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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, - itABOH .4,- 1905. DO M.UDH WORK The Olympia Legislators Are ' Kept Busy. TALK OH WHEAT AND OYSTERS Bill rase4 Which. Secure BcTtBHa From Seed Oratem Durham Grata. LairpectiOH. Bill Is Killed la the Senate. OLYMPIA. "Wash., March 3. (Staff cor respondence.) The two branches of the "Washington Legislature handled more Im portant legislation today than has come before them In any previous day this ses sion. In the Senate the fannera from east ef the mountains mystified their webfooted brethren on the west lde with learned or unlearned discussions of wheat grades, etc, and, in the House the fishermen and oystermen told the bunchgrassers of the necessity for some kind of legislation that would protect the oyster beds and tax the fish traps. The Senate repealed the Ubel law. passed the barbers' Sunday closing bill, and after a very hot debate refused to have any more Supreme Judges. The House also put .the local option bill of Reformer Lewis, of King County, out of business by weighing It down with amendments that it can never carry. The discussion over the state's oyster lands was precipitated by a consideration of substitute House bill 271, which provides for the creation of a State Oyster Com mission, defining its duties and powers, providing for the protection and manage ment of the state oyster land, etc. Easter day of Pierce led the fight for the bill and made auch a strong presentation of the case for the state t :at It eventually passed without much opposition. The bill provides that the state shall receive 25 cents per sack for all seed oysters taken from state, lands. As the state has about 10,000 acres from which 500 sacks per acre can be taken, the revenues expected will be quite large. In fact, they are expected to amount to about $15,000 per year. East erday said It was an "outrage and a shame" the way the Ftate had been de prived of the revenues due from the oyster beds "Whenever these oyster pirates get into a row over the "beds," said East erday, "the state and county has to get them out of their trouble and foot the bills, and It is no more than right that we should get something out of them in return." WillinniN' Amendment Lost. Koth spoke on similar lines, and Will iams of Pacific County contended that seed oysters should be furnished free, and when he could not stem the tide -against that proposition, offered an amendment making them 15 and 25 cents per sack on Puget Sound and 5 and 10 cents in other parts of the state. The amendment was lost Williams of Pacific is right at home when discussing fish, and he was offered a second opportunity a few minutes later when Merrill's bill making fish traps, pound nets and set-net fishing locations subject to taxation came up for final passage. Both of Whatcom, who had warmly sup ported the oyster bill, took a similar at titude regarding fish traps, and "Williams opposed the bill and threw considerable energy Into the fight, so much so, in fact, that the bill failed to pass, and Both voted against It for the purpose of back ing in with a motion to reconsider. Stevenson of Skamania, who has some fish traps and wheels, made his maiden speech on this measure, and Easterday, who had hj fighting clothes on today, said there was'no more sense In exemptlrig the 1200 fish traps In the state from taxation than there would be In exempting the same number of farms. The Durham grain inspection bill was killed in the Senate this morning and all hope of relief from the compulsory Inspection has vanished. The bill was held up in the House for several weeks by friends of the men who are holding fat Jobs at the expense of the wheat shippers and farmers, and was Intro duced in the Senate as a last resort with the hope of getting it through and helping the fight inthe House. The op position In the Senate has developed within -the pist few days and was strong er today than when the bill was first Introduced. 'The King County delegation, with the exception of Senator Moore, who did not vote, lined up solidly against any plan of Interfering with the inspection act. Pressure from grain-buying firms In Seattle was so strong that the mem bers of the delegation could not Ignore It, and such of them as hod pledged themselves to support the bill were re leased. The bill was Introduced in the Senato by Senator Davis, of Pierce Coun ts'. It failed of passage last week, 16 to 18. At that time Senator Hamilton gave notice of a motion to reconsider and he called the bill up this morning. By a rising vote, 19 to 11, the vote was re considered. Angle precipitated the debate over the bill by inquiring as to the merits of the bill. "I voted for the bill list week, but I would like to have some of the friends of the bill explain its merits be fore I vote for it again," he declared. Senator Tolman declared two years ago the grain exporters had made a fight before the Legislature to repeal the grain Inspection law and were now renewing that contest by an attempt to kill the act by making state inspection optional with the shippers. "If this bill passes It will destroy state Inspection for the reason that there will not be sufficient fees to permit the employment of regu lar deputies." Senator Tolman declared. "For weeks .at a time there may be no grain to Inspect and then there may come a big rush thit would necessitate the employment of a number of deputies. Such an effect upon the business is a virtual repeal of the grain Inspection law. Certainly the vast majority of the farm ers and the small grain merchants are not asking for the repeal of this law." Half Loaf Better Than None. Senator Cornwell in a previous session was opposed to grain inspection and he explained his change of sentiment. "An Injustice has been done the farmers In the grades given heavier wheat. Upon looking into the matter, however, I have found that this is not the fault of the law, but can be overcome by the commis sion. An equitable grade can be estab lished for 3 and 63-pound wheat. This amendment to the act does -not attempt to correct this defect. I find that un der the present law the grain commis sion can not only fix the grades of wheat but they cairgo upon tho docks at Seattle and fix the grades upon oats and compel the oats shipped in from Skagit County to. pay their just proportion of the tax. I would not advocate killing a measure unless I had something better to offer. When the warehousemen who are ob jecting to this grain inspection law bought their wheat in the interior they bought it subject to the grain inspec tion charges and it is only fair that this amount shall be turned Into the grain In spection fund." Senator Hamilton, defending the bill making Inspection optional, dwelt upon the fact that oats shipped to Seattle from Skagit County evaded the tax, and de clared: "It ten cars come from Eastern Wash ington Into Seattle, the shippers are com pelled to pay 75 cents Inspection fee upon each car, but if 1000 carloads are shipped, by fiatboat no Inspection charge is made against them. You may take care of that but you have given no relief for the man who buys his own wheat, puts It in his own warehouses and ships it in his own ships, yet who- is compelled to pay a fee to have this wheat in spected." Senator Hamilton Insisted there were three reasons for the passage of the amendment to the act that the farmers of Eastern Washington were not asking" for tho Veten tion of the law: the people who escaped the tax are the ones who are defending It, and on account of the injustice perpetrated upon the bayer and owner of wheat. Senator Crow, of Spokane, read a pe tition from, Spokane millers and wheat buyers asking that the law remain un changed. The proposed amendment, it was declared, would practically destroy the protection and benefits of official grain inspection. Those who signed the petition are: Washington Grain & Mill ing Company, J. R. Clifford & Co.. Cen tennial Mill Company, Inland Empire Milling Company Tacoma "Warehouse & Elevator Company, P. J. Fransloli & Co., W- B. Forston, V. T. Case & Co. and the Spokane Cereal. Feed & Coal Com pany. The bill failed of passage by the fol lowing vote: Ayes Baker, Clapp, Davis, Earles, Hamilton, Hemrich, Le Crone, Buth, Smith. Stewart, Sumner, Welsh 12. Noes Angle, Cornwell, Crow, Garber, Hallett, Hurley, Kinnear, McKenny, Moultray. Palmer, Potts, Bands, Basher, Beser, Sharp, Splawn, Tolman. Tucker, Vandevanter. "Warburton. Wclty, Wil son, President Smith 23. Absent or not voting Baumelster, Graves. Halley, Hammer, Moore, O'Don nell, Stansell 7. Printing Committee to Report. The Joint committee which has been investigating the printing matter will probably report tomorrow. They have fin ished their investigation and partially prepared their findings, but owing to a slight disagreement on cirtaln points have not yet got them. In shape for publicity. It Is reported tonight that Levy will make a separate report from that of the other members of the committee, who are unable to find such strong symptoms of collusion as are apparent to the King County man. The Joint appropriation committee met this .evening and discussed the printing matter at length. The project of turn ing the state printing over to the chargo of the State Board of Control finds favor with some of the members, but ho defi nite action has been taken. The appro priation committee made a few cuts In state salaries of minor importance, but have not yet put be knife very deep in any of the items on the appropriation bill now in their hands. The Judiciary committee tonight made a favorable report on Senator Band's bill providing for the organization of mutual, marine and fire Insurance companies, which is drafted on similar lines to those of the Boston Marine and Fire Insurance Company, and on Band's bill regarding fees of Justices of the Peace. The committee on revenue and taxa tion made a favorable report on Senator Band's bill providing for a tax commis sion. E. W. W. IX THE SEX ATE. Ilcnted Debate Orer BUI to Increase JudKCHliipn. OLYMPIA, Wash., March 3. (Special.) The Senate today killed the bill providing for a permanent Increase of from five to seven Judges for the Supreme Court. The debate on the bill was acrimonious. As amended the bill provided that the In crease should not take effect for two years. This will prevent Governor Mc- Bride from making temporary appoint ments. Senator Moore, of King, Demo crat, said the Supreme Court needed im mediate relief, and that he was opposed to jobbing the Supreme Court for political purposes. He did not reflect on members of the Senate, but said that on the out side the lawyers were opposed to ap pointment because they feared some ap pointed Judge might make a recordwhIch would result In his election two years hence, when they wanted the nomination themselves. Warburton fiercely attacked the bill. "Certain Bcpublicans on this floor." he said, "are willing to stultify themselves and the party and to hamper the work of the Supreme Court because they don't like the Governor It is infamous. The Supreme Court needs Immediate relief, and this Is mean and petty politics." Senator Hamilton charged Governor Mc Bride with promising a Supreme Judge ship in case of an increase, in order to secure votes for his railway commission plank in the Bepubllcan state convention. On rote the bill was defeated. It had four votes in its favor and 32 against. Both factions united In slaughtering It Tho Senate passed Senator Hurley's bill repealing the present newspaper libel law. The law as it now stands provides that where a newspaper prints a libelous state ment, it has the right to retract and that thereafter the party offended Is estopped from proving malice, and can only prove actual damages. There was ntf debate on the bill, and it passed by a vote of 25 ayes, with 13 noes, and three absent. Hurley did not father the bill himself, but had It marked "by-request." The bill forbidding barber shops to open on Sunday passed ..e Senate by a vote of 27 to 1L It has now passed both houses. It does not carry an emergency clause, and If signed by the Governor will not go. into effect until 90 days after the Legis lature adjourns. The Senate refused to reconsider the defeat of the bill making grain inspection optional, instead of compulsory, and that bill Is now dead for this session. Senator Cornwell, of Walla Walla, who favored the bill a few days ago, changed his po sition today and opposed reconsideration. Tho Senate passed the following other bills: H. B. 70, G under son Compelling chil dren between the ages of S and 15 to at tend school four months in the year. H. B. 19. Balne Providing that the City Council, by a two-thirds vote, may assess abutting property to the amount of 50 per cent of its value for local improve ments. This applies only to Seattle, -as Tacoma and Spokane may now do so un Jer their city charters. There was strong opposition to the bill, but It won. H. B. 201. Easterday Bequiring state ments of fact and evidence to be produced in support of claims pending before the Legislature. H. B. 59, Cole Defining criminal an archy. H. B. vo. Field Providing a closed sea son for trout In Chelan County. H. B. ). Carle Providing that on pub lic work eight hours shall constitute a day's labor. S. B. 137. Hammer Prohibiting casting of sawdust and other lumber waste In waters where fishes spawn. H. B. 177, Tlbbltts-Providlnff for the protection of orphan, homeless, neglected or abused children. IX THE HOUSE. Levrim' Local Option "Bill Holds At tention of Members. OLYMPIA, "Wash.. March 3. (Special.) The principal features of Interest at the morning session of the House were Mr. Lewis' local option bill and H. B. 3C2. providing for the annexation of certain territory in contiguous counties. The Lewis bill provides for special elections to be held on petition of 25 per cent of the voters. It was discussed at length, and an amendment demanding a petition from 50 per cent of the voters "was finally tacked on, against the protest of the author, who asserted that It would kill the bllL The biil then went to third reading. The county annexation bill also went to third reading, a motion by Qulnn for In definite postponement b'elng lost. The entire morning session was devoted to sec ODu reading of bills, but the Palmer bill, correcting present defects In the law re garding criminal assault, was passed un der suspension of the rules. At the afternoon session third reading of bills was taken up. Senator Splawn's bill providing for & salaried secretary for the State Fair was passed. It provides a salary of 51360 per annum. The following House hills were passed: H. B. aKv Johnson Providing for the settlement of taxes assessed against min ing properties for years V08, ISCO, 1201 and 1992 by the payment of not less than 35 per cent of the taxes. Interest, penalties and. costs charged against the property. H. B. 75, York Providing for taxation of bank stock jot nonresidents and exempt ing from taxation hank property on assets to the amount, if any, invested in the capital stock of other corporations as sessed for taxes in state. H. B. 317, Gleason Amending act defin ing duties of Secretary of State, making him superintendent of Capitol building and. manager of all other state property not under control of other officers. H. B. S3, Field Prohibiting taking of any trout or other game fish tor purpose of selling, salting or otherwise preserving same. H. B. 279, Easterday Amending code de- finlng murder in second degree so that the penalty can be made at discretion of trial court, life term Instead of 10 years. H. B. 251, Johnston Amending code so that an action against a foreign corpora tion may be brought in any court where the plaintiff resides, or in any county where the contract sued upon was entered into or where the cause of action or any part thereof arose. H. B. 31, Easterday Authorizing the taking of private property for the use of public school districts for scboolhouse sites upon making just compensation therefor. H. B. 299, Hunter Bepealing an act providing- for setting aside of certain school lands to the use and for the benefit of the American Patriotic Memorial College. Substitute 271 Creating a state oyster commission and providing for taxation of state oyster lands. The House adjourned at 5 P. M. to meet again at 7:30 for the consideration of Easterday's bill codifying the probate laws. The House at Its night session passed Easterday's bill codifying the probate laws of the state. The bill makes a few changes in the present probate law. the idea being to compile them in convenient form. The bill reforming court fees was up for second reading tonight, and Judge Qulnn, of Spokane, made a vigorous speech on that provision which requires that the fees in probate cases shall be graded ac cording to the size of the estate. He tried to have the bill Indefinitely postponed, but failed. The bill as It came from the com mittee provided for a reduction Jn Jury foes of from $3 to 52 per day, and a re duction In mileage of from 10 to 5 cents a mile. Both of them were stricken out and the items allowed to stand as they are. The bill went to third reading. Judge Qulnn will fight its passage. Bepresentative Banck, of Clark County, presided this evening, and the facetious members played horse with him to such an extent that McNicoll of Pierce declared that the proceedings had degenerated Into a farce, and moved to adjourn. Tho mo tion carried. GOVERXOn. HAS HIS WAY. BUI for ' State Depositories Pauses House, 20 to SO. BOISE. Idaho, March 3.-r(SpecIaL) The contest between the Governor and the State Treasurer over the bill providing for state depositories came to an end in the House today in a victory for the for mer. The bill was passed by a vote of 26 to 20. There has been a great deal of feeling aroused over the matter. When this ad ministration came In there was nearly $700,000 in the treasury. The Governor rec ommended in his inaugural message that a measure be enacted providing for care of the funds, and the contest has been in progress ever since. The opponents of the bill hoped to beat it in the Senate; whero it originated, but they were badly de feated there. Then they rallied their forces In the House and the fighting was fast and furious. Last night the body was a tie on the measure. It had been amended and the friends of the bill were seeking to reconsider those amendments, and It might be impossible to get the bill through the Senate if an amendment were attached, since, when, a bill comes back to the House, where it originated, with an amendment attached In the other, the procedure is the same as in the case of a new bill, so far as reading on three separate days is concerned. Today three members explained that they had not un derstood that the amendments would im peril the bill, and came over to the side of the administration. The bill will be fought In the courts, but it is believed it will stand the test. It provides that a board composed of the Governor, Attorney-General and State Au ditor shall elect depositories, regulate the amounts of money to be deposited in them, approve securities offered for the safety of the money, and in general have control of the depositing of the funds. The banks- bidding the highest amount of Interest on dally balances shall have the funds If they can furnish satisfactory se curity. The Interest is to be not less than 2 per cent. IUSAPPOBTTOXMEXT BILL PASSES. It Gives Idaho 21 Senators and 50 Representatives. BOISE, Ida., March .-Special.) The Senate today passed the House legislative reapportionment bill without amendment. It will probably reach the Governor to morrow. The bill provides for 21 Sena tors and 50 members of the House, the latter being apportioned as follows: Ada, 4; Bannock, 3: Bear Lake, 2: Bingham, 3; Blaine, 2; Boise, 1; Canyon, 3; Cassia, 1; Custer, 1; Elmore. 1: Fre mont, 4: Idaho. 3: Kootenai, 3: Latah. 3; Lemhi, 1: Lincoln. 1; Nez Perce, 4; Oneida, 3J Owyhee, 1; Shoshone, 4; Wash ington, 2. Total, 50, Each county Is given a member of the House for every 1200 votes, or major por tion thereof cast at the last election for Governor. Adjournment Expected Friday. BOISE, Idaho, March 3. (Special.) Ad journment of the Legislature Is expected about Friday night. There are several im portant measures yet to be disposed of. and because of some bad feeling between the two houses there will be some delay. EDITOR- IS ARRAIGNED. Charges of Criminal Libel Against Baker City Herald. BAKER CITY, Or.. March 3. (Special.) Manager Hill and Editor Llvermore, of the Herald, were arraigned before Judge Eakln in the Circuit Court this morn lng on 12 indictments charging them with criminal libel. To each and all of the Indictments they entered a plea of not guilty. The Judge fixed their bonds at $600 each, which they furnished. The cases against them will probably be tried at this term of court. The trial of the cases will be watched with considerable interest. Attorney Green, of Portland, will conduct the prosecution. Tho attor neys for the defense have not yet been announced. Pears' Its least virtue is that it lasts so. Soap is for comfort and cleanliness. Pears1 soap cleanliness perfect' cleanliness and comfort. Sold all orer tke wscU. CAN EVADE- REFERENDUM MPORTA5T OPIXIOX BY ATTOR. 'SEV-GEXERAL CRAWFORD. Emergency Clause ia Form TJ'ea Prior to Adoption ef Amendment? Is Still ESccUvc. . r SALEM, Or., March 3. (Special.) At torney-General A. M. Crawford today rendered an opinion In which he hold3 that the referendum amendment to the constitution does not preclude the Legis lature from putting an act Into immediate effect by attaching to it an emergency clause in the form used prior to the adop tion of the amendment. The opinion was rendered in passing upon the Indian War Veterans' appropriation act. which the Attorney-General holds Is now in effect. This view of the law practically nullifies the referendum clause of the constitution. for. If an act can be put into immediate effect by attaching the old form of emer gency clause, the Legislature can defeat the right of the people to demand the ref erendum upon any act. Attorney-General" Crawford said tonight that he disliked to render an opinion which will have this effect, but that. In construing the con stitution as amended, he could not . do otherwise. The emergency clause on the Indian War Veterans' bill declares that the Ter ritory of Oregon promised to pay the Indian War Veterans, but that neither the territory nor state has paid them, and many of them, have died without bo ing paid, therefore, an emergency exists, and the act shall be In effect after its approval by the Governor. Section 2S, ar ticle 4, of the constitution provides that "No act shall take effect until 90 days from the end of the session, at which the same shall "have been passed, except in case of emergency, which emergency shall be declared In the preamble or In the body of the law." Section 1 of ar ticle 4. a3 amended, provides among other things, "The second power (reserved by the people) Is the referendum, and it may be ordered (except as to laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety) cither by petition signed by 5 per cent of the legal voters, or by the Legislative Assembly as ether bills are enacted. Referendum petitions shall be filed with the Secretary of -State not more than "90 days after the final adjournment of- the session of the Legislative Assembly which passed the bill on which the referendum Is demand ed." The opinion of the Attorney-General, after setting out all the facts, says that the question which arises Is whether the Legislature has the power to put the act into Immediate effct, under the two sec tions of the constitution just quoted. He first lays down the well-known rules that In construing the constitution, effect must be given to the whole Instrument if pos sible, and that the effort must be to ascertain the Intent of Its framers. The opinion then cays that In construing the constlutlon. It Is the duty of the court to construe It according to its language, and if the language Is unambiguous the court Is not at liberty to conjecture what may have been the Intention of its fram ers. Applying the foregoing principles to said two sections of the constitution and upon the point under consideration they read: "The second power, reserved by the peo ple Is the referendum, and it may be or dered, except as to laws necessary for the Immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, and except also such laws as are passed with an emerg ency clause as provided by section 28." This principle of construction Is main tained In the case of State vs. Bacon, 14 S. D at page 403, and further that such was the Intention, of the Legislature In submitting the amendment and of the people In adopting It is manifest from the fact that no amendment was made to section 2S. Such view is further strength ened by the fact that the referendum applies only to laws not in force. It reads: "Any measure referred to tho peo ple shall take effect and become a law when It Is approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon and not otherwise." Also referendum petitions must be filed with the Secretary of State not more than 90 days after the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly which passed the bill, and that is the same number of days which must elapse after adpournment of the Legislature before a law can go Into effect under said section 2S, unless an emergency Is declared In the preamble or body of the act. "Tho amendment to section 1 was made to harmonize in that respect, with the provisions of section 28, and the Legis lature must have had the latter section In mind when acting on the former. "Wo might also with very good grace claim that the legislative and executive branches of our state government have so construed the sections for the reason that many o the laws passed by the re cently adjourned Legislative Assembly were passed with an emergency clause de claring that they should' be In force and effect from and after their approval by the Governor, and they received execu tive approval." The opinion holds that the Legislature Is the sole judge of whether an emergency exists, and that In the bill In question the emergency Is declared' in proper form to make It effective. Upon another ques tion raised the Attorney-General holds that the Indian war veterans' appropria tion applies to veterans only, and not to their widows or helrs-at-law. LYOXS PLEADS XOT GUILTY. 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