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' ' TOE MORXIXG OKEGOMAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1909. BUSY ASSIGNING JOBS Bowerman Also Besieged Men Anxious to Secure Chairmanship. by FRIENDS TAKEN CARE. OF Choice Positions Will Go to Tliose Who Aided Presiding Officers to Land Places Members Likely to Find What They Want. FAL.EM. Or, Jan. IS. (Special.) Legislative committers will be an nnounced next Monday by President Howerman and Speaker McArthur. Pending this momentous event, the two presiding officers are besieged with wirepullers and applicants for prefer ment. At the outset it mar be said that the corrupt practices act. forbidding com mittee pledges In advance of the Legis lative organization, does not prevent either the President or the Speaker from rewarding his friends. Tt would be contrary to human nature for either presiding officer to Ignore his support ers and nobody expects him to lo It. In the Senate. Dr. J. N. Smith, of Marion, wants ways and means chair manship; likewise A. J. Johnson, of Benton. But there Is a strong senti ment In that body opposing the giving of chairmanships to any legislator from Marlon County or any other coun ty that draws heavily on the state treasury. For this reason, the chair manship is likely to go to a Multno mah man. either Coffey or Nottingham. Bone of Contention in House. This chairmanship In the House is a bone of contention between conflict ing interests that claim themselves en titled to the recognition on account of support given to McArthur' candidacy for Speaker. Abbott, of Multnomah. Is likely to be the appointee and anoth er place on the committee will go to Clemens of the same county. Abbott and Clemens came to McArthur s sup port two weeks ago at a critical per iod in MoArthur's campaign. A strong opposition to this appointment has de veloped but it Is not lkely to prevail. The committee will bo enlarged to seven mtxnbers to make room for the many seekers of places on the commit tee. Next In the scale of committees Is that on Judiciary and Its twin, on re vision of laws. For those two com mittees In each house there will be abundance of material, owing to the presence of 22 lawyers In the Legisla ture. These are the best working com mittees of all. when they are in trim and appointment to them has been re garded as an especial honor. In the Senate. Hart, of Baker. Is likely to get the committee on Judiciary; and Bar rett, of Washington, that on revision. These two men were among- Bower man's staunchest supporters for the Presidency. While there are other lawyers in the Senate, none of them Is entitled to recognition above Hart and Barrett. . . . In the House a likely appointee to Judiciary is Brooke of Malheur.- one of McArthur's earliest and most steadfast supporters. Brooke is a young man of ability. Another strong candidate for the Judiciary chalrmanHhip or that on revision of law is McCue of Clatsop, who gave his speakership support to McArthur in Portland last Saturday, thereby clinching McArthur's hold on the Speakership. Mahone of Multno mah will come in for good recognition, and others who will secure places on the two law committees are Rusk of Wallowa. Buchanan of ouglas. IMmick of Clackamas, and Bean of Lane. On assessment and taxation. In the Senate, a likely appointee Is Bingham of Lane, who held tiijs jamn chair manship In 1907. In the House. Rey nolds, of Marlon is a likely appointee. He Is another of McArthur's followers deserving of particular recognition. The committees on railroads will not be sought after so actively as last ses sion, but" they will be among the most Important working bodies. In the Sen ate, ColTey of Multnomah appears to be the man for chairmanship first in line, on account of his chairmanship of railroads in the House last session. Coffey Is not. however, very desirous of this place, yet may take it. F. J. Miller, of Linn, is another man well fitted for chairmanship, both by experi ence in railroad matters and by his In fluence In the Senate. In the House. Brady of Multnomnh Is entitled to a high-grade chairmanship, such as this, nd his appointment to It would not be surprising. However, the Speaker, is disposed to appoint Po.lds of Wasco. As banking will be an Important sub ject of legislation, the committees on banking belong to the hih-grade plums. There will be sn effort this session to keep hankers out of the chairmanships of these comiittees. and to take out of the hands, of bankers control of banking legislation. For this reason Johnson of Henton. who wants the Senate chairmanship, may not get the place. Clemens on Insurance Committee. Formerly the committee on Insurance was the same as that on banking. In the session of 1!07 insurance was put ofT by itself and a separate committee created for it. In the House It Is well understood that Clemens, of Multnomah, will be chairman of the Insurance committee. In the Senate, Albee. of Multnomah, would have been a probable appointee but for his opposition to Bowerman's organiza tion. This Is a chairmanship of con siderable Importance and it will pro bably be given to a Bowerman sup porter. For commerce and navigation !n the Senate. Chase, of Coos, may be named chairman on account of Coos County navigation Interests which are seeking aid from the state and the National Government. In the House. Mariner, of Sherman, is expected to be the chair man of the committee on commerce. Irrigation will be a big subject In this Legislature largely on account of ex pected bills for the control of unappro priated waters. As Eastern Oregon is most vitally Interested In such legisla tion. It is expected that the chairman ship In each house will go to that part of the state, especially on account of Kastern Oregon's almost united support of Bowerman and McArthur. Merry man, of Klamath, is likely to head this committee In the Senate. In the House. McKinney. of Baker, or Mahoney. of Morrow. Is promising material; also Brattaln. of Lake. On account of the evident desire of McArthur to make a good place for McKinney. the Baker man may secure this place. Fisheries Committee Opens. Fisheries will be a lively subject of legislation at this session and there is considerable speculation as to who will be the ehalrmen. of these committers. In the House, Farrell. of Multnomah, on M1THUR account of his fisheries connections and his support of the McArthur organization is a probable appointee for chairman. In the Senate. Schollield. of Clatsop, is in line and the only doubt as to his secur ing this place is the certainty in the resultant antagonisms on the upper river. Scholflcld representing the lower river. 1'pper river interests will certainly resist Scholflcld'" appointment and will con sent to it only on condition that the committee shall be packed against him. Slnnott. of Wasco, comes from the upper river and would probably be preferred by the upper river. For the House committee on agricul ture. Hawley. of Polk, Is the most prom ising candidate for cnalrman. Others spoken of for this place are: ITeek.- of Washington; Mann, of Umatilla; and Mc Kinney. of Baker. In the Senate, Par rish. of Grant, a retired lawyer, may re ceive the appointment. This Is rather a hard chairmanship to give out as there are no farmers In the Senate. Should Parrish be singled out for this honor, he will undoubtedly receive Important other places in keeping with .his deserts as a member of the Bowerman organization. Representative Eaton, of Lane, is a promising candidate for chairman of the House committee on education. The dis position of this chairmanship in the Senate Is uncertain as yet. On account of Johnson's residence In Corvallls. borne of the State Agricultural College, he Is talked of for this place. Cole on Pharmacy Committee. Dr. Cole, of Umatilla, is likely to be chosen to head the Senate committee on medicine and pharmacy. In the House this chairmanship may go to Dr. Bel knap. Others mentioned for the House chairmanship are Dr. Hlnes. of Wash ington; Bones, of Tamhlll and Apple gate, of Douglas. For the chairmanship an mines. Muncy. For the chairmanship on mines, Muncy. account of his mining connections at home. McKinney. of Baker, a big min ing county. Is another prominent can didate. . VETOES COME BEFOHEVOTE I.KGlSIiATCRE WILTi COXSIPER THEM BEFORE ELECTION. General Belief Is Chamberlain Will Be Sustained 'o Influence on Senatorial Vote. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) Whether to put off consideration of Chamberlain's last session vetoes until after the Senatorial election was the subject of sharp debate In the House this afternoon between Democrats and the Statement One Republicans on one side and their opponents on the other. Including some members of the State ment camp. By a vote of SS to 21 the House rejected the plan to defer the vetoes until Wednesday. January 2 and then fixed next Monday at 2 P. M. as the time for their disposition. The Senate appointed the same hour of that day to consider the votes on Its side. The manifest purpose of Chamber Iain's friends was to put ofT the vetoes until such time as they could not com plicate the Senatorial election. Al though complications are not expecteil. his friends wished to take all possible precautions. That the vetoes will be sustained is altogether probable, for the reasons that none-of them present real live Issues for dispute between the Executive and the Legislature and Chamberlain's opponents can hardly expect, in the make-up of this Legisla ture, to muster a two-thirds vote against them. . i -1 . ,ka i-.,tnn. T-nre y (v n 1 v rl In the House from the Secretary of State's 1 office this afternoon, Orton or Multno mah. Statement Republican, promptly moved to make them a special order for Wednesday. January 20. Brady, representing the other wing of the Multnomah delegation, although he Is himself a Statement Republican, moved to amend by designating 2 P. M. Mon dav. After a sharp debate the amend ment prevailed by a vote of 36 to 21. In this vote the Statement members of the Multnomah delegation were di vided. The amended motion was then adopted without opposition. In seeking to have the vetoed bills set for January 20. Orton was sup ported by Jaeger, Brandon and Davis. Those arguing In favor of the Brady amendment were: Bean. McDonald. McCue. Jones of Polk. Beals. Bone br.ike, Hughes. Brattaln, Mahoney, Hawley and Greer. In the House there are nine of these bills to be considered. They were passed bv the 1907 session, but did not meet with the Governor's approval. They were as follows: H B. 13. Jackf.n Closes season for sal mon on t'mpnua River. II. B. 40. Revision of lawi committee Relating- to redemption of property from at on ex.'utln. 11. H. H"7. Heverlrtge Providing for reg istration of electors othor than at the County Cletk's off!-, by deputies from that office. H. B. 2-45. Chapin Requiring; ptrtnernhlps to reveal the true names aud Interests of rartnrrs. . 11. It. 2.".4. Davey Placing State muter on flat salary. . . H. H -!''). Belknaj; Creating First Cen tral Ore-run AKrlrultural Society. 11 H. ::ti7. l'rkln !teniotnK protection from certain birds particularly destructive to orchanls. . II. H. Committee on Game Amend- Ins law for protection of elk. If. I!. Ways and means committee Maklne appropriation for purchase of land by state at ChampoeK. The vetoed Senate bills are as fol lows: p p. 2.1. Hart To license pedrllars. 8 B. IS. Beach To provide for the use of votlnc machines. $ H. l."!. Jm1i-:larr committee Tc- make salaries of public officers subject to garn ishment. - S. B. lil. Johnson To regulate the sals of concentrated stock foods. P B. 77. Hodson . Permitting reclamation companies operating under Carey Act to sell s!'b. 1!6. Johnson Creating Eastern Ore son Aerlcnltural Societies. a H 02. Smith, of Umatilla Amending act creating Third Eastern Oregon Agri cultural Society. H. B. Wt. McDonald Creating First East ern Oregon Agricultural Society. S. B. Bowerman Creating Seventh Eastern Oregon Agricultural Society. 9. B. 91. Johnson lTovidmg for perman ent improvement of highways. S. B. 227. Hodson Clerk of Columbia County to appoint .special deputies. P B. 1C I-rfiujrhnry Appropriation bill for Monmouth Normal. CLKIIKS CHOSEN" FOR SOLOXS Many Fair Maids Among: Assistants Provided for Lawmakers. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 12. Speclal.) Camp bell, of Clackamas, chairman of the com mittee on clerk hire, today reported the selection of clerical assistance allowed the House by law. The apportionment gives the House ten expert stenographers, four chief clerks, four expert typewriters and 19 common clerks. The selection of these clerks was approved by the House as follows: Expert stenographers Benton Bowman, Nettle Miller, Pearl McGregor, Leah Miller, Anna O'Brien, Cora Jagger, Xean West, K. Gertrude Bashor, Mary Payne, Gertrude Harwood. Chief Clerks Glenn Holman, C. W. Wilson, Arthur Hughes, James Hemen way. Expert typewriters Effle Leedy. L. Dorothy, Vade Elliott, Cora Grennlnger. Common clerks Carl Percival. J. D. Woodman, Frank Hlnman, Myrtle Ma hone, James Stltt. Kathlene Orton, Neva G. Watson. J. L. Jones. Theresa Gramme, Ethel Burkholder, Florence McAllister, Annie Solomon. Mable Hoss, Gussies Humphrey. William Grlsenthwaite. Mi rinda Frame, Bessie A. Schultz, Rome Gouiey, J. C Lewis NEW BILLS ABE HEAD Many Measures Presented by Legislators. REGULATE AUTO DRIVERS Measure Would Limit Speed Both on Country Roads and in Towns. Proposed to Appoint Senators to Revise Journal Dally. SALEM, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) In or der to provide arguments for and against referendum measures, a bill has been Introduce by Representative Jones, of Clackamas. When thj Legislature orders the referendum the President of the Sen ate shall appoint one Senator and the Speaker two Representatives to act as a committee to prepare an argument for the bill. A similar committee le to pre pare a contrary argument. These two arguments are to be printed and bound with the referendum measure at the ex pense of the state. A sharp-toothed eight-hour employment bill comes from Clackamas County. In troduced by Representative Campbell. It provides all "manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile or other Institutions, which actively continue the business In which they are engaged! for 24 hours during any calendar day. to cause employes to work more than eight hours a day. except In emergency. In that event they are to pay one and one-half times the usual wage. ' Regulate Auto Drivers. From Clackamas has come a bill aimed at autos. It ordains that auto drivers must exercise every reasonable precau tion to prevent frightening of horses. They must stop their autos when they see a horse frightened until the danger shall cease. The bill limits auto speed In towns to eight miles an hour, or when approaching a horse, and limits to 20 miles an hour the speed on country roads. On crossings In towns the speed must not exceed four miles an hour. The punishments are to be fines of be tween mo and J100: Imprisonment of be tween 25 and 60 days or both fine and imprisonment. Assault With AVeapons. Assault witha dangerous weapon with Intent to kill or wound and to rob or steal, is to be punished by life Im prisonment by a bill Introduced by Rep resentative Dimick, of Clackamas. Such assault, without a dangerous weapon, la to be punished by Imprisonment of be tween & and 15 years. Extension of the one Regents' Board of the Normal Schools to ie State Uni versity and the Agricultural College. Is the purpose of a bill by Representative Libby, of Marion. The regents Are to be five in number, appointed by the Governor, on or before the first Monday of June. 190. Representative Jones, of Douglas, has presented a bill to move the Ashland Normal to Drain and to abolish thy Monmouth Normal. Bank guarantee appeared in the House today In Representative Orton's bill pat terned after the Oklahoma law. Complete Journal Daily. n.ai-h lias Introduced a resolut- tlon for the appointment of a committee of three Senators to revise the Senate Journal dally. The purpose to to avoid employment of clerks for 20 to 30 days after the session to "correct the Jour nals." This latter practice has prevailed In the past, and though a great many f .miliar with legislative methods have deemed it neceesary, no such reform move has yet been made In the House. The Semite sits for three or four hours a day aud a considerable part of this time is taken up with debate, which does not go Into the Journals, The clerks are required by law to work eight hours a day. The Senate slta three to five days a week, while the clerks draw pay for seven days a week. Nearly all the mat ter that goes into the Journal Is In the shape of printed forms, which are filled in by the clerks, so that the clerks write but a very small part of the Journals. This being true. It Is thought by many that the Senate Journal ehould be com plete every night, 60 that a committee of Senators could look It over and ap prove it. But though the clerks have eight hours In which to make up a formal record of the proceedings of a three or four-hour session. It has been the practice In the past to allow the clerks four hours a day overtime. One plan that has been proposed Is that an official stenographer be employed to take shorthand notes of the proceed ings and check up the record of the clerks every night, thus making the Jour nal complete every day. IIOrSK STILL- IXQCISITIVK Kesolutlons Introduced to Investl Bate Home and Fair Funds. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) No other minister having reported for the Bervlpe. the session of the House this morning was opened with prayer by Representative Bonebrake. of Benton. The recommendation of the special committee on rules that the House committee on resolutions be made a standing committee, thereby avoiding the strife for control of that committee at the opening of every legislative ses sion, was rejected. Buchanan, chair man of the committee on rules, spoke for the resolution, but Campbell. Mc Cue, Orton and Jones of Douglas de fended the present method of proced ure, which was continued by the elim ination of that recommendation from the committee's report. Two minor changes In the rules of the 1907 esslon, recommended by the special committee, were approved by the House. One provides that the mem bers of the House committee. on ways and means be Increased from five to seven. The other waB that there be two committees of five each on Insur ance and banking. Resolutions providing for two addi tional joint Investigating committees were presented this morning. Buchan an proposed a committee of five to In vestigate the management of the Ore gon Soldiers' Home. Mah one's resolu tion called for a committee of five to investigate the books and records of the Oregon Commission to the Alaska-Tukon-Paclflc Exposition. Both reso lutions provide for the employment of all necessary clerical assistance. They were referred .to the committee on resolutions. Visitors at State House. SALEM. Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) Among the well-known figures In the lobby today were: George L. Baker, the Portland theater man; H. D. Wag non, famous slngle-taxer, from the same city; Eugene Palmer, of Albany, a high officer of the State Grange; George S. Shepherd, ex-member of the Portland Council: Ferdinand E. Reed, who Is said to be armed with several reform measures. Mr. Baker received the courtesies of the House on motion of Campbell of Clackamas. He was the first to be so honored at this session. - 1 The Rummage Sale Continues to Offer Liberal Values in Every Department A sale event without a parallel-suggesting and offering the opportunity for bWff e" pendable furnishings for every part of the house-odds and ends from stocofHe0dnenp sample articles, discontinued patterns, broken suites, etc. The furnishings of the Hotel LenoxJ together with the carpet stock recently damaged by the bursting of the automatic fire-extinguishmg system on our sixth floor, is included in this value-giving sale. These Represent But a $5.00 Pedestal, in golden oak, for $2.00 $6.73 Mission Plnte Rack for $2.95 Reed Arm Rocker for S2.50 .Bedroom Chair, in birdseye maple, for $3.95 $10.75 set of Antique Andirons for $6.50 $15.50 Mission Wall Cabinet for $6.90 Bedroom Chair, in Circassian walnut, for $7.50 $14.50 set of Antique Andirons for $8.50 Mahogany Arm Chair with rush seat, for . $10.00 $18 Book or Magazine Rack, in mahogany .finish. .$10.75 $20.00 Tea Table, in mahogany, for $11.50 Desk Table, in golden oak, for $11.50 $14.00 Center Table, in golden oak, for $11.95 $25.00 finely carved Mahogany Pedestal for. . .! . .$13.50 $26.00 Colonial Tea Table, in mahogany, for. ... .$14.25 $32.50 Mahogany Cabinet, for cylinder records, for $15 $34 Colonial Tea Table, with tray top, mahogany. $16 $31 Library Table, in golden oak, for $17 rslr in the fumed oak. for $19. $45.00 Mahogany Sideboard for $19. RUMMAGE SALE of ODDS and ENDS in LACE CURTAINS MANY BILLS INTRODUCED LAWMAKERS AT SALEM LOSE XO TIME WITH APPROPRIATIONS. List Presented Includes More Money for A.-Y.-P. Fair and Fund for Auditor's Office. an. Or Jan. 12.(Srecial.) Several hin noiflmr a nnronriatlons from the State Treasury were indued In the first In stallment of bills presented in uiu nuut today. Jaeger, of Multnomah, presented a bill calling for an additional appropria tion of JoO.OOO for the Oregon Conimis- ion to the AiasKa-iunon-ratnn; c- sitlon. The extra sum, It Is represented, will bo necessary to complete the col lection and introduction vi bujiu."'w xhiblt from this state ana ior enienaiu- ing purposes at the Seattle Exposition. Coslderatlon of this bill undouDieniy 111 be deferred until the committee, au thorized by pending resolution In the House, shall have compieiea us investi gation of the work of the Commission and- the measure of care It has exercised in the expenditure of the people's money. While this committee has not been au thorized, there Is considerable demand among the members of the Legislature .V. an lnv.etlirntinn hft mOdC Paf- , tlrularly in view of the fact that ad- uilionai iunns are uihb -dv"-v-" Another bill, carrying an appropria tion, is that of Jones, of Polk. It pro vides for the payment of $100,000 among the veterans of the Indian wars of 1856- in settlement of their claims for the use of their horses and for such other ani mals as were either disabled or lost alto gether during that period of warfare. These veterans already have been com pensated by the state for their parsoial services and the payment of their pend ing claim was Included among the rec ommendations of Governor Chamber lain In his bi-ennial message read to the Iytfislature today. T third appropriation bill appeared in the House today, for J75.O0O to extend the Portage Railway from Big Eddy to The Dalles. A similar bill was defeated In the preceding Legislature. An appropriation of $4000 for purchase of a burial ground in Portland In River view Cemetery for soldiers and marines who served between April 23, 1898 and July 4, 1902. is the purpose of a bill of Representative Mabore, of Multnomah. Creation of the office of State Auditor, salary $6000 a year plus a $2400 deputy ami "as many other deputies, clerks and stenographers as the Governor, Attorney General and the said State Auditor or a majority of them may determine, is the purpose of a bill introduced by Represen tative Davis, of Multnomah. Frank S. Fields. County Clerk of Multnomah, is an aspirant for this position. The Aud itor Is to supercise the accounts of state and county officers and of the officers of states institutions. SO BILLS APPEAR IX nOUSE One Carries $100,000 Appropria tion, Another $50,000. SALEM, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) The following bills were introduced In the House this morning: 11. B. 1 Jones (Clackamas) Providing for form of printing Initiative amend ments to constitution and statutes, and for appending- arguments to referendum measures In elections. H. B. 2 Jones (Clackamas) Providing for election of road supervisors in elec tion precincts outside of Incorporated cities. Supervisors are now appointed by County Courts. H. B. 3 Jones (Clackamas) regulating sale of estrays. H. B. 4 By Clackamas County dele gationFor uniform eight-hour work day In manufacturing, mechanical, mer cantile and other Institutions, ana pro viding time and a half compensation for excess hours in emergency. H. B. & Dlmlck Regulating speed and use of automobiles and increasing fine from $20 to $100. H. B. 6 Dlmlck Making assault with a dangerous weapon punlshabha by life imprisonment and highway robbery punishable by imprisonment between five and 15 years. H. B. 7 Dlmlck Regulating filing of claims against estates and requiring them to be tiled withlng six months from i the date of advertised notice. H. B. 8 Dlmlck Closed season for pheasants and grouse between October 1, 1909 and October 1, 1913. H B. 8 Jones (Polk) Appropriating $100,080 for volunteers engaged In Indian wars of 1865-6. H. B. 10 Llbby One board of regents for University of Oregon, State Agricul tural College and Normal Schools. H. B. 11. Umatilla and Morrow Coun ty delegations Appropriating $3000 an nually for maintenance of a Government agricultural experiment station In East ern Oregon. H. B. 12 Mahone Repealing compul 75 50 50 50 TULL . COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHERS sory pilotage on Columbia and Willam ette Rivers. H. B. 13 Mahone Authorizing Clerk of Justice Court in Portland to appoint three additional deputies. H. B. 14 Mahone Increasing number of deputies and salaries in office of Dis trict Attorney Cameron, Multnomah County. II. B. 15 Mahone Raising salary of Chief Deputv to District Attorney in Multnomah County to $3000 a year and of each other deputy to $2000, and In creasing deputies to five. H. B. 16 Mahone Registration of vot ers by card system. H. B. 17 Mahone Requiring persons who solemnize marriages to file with County Clerk their authority bo to of ficiate and providing Index of marriages. H. B. 18 Mahone (by request) Pro hibiting advertising for treatment and cure of Incurable diseases. H B 19 Mahone Providing manner of recording plats of towns and addi tions and prescribing fees. jj B 20 Mahone Amending election law, bv providing Inspectors to visit elec tion booths and Instruct election Judges of the law. H. B. 21 Bean Prohibiting sports on Decoration Day. H. B. 22--Barrett Appropriating $i5, 000 for extension of Portage .Railway. H. B. 23 Jaeger Additional appropria tion of $50,000 for the Oregon Commis sion to the Alaska-Yukon-Pac.flc Expo sition. , . H. B. 24 Purdln Increasing salary of County Judge of Jackson County to ouu per annum. it tj ok Ti.a n T.ecallzlng written agreements that authorize an agent to sell or purchase real esiam. H. B. 26 Jones (Douglas) Abolishing Ashland and Monmouth Normal Schools and maintaining Drain and Weston. H. B. 27 Miller Requiring plaintiffs n io hnnH for costs In civil suits brought in a county of which the defend ant is a non-resident. H. B. 28 Bean Providing for Incor poratlon of ports under Initiative as mu H. B. 29 Orton Providing for bank guaranty and Increasing powers of state bank examiner ana nis aepuues. u W nn Davis Creatine office ' of State Auditor at $6000 per annum and providing for a uniform system m rauiu keeping In the dinerem couuura. MANX JTEW BILLS BROtGHT UP Senate Gets Eighteen Measures of Varying Importance. SALEM, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) Bills were introduced In the Senate today as follows: S. B. 1, Smith, of Umatilla, for the lo cation nf artesian wells by county courts. S. B. 2, Cuase, for Incorporation of sea ports under the Initiative. S. B. 3, Johnson, for permanent im nrovement of highways. . S. B. 4. Bailey, to amend section 1S5 of the Code, relating to default Judg ments. S. B. 5. Bingham, by request, to amend the law regulating the deposit or state funds so as to Include school funds. S.,B. 6, Oliver, to set off one Judgment against another. S. B. 7, Oliver, to amend section 2248, prescribing procedure on appeal from Jus tice's Court. S. B. 8, Coffey, to Increase the annual appropriation of the State Board of Health to $10,000. S. Bv 9, Schollield, providing that the cost of repairing dykes shall be levied upon property benefitted thereby. S. B. 10, Schollield, fixing salaries of Justices of the Peace In Seaside. S. B. 11, Hedges, to amend section 2168, giving the state a lien upon the property of criminals for the Judgment entered against -them. , , S. B. 12, Hedges, to provide that a Judg ment creditor may renew his Judgment every ten years until satisfied. S. B. 13, Nottingham, to provide for the registration of voters who are tempor arily out of the state. S. B. 14, Beach, requiring telephone and telegraph companies to guarantee the time within which they will deliver mes ages within the state. S. B. 15. Beach, to amend the law re lating to bank deposits upon which there has been no draft for seven years, so as to escheat such deposits, but peijnltting the depositors to draw the money pending escheat -proceedings. 9. B. 16, Kellaher, to provide tuat all hotels and lodging-houses more than one story high shall have at least one Iron fire escape and a rope tire escape. S. B. 1", Kellaher, to provide that all lnterurban transportation companies shall provide all passenger cars with toilet rooms, running water and towels. S. Bv 18, Kellaher, to require that all hotels ana lodging-houses shall provide their beds with sheets not less than nine feet long. BILL TO RAISE SALARIES Advance Proposed for Multnomah Deputies in Attorney' Office.' Big Increase of salaries in the offi cers of Multnomah County's District Few of the Many Bargains $55.00 Mahogany Sewing Table for $22.50 $45.00 Large Hall Rack, in golden oak, for $27.50 $68.00 large Bookcase, in the fumed oak, with copper trimmings, for $32.50 $72.00 Mahogany Buffet for $39.75 $96.00 large Bookcase, in finest quartered golden oak, for . .. . $39. 73 $125.00 Large Bookcase, in solid mahogany, for.. $49.50 $135.00 large- Mission Davenport, in the fumed oak, up holstered in Spanish leather, with loose leather cushions, for $64.75 Water-Damaged Rogs Velvet Rugs, 27 inches by 54 inches, for $1.25 Fiber Rugs, in several of the smaller sizes, 75 to $2.75 Bodv Brussels Rugs, 4 ft. 6 in. by 7 ft. 6. in., for. .$13.75 Roval Wilton Rugs, 4 ft. 6 in. by 7 ft. 6 in., for. .$15.00 Wilton Rugs, 6 feet by 9 feet, for $19.00 Anglo-Persian Rugs, 6 feet by 9 feet, for $20.00 Attorney and Portland's Justice Court, Is the purpose of bills Introduced by Representative Mahone. The pay of Chief Deputy District Attorney Fitz gerald 13 to be raised from $1800 to $3000; of Deputy Vreeland, from $1800 to $2000: of Deputy Page, from $1200 to $2000; of Deputy Hennessy, from $1200 to $2000. The offices of two more deputies are to be created each at $2000. In the Portland Justice Court the salary of the chief clerk is to bo raised from $1200 to $1SOO; of the deputy clerk, from $960 to $1320. Two more deputy clerks, now paid by the County Court, are to be authorized, one at $1080 a year, the" other at $1000. The tenure of the two Justlcos is to be lengthened fwom two years to four, and the' Justices are to be authorized to retain marriage fees. GOVERNOR READS MESSAGE House and Senate Listen 90 Min utes to Chamherlaln's Paper. SALEM, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) Mem bers of both branches of the Oregon Leg islature assembled In Joint convention In the House chamber at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon and heard Governor Chamber lain read his biennial message, includ ing recommeqdations to the lawmakers as to legislation. President Bowerman, of the Senate, presided and the conven tion was attended by a great many peo ple from different parts of the state. When the two houses had assembled, a committee, consisting of Senators F. J. Miller, of Linn, and Caldwell, of Tamhlll, - and Representatives Corrlgan. of Yamhill: Beals. of Tillamook, and When shown positive and reliable proof that a certain remedy had cured numerous cases of female ills, wouldn't any sensible woman conclude that the same remedy would also benefit her if suffering with the same trouble ? Here are two letters which prove the efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Red Banks, Miss. "Words are Inadequate to express what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for me. I suffered from a female disease and weakness which the doc tors said was caused by a fibroid tumor, and I commenced to -think there was no help for me. ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made me a well woman after all other, means had failed. My friends are all asking: what has helped me so much, and I gladly recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound. Mrs. Willie Edwards. Hampstead, Maryland. - Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I was weak and nervous, and could not be on my feet half a day without suffering. The doctors told me I never would be well without an operation, but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done more for me than all the doctors, and I hope this valuable medicine may come into the hands of many more suffering women." Mrs. Joseph II. Dandy. We will pay a handsome reward to any person who will prove to us that these letters are not genuine and truthful or that either of these women were paid in any way for their testimonials, or that the letters are published without their permission, or that the original letter from each did not come to us entirely unsolicited. What more proof can any one ask ? For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. No sick woman does justice to herself who will not try this famous medicine. Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and has thousands of cures to its credit, pvr" Mrs. Pinkhara invites all sick women Le to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health free of charge. Address Sirs. Plnkham, Lynn, Mass. IRON BEDS . CHIFFONIERS DRESSERS Brooke, of Malheur, was appointed to escort the Governor to the assembly hall. A similar committee was appointed to Invite and escort to tho House chamber the state officers and the members of the State Supreme Court. This committee consisted of Senators M. A. Miller, of Linn, and Cole, of Umatilla; Representa tives McKinney, of Baker; Rush, of Wal lowa, and Buchanan, of JJouglas. The reading of the Governor's message occupied V0 minutes. Resolutions in Senate. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 12.-(Speclal.)-S. J. R. 2, Hedges, amending the constitution by increasing the Supreme Court to flv Judges after January 1, 1911, and authoriz ing the Legislature to further increase the number of Judges when deemed ad visable, was referred to the committee on resolutions. Copies of resolutions adoptr-d by the Legislatures of Wisconsin, Illinois, Louisi ana and Montana, favoring a constitu tional amendment for election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, were received and referred to the committee on resolutions. S. R. 26, Coffey, asking the Mayor and City Council of Philadelphia to permit the Liberty Bell to come to Oregon, re ferred. S. J. R. by Coffey, amending the con stitution by permitting five-sixths of a Jury to find a verdict and providing for trial by a Jury of eix in minor criminal cases. S. C. R. 12, Bailey, that In the pur chase of public supplies Oregon products be given the preference and that all pur chases be In pursuance of bids. Trains from Moimw travel 4326 mtls be fore th-py ovto-r t'tilnew territory. r5i