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THE MORNING OREGON IAX. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1907. ASTOR S LOSING GROUND AT SALEM Port of Columbia Bill Certain to Be Passed by the Senate Today. MULTNOMAH MAKES DEAL leIrftatlon Wins Over Hart by As suring Him Help In Securing Senator for Baker County Under Reapportionment. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 19. (Special.) Ac cording; to present plans, the Port of Columbia bill will pass the Senate to morrow morning with at leaBt 24 votes In Its favor. Today the bill was madq a special order for Thursday, but this afternoon an agreement was reached by which the bill will be called up at once and passed. At the same time, it is understood that the Hart reappor tionment bill, redisricting the state Into Senatorial Districts, will pass the House. Hart secured postponement of action upon the Port of Columbia bill. Since then he has received assurances that the Multnomah delegation in the House will support his bill giving Baker County a Senator by itself. Instead of Jointly with Malheur and Harney, and he bas consented to the earlier con sideration of the Port of Columbia bill. It was said around the Capitol to night that the postponement of aotion on the Port of Columbia bill had some thing to do with the action of the House in voting to reconsider and table the Whealdon bill for the ex tension of the Portage road. Whealdon- ihad been counted with the friends of the Port of Columbia meas ure, but today he voted for postpone ment. Members of the Multnomah delegation smilingly remarked that he forgot which way to vote and' that he will have no trouble in remember ing so long as the portage bill is lying on the table. The discovery that the House had no power to lay the bill upon the table may make a difference, but prob ably not, for the Port of Columbia bill can pass the Senate without "W'healdon's help. Malarkey's Able Argument. The feature of the debate on the bill in the Senate today was a clear and forceful presentation of the s.juments for the bill by Senator Malarkey, and his assertion in an emphatic manner that the purpose of the motion to postpone action was to make this bill a club to hold over Multnomah County Senators and compel them to trade votes upon oth er measures. When the bill came up on favorable report from the Multnomah and Co lumbia County members. Senator Schol fleld. of Clatsop, moved the adoption of his minority report against the bill. This precipitated a debate upon the merits. Scholfield made but a short ad dress, charging that this is an effort of Portland to secure legislation to give that port an advantage over Astoria. Senator Malarkey then explained In de tail the provisions of the bill,- told of the wretched pilotage and towage serv ice and said that the O. R. & N. will soon discontinue Its towage service entirely. He set forth the burden upon Columbia River shipping because of a differential charge of 30 cents a ton, which differ ential, he said, had been proven to be due to the pilotage and towage service. The present law requires that two of the Pilot Commissioners be residents of Astoria, and under such a commission the present poor service has arisen. The purpose is to reorganize the pilotage service and provide for towage. Of the WOO.000 to be raised In ten years, Mult nomah County will pay 93 per cent, Co lumbia '-.4- and Clatsop 3. Clatsop aloue Is objecting. Admits Service Is Poor. Scholfield admitted that the service is poor, but he said that two members of the Pilot Commission reside in Portland. He said that when transcontinental rail roads have been built to the mouth of the river the differential will disap pear, and he asked that this legislation be deferred two years, until the roads now projected are built. The majority report was adopted with out an aye and no vote, so that this vote did not show the strength of the opposing forces. A little later Malarkey asked to have the bill read the third time and placed upon final passage, but was blocked by Hart. Prior to the afternoon session, Astor lans from the lobby made a fight before the Multnomah delegation against the bill. But as they knew beforehand, they could not swing the delegation to their side, and the delegation came out of the meeting as It went in, resolved to sup port the bill. The meeting was of the special com mittee of the Senate, to which the bill was referred this morning by the Sen ate, consisting of the five Multnomah Senators and the one Clatsop Senator. It was attended also by the Astoria lobby and by members of the Portland lobby. Including W. B. Ayer and E. W. Wright. Some of the Speakers. Speeches were made against the bill by V. J. Taylor. C. J. Trenchard, Samuel Klmore and J. E. Campbell, of Astoria. Arguments for the bill were made by 6enator Malarkey, E. W. Wright and W. S. Ayer. The discussion went over old ground, except whep Taylor argued that under the new home rule constitutional amend ments the state has no power to create the proposed port district, since it would be a municipality. Malarkey replied that the district would not come under the purview of that constitutional prohibi tion on the Legislature, because the pro hibition was intended to apply to cities and towns. Taylor declared that Clatsop County would be tied up to Multnomah if the Wll should become a law, and be sub ject to the will of the greater county under the initiative. He and his fellow townsmen did not know what would be In store for them In such a tie-up, what debt would be put on the district or what functions, now unmentloned would be taken up later. Taylor said If Multnomah wanted the . district, well and good, but Clatsop should not be Included against its will. He de fended the pilots against Portland criti cism, saying their service was subject to tar conditions over which they have no control. Clatsop's "ears Are Vague. Elmore said that Clatsop does not object to the debt or tax proposed under the present bill, because it is relatively insignificant. "But," said be, "we can't see our way clear. No man will put his name to a contract who cannot see his way clear. What we fear In this bill is the unseen something, we know not what." The pilot service, he contended, should be Improved through the State Board of Pilot Commissioners and If the law does not reach, it should -be extended. The meeting was" held largely for the purpose of hearing Astoria objections. The argument for the bill consisted of answers to those objections. E. W. Wright said that the 30 cents a ton dif ferential against the Columbia River is due wholly to poor pilotage. W. B. Ayer presented further argument for the bill Connell of Columbia County, is working for passage of the bill and is doing good service. He opposed the bill at first, but voted for It on passage in the House and is answering the demand of many of his constituents by endeavoring to pass the bill. TWO APPROPRIATION BILIjS Belated Measures Introduced In House Cover Many Items. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 19. (Special.) Two additional appropriation bills were report ed to the House this morning by the com mittee on ways and means. One appro priates J1O0O as a fund for making an ex hibit of fruits and vegetables grown in this state under Irrigation at the National Irrigation Congress which meets at Sac ramento. Cal., next September. The other bill carries JS6.552 and is made up of the following items: George O. Goodall. annotating 90 sets of Bellinger and Cotton's code. J270; Drs. Ferguson and Reuter, caring for escaped insane patient at The Dalles, JfiO; The Dalles Hospital, fees for same patient, 132; C. A. Cogswell, costs case of Warner Valley Stock Com pany vs. State of Oregon. J100; ex penses printing for educational depart ment, $50,000; purchase of paper and elec tion supplies, J10.000; fire apparatus for the Capitol building, $3500; payment of premium on bonds for State Treasurer and clerks in the treasury department for the biennial term ending December 31, 1908, $2500; D. Hill estate, unpaid terri torial warrants issued in 1848-9. Both bills were laid on the table until 10 A. M. Wednesday. Bills Passed by the House SALEM. Or.. Feb. 19. (Special.) The House today passed the following bills: H. B. 207, Vawter 'For printing Supreme Court decisions in pamphlet form for dis tribution among interested litigants and Circuit Court Judges. H. B. 423, Beals Abolishing Winter close salmon season in Nestucca and Nehalem Rivers. H. B. 431, way and meani committee Appropriating $4452.55 for minor deficiencies. H. B. 432, by ways and means committee Appropriating $2500 for proper monument In Provisional Government Park at Cham poeg. H. B. 441, Tillamook and Yamhill delega tions Creating ofTlces of Eeputy Assessor, Deputy Sheriff and Deputy Clerk, each at annual salary of $900. H. B. 442, Union and Wallowa delega tion Fixing salary of Prosecuting Attor ney ot Tenth Judicial district at $2100 per annum with deputy at $600 per annum. H. B. 443, committee on counties Fixing salary of County Commissioners of Lane County at $100 per month. S. B. 24, Hart Imposing license of 20 cents a head on all out-of-state sheep for pasturing in this state. S. B. 145, Coke Appointing two Com missioners for relief of Supreme Court. S. B. 88, Bowerman Creating Seventh Oregon agricultural district. S. B. 62, Smith of Umatilla $2000 for Third Eastern Oregon Agricultural Society. S. B. 106, Johnson Appropriating for Eastern Oregon Agricultural Societies: $1800 for Baker County, $750 for Grant, $750 for Harney, for annual fairs. S. B. 21, Smith of Umatilla $1000 per year for enforcement of quarantine regu lations by etate. S. B. 14, Kay Deductions In time of pris oners in penitentiary. S. B. B3, Coshow Perfecting record of title to lands formerly belonging to dece dents. S. B. 96, Johnson Improvement of high ways. S. B. 79, F. J. Miller Compulsory educa tion of children. S. B. 13, Kay Binding and printing state document. S. B. 50, Mullt Raising to $7500 recov ery for damages, from death due to negli gence. 5. B. 230,- Coke Fixing salary School Su perintendent Coos County at $1200 per an num. 6. B. 231, Coke Fixing salary Clerk of Coos County at $1800 per annum. S. B. 87, Bowerman Authorising Gilliam County voters to determine location of county high school. 5. B. 146, Coke Prohibiting use of purse nets. 6. B. 5, Coshow 'Increasing per diem of Jurors to $3 In courts of record. S. B. 64. Coshow Taxing all lands for which patents have been Issued and requir ing State Land Agent to furnish Assessor'a list of such lands. 8. B. 60, Malarkey Allowing actions of forcible detainer to be brought in Circuit Courts. S. B. 18, Beach Providing for use of voting machines at option of municipal, county and district officers. S. B 16. Beach Punishing persons for contributing to delinquency of children. S. B. 18o, Bailey Prohibiting employment of state convicts in manufacture of overalls, shoes and other garments.- S. B. ISO, Nottingham To punish persons for enticing children for Immoral purposes. S. B. .118, Miller of Linn and Marlon Appropriating $ 100,000 for home for feeble minded. ' Bills Fail in the House. SALEM, Or., Feb. 19. (Special.) The following bills today were defeated In the House: H. B. 257. Rothchlld (by request) Ap propriating $16,000 for relocation of State Deaf Mute School. H. B. 372. Jewell (by request) Extend ing to private Individuals right of eminent domain. S. B. 19, Kay Increasing fee for appoint ment as notary public. Woman Suffrage Defeated. SACRAMENTO. Feb. 19. The Legis lature today placed itself on record aa opposed to woman suffrage by killing the proposed Constitutional amend ment, which extended to women the rlprht to vote at all elections. VETO IS OVERRIDDEN University Appropriation Bill Passed Again. WINS BY LARGE MARGIN Measure Receives Big Majority in Each House Multnomah Audi tor's Salary BUI Also Saved. Morrow Sheriff Ivosea Fight. SALEM. Or., Feb. 19. (Special.) TVeto of the $125,000 annual appropriation for the State University was over-ridden in each house today, and the bill making the appropriation was passed In the Sen ate by a vote of 22 to 6, and in the House of Representatives by 44 to 13. In the Senate, only one address was made. Senator Bingham, of Lane, being the speaker. He said that without en actment of the bill, the State University might as well close its doors and make its rooms a "runway for rats and a roost ing place for owls." The negative votes were those of Caldwell, Coke, Kay, M. A. Miller, Coshow, and Smith of Uma tilla. In the. House, Representative Eaton, of Lane, said he was disappointed to see the Governor, wtfio had acquired his education In this state, place the first obstruction in the Initiatory step towards standardizing the State University in the interest of better education of the youth. In reply to a question by Far rell, the champion ot the university In terests replied that the Governor had made no overtures or offered any sug gestions as to the amount of the appro priation for the university that he would approve. In voting to sustain the Governor's veto, Barrett, of Washington, and Purdy complained that the appropriation car ried too much money. Rackleff object ed because It provided for a fixed ap propriation of so large an amount an nually In years to come. "I am supposed to sustain the Govern or's veto. I suppose." said Rothchlld, the lone Democrat, "but, as I understand it, if the veto is sustained the State University will be without any appropri ation." Although assured that such was not the case, the minority party legislator would not recede from his position, and voted for the bill. The negative votes were: Noes Barrett of Washington, Burns, Campbell, Dye. Holt, Huntley, Jones of Clackamas, Newell, Purdy, Rackleff, Set tlemler, Simmons, Vawter IS. Absent Barrett of Umatilla, Jones of Lincoln and Polk, Reynolds 3. Increase of the salary of the County Auditor of Multnomah from $2000 to $2400 a year, and of his two deputies, was carried over the Governor's veto In the House and Senate today. Compulsory passes for public officials on railroads and other corporations pos sessing the power ot eminent domain was carried over the Governor's veto today In the Hoiise by passage of the Freeman bill over the Governor's negative by a vote of 49 to 6, five absent. The veto has been made a special order in the Senate for 10 o'clock tomorrow. Recognition of the dangerous practice of placing public officials on the fee system resulted in the House sustaining the veto of the Governor to Representa tive Slusher's bill, which proposed to restore the Sheriff of Morrow County to the fee system. Davey, in discussing the veto message, said the Governor was a little tardy in recognizing the evils of the fee system as applied to county officials for the reason that he had failed to veto a bill enacted two years ago, by which the Sheriff of Umatilla County was restored to a fee system, but, Davey, continued, at that time there were two Democrats from that county, both in the Senate and in the House, from which he inferred that the bill was fa vorably viewed by the chief executive. Vawter followed and said he did not care anything about Republicanism or Democracy when there was being consid ered any measure to again place a public official on a fee system. He denounced that plan of compensating any officer, and said If a public servant is not re ceiving sufficient compensation, his sal ary should be raised. Kno-les read a telegram from a resident of Morrow County indorsing the bill. The bill re ceived 34 votes for passage. Vrge Justice for Volunteers). ' SALEM. Or., Feb. 19. (Special.) By unanimous vote, the House this morning suspended the rules and Immediately adopted House Joint memorial No. 6. by Freeman and Campbell, requesting Con gress to appropriate money for the pay ment of the travel expenses of the mem bers of the Second Oregon Volunteers from Manila to their homes. Messrs. Freeman and Campbell being members of the Second Oregon, were excused from voting. Jeff Myers' Claim Rejected. SALEM, Or., Feb. 19. (Special.) Believ ing that the claim should have been paid by the Board of Commissioners of the Lewis and Clark Fair from the unexpend ed balance of $60,000 that was returned to the state treasury, the House this morn ing refused to allow Jefferson Myers $2500, FOR SALE TWELVE APARTmENT HOUSES The most modern in the city situated in a desirable locality. All are rented and now PAYING 10 NET on investment. Small cash payment will handle it; balance on terms of six per cent. For particulars, see J. Whyte Evans 7 Chamber Commerce that was recommended by the committee on ways and means for his expenses while serving as such commissioner. This item was Included in an appropriation bill to cover miscellaneous expenses of the state. Including rewards and expenses for pur suit of fugitives from justice and defi ciencies In appropriations for baby homes and foundling asylums. The bill, carrying J 1452.55. was then favorably reported to the House and passed. TIMBER BARONS ARE ALARMED Send Lobbyists to Vrge Defeat of Beals Tax Bill. SALEM, Or., Feb. 19. (Special.) A strong timber lobby Is fighting the Beals timber-tax bill, which has passed the House, and would compel timber owners to supply County Assessors with cruislngs for the assessment roll. At two sessions of the taxation com mittee of the Senate today the bill was fought over In the presence of the timber lobby which represented the big timber Interests of the state. The active attorneys against the bill are S. B. Linthlcum, of Portland, and Frank T. L. Griffith, of Oregon City. The timber Interests contend that the present tax law, If enforced, will probably tax all property and that the cruising requirement would be an unnecessary burden. No Turberculosls Hospitals. SALEM, Or., , Feb. 19. (Special.) Beach's bill to appropriate J2S.00O to found two or more hospitals for tuberculous poor, has been defeated in the Senate. The argument against it was that con sumptive people from other states would flock to this state and Oregon would soon be appropriating $100,000 a year for these Institutions. Kay's Insurance Bill Dead. SALEM, Or., Feb. 19. (Special.) Sena tor Kay's bill to admit foreign mutual fire insurance companies to do business in this state, was defeated In the Senate to day. The bill. Senate bill 137. was so drawn that It would favor mutual com panies already organized in the state by practically preventing the organization of new mutuals. Bills Killed in the House. SALEM, Or., Feb. 19. 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(Special.) By a vote of 15 to 14, with 20 af Amative votes necessary to pass the bill, the Senate today refused to pass the Smith normal school bill over the Governor's veto. Before taking- this action the Senate listened to the reading of an opinion from the Attorney-General, holding that the bill is constitutional, thus directly contradicting the opinion expressed by the Governor in his mes sage. Miller of Linn opposed passing the bill over the Governor's veto, and said that this bill is merely an effort of the Legislature to shirk its duty of select ing the two normal schools which shall be retained. Smith of Marion took the ground that the Senate Is not in possession of information that will, enable it to se lect among the schools, and said that if the Governor had any backbone he would have permitted the bill to be come a law and thus secure the selec tion of the schools by a board of re gents. 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