. In his epeech yes terday Sir. Tolman spoke regretfully about the split which .has been caused In the Republican ranks by the Railroad Commission bill, and deplored the fact that the dominant political party had been washing Its dirty linen In the Senate. The "experience of Mr. Tolman with the bill ltllled yesterday has of course convinced tiirn. that It will be Impossible to paes any kind of a commission bill, but he prob ably thinks that thero are a few more Republican duds that need laundering. The Republicans at the state convention last Fall offered to substitute an elective tor on appointive commission, but the Mc 53 ride people would have none cf it. Now It Is questionable whether any kind of a commission bill will receive attention at this session, of the Legislature. The Sen ate may spend a little time with It, but In the end it will he defeated. The new bill which Mr. Tolman pro poses to offer is so framed that the Issue will be brought hefpre the people on a special ticket similar to that proposed in the Quinn bill for the election of Superior and Supreme Court Judges. Mr. Tolman, however, will not have all of the glory of keeping the eighth Legislature sup plied with commission bllla. for Senator Warburton gave notice in his speech yes .terday that he would introduce another commission bill. IVarburton's bill will .differ from that of Senator Tolman In that 1t will provide for an appointive commis sion thereafter. The Senator from Pierce probably has no more serious expectations of getting his hill through than has his Democratic colleague from Spokane, but be Is anxious to test the sincerity of some of the men who a long time ago declared In favor of an elective commission. There may have been a time when euch a bill could pass, but it Is now too ate for this session. Meanwhile the com xtlsslon men In the House are endeavoring !o devise some means by which they can pull their pet measure out of the hole Into which Its enemies haVe crowded It. The only method conceded by the enemies lof the measure as possible is for the calen dar to be cleared up. "When this is done and there is no other business before the Bouse, the commission bill can be again brought to the surface without the two Jhlrds vote now necessary In order to get icdon on K, This contingency is almost is remote as the two-thirds vote, however, tor the calendar is so crowded that there ;s hardly the faintest possibility of Its be ing cleared before the end of tha session. iThe friends of the bill, however, are plan ning an attempt to revive It tomorrow, find will make an effort to have It brought under consideration very soon after the session is called to order. Their plan of (campaign has not yet been revealed, but :s not worrying the ant! -commission men very much. The effectual bottling of the measure yesterday was one of the neat est political tricks that have been turned jhere, and it is generally admitted that the jnen who were smart enough to put it Under cover so easily will be able to keep St f hnrn n lnnt- oa - i - r - "o -j ou ucsuc. E. W. W. LEWIS XXD CLARK BILL. 'Details of the Measure Introduced at Olympla Wednesday. OLY'XT.PT.V- tf.ii.li Vy. i ra . . . , - tu. Senator Rands and Representative Megler ?who Introduced the Lewis and Clark Cen tennial bill in the Legislature, have both been working very earnestly for the suc cess of the bill, and. in spite of the nu merous and heavy demands that have jbeen made on the appropriation commit tee, have good prospects for securing the appropriation. The bill rpnrtn n An act to provide for the collection, exhibition and maintenance of the product! of the Stat of 'Washington at the Lewis and Clark Centen nial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair, 1005, at Portland, Or., and mak ing an appropriation therefor. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of 'Washington: 1 Section 1- That for ths purpose of exhibiting raomcti, proaucis ana general develop ment of the State of Washington at the Lewis ma mtk Exposition at Portland. Or.. In 1P03, fcere is hereby created a commission known as the Lewis and Clark Exposition Commission cf the Bute of "Washington. Such board shall be nonpartisan and shall contain not more than Are members, who shall be appointed by the Governor, and all shall be residents of this slate. They shall hold their odce from the due of appointment to January 1, 1808, unless sooner removed for cause, by the Governor, and. in case of such removal, or their death or In atllity or refusal to act. their successors shall be appointed by the Governor. Eec. 2. Each of said commissioners hereby appointed shall serve without salarr. but h.n allowed his actual necessary expenses in- - i ... w w UU UUl Sec S. The members of said board of com- -""jvn cue i .an di inn liies a. ixw. hi inrn rim -. .a 1 cenaw. ana tixll select from 1U mem & president, and lemtiuv hn n record of their procain. They shall ao- : -- .o-iwic no suau oe ltUen of the Stata of wihinr4An .- - MfU, aui u., " BUM Ul JrTr - - - i.iuat4) ru alary and his neceeEary expenses shall be paid - w . w . au oam cjl - w uvtrjuj Is all powers and functions- necessary to ee- urp creaiiaoie oispiay of the roducU and interei U of the etate at the Lewli . " vbV4UU suijvjwuku, u ' ciucKia ana ezniDiuon of ate to the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1900. the State of 'Washington as mav be trr cut LrmA u. uwib. XI S an&ii mnrR A ira wj .hu4u, uu aoail aula vitlPS uu piwu iuui eamsussioners. Sec . All state bursaos. including the bo- u or wirTng. soruoonura, agricuirara, nsb- eries and others, are authorised to oo-oper&t with said Washington Lewis and Clark com mittee and to forward to the Lewis and Clark Exposition all the collections and cabinets be longing to the state. Sec C The State Printer Is hereby author ised to do what printing may be reaulred by the state commission upon the order of the president of said commission. In writing, not to exceed the sum of SS00. whlcn shall be paid out of the appropriation hereby made. Sec & After the close of said exposition, the said executive commissioner, or In case the term of oface of the members of the state com mission has expired; then the Governor shall have the power to sell such exhibits as the state may have Interest In. and which Is proper to dlspoee of to the best advantage of the state, and shall deposit the proceeds in the general fund of the state treasury; and shall also re turn to the owners such exhibits as may be loaned for exhibition purposes, free of cost to such owners. Sec 7. All counties, districts or Individuals, desiring to send articles to sijd exposition may do so by having the same delivered In good order for shipment at a place to be designated by the executlvo commissioner, where they shall be received by him and carefully stored until the proper time for shipment to such exposition, and such executive commissioner shall forward all such articles as shall be deemed worthy of exhibition to Portland, Or.; the freight or expense charge to and from Portland shall be paid out of the fund herein after appropriated. Sec 8. Such commission may Issue certifi cates of indebtedness with sworn vouchers at- FACES AN Rep Joan of Marion Absorbitic news tached thereto. All such certificates shall be presented to the Auditor of the state, who shall issue warrants upon the Treasurer of the state for the same, providing that the certificates and warrants so drawn shall In no case exceed the amount hereinafter appropriated. Sec 9. The commissioners that may be ap pointed to make an exhibit of the resources of the State of Washington at the Louisiana Pur chase Exhibition at St. Louis, in 1804. are hereby authorised and directed to save all suit able exhibits from the State of Washington at the clou of said fair, and to turn the same over to the commission herein created, for the pur pose of having the same used as.a part of the exhibit by this state at the said Lewis and Clark Exposition. Eec 10. TO carry out the purpose and pro visions of this act the sum of 1100,000 is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. The State Treas urer Is hereby directed to pay the money to the executive commissioner from time to time upon the requisition of the state commission by Its president and secretary, and approved by the State Auditor. Sec 11. The Governor of the stata shall Issue a commission as provided for In section IS, article 3, of the state constitution to the person selected for executive commissioner of the Lewis and Clark Exposition. EULOGIES OX JOIIX B. ALLEN. WasklnKton Lan-xaakersi Hold Tiro Honr Joint Session. OLTMPIA, Wash.. Feb. li (Staff cor respondence.) A two-hour joint session of the House, and Senate with Captain Robert Dunn, of North Yakima, In the chair, constituted the record of today's proceedings In the Legislature. The Joint session was held In accordance with a res olution which had been adopted by both branches of the Legislature anent the death of ex-United States Senator John B. Allen and was spent in eulogistic ad dresses. Lewis of King, who was the first speaker, quoted the tribute paid to Senator Allen as a statesman by Senator Morgan, of Alabama, who said to Mr. Lewis that the Pacific Coast had never sent a stronger man to the United States Senate than John B. Allen; Mr. Lewis also quoted Chief Justice Harlan, of the Supreme Court, as saying that no Pacific Coast lawyer ever made a stronger argu ment before the United States Supreme Court than Mr. Allen. Representatives Ranck. of Clark Coun ty. Phllbrlck. of Chehalls, and Gleason, of King, eulogized Mr. Allen as to his statesmanship, ability as .a lawyer, strength of character and attainments as worthy of emulation. Senator Crow, of Spokane County, spoke of Senator Allen as one who through all his career had been respected by foe as well as by friend, and Senator Crow ap plied what he termed the true test of a man's worth to Senator Allen by declaring that the community, state and Nation In which he had lived had been bettered by reason of his living. The resolution heretofore adopted in separate session was unanimously adopt ed by a rising vote In joint session. E. W. W. CRIPPLED BY STRAIT-JACKET. California Legislators Reveal Crnel ty to Folsoxu Convicts. SACRAMENTO, Cal. Feb. li The Leg islative committees which have been ex amining the Folsom Prison will, it Is stated, file a sensational report. The re port will denounce in the severest trms, it Is said, the use of the strait-Jacket in the prisons of the state as an Instrument of punishment. The Legislators caused to be brought before them a score of prisoners, -who were given a thorough physical examina tion. The members of the committee de clare that some startling facts were brought out as a result of the examina tion. Some of the convicts were perma nently crippled In their arms and hands, which, according to their testimony, had resulted from subjection to the strait-jacket. MONEY FOR SCHOOL USE STATE OP WASHINGTON IS LIBERAL TO EDOCATIOX. Plan of Appropriation Committee tor Distribution of Fttnda Is Working; Beantlfnlly. OLTMPIA. Wash.. Feb. li (Staff cor respondence.) The plan of the appropria tion committee to take care of the vari ous state Institutions without any of the "log-rolling" which has been a very un pleasant feature of Legislative work In past sessions is working beautifully. The educational combine of the old days has not meddled with the distribution of the cash, and there has been no trading of any kind on any appropriation for a meri torious purpose. The House and Senate joint appropriation committee today agreed unanimously on an omnibus ap propriation bill for the five educatlonil Institutions of the state, and the bill will undoubtedly be reported back to both houses tomorrow morning. None of the ARTIST SAW AT THE STATE Institutions received the full amount asked for. The modest demand for 1273, 000 for the Seattle State University was regarded as too high, and over 150,000 was cut off. All three of the State Nor mal Schools asked for new buildings to cost. 140,000 each, but none of them was granted. It is not Intended to slight theso institutions, however, and the committee is working on a plan which may result in the desired buildings being secured with out much difficulty. At today's mceetlng Senator Rasher and Representative Megler wcro appointed a committee to confer with the Attorney General with a view to ascertaining If it waT possible to draft a bill providing for tho Issuance of bonds against the Nor mal School fund. If this can be done these bonds will be made a lien against the State Normal School land grant, and will draw SH per cent Interest, which will go to the public school fund, from which the money can be secured. This Is In accordance with a recommendation made in tho Governor's message, and it Is be lieved can be carried out so that the in stitutions will receive the needed assist ance. A case is now pending in the Su preme Court which will determine the legality of using the State Normal School land grant for building purposes, and this caso may be decided before tho Legisla ture adjourns, or It will surely be decided before the money thus raised will be spent, 4 The officers of the Normal Schools are well satisfied with what has been done, but there Is some grumbling over the State Agricultural College. There may bo somo discussion of the bill when It reaches the floor of the House an'd Sen ate, but there is hardly a doubt that It will pass In accordance with the recom mendation of the committee. A resolution was adopted at the meet ing today recommending the appointment of a subcommittee to Inquire Into the ad visability of creating a single board of control to supervise all state institutions as the state penal and reformatory insti tutions are now looked after. If the sub committee considers it advisable, a bill covering the matter will be drafted and Introduced. The joint committees will hold a session tomorrow afternoon to consider the de mands of the penal charitable and re formatory institutions with a view to em bodying their appropriations in a second omnibus bill. The committee on Congres sional apportionment completed the report on the Jones bill today. The majority report favoring the passage of tho bill was signed by Jones of King, Hopp of Thurston. Tibbetts and Comstock of King. White of Pierce and Dlx and McKenzie of Whitman. The minority report oppos ing the bill is signed by Whitney of Spo kane. Ferguson of Snohomish, Knoblock of Columbia and Phllbrlck of Chehalls. The bill If it becomes a law will divide the state into Congressional districts as fol lows: First district Island. King, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom. Second district Chehalls, Clallam. Clark. Cowlitz. Jefferson, Lewis. Mason. Pacific Pierce, Skamania, Thurston and Wahkiakum. Third district Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas. Ferry. Franklin. Gar field. Kittitas. Klickitat. Lincoln, Okano gan, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, Yakima. There is hardly a doubt that the bill will pass If the Attorney-General will cer tify to Its validity. The appropriations recommended In this, the first of tho omnibus bills, ore as follows: For the State University of Seattle: Maintenance. 1150,000; Improving grounds, 110,000; repairs to gymnasium, 173,000; equipment of science hall, 13000; addition to library, 15000; equipment of , power house, 111,000. Total, 1221,500. For the State Agricultural College at Pullman: Maintenance. 1100,000; creamery. 14000; land adjoining campus, 13500; heating plant, teaoo: hospital 11500; livestock pa- vlllon, X1CO0; miscellaneous repairs, JO0CO. Total. J113.TO0. State Normal School at Cheney: Main tenance. 551,000; equipment. JS000; repairs, COCO. If It is found to be impossible to get an appropriation for a new building as explained below the sum of 112,000 Is appropriated to finish and repair the pres ent building. This would bring the total for the Cheney school up to 171.000. Stato Normal School at Ellensburg: Maintenance. 113,000; laboratory and mu seum. 14000: repairs. 13300; Improving grounds, 14000. Total. 135.000. State Normal School at Whatcom: Maintenance. SG3.000:' equipment. 13000; li brary. 11000; draining campus, 15000. Total, 171.000. E. VT. W. LIVELY CONTEST rUOSIISED. Opposition to Grantlntr of Franchise for Uooni nt Lcwlnton. BOISE. Idaho. Feb. 12. (Special.) Thero Is promised a very lively contest over the bill proposing to grant a franchise to the Clearwater Timber Company to put In a boom and other works In the Clearwater at Lewiston. O. W. Thompson Is here op posing the bill In Its present form, de manding that changes be made that will permit others to pass logs through the. boom and side works upon payment of proper tolls. The peoplo of Lewiston are Insisting CAPITAL. that the bill be passed as prepared, and their City Council and Commercial Club in Joint session ,have passed and sent here strong resolutions on the subject. Mr. Thompson, when asked about the matter this evening, sold the bill would give the company, which has been organized by the Weyerhauser syndicate, absolute con trol of the river and all timber on tho upper waters, ns no one else could do business unless there was a provision In the bill compelling the company to pass timber through for others. Mr. Thompson, produced a telegram from the company's attorney In St. Paul declining a proposal to accept an amendment providing for tolls at 11 a thousand, or at any other figure. Mr. Thompwrn added: "I will say. so far as Lewlston's Interests are con cerned, that other companies are willing to guarantee to put In mills and booms and grant at tho same time equal rights to others. A large amount of money Is nec essary to make practical Improvements at Lewiston for boom and mill purposes, and a good, reasonable charge should be al lowed for tolls; Tho people are willing to pay such charges, and the privilege should be granted and not denied them. Such a grant would add to Lewlston's material advancement, and at the same time pro tect hundreds of poor people who have taken up homesteads or timber claims with the hope of realizing a few hundred dollars for the same." IIEIXZE MEN HOLD SEATS. Montana Legislature Will Not Expel Silver Ilovr Delegation. HELENA. Mont., Feb. 12, The Senate contests wcro dismissed a week ago and the Democrats retain their seats. The co'mmttce which has been investigating the contests involving the seats of the 12 members from Silver Bow will report In the morning. Their report will recommend the dismissal of the contests, there not being evidence, according to 'tho commit tee, to support them. This will leave tho Helnze men seated. Washington Pioneer of 1832. OLTMPIA. Wash., Feb. 12. (SpedaL) Marcus McMillan, a Thurston County pio neer" of 1S52, died at his home In this city yesterday afternoon at the age of S2, Mr. McMillan crossed the plains in 1&2, and settled on a farm at Chambers Prairie, in this county. In 1S61 he sold the farm and moved to the Skookum chuck, where he resided until 1SS0, and then moved to Tumwater. He lived there a few years, when he moved to Olympla. Mr. McMillan was prominent as a soldier In the Indian wars. Brlckmnkcra Were Imported. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12. Captain H. H. Schell. .of the Immigration bureau, has left for New York, with 15 hrlckmakers in his charge. The men came to .this country several months ago, and the San Francisco Brick -Company will have to answer In court for the presence of the, men here. For the last two months the brickmakers have been detained on Angel IMand. As tho hearing of the chsrges against the brick company seemed far dis tant. It was decided to take the depo sitions of the men and then deport them. Will Supervise Sabmnrine Defenses. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12. Captain Wlnfleld S. Overton, of the Artillery Corps, who has been appointed by the War Department to take charge of the- submarine defenses of the artillery dis trict of San Francisco, has arrived from Willett's Point. N. Y.. where he has been taking a special course In the torpedo school of that place. He will enter on his duties at once. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth. Be sun and use that old and well-tried remedy, airs. W Inflow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens ths gums, allays ail. pain, curs wind collo and diarrhoeax TO MAKE OFFICIALS PAY BILL PASSED TO MAKE TIIEJI ANSWER AS GARNISHEES. Kay's Bill Was Vetoed by the Gov ernor, but the Ilonne Favored a New One Yesterday. SALEM. Or., Feb. 12. (Special,) The House today passed a bill to repeal sec tion 259 of the new code so as to make public officers liable to answer as garni shees. The 'debate was sharp, and 11 members vdted "No." This bill Is the culmination of the Gov ernor's veto to Kay's bill to amend the law so as to make salaries of public em ployes subject no garnishment. The ve toed bill failed yesterday to pass over the Governor's negative and immcdlately thereafter Kay put in his new bill. The law reads: "No State or County Treasurer, Sher iff, Clerk, Constable or other public of ficer shall be liable to answer as garnishee for moneys in his possession, as such public officer, belonging or owing to or claimed by any judgment debtor." Kay says Governor Chamberlain has in timated that ho will not pppose-the pres ent law. Davey said tonight he had authoritative Information that the Governor was not in favor of the repeal of tho law. When the question of passage came up, Davey Jumped on the bill, "The present law," shouted, "Is a plain provision of safety. I am Informed that an eminent Jurist, Judge Bellinger, has said that the policy of this law is necessary for .undisturbed service of public officers. It enables pub lic officers to pursue their work without being dragged Into the courts. The logic of the Governor's veto appealed to me very strongly. Liw Is the crystallized wisdom of ages. This Is one of Its crys tals." "Tho present law," retorted Kay, "Is class legislation. A man's wages who works in my factory can be garnlsheed. A man's salary who works for the state or county cannot be garnlsheed. Why not put men In office and out of office on the same footing. No honest man should oppose this repeal." "This law," said Hale, siding In with Kay. "Is not the outgrowth of ages; the wisdom o"f the law is to make men pay their honest debts. This law gives to a certain class of citizens an exemption which all citizens do not enjoy." Devey protested against a repeal of this law becauso state employes are paid quarterly. "Other persons," he exclaimed, "are paid every week or month. I know how heads of families might bo crippled by this re peal. Bread would be taken out of the mouths of their children two months out of three. If you make a law to pay state employes every month, well enough. But a law on our statute books since 1S62 Is worthy of consideration." Eddy entered the arena to eay that It was not essentially an argument for a law that It had been on the statute books a long time. "Every session the Legisla ture alms to make Improvements and ad vances In legislation," Ud he. "A man Is not entitled to an exemption because he Is in tho employ of the state or a county or a city." The speaker added that the House had already passed a bill for a 175 exemption for judgment debtors. Davey claimed that Mr. Eddy left an erroneous Impression on tho House by claimlng that the man working for 123 a month would be relieved of the possibility of garnishment through the operations of the bill which has been passed with a 175 limit of exemptions. That bill is Intended to catch by garnishment all of a man's salary above 175 for the month, which Is now allowed by law to heads of families, and Is not Intended to allow a 175 ex emption to the man, who works for less than that amount. Nottingham favored repeal. - He knew of men who drew 11 a month from the Government, who did not pay their honest debts. Members voting against the bill were: Cantrall. Danneman, Davey, Galloway, Gault, Hawkins, Kramer and Robblns. FOR CEXTR.VLI ZATIOH" OF 'SCHOOLS. Important Senate Measures Pass the House. SALEM. Or., Feb. 12.-(SpeciaL)-Two blll3 for centralization of schools passed the House 'this morning. They came from the Senate, where they were introduced by Senator Kuykcndall, and will now go to the Governor. One of the bills (S. B. 55) Is to consoli date school districts, and the other (S. B. 5$) Is to require boards of school districts when authorized to do so by the voters of the district, to furnish transportation to pupils to and from such centralized schools, who live more than two miles from the school buildings. Edwards of Lane took the two bills In tow in the House and won unanimous sen timent for them. "The rural school," said Edwards, "has not kept pace with pro gress. These bills are along the lines of progress They enable districts to con solidate their schools so as to make one well graded Institution. In rural districts it is almost impossible at present to carri on grades higher than the eighth. By the system now proposed, grades may bo ad vanced even to the high school. Twenty states In the Union have already adopted this system, and those states contain nearly half the population of the United States. In no case where this system has b20n adopted have the people been willing to return to the old method. In Lane County there aro 43 schools in which in struction is carried on only three months in tho year. This Is a crying shame and Bhoul.i make every man who has the bet terment of the country at heart wish to improve educational advantages." Edwards was applauded at the conclu sion of his remarks. The bill for transportation of pupils to centralized schools passed with only one negative, vote, that of Judd. The other bill passed unanimously. FOR LOWER RATES TO Sl'MPTEH, Merchants Make a Fight Against Local Railroad. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Sen ator Hobson has Introduced, by re quest, a bill to regulate freight rates in Oregon. While the bill Is general in its language, it is learned that the purpose Is to place a limitation upon freight rates on the Sumpter Valley Railroad. The bill provides that all freight or property to be transported by any railroad company In this state, between different points within the state, shall be classified under what is known as the "Western classifi cation," now adopted by all transconti nental railways entering Oregon, said Western classification being numbered 34. Any classification which would raise rates above the rates prescribed In this act is declared unlawful. The Western classi fication rates aro adopted as the rates In this act. but the rates do not apply to any railway haul under 20 miles. The rates per ton per mile for carload lots for tho different classes are fixed as follows: E class, 6 cents: D class. 6V4 cents; C class, V& cents; B class, 8 cents; A class, S& cents; fifth class. 9 cents; fourth class. 10 cents; third class, 10& cents; second class, 11H cents; first class, 12Vi cents. Cato Johns, a merchant at Sumpter, who Is largely Interested In freighting over the Sumpter Valley Railroad, is In Salem in the Interests of this bill. In speaking of its merits, and the conditions It is intended to improve, he said today: "This bill is general legislation. It does not Interfere with rates on any other road to any extent. I ask for this rate bill to be passed to protect the Sump ter gold mining district against the avaiiclousness of the Sumpter Valley Railroad, where the rates are now from 0 to. 201 per cent higher than on any other railroad In the State of Oregon. The traffic on this road is more than on any i other short road in the state. One hun dred and fifty thousand feet of lumber and logs are moved over this road every week day In the year. From one to four cars of ores and concentrates are hauled over this road every day. An average of SO carloads of merchandise are hauled south over this road, largely enabling them to load their cars each way. An average of more than 100 passengers go over, this road each day and pay 4 cents per mile fares. The road Is 45 miles long." The bill proposes a reduction of about 33 per cent in present rates. The rate on car shingles from Tacoma to Baker City, a distance of 465 miles, is 174. The rate on the same from Baker City to Sumpter. a distance of 31 miles. Is 151, or more than nine times as much per mile as the rates charged by other railroads. The rate on car flour from Portland to Baker City for 3G3 miles Is 12H cents per 100. The rate from Baker City to Sumpter on the same for 31 miles Is IS cents per 100, or nearly 50 per cent more for a 31-mile haul than Is charged by the O. R. & N. for a 363-mile haul. The canned goods rates from Portland to Baker City over the O. R. & N. Is 53 cents per 100 for 363 miles. The same thing over the Sumpter. Valley Railroad is 21 cents per 100 for 31 miles, that is. a charge of 39 per cent for 1-13 of the dis tance, and in addition there is a transfer charge at Baker City by the Sumpter Valley Railroad of 23 cents per ton. The charge on powder on the Sumpter Valley Railroad In carload lots Is 49Ji cents per 100 for 31 miles. On the same the O. R. & N. charges 11.66 per 100 for a haul from San Francisco of over 1000 miles, showing the Sumpter Valley Railroad charges to be nine times as much per mile as that of the O. R. & N. NO BOARD FOR OSTEOPATHS. Senate Decides on Indefinite Post ponement of Measure. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12.-(SpeclaI.) The osteopathy bill died a-bomlng. There was a short, hard struggle in the effort to bring the new measure Into be ing, but the effort failed and the infant never breathed the breath of life. This was Senate bill 136. by Brownell. It proposed to create a State Board of Osteopathy with authority to examine and license osteopaths. The judiciary committee made a majority report In favor of the bill, but a minority report 'recommended that It do not pass. A mo tion was made by Wade of Union that the bill be made a special order for to morrow at 2 o'clock. The doctors In tho Senate opposed this and a short, sharp debate ensued, when the motion was voted down. Several Senators tried to get the floor at the same time, but Senator Fulton got In a motion for Indefinite postponement. The motion was put and carried by a vote of 10 to 7. the Senators standing to be counted. The President declared the bill postponed and the Senate turned to other business as though It had not performed so Important a feat as the killing of a bill over which there has been a very bitter fight behind the doors of the committee-room. The manner In which the bill was dis posed of shows that the Senate took the same view of the bill that the physicians In the Senate did that there Is no need of a separate board for the examination of osteopaths, inasmuch as osteopaths can practice without licenses, and if li censes are desired, the osteopath can be examined before the present medical board, which Is made' up of all the prom inent medical schools. Senators McGinn and Myers were among the friends of the measure, but they went down in the tide of sentiment against It, Hayden Return to Salem. CORVALLIS, Feb. -(Specials-Representative Hayden. who was compelled by Illness to give" up his duties at the Legislature several days ago. left for Sa lem this morning, and- expects to be able to be at his desk during the remainder of the session. His ailment, at first believed to be typhoid fever, proved to be no more than a severe attack of grip. Mr. Hayden YOUNG MEN troubled with night emissions, dreams, exhausting drains, bash fulness, aversion to society which deprive you of your manhood, UNFITS YOU FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE. , . , MIDDLE-AGED MEN who from excesses and strains have lost their MANLY POWER BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES. Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, painful, bloody urine. Gleet. Stricture, enlarged prostate, Sexual Debility. Varicocele, Hydrocele. Kidney and Liver Troubles, cured without MERCURY AND OTHER POISONOUS DRUGS. Catarrh and Rheumatism CURED. 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This notable .rlumph of the Weber, however, Is only one of its long list this season. It Is, la fact, a familiar figure at the great ma jority of sirlctly representative musical events. The entire Metropolitan Opera Company, composed of the world's most colebrattd musicians, with one accord pre fer and are using the Weber. The great French pianlste. Madam Roger-MIclos, who makes her debut in America this season, is using it; also the English con tralto. Madam Louie Klrkby Lunn. star ring now In this country, and It also ac companies the great violinist Kocian whenever he plays on his present trium phant American tour. The reason for tho phenomenal popularity of this one piano among people eminently qualified to judge Is the peculiarly sweet, strong, sustain ing and sympathetic tone which It pos sesses. This it has to such marked de gree as to impart to It an Individuality that distinguishes It among all other fine pianos. 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