La Grande evening observer., February 26, 1915, Image 2

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER -
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1915,
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LEGISLATIVE DID WELL VAIU
E DAMOUNT OF WORK.
StaUticUn , Compile General Sum
:. mary of Work Accomplished. '
: A Portland statitician has compiled
the following summary of the work
. done by the recent legislature:
In the first place, it hat given to
the state a Prohibition Act that ranks
high in state laws. A close study by
persons who are particularly interest
ed in such legislation has caused them
ti. express-the-opinion that it is the
best law of the kind on the statutes
of any state in the Union. True, this
legislature cannot be credited with
diafting the law, that credit going to
the Committee of One Hundred but its
joint committee on alcoholic traffic
whipped the bill offered it into more
nearly perfect shape and did not tarn
: per with it in any way calculated to
..destroy its efficiency. . :
A majority of people will express
the belief, in all likelihood, that tho
amendments to the workmen's com
, pensation act will make it far more
uniform in its operation, better suited
to the general interests of the employe
and less likely to cause the dwindling
of the fund. ' .v -
Tho new tax laws, while" admittedly
not perfect, will tend in a large mea
sure to grant relief to the public,
which has found the burdens under the
: laws of the last two years very iieavv
Under the new acts, if the first half of
any person's taxes is paid in the spring
no penalty will attach until inability
, or neglect to pay the second Install
ment is manifest. By fixing the tax-
ppying dates as April 6 and October
6, the legislature bridges tho gap so
tnat there will be no serious mcon
ventence ag regards the conduct of
governmental functions because, of a
; . iiim.ua in me aate 01 me receipts or
money by the treasurer and" the date
on which bills must be met.
, The bills abolishing continuing ap
propriations and establishing a gen
eral fund will without doubt be classi fied
under tho head of constructive
legislation, .The continuing appropri
ations had been added to form year to
year until the sum total had reached
fn enormous figure, The creation of
a general fund will probably make it
unnecessary for the state treasurer
in future, to borrow money at a hjgn
rote of interest. The transfer ot the
game fund to the general fund, but to
e checked out only for the purpose?
for which collected, was another good
price of legislation, as it will save tho
state treasurer from borrowing in an
emergency, and will do no harm tj
the interests of the sportsmen, as the
money if borrowed must be replaced.
. The legislature will be given credit
for a number of school bills, among
them that which makes it illegal to
exercise discrimination in the pay-
ir.ent of teachers' salaries on account
of sex. The bill which would have
thrown the bars to non-taxpayers to
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"There's no reason why an act
,'ress shouldn't be a home woman,
no (reason why theatrical . life
'should mean liomolesB life."
.' It's Anita Stewart who says so,
land she should know," for she la
' famous in the nlmworld as a sue
' ccssful star, and her friends know
hor as a charming home woman..
"Tho actress-hasn't macli Km ;
: to spend at home,"& says Mlia !
Stewart, "but the elubjt woman
and the society woma7r often. ,
absent from the hearthstone,, ton ,
yet they are considered auccesarm ,
' homemakers. My boffie life baa 1
helped me to wlo'sucoess in the j
picture world."7 . '
vote at school, elections was severely
criticised and defeated.- There has
been ' a tendency to condemn the leg
islature because of its refusal to pas
this bill, on the alleged ground that it
was a blow at mothers. In point of
fact, the defeat of the bill was noth
ing of the - kind women taxpayers
have the same rights now as they
had previously. The legislature pro
ceeded on the theory that non-taxpayers
will cheerfully vote large ap
propriations, as they do not have to
pay the bills. To allow women who
cwn no property the right to vote
would have necessitated lettiilg all
persons vote.
One of the laws enacted at this
session which is expected to give sat
isfaction in all quarters is that pro-
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viding for a system of permanent reg
istration. There have been more com
plaints over the inconveniences and
annoyonces of frequent registration
than of any other duty devolving up
on voters. ".-''vj;;
The high school tuition fund -au
thorized in school districts, - taking
the sending of. pupils to schools out
of their own districts off a charity
basis, will probably meet witl) gen
eral lavor.
In one regard the legislature made
a complete failure it did ot bring
about desirable changes in the road
laws. .The Highway Commission Act
is good and so is the bonding act, but
the need of a county act to complete
and perfect the system was apparent
So much suspicion was created by
paving bills with teeth, however, that
the legislature shied away from a'.l
road legislation. . i '
The legislature did little in the wav
of amending irrigation and insurance
laws, bat it did provide for a commit
tee to be appointed by the governor
to consider insurance (legislation, with
the idea in view of submitting at the
next session an insurance codo which
will cover the subject thoroughly, "in
the light of modern development in
the industrial and investing fields. '
ine ratification of the lease to
Summer and A'oert Lakes may or may
not prove to bring the state the re
sults expected by the state land board.
If the Eastern syndicate securing ths
lease is acting fairly and can make
the profits intimated, as several as
serted, the income to the state will
not be commensurate with the value
ot the lakes, by any means. If it
should develop into a stock-jobbing
proposition, the state unquestionably
may suffer in reputation. So far as
unprejudiced observers of the legisla
tive proceedings could see. there was
i j no good reason for the legislature to
I refuse to place any safeguards about
me aeai.
Under the provisions of three joint
resolutions adonted bv the legislature.
! the people wil be called on at the next
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i uiwuun io voie on amendments ' to
J , the election laws. The change from the
words "legal" to "registered" voters
has a good deal of significance. W. S.
U'Ren is opposed to such, a change, on
the ground that the codes already give
authority for such legislation. He came
to Salem to register his objection, but
was too late, as the house committee
had already reported favorably on the
resolutions, which had passed the Sen
ate where they originated - -
The Public service commission feels
that the refusal of the I.cgisVure, or
rather of the Hou;;,c to pass the law
!' the issue of certificates of public
necessity or covcnien:a in regard to
i cw construction by utility companies
is .o Le ergre.-l Ay ::cy Gen
' said r.'j i ,',. ,e i.. me stand
Wssii i.gton und California and :my
otho." states have such r. law and its
effect is said to be good. So long aB
the state regulates public servico C'-."-porations,
it is held, just- so long is it
obliged to portcct them.
The much-talked-of consolidation to
take place at this session proved
largely a joke. The offices of the
State Engineer and State Highway
Engineer were consolidated that Is
alL .The House refused to carry out
its compact with the senate and con
folidate the otfices of the corporation
and-Insurance Commissioners. The
senate showed a much stronger de
sire ior consolidation ox commission'
or than did the House, even whose
joint committee membors were antag
onistic In a measure. -.
The state banking law has been
made to harmonise with the Federal
reserve act; The laws governing Co
lumbia River fishing has been put in
harmony with the Washington laws.
Amendments to the fish .and game
tuws have been made which will find
favor .with sportsmen generally, est
pecially the closing of the Willamette
River to net mon above the suspen
sion bridge at Oregon City. .
Few really vicious bills were Intro
duced at this session.- ' The highway
p.-ving bill and the boom ' company
bills for the right or eminent domain
were - the two stiller examples,' , and
neither got Very far1, ; The former
was permitted to die along tho oath
woy to the Governor's office and the
others were sent tobogganing into the
valley of the shadow. - -'.vf
Governor Withycombe "was given
considerable authority in the enforce
ment 01 tne prohibition and other
laws, the bill: finally passed author
izing him to send the attorney-Gen-
cifwl.or his doputies into counties
where officials may be lax in their
performance of their duties, to super
sede them for the purpose - of nnv
given case. -; The authority " given
the appointive power in the matter
of. commissions and department to re
move such appointees at will is com
monly regarded as merely extending
based on the assumption that if the
appointive power is held responsible
for results its -hands should not Le
tied. -.- . ; :
In really large items tho Legisla
ture showed a praiseworthy spirit of
economy, but in smaller- items it
"loosened up" a great deal. ':. At first
the joint, ways and means committee
was inclined to deal harshly with
ata,te' institutions; but it mellowed a
great deal toward the close of the
session owing to the personal inter
position . of the Governor - and the
State Treasurer, and none of these
institutions are left in any but good
shape for the ensuing biennum.
Saving the Naval Militia to the
state, it is said, will' be approved by
taxpayers generally if that body gets
down to business and accomplishes
ar ihing in the "next twr years. H
was said by manw legislators who vot
ed for the appropriation of $15,000 .
for the ensuing years that if the 1
aval M! lia does :o; justify its ex-
istt'i.ce m w':at tir.iv iK'i uh' U.'H'l'ii'ir
Vol any other power can save i'.
The legislature also appropriated)
$10,000 for bringing back to Portland,
and ' saving as a permanent exhibit
the best of the state's exhibits now j
on display at the Panama-Pacific Ex
position. - Thav will be conbined with
the exhibit of the Chamber of Com
merce. . V --: '
. There is a wide divergence of opin
ion as to the necessity of an appro
priation of $12,000 for the holding of
a. special election in next November
at which any measure on which the
referendum may be invoked shall be
submitted. ' It was argued at the time
of passing the bill that it is necessary
in case the referendum shall be in
voked on the prohibition -act. How
ever,; a referendum election will cost
the state approximately $100,000. the
difference between , that amount and
the amount appropriated to be bourn
by the counties, and u the referendum
be invoked ' the Governor at ai. .' ex
pense of not to exceed $20,000 might
call the legislature in extraordinary
session and pass such an act, with
slight 'amendments, and attach the
emergency clause, putting it into im
mediate effect. Ai a matter ox fact
it is so generally believed that the
Governor would do that very thing
that the liquor interests are thought
not to be likely to waste tune and
money in ''invoking the referendum,
special election or not. -
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