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THE MOR3STK& OKEGONoSST, FHIDAY; FEBSTTAET 22. 1893. TOOK THINGS EASIER YESTERDAY'S LEGISLATIVE WORK LIGHT AND UNIMPORTANT. Feature of tlie Day at Salem Was Carter' Speech in. the Senate Fa voring: Lower Appropriations SALEM, Feb. 2L Legislative work to day has been very light and unimportant. Members were overworked yesterday and took thing3 easier. The evening sessions of both houses were occupied with unim portant routine, the only show of spirit being in the house over the passage of the Iva Templeton relief act. Gates and Yates opposed it on legal grounds. Speeches of Paxton, Rinearson, Wright, Sehlbrede and Smith of Josephine, In fa vor of the bill, were warmly applauded by the lobby. At the afternoon session Paxton and Yates made brief and interest ing presentations of the provisions of Cowan's military -bill, which passed with out serious opposition. The afternoon session of the senate was taken up with a very interesting discussion of Yander burg's bill, cutting down the appropria tions for the state university and militia. The discussion took the nature of a de bate on the question of aiding higher institutions of learning by public funds. Senator Carter made the best speech of the day, and a very telling one. He con tended earnestly against such use of pub lic money, maintaining that the best schools were those which were self-supporting, and that the best students were those who had their own way to make. He illustrated his points with great effect and made a decided impression. It was Just such wholesome talk as this government-aided and ofiicialism-ridden genera tions needs more than almost anything else. Senators Denny and Woodard also favored cutting down appropriations, Woodard saying that the state university had so much surplus that it had to create an extra professorship to get rid of it. He did not approve aiding any one in stitution to teach in competition with others such branches as stenography, bookkeeping, law and medicine. The plea for the university was made by Alley and McClung, much after the same plan pur sued by the Lane county delegation every session. Boothby. Curtis, Gates, Hillegas, Hofer. Lester, MIntie. Patterson, Rinearson and Tigard were the house republicans who voted for Hofers constitutional amend ment providing for a limited referendum. The governor has sigr.ed the Portland bridge bill, the judicial and the irrigation district bills. The hou?e tonight adopted a joint reso lution for the constitutional amendment changing the time of state elections till November. THE ROUTINE REPORT. Varionn Measure -Before the Two Houses nnd the Action Taken. SALEM. Feb. 2L At the morning ses sion of the senate the report of the com mittee appointed to examine the books and affairs of the office of the state treasurer. was adopted. The office was reported as being in regular order. Price's bill relating to executors and ad ministrators was passed. The committee appointed to investigate the state Insane as .urn reported, showing careful and systematic management. The report was adopted. Gesner's bill for new buildings at the Sol diers Home was passed. Smith's bill regulating railway traffic be tween Colllo and The Dalles was passed. The senate concurred In the house reso lutlonfor a joint committee to investigate matters relating to food fishes, and' legis lation in connection therewith, to report at tho 1837 session. Bancroft and Patter son were appointed. The senate concurred in a resolution fix ing final adjournment for midnight Sat urday night. The senate, at its afternoon session, con firmed the appointment of Colonel Beebe to be brigadier-general, vice H. B. Comp son, and, also, the governor's nominations for members of the boards of regents of the state university, the agricultural col lege, the normal schools and the soldiers home. Paxton's resolution for a committee of five for revision and codification of the laws of the state was referred to the commjttee on judiciary. Moorhead's concurrent resolution for an oil painting of Governor Lord was referred to the committee on ways and means. Daly's house joint resolution, providing for the publication of the history of the Indian wars, was concurred in. Dunn's house joint memorial, concerning Crater Lake reserve, was referred to the committee on public lands. House concurrent resolution for addi tional clerical aid on the printing com mittee was adopted. Conn's house joint resolution for the publication of 5000 copies of the report of the state board of horticulture was re ferred to the committee on horticulture. Cogswell's bill for the relief of Lake county was passed. Price's bill creating the office of state and county treasury examiner failed to pass. Patturson Introduced a resolution for the pay of assistants to doorkeepers, etc.; adopted. Denny Introduced a memorial concern ing the reason for the removal of postal clerks, carriers, etc.; failed of adoption. The report of the committee Investi gating the state library was adopted. Brownell's bill relating to the election and tonns of county officers, making the torm of assessor four years, was passed. Vanderburg's bill proposing to withdraw the stto appropriation from the state university and Oregon National Guard was before the senate during the after noon. Vanderburg moved to take the bill from the table. Gowan moved to indef initely postpone. The motion was lost and the bill was killed by being ordered eagrossed and to third reading tomorrow. At the evening session the committee on public buildings reported on the In ssne asylum. The report was favorable and was adopted. The special commit tee also reported on the secretary of state's office, having found its affairs in good shape. The report was adapted. Ac tion was then taken upon the following measures: Maxwell Regulatlns the salaries of county judges; passed. Calbreath Relating to the compensation of executors and administrators; passed. Carter Providing for the inspection of commercial fertilizers and sale thereof; passed. King Relating to the payment of taxes in lawful money; lost. Cogswell Relating to the equalization of taxation; passed. Huston Providing for conveyance of real property of husband and wife when one is insane: passed. Smith of Clatsop Relating to drawing of jurors; passed. Holt Requiring county judges to be at-torneys-at-law; lost. Yandex-burg For the relief of certain persons under the act requiring practicing physicians to register: passed. Patterson - Providing for appointment and compensation of deputy county as sessors; passed. In the Houe- SALEM. Feb. a. The first business of the day In the house was action upon the Portland charter bill. Cole moved to take the Mil out of the hands of the chair man of the delegation and have It con sidered Immediately; lost; and the delega tion was given until Friday morning to report. A resolution was adopted for a joint committee on revision of the haws without compensation. Thompsons resolution for the payment of typewriter at 12 per day was adopted. Daly introduced a resolution, which was adopted, authorizing the secretary of state to publish a roster of the soldiers of the Indian wars. A resolution by Curtis was adopted ap proving the action of the committee on printing In hiring extra help. Coon's resolution providing for 5000 extra copies of the horticultural report was adopted. Long's resolution approving the action of the committee on military affairs in hir ing expert help was adopted. The senate concurrent resolution for the publication of the journals and laws by the state printer was adopted. Dunn's house joint memorial asking for the appointment of a guardian of the Cra ter Lake reserve was adopted. Paxton's resolution for the payment of clerks of the Multnomah delegation was adopted. The committee on resolutions reported a joint resolution for a joint committee on needed fishing laws without compensation; adopted. Resolutions relative to final adjourn ment were taken up. A motion by Baker to extend to next week was lost; to ad journ Saturday noon (Stewart), lost; to adjourn Saturday, midnight (Smith of Polk), carried. The vote was reconsidered by which Curtis' bill was lost, and upon roll call the bill passed. This is an anti-fishwheel bill. These bills were then called up: Gates (by Yates) Requiring railroad companies to provide waiting-rooms and bulletin boards; passed. Long (by Scott) Regulating the sale of property by executors and guardians; passed. Hofer (by Moores) Making it a felony for bank officers to take In deposits when the officers know the bank Is -unsound; passed. Sehlbrede Providing for improvements at the Soldiers Home, and appropriating $6300 for the some. Baker, Long and Yates made patriotic speeches in favor of the bill, and it passed with only two populists voting against it. Moorhead introduced a resolution at the afternoon session authorizing the secre tary of state to procure an oil painting of Governor Lord to be placed In the capitol. Committees on settlement with the state treasurer, on settlement with the secre ary of state and on the soldiers' home, re ported, and their reports were adopted. A resolution directing the state treas urer to credit Clatsop county with 52033 on account of erroneous assessment was lost. t The committee on library made its re port, which was adopted. Shutrum's bill amending section 303 of the code was recommitted. It was ordered that senate bills be taken up In the order of members, running backwards alphabetically. Gesner (by Speaker) For the construc tion of a sewer for the penitentiary and asylum: passed. King (by Young) Baker City's charter; passed. Gowan (by Yates) For the more effi cient organization of the Oregon National Guard; passed. It was ordered that all senate bills on the table be read the first time, and they were so read. Paxton introduced house bill No. 3Si amending the Portland charter of 1891, legalizing the city hall bonds; read first, second and third time, and passed. Senate bill No. 244, by McClung, was brought up on Baker's request, read three times and passed. It provides for free ferries in Lane county. The hour for consideration of the general appropriation bill was reset for Friday evening at 7:30. At the evening session these bills .and resolutions were acted upon: Cleeton Setting the time that clerks employed by chairmen of committees shall be paid from; adopted. Young (presented ny Smith, of Jose phine) Creating a fund for a state min ing and geological bureau; passed. Smith (selected by Cole) Amending sec tion 1971 of the code, relating to the wear ing of badges of secret orders; passed. Smith For a constitutional amendment fixing the liability of stockholders of cor. porattons; lost. Hofer For a constitutional amendment having a bill signed by the governor upon request of the legislators submitted to the people; lost. Wright Suspending house rule No. 8; adopted. Moorhead Amending the constitution pertaining to general election laws; adopted. Smith Amending the constitution to be submitted to the people; lost. Dawson For the relief of Ida Temple ton, appropriating $5000; passed. KILLED THEMSELVES. Chloroform, and a Bullet for a Younj? Bank Clerk. SAN RAFAEL. Cal., Feb. 2L Harry C. Stlllwell, of the Bank of California, San Francisco, committed suicide at Belvidere today by shooting himself through the heart. In his pocket was found a note stating that he had not been able to find sufficient weight to hold down his body or he would have drowned himself and, not being desirous of being a derelict in the bay, he used chloroform and a bullet. He stated that financial despondency caused him to commit suicide, and that he had already notified his folks of his intentions. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21.-Harry Stlllwell, who committed suicide at Bel videre, was a clerk in the employ of the Bank of California. Two days ago he stole a 50 treasury note from a bundle of notes in the bank. A fellow-clerk saw the theft and reported It to the bank officials. Stlllwell was discharged, and the clerks were sworn to secrecy. Still well's story Is the old one of a young man with expensive tastes and a small salary with which to indulge them. He was 22 years old and connected with a prominent family here. Ground to Pieces. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Feb. 21. An un- "known man deliberately threw himself in front of the morning train at Wilming ton this morntng and was ground to pieces. It was deliberate suicide done so quickly that the engineer had not time to pull the lever. The body was so hor ribly mutilated that identification was Im possible. It is believed the man was a tramp. OPERA IN NEW YORK. Fran. Sucher Soon to Make Her Debut in Thin Country. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Frau Rosa Sucher. the leading soprano of the Dam roscn Wagner opera company; Herr Max Alvary, leading tenor, and Herr Franz Scbwarz, first baritone, arrived today. Frau Sucher and Herr Franz Sehwarz came on the steamship Lahn, and Herr Alvary on the steamship Kaiser Wllhelm, of the North German Lloyds line. This is Frau Sucher's first visit to America, and mucn Interest will naturally center in her performances. Herr Alvary is an old fa- 'vorite whose specially fine performance of Siegfried is well remembered. Frau Sucher and Herr Alvary will be heard for the first time this season in "Tristan and Isolde," on the opening of the opera next Monday night. Miss Marie Brema, the leading contralto of the Damrosch com pany, arrived today on the Majestic Her American debut will also be made in "Tristan and Isolde." Clilcapro Republicans In Convention. CHICAGO, Feb. 21. In the republican city convention today trouble arose over the credentials. Delegates armed them selves with canes and chairs and pounded each other generally and Indiscriminately. The battle lasted a quarter of an hour, resulting in many bad bruises and sadly battered hats. Police Interference stopped the row. George B. Swift was nominated for mayor b acclamation. He acted as mayor after Carter Harrison's assassination. EXPENSES OF STATES APPROPRIATION" BILLS OF OREGON AD WASHINGTON. Oregon' Has Been Made the Special Order lor Thla Evening-, ami Washington's Waa Referred. SALEM, Feb. 2L The general appropri ation bill came up in the house In com mittee of the whole, but consideration was postponed until tomorrow, the bill being made the special order for the even ing session. The bill, as reported, is much different from the estimates heretofore made of It. This is due in a great measure to the corrections made. The appropria tions contained in the corrected bill are: Governor's salary $ 3,000 Governor's private secretary 3,600 Governor's stenographer 1.600 Secretary state's salary 3,000 Secretary's chief clerk 2.600 Secretary's clerk service 11.9C0 Treasurer's salarv 1,600 Treasurer's clerk 4,000 Treasurer's advertising .; 600 Supt. school's salary 3,603 Supt. schools clerk aid 3,300 Supt.'s traveling expenses 1,600 School record books, etc 5.320 Attorney-general 6.000 State librarian 2,000 State librarian's expenses 600 Books and bookcases 3,000 500 copies court reports 8.000 &aiary pnot commission 1,200 Salary pilot com. clerk 1,200 Expenses pilot schooner 3,003 Pilot commission attorney 600 Pilot commission rent .' 240 Salary health officer 4,400 Salary boatman, Astoria, 1,000 Statehouse janitors 2,640 Statehouse nightwatch 1,800 Statehouse Improvements 3,310 Drain from capitol grounds 3.C00 Painting interior capitol 2,000 Wood steam heating 4,600 Electric lights, capitol 9,200 Deaf mute schools 25,000 Electric lighting same :.... 2.800 Fitting same 12.000 Blind school 13.000 Working home for blind 3.000 Expense, repairs same 2,000 Electric lighting same 2,200 State board agriculture 10,000 Eastern Oregon district fair 6,000 Southern Oregon district fair 3,000 Fish and game protector 5,000 Dairy and food commissioner 3.000 Railroad commission 0,000 Domestic animal commission 8,000 State board equalization 6,500 Rewards for arrests 1,200 Weston normal school 12,000 Grounds for same 4.000 Monmouth normal school 18,000-1 Deficiencies same 8,526 Soldiers' home 24.000 Deficiency same 10.9S2 Home at Portland 5.000 Home at Albany 5,0u0 Home at Salem 5,000 Baby home. Portland 4,000 Refuge home. Portland 5,000 Magdalen home, Portland 4,000 Boys' & Girls' Aid Society, Port land 2.500 Patton home. Portland 2.000 St. Mary's home. Beaverton 4,000 Agricultural college 5,000 Improvement Cascades portage rail way 2,000 Repairs same 2,191 To pay governor 51000 a year and secretary and treasurer 5300 a year each for supervising public works 4,000 Codes for justices, etc 459 Refitting stale treasurer's office.... 2,000 Deficiencies Reform school 8.24S Deaf mute school 7.596 Asylum cabbage farm 5,4(3 School blanks 216 Institute for blind 1,130 Penitentiary 1,192 Insane asylum 2,157 Public printer 23.756 Salaries of judiciary 4,668 Soldiers' home 10.9S1 Electric -supplies. 65k Board of horticulture.. .x -. 273 'Siuslaw fish hatchery .'.:-... ;:.... .i-.r. 500 Reform school fund General expenses 5T.000 Necessary Improvements 26,300 Nv water system 6,000 Electric lighting 4,700 Judicial fund 123,000 Legislative fund 15,000 Incidental fund, to cover expenses teachers' institute and supreme court 2S.OO0 Insane and idiotic fund General expenses insane asylum... 22S.950 Books for library 1,000 Returning patients to homes 800 Improvements at Cottage Farm.... 7,000 Improvements, main building 26,001 Fencing land 1,000 Electric lighting insane asylum 11,650 Electric lighting asylum farm cottages 2.300 Printing fund 60,000 Transportation of convicts 25,000 Conveying insane to asylum 28,000 Return of fugitives from justice 9.000 Support of nonresident poor 8,000 Penitentiary fund Salary, superintendent 3.000 Salary, wardens 4,8 Pay of teamster and farmer l.S1 Bookkeeper 2,4 Shop guards 6,600 Guards 10,600 Engineer and plumber 1.S00 Four nightwatchmen 5,400 Prison inspector 1.000 Yisiting physician 1.S00 General expenses of penitentiary.. 43.000 Firewood 4.500 Lumber, fencing and ditching 1,500 Rogues' gallery 500 Constructing roads 5,000 Steel cells 8,000 New boilers and heating apparatus, etc 2,000 Operating fund for stove foundry- 10,000 Electric lighting, penitentiary 4,250 Improving Mill creek 7,500 Bathtubs and fixtures, Oregon peni tentiary 800 From the trust funds. interest Salary, clerk of school land com mission 3,000 Maps, attorneys' fees, etc 6,000 Expenses of collecting money 500 Clerical service In treasurer's office. 3,000 Management of university lands.... 300 Mgmt. agricultural college lands.... 200 From the trust funds, principal Return of money paid on land pur chased as university land, to which the state cannot give title.. 400 To purchase agricultural college lands 1,000 Paid on land purchased as school and state land 4,000 20 per cent paid on swamp lands.... 33,000 Paid Into tide-land fund 2,000 WASHINGTON APPROPRIATIONS. AVTmt the Legislature Has Authorized to Be Expended for Two Years. OLYMPIA, Feb. 21. The general appro priation bill, providing for the current ex penses of the state, as presented in the house today by Chairman Temple, of the house committee, is at least 5100,000 lower than the committee was ready to accept at its recent meeting, and as published in The Oregonian of Wednesday. Temple, however, saw the necessity for the most rigid economy and refused to accept the higher requests of some of the other members. It was. no doubt, a wise move on the part of the chairman of the ap propriations committee, and is certain to either result In a saving to the state or in placing the responsibility for extrava gance where It belongs. The appropria tion bill in Its corrected form and as In troduced today provides for the following for the two years ensuing before the fifth legislature meets: Governor's office Governor's salary 5 8,080 Private secretary 3.000 Incidental expenses 1,580 Lieutenant-governor-Salary 2,000 Secretary of state Secretary's salary 5.0C-0 Chief clerk 3.000 Recording clerk 2,000 Stenographer 2,000 Insurance department cierK 3.WJ Traveling expenses. Insurance dept. 600 Postage and incidentals 1.500 Distribution of laws, etc 5W Messenger 1,000 Auditor's office- Salary auditor..... 4,030 Deputy auditor. ". 3,000 Chief clerk 2.408 Bookkeeper 2.4W Stenographer 2,031 Messenger .... , 1,000 Postage, telegraph, expressage and Incidentals 1,200 Treasurer's office Salary treasurer 4 000 Deputy treasurer. 3,000 1,000 Salary commissioner..... 4.000 Chief clerk i. ;.000 Bookkeeper Engineer Postage and incidentals Township plats and abstracts. Advertising sale of tide lands.. Supt. of public instruction 2,400 3,000 500 200 200 5.000 bnary Cleric . 1.000 --i.-.ua tacuawn -- Postage, expressage and telegraph. o00 Records and Incidentals 250 Attorney-general Salary Assistant Traveling expenses Stationery and incidentals Stenographic work and briefs.. State board of education Expenses Supreme court Salary of five judges Clerk of court 4,000 3.C0Q 1,500 400 1,000 1,500 40.000 3.603 Contingent expenses 2,000 Court reports 3,00) i?ish commissioner Salary Deputy r..: Traveling expenses Superior court Judges' salarv 3.600 1,500 2,000 74,000 Traveling expenses of judges 1,000 State librarian Salary ; 2,000 Assistant ;. 1,200 Postage and incidentals 500 State printer For printing and binding 60.CC0 State board horticulture Maintenance ..'. 7,000 Transportation Insane, etc. Insane to hospitals 5.000 convicts to penitentiary iu.wv Juvenile offienders 2,503 Miscella neons Costs In felony cases, sup. court... 20.000 Extradition expenses 3.000 Rent state offices 13.200 Lighting same 1.800 Rewards by governor 2,000 Two coal mine Inspectors 4,800 Expenses of same 1.000 board of healths 4,000 Publishing governors proclama tions 1.000 Appraisement "and sale of lands.... 15.CO0 Land office fees, state lands 3,000 Fees, agents in selecting state lands 15,000 State institutions Western insane hospital 150.000 Eastern hospital '. 87,600 Penitentiary 122,b40 Reform school 49,640 School for defective youth 56.940 Slate university 55,000 Cheney normal school 22,000 Ellensburg normal school 21,000 Agricultural college , 15,000 Soldiers' home 25,000 New books for state library 1.500 Slate fair ? 5,000 Military Salary adjutant-general 3.000 Clerk and stenographer 2,000 Armorer ; 1.000 Maintenance of companies 6,000 Postage, telegraph, etc 500 Traveling expenses 4,400 Mileage and per diem 2,000 Incidentals ...: : 1,100 For survey, etc.. arid lands, under Carey act 15,000 Total appropriations.... .51.037,770 PUYALLUP - RESERVATION Two Rival Claimants of the Right to Sell Lands. There is quite a complication about the disposal of lands on the Puyallup Indian reservation. A private company which styles itself the "Puyallup Indian Land Company" has been In existence for some time, and claims the right to dispose of the lands of the reservation. On the con trary, the Indian commission, consisting of three commissioners, insists that they. as the representatives of the government, are duly empowered by theact of con gress to look after the disposal of the lands. The fact that the Indian Land Company has ordered a new supply of stationery seems to indicate that the men composing it mean to keep hammering away until they gain their point. The commIss1anefPSep' Uh getting- signatures "Of 'Indians granpifag;the sale of lands and worKtng m accordance wiin me provisions of the law. The land company is composed entirely of Indians. When first formed, the following-named persons were the officers: August Kautz, president; Thomas Lane, first vice-president; Washington Sykes, second vice-president; Nugent Kautz, sec retary; S. R. McCaw, treasurer; Charles Woodworth, attorney; Ogden & Bosworth, engineers; trustees. Thomas Lane, August Kautz, Washington Sykes, P. C. Stanup, Nugent Kautz, S. R. McCaw, Charles Var ner. Since the formation and incorpora tion of the company some changes have been made in the officers. Washington Sykes and P. C. Stanup have died, Louis Leclaire is now treasurer and Charles Varner is the secretary. The land company assumes that the Puyallups are full-flecged citizens of the United States, and that, as such, have the right to sell or otherwise dispose of the lands patented to them by the govern ment. The commission is looking after the Indians as wards of the nation, with the belief that the secretary of the interior is their guardian. The land company is trying to secure the removal of the restrictions that prevent them from going on witlrthe free and un restricted sale of the land. A memorial to congress with this end in view is be fore the state legislature. Also, Congress man Doolittle has introduced two bills to help the land company.- These bills are now in committee at Washington. Their passage would materially affect the ex isting condition of affairs. A rather amusing feature of the situa tion is that i'Oth the land company and the commission have surveyed the school plat of 5S5 acres. The plat made by the commission has been approved by the de partment, and the commissioners are waiting daily for the arrival of specific instructions as to the sale of the lands. The Indians are divided in the matter. Some think the commissioners will swindle them, while others avow their faith In the government. It is stated that the agency school may cease operations ere long and be replaced by the ordinary dis trict schools. An officer of the land com pany said it was not good for an Indian boy or girl to attend an agency school, because it fostered a feeling of depend ence upon the government. The Indians feel that they are full-fledged citizens, and wish to be treated as such in every way. Swindler Lived at Fnlrhavcn. J. R. Wyllle, who has been arrested for running a bucket-shop at St. Louis and selling bogus stock in Monte Cristo mines, together with E. Spear, resided at Fair haven, Wash., for several years, and was bookkeeper and cashier for C. W. Wal dron in the Bank of Fairhaven. He was prominent in the Congregational church and popular in social circles. Spear Is his father-in-law. He was also at Fair haven for some time, and was interested In Hamilton, when Iron properties there were attracting considerable attention, and an effort was made to boom the place and make It a mining center. Baker City's Merchants' Fair. The merchants' fair, now in progress at Baker City, has been made the occasion of advertising by rival piano dealers. The one who contributed the use of a piano to the fair published the usual self-laudatory card in the paper, and in the next column was a card from his rival, saying that he would have been delighted to have contributed a piano, but business had been so good and there had been such an unex pected demand for his popular Instruments that the large shipment he had received recently had been so exhausted that he had no piano he could offer, eta, etc. This makes business lively for the newspapers. . p A Patent Can-Making; Machine. R. D. Hume, the Rogue river cannery man. Is In San Francisco, pushing the in troduction of a can-making machine he has patented. The salmon-can machine Is automatic all through, and one boy can make from 30.000 to 40.000 per day with one machine. He makes the can complete, bot tom and all, ready to have the bottom soldered on by a Howe machine. In the fruit-can and spice-can machines, two boys do the whole thing. The machines are very simple and durable and a com pany Is already negotiating to handle them on this coast. Postage, stationery and incidentals. Commissioner, of nubile lands STATE GRAFTED LAUD THEIR SELECTION, SURVEY, MAN AGEMENT AND DISPOSITION. Feature of the Bill Introduced is "Washington! Senate by Lcsh of Yakima and Klickitat. OLYMPIA, Feb. 21. A bill which is like ly to attract the attention and consume considerable time of the legislature was introduced today In the senate by Senator Lesh, of Yakima and Klickitat. It is a bill to provide for the selection, survey, management, lease and disposition of the state's granted tide, oyster and other lands, harbor areas, and for the confirma tion and completing of the several grants to the state by the United States and creating a board of state land commis sioners. The general effect of the proposed law is to concentrate the administration of the state's lands In the board of state land commissioners, and It is looked upon as an administrative measure intended to carry out Governor McGraw's recom mendations as presentea in his message. The framework of the bill, and in gen eral its provisions, are taken from the present law; but there are such amplifi cations and modifications as experience or needs have shown to be necessary. The bill is of extraordinary length, has 102 sections, and covers the greater part of the old law into about 30 typewritten pages additional. Among the principal new features are these: The abolition of the county boards of tide-land appraisers, except where they are now engaged In platting aud apprais ing first-class lands, towit: in Pierce, King, Chehalis and Pacific: the abolition of the seven state land agents or cruisers, who now receive 10 cents an acre to select, granted land, and the appointment of one at a salary of 11200 per year; the abolition of the seven assistant attorney-generals at land office points to contest land cases, who are now paid 55000, and the Imposition of their work upon the new board. Ampl2 provision is made for the prosecution of timber thieves and other trespassers on state lands. The lands put under the control of the board are classified as granted lands, in cluding school, university and other ed ucational grants, grants for other than educational purposes, and lieu and Indem nity lands; tide lands, including all lands over which tne tide ebbs and flows from the line of ordinary high tide to the line of mean low tide, except at harbor-line cities, where the tide lands are made, to Include the lands between the high tide and the inner harbor line; shore lands, including lands below the line of ordinary high water on the shores of navigable rivers and lakes, and also including lands reclaimed by lowering the waters of such rivers and lakes; oyster lands, harbor lines and areas, arid lands not provided for by another body, and all other lands, including lands escheated to the state or acquired by deed of gift or sale. All the foregoing classes are described as "pub lic lands," or "state lands," and tho two terms are deemed to be synonymous. Be sides this it ia made the duty of the board to supervise all officers who .have any thing to do with the care or disposal of stale lands, and excepting as otherwise provided, to finally determine all questions arising in connection with the administra tion of the laws. Provision is made for the selection of 10 townships of unsur veyed land, under the provision of the sundry civil act of congress of last year, which gives the state an opportunity to select from the best land now remaining for selection in the state, the cost of sur vey to be repaid by the United States gov ernment. Permission Is granted to sell timber' ap'art Trom the landrprovlded the timber is appraised at least 510 per acre, and fallen timber, natural hay or gravel may also be sold to the highest bidder af ter advertisement. Delinquent school land contracts shall be declared forfeited after two years' delinquency, but the pur chaser may be reinstated if he pays up all delinquency within 30 days after receipt of notice of forfeiture. The word "improvements" used in re ferring to granted lands is defined as fencing, diking, ditching, draining, houses, barns, shelters, wells, slashing, clearing and breaking done within three years. Improvements, when referring to tide and shore lands, or harbor areas, is defined as structures erected, and filled and made ground; made and actually in use for business, trade or commerce or residence prior to March 26, 1S90, including such a reasonable amount of land as is usually required for the ordinary uses of the business, trade or commerce carried on in connection with the land actually cov ered by structures, provided that ordinary capped piles shall not be considered im provements. Provision is made for the certification of the non-mineral character of school land, which, if enacted, will prevent mineral claims being filed on school lands. Rights of way are granted to counties or cities over public lands, provided that timber on such right of way shall be paid for and an official sworn plat be filed. Tide lands of the first-class are to be surveyed and appraised by the board, with a proviso that where local boards are now at work on first-class lands that Is, at Tacoma, Seattle or Gray's harbor they shall complete their work forthwith. Appeals from the appraisement to the superior court are allowed to any person. Any person may institute a con test on the grounds of fraud or a con flicting right. In case preference rights are not exercised within 60 days from the filing of the plats the surveyed and platted tide lands may be sold at public auction. The survey and appraisal of submerged and other lands, which lie between the inner harbor line and the line of high tide, wherever omitted by local boards, is provided for. Lands of the second class are to be sold at 55 per acre uniformly, unless three persons protest by affidavits that the value of the lands Is more; such lands are to be surveyed by the applicant at his own expense. Third-class tide lands are to be sold at a minimum rate of 25 cents per linear foot of the government meander line, with the same exception as to Increased value as is provided for second-class lands. Elaborate provision is made for lease of harbor areas. Leases are to be granted to the highest bidder after advertisement, vho is to give an adequate bond for the execution of his lease, under which the right to regulate wharfage, dockage, etc., is reserved to the state, and preference rights to lease are granted to owners of upland, and of im provements upon the harbor areas or adjacent tracts. Power to summon witnesses and to punish for contempt is granted. All records In relation to surveys are turned over to the commissioner of public lands. Some LcRislative Comment. OLYMPIA. Feb. 21. Senator Ide, of Spokane, having suffered under the ex pensive operation of a big. overgrown city charter, has taken the first step to ward a change. In the senate yesterday he Introduced a bill submitting a consti tutional amendment to the people wiping out that part of the constitution giving to cities of the first-class the right to operate under special charters. Senator Ide's proposed amendment Is to article 11, section 10, which it is proposed shall read: "Section 10 Corporations for municipal purposes shall not be created by special laws; but the legislature, by special laws, shall provide for the incorporation, organ ization and classification in proportion to population, of cities and towns, which laws may be amended or repealed; and cities or towns heretofore or hereafter organized, and all charters thereof framed or adopted by authority of this constitu tion, shall be subject to and controlled by general laws." The local option bill came up for recon- sideratlpn th3 afternoon In the senate. and without discussion the bill, on Wood- I Ing's motion., was referred.to the commit- ( tee on municipal corporations. Deckebach moved to reconsider the vote by which the equal suffrage bill passed, but his motion was lost on a viva voce vote, and the question was not opened to discussion. During the morning session the senate passed Donahoe's bill taking from the judiciary the power of appointing bailiffs and court criers and placing the authority in the sheriff. Crow's bill relating to mortgages on personal property also passed. Both houses of the legislature have ad journed until Saturday at 10 o'clock, to morrow being a legal holiday. The sen ate passed a joint resolution to adjourn until Monday, but the house refused to concur. Representatives Hanford, Murray, Cloes, Senators Frlnk and Deckebach, were ap pointed to investigate the state peniten tiary, and Nettleton and Gibson and Sen ator Brown to Investigate the charges against the trustees of the Ellensburg normal school. The matter of Investigat ing the mysterious death of Allen Shadle, late steward of the Steilcoom asylum, was referred to the asylum committee. The Railroad Bill in the House. OLYMPIA, Feb. 21. The first fight in either branch of the legislature over the Helm railroad rate reduction bill occurred in the house today on majority and mi nority reports of the house railroad com mittee. The majority report recommend ed a substitute for section 2 in the bill, which is a compromise on the rates pre scribed by the Helm bill. The minority refused to concur. Eight members of the committee, consisting of Baker, Gandy, Cheetham, Reynolds, Johnson, Witt, Miles and Barge, signed the majority re port; five members, consisting of Cloes, chairman; Moore, Haiteman, Schlvely and Williams, signed the minority. Baum and Loggie did not sign. The rates proposed in the bill- and those In substitute offered by Baker, populist, over which the com mittee could not agree, are: Miles. As Printed. As Amended. 20 35 50 73 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 50.50 50.70 1.00 S7&... 1.25 ... 1.50 ... 2.00 ... 2.00 ... 2.00 ... 2.25 ... 2.25 ... 2.62',... 3.00"... 3.C0 ... 3.00 ... 1.20 1.45 1.65 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.25 3.50 3.75 Maximum 3.00 3.75 Schively, who dissented from the ma jority report, started the fight on a ques tion of personal privilege by saying he wished to explain the minority report. He continued: "I am friendly to a reduction in freight rates, but I believe the committee should have further time to consider the bill, for some members have been absent on in vestigating committees, and as nearly all the time consumed in committee had been taken up in hearing the speeches of the friends and the opponents of the bill. The railroad committee had only one short session in private. Then, too, pe titions and telegrams have been received from representatives of 7000 railroad em ployes, asking to be given a hearing." Cline, populist, said the people of the state were demanding immediate action on the bill, and contended that delay emanated from the opposition to the bill. He spoke at some length and with great feeling, and ended by moving to take up the majority report for discussion. Schlve ly amended by asking that it be re-referred to the committee. A long debate followed, which was participated In by almost every prominent member of the house. Baker and Cline, populists, were f'stronglypposecffothrftilroad'm-. nloves bein iven a hearing, claiming their pleas for consideration emanated solely from the dictation of railroad cor- nnrations. Schivelv's amendment was de- feated by a vote of 25 ayes to 44 noes. The bill was finally placed en the calen dar and make a special order for Tuesday. House Action Recommended. OLYMPIA, Feb. 21. No bill was passed by the house today, the railroad discussion consuming all the morning session and a portion of the afternoon. Two hours were spent in discussing bills in committee of the whole, which resulted in the following recommendations: For passage: Callow Relative to election of county commissioners. Albertson Relating to the appraising and disposition of tide and shore lands. Coon Making it a misdemeanor to un lawfully wear the badge of the Woman's Relief Corps. Moore Prohibiting removal of shingles upon which there is a Hen; to prevent usury. Kittlnger In relation to powers and tluties of clerks of court. Moore Concerning agreements for the payment of attorney's fees in promissory notes, bonds and mortgages. For indefinite postponement: Miles, Biggs and Gandy Relating to civil actions in superior courts. Phelps To create the office or state boiler inspector. Reynolds Relating to the election of school district treasurer. Phelps To provide and regulate the pay of county officers. Seevers Relating to the payment of salaries of county officers. Laing To fix the legal rate of interest. Kittlnger Relating to the powers and duties of clerks of courts. Moore Relating to liens on lots in any city or town for grading, etc.'; creating a board of railroad commissioners. Adjourned to 8 P. M., to take up the report of the Judge Arthur investigating committee report. A Denial From Mr. BelllnKer. OLYMPIA, Feb. 21. (To the Editors Please correct the unwarrantable state ment made in today's Oregonian relative to my holding wheat or collateral wheat. I am not connected with any syndicate to purchase or hold wheat. Neither are the other parties named. J. H. BDLLINUISK. t The Women's Convention. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. In the woman's national council today the first paper was read by Mrs. Fanny Burdey Palmer, of Providence, on "The Need of Co-operation of Men and Women." The ground generally taken was that men and women should work together in all cor rectional work. Some of the women held, however, that in some branches of correc tional work women were better fitted than men- ,, President Sewall made a touching refer ence to the death of Douglass, and paid a high tribute to his memory. Mrs. Johnson, of Massachusetts, read a paper on "Woman's Work in Managing Public Institutions." A discussion fol lowed this paper, and at its conclusion re cess wa3 taken. Schaffer's Libel Suit. OAKLAND. Cal., Feb. 21. The suit for criminal libel brought by Police Chief Sehaffer against E. A. Sherman, jr., on account of a communication filed with the police commissioners last fall, asking for Schaffer's dismissal on alleged ground of incompetency, and intimating corrupt practices, came up for hearing in the police court today. Sehaffer put in his case, and the defendant moved for a dismissal on the ground that the paper complained of was a privileged communication. Argu ment aon the motion was postponed till next Tuesday evening. A Blizzard In 3Hchisan. DETROIT, Feb. 21 Reports from all sec tions of the state show the worst blizzard of the season set in yesterday afternoon, and It still prevails. Trains are delayed, and some abandoned. Business In some cities Is at a standstilL THE AUTHOR IKQDffiY TWO REPORTS MADE TO THE WASH INGTON LEGISLATURE. The Majority Report Was Adopted, and There Will Be No Impeach ment Proceedings Instituted. OLYMPIA, Feb. 21. By a vote of 47 ayes to 21 noes the house of representa tives tonight supported the majority re port of the committee that visited Spo kane to investigate the charges against Judge Jesse Arthur, of the superior bench, and refused to begin impeachment pro ceedings. It was an evening remarkablo for the eloquence of the speakers support ing the reports. Chief among these were Representative Schiveley, of Whatcom, and Colonel Eddy, of Snohomish, for the majority, and Colonel Moore, of Skagit, for the minority, and it was not ordinary eloquence either, but of such thrilling character that for over four hours no one tired of the debate. Judge Arthur listened from a retired spot in the hall. When the legislature met in special evening session to consider the report oC , the committee, two were offered, the majority and minority. The 'minority report stated that the committee had list ened to 75 witnesses, and the evidence was conflicting, -"but the preponderance of that evidence established beyond any reason able doubt thit there is a strong prob ability of the truth of each and every al legation contained in the charges afore said. From a careful consideration of all testimony, the minority is fully convinced that said Jesse Arthur is a grossly Im proper person to discharge the duties of superior judge, and it recommends the passage of a joint reso?ution removing him from office." This report was signed by Solon T. Williams and A. Woodworth. The majority report stated that the wit nesses heard v. ere about equally divided for and against, many of them being among the mast reputable, upright and credible residents of Spokane and Stevens counties. The majority report then as serts that the evidence taken Is Insuffi cient to sustain the charges, except that It did establish the fact that Arthur was negligent in permitting the grand jury to remain in session in Stevens county between April 25 and May 7 without work or business and at vnneccssary expense. and that it did also establish the fact that in the Chase case Judge Arthur did au thorize and permit certain instructions in manuscript to be taken to the jury-room, contrary to law and to the knowledge of said judge of law." The report closes: The majority therefore recommend, hi, view of the etenuating circumstances connected with the two charges estab lished, that the house of representatives do take no further action or proceedings relative to said charges, and that the com mittee be discharged." The majority report is signed by T. Y. Eddy, chairman; L. E. Rader and L. B. Nims. Eddy moved the adoption of the majority report, and Williams of King moved to amend, and asked that the minority re port be adopted. Then the debate was begun by Williams, who charged that Ar thur was a confirmed user of morphine. He explained his actions In the Chase case; told of bis neglect in the Stevens county grand jury, and alleged that he had been guilty of corrupt practices in regard to the appointment of. receivers. Colonel Eddy said the best citizens of the state had denied that Arthur was addicted to the use of morphine; that there was not one scintilla of evidence that would be admitted for one moment in any court of justice in support of the charge that Judge Arthur was a corrupt man. He continued for- over an hour, and closed with .a . burstfcoC eloquence.- Nlms-f-ChehaJia -rttiaojapote .fnr. tti4ihiajorityJEepori.-as..dl(i itaaer, ocniveiy ana nne, wnue aiuure, Barge and Gandy spdke for the minority report. Gandy charged that the judge was addicted to morphine, and that this could be proven if the legislature took up the case. Then Colonel Eddy arose again. He said the investigation being secret, his lips had been sealed on many things heard by the committee; but that seal had been removed by Judge Arthur, who had just permitted him to make a statement. He spoko in thrilling tones and was fol lowed with breathless interest. He told how Judge Arthur came before the com mittee and frankly stated he had been troubled witli rheumatic pains for years, and when thus attacked he could receive no ease except by the administration of morphine. Dr. Reddy, of Spokane, who had been the judge's physician for four years, testified that he had administered the drug when Arthur was suffering, giving one-half grain doses until the pain ended and then stopped. Dr. Boyd, an expert, had testified that he had watched Arthur 16 months and was positive he was not a morphine fiend. Eddy concluded: "Last night Judge Arthur came Into our committee-room. He said it was a matter of life and death with him, and only for that reason could he lower himself to the degree of offending his body for in spection by stripping to his feet, if neces sary, to convince the committee that his body was not a mass of sores from using the drug, as had been rumored. The cur tains were lowered. Judge Arthur took off his coat. Baring his body to the waist, those who wished examined him, and I say before my God there was not one blemish to be found." Williams stated that Drs. Essig, Cat terson and Brown, of Spokane, had testi fied that Arthur was addicted to the use of morphine. A vote was taken at midnight on the minority report. It was lost, ayes 25, noes 43, all the populists, except Phelps, voting against it. The Spokane delegation voted for the report, except Collin, who was absent. Then the vote on the majority was taken, and it carried as stated above. Newspaper Men as Blackmailers. FARIS, Feb. 21. The trial has been con cluded of representatives of the press of thi3 city charged with blackmail and sentences were pronounced today. M. Decler, of the Nineteenth Century, was condemned to 15 months' Imprison ment and a .fine of 200 francs; M. Girard, manager of the Nineteenth Century, and M. Heftier, to two years in prison, and 1000 francs fine each. M. Camille Dreyfus, a former member of the chamber of depu ties, and lately political director of the Nation, one year in prison and 500 franc3 fine M. Edouard Postalis, formerly di rector of the Nineteenth Century, to five years' imprisonment and 5000 francs fine. The arrest and conviction of these men grew out of the unearthing of a gigantic scheme of levying blackmail upon the managers of all casinos and gambling clubs In France. Free-CoInaKe Man for President. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. 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