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0 TITE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1909. STATEMENT ONE BE Bill Introduced Makes Any Pre-EIection Pledge a Misdemeanor. EXPECT FAVORABLE ACTION "Governor Chamberlain's Veto I. the Only Menace Seen to Measure J Introduced by Brooke '. and Bean. STATF1 CAPITOL Salem. Jan. 22. (Spe- c il. 1 There Is a possibility that n amendment annulling tl.e Statement No. 1 feature of the direct primary law will II considered favorably by both bouse of the) Legislature at the present session. .Such a biU was Introduced In tlie House -this iwk by R.-pres-ntatlves Bean, of ;lanc. and Brooke, of Malheur. Jointly. It ills measure makes It a misdemeanor for any candidate for office to make any such Dre-electlon pledge. n the bill was presented. Jones, of riAmcUs. scented Its purpose and. address- -ifi? the presiding officer, announced that 'he undorstood that the bill had been of- .f'red as a practical Joke, and for that reason he moved that its further consid eration be postponed Indefinitely. The ni.jtiun was ruled out of order by Speaker ,M Arthur, who apprised the gentleman from Douglas that he . would have the privilege of renewing his motion when the jn-asure had been reported back from the committee to which it might be referred "Jjring its legislative course. ,' Bill Is Anti-Statement. This bill In Its provisions Is decidedly .anti-Statement. It makes It a mlsde-in.-anor for any candidate for any office to make any pledge wliich Is contrary to the Constitution of the United States, or of the tate of Oregon, or In violation of the oath of office to support the con stitution, or any agreement not to per form a duty imposed by the constitution. There Is a strong sentiment among the members of the House for the passage of such an amendment to the direct pri mary law. In a way. that sentiment found expression one day last week among the House members through the adoption of a resolution Introduced by Buchanan. anti-Statement member from Douglas and Jackson, providing that all bills introduced In either house at this sisslon be provided with two enacting clauses "Be It enacted toy the Legisla tive Assembly of the State of Oregon." and "Also so be It enacted by the people of the State of Oregon." Assails Existing Law. Directly, this resolution assailed the constitutionality of the existing primary law. which Is pending before the I'nlted States Supreme Oourt. Granting that the direct primary law Is sound, there would be no need for the two clauses, but Buchanan Insisted that since a general Impression prevailed among many promi-ii-T.t lawyers that the law was not con stitutional. It devolved on the members of the Legislature to throw about all bills Introduced at this session a safeguard that would Insure the legality of all such measures enacted at this session, regard less of what the Supreme Court decision might be. This view of the situation was accepted, and the B'letianan resolution was Indorsed with only a few dissenting votes. Veto Only Obstacle. If this Mil passes the House, Its chances In the Senate are considered equally good. The only stumbling block In sight Is the practical certainty of Its veto by Gov ernor Chamberlain, who owes his election as Senator to the enforcement of State ment One pledges. Naturally It is to be expected that he will look with disfavor on any attempt to annul the very system that brought, aoout his own election. But the Republican members of the legislature who are demanding the re peal of Statement One say they will not permit themselves to bj discouraged In their efforts by reason of the probable veto of their bill by the Governor. They are now looking for an opportunity by which they may entirely avoid compro mising themselves as they did last Spring, when they subscribed to an agreement the self-same Statement One which forced tem as Republican members of a Republican legislature to support and vote for a Democrat for United States Senator. VI sn LAWS TO BE TINKERED Oregon and Washington Committee Meet in Joint Session Jan. 30. STATE CAPITOL Salem. Jan. 22. (Special.) Oregon's Joint fisheries com mittee has decided to meet with a like committee from the Washington Legisla ture at Seattle, Saturday, January 3, and at that time decide on uniform fish legislation that will be proposed for en actment by the two Legislatures for the regulation of the Columbia River fishing Industry. The members of the Joint com mittee from this state today held a meet ing and organized by electing. Senator Bingham chairman and Representative ilcCue secretary. It was decided to hold an open meeting In room 3 at the Capi tol building next Wednesday niuht. when those Interested In proposed legislation on the subject of fisherita will be given a tearing. . President Bowerman this morning ap pointed Senators Bingham. Schollleld. Norton and Sinnott on the Joint commit tee to meet with a similar committee from the state of Washington to confer upon the subject of fishery legislation. MEW BILLS STILL COMING tight Measures Introduced in House at Yesterday's Session. . STATE CAPITOL Salem. Jan. 22. (Special.) Bills were Introduced In the House todny as follows: - H B. 3 5o. Eastern Orecon delegation $t..V scalp bounty on royotes. half to be paM by state an-J half bv countr ' H. B. 131. Lav1 Prohibiting shipment of liquor Into dry territory. H. B. iyi, Mariner Amending Railroad Commission law as to bond on review and providing circuit Court mav suspend or stay order of commission pending review. H. K. l;.".. Dod'ls Authorizing Railroad Commission to exempt carrier from furnish ing list of trip parses for persons regularly in employ. H B. 134, Altman Union high school dis tricts. H. B 133. Ponds Authorizing Railroad Commission and its employes. In discharge of their datles, to ride on any freight train or car. on payment of lawful fare. H. B. 130. Pavui Limiting legal rate of lr.teret to 1 ier cent and allowing 8 per cert: on conTA'-ts. If. 13. 15 7. Irrigation committee Irriga tion code. La Follette Congratulates. STATE CAPITOL, SVilem. Jan. 22. (f"pecial.) Governor Chamberlain today received the following from Senator R. M. La Fbllette. of "Wisconsin: "I con gratulate you and the cause of popular government on your election In con formity with the letter and spirit of the Oregon primary law." ANNULED j FOUR BILLS PUSS Foreign Registration Bill Adopted in Senate. FIRE ESCAPE BILL GOES Kcllaher's Nine-Foot Sheet Bill Is Given Senate's Approval and Bill . to Raise Salary or Circuit Judge of Baker Passes. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Jan. 22. I (Special.) There was a tight in the Sen- i ate this morning over the passage of senator Nottingham s bill. Senate bill 13, permitting citizens of the state to regis- : ter while temporarily out of the state. Senator Bailey opposed the bill because It was general in Its terms and would open the way for frauds similar to those j which have been common In some places . !n the use of "Blank A" in registering , voters on election day. i The bill was Introduced In order tlfat ' members of Congress who must register before they can become candidates for ; renomlnation. may register withoti re- j turning to tne state, rainey sain ne ia- j vored this purpose, but thought the bill I should be bo drawn that it would not permit general registration oumiae tne state. i Smith of Marlon pointed out that reg- ! istratlon such as proposed must take I place some time before election, while the fraudulent use of blank A occurred only on election day. Since the proposed registration must take place long enough before election to make discovery of fraud almost certain the bill would not open the way for fraud. The Senate took this view and passed the bill by a large majority. Flro Escape Bill Passes. Senator Kellnher's fire-escape bill, ap plying to all hotels and lodging-houses, passed the Senate today. It requires that all hotels of more than one story In height be provided with ropo securely anchored near a window, and that the rone be knotted every 12 Inches. This will provide means by which lodgers may escape In case of fire. Buildings of more than one story must have Iron fire escapes. Senator Hart's bill providing for an Additional salary of tlOOO a year for the Circuit Judge In Baker County passed the Senate this morning after an extend ed discussion, in which some opposition i developed. Hart explained that his bill , was local, because It provided that the i additional salary was to be paid by the I county, while the regular salary' of $3000 from the state remained unchanged. He asserted that the present Circuit Judge i had to sacrifice 1500 to $2000 a year of ' his income In order to accept fhe Judge- ship, and he thought this should not be tipaiw. n ueun.u be large enough to attract the best law yers to the bench. flt-ST- TXTfn ' thf. wLTIocaf SrerVouIdTet a precedent and the Legislature would , the first measure treating with he lo be asked to pa similar bills for each eal r,tlon 5"?tlon 1 ,at haf ,m?de, Uf .aP" distrlct In the state. pearance at this session and It Is decisive Smith of Marlon said that the Judges ln t,h,a intfre.Bi of U'f te"Wnce peo !n the Third Judicial District were as P!e- although the anti-saloon interests, able as any in the state, and that they 1 Por to the convening of the Legislature, were not complaining of the lnsufffclencv announced that they were satisfied with of the $3000 salary. Selling, Hedges, and statutes as they existed respecting others spoke ln favor of the bill and it tho liqur traffic and intended to present fio.iiv nn-ssed with few negative votes, no measures that would further restrict i hiii i nendlnsr In the House to Ineresno the salaries of all Circuit Judges from J3000 to W0CO, the entire salary to be ptWd by the state. Sheet Bill Is Passed. The nine-foot bed sheet bill. Introduced by Kellaher, of Multnomah, passed the Senate this morning. The bill was treated as a Joke by some, but most of those who discussed It treated it seriously, argu ing that long sheeto were necessary for the protection of the health of the travel ing public It wag explained that hotels and lodging-houses seldom washed their blankets and comforters, so that if the patron was to be protected from infec tious diseases the sheets must be loruc enough to fold down over the covers at the top. Senator Johnson wanted to amend the bill by requiring that the OH WHERE, OH WHERE, IS THAT LITTLE ,vn sheets be clean, but this was not In serted. The bill passed by a vote of 22 to 6. two absent. Suspected Bill Pulled Back. Because the Senate could not fully un derstand the purpose and effect of Senate Bill 6, by Oliver, the bill was reconsidered this afternoon after it had been passed and sent to the House. The bill provides that one Judgment may be set off against another, regardless of the court in which the Judgment was rendered. The bill waa favorably reported by the committee on revlelon of laws and was passed without question but some 'Senator conceived the idea that the bill might affect the settle ment of the affairs of the defunct La Grande bank and asked the committee whether this was the case. The commit tee did not know and admitted that the full effect of the measure waa not defi nitely understood. To Divide Court's Work. To separate the Probate Court from the County Commissioners' Court in Multno mah County and require the County Judge to give his attention exclusively to county ! business. Is the purpose of a bill Intro- i duced by Senator Kellaher today. The I bill provides for the temporary appoint ment of a new County Commissioner by the Governor, the office to be filled by election in 1910. The bill requires the County Judge to hold daily sessions of the County Court U months In the year and forbids him to engage in private prac tice. Board of Pardons Proposed. Senator Mullt has introduced a bill pro viding for the creation of a Board of Par dons, to consist of three members ap pointed by tho Governor. This board. If the bill should become a law, will have control of the issuance of pardons and commutations, th granting of paroles. etc Statesman -Milt Scores, An eloquent plea from Senator M. A. Miller, of Linn, secured the passage of a bill today by the Senate appropriating J1150 a year for the aid of the Linn County Fair AseoelatKm. Some opposition to the bill appeared, but when Miller reminded the Senate that Linn County had paid $70O.O"9 in state taxes In the past IS years and received but J1G00 in appropriations, the opposition yielded. New Bills in Senate. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 22. (Special.) Bills were Introduced In the Senate today as follows: ' 8 B.' 103. Albee Person with no visible means of living, or who refuse work offered, and other idle and dissolute persona, to be Dunlshed as vagrants. S. H. 100. Abraham To fix the salary of the S-.ata Librarian at flSOO and prescribe his duties. S. B 107. Coffoy Substitute for S. B. 103. streetcar companies to provide seat for motormen. 8. B. 10S. Kellaher To create a separate Board of county Commissioners for Mult' nomah County. 8. B. lt'f. Schoneld To appropriate $15,000 for a central hatchery on a tributary of the Columbia Hlver. S. B. 110. Mullt To create a Board of Pardons, composed, of three persons ap- pointea oy m governor. TO KEEP DRY COOTIES DRY Bill Introduced to Prohibit Impor tation of Liquor. STATE CAPITOL Salem. Jan. (Special.) Importation of liquor Into dry no'ducd-in'TheHorday0 X?S the saloon business in the state. The Davis bill proposes to prohibit "ihe transportation or shipment of intoxicat ing liquors into any county or precinct of the state while the sale of such In toxicating liquors Is prohibited ln any such county or precinct. The provisions of the act. It Is stipulated, shall not In terfere with any of the laws regulating Interstate commerce but are restricted entirely to shipments within the state. It Is reported that a bill will be pre sented during the session, amending the local option law to the extent that the precinct, rather than the county shall be the unit ln all elections called on the liquor question. TO CrRE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets Druggists refund monev if it falls to cura S. W. GROV'i.'b signature la on eaoh box. 23a DOG GONE? STOP JUNKET TRIPS Oregon Legislature Frowns on All Pleasure Excursions. TO TEST APPROPRIATIONS House Adopts Eaton's Resolution to Pnblish Budget of Proposed Expenditures Before Any Such Bills Are Considered. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 22 (Special.) There is nothing doing thus far this session of the House in the way of investigating committees and Junket ing trips "with necessary clerical as elstance." During the- opening days of the session there were Introduced the usual number of resolutions calling for Investigation of the various state institu tions and commissions. They took their regular order and went to the committee on resolutions, where, with only two ex ceptions, they are still slumbering. Campbell, chairman of the committee, today said these clerkshlp-Job-creatlng and pleasure-trlp-maklng resolutions would continue to rest ln the cemetery of disregarded resolutions unless their au thors insisted on a report and in that event the committee would report unfa vorably. Two Exceptions Taken: The two exceptions mentioned were those providing for a Joint commltfee to investigate the records of the Oregon Commission' to the Alaska-Tukon-Paclflo Exposition and that providing for a com mittee to confer with a similar represen tation from the Washington Legislature regarding uniform fishing laws. The committee today reported adversely. on a resolution by Davis, of Multnomah, providing for a Joint committee to In vestigate and report on the portage rail road. The action of the committee was sustained by a unanimous vote. The two houses have provided for a Joint committee with instructions to de vise and report at this session a practical plan for a permanent system for auditing the books and accounts of the state in stitutions and commissions. The mem bers of the committee are: Senators Hart and Bingham and Representatives Buchanan, Clemens end Mahoney. To Publish Appropriation Lists. The House today adopted Representa tive Eaton's resolution proposing the printing by the committee on ways and means, of which he is chairman, of a budget showing the probable appropria tions that will be asked of the present session of the Legislature. This budget. provides the resolution, shall be printed I and submitted to that members of the House before any bill carrying an ap propriation shall be considered by the committee on ways and means. It Is further provided in the resolution that no bill carrying an appropriation shall be introduced at this session after January 30 without the consent of two-thirds- of the members of the House. Reduced Filing Fee Klll'.d. "Indefinite postponement" -wrji the ver dict pronounced by the Hove today on Representative Muncy's bill which re duced to $5 the maximum 1 filing fee to be charged mining corporations ftr re cording articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State, regardless of the amount of their capitalization. The bill also exempted mining corporations from the payment of all other assessments now existing or that might hereafter be made against them. Several members of the House attacked the bill, which, they alleged, would open the way to wildcat mining enterprises. In addition, it was pointed out that the bill would curtail the state's revenue. Only minor changes of the railroad law are asked by the Railroad Commission, Today three of Its -bills appeared in the House, two introduced by Doods, of Was co, and one by Mariner, of Sherman. It will ask for two additional bills one for compulsory fencing of railroad rights-of-way; another to authorize the commission to employ experts for determining value of operating systems and admitting such findings as prima-f acie evidence. PLAN STATE CARE 0 IT POWERS Suggestions of Conservation Commission Form Basis of Bryant Bill. SPECIAL CONTROL BOARD Bill Fixes Requirements for All Water Vsers and Reserves Bull Run for City of Portland. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Jan. 22. (Special.) Determination of existing water rights and provisions for a system for regulating, controlling and distribut ing the unappropriated water supply of the state, are the purposes of a bill Intro duced by Representative Bryant, of the irrigation committee, in the House this morning. Before being Introduced, the bill, which was drafted by a subcommittee of the Oregon Conservcon Commission, was revised and slightly amended by th members of the Irrigation' committee. which favors the measure unanimously. The bill places the control and adminis tration of the water wealth of the state ln the hands of a Board of Control, of three members, its action being subject ln all cases to appeal to the courts. This Board will consist of the State Engineer and two Division Superintendents, one of whom shall be appointed from each of the two districts" into which the state will be divided for the convenience of administering the system. The three members of the Board are to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. An annual appropriation of $15,000 is provided ln the bill. Of that amoun $10,000 Is to be expended In payment of the salary of the two Division Superin tendents, who shall receive $2-100 per an num and their traveling expenses. The additional $5000 Is to be used In payment of a salary of $2100 to the State Engineer and In the making of surveys as a basis for adjudications by the Board. Each member of the Board is required to file a bond ln the sum of $rKK0. The measure provides fines ranging from $10 to $250. Range Dividing Line. In dividing the state Into two water divisions, the first, or Division 1, consists of all lands west of the summit of the Cascade Mountain Range and all of the lands ln Klamath and Lake Counties, except those drained by the Deschutes River. Division No. 2 Includes all of the other lands of the state. Each of the two water divisions la to be avided into water districts as the rights are de termlned for the satisfactory administra tion of the waters. The Board of Con trol Is authorized to appoint a Water Master for each of t..e districts so -cre ated, to be paid by the county where en gaged. These officers shall be paid $5 for each day they are employed, while their assistants will be paid $4 a day. Section 1 of the bill provides that "sub ject to existing rights, all waters within the state may be appropriated for bene ficial use, as herein provided and not otherwise: but nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to take away or impair tne vested right of any person una, corporation or association to anv water. The State Engineer, with one member each from the faculties of the State Uni versity and the State Agricultural Col lege, are to constitute an examining co mlttee -which shall conduct examinations at different times for candidates for the position of Division Superintendent, and all appointments by the Governor shall be made from that list. Division Superln tendents shall have general control over the water masters of their respective di visions; and are authorized to make rea sonaole regulations, consistent with state law, to secure tho equal and fair distri bution of water ln accordance -with the determined rights, as may be needed. The right to appeal from the orders of this officer Is reserved to the dissatisfied water user. The two Division Superintendents and the State Engineer, as the Board of Con trol, are authorized to employ a secretary at an annual salary of $1200, and such other assistance as may be necessary. Board May Judge Claims. Upon the petition of one or more water users upon any stream, requesting a de termination of the relative rights of the various claimants, the Board of Control shall make surveys and hold a hearing to determine such relative rights. When suits to determine water rights are filed ln the Circuit Courts, the trial Judge may, in his discretion, remand these contro versies to the Board of Control for settle ment. Notice by publication of the pro posed hearing, for two weeks, must be made, and all testimony at the hearing nan be taken ty the Division Superin tendent ln whose district the water usrs reside. The Division Superintendent shall Bend by registered mall notice of such hearing to every person, corporation or ssoclatlon claiming rights on the dis puted stream. A blank form Bhall accom pany this notice to the claimant, upon which he shall designate the date, amount and character of his claim to water and give such other Information necessary to determine his right. The maps and these oianK lorms executed under oath are then submitted for Inspection by all Interested parties, and contests allowed. At the time of submission of prcof of appropriation or at time of taking testi mony for determination of rights to water, the Division Superintendent shall collect from each claimant or owner a fee of $1 for the purpose of recording the water right certificate ln the office of the County Clerk. He shall also collect add! tlonal fees as follows: 15 cents an acre for each acre of Irrigated land up to 100 acres; five cents an acre for each acre from 100 to 1000 acres, and one cent an acre for each acre in excess of 1000; five cents for each theoretical horsepower de veloped, as set forth In the proof, with a minimum fee for such claimants of $2.60 and a fee of fc for any other character of claim for water. Other fees allowed are: Making certified transcript of all records, $1 for first folio and 10 cents for each additional folio; attaching certifi cate of seal, $1. All. fees so collected, less fees paid to County Clerks, shall be turned Into the general fund in the state treasury. When the taking of testimony in such cases Is concluded, the Division Superin tendent shall not later than ten days thereafter by registered letter notify all claimants to the water rights involved as to the time and place when the records of that examination will be open to In spection. The same notice shall also give the date when the order of the Board of Control shall be considered by the Circuit Court. Provision is made for contests which shall be instituted between 30 and 60 days following the completion of the original hearing of the board. A deposit j of $5 from each party is to be requdred" by the Division Superintendent for each day he Is engaged ln taking evidence in contest cases and the deposit of the los ing party go Into the state treasury to cover the cost of contest. The evidence . taken at all such hearings must be, for warded to the office of the Board of Con trol at Salem. When called upon so to do, the State Engineer, representing the board, shall make a measurement of the stream peti tioned for and decide on a distribution of its water. The determination of th board shall be in full force and effect from the date of Its entry on tho books of the board unless its operation be stayed, conditioned that the person fur nishing the bond will pay all damages that may accrue by the delayed enforce ment of the board's determination. Upon the final determination of tho water rights of any stream, a water right certificate shall be lsssued 'n the r.ame of the person, corporation or asso ciation, descriptive of the rights to which each Is entitled, and the snme shali be filec for record in the office of the County Clerk. Unless the determination rtached by the Board of Control and filed with the Circuit Court Is contested, the court, at the expiration of 30 day.?. tHi)I affirm the action of the Board of Control. If a contest Is brought and tho Judg ment of the Circuit Court is unsat'sfac tcry to either party, the right of appeal to the Supreme Court Is granted. Pend ing a final determination of controver sies in the courts, the division of the water from the stream Involved shall be made ln accordance with the order of the Board. Any time within one year i'ol. owing a determination of the rights on any stream, any person Interested may apply to the Circuit Court for a re hearing, but at the' expiration o! that time the determination of the water rights as fixed by the Board of Control, as confirmed or modified, shall bo final and conclusive. Extra Charge for Power. A definite procedure Is outlined for ini tiating rights to surplus waters by r.p (1 cation to the state upon prescribed firms. Where such may interfere with determined rights. It Is referred to the Board, which has power to limit or re fuse the same, subject to appeal to the courts. A schedule of fees Is provided for Initiating rights. For power, a pay ment of 25 cents per horse -power up to 1) shall accompany the application; atove 100 the fee Is reduced to 10 cents and 5 cents for each horse power to oe developed ln excess of 1000. A fee of $5 shnh accompany each application for v.'Hter ufed for mining pnrpojs, in addi tion to a uniform fee of $3 for examining tiie application. Provision is made for storage and pro tecting stored water as it oasses down natural stream channels to the' plaro oi! use. Water Is made appurtenant $o lnnd, subject to transfer under certa.n restrictions, with review and record by the Board. Rights to the use of water for power development are limited to 40 years from the date of application, sub ject to renewal under certa.-i restric tions. The exclusive right to use of the waters of Bull Run and Little Sandy rivers Is granted to the City of Portland, and all rights to the waters of the lakes, rivers and streams of this state heretofore ac quired for the purposes of municipal water supply are confirmed. It shall be the duty of municipal corporations of the state, on request of the State Engineer, to furnish to him a statement of the amount and source of the municipal water supply, with probable Increase or extension of the same. Make Water Power Pay Revenue. For the purpose of securing state rev enue from the water powers of the state, Representative Bonebrake, of Benton County, has Introduced a bill declaring that all unappropriated waters belong to the state and shall be appropriated to private use only upon application to the state engineer and the payment of an annual fee of $3 per horsepower. A horse power Is defined to be 650 pounds of wa ter per second of the aime falling one foot. The allowance of the application and the payment of the fee makes the appropriator the owner of the waterpow er for a 25-year period, with a preference right to re-appropriate at the end of that time ln accordance with laws that may then be in force. BEAIS BILL RESURRECTED Taxation of Timber on Actnal Cruis- Ings "Wins ln House. STATE CAPITOL Salem, Jan. 22. Spe cial.) Taxation of timber on actual cruis ings won ln the House today, by passage of the pet bill of Representative Beala, of Tillamook, against but eight noes Alt man, Bryant and Orton, of Multnomah; Conyers. of Columbia; Jones, of Doug las; McCue. of Clatsop; Phllpott, of Linn; and Richardson, of Union. This is virtual ly the same bill that Beals Introduced ln 3907 and which was killed ln the Senate after passage ln the House. The bill came up for passage today on favorable recommendation of tho tax ation committee, Reynolds, of Marion, chairman. Campbell, of Clackamas moved o send It to the Judiciary committee, be cause he said It was constitutionally de fective. Beals. supported by Buchanan, of Douglas; Bean, of Lane; and Jones, of Polk, debated the motion to refer It and it was defeated. Then Philpott, another foe of the bill, moved to defer it until Wednesday, on a special order. This mo tion was supported by Campbell and Bry ant and was defeated. The bill then passed with 44 ayes. EIGHT ' BILLS PASS SEN'ATE Rapid Progress Made With Mea sures at Yesterday's Session. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 22. (Special.) Bills were passed by the Sen ate today as follows: S. B. 32. Hart Baker County to pay the circuit Judge an additional salary of $1000 per year. R. u. 13, Nomngnam rerTniiung- citizens temporarily absent to register without re turning to state. S. B. 18. Kellaher Keoulrina; all noteii and rooming-houses over one story high to provide fire escapes. v S, U. lo. Kttllaner Kequinns; proprietors f hotels and lodging-houses to supply beds with sheets not lott than nine feet long. B. 4, Bailey Granting plaintiffs in amai?e suits the right to trial by Jury, ven I though defendant defaults. S. B. -0. Chase Raising salary or Treas urer of Curry County from $.100 to $000. S. B. SI. Oliver Raising the salary of the Recorder of Union County. 8. B. 43. Miller, of Linn To appropriate $1150 to aid the Linn County Fair Associa tion. SPLENDID 10 RELIEVE DISTRESS Put An End to Stomach Trouble So You Can Eat Favorite Foods Without Dread. As there Is often some one in your family who suffers an attack of indi gestion or some form of Stomach trouble, why don't you keep a case of Diapepsin in the house handy? This harmless blessing will digest anything: you can eat without the slightest discomfort, and regulate a sour Stomach five minutes after. Tell your pharmacist to let you read the formula plainly printed on these 50-cent cases of Pape's Diapepsin, then you will readily see why they cure Indigestion, Sour Stomach, Heartburn and prevent at once such miseries as Belching of Gas, Eructations of sour undigested food. Nausea, Headaches, Dizziness, Constipation and other Stomach disorders. ' CAPITOL REMOVAL IS AGAIN AGITATED Movement Also Talked Of to Remove State Fair From Salem to Portland. BAKER WANTS AN ASYLUM rniatilln County, Too, Is Active for Branch Institution McKinney, of Bttker City, Organizing House for Ills Demands. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Jan. 28. (Special.) Tho demand for a branch insane asylum in Kastern Oregon has served to revive the agitation for the removal of the state capitol and the state fair from Salem. The establish ment of new state institutions away from Salem and the removal of those already established at the Capital City are authorized in a constitutional amendment adopted by the people at the general election ln June, 1S07. The location of all such Institutions may bi fixed by legislative ena tment, sub ject to a referendum vote by the elec tors of the state. In such elections the propositi to change tho location of any such Institution must receive a majority of the votes cast. Talk of changing the state capitol from Salem to Portland recurs with each succeeding Legislative session, but the project has never gone beyond the conversation stage thus far and the discussion at this time Is not re garded with any great decree of seri ousness. Instead, it is regarded as a retalitory measure on the part of an element ln the Senate, where such a resolution originated, which Is at outs with Senator Kay, of ilarion, and which will bo entirely satisfied if by their agitation of the subject they can give the Salem man any worry. Portland After State Fair. Regarding the state fair, howevor, and the poslblllty of a determined effort- being made to transfer this in stitution to Portland, there is a strong probability that some such a proposal will be considered at this sossion of tho Legislature. Those who would tr.ke the fair to Portland, in nddltion to presenting the argument that Port land properly is the place for that In stitution, point to the fact that the grounds of the Country Fair Associa tion are admirably suited ns a perma nent home for the state fair.. Of re cent years it is a matter of general knowledge that the accommodations of the grounds now used ln this city for the state fair nre Inadequate. Tho capacity of additional buildings re cently constructed already Is exhaust ed and If the Institution is to be kept here more buildings and an increased appropriation for maintenance will be required. It -is for this reason that those advocating tho removnl of tho fair to Portland insist that this is tho time to take the Initiative to bring that about. While the bill has not been intro duced, a measure will be presented at this session for a branch Insane asy lum to be located ln Kastern Oregon. Both Baker and Umatilla counties are rivals for this Institution and confer ences between the delegations from the two counties have failed to effect a satisfactory settlement of the contro versy as to which county will give ln. SIcKlnney Busy for Baker. Baker County is determined to have the asylum and in support of its con tentions, early this week sent a com mltteee of representative business men to this city to urge Its claims. Tho T!aker people allege that Umatilla should be satisfied with the Normal school at Weston and an agricultural experiment station, a bill appropria ting J3000 per annum to assist the Government in maintaining the latter having been favorably recommended in the House yesterday. In point of representation in tho Legislature, however, Umatilla hns the better of the situation. In the Sen ate Cole and Smith represent that county as against Hart for Baker, while in the House. McKinney. of Ba- ker. will have to stand off the two Repre sentatives from Umatilla Barrett and Mann nnd Mahoney. Joint Represen tative from Umatilla and Morroi Undismaved by this handicap. McKin ney Is taking advantage of the lack of activity on the part of the opposi tion In the House apd Is organizing his strength in tho lower house to In sure the selection of Baker as the homo for the asylum. At any rate the bill for the location of tho branch nsylum is certain to furnish the subject for one of the hardest fights In the present session. Rer. Mr. Selleck Prays. STAT 13 CAPITOL, Salem. Jan. 22. (Special.) Rev. W. II. Selleck, of the First M. E. Church, Salem, created somo amusement when he off -red prayer In the Senate this morning. Like a number of other mtnistera who havo served ln this capacity, ho made a fervent Statement Xo. 1 prayer, which was taken as a mat ter of courso by tho Senators. Ho then continued with a plea for benediction upon the families of the Senators, espe cially remembering tho "pretty children who gather cbout tho family fireside and ask "where Is my papa tonight?" The way the Senators stole glances at each other out of the corners of thoir eyes and subdued the Inclination to smile, showed their appreciation of the kind omission of the word "wandering." STOMACH AND CURE IKEST1 , Borne folks have tried so long to j And relief from Indigestion with the that they have about made up their minds that they havo something else wrong, or believe theirs Is a case of Nervousness, Gastritis, Catarrh of the Stomach or Cancer. ' This is a serious mistake. Your real trouble is, what you eat docs not digest; Instead, it ferments and sours, turns to acid. Gas and Stomach poi son, which will putrefy ln the entire digestive tract and Intestines, and, be sides, poison the breath with nauseous odors. A hearty appetite, with thorough di gestion, and without the slightest dis comfort or misery of the Stomach. Is waiting for you as soon as you decide to try Pape's Diapepsin. One candy-like Trlangule, taken aft er eating, will promptly digest all your food, the same as a strong healthy stomach would do It.