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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY JANUARY 24, 1907. PUBLIC OFFICES TO BE INSPECTED Legislature Will Provide for Careful Auditing of Accounts. THREE BILLS NOW PENDING IS'cw State Officer 'Wlll'VAttend tc Duty Heretofore Perfnno'torily ' Performed by Committers of Lawmaker! at Each Session. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 23. rHpeclal.l The Plate Legislature has not dispensed with the almost unlimited employment ot clerical help In - the - biennial investiga Hon of the books and acntunti of the rMfferent departments of the atate srov- trnment and the different state boards nd Institutions, without proposing some ynca.ii n for a more satisfactory and busi nesslike inquiry into these departments. One bill has been presented in the Senat by Senator Booth providing for a Stat Inspector, and two bills, one by Kepre eentative Beverldse creating the office of Plate Auditor and another by Representa tive Newell, who proposes that the state shall have a State Examiner. All of t he bill are of a slmllRr char acter and it is entlrelv probable that one of the measures will be made to embrace the (rood ouallttes of the three and en- t i before the close of the session. The In riirtT-y purpose of each of the measures In to provide for an expert accountant, in the salary of the state, who shall b8 Hiihoriz''d to employ all necessary com petent help to examine the books and accounts of every department of the state. Including: the different boards and lhsti- tutiona maintained by the state, and re port HS' to the condition of each at. least once each year. The name examination cf the records of the different offices In each county within the state will also e required of this officer. There Is not stated in any of the bills the salary that shall be paid this officer, the matter of fixing the compensation being left to the Ja jrislature. Tbe bill of Representative Beveridge male the office elective and provides that in 1908 there shall be elected a State Auditor to serve for five and a halt years, or until his successor Is elected and quali fies. Representative Newell's bill provides for the appointment . by the Governor of a State Examiner who shall hold his office t the pleasure of the Governor, who shall summarily remove him whenever he mav Ieem such a change advisable. The appointee, It Is provided, shall be a nuallfied elector of the state, a skillful accountant and versed in the theory of tookkpr-plng: and public accounts. Me is prohibited from being: an incumbent of My nubile office under the state or any county, municipality or public Institution therein and shall not be an officer, trus tee, assignee or employe of any banking-, moneyed Institution, corporation or surety company doing business within the state. Iu tle3 of Kx miner. . . Before entering upon the discharge of his duties the Examiner will he required to jrive a bond for $10,000. He is to be furnished an office in the Capitol bulldlns; At Salem and shall deliver to his sue- cesser all of the books and records per taining to the office. He shall examine the biennial reports of all of the state omeers and report to the Governor and til Legislature at each session for the succeeding term ag to the correctness of these reports. He shall exercise a con stant supervision over the books and financial accounts, of any and all county officers of the 'several public, educational, charitable and reformatory Institutions ne-longiiiar to the state, the F"ish Warden, Oame and Forestry Warden and the Dairy and Food Commisioner. Tt will be the duty of the Examiner to formulate a correct system of financial Accounting and reporting in conformity with the provisions of the act by which the office is created, and this system shall be uniform In all of the counties of the state. At least once each year ho will be required to call, unannounced, on each state officer or institution and each county and make an exhaustive examination of the books as to their accuracy and ascer tain if the requirements of the constitu tion and the state laws have been com plied with. The Examiner shall further ascertain the character and financial standing of the bondsmen of all state snd county . officers and report to the proper authorities. Tho refusal of any officer to submit for investigation by the Examiner the books and records of the department or institution of which he has charge shall bo reported by the Examiner to the Attorney-General of the state, who shall' promptly take action to enforce a com pliance with the provisions of the law which confer on the Examiner these privileges. Anv officer refusing or neglecting to deliver ttje books and records of his office t the inspection of the Examiner, or shall refuse to give such information con cerning: the same as Is within his power to do. shall he deemed guilty of a felony snd punished bv a fine of not less than Si 000 nor more than 5OO0. or by imprison ment In the State Penitentiary not less than one year nor more than five years, or by both fine and imprisonment. Any Interference with the Examiner in the performance of his duty will be con sidered a . felony and punished by the same penalties as are Imposed on county olTlcers failing to comply with the pro visions of the Taw as already specified. Penalties Are Very Heavy. For the Examiner to receive pay. di rectly or indirectly, for any services or extra services or for neglected services. Will constitute a felony punishable by a fine" Of from $3000 tO $10,000, Or by Im prisonment in the State Penitentiary not ieirn than five years nor more than ten years. Under the proposed law the ofn- cr Of the BUte or county who issues alary warrants shall withhold such war rants du any officer when a defalcation In the office of" which he hat, charge Is reported by the Examiner until the de- Mention Is madfi food or It Is proved that no defalcation exists. County Court), are authorized to sus pend such officers as are found t o- be defaulters until the amount of the de falcation Is made good to the county, provided that when It sha 11 appear to their satisfaction that the defalcation can not be made good within a reasonable time they are authorized to declare the office vacant and cause the same to be filled by- appointment or election, as re quired by law In case of vacancies aris ing In such office. In event the Sheriff or Treasurer of any county is found to be a defaulter. Im- inedlately upon his removal from office, pending; an adjustment of th defalcation BUCll OffiCf) Shall be in charge of the Ex aminer until pom person is elected or - appointed to fill the vacancy, provided that the - Kumlnr f hall not hav au thority to pay out any of the money in 'tis hands pending such Suasion, except to pay same over to the Sheriff or the Treasurer upon reinstatement, or to any other person who shall have been duly appointed or elected to fill the office In place of the Treasurer or Sheriff whose office shall have been, declared vacant. ITRST BIILi PASSES HOFSK Jackson's Bill Regulating Juries Has That Distinction. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 23.-(Sperial.HThe first bill to pass the House is that of Jackson of DouRlaa (H. B. J4, provid ing that Jurors may be kept together and prevented from separating In civil ac tions at the instance of either the de fendant or the plaintiff. The authority to hold the Jurors tog-ether is now vested In the court. The bill was passed by a vote of 41 to 1!), after beingr favorably reported by the Judiciary committee. Its passage was urged by Jackson. Freeman of Multnomah and Barrett of Washington and was opposed by Beutxwj of Multnomah and Newell of Washington who insisted that the statute Is gooi enough as It stands and that considera tion of tired jurors should prevent pass age of the bill. Another bill 6f Jackson's, to make the widow's dower and the husband's curtesy right subject to the debts of the deceased husband or wife, was defeated bv a vote of 4S to 14 after a spirited debate In which the plea for the poor widow who snouin nave tier dower protected won the aa . r-assage was urged by Jackson, rxorthup of Multnomah, Freeman of Mult Senator BchoMeld Keeping: Out of tkm Fish Jght. nomah and Chase of Coos, and was op posed by Coffey of Multnomah, Camp- bell of Multnomah. Edwards of Lane, McCue of Clatsop. Farrell of Multnomah and Ey of Clackamas. The bill was favorably reported by the Judiciary committee. , IIS SER1S DEFECT NATIONAL GUARD COMMISSION'S ijfVAIilB. Representative Jackson Introduces I' I sill to Remedy Matte 4.ll l.i n Officers Illegally Chosen, SALEM, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) It has lust been discovered Ufa. the com missions of the line officers of the Or egon National Guard have 'been Issued to men chosen in direct violation of the constitution of the state and'that If a riot were to occur in. this state, requiring- the Interposition of military force, the Governor migrht have to ai- sum, personal command of the troops engaged. "W ...ie a commission is prima 'facie evidence of a right to carry out its terms and cannot be overcome in col lateral proceedings, yet In a direct proceeding brought to question such commission's validity It Is apparent that those held by the officers of the Oregon National Guard, other than the Governor's and the general staff, would not be worth the paper they are writ ten on. The constitution (Art. X, Sec. 3) pro- vldes that "all officers of the line shall be elected by the persons subject to military duty in their respective dis tricts;" while the statute (B &. C. Code, Sees. 3243 and 3-.t) as amended by the last Legislature, provides that the captains of the active militia shall be elected by the company members- and shall appoint their own lieutenants. The captains then elect the colonel, who appoints his Houtenant-colonel and the three majors. These officers the lieutenants, captains, majors, lieu- tenant-colonel and colonel are the of ficers of the line, and it is apparent that they are not "elected by the per sons subject to military duty in their respective districts." Both by the constitution and by stat ute the "persons subject to military duty are all males between the ages of 18 and "Xb ; and theUtate is at pres ent by military regulation divided into three districts. Thus at present every man subject to military duty In the city of Portland and within the mili tary district in which it is situated has a right to say who shall be the line officers at the Multnomah Courfty Armory. .Representative C. S. Jackson, chair man of the House Committee on .Mili tary Affairs, a member pf the active militia, and one of the sharpshooters sent to represent Oregon at the Na tional rifle shoot last Aufrust, has not divulged this defect until now. that It may be remedied by the present Leg islature and the disastrous effects of having the commissions of all line of ficers attacked in a moment of public necessity and when the commonweal most demands that their authority be exercised, may be avoided. He has prepared a bill providing for the election of officers In harmony with the constitution, making the dis- trlcts small enough to be practicable and so as not to entail an enormous election expense on the people, and. In view of the recent disturbances in Portland, declaring an emergency so that the act may take effect at once. He lias also prepared an amendment to the constitution. niacins; the appoint ment of all 11 officers In the hands of the Governor, but restricting it to persons who have shown themselves best qualified after a practical exam ination in the handling; or troops. The recent election of Colonel - Mc- Donell and the contemplated appoint- ment of Captain Dunbar to be major, though invalid, will probably not be affected by popular election, for they are such popular and competent officers. Keep the liver and kidneys in order I Hood s Sarsaparilla is the remedy to 1 rfJUlatfl Ul5tf OrgaiH ' JOINT ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS C Bourne and Mulkey Declared Elected to the United States Senate. LATTER MAKES . SPEECH Manner off Selection off More Mo ment Than Honor ' Conferred. Urges Adherence to Primary I.w Bourne Wires Thanks. 8ALBM. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) The) election of V. A. Mulkey and Jonathan Bourne as United States Senators was PAGES FROM HARRY MURPHY'S . LEGISLATIVE SKETCH BOOK Thoinprwu, r House. confirmed today in Joint assembly of the two Houses, as the law requires. Presi dent Haines of the Senate, as presiding officer of the Joint assemblv. officially declared them elected. Mr. Mulkey was escorted before the Assembly and made a short speech, thanking the members and expressing his appreciation of the honor. Mr. Hoiirn. conveyed similar sentiments in a telegram from Washing- ton. Mr. Mulkey received his commission this afternoon from the Secretary of .State, and also Mr. Bourne's commission, which he will carry to the latter, starting from Portland Thursday morning. This after noon Mulkey went to Portland. He will arrive in Washington Monday or Tues day of next week, and will serve as Senator' until - March 4, liW, when Mr. Bourne's six-year term will begin. Promptly at noon todav the Promptly at noon todav tht Inlnt Assembly onened bv the mine- intn th House chamber of the Senate members. President Haines read from the law gov- ernlng- the procedure In Legislatures for electing United States Senators, requir "B a Joint assembly to contlrra an elec tion that has been made by each House separately, on the first ballot, as was done yesterday. The journal of yesterday's election in each House was read toy Chief Olerk Grant, of the Senate, and by Chler Clerk Thompson, of the House, whereupon President Haines declared Mulkey elected for the short term and Bourne for the long term. - Mr. Mulkey had been seen In the cap!- tol, and the legislators desiring to hear remarks from him. authorized the chair, on motion of Hodson, to appoint a com mittee to escort him before the Joint assemblj'. The committee Hodson, of Multnomah; Coke, of Coos; Bayer, of Multnomah Pike, of Sherman. and Settlemler, of Marlon passed out of the chamber to the rotunda and Immediately returned, escorting Mr. Mulkey. who, after being presented by the chair, said: Mu I key "Addresses Assembly. Gentlemen of the Legislature, Ladle, and Gentlemen: 1 have observed many animated scenes in these legislative halls: protracted elections: failure to elect: ambitions shat tered; harmonious selections: aspirations realized and personal triumphs attained. Borne ot these things have met with my ap proval, others I have condemned, but of all none so well meets with my complete ac cord as the great honor you have Just con ferred upon me. With a heart full of Jeel- inp and gratitude, appreciating the respon sibilities of the position and expressing the hope that I may serve the commonwealth as United States Senator with .rnclency and dignity. I extend to you and to the people of the State of Oregon my profound thanks. In any but a personal sense my election Is of little moment: the manner In which the election was brouiht about. However, is of Importance. Oregon, under its primary election law and the provisions of State ment No. 1 of that law. has elected a United States Senator by popular vote and without constitutional codifications. It must be the concern of alt of us that the people of this state and their representatives In the L.eg-is- lature never recede from this advanced posi tion. When the other states of the Union follow Oregon's lead the effect upon National legislation will he Instant and beneficial. Whereupon 'President Haines announced receipt of and read the following- message from Mr. Bourne: . Message From Bourne. E. W. Haines, President Senate. Salem. Or.: To you. and through you to the hon orable members of the Oregon Joint Legis lative Assembly, permit me to herewith ex press my sincere thanks for the legislative ratification and formal election of Senator Mulkey and myself, as the people's selec tion for their United States Senators for the short and long term, respectively, ag signi fied In Oregon's last general election. With out egotism and without self-glorification. X confrratulate you and the people of Oregon for having fairly tried out to a conclusion our direct-primary law, thereby having evolved a plan In th adoption of which the people of all the states of the Union may. In common with our own. select and. In ef fect, directly elect their United States Sen ators without violation of or amendment to the Federal Constitution, , While I am grateful to the Legislature for the promptness and practical unanimity with which It Tims finally conferred upon m. tn sreat honor of a. seat In the TTnlte-rf State Senate in compliance with the ex- pressed will of the sovereign1 people of Ore gon. I am also mindful of the fact that the office is m. htgh public trust committed to my hand an a public servant. - upon whom de volves the duty of rendering due-equivalent (or th, confidence placed In me by my fellow-citizens, and now, as before my election. it la my promise and my determination to "rve the people of our state and our coun try to the full, measure of whatever ability I may possees. With becoming dignity. I desire to thank you In behalf of the state, on behalf of the law, and for myself. He- pectfully yours. Slsned JONATHAN BOURNE. JTt. Senate Passes Boundary Bill. WRAI',M' r" Jan- -3. (Special.) feenata today passed the bill rea upon by the Linn and Lane delegations, fixing the boundary line between those two counties along the ridge of the Calapoola Mountains. asks: larger appropriation Governor Chamberlain Sends Special Message on Jamestown Fair. SALEM. Or.. . Jan. 22. (Special.) Urging that the legislature males a "sufficient" appropriation for an Ore gon exhibit at the Jamestown Exposi tion, Governor Chamberlain sent a special message to the two Houses this morning;. Bills have been pre sented to the legislature for an ap propriation for $65,000. Jefferson Myers, who recently returned from Norfolk, Va.. as Oregon Commissioner is here advocating the appropriation. Another Exposition appropriation sought tor Is that for the Seattle Ex position in 1909. for which a bill carrying- S1BO.OOO has been Introduced in tbe Senate. Governor Chamberlain in his mes sage today cites that Oregon has secured option to a site at Norfolk for a building, which option will expire February 8. "In order to secure desirable space," he ssld. "it Is essential that whatever the Legislature Intends to do should be done promptly. I have no doubts but that much good will re sult to the state it's commercial and Industrial development If suitable appropriation Is made to carry .out the purposes which the Commission has had in view This seems to mo all the more appropriate, when it Is remembered that the far-sighted statesmanship of an illustrious son of Virginia was Instrumental in plan tins' the stars and stripes at the mouth of the Columbia River and adding , to the domain of the United States ft ter. ritory equal If not superior In Im portance to the Louisiana Purchase, "Which was consummated under the administration or that same illustrious statesman. Thomas Jefferson." L NUMEROUS BILLS EXTEND THE SCOPE OsT" THE LIEN IjAWS. Senator Bingham's Measure Protects Miners. Ijoggers and fe?hanlcs. Act to Safeguard Nurserymen, BALEM, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) There are pending: In both Houses an unusually large number of lien bills and in a ma jority of cases the advantages that will follow their enactment are conferred upon the laboring man who performs work and who. under the present statute, In many instances, experiences no end of trouble in getting what is his due. when he does not lose out altogether. Senator Bing-ham, of Lane, has Intro duced three bills, each amending; the present laws regarding liens, and all of them In the Interest or the laborer. Sec tion 6671 is so amended as to make the lien of a mine laborer for labor per formed a preferred lien over all other liens, and providing that mortgages, sale and transfer of the property will not be allowed to defeat such liens. What is known as the loggers' lien law is so amended, section 66S0, that the lien of such laborers Is made preferred and prior to all other Hens, no payment by the owner to the contractor or sub-contractor to defeat such liens, except the pay ments bo made oy the owner to the contractor or sub-contractor Is distributed among the laborers pro rata. An amendment is also proposed to sec tion &644. toy which the time within which a mechanic must file a lien against prop erty for an unsatisfied claim for wages due for services performed is extended from SO to -eo days, after the work. - for which the claim is presented has been performed. Protection to nurserymen Is insured in a bill fathered by Representative Sever, ldge. This bill gives the nurseryman a Hen on all tress and shrubs sold on credit until the same are paid for. Under pres ent practices, nurserymen sustain heavy losses each year through people who pur chase fruit trees and other shrubs on 90 days' time, Aftfer planting the same on their property, and before the time allowed within which to pay for the trees. It has happened with too great frequency that these people have sold their lands, together with the trees planted, leaving the nurseryman the loser and with no hope of recovery. . Farmers will be held strictly liable for the payment of cost-of threshing and har vesting their crops If a bill introduced by Representative Steen, on the request of the District Attorney of Morrow County becomes a law. This measure provides that . all unpaid claims of ope ratives for threshing and harvesting crops shall constitute a lien on the crop so threshed or harvested. If the claim is not satisfied within 60 days, the claimant is authorized to foreclose the Jien In satisfaction of his claim. "Will Plan Reapportionment. SALEM, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) As a solution to the problem of rearranging the legislative representation of the counties of the state. Representative Jewell today Introduced in the House a resolution pro viding for the appointment or a commit tee of seven to report to the House a re apportionment bill. Representative Wash- toume. of Lane County, has already in troduced a bill covering this subject, bas ing the apportionment on the last state census. Will Addrese-tJregon Prisoners. .SALEM, Or,, Jan. 22, (Special) Mrs. BalUngton Booth, head . of the "Prison Iasue8." will be in Salem February 3. and will address the pris oners at the state penitentiary. ROAD I CHANCES Ten Bills Relating to Highways Pending at Salem. WIDE. FIELD IS COVERED Johnson's Measure Providing for Joint Improvemnet by County atnd Stte Is- Most Important. Coos County to Issue Bonds. SALEM, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) A total of 10 bills, seven In the House and three in the Senate have been in troduced relating to roads and high ways. The most important measure by far is that presented in the Senate by Senator Johnson, a duplicate of which has been Introduced by Representative Perkins in the Mouse. This measure provides for the building of county Reir,wiu t.tlv-e Rot n -child. Only Democrat in the Uou. Representative Iottin Say Part of hi Mis comer. roads at the expense, equally dlstri- buted, of the property that Is bene fitted by the Improvement, the county and the state. The expenditure on this account In each county is limited to T20,000. v Representative Jackson has fllo In troduced a bill that maintains the standard width of roads at 60 feet but gives county courts discretion in mat- ter to end that on prayer or petitioners width of any roads to be established may vary from not less than 25 feet to 75 feet. The present latitude al lowed in the statutes is from 40 to 80 feet, the standard width being: 60 feet This same bill prohibits driving1 any traction or portable engine, welg-hln? more than lO.OOO pounds over any fcrldge or culvert except with the re inforcement of these structures by four stout pieces of plank, each piece not less than lO feet lonjf. one Toot wide and two' Inches thick, two of said planks always to be under the engine while it is crossing the bridge or cul vert. The bin further provides for a divis ion of the county, at least once each' year. Into suitable road districts, change in boundaries to be made only at tli court. .January meeting of the county The nomination and election. every two years, or road supervisors Is arranged to take place in the same manner as other precinct officers. Brings Delinquents to Boole. Representative Barrett, of Umatilla County, on the recommendation of the county court of his county, has of fered a bill that provides for garni sheeing the wages of such person as are liable to the payment of road poll tax and refuse to settle with the county. An amendment Is proposed to the present road law by Representative Steen so as to enable a man residing within an Incorporated town and owning- property In the country to sign petitions and remonstrances relating to roads proposed to be created and established In the vicinity of his hold ings within the county, and at the same time maintain his residence In town. At the request of the people of his county. Representative Chaae. of Coos County, has Introduced a bill which authorises the Issuance by a county of bonds ta the amount of $800,000, or such amount thereof, as the people of any county in the state may vote at an eleclion. The money so produced Is to be expended In the general con struction and -Improvement of the roads within the county issuing these bonds. The people of Coos County are planning an active campaign of road building In 'their section of the state and consider that the legislation that is desired will prove of great advant age to them In carrying- out their programme. The better preservation of county roads in such counties as have to con tend with irrigation ditches is pro posed In a 'bill by Representative Kubll, of Jackson County. This meas ure provides that the County Judge shall be empowered to dictate the place and manner of constructing bridges or substantial culverts over irrigation ditches across the' county roads within his county. Regulates Ueaks in Ditches. One of the three bills on this sub ject in the Senate was introduced bv Senator Hart- If enacted this bin will require the owners of irrigation ditches to stop the seepage and flow of water from theae ditches upon the county road upon notification of that condition from the road supec-visor. Except the lealcase Is stopped within six hours, after the owner of the ditch has been notified, the law au thorizes the road supervisors to employ the necessary help and repair the de fective ditch or flume, the charges for the work to be a Hen on the property and unless It is paid within 80 days after belnar placed on the - property, provision is made for the foreclosure Of the Hen and the satisfaction or the claim- held by the county.. Senator Smith, of Murion. proposes in a bill to repeal the provision of the law of 105 providing for the Improve- ment of the county roads, levying as- sessmenta on the lands benefitted thereby and creating a fund to pay for same and appropriating; land therefor. Another amendment to the present road law Is -proposed by Senator Oosliow. Me would amend Section IS of the 1803 law so that at the discre tlon of the county court and in re- sponse to the petition of interested property owners, the width of roads to he established can be fixed at from 20 to 100 reet. The standard width of roads is allowed to remain at 60 feet. Under the present statute, the latitude allowed as to the width of roads is limited to from 40 feet to 80 feet. This is the only change in the present law that Senator Coshows bill makes. SENATE M I'ST COERCE 11 1)1 SK Latter Apparently Will Xegleet lp- per Chamber legislation. SALEM, Or., Jan. S3.-(Special.)-At every session of the Legislature the Senate finds It necessary to resort to coercive measures in order to -compel the House to act upon Senate bills. There are so many bills introduced In the House that the more numerous branch of the Legislature spends so much of its time in the consideration or its own measures that it neglects the considera tion of Senate hills. Though charter bills have been eliminated, it does not seem likely that the total amount of work before the Legislature will be less this year than usual, and it is altogether probable that the Senate will be com pelled as usual to force the House to act upon Senate bills. The Senate. In which there are com paratively few bills introduced, and in which work can be dtspatched much more rapidly, always takes up the considera- Jay the Front axne Is TO'rijrh tman. Vir.it or. tion of House bills early In the session. In the House, the Senate bills are left until the House bills are out of the way and then It is too late to give attention to Senate measures. Along: toward the last ten days of the session the Senate usually wakes to the situation and begins to hold up House bills and when some Representative Inquireu about them he Is Kven to understand that the Senate Is willing to do the fair thing; but will In sist upon action upon Senate bills before any more House measures receive con sideration. That brings the House to a realization of Its duty and Senate bills are taken up. The coercive movement sometimes be gins too late.- however. and many a meritorious Senate bill has died in the House at the last hour because the House could not reach it on the calendar. Some times, too. the House Is so far behind In Its work that it does not set Us own bills into the Senate in time for them to be acted upon by that body, i - , FOItRIDS RECKLESS SHOOTING Itepresentatlve Knowles Introduces Bill to Protect Human T.I re. SALEM, Or., Jan. 23. (Specials-Representative Knowles, In a bill introduced today, proposes to curb the reckless use of iirearms within the state. The text of the bill and the penalties prescribed follows: That it shall be unlawful for any person within this state to recklessly point, display or discharge any kind of nrearms in or upon any public highway of this state, or where other person or persons are assembled, or point or discharge the same towards any dwelllns-house or other building- or struc tu in which at said time persons may be residing or present, or recklessly discharge said firearms In any manner so aa to h- dang-er the lives of persons er safety of do mestic animals of any klhd.. whether with or without malu-e. or actual harm or injury shall result therefrom or not, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than SSOO. or by imprisonment in eh. County Jail not less than ten days nor more than six months. or by both such fine and Imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. Amendments to Constitution. SALEM, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) Two proposed amendments to the state con stitution were proposed In the House to day by resolution as follows : By Newell, providing for the subdivision of counties into Senatorial districts, as reciuested by the State Grange: by Reynolds, amending the constitution as to salaries of state officers to conform to flat-salary law. First Rule of Health Ask your doctor, "What is the first great rule of health ?" Nine doctors out of ten will quickly reply, "Keep the bowels regu lar." While you are about it, ask him another question, Aycr's Tills SUGAR-COA "What do you Pills for constipation?" We are illii w to trust We have no secrets to hide! WC publish the formulas of all our medicines. J. C AVER. CO., KTanafaoturing Chemiits, Tjowell . rVT stM . dfflSIN LOBBY Visit Salem to Prevent Tinker ing With Laws. I CORPORATIONS ARE ACTIVE Kumor TliM They Intend to Have Gross Earnings Tax Rrdnrpd Brings Representatives ot Farmers to Capitol. BALEM, or., .Tan. 23.-Rumor that an effort will e made at this session to re duce the tax paid by several corporations in the state on their gross earnings, has brought tx this city c. E. Spence. of Carus. Clackamas County: Thomas Paul son of Portland, and (ieorKe oKle of '"" t-rs of the IeB?,laiv onm' mittee of the Orepon State Orange. This committee will labor to defeat any such attempt and will also look .fte, matters i j . 1 Patrons of Husbandry of Interested. which the the state are At the last seneral election, in voters r. o by initiative, bills Imposing a. tax of 2 per cent on the gross earnings of telephone and telegraph compnlp and a tax of S per cent on the cross earnings ePrea companies refrigerator, sleep ins; and oil cars, the revenue so derived to be paid Into the state treasury. It Is to resist any interference with these rates of taxation that this committee, representing the Orange organisation of the state. Is especially active. They main tain that these ratrs as fixed should not be disturbed by the Legislature on the principle that the bills Imposing the same were enacted by the votes of a large majority or the electors of the state and that any change In these laws should be proposed and supported by the people who enacted them. There js another Important matter of legislation that the Grange of the atate is desirous of seelnB receive the atten tion of this legislature and that Is a proposed amendment to the constitution Providing for the subdivision of the counties of the state into senatorial and representative districts so as to permit or a more equitable representation in the lawmaking body of the state from each county. The committee will also geek to have the laws on assessment and taxation amended so that the first half of the taxes shall become delinquent on the first Monday in July rather than on the first Monday In April as under the pres ent statute. At its last meeting, the State Grange recommended the enactment of legiala- tlon providing for the employment or con victs on the hlchway of the state. This is another subject the legislative com mittee representing that organization is investigating. The members of the com mittee are undecided just what measure they will recommend to th legislature alongr this line. They are now examin ing the bill on this subjoct that wn prepared by the Good Roads commission and. If this measure Is found to embrace the Ideas of the Grange, it will be in dorsed by this committee. The repeal of the Tuttle road law is also asked at the Legislature by the Grange. This law provides for ths is suance of bonds in precincts for bu tiding and maintaining- roads, the cost being- p- sesned to abutting property in proportion to Its distance to the road that is Im proved. The Grange objects to thts bill on general principles and for the further reason that It is unconstitutional, since It imposes a special tax that la unequal In its application. The committee is also interested in the "equal curtesy right." Under the present law, when the wire dies intestate. all of her property reverts to the control of her husband but when the husband dies, leaving: no will, but one-half of bi property goes to the wife. The Granse Insists that these conditions be equalized so that when the wife dies but one-hfllf of her property shall go to the husband. , the balance of the estate being., divisible among the children or other heirs. A bill covering the subject has been in troduced In the Hoiie. Jokers Have Fun With Kay. SALEM, Or., Jan. 23.-SneciaL)Som of the members of the Legislature have been havlnfr, fun at the expense of Sena tor Kay. At least Kay says they have. A considerable number of good-looking youns ladies and ambitloua-lookinff young men have been applying- to him for clerk ships. He tells them that he has no authority to appoint clerks. Then comes the response: "Why, Mr. Davey told me you could give me an appointment. He said that you were one of the lend ers on the side that won out In the or- ganlzatlon and that you had influence enough to get me a clerkship." And then when Kay tries to deny the pos session of the mueh-eiteemed influence the would-be clerk wears a look of doubt- fulness and disappointment. Kay mis- pects his colleague. Smith of Marion, and one or two others of putting up the same job on him. Headaches and oral n Is From Colds. lAxatlva Bromi Qulnln. the world-wiJe cold end ffrlp r-smedy. removw cause. Ca.ll for full nam. Look for !k nature E. W. Qrove. Sc. TED think, of Ay er s him. Are -you ? RSSB3S