THE MOANING OBEQOHIAfl, .WEDNESDAY, JANUAEY SO, .1901..
STILL A DEADLOCK
Si,
Oregon Senato ship. Contest
Shows No Change.
NO SIGNS 0F BREAK ""IN VOTE
McBride Forces Abandon Pretense of
Going- Into Cancai, Unless Corbett
Is WithdraTm Hermann Not
an Avowed Candidate
SALEM, Or., Jan. 29. No new thins
whatever Is to be said about the Senator
Ehlp. So far as present appearances e
the flght Is likely to continue indefinitely
In the same shape. The McBride people
have practically abandoned all 'pretense
of their willingness to go into a caucus
if the viva voce vote were conceded, but
now say that there will be a caucus
quickly enough If Mr. Corbett Is elim
inated. This is tantamount to saying that
they will be pleased to elect a Senator
of their own choice. If the majority will
surrender to them. The majority con
tinues firm in Its position, and shows no
Eign of weakness all along the line. The
Mitchell talk continues, and it Is known
that strong efforts have been and are
being made to bring him Into the flght.
His reply is that he does not now see
how he can be elected, and his obliga
tions, any way, are first to support Mr.
McBiide, and then Mr. Fulton. Some of
his champions are trying to-,, figure out
that he can have all the McBride vote,
a part of the Corbett strength and
enough Democratic members to make up
the necessary 46. But evidently Mr.
Mitchell does not see it. Besides, Mr.
McBride Is determined to hold on, and
Mr. Fulton expects the first considera
tion of the McBride people after the Sen
ator is out of the way.
The Corbett people are quite well sat
isfied with the outlook. There Is-no di
vision among them, as there is in the
opposition, and their course is perfectly
clear. They ha'e no second choice, and
they are determined that Mr. Corbett
ehall be elected. It is not at all prob
able that any change will occur tomor
row, nor can any date be set upon
which the deadlock Is likely to be broken.
The Democrats caucused tonight and once
more decided to vote for William Smith.
Personal friends of Binger Hermann
state that his name has been presented
In the Senatorial contest without his con
sent qr knowledge, and that. In fact, he
has advised at least one close personal
Xrfend, a member of the Legislature,
that he did not want to stand In any
one's way and would insist that he should
not be considered a candidate. Colvlg
of Josephine who nominated Hermann,
did so entirely on his own motion, carry
ing out the anti-election promise he gave
to the voters of his district, to support
Binger Hermann first, last and all the
time.
JTO CHANGE IX A "WEEK.
The Senatorial Balloting- Where It
"Wo at the Start.
SALEM, Jan. 29. The joint convention is
Just exactly where It was a week ago, tho
vote today being almost an exact dupli
cation of the roll-call then. Mr. Corbett
received precisely the same number of
votes from the same people; so did Mr.
McBride and Mr. Hermann, Mr. Smith
(Democrat). Mr. Fulton and Mr. Williams
The only ohanges throughout the whole
roll-call, since last Tuesday, were Smith
of Marlon to F. A. Moore, and Proebstcl
from T. C. Taylor to S. A. Lowell,
The business of the joint convention
was quickly dispatched. One vote was
taken, and the body promptly adjourned.
The ballot resulted:
H. W. Corbett 29 Geo. H. Williams.. 2
G. W. McBride.. ..IfflF. A. Moore 2
Binger Hermann.. 8S. A. Lowell l
Wm. Smith, Dem..26 Not votinc .... 1
C. W. Fulton 2
IX THE SENATE.
Several Bills Passed To Abolish the
State Printer.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 29. The Senate was
called to order at 10 A. M. Brown ell of
fered a Joint resolution directing the
transfer of the tide land fund to tho ir
reducible school fund. Adopted.
The president appointed on the joint
committee to Investigate the state's water
supply. Senators Smith of Yamhill and
Adams; on tho Reform School, Senators
Sweek and Joseph!,
Senator Inman introduced a hill declar
ing the liability of owners of vessels for
damages to property on land.
Senator Mays Introduced a Joint resolu
tion authorizing the State Treasurer to
cancel the interest charges against coun
ties, which charges have been declared
void by the courts.
Bills were Introduced as follows:
Marsters To allow the peoplo to vote
on the question of a constitutional con
vention. Booth To incorporate Grant's Pass
road twice and referred to Josephine
County delegation.
Kuykendall Requiring the State Treas
urer to deposit warrants paid In the of
fice of the Secretary of State.
Booth To provide hotel and boarding
house keepers.
Johnston, by request Relating to pro
ceedings for divorce.
Mulkey To provido for maintenance of
public watering troughs.
Booth-To regulate tho location of min
ing claims,
Mays, by request To protect miners and
tegulate assaying of ores.
Sweek To amend section 263 of Hill's
v?ode.
Proebstei-To regulate the stringing of
wires along the public highways.
House bill ISO, providing for the pay
ment of scalp bounty warrants, was re
ported to the Senate with amendments by
a Senate committee and was passed.
House bill 224, by Storey, authorizing
the City of Portland to levy a special tax
was read twice and referred to the Mult
nomah delegation.
Senate Joint resolution No L providing
for a constitutional amendment, making
tLPri?ter's offlco a statutory
so that the Legislature may abolish the
office and control the compensation of the
Incumbent, was reported favorably by the
committee on Federal relations, and was
adopted by a vote of 26 to 4. Booth, Kuy
kendall, Porter and President Fulton vot
ing nay.
Pe-31"11 repaired to the House for a
joint Senatorial convention, and on return
adjourned until 2 P.M.
In tho afternoon Senate bill No. 2L by
Josep creating state and county -boards
to? T"La read th ttIM tlm and
The Senate concurred in House con
current resolution No. 11.
Senate bill No. 23. by Smith of Mult
nomah, compelling the attendance of deaf
mute children at the state school for deaf
mutes, was passed.
Senate bill No. 43. by Josephl, to provide
ST..0 conveyance of insane patients by
Biolled nurses, was passed.
Senator Proebstel Introduced a. concur
rent resolution for a joint committee to
Inspect the Blind School, with authority
to employ clerical aid. Adopted.
IN THE HOUSE.
The Speaker Appoints Committees
Action on Bills.
SALEM, Jan. 29. The session of the
.House -was this morning opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr. Powell, pastor of the
, Christian Church in Salem, Messages from
the Senate announced the passage of Sen
ate bills L 6, 8, 12, 15, 17 and IS and the
adoption of a Joint memorial urging the
speedy completion of the Nicaragua Ca
nal, under sole control ot the United
States. The memorial was adopted by
the House.
Senate concurrent resolution 10, provid
ing for investigating the management of
the school for deaf mutes, was adopted.
The ways- and means committee report
ed back House bill 25, affording aid to
the State University, with amendments,
and consideration of the same was made
a special order for Wednesday, at 3 P. M.
The Speaker appointed the following
committees on the part of the h'oue:
House concurrent resolution 8, Colvlg,
Pearce and Edson; Senate concurrent res
olution 10, Bennett, Hemenway and
Hedges.
Eddy of Tillamook Introduced a concur
rent resolution requesting the Clerk of
the Supreme Court to furnish a statement
of untried cases before such court. This
resolution was Introduced to take th
place of a similar one that had been
transmitted from the House to the Sen
ate, and then lost track of.
Smith ef Multnomah has a resolution to
Inquire Into the expediency of securing
an additional building to be used for the
keeping of girls In connection with the
state reformatory.
The flrwt business of the afternoon was
devoted to consideration -of reports from
the various committees. The committee
on agriculture reported favorably on
House- bill 4, making an appropriation for
the State Agricultural Society, which was
adopted, and the bill was made a special
order for tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The barbers' Sunday closing bill was
reported favorably, and Edson moved Its
recommittal for amendment. The vote on
this was close, but the Speaker declared
the motion lost, and the bill took its place
on third reading. The amendment sought
by Edson was to exclude small towns
from the operation of the bill.
Schumann's bill relative to Incorpora
tions of cemeteries was reported to the
House without recommendation. The re
port was adopted, and Schumann asked
suspension of the rules to put the bill on
final passage. Eddy opposed such action,
when Schumann withdrew the motion and
secured consideration of the bill tomorrow
morning t 10:30. under special order.
The Senate amendments to House bill
180 were concurred in.
The select committee appointed to se
cure an oil painting of Governor Geer re
ported favorably, and the resolution was
adopted.
Senate Joint resolution S. directing the
payment of $443 OS to the University of
Oregon by the Secretary of State was con
curred In.
Heltkemper of Multnomah moved recon
sideration of the vote by which Hedges'
parcel post resolution was adopted. The
resolution being in possession of the Sen
ate, a motion prevailed that It be recalled
from that body, so that action could be
taken on the motion to reconsider.
The following new bills were Introduced:
By Pearce Providing for purchase of an
executive mansion.
By Whitney To impose tax on benefi
ciaries by wills of deceased persons.
By Whitney To repeal act taxing sheep
and providing bounty for scalps.
By Whitney To Impose tax on estate of
deceased persons.
By Emmett To provide for compensa
tion of John Mullan.
By Emmett To amend act regarding
transfer of mortgages.
By Emmett To Incorporate town of Bo
nanza. Bv McOuepno fhv rmivef T'o- .
protection of salmon, in Sluslaw River.
ay .Montague Amending charter of
Lebanon.
By Montague For taxation of Incomes.
By Hahn Regulating collection of taxe?.
By Merrill Fixing salaries of County.
Treasurers.
By Nichols-Regulating licensing and
sale of intoxicating liquors.
By Orton-Creating office of labor statis
tician. By Orton-Prohlbltlng employing of
children under 14 years of age.
By Hedges (by request)-Amending
Hill's code.
By Cattantch To Incorporate Prairie
City.
By Dresser Abolishing tenancy In com
mon. By Drlscoll Amending section 72, Hill's
Code.
TO APPEASE EASTERN OREGON.
Scheme to Meet Its Desire for on
Agricultural College.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 29. That Eastern Ore
gon does not have benefits equal with
those of Western Oregon In the location
of public Institutions, every one is ready
to admit. How this difference can be
equalized without injury to the institu
tions located in Western Oregon does not
so readily appear. The members from
Eastern Oreeon an dpmnninr. onnmni
atlons for state Institutions In Eastern
Oregon, and, as Is to be expected, the
friends of Western Oregon Institutions are
opposing the measures. One of the chief
uemanas ox iwistern uregon Is for an Ag
ricultural College to be located on the
land Durchased a few vonro mm tn o
branch Insane asylum. The claim for the
location or an Agricultural College In
Eastern Oreiron la fminrlprt nririniiiv
upon the injustice in requiring the people
ul mai section or tne state to pay tho
large transportation expenses of sending
their children to Corvallls, while Western
Oregon patrons of the Institution have
but small expenses of this kind to meet.
There are other reasons urged in support
of the claim, hut Senator Wade, the
father of the bill for this purpose, says
this is the chief argument advanced In fa
vor of the measure.
It has been suggested that the inequal
ity in this respect might be eliminated
without making an appropriation for an
additional school. If a new Agricultural
College should be established, it would
be at the expense of the present Insti
tution, or by an increased appropriation
for Agricultural College purposes. In
either case. It is felt, by the people of
Western Oregon that the result would
not bo satisfactory. The scheme proposed
Is that tho Western Oregon patrons of tho
school be required to pay the traveling ex
pense of the students from Eastern and
Southern Oregon. The plan would apply
as justly to students at the State Uni
versity as to students at the Agricul
tural College
The suggestion is that every student
who enters either of these institutions be
required to deposit a certain sum in what
would be known as the transportation
fund, and each student be allowed to
draw from the fund the amount of his
traveling expenses In journeying to and
from the school. Thus the burden of
transportation would be equally divided
among the students. Since by far tho
greater number of students at these two
schools reside near the Institution., nniv
a small fee would be required from each
student, it is estimated that by taxing
each student $5 per year, a sufficient fund
would be raised to pay the traveling ex
penses of every student who attends
either ot the schools. The student who
lives in Corvallls or Eugene" would draw
none of the money, -while the student
from Baker City, Medford or Portland
would draw from the fund according to
the distance he might be required to
travel. The right to draw from the fund
could be conditioned upon a certain num
ber of months' attendance at school, so
as to secure the "benefits to bona fide stu
dents only.
This plan has been suggested to an offi
cial connected with ti Airrtciiirnmi ri-
lege, and on first consideration monf. tpuh
his approval. He thinks It no more than
jusi max near-Dy students should In a
measure share their advantage ty bearing
a portion of the traveling expenses of
wose Eiuacnxs wao uve at a distance.
Neve Astoria Business Sold.
ASTORIA, Jan. 29. Mclntyre & White,
ot Warrenton. have purchased the gen
eral merchandise and butchering business
of E. J. Ford & Son. of New Astoria,
and will take possession February 1.
TO PAY SCALP WARRANTS
SENATE PASSED HOUSE BILL FOH
ONE-HILL LBVT.
Measure "Will Be Slg-ced by Governor
and Become Lavr Before Feb
ruary 1 Its Text,
SALEM, Or., Jan. 29. The House bill
providing- for the levying of a far for the
payment of the outstanding scalp bounty
warrants, which bill was passed by the
Senate today, and will become a law as
soon as signed by the Governor, is -as
folws:
"Section 1. There is hereby levied a tax
of 1 mill .on the dollar upon all the tax.
able property within this state for the
year 1900, for the purpose of creating a
fund for the payment of warrants now
outstanding and unpaid and drawn
x
RECORD OF THE OREGON LEGISLATURE
Passed the House. t
H. B. 3, by. WMtney-To construct bride across "Willamette River, levy tolls.
Passed January 21. " '
. H. B. 18. by Colvlff-Fixlnr th Urn for holding court In First, Judicial Dis
trict. Passed January 24.
H. B. 127, by Black To Incorporate Myrtle Point. Passed' January 25.
H.-B. 107, by Hawkins To amend Dallas Incorporation act. Passed Janu
ary 22- - .
H. B. 224, by Story Relative to Portland tax levy. Passed January 23.
Passed the
S. B. No. 1. by -Mays Providing for a popular expression of choice as to Sena
torshlp. Passed' January 25.
S. B. 6, by Kelly Service by summons In foreclosure sults. Passed January 25.
S. B. 0, by Marsters Relative to Jurors and witnesses' fees In Douglas County.
Passed January 25.
S. B. 12, by Mulkey To reduce Interest on school fund loans. Passed Janu
ary 23.
S. B. 15, by Brownell Amending Judgment debtor law. Passed January 28.
8. B. 21, by Josephl Creating; state and county boards of health. Passed Jan
uary 29.
8. B. 23. by Smith of Multnomah Compulsory education of deaf mute children.
Passed January 29.
S. B. 43, by Josepht--Conveyance ot Insane to asj lum by skilled nurses. Passed
January 20.
S. B. 49, by Stelwer Relative to shipment of sheep by express. Passed Janu
ary 23.
S. B. 05, by Porter To lower salary Clackamas County Judge. Passed Janu
ary 23.
S. B. 101, by Daly To arrend Corvallls incorporation 'act. Passed January 23.
S. B. 102. by Smith of Baker To Incorporate Sumpter. Passed January 23.
8. B. 104. by Smith of Multnomah Authorizing Portage Commissioners to re
move Incline and sell land,
S. B. 119, by Smith of TamhUI To amend Sheridan charter. Passed Janu
uary 24.
Passed Both Houses.
S. B. 8, by Wehrung Authorizing State Board of Agriculture to Issue licenses
to persons doing business on the state fair grounds.
S. B. 18, by Adams To amend Sllverton Incorporation at. .
S. B. 22, by Wade To amend Eliln Incorporation act.
S. B. 24, by Wade To amend Summery Me Incorporation act .,.
S. B. 113, by Sweok To authorize Portland to levy special tax.
H. B. 1C2, by McGreer To Incorporate Antelope.
House Joint resolution of 1399, relative to submission -of Initiative and referen
dum. H. B. 180, by Roberts For payment of scalp bounty" warrants. Amended in
Senate.
H. B. 203, by the ways and means committee To appropriate money for leg
islative expenses, and for deficiencies.
Signed by the Governor.
8. B. 0, by Marsters To amend Rosebure Incorporation act
S. B 14, by Marsters To Incorporate Canyonvllle.
S. B. 19, by Brownell To pay expenses, of Indian War Veterans to Washington
City. Signed January 23.
S. B 71, by Smith of Baker To Incorporate Baker Cltr.
S. B. 89, by Brownell To submit Initiative and referendum. Signed January 25.
S. B. 113, by Sweek To authorize Portland to levy a special tax. Signed Jan
uary 25. r "f
fre''ltyoH
against the state scalp bounty fund In
pursuance of an act of the 20th regular
session of the Legislative Assembly ot
the State of Oregon, entitled, 'An act em
powering County Courts to levy taxes on
sheep and also on real and personal prop
erty to create a fund for a bounty on
coyote, wild cat, mountain Hon or cougar
and wolf scalps; also providing for the
necessary affidavit to be taken before a
Notary Public or a Magistrate of the pre
cinct in which the animal or animals are
killed: and providing also for the evidence
of such killing; and providing for the
manner in which such bounty shall be
paid; and providing for a penalty for a
violation of any of the provisions of this
act, and declaring an emergency, and ap
proved by the Governor February 18, 1899.
Such tax shall be apportioned among and
charged to the several counties of the
Btate according to the amount of real and
personal property subject to taxation
therein as shown by the summaries of the
assessment rolls for the year 1900, filed in
the office of the Secretary of State and
collected and remitted as other state
taxes are collected and remitted, and the
fund arising therefrom shall be paid Into
the state treasury and kept separate from
other ftfnds and shall be known as the
'bounty fund.' All warrants drawn against
the fund known as the state scalp bounty
fund and now outstanding and unpaid
shall be paid out of the fund herein pro
vided for.
"Sec. 2. That all moneys In the "state
scalp bounty fund,' as provided for In the
above mentioned act, shall, upon approval
of this act by the Governor, be transferred
to the "bounty fund provided for In this
act.
"Sec. 3. The Secretary of Btate shall
draw warrants upon the said 'bounty
fund In favor of the County Treasurer of
the several counties for such sums as
they have already paid into the state
treasury under the act referred to.
"Sec. i, Inasmuch as there Is no ade
quate provision of law for the payment
of the above named warrants, an emer
gency Is hereby declared to exist and this
law shall be In force and take effect from
and after Its approval by the Governor."
The bill having been corrected In somo
minor amendments, went back to the
House for concurrence. This was done
this afternoon, .and the bill will then be
speedily enrolled and taken to- the Gov
ernor for signature before February 1, be
fore which time the levy must be made.
Senator Josephl has presented the Coun
ty Auditor's bill for Multnomah County
proposed by the Taxpayers' League. It
provides at length what shall bo the du
ties of the Auditor. He shall be first
chosen at the general election In June, 1902,
and he shall hold office for four year.
The present incumbent of the office is, not
now to be disturbed by the measure.
Senator Inman today Introduced s; bill
defining' the HabjUty ot owners of vessels
for damages to' persons or property on
shore, and providing for the attachment
of such vessels as security for damage
done by them. Damages to wharf prop
erty in tha Willamette and Columbia
Rivers by river and ocean craft are quite
heavy every year, and as this bill will
provide for the holding of the vessel di
rectly responsible for the damage until it
is paid, the measure will undoubtedly
meet with general approval.
The barbers have a lobby here to urge
the passage of the proposed Sunday dos
ing bllL They claim that they are mak
ing good progress, ana that the bill is
most ukely to pass. Some members are
disposed to regard the active participa
tion of barbers in politics as a departure
from the strict line of their duty. Df
course, it is realized fully that all bar
bers "are natural-born orators, and gifted
deleters, and know and say more than,
ordinary individuals about public ques
tions But sirrehow It has alwayB been
expected that the barber would devote his
reccgrlxctl tnictits for statesmanship to
giving rratullour. advice to others;, so
that when lo aks for something for htm
telt he loses his reputation tor tinsslflsh
and disinterested conduct and impartial
anl unbiased attitude -toward all public
affairs. However, since the barbers
launched their own craft on the stormy
sea of politics, two years ago, and en
forced the rule of civil service examina
tion upon al. wlelders of Taxor and scis
sors, they have achieved ao much, success
and have to established themselves as a
political power that nq Legislator who
expects afterward, to be shaved by them
will have the temerity to oppose their
Sunday law. The House committee on
public morals has already reported for
the bill's passage.
Smith of Multnomah has Introduced a
House bill denning tho boundaries ot
Multnomah Oc.ux.ty. If It "becomes a
la-w it "will give tc tha county a strip of
land aboat Hs miles in lenxth and half a
mile wide, that, up to the present date,
has not bct under the jurisdiction of any
county. When the north line of Mult
nomah CouuLy wa run, years ago, the
surveyors started from the same point in
the Columbia Elver as the figtneers who
were emloyd tc lay out and designate
the boundary line of Columbia County.
Senate.
After proceeding on this line for about
one mile, for some unexplained cause, the
surveyors made a detour southward of
ho If a mile, ther extended the north
boundary to its westward termination on
W lllarr.ette Slough, leaving a considerable
tract of land that could be well designat
ed as "no man's land." The few people
living on this strip pay no taxes. Some
hava their deeds recorded in Multnomah'
others in Columbia County. In the case
of mortgages, the present condition might
lead to annoying. If not serious, results,
as the mortgagee who In good faith files
his document In one county might In
case of litigation, be confronted with an
adverse decision, based on the fact that
Che raort?a&e had not hMn nmn.,1. .
corded, even had he' made himself doubly
sure by having his lien made a matter of
record in both counties.
In tho House today the Senate bill pro
viding that the management of the State
Boarq, of Agriculture mar Issue licenses
to persons conducting business on the
State Fair grounds, Butt opposed tho
passage of the bill, because it allowed
the state board to Issue licenses for the
sale of liwior on the fair grounds. It was
a bad example to set before the children
visiting the f.ur he said. The bill pro
voked general llrcussion, the Marlon dele
gation defending the bill. Under its pro
visions the receipt for licenses would go
in the board fu'jo. and not into the treas
ury of the county. Whitney said he, op
posed any hill granting the selling of
liquor on the state fair grounds. Eddy,
who at first intcnuod to vote for the bill,
said the Cifcuwior. had caused him to
change his views Grace of Baker said
he intended to support the bill. Whether
It passed or not. liquor would be sold on
the fair grounds. "I never heard," said
ho, "of House bill 104 keeping any on
away from the Legislature, and I don't
thlrk it will Horn the state fair grounds."
The bill passed the vote ayes, 88; noes,
20; absent, 2.
The third reading pf WIIb was the regu
lar order of business in the House this
mornlnjr. House bill 47. Introduced by
Smith of Marlon, fixlnir tne salary of the
Marlon County Commissioners, was the
first to be considered. Mr. Smith ex
plained that the last Legislature reduced
their salaries to 5250, which was not ade
quate. Grace stated that a bill was to
be introduced raising the salaries of the
Commissioners of Baker County to $5 axd
wanted the bill recommitted. Eddy made
the motion, giving the committee leave
to report at any time. The Speaker had
hardly time to announo that the .motion
prevailed when Smith of Marion stated
that tho committee was ready to report.
Emmett of Klamath did not want the
Commissioner;, of his county to suffer
any reduction cf salary. The committee
amended the report so as to Increase the
salaries of the Commissioners of Baker
and Malheur. Then Barrett wanted Grant
County to be Incorporated in the report.
Black also wanted the Coos County Com
missioners Increased to J4. Hume wanted
Curry County's officials raised to the same
mark. Hhe report. Including all the re
quests, was adopted. On motion of Dres
ser, the bill was recommitted to be re
ported to the House at 2:30, on Wednes
day. A boom for Hon. William H. Mead, of
Portland, for the United States Senator
ship nas been formally launched. In Sa
lem. The prefix "Hon." is used advised
ly, Inasmuch as cards bearing the candi
date's name have been passed around, and
they inform the reader that he is "Hon."
W. H. Mead. It is asserted on behalf- of
the candidate that he has been indorsed
by the Elk In Portland. To the un
biased mind, no-ether cjuallflcatlons should
be necessary; but, possibly the Legisla
ture may not be able to take the same
broad and generous view as the Elks.
Anyhow, Mr. Mead'e campaign Is making
rapid progivsfc. Several members have
declared tint If he will only jret 45 votes
they wlU niafcc the mh.
TO AMEND CONSTITUTION
SENATE WOULD MAKE STATS
PIUNTKR STATUTOB,Y OFFICE.
There Were Only Four Dissenting
To'tes Axralnat Resolution Move -
One for Economy.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 29. Every bill or
resolution that appears, in .the Senate)
bavins for its purpose an amendment to
the -state constitution, receives close
scruUnr and thorough discussion. It was,
therefore, no more than the usual vari
ation, from the routine, when the Senators
entered upon an exho,u?tive discussion -of
Snator Mulkeys resolution for un amend
ment to the constitution making the State
Printer's office a statutory one; so that the
Legislature may control the compensation
ot the Incumbent of that office. In sup
port of the resolution Mulkey said that
the state is paying for Its printing prices
that were established, many years ago,
and which are now excessive. Everyone
win aanut, ne said that the prices are too
high, but the State Printer's office is en
trenched behind the constitution, and
every effort at reducing the coat of print
ing has heen--gagged. He believed In hav
ing the state printing done at competitive,
prices,, as the statB buys its fuel and pro-v
visions.
Brownell stated that he would favor
the measure, but he would take advantage,
of the opportunity to say that he could
see no reason why the constitution should
bo amended by piecemeal, Instead of In
a constitutional convention, such as was
contemplated by his bill voted down yes
terday. He emphasized the assertion that
the constitution is out of date and for that
reason is continually violated by the Gov
ernor, Secretary of State and State Treas
urer, 'who draw from 'the State Treasury
sums prohibited by the constitulon, but
which are.no larger than they should re
ceive. Kuykendall of -ane spoke In direct op
position to the resolution, contending that
the constitution, as It now exists, gives
the .Legislature authority to regulate the
cost of printing. He read article 12 sec
tion l, or tne constitution, showing that
this Is true. He denounced the proposal
to play the baby act and sold that the
Legislature should do its plain duty 'by
reducing the cost of printing Instead of
shuffling off this duty upon the people.
He said that "while the price of printing
may be somewhat excessive, the excess
Is by no "moans so great as some of the
members imagine. The sectldn of the con
stitution which Senator Kuykendall read
Is as follows: .
"There shajl be elected by the qualified
electors of the state, at the times and
places of choosing members' of the legis
lative Assembly, a State Printer, who
shall hold his office for a term of four
years. He shall perform all the public
printing for the state which may be pro
vided by-law. The rates to be paid to him
for such printing shall be fixed by law,
and-shall neither be increased ncr dimin
ished during t'.ie term for which he shall
have been elected. He shall give such se
curity, for the performance of his. duties
as the Legislative Assembly may prov.de."
" Senator Kuykendall insisted that this
provision of the constitution 13 not uncer
tain 4n Its meaning and that the Legis
lature has plainly not only the power, but
the duty of fllxtng the rates to be paid
for printing. He could see no reason why
this, amendment to the constitution should
be made.
Smith of Baker also spoke in -favor
of the resolution, reviewing the attempts
that have been made in tho past In the
same direction. While Senator Smith was
jtJpklng upon this subject. President Ful-
'ton asked him. what construction hej
would place upon section 2 of article 17
of the constitution, which reads -as fol
lows; ;
"If t,wo or moro-amendments shall be
submitted In such manner that the elec
'tors shall vote for or against each of such
amendments separately, and while an
amendment or amendments which shall
have been agreed upon by one Legislative
Assembly Bhall be awaiting the action of
a Legislative Assembly, or of the elec
tors, no additional amendment or amend
ments shall be proposed."
The president had entertained a serious
doubt touching tho power of the Legis
lature to submit one amendment while
one Is pending or awaiting the vote of the
people.
Senator Smith replied by saying: "To
get at the exact signification of this sec
tion we might read it thus: 'No addition
al amendment or amendments shall be
proposed while an amendment or amend
ments which shall have been agreed upon
by one Legislative Assembly shall be
awaiting the action of a Legislative As
sembly, or of the electors. If two or more
amendments shall bo submitted In such
manner that the electors shall vote for or
against each of such amendments separ
ately This I construe to apply to amend
ments which are voted for at different
times, fo instance, an amendment In
June, 1901, 'and another to be voted for in
June. 1903, and that under ordinary cir
cumstances and in the absence of exist
ing proposals t,o be voted for at different
times, any number of proposed amend
ment may be submitted to be voted for
at the same time."
President Fulton was also of opinion, on
further consideration, tha.t this section
precepted no serious obstacle to the reso
lution. He construed the section simply to
prohibit the submission of an amendment
on the same subject as one pending but
not voted on.
The resolution was adopted, Booth.
Kuykendall, Porter and Fulton voting no.
Tho compulsory pilotage bill will prob
ably come up In the House tomorrow
morning, find Jt Is reported that the chair
man of the committee will make a fa
vorable report thereon. A full delegation
of pilots is here today and they have
been working hard for the measure. Its
demerits are so well understood, however,
that It is not seriously considered by
those opposed to it. Captain J. H, D. Gray,
of Astoria. Is here, and Is very anxious to
see the bill pass. "If vou Portlanders do
not want to pay pilotage on ships," said he
this morning, "load them at Astoria, and
don't try to tow them up the river." Tho
Legislature has not yet decided to adopt
the Astoria view of the matter. The
statement of Captain Gray shows, how
ever, that there are others besides the
pilots who would like to sec this levy
again made on the commerce of tho Co
lumbia Rlv:.
Petition No. 1 made Us appearance in
the Senate today. It Is from Oregon As
sociation, No. 1, National Association of
Stationary Engineers, and sets forth at
great length the reasons why a license
law regulating the profession should be
passed. It Is proposed that no person be
permitted to run a stationary, engine until
his qualifications shall be ascertained and
certified to by a competent examiner. The
bill by Senator Smith, of Baker, is in
dorsed. The Multnomah delegation met this
evening and discussed the drydock feature
ot the proposed Port of Portland bill.
President Mohler and Attorney Cotton, of
the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com
pany, were present on Invitation and gave
some Interesting testimony showing the
necessity for a drydock. President M,oh
ler's talk was plain and very much to
the point, and his views on the matter
seemed to meet with the approval of
nearly all of the members present.
The Third House of the Legislature was
organized tonight, with J. B, Eddy
speaker, and Frank Davey chief clerk.
The principal bills introduced were those
providing" bounties " for cockroach scalps,
establlsthng & harbers college, and cre
ating a capltot dome commission with
power to ejnpioy as many clerks as pos
sible. The bouse declined to admit prominent
men" from abroad, but extended the usual
courtesies to the representatives ,of the
Cider Press, and instructed the sergeant-at-arms
to supply each member -with 50ft)
cigars. The best joke of the session was
cracked when Speaker Eddr asked: "Mr.
Clerk. Are there any more bills on the
table ?,K Clerk Davey promptly replied:
"Here Is your wash bill."
The House appears to be in a repentant
mood over Its adoption. of the memorial
favoring the Parsons -parcels postal law.
Today It recalled the memorial from ihs
Senate, and will probably reconsider and
kill It.
When Senator Daly's 5)111 amending the
charter ot Corvallls came up In tha House
this, morning, Nichols df Benton moved
that its further consideration be indefi
nitely postponed. Butts ot Yamhill want
ed to know why such actlqn was' sought
and. Nichols explained, that at a recent
mass meeting of A. large majority of the
citizens of Corvallls. the desire was ex
pressed not to have the proposed amend
ments become a law. The motion of
Nichols was carried, and" the Corvallls
charter amendment bill' was practically
Wiled.
In its report, this morning, the -House
judiciary committee killed" the following
bills by reporting unfavorably on their
passage: '
House bill 55, by Wats6n Fixing- the
manner of providing bond for county and
city officials.
House bill 5S, by Grace Amending di
vorce law, providing for trials; by Jury
on all divorce proceedings. -
Houso bill S2, by Shipley Providing for
terms of Circuit Court with appellate Ju
risdiction. House bill 87, by Schumann Relating-to
deficiency judgments.
SAFEGUARDS AGAINST DISEASE.
Josephl IH11, Which Poaaed Senate,
Explained by- Its Author.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 29. Senate bill No. 21,
by Joseph!, to establish state and county
boards of health, and to provide for 'quar
antine restrictions between counties, Is
one of the measures that has passed the
Senate, and Is quite generally considered
a meritorious measure. When the bill
came up" on third reading today. Senator
Josephl spoke as follows In support of his;
measure:
"The bill before the Senate Is a meas
ure for the promotion of health and pres
ervation of life of the members of tHe
human family within the confines of this
state. It Is a measure indorsed In its gen
eral features by the medical profession of
the state, through the State Medical So
ciety, which, at Its meeting In June last,
appointed a committee to draft a bill cov
ering the subject and advocate Its en
actment Into law. This, however, Is not a
measure for the benefit of the physician,
but for the advantage of the layman. In
deed, It proposes to so control and pre
vent disease as would result In furnish
ing less business to the doctors. Some
can surely be permitted to plead an un
selfish motive. A little thought and In
vestigation will convince you that for the
protection of our communities from the
outside wc have provisions made only
along our western border, where health
officers are stationed at Astoria, Taqulna,
Gardiner and Marshfield. On the north,
the south and the east no barrier is erect
ed by statutory provision to the entrance
of disease. Ashland, Huntington and
other cities along our unprotected borders
are open ways for disease Invasion. This
bill proposes a harmonious system by
which adequate protection may be af
forded to all parts of our state. It be
gins at the bottom of the social edifice,
with the head of the family. In the home,
proceeds to the midwife, the physician,
etc., and provides for statutory county
boards of health, to whom reports shall
be made in tho counties, and these in
their turn shall report to the secretary of
tho Btate board. It clothes the state board
with power to tllrcct and .co-operate with
the county Boards ot heU"h In regulating
quarantines and controlling' and prevent
ing disease. It authorizes counties, to ex
ercise quarantine against adjoining' coun
ties, and insures its being done -under
properly effective methods. But, some
may cay, the cost this act provides tor
an appropriation. True, It does.
"But consider, this appropriation Is
comparatively small when It is considered
that It Is for the protection and saving
of human lives from suffering and death.
You have a law to protect trees, shrubs,
etc., from disease, for which the state
pays about $4500 per annum. You have a
law for the protection of the lower ani
mals against disease, and you pay for It
13000 per annum Shall we grudge HpOo
per year for the protection of our otn
households, our wives, our children, our
own people'? I do not believe you will so
determine. The bill Is one whose provis
ions should commend it to every Senator,
and I trust it may do so."
Senators Smith and Kuykendall also
spoke In favor of the bill, both urging the
need of quarantine laws which will be
found effective in time of danger from
contagious diseases. Senator Smith dwelt
especially upon the good that may be ac
complished by the publication by the"
boards of bulletins instructing the people
how to protect themselves against con
tagion. TO ABOLISH TICKET SCALPING.
Senator SttccU's BUI Proposes
Sweeping- Reforms.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 29. Ticket scalpers
are In for trouble if the bill Introduced,
by Senator Sweek becomes a law. It Is
short, but it is to the point. It is:
Section 1. It shall bo unlawful for any
person. Armor association of persons other
than railroad companies, or their agents,
to open, establish, set up or maintain any
office or place of business for the sale
of railroad tickets at rates lower than
those established by the railroad com
pany Isaulng such tickets.
Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any per
son, firm or association to sell or offer for
sale to other than railroad companies or
their agents any railroad ticket at a rate
lower than that established by the railroad
company Issuing such ticket.
Sec. S. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this act, shall, upon con
viction thereof, be punished by a fine not
less than 100 and not more than 300, and
any firm or association violating any of
the provision of this act shall upon con
viction thereof be punished br a fine not
less than $000 nor more than 1000.
OF INTEREST TO HOPGROWERS.
Circular Letter Issued by the Presi
dent of State Association.
SALEM, Jan. 29. The board of directors
of the Oregon Hopgrowers' Association,
through Its president, W. H. Egan, today
issued the following circular letter:
"To the Hopgrowers of Oregon: It is
well understood that during the season of
1900 the Oregon Hopgrowers Association
advised against and succeeded in prevent
ing a great many hop contracts at 9 and
10 cents per pound. The association also
demonstrated that the hopgrowers, by
making a united effort, could secure 15
cents per pound for their hops, If of good
quality. By reason of Information ob
tained and disseminated largely through
tho association, the hopgrowers were so
well able to maintain values that the
banks were very willing to make all
necessary loans for harvesting the crop.
This eliminated the necessity for the
growers to make commission contracts
with dealers at exorbitant, usurious rates
of Interest.
'There was the same effort in 1900 on
the part of a certain class of dealers by
short sales and bluff offers to brewers, to
bear the market and destroy the value of
bops Jn the growers' hands that had form
erly brought ruin to so many hop farme":
but for the hop season of 1900 their ef
forts totally failed ot success, and It was
generally conceded by dealers that, but
for the efforts ot the Hopgrowers Asso
ciation, the entire Oregon hop crop would
have been sold at prices ranging from 9
to 12 cents per pound. The association
&
Bald-head
" I had a very severe sick
ness that took off all my hair.
I purchased a bottle of Ayer's
Hair Vigor and am glad 'to say
that it brought my hair back
again and I am not today
obliged to be classed among the
bald-heads." W. D. Quinn,
Marseilles, HI., Aug.' 25, 1899.
One thing is certain, Ayer's
Hair Vigor feeds the hair and
it grows. It could not do dif
ferently, for it's Nature's plan.
It stops falling of the hair, too,
and always restores color to
gray hair.
Ons dollar a bottle.
If your druggist cannot supply you, send
usi.oo and we will express a bottle to yu,
ail charges prepaid. Be sure and give us
your nearest express office.
J. C. Aysx Co., Lowell, Masv
Send for our handsome book on The Hair.
thus made for the Oregon hopgrowers
several hundred thousand dallors. The
association was enabled also to prevent
speculation In hop supplies.
"There Is no other crop for which the
producer can so easily maintain reason
ably profitable prices by united effort,
and as a means of securing this without
additional expense, we would suggest that
each, neighborhood have local hopgrowers
meetings, so as to co-operate In getting
their supplies at reasonable prices, and
,to assist In maintaining fair prices for
their product.
"The Indications at present point to IS
cents per pound for the 1S01 crop, provided,
of course, that the growers make tho
necessary effort to secure a choice qual
ity,' and exercise g6od judgment in dis
posing of the hops.
"James Wlnstanley will continue to act
as agent for the Oregon Hopgrowers' As
sociation at Salem."
One on Senator Wchrunjr.
HILLSBORO, Or., Jan. 29. Several closo
friends of Senator Wehrung the other day
sent him a. dispatch, collect at Salem,
which gave him considerable alarm. It
was when", the temperance agitation was
very strong at this place, owing to the
enthusiasm ongenreded by Colonel Holt.
The meisage was signed by two well
known temperance advocates, and read:
"Defeat House bill 104 at all hazards."
Until the Senator was enlightened by a
colleague from Multnomah, who under
stood the significance of the particular
bill, he was. at a loss to account for the
db.patch. When he found that It referred
to the third house bill passed so many
tlmo at the famous "hold-up" It Is said
tbe Senator swore vengeance on the Hills
boro jokers.
, ORCHARDS NEVER BETTER,
Commissioner Schnnno on Inland
Empire Fruit Oatloolc.
Emlle Sohanno, of The Dalles, a mem
ber of the stats boird of horticulture
from the Fourth, district, writes as fol
lows concerning the fruit outlook for the
coining season:
"The orchards In my district, at tho
present time, look better than I have ever
seep them at this time of year. Wo have
had no cold weather. The thermometer
at no time has registered below 30, ex
cepting In November, when It went down
to i, and If nothing happens later on, we
wtll hive a good fruit crop, especially
peaches, chernes and prunes. The- apple
crop wa3 very large last year, so we do
not expect a very full crop this year.
There are a good many young orchards,
however, that will bear this year, and
thfe short crop on th'e older trees wrlll
probibly thus be made up.
"This has been a splendid winter A
good many of the principal fruit growers
have, been trimming their orchards, and
spraying for the San Joue scale. This
was the proper time to spray for the
scale.
f "We have had regular March, weather
here for the last two weeks, and the buda
bn the peach and prune trees are begin
ning to swell. The roads are In a; better
condition this Winter than I have ever
seen them at this time of the year, Not
withstanding we hive had more rain
than we have ever had before."
SHORT IX HIS ACCOUNTS.
Cliaree Preferred Against the Re-
corder of Snmpter.
SUMPTER, Jan. 23. At the meet'fng of
the Council Saturday evening, a special
flnanco" committee appointed to Investi
gate the hooks and accounts of City Re
corder Manning reported that a shortage
of about' $ -0 had been found In his ac
counts. The committee also Included in
Its report a request for the Recorder's
resignation, which was not tendered. He
and his attorney concluded to flght the
matter, and measures for removal are be
ing considered.
Sumpter soon passes under a new char
ter, which became a law the past week.
As' It Is understood that the Mayor is
given larger powers In such affairs under
the new charter, it is possible that no
further action "will be taken for the time.
The finance committee recommended In
their report that the Recorder's bonds-:
men be held liable for the shortage shown
by their investigations, which will be
done.
Fnneral ot Mrs, Margaret Grnbba.
FOREST GROVE. Or.. Jan. 29. The fu
neral of Mrs. Margaret Orubbs, who died
here Sunday, occurred at the residence
of her mother, Mrs I. A. Macrum, today.
Rev M. D Dunning officiating.
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