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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1921)
8 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, .PORTLAND.:' FEBRUARY 13, 1021 TENURE BILL BEATEN 4 which provided for the conference. MOTOR vehicle: hkarixg set IN SENATE, 17 T0 13 Resolution for Investigation Adopted Instead. EACH SIDE IS ARGUED Staples' Measure to Change Pres ent System, Providing Reference to Voters, Js Defeated. STATE HOUSE. Salem. Or., Feb. 12. (Specia) The senate, by an orlgl ral vote of It to 14, which was later changed to 17 to 13. when Senator Aloser served cotlce that be would ask for reconsideration of the measure Monday. ' today defeated Senator Staples" teachers' tenure of office bill, wh'ch carried amendments pro v'dlne for its submission to the voters of the Portland school district at the ntxt greneral or speJal election. In lieu of this bill, the senate after ward approved Senator Hume's reso lution providing for the appointment of a committee to Invest'gate the teachers' tenure law in co-operation with the National ' Education ' asso ciation and report back to the legisla ture two years hence. Senator Staples, in asking the senate to approve his bill as amended a, the instigation of Senator Banks, declared that n's activities in con ' nection with the measure had placed him in a pculiar position. "I have tried to be courteous and honest in the consideration of this importa matter." said Staples, "but notwith ' standing this. I have been slandered and hissed at by those who are op posed to my offering. "How many people in this room work six hours a day, five days week and" enjoy three months vaca tion? I do not mention this with the intention of criticising the teach ers, but merely to show that the life of these instructors is not one absolute drudgery. I always have stood for high wages for the teach -ers, favored the teachers pension and have gone down the line for other Concessions in the interest of tu craft. "But. I am convinced that the pres ent tenure law is not meeting the re qulrements for which It was intended and under present conditions it la al most impossible to dslodg a teacher, Once entrenched thay can snap thei fingers in the face of the school directors without ny fear that they will be molested." Senator Home Makes Reply, Senator Hume In reply said: "Prior to 1917 the board of direct ers of the Portland school district without any cause or reason, could terminate the service of a teacher. Such teacher had no redress, despit the fact that he or she might hav been robbed of means of livelihood and profession. In 1917 there was demanded by the people of the Port land district security for the teach era, with the result that the present tenure law came Into being by legls lative enactment. "Since the passage of the law there has been harmony in the schools and the teachers have been relieved of the rear that they would lose their post tions through the whim of some poll tician. The law has not only proved Deneiiciai to tne operation of th scnooiroom. but it has taken th teachers out of the class of the hire lings and placed them on a plane witn other professions. Banks Differ. With Both. " Senator Banks declared that he had found himself unable to agree with ettner or the opposed factions of the .Multnomah county delegation. "1 never was. in favor of the passage . oi me aiapies Din oy the legislature," said Senator Banks, "neither was I In ui-mnatHv n-tth . , II .. . i Jt was 1 who suggested the amend ment whereby the bill might be re ferred to the voters of the Portland school district for final consideration Such action would permanently and forever settle the question of who is right or wrong In the controversy." Senator Eddy averred that it was apparent that the Multnomah county oeiegauon was nopeiessiy divided over the tenure bill, and . suaa-ested that a committee of five members or the senate be appointed to prepare amendments to the Staples measure, which would meet the approval of the opposing factions. Senator Moser responded that the drafting of such an amendment was not in the province of man, as there would be division no matter what proposal was presented. Senator GUI reviewed similar fights in various parts of the state, told of their bad Influence on the schools and asked that the entire matter be laid on the tile. Senator Joseph said that passage of the Staples bill would not only dis rupt the schools of the Portland dis trict. but that it would causa the teachers the Inconvenience of con tributing a large sum of money with which to conduct a campaign. WORKMEN'S ACT, IS PASSED Opposition Develops Against Tire Basis for Track Pees. STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) Consideration of the pro; posed motor vehicle measure, bouse bill No. 339, has been set for a spe cial order' In the Joint roads com mittee for Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. This will be the last oppor tunity persons interested in. this kind of legislation will have to ex press themselves at a public hearing. The passenger car schedule of fees has not been determined and this matter will receive the consideration of the committee at that time. Opposition was developing against the proposed plan of W . N. Dennis to license trucks on the width of tire. Truck dealers said that the' Dennis idea will induce truck owners to re duce the width of their tires and dis courage the use of oversiied tires. Mr. Dennis wants wide tires, as the wider the tire the less damage to the road; but the truckmen do. not like the oroDosal and as a man's truck license will depend on the width of his tires the tendency will be to make them as narrow as . possible, thereby Increasing the road damage. SYSTEM IN LEVYING OF TAXES PROMISED Budget and Commission Bills Up to Governor. ENTIRE STATE AFFECTED House Approves Measure by Large Vote and It Goes to Senate. ETATE HOUSE, Salem, Feb. 12.-7- (Special.) Although objection was voiced to some of the pro-visions of the amended workmen s compensation act. tn bill carrying such amend raents was passed by the bouse today by a large vote. Representative Overturf took the floor to oppose a section of the act which provided for the fixing of the raies ol -compensauon lor injuries on the experience rating which has been gained through service during the past five years. Mr. Overturf held that some employers who were con stantly working to avoid accidents . would be penalised by this section by being placed In the same class as careless employers. Representatives Kay and Davey of Marion, who spoke in behalf of the measure as complied by the commis sion of 15 appointed by Governor Ol eott, maintained that Mr. Over turf's arguments were not based upon sound logic, and that the provisions did not penalize anyone, but meant fair play for all employers In the state. Mrs. W. S. KinneyMf Clatsop county and Representatives McFarland and McDonald of Multnomah county voted against passage of the bill. The ne. act is a complete revision of the pres ent workmen's compensation code. The code will now go to the senate, where It Is rumored that amendments sought by Representative Overturf will be written Into the bill. Conference Called ' Off. STATE HOUSE. Salem, Feb. 12. (Special.) Lack of time on the part of western legislators has resulted In the rescinding of the proposed an-ti-Asiatio conference planned for the purpose of framirM uniform laws to handle the Japanese land-leasing or 'ownership situation. The house today adopted a senate joint resolution! PRINTING PROBE IS ORDERED Cost of Supreme Court . Reports Arouse ijLegislat'ore. STATE HOUSE, Salem, Feb. 12. (Special.) An Increase in the price cf reports of the Oregon supreme court, published by-a San Jfrancisco nrm. has aroused the attorneys who are members of the bouse of representatives. By unanimous vote the house today passed a bill introduced by the Judi ciary committee which .provides for an investigation by the state print ing board of the cost vt printing the supreme court reports. The bill car ried an authorization for the print ing of the reports by the state In the event that ft Is found that the prices now charged are excessive. Representative Woodson of Heppner told the Souse that the Bancroft Whitney company of San Francisco had a monopoly on the printing of these reports, and that the attorneys of the state are suffering because of this condition. Representatives Ham- mend of Clackamas and Fletcher of Pclk county also supported the bill by arguments. Applications of Business Efficiency in All Tax JIatters Object ' of Two Measures. HOUSE PASSES FISH BILL Measure Provides for Commission and New Commercial Code. , STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Without argument or de-bate, the house today passed senate bill No. 187, provtdlng,for the creation of a separate fish commission and also containing a new. comrae fishing code. :' The bill passed the senate several days ago. having been explained and argued before Its passage in the upper bouse. This bill is the companion act to house bill 101. providing for a sep arate game commission and la in line with the agreement reached by com merclal fishermen and sportsmen last summer to divorce the salmon. Inter ests from the game. The old laws relating to commer cial fishing which have piled up dur ing the last 10 sessions of the legis lature have been codified and har monized into this one act, which pro vides, in addition, a commission of three members to be appointed by the governor to administer the code. FIRE MARSHAL BILL PASSES House Approves Measure Extend ing Authority of Official. STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or., Feb, 12. (Special.) Reorganization or the state fire marshal's office Is provided in a bill passed by the house- today. The bill encountered much opposition when it was presented a week ago and as a result it was referred back tbe committee on insurance, where was amended so that the extra sal ary provision for the""1nsurairce com missioner, who is the state fire mar shal, was deleted. The bill extends the authority of the state fire marshal In such a way as to permit him to subpena witnesses. Bond House Bills Scheduled. 9 STATE HOUSE. Salem. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Members of the house will consider two bills Tuesday morn ing which provide for the regulation of bond houses operating In the state. One of the bills, senate bill No. 60. was introduced by Senator Eddy and provides .for the control of. bond houses by the corporation commis sioner.while the other bill, house bill No. 3(1. Introduced by Representative Korell, places the bond houses under the control of the state bank exam iner. STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) System will be applied to ' the method of levying taxes in Multnomah county hereafter and also in the rest of the state, thanks to tbe local budget law. whlcn has passed both houses. This is a companion bill to house bill 9, which is the tax su pervision and conservation commis sion law. Both are operative in Mult nomah, but the tax commission ap plies only to that county. Every county, city, town, port. school district, union high school -district, road district, irrigation district. water district, dock commission and other public or quasi-public corpora tion that has power to levy a tax upon property is directed by house bill 78 to prepare and file estimates of proposed expenditures and proba ble receipts of revenue before making a tax levy. The object of the local budget law Is to apply business efficiency to pub lic tax levying matters. There is to be no hit-or-miss method or guess work hereafter. Also the levying of the tax Is brought close to "the people. Jailmates Moat Be Made. Under the local budget law-it Is tbe duty of the, levying board to appoint each year a suitable number of quali fied electors and freeholders equal to the number of members, of the levying board, and these electors are to serve as a budget committee. This budget oommittee is to prepare the estimates .required by the law and the members serve without compen satlon. Tha heads of all departments are required to submit their estimates to the budget committee, showing in parallel columns the unit costs of the several services, material and sup plies for the three fiscal years next preceeding the current year; the de tailed expenditures of the last one of the three preceding years, and .the budget "allowances and expenditures or the last six months. When this information has been collected the budget committee is to go over it and the proposed budget is later to. be. advertised in a paper of general-circulation, the levying body to set a time and place for a public nearing. Tax Commission ICamed. In Multnomah county there Is, aside from the budget committee, the tax commission, wjiich la to supervise the budgets of all of the tax-levying ooaies in mat county. This commis sion is composed of Frederick W. Mul key. Louis J. Goldsmith and R. L. babin, these three commissioners be lng named in the bill. As there are 80-odd tax-levying bodies in Multno- maiK county and as each is affected by the local budget law, this will mean that scores of citizens will be needed for the respective budget com mittees, so that in the aa-areeate several nunarea electors will be brought in immediate contact with the tax-levying machinery. While some opposition was directed against the tax supervising commis sion, particularly by the Multnomah county commissioners and three of the city of Portland commissioners, tnere was practically nd attention paid to the local budget law. This slipped along quietly, being held back awaiting disposition of the tax super vising commission measure. The two are interlocking statutes and were prepared by a group of citizens in Portland who have been striviner to bring about tax reform for years. The bills were entrusted to Herbert Gor don for introduction and both require only the signature of the governor to take their places on the statute books. d flU Every veil t&& Overcoat fif? Must That's the reason we've divided our fine stock into just two groups for quick action. Provide Your Overcoat Requirements Now Group No. 1 . $3 At $$3.50 are included all Coats that formerly sold up to Seventy Dollars. -Group No. 2 $4.3.50 At $43.50 are included all Coats that formerly sold up to One Hundred Dollars PHEGLEY& C A VENDER Corner' Fourth and Alder Streets CARDS OF THANKS. Our most sincere and heartfelt id preciation to the many friends who enderea ineir sympainies, assisi- nce and flowers through the illness nd death of our beloved . son and grandson, G. Willard Peddycord. are iereoy extended, ana pucn apprecia ion is also extended to his playmates. schoolmates and teacher. MKS. 1.. H. V&DVYVVKD. Adv. - MRS. ANNA HUEBENER. To. the many friends and to the of ficers and members of Harmony Lodge, No. 12, A. F. and A. M., we iih to exnress our crateful aDore- elation for the sympathy and kind- esa shown in the loss 01 our lamer. George M. Straus. We wish to thank our many friends. lso the O.-W. R. & N. and Rebekahs for their kindness and floral tributes nrina- the illness and death of our father and brother, George Johnson. MR. AND MKS.U. .N. SUBRA, MRS. PEARL THOMPSON. Adv. ADRIAN JOHNSON. Phone your want ads to the Ore- gonlan. Main 7070, Automatic S60-95. msm Dr.Williams Hpink pills Your own druggist sells Dr. Williams Pink Pills. Writs to tha Dr. Williams Medicine Co Schenectady, N. Y for free) booklet, "Diseases of Um Ner vous System. SPEED AT SALEM. NECESSARY Lawmakers Must Act to Complete ,Vork Coming Week. STATE HOUSE, 6a,lem, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Although more than 40 bills were listed for consideration to day for third reading, the house had passed but a few when noon arrived and adjournment was taken until Monday morning. If the house Is to conclude its work next week, some lively action will be required. Speaker- Bean and his lieutenants have been urging speed In the jiouse, but the desire of some of the wwnbers to Indulge In oratory in the big Irrigation fight which con sumed thegreater part of one day, made speed impossible. Adjournment today caused contro versy, for the house was divided on the question. Almost half of the members desired to remain in session and clean up the desk, but 22 votes against 20 brought the adjournment. Speaker Bean today said IrVat in all probability night sessions would be srin Monday with a view to conclud ing work by n,ext Saturday night. 1 ne senate is m buiiicwii.i w.- shape than the house, but even then valiant action will o required If the work slated is to be completed. JAPANESE ISSUE XEARS END Senator Lodge Advises No Action to Embarrass Government. STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Senator Lodge, chair man of the foreign relations com mittee, discussing the Japanese ques tion recently with Senator McNary, gave it as his opinion that the gov ernment early In the next administra tion would take care Of the subjects in a way satisfactory to the western people. Also .that the states concerned should take no action that might tend toward governmental , embar rassment In the consideration of this important matter. . Thjs information was received here today by Senator Lachmund, In a tel egram from 'Senator McNary. ALIEN LAND BILL APPEARS (Special.) Senator Upton has In troduced a bill providing that 1n case any owner of timber br timber land shall find timber infested with insect pests or, pine beetles on lands owned by him or adjacent thereto, he shall immediately notify the state forester, who shall at oftce investigate such condition. . - Senate Honors Lincoln. STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) The eenate, in honoring the birthday anniversary of Abraham Lincoln, today caused to be read ba. fore that body the address delivered by the great emancipator at Gettys burg. This was preceded by a prayer by Colonel Mercer, chaplain of the senatr in which beautiful tribute was paid to the Civil war president of the United-States. Rate KIse Order Duo March 1 SALEM, Or., Feb. 13. (Special.) oratory, debate, or dramstics. An order in the application of the Pa cific Telephone & Telegraph company for an increase in rates probably will be handed down by the Oregon public service commission March 1, accord ing to a Jetter prepared by that body today. Debating Trophy Given School. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) A debating trophy cup has been pre sented to the student body of Pacific university by the graduate and non resident members of Nu Chapter of Phi Alpha Tau. Debating teams from each class will compete for possession of this cupand the debates are sched uled for the firs't week in April. Th local chapter of the men's national honorary forensic fraternity was es tablished on the campus In 1915, an l comprises in membership all thosa who have represented tne Bcnooi in I KM KM KHM KO i l The AMPICO i 1 Five Measures Are Introduced in Senate of Oregon. STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) The following bills were Introduced In the senate: S. B. 833. by Thomas Relating to rights. powers and disabilities of aliens witn re pact to property in this state. 8. B. 834. by Upton Providing for con trol, of insect pests. sl B. 33S. hy committee on revision of laws Relating to regulation or aeaiers id stocks, stock certificates and securities. . a. B. S3S. bv Ryan lay request) Relat ing to payment by. banks of deposits of intestates. 8. B. 337. by.Hare-T-Relatlng to Oregon state fair. ( " Senate Approves Motor Bill.' STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Senator Moser's bill pro viding for the regulation 01 corpora tions! operating automobile busses, auto-trucks, stages and the like over Uhe highways of this s'ate, was ap proved when presented ror intra read ing In the senate today. Report of Pests Proposed. STATE HOUSE. Salem, OrT. Feb. 12. 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