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TUESDAY. JANUARY 21, 1913. RRIGATIOH MAT BE REVOLUTIONIZED Senators McColloch and Representative Forbes In troduce Important Bills. $550,000 FUND REQUESTED Appropriation of $500,000 Asked for Completion of Columbia Southern Project Move First to Pnt State la Business. STATE CAPITOL., galem. Or.. Jan. to. (Special.) Two important irrigation nd water bills were introduced in trie Senate today, which, if passed, win revolutionize practically the entire problem of Irrigation In Oregon. One was introduced by Kepresenta. tive Forbes providing for the comple tlon of the Columbia Sojthern project in Crook County through state-aid and the other was in troduced by McColloch. providing for an appropriation of JSO.OOu for the purpose of investigating the natural resources of Oregon in land, water and power to be utilized to the highest ad vantage of the people through co-oper ation between the state ana federal authorities. The bill providing for the completion of the Columbia southern project car ries an appropriation of J5CO,000. Under the bill the State water Board is authorized and directed to complete the reclamation of lands included in Ore gon desert land selection list No. lo, Provision is made that necessary ar rangements be carried out to perfect the state's title to the project and to execute all contracts and agreements in connection therewith. f State First Mate Takra. This is the first move to put the state into the irrigation and reclama tion business. The Columbia South ern project has been Ill-starred since Its Inception and the final effort to inject the breath of life into its veins through a private corporation failed Just before the first of the year. Under the bill, a project engineer is to be appointed by the Board which shall complete plans and specifications to carry out the work and will have immediate charge and supervision of the construction and operation of the reclamation works on the project. Contracts with purchasers shall pro vide for the payment of the full amount of the lien assessed against the trart within a period of not to exceed 10 rears with interest on deferred pay ments at t per cent. Contracts for the ale of private lands in the project shall be on the same terms as for Carer act lands and the Board shall, in addition, require the purchaser to give a first mortgage on such private lands. Failure to make payments of principal and Interest as within the contract provided will work a forfeiture. All money received as maintenance fees shall be applied to the cost of maintaining the project, but all money received for the purchase of land or water rights in the project shall be deposited in the general fund of the state until expenses incurred by the state In connection with the project are paid, after which time all the money, except maintenance, received from the project will be deposited In the reclamation fund. Govrrraor Favors Bill. The bill Introduced by Senator Mc Colloch. which has the sanction of Governor West. J. N. Teal and State Engineer I-ewis. providing for examin ation into the resources of the state, in a way may be classed as something of a compromise bill to the Columbia Southern bill, which has also for one of Its objects the purpose of educating the people of the state to a point where they will desire to handle such reclama tion projects through Btate aid. "While It may be possible that the people might object at this time to handling such a project as the Colum bia Southern, the plan of investigating! water resources will lead up to tne same end," said State Engineer Lewis today. "Of course the process will be slower and the settlers on that proj ect are desirous of securing Immediate action. In event, however. It is hot found "desirous to place the Columbia Southern under state aid just at the present time the bill providing for In vestigation of water resources will gain eventually the same end." One feature of this bill is a pro vision that the State Engineer be given the authority to withdraw and withhold from appropriation any un appropriated water which may be re quired for projects under Investigation or to be Investigated. If the project Is found feasible he shall withhold the same from appropriation until the money expended In such project be re paid to the co-operating parties In pro portion to the amount contributed In cash. Vastly Jaaportamt la Proposal. State Engineer Lewis explained that this proposition, as carried under the Tblll. Is one of vast importance, cover ing, as it does, the larger areas of the state, while the Columbia Southern Is a small segregation in which the set tlers, who have experienced the ups and downs with the various companies nd corporations in charge, are desir ous of speedy action. The Governor is desirous of placing the question of de velopment of Irrigation projects under Btate aid before the Legislature as to naming what attitude will be assumed and he also believes that the state should take up such a project. He was the one who first placed the matter before the attention of the Desert Land Board. A general statement as to th Co lumbia Southern project, its status and Its history, was placed before the mem ber of the Legislature several weeks go, the Introduction of the present btll being the Idea eventually Id view. WATER POWTJl NEEDS SEEN Co-operation AVIth State Engineer ing Offk-e Shows Results. SALEM. Or.. Jan. SO. (Special.) Co operation between the state engineer ing office, the State Conservation Com mission, the University of Oregon and thr United States Geological Survey has resulted in bringing forcibly to the at tention of the Legislature the state's needs In the way of water power de velopment. An Immense chart has been prepared and set up in the lower corridor of the Capitol, depicting In graphic shape the power situation in Oregon. The head ing is -Unnecessary delay In water power development Is the worst form f waste." The chart, which Is ac companied by a large map of the state, shows the various power sites which re capable of developing an aggre gate of 1.300.000 horsepower. This Is equal to the annual consumption of $14 4,000,000 of coal a year. At present the state uses .173,011 horsepower annually, which is dis tributed as follows: 64.1 per cent steam. 8.4 per cent electricity. 26.T per cent water power and 6 per cent mis cellaneous. With the use of water power there would be an annual sav ing to the state on the present basis of consumption of $9,742,869. The state engineering department realizes that appreciation of the state's needs in this respect must come grao ually and at present is only asking that the Legislature make provision for the definite examination of the Celilo power site, which is capable of supply ing power for 13 cities the size of PortT land. By this means, it Is planned to put cheap and effective power within the reach of every one and thus greatly stimulate the state's manufacturing enterprises. The chart was made under the direc tion of Professor Young, head of the department of economics at the Uni versity of Oregon. SPECIAL ATTORNEYS SOUGHT Senator. McColloch Introduces Gov- ernor's Bill Carrying $10,000. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan. 20. (SDecial.) Senator McColloch to day Introduced the Governor's bill pro viding for the appointment by the ex ecutive of special prosecuting attor neys to carry out the provision of the constitution requiring that all laws be faithfully executed. For 90 days at a time, under the bill. the Governor is empowered to appoint special prosecuting attorneys, special sheriffs and special constables for the purpose of enforcing the criminal laws of Oregon in any prosecuting district, county or precinct. The bill carries an appropriation of 10.000. The special officers shall have no greater powers than that now lodged in the regular officers, and the regular officers shall receive the usual compensation during the time that special officers are ap pointed. - rosebmifilled SENATOR NEUNER AVOCI-D AID OREGON SOLDIERS' ABODE. Place Now Overcrowded, Declares Douglas County Solon, Who Asks for $10,000 Building btitb CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) With the statement that the Oregon Soldiers' Home at Rose burg Is now badly overcrowded and that with a raise on the pension limit there will be a large numDer oi vet erans' seeking entrance into the home, .- . vt TVinloR will in- . ...... n Km in th Senate this week asking for $iu.000 for an additional building at tne nome. ii. -........ n,.a that at tha nresent .i. " . ,QO cnMlapn nt the Lime iiieic n ........... with ptd,, thara to nroDerlv 1 , , 1 .. ,cn Thara ftfA care lor ana nwuae umj now 12 veterans on me aiiio At present no old soldier is allowed in ih, hum, n'hn is receiving a ueuaivu .. r v.a VnA as mnnth Ul iiivi e mem v-" - , . i I... -ii ,w- ...... nlapa tha limit at 3U a monin, saiu cu- ner. In discussing tne pin toaay. it , . ; hufArA that merely a ijucouuu " . - - limit will be placed in Oregon. The . . . , Ot.t. U J tn question is one tor u wwa.u decide, and the State Board will be un- .. v. i .. t.irA nnv notion until tirovislon Is made for an additional barracks." MORE NEW BILLS IN SENATE Senators Start Work With Flood of Proiiosed Measures. r- - . T- T7 rtiDtirm Calam Cr .Tun 2ft O I Al C. I i ... .... w.., . ,., ml.. nllnwln a- 111 lid WAN (opeciai.; luiu. ,B ....... Introduced In the Senate today: 6. B. 7. by Wood rrevenung ra oi liquor or drugs to any convict in any prison or Jail or any inmate of any state Inatltu- S. B. 77. by Malarkey Minimum ware bill. a t rc .w parkins Ainendine act rela tive to carrying concealed weapona. S. B. 7. by McColloch Relating to ap- i.,,.. . an.rlnl nrosecutors. sheriff I and conatablea by Governor. S. B. Nu, oy Lamina Hiving usui vi ... tlon for Belling liquor to Intoxicated persona, u u ui v... smith, nt .Insenhlne Helatine to official' newspapers In counties. S. B. Si by Smith, of Josephine Requir ing emplovera to maintain cash reserve. S. B. S3, by Burgeaa Requiring reporta by cold storage companiea. S. B. 84. by Hoaklna Making Federal license ' prima facie evidence of sale of liquor. S. B. S&. ty Bmiin, " - lattng to corrupt practices at electiona. R. H- . Dy BWWUl itcmuut in . ......... Ing machlnea. . , 5 B. ST. by Stewart Establishing agricul tural experiment, atatlon In Malheur County 6 B SS. by Stewart Establishing agri cultural experiment atatlon in Grant County. S. B. s, by McColloch Repealing ap prenticeship law. SB. 0. by McColloch Relating to aur rey of' water resource S B. 91. by Bean .Relating to drainage and extending powers of cities and towns in that respect. B B " by Bean and Calklna Providing for levying and collecting a tax for road '"s. B. 93. by Bean Amending act relating to registration of land titles. Burgess Hits at Cold-storage Plants. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 20 (Special.) To restrain cold-stor- ".' I. .- .Mirliifir a. corner on storage products such as butter end eggs. Burgess introduced In the ben ate today a bill providing that all cold storage plants that keep $1000 worth of produce or more on hand mi' at maice a monthly report with the Secretary of State showing how much produce they have on nana. Senate Votes Per-dleton Trip. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. i.i A ,-unltitinn VIS adOPt- u. pri.iai. , - ed in the Senate today providing for a trip to Pendleton by five members or the Senate and seven of the House, In cluding the President and Speaker, and to investigate the Eastern Of Kon Branch Hospital. Dlmick and e"her, voted no. The lesolution will be sent to the House. SENATOR VOX UtK ntm..' smokes the best cigars that have so far appeared In the Legislature. They are of an especially maue uruu which are manufactured in Manila and are purchased- by the Senator In wholesale quantities. The Senator never tells the price that he pays for these cigars, as his constituents might think him extravagant- It is consid ered the treat of the session to be a recipient of one of these "smokes. LAIR GREGORT. one of the news paper correspondents here from Portland, smokes a particularly vicious corn cob pipe, which Is said to have been largely responsible for forcing through the no-sraoklng rule, BT. M'BAIX, "resident director of . the Willamette Valley Pulp Pa per Company, arrived here from Ore gon City today. He is considered the advance guard of the lobbyists who will fight the Dimlck bills directed at the mills. PISH and game legislation Is begin ning to Interest the members. About half the members In both bouses fish and shoot, and during recess they drop all other talk and begin argu SIDELIGHTS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE r r t run!.! SEATED SENATOR John S. Hodgin Loses in Fight to Represent Union and Wallowa Counties. SENATE BACKS C0NTESTEE Since Members of Upper House Are Unable to Tell Where Ballots Now Are or In What Condi tion, Contestant Loses. btatr niPTTHT. Salm. Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) Ed E. Kiddle was formal ly seated as State Senator from Union E. B. Kiddle, Who Is Seated as . senator From Union and Wal lowa Counties. and Wallowa counties by the State Senate today and John S. Hodgin lost in the effort that was made to unseat Kiddle. The original count showed that Kid dle was elected by a vote of S108 to 2104 votes for Hoagin. A majority report sent in by Bean and Tnompson showed that the appearance of find ings of fact In a recount made on 22 precincts by Circuit Judge Knowles developed a tie instead of a lead of four votes, as the original count showed. It was contended that inasmuch as the contestant had appeared before the special committee to make a showing that he had been elected and that he failed to make this showing, Kiddle should be retained in his seat. Minority Report Filed. McColloch filed a minority report asking that Circuit Jtidge Knowles be asked to go into an examination of the ballots in all of the precincts and report to the Senate hs findings of fact. McColloch, in an opening statement, moving that the minority report be substituted for the majority report, ad mlttted that the findings of fact of the Circuit Judge were only advisory to the Senate and that the Senate was the sole and tinal Judge of the qualifications of its own members. He called attention, however, to a provision in the corrupt practices act which allowed such a recount or in vestigation to be made by the Circuit Judge in the Senatorial district where such a contest occurred on the petition of an aggrieved party or an aggrieved elector. No Authority la Asserted. .i Dnaoiftnir for the malor- ity declared that the entire action of Judge Knowles in goins into the bal- . . itv.,tit n',thnr!tv from the lots was constitution and that the Senate was the execiusive ana sum Qualifications of its members, that the . . .... ...noarort with B. Showing CUUiesinu, " i " . - before the committee and failed to show that he naa Jieen eieuieu, the law provides unless the contestant shows that he has been elected and that the contestee has lost, the con- estee shall continue to uuiv. ma ' ..lliiHnn nf the State of Oregon precludes the courts from in terfering m any way iu o. v.u..o. son "The judge counted these bal lots" without authority. When these ballots were opened in any other man- ,ith hA authority of this ner - - Senate the evidence was destroyed and there Is no. manner in wnicn me cun ....... a nnon r before this body. even if all of the ballots are submitted before the Senate.' by which we can de termine that Mr. Kiddle was not elect ed or that Mr. Hodgin was elected. ' Miller, Bean and Joseph all spoke on the question. Miller and Joseph sup porting the proposition that the Senate should count all of the ballots, while Bean assumed the same attitude as Thompson that the ballots had been opened without proper authority, that he did not know what has happened to the ballots since they were removed from the custody of the election clerks and judges and up to the present, and that no member of the Senate knew where the ballots were at the time he was speaking and In what condition they might be. Joseph attempted to have the entire matter referred to me. muuiuira ments as to the woods and streams. There will probably be plenty of game legislation before the session is over. EUGENE FOSTER, calendar clerk in the Senate. Is a newspaperman. He has an Interest in the Polk County Ob server at Dallas, and for five years was also interested In the Aberdeen (Wash.) World. He ts considered one of the best calendar clerks that the Senate ever had. which In turn is also considered something of a compliment. JF. HOLDER, the veteran wlelder a of the key for the Western Union at Its offices In the Capitol, has done that work for several sessions. He also believes that the millennium is at hand. The fact that he has undergone sev eral sessions of the Oregon Legisla ture Is given as a possible contributing factor to the other condition of mind. REPRESENTATIVE WESTERLUXD owns the the Hotel Holland at Medford. He believes Crater Lake is one of the world's greatest wonders. NEVER was Stygian cave more zealously guarded by the three headed Cerebus than Is the private of fice of the President of the Senate by Secretary Hope. It would require an K DDL nnsix i v HLLI L, irtrV 1 v ' it- airinwai t with instructions that the committee secure all of the ballots and go over the matter thoroughly. This motion was lost after some more discussion by McColloch, Calkins, Moser and Miller. The minority report was defeated by a vote of 2S nays and four ayes, with Kldddle excused from voting, with Car son absent and President Malarkey not voting. Following was the vote on the ma jority report: Ayes Barrett, Bean. Burgess, But ler, Day. Farrell, Hawley. HolllS, Hos kins.. Lester, Moser, Patton, Perkins, Ragsdale, Smith, Stewart, Thompson, Von der Hellen, Wood. Ayes. 19. Nays Calkins. Dimlck, Joseph, Kel lalier, McColloch, Miller, Neuner, Smith of Coos and Curry. Nays, 8. HOUSE KECEIVES BIG GRIST All Sorts of Measures Are Introduced by Various Jtembers. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) The following bills were Introduced in the House today: H." B. 151, by Olson To provide for the government of school districts having more than 10,000 population. H. B. 152, by Carkln To repeal aectlon 1511 Lord's Oregon Laws, relating to oral evidence. H. B. 1G3. by Mumane To establish office of Inspector of steam boilera and defining dutlea of aaid inspector, and duties of own ers and operators of ateam boilera. H. B. 15-4. by Carkln Providing for grad uated tax on automobiles according to horse power. H. B. 155. by Hall To fix salary of County Superintendent of Columbia County at t-l."00 yearly. H. B. 156. by Applegren To limit the time within which to recover courtesy and dower. H. B. 157. by Latourette To prescribe penalty for taking or having in possession any marked log or timber of value. H. B. 158, by Latourette Authorizing in corporation of log salvage associations. H. B. 159. by Anderson, of Clataon To provide for county attorneys and to pro hibit Diatrict Attorneya or their partnera and deputiea from advising, counaeling or being attorney for public utility concerna. H. B. 160. by Mitchell To protect co operative concerna in use of the term "co operative." H. B. 161, by Blanchard, Providing for recording of affldavita that grantor la mar ried or single, and other relief to remove oblectlon to title. H. B. 162. by raraon3 toy rcquesw create county of Siualaw, of weatern parts of Lane and Douglas, making Florenc county seat. . H. B. 163. by Hurd To provide for hold ing of road meetings, and to authorize coun ties to lesue road bonds. H. B. 164, by Hurd To provide for elec tion of road aupervisors. H. B. 165. by Abbott Making legal holi day non-Judicial day. and naming legal holidays. H. B. 1C6. by Abbott To punish mUbrand- ln, rif fnndflL H. B. 167. by Reamea To open part of Rogue River to commercial usnius. H. B. 168. by Hurd Requiring state of ficers to account monthly to State Treaa- urer on all moneya. TWO BILLS GO TO GOVERNOR Legislature Repeals Two Laws That Have Become Dead Wood. f -f , T I- i DTTnf. 6,1am fir Jan. 20. (Special.) By passing two house bills today, the Legislature gave an- n.w j.-,.,.3,4(in thnt hiiainess is being expedited and the bills will be sent Immediately to tne uuvwuui. It seems probable that the Governor Will Sign DOtn OI mem a mcj o merely acts or minor importance e peallng some dead wood that has been . v. Btakni. hiwka lncA the 50'S. The first btll to pass the 27th legis lative assembly was Carpenter's House Bill, wnicn passea t"s dcico j : and whlnh nrOVide UUalllUluua ...fc, for the repeal of an act requiring th Secretary or btate to puuusu wiwn laws In newspapers. . . i. will noasoil wna Vnrfistrom' AllUUiCl uiu i'"-'-" : ' -' ' " " ' bill, providing for the repeal of an act kuk tha plerl? nf the COUntV COUrV HUUJClii LV. II'" " . J ' - " Clerk In those counties where there Is no County Clerk. inasmucn as an counties now have County Clerks, it flnntoni,ii that the act was also dead wood and tne bin was passeu. one providing for rotation of names .... l.ii.i t hnih tha nrlmarv and on tile IMJiui vv J" . " f the general election, and for elimination of numbers on tne Daiiot. ins uiue .. : .: .-. - .hat rullrnaila shall make as speedy a change of Intrastate traffic as possible. SUPERVISORY LAW IX PERIL Minority Report Favoring Repeal Is Adopted by Lower House. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) Spirited debate occurred in the House today on the question as to whether the supervisory system for rural schools should be retained. It came on the motion of Representative Howard, of Douglas, to adopt the mi nority report of the educational com mittee on his bill to repeal the law authorizing school supervisors. This report recommended that the bill be passed, which would mean the end of the system. It was adopted 330 to 27. Mr. Howard said that the supervisory system is impractical and unpopular, and advocated more pay and better teachers for country schools in Its stead. Lofgren. of Multnomah, and Hurd and Eaton, of Lane, spoke in favor of training the supervisors." Hinkle, of Umatilla: Mitchell, of Baker; Heltzel, of Marion, and Schuebel, of Clackamas, spoke against their re tention. A lively fight is promised when the bill comes up for final pass- Senate Memorializes AVilson. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) The State Senate today gave its indorsement to a memorial from the Washington Legislature call ing upon President-elect Wilson to se lect for Secretary of the Interior a man from the Pacific Coast who Is fa miliar with the Interests of these states. The memorial will be sent to the Houpse for confirmation. McColloch Would Appeal Old Act. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or Jan. 20. (Special.) Provision ts made for the repeal of the old Oregon act of 1853 relating to apprenticeships, in a bill introduced by Senator McColloch today. . .n tn maVa an Im expel i jesfiuwu ....... . . . , . . , i h.. pression on tne aour w wo n-nc Hope Is on guard and Senator Ma larkey has issued Instructions to be undisturbed. SPEAKER M' ARTHUR has ruled that all bills Introduced by request must be accompanied by thj name of the person requesting their introduction. REPRESENTATIVE GILL, of Clack amas, holds a record. Two years ago he was elected to the House from Wasco County. Moving to Clackanas County shortly after the last session, when the 1912 campaign opened he be came a candidate, and was nominated and elected. Both times he led his H.W., in tha nrlmartH nnri at the elec tion. Now he Is going to move back to Wasco County. He is a farmer, and his father has deeded him a 200-acre farm there. He has taught scnooi xor as months of his life, and left a country school in Clackamas County to attend the present session. REPRESENTATIVE MURNAJJE'S fa vorite poet is Tom Moore. His fa vorite color Is green. He Is a great be liever in personal liberty. He does not .smoke. ' 1 M MIGRATION BILL EATEN Ifl SENATE Provision Requiring Certificate of Character Ordered Stricken Out. CLAUSE HELD DANGEROUS Jewish Societies and Organizations Protest," Saying Russia, by Refus ing Certificates, Could Stop All Immigration to America. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The fact that provisions of the bureau that the Dillingham immigration bill might allow Russia and other countries to ex ercise control over immigration to the United States, led the Senate today to refuse to accept the conference report on the bill. The bill was sent back to conference with the Senate's disapproval of the provision requiring certificates of character from emigrants coming from countries where such certificates were issued. This feature of the bill was attacked as dangerous to the future of American immigration. The "certificate of char acter" provision probably will be elim inated in conference. Spirit of Clause I'pheld. "I believe this clause was desired by the immigration officials to aid them in keeping out members of the black hand and the Camorra," said Senator Root. "But it would give opportunity to foreign countries to limit or prevent the right of citizens to emigrate to the United States. Its effect might not be serious to the best character of Immi gration we now have." Hundreds of telegrams and protests were received by the Senate from Jew ish societies and immigration organiza tions. It was claimed that Russia, by refusing to issue certificates of char acter to Jews or other citizens, prac tically could stop immigration to the United States. Lodge Defends Measure. Senators Stone, O'Gorman and Sim mons Joined in the fight which was made on the ""certificate of character" clause. Senator Lodge contended that the provision did not affect Russian Immi grants and held that the conferees had not exceeded their authority. Senator La Follette declared Russia could prevent its people leaving for the United States by refusing to issue cer tificates of good character. Russians who now come to the United" States surreptitiously, he said, would, under the new provisions, be excluded. "All those who believe in republican principles of government could be re fused a certificate," he said. "Russia knows that one free tongue in New York Is more harmful to Russian des potism than 10,000 shackled subjects in Siberia." FIGHT IS ON AMENDMENT (Continued From First Page.) and regulate the sale of liquor within their own limits. Senators Bean and Calkins say their main desire in introducing the resolu tion to vote on the repeal of the amendment is to allow the women of the state to cast their ballots either for or against the home rule measure. It is also probable that the situation which has developed in Lane County in raivt t r, tha nnanlncr of the SalOOnS at Springfield may have some bearing on the fact that the members of the Lane County delegation in the Senate are proposing the resolution. "Personally I am in lavor oi tne county option plan," said Senator Calkins in discussing the resolution. "I am opposed to state-wide prohibition under the conditions as they exist, but on, ,in nnnoaed to the home rule idea giving cities and towns the power practically to nullity tne local option law. "In addition I desire to give the wnman . chance to vote on the repeal of the home rule amendment, Inasmuch as they had no right to assist In the passage of It in 1910." Resolution Provides Repeal. Th resolution nrovidlna for a repeal of the home rule amendment is as fol lows: "That caption 2 of article XI of the constitution of the State of Oregon be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 2. Corporations may db ..na- o-anarnl lawst. but shall 1UIU1GU u 1 A V, V. . d " . not be created by the Legislative As sembly by any special laws. The Leg islative Assembly shall not enact, amend or repeal any charter or act of incorporation for any municipality, city or town. - The legal voters of every city and town are hereby granted ...,,. n- aman their munlci pal charter subject to the constitution and the criminal laws oi me omm u Oregon. in. That tha nrnnnsM amend ACBU11CU, - , -a ment be submlttted to the people for approval or rejection, at mo election in the year 1914; and be It fur tber ' "Resolved. That the Secretary of Stale be authorized and directed to set aside two pages in the official pamphlet , . i n.ihiioatinn nf artruriients In support of this amendment and that a committee oi one oenstor mu Representatives be appointed to pre said arguments for publication in said pamphlet." - XAVAL MIMTIA PROBE SOUGHT Senator Who Introduced Original Bill Asks- Light. ota Tin rAPTTOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) A thorough probe as to "There's a Reason" why many of the conventions which will come to Port land in 1913 have chosen' the Imperial as their headquarters. Luncheon 50 Cents Sunday Table d'Hote Dinner $1, the affairs of the Oregon Naval Militia is contempiatea in a resolution muv duced by Senator Joseph today asking that a committee of -three members of the Senate Institute such an investiga tion. Senator Joseph two years ago Intro duced the original bill creating the Naval Militia. "Understand, I am not opposed to the militia," said Joseph today, "but there have been charges and counter-charges and apparent disruptions in connection with the affairs of the body and as in troducer of the original bill I want to know the truth of the matter, and I believe the people should know the truth of the matter." CARKIX ILS HIGHWAY PLAN Motorcycles to Be Taxed $3 and Autos 50 Cents a Horsepower. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) Motorcycles will be subject to a state tax of 13 each and automobiles to 60 cents for each horse power, if the present law is amended, as contemplated in a bill Introduced by Representative Carkin, . of Jackson County. The fund to be created is to be trans ferred to the State Highway Commis sion or other similar state agency that may be created for the construction and maintenance of trunk highways without specific appropriation. SCHOOL CHANGE IS A! T! T P I? I -SUNT ATI VI", OLSON TO ALTER MCLT.NOMAH LAW. Portland Taxpayers Plan to Give More Power to City Superintend ent and Less to Board. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) A complete revision of the scnooi law governing Multnomah Coun ty will ensue if House bill No. 151, in troduced by Representative Olson, be comes a law. A similar bill, known as the Mills bill, passed the House at the last ses sion, but was killed In the Senate. This bill, which was framed by the Civic Council, a committee of taxpayers of the City of Portland, aims for more nower for the Citv Superintendent and less for the Board of Education. It provides for a Commissioner of bcnooi Prooertv. who shall have charge of the buildings and repairs thereof, and new construction, and who snail De unaer bond. It provides, further, that contracts. except minor repairs, shall be let through public bids. Provision is made for the examination oi tne accounts, and authority given the grand Jury to investigate the affairs of tne scnooi districts. The public funds on hand in the school district must bear at least 2 per cent interest while deposited in the several banks. The bill provides that a teacher serves her first three years on probation, and thereafter is secured for terms of three years each. The bill Is intended to remedy the ap parent defects of the present system. BRIDGE BILL SUPPORTED PROPOSAL OF REPRESENTATIVE MP CO IT FAVORED. State of Washington May Provide Fund of $1,000,000 and Clark County $250,000 Additional. wlwpnTTVTPn Wash. .Tun. 20. (SDe eial.) To raise money for building the TJ ,.i ! hlchnrav hrlri-'A hflfVPen Vtll- couver and Portland, connecting two great links In the faciric nignway. Representative George McCoy, of Clark County, incorporates in a bill drawn by .hn nnn.mit.aa annn nrnii rnr iiiul uui pose that ajhalf-mill levy be made for two years, providing i,uuu,uu. This money would go into a public higlway fund for the building of bridges on the Columbia River and its tributaries, and It is proposed to ap propriate from this fund J750.000 for the Pacific highway bridge, leaving enough to construct the Lewiston Clarkston bridge and another at Ken newick. Mr. McCoy came back from Olympla Saturday and has. conferred with the ia-oi anmmittaa T TT. iColta. chair man of the Portland committee, was in the city yesterday coniernng witu the local committee. Vancouver and Clark County are to ha aaVa tn hnnrt for J2S0.000 above the appropriation made by the state. Other representatives in the State Legislature sem to be heartily In favor of making the half-mill levy, and no opposition has developed thus far. BILL ECHOES BANK FAILURE Senators Have Measure Prohibiting Bonus in Bond Purchases. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) President Malarkey and Senator Butler are preparing for Joint introduction a bill which will be In troduced later In the week carrying an echo of the trial of Louis J. Wilde and the connection of J. Cooper Morris with the case, as well as the condi tions that surrounded the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank failure. The bill will make provision that any officer, employe or agent of a banking institution that accepts a bonus be cause of the purchase of any stocks, bonds or other securities by a banking Institution will be guilty of a crime, and a penalty will attach. In addition It will be made a crime to sell such stocks, bonds or securities to such officer, employe or agent of such banking Institution. This bill Is apparently to be aimed at defects of the law which are said to have existed at that time. 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