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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1907)
PROCEEDINGS OF Monday, February 18. Hiilcm, Feb. 1H.— The lluh.oM slntti liunking bill puhimi I lbt> senate today. It la very lenient, a I lowing latnkM to re- duee tbeir reserve« 1« I ft j>ei cent of th fir (l»p)Mlli und 10 per cent of tlieir time tleiiuuul <le|aM*ita, only one*third neooNaiirily to be nuth. The bonne thia afternoon [mere I tie bill rc|M*uliiig the it |M<r cent rebate for payment of tuxes prior to Mun-h I ft eaeb year. Ily utuinimoiia vote the bonne |> uhh *<1 n bill to rnlinhumo Indiun war veterana to the extent of 9ft(l,0IM). A bill appropriating $40,000 to the various charitable inatitutioiiH of the Hint« win puNHed by the hottee. Ily unanitnoua vote a pure food bill Hiniilai to the Federal atatute was punn ed by the bonne. Beginning with the aeeond Monday in January, 1011, the state printer ia to lie phu'i'd on a Hat nulary of $ t,000 u year if a bill pu*Hed by the house Onlay Isi-mueM law. The g ivernor today vetoed the Hmitb bill eutting out two normal wboola. Following thia the house |ataaed a bill appropriating $60,000 for the Aahland aellOol, and $35,000 for Weaton. The eenite appropriaUd l i f t ,000 for Mon mouth. The house Onlay panned l.'l billa and killed 17. The aenate pann«nl 10 billa. Both hounen have adopUnl a resolu tion to adjourn ut noon Saturday, Fel*- ruury 23, The senate baa ita buninenn well in lutnd, but the bo lae ban an im- inenax^amount to dispos«» of. Saturday, February 10. Haleru, Fib. 18.— By a practically unanimoua vote the bill requiring old line life inauranee companies to rreate a reserve fund from a certain percent age of the premiutna received for pol- icica paaaed the house thia morning. The house toduy passed a bill to en- uhlo the husband or wife to transfer property that wan acquired subsequent to the time the other wua committed to the insane asylum. The house adopted the aenate resolu tion proposing an amendment to the constitution by which the number of justices of the supreme court shall be increased from three to five. The |>eo- ple will vote on the proposed amend ment at the 11M)H general election. The house postponed action on the bill regulating practice of osteopath physicians. The house passed the bill creating Nesmith County from that part of Wasco County south of the Deschutes river and the north part of Crook county. The per diem and mileage allowance o f the members of the house for this session has been made up. The total is $9,705,45. King, of Harney and Mal heur. receives the greatest amount, $120 per diem and $149.10 mileage. Rogers and Reynolds, of Marion, receive the smallest amounts, each getting $120 per diem and 30 cents mileage. Friday, February 15. Salem, Feb. 1ft. — The aenate, by it Vote of 1H to 11, passed the reappnr- tionment bill of Senator Hart. There will probably Is* no liunking legislation this seas Ion.' One bill watt rc|H>rted in the senate today, but it Is certain to la killed arid moat of the others w ill <lle for lack of time. The senate bill compelling the issu ance of passes to state olficers was passed by the house today and sent to the governor. The irrigation and water code bill was slain in the bouse this afternoon. The senate voted to buy the half block between the capitol building and the Southern Pacific to complete the capitol grounds. An appropriation of $30,0(H) is made for the purchase. The senate indefinitely postponed Ibslsn’s bill making the Associated Press a common carrier. Tin* house joint resolution favoring five Supreme court judges »as adopted by the senate. Both houses { mssis I the juvenile court b ill over the veto of the governor and the measure is now a law. The bill creating the Port of Colum bia for control of pilotage ami towage at the mouth of the Columbia (Hissed the house. The house passed the Jones hill for the purchase and maintenance of the O n g o i City locks in conjunction with the Federal government. The senate today (sisscd 32 hills and the house 41. Thursday, February 14 Salem, Feb. 14. — The house today adopted n resolution fixing 12:01 a. m., February 24, as the time for Adjourn ment of the legislature. It was also voted that no more hills should lie re ceived except hy the standing commit tees. There are 440 bills on the calen dar Hnd consideration of senate meas ures has not yet commenced. The sen ate is Incoming anxious and is discuss ing moans of forcing the house to act upon senate hills. The house passed the hill appropri ating $lft0,000 to the Agricultural col lege. The house bill creating the office of ins|>ector of mines passed that laxly without opposition. Smith’ s bill to abolish two of the four normal schools passed the house tonight hy a vote of 3ft to 1ft, six ab sent. Only one slight amendment was LEGISLATURE made from the way it |4iss«d the sen ate, c hanging the time of the meeting of the new Issird from the third Wed nesday in June to the tldrd Wednesday in May. A house resolution provides for the printing of ft,l)0<) copies of the ruilrrstd commission hill for distribution to those who desire Copies. Wednesday, February 13. Haleru, Feb. 13. —--With only one dissenting vote the senate today took the Chapin railroad commission bill from the table. It is now ready for the governor’s signature and It Is said be will sign it. it was also reported tonight that be ami the stsTetary of state and state treasurer had already conferred on the appoint merit of the commissi) n. Representative N ew ell proposed a conslilulinnal amendment providing the recall of public officials. The idcu is that where an officer is not serving the people the way be should, a peti tion containing the numes of 25 jx*r cent of the voters in his district may Is* tiled asking bis rcsignstion. Hhoold this not lie forthcoming, a special elec tion is called to elect a successor. At the s|Ns*ial election the officer whose resignation is asked is also a candidate, anil should he not lie re-elected he most vitiate the office to the MUCccHsful candidate. Among the other bills |ia*sei| by the seiiute are: Liquor lieensr-s not to lie grunted (M-rsotis who violate liquor laws; appropriating $125,000 annually for the Htato university; authorizing railroud bridge across the Willamette near Oswego. In the house the general appropria tion bill, tarrying $2,287,070, was |xutMcd and the $1 ¡gill tax law was also repealed. The senate [maxed 35 bills and the lions«) 18. The larger part of these were of a local nature. Tuesday, February 12. Haleru, Feb. 12. — The senate today indefinitely (>o*t|M>ned Bailey’ s bibs dlunging the primary law. The vote waa so decisive as to make it clear tiiat the la\i will remain as it is. The senate also voted down the con stitutional amendment to be submitted to the iwople granting woman suffrage. With but one dissenting vote the bouse [mxxed the bill ooin|>elling tile sale ut $2.50 an acre of land granted the Cone Bay Wagon Kisul couqiany ac cording to the terms of the grunt. The senate has cut the allowance for the Agricultural college to $37,500, a reduction of $12,500. The habitual criminal bill passed the house tislay. It provides that on sec- ond conviction ot a crime equal to fel- my the punishment shall be double the sentence provided by stutute. The senate ¡«used the Bingham rail road commission bill and tuhlcd Cha pin s measure. The Binglmm bill pro vides for appointment by the governor. The house tabled this bill. Kxeept for the method of chousing ambers the two bills are alike. The bouse jiuMSed the bill providing for the stat«* buying ground und erect ing armories for the National tiuard in stead of [laying rent as at present. A bill appropriating $28,000 for the snp|iort of orphans, foundlings and wayward girls was pasted hy the house. PO RTLAND M ARKETS. Butter— Fancy creamery, 32)^@ 35c per [Kinnd. Butter Fat— First grade cream, Sflc per pound; s«>cond grade cream, 2c less per pound. Eggs— Oregon ranch, 23® 25c per dozen. • Poultry— Average old hens, 13 (¿<3 14c per pound; mixed chickens, 11 (S l’JhjC; spring,13\ (<$14 Sjc; old roost ers, 9@10c; dressed chickens, 14@15c; turkeys, live, 17@ 17^c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 20@ 22c; gct‘se, live, 10(a>12c; ducks, 16@18e. Fruits— Apples, common, 50®75c per box; choice, $1(312.50. Vegetables—Turnips, $1®1 25 per sack; carrots, $1(31.25 per sack; beets, $1.25(dll .50 per sack ; horseradish, 7® He |>er pound; sweet potatoes 3‘ 4® 3%c per pound; cauliflower, $2.50 per dozen; celery, $3 @ 3.25 per crate; onions, 10@ 12t£c per dozen; sprouts, 9c per pound. Onions— Oregon, $1@1.35 per hun dred. Potatoes— Oregon Burbanks, fancy, $1.40@l.ft0; common, $1(311.25. Wheat— Club, 69@70r; blues tern, 71 (&72e; valley, 70c; red, 67® 68c. Oats — No. 1 white, $29; gray, $28.50. Barley— Feed. $22.50 per ton ; brew ing, $23; rolled, $23.50®24.50. Rye— $1.45(3)1.50 per cwt. Corn — Whole, $24.50; cracked, $22.50 per ton. Hay— VaMey timothy, No. 1, $14® lft per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $17®lft; clover, $9; cheat, $9; grain hay, $D@10; alfalfa, $14. Veal— Pressed, fit^@9c per pound. Beef— Dress«! bulls, 2 !i® 3 ^ c per pound; cows, ® ft^ c ; country stores, ftl4@ft>^c. Mutton— Dressed, fancy, ftt^@9c per pound; ordinary, fl®7c. Pork— Dressed, 6@8<^c per pound. M U S T L IB E R A L IN H IS T O R Y . River and H a rb o r Bill Qivee Almost All N o rth w est Asked. Washington, Feb. 15.— Never liefore in the history of rivers and burlsirs leg islution has any congress dealt so liber ally with the Pacific Northwest as the present congress will do in the [smiling river and lutrbor bill. Not only is the aggregate appropriation larger than ever before, but the appropriations more nearly Hppoximate the estimates of the engineers. This ia in a very large measure due to the remarkably efficient work of Representative Jones, of Washington, who is on the river and harbor committee as repesontative of Ills own and neighboring states. Mr. Jones was in a position to do things, and his accomplishments speak for themselves. Indeed the house has been so very liberal that the senate has nothing left to do, unh-ss it tie to raise ■ a few appropriations t hat fall below the house figures, and it is doubtful if many such increases can lie seen red, foi in eveiy instance where the house cut the »•stirimtes on Oregon and Wash ington projects It was for some specific and very gissl reason. In his work in committee Mi. Juries had the active support of Senator Ful ton, and the Oregon senator did every thing that a man not a member of the committee could do to aid in getting lils-ral recognition for Oregon anil Co lumbia river projects. There was ab solute harmony throughout, and the two men woike«l together to a common end. . The effectiveness of Mr. Jones’ work is found in the figures themselves. The tots! amount recommended by the en- gineeis for Oregon und Washington projects was $5,119,244; the total ap propriation carried by the house hill is $4,870,244, a difference of $440,000. The reductions were on the Celilo ca nal, $150,000 being taken from the amount reconi me ndi*d and given to the upper river, for which a new project was recommended late in December; on the Willamette and Columbia rivers below Portland, where $150,000 was deducted liecaime Portland business men had assuied the committee that a new taxation district was to lie formed to raise money to aid in this improve ment; and the Cascade locks on the Columbia river, where $105,000 was recommended for grading and filling in behind the completed locks. The com mittee felt that this work was not urg ent, us the canal lock is itself com pleted. W ith these exceptions, the house bill provides the amounts recommended by the engineers, and in the case of Co- quille river the committee appropriates $80,000 when only $40,000 was asked hy the War department. The $60,000 will complete this project, its shown hy the figures of the local engineers, so the committee decided to clear up the whole matter at one time. The following table gives the various projects and the umounts appropriated hy the house bill: Mouth of Columbia river, $2,450,- 244; Ikilles-Celilo canal, $800,000; rivers, Portland to sea, $300,000; Co lumbia between Celilo and mouth of SnaKe river, $120,000; T’ pper Colum bia, between Wenatchee and Bridge- |>ort, $42,000; Upper Columbia and Snake, $10,000; Coquille river, $60,- 000; Coos river, $3,000; dredge, Ore gon and Washington coast bar Is us, $100,000; Tillamook bay, $10,000; improvement of Upper Willamette, $60,000; Clatskanie, $500; Cowlitz and Lewis rivers, $50,000; AVillapa harbor, $25,000; Gray's harbor, $600,- 000; (ira y’ s inner harbor, $177,000; Gray’ s river, $2,500; Puget sound and tributaries (dredging) $75,000; Imke Washington canal, $10,000; Swino- uiish slough, $75,000; Okanogan ami Pend d’ Oreille, $20,000. T w o Dead, 1 ,0 0 0 Hom eless. Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Feb. 15.— Not withstanding the rumors in regard to the loss of life as a result ot a fire which last night destroyed 90 cottages and residences, three hotels, the Carr memorial church and fully 200 hams and outhouses, entailing a loss of $200, 000, so far as mn lie learned only two persons lost their lives. They were John Springer, a foreman in the Cotton Belt railroad yard, and a man named Reed, who is said to have gone into a hurtling building while intoxicated. Nearly 1,000 people are homeless. WATER NEXT SPRING Minidoka Irrigation Work Is Now Nearly Finished. GREAT DAM ALREADY COMPLETE D esert to be M ade F ertile — W o rk is N ow W ell Advanced on Boise- Payette P ro ject. Washington, Feb. 16. — Progress on the Boise-Payette and Minidoka irriga tion projects in hiaho during the fiscal year ended June 30, 190«, is extensive ly reviewed in the fifth annual report of the Reclamation service, now in the hands of the public printer. It is evi dent from the report that many diffi culties have been encountered on both projects, due to the scarcity of labor and the high cost of materials, which made it difficult to award contracts on u favorable basis and made it difficult for contractors to fulfill their agree ments. In spite of delays, however, the Minidoka project will Ite ready for water next spring and the Boise-Payette project will follow along a year later. From the report it is seen that the total expenditures on the Minidoka project up to June 30, 1908, amounted to $961,80«. The main items are $280,- 352 for the main canals, $339,253 for the Minidoka darn, spillway and diver sion channel, and $175,000 for the dis tributing system. This project, upon completion, w ill irrigate from 130,000 to 150,(MX) acres of land in Central Snake river valley, and ultimately from 50,000 to 70,(MX) acres additional will be added when the secretary of the interior authorizes the construction of a pumping system on the south side of Snake river. The Minidoka dam was completed last fall under contrict by Bates A Rog ers and lias proven a complete success. Very satisfactory progress lias been made by Orman & Crook and b” Hub bard A Carlson, contractors on the main canals, but progress by Monarch A Porter, who hold a part of this same contract, lias been very slow. Only 28 per cent of the work under Monarch A Porter’s contract was completed March 1, 1906, but their bondsmen then assumed charge, increased the force and completed 50 per cent by the close of the fiscal year. The canal will be ready for distriution of water this season. R A IL R O A D S C R U E L TO CATTLE. Governm ent W ill Prosecute fo r V io lation o f 2 8 -H o u r L aw . C O L L IS IO N D U R IN O B L IZ Z A R D Believed 176 Lives W e re Lost— Many of Them Fro ze. Block Island, R. I., Feb. 18.— A ma rine disaster with appalling low of life and entailing suffering almost beyond the limit of human endurance came to light today, when a life boat of the Joy line steamer larchmont, bound from Providence to New York, drifted into Block Island harbor. In the boat were several bodies of rnen who had died from the effects of long hours of exposure to a death-deal ing temperature. In the boat also were 11 men whose suffering was so intense that they seemed oblivious to the fact that death was in their miilst and they had escaped only by virtue of their ability to withstand the rigor of zero weather in an open boat at sea. The l>oat brought a tale of disaster that has rarely been equaled in New England waters, and it is believed tiiat, when the final outcome is known, it will be found that not less than 150 lives were lost. Following closely in the wake of the solitary lifeboat came bodies, lifeboats and rafts, cast on the beach by the angry waves. Owing to the condition of the sur vivors it was impossible to get from them an estimate of the loss of life. From 150 to 175 persons went to their death, and at a late hour tonight it was believed that the latter figures are nearer coirect The cause of the accident has not been ratisfactorily explained. It oc curred just off Watch H ill about 11 o’clock last night, when the three masted schooner Harry Knowiton, bound from South Amboy for Boston with a cargo of coal, crashed into the steamer’s port amidships. Captain MeVey, of the Larchmont, declares that the Knowiton suddenly swerved from her course, Juffed up into the wind and crashed into his vessel. Captain Haley of the Knowiton asserts that the steam er did not give his vessel sufficient sea room. O R D E R S N E W V E N IR E . Jury Panel in Adams C ase Exhausted Second Day. Wallace, Idaho, Feb. 13. — At the close of the second day of the trial of Hteve Adams for the murder of Fred Tyler, 34 talesmen had been examined, exhausting the panel and the court had ordered the summoning of anew venire. Eleven jurors remained in the jury box and the defense still retains the right to four peremptory challenges and the state one. When the conrt ordered a new venire Attorney E. F. Richardson, counsel for the defense, made an affidavit that the sheriff is biased, and asked that a spec ial commission be appointed to summon the venire. In his affidavit it is alleg ed that Angus Sutherland, whose term as sheriff expired last month, was made sheriff in 1899 during the labor troubles by the Mine Owners’ association, and that as sheriff he cannot serve two con secutive terms. The present sheriff, W illiam Bailey, was nominated with the understanding that Sutherland should still be in complete control un der the direction of the corporation hostile to the Western Federation of Mineis. A session was held last night to decide the point. Washington, Feb. 18. — The depart ment of Justice is about to proceed against a number of railroads for viola- lations of the law relating to the ship ment of cattle. This law provides that cattle shipped in interstate commerce shall not be confined in cars longer than 28 hours consecutively without their being unloaded for rest and water, except that in cases where a re quest is previously made the time may be extended to 36 hours. B O U N D F A S T BY RED T A P E . In many cases, it is alleged, cattle have been confined in cars without rest, food or water for 50 hours, and in Down T im b e r Goes to W aste Because L aw Forbids S ale. some cases 60 hours. It is the purpose of the government to insist upon the Washington, Feb. 13. — There’ s maximum penalty of $500. money going to waste in Klickitat county owing to departmental methods and red tape, as well as to the fact of P L O T T O W R E C K C R U IS E & . there being no law under which action can be taken. Last spring a severe Many Rivets Removed Fro m Boilers storm passed through this country, o f Y o rk to w n . felling an immense number of trees, Vallejo, Cal., Feb. 16. — It became practically all the timber in two town known today that a secret inquity is ships being razed. This timber is on being held at the Mare Island navy the ground, is rapidly bluing and un yard in connection with the condition less something is done by which it can of the boilers of the cruiser Yorktown. be utilized it soon w ill be worthless for The Yorktown had been ordered to lumber purposes. There is a sale for Magdalena lay to protect American in this timber, but the lumber companies terests in troubled Central America, are afraid to touch it, as the home hut just before starting it was found steaders upon whose land it is lying that her boilers, were leaking liadly have not in all cases commuted their and examination showed that 11 rivets claims and if they should abandon them had been removed, apparently deliber after selling the down timber, the ately. buyer might be placed in a very em Had the Yorktown been allowed to barrassing position. proceed, it is stated that the Benning ton horror would have been duplicated. T ravelers Rebel at Food. Finds Huge S pot on Sun. C old W ater D em onstration. Pittsburg, Feb. 15.— Professor John M. Brashear, of the Alleghany observa tory, announces the discovery of one of the great«*st sunspots ever brought to the attention of astronomers. lie says as a resut electrical disturbances w ill Ire experienced throughout the country tomorrow night. The spot can be seen through smoked glass, but the sci entist adds that it is one of the most active of solar spots. Its approximate length is said to be 150,000 miles and 30,000 miles wide, covering an area of about 3,500,000 square miles. Washington, Feb. 16.— Temperance advocates, 1,(MK) strong, inarched through the national capital today in support of the bill introduced by Rep- resenative Weber, of Ohio, to rid the District of Columbia of the liquor traffic. Men, women and children, representing a score of total abstinence organizations, formed the procession, which moved through the capital for more than two hours, while Mr. Weber and other prohibition advocates were speaking before the house oommittee on the District of Columbia. T re a ty fo r Prohibition in A frica . Money fo r Bay C ity F a ir. Washington. Feb. 15.— The sennte committee on foreign relations tislav authorized a favorable report on a gen eral treaty with the powers looking to the suppression of the liquor traffic in Africa by enforcing a prohibitive tariff. Sacramento, Feb. 18. — The senate today passed the bill appropriating $300,000 for an international exhibi tion at San Francisco in 1913 in honor of the 400th anniversary of the discov ery of the Pacific ocean by Balboa. Leaven worth, Wash., Feb. 13.— An other tminload of passengers arrived here today, making about 600 stranded at this place. Conditions in the day coaches are terrible. The rairoad is giving two meals a day, and the food is revolting. Passengers w ill not pat ronize the dining cars unless allowed to order their dinner in preference to the meal handed them. The large ice house at the depot was wrecked today, the Tool caving in from the weight ot snow. A Japanese was buried in the debris and sustained a broken arm. D em u rrag e Bill Passed. Pierre, 8. D., Feb. 13. — The house today passe«! the reciprocal demurrage bill. The bill to prohibit corporations to contribute to campaign funds was passed. Another bill approved hy the house prohibits “ ¿resting” in saloons. A ll these measures have passed the sen ate and now go to the governor.
