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I I THE MOBBING OREQONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1903. GETS DOWN TOWORK House Resumes Business at Olympia. LOBBY RECEIVES RECRUITS Proposed Whitman Conntr Dlvlnlon Brines Them In Commlnslon Illll Not Yet Under Con-ildcrallon. OLYMPIA. "Wash.. Feb. 3. (Staff corre spondencesThe House settled down to business In dead earnest today and made a very good beginning on the large amount of work that had accumulated while the Senatorial fight was on. Four bills were passed and a dozen others consid ered, with the usual grist of new bills read by title and referred. An Important move to prevent undue congestion at the close of the session was made In adopting a resolution providing that no new bills would be received for consideration after February 16. As the number has already exceeded 2Z. and they are coming along at the rate or 10 to 20 per day. It Is thought that a sufficient number can be Introduced within the specified time to keep the legal fraternity employed for the next two years In Interpreting them, not to mention the work of the Supreme Court In deciding them unconstitutional. Elirllcb. Content Cnur Dropped. The Ehrllch election-contest case, which was expected to show sensational results, proved a flat failure so far as creating any excltement was concerned, and was praci tlcally permitted to go by default. When the contest was Instituted. It was ex i pected to have a very Important bearing on the Senatorial fight, as the contesting party was regarded as an Ankcny man, while the occupant of the scat was a strong follower of Preston. The contest was made a special order over a week ago, but Ince then has been postponed from day to day, and when It was finally called up this afternoon. Wells, who was expected to represent tho majority re port of the committee on privileges and elections, was not present, and Ehrllch was left without any one to present his side of the case. Molcstad, who held the contested seat, was well represented by Cole of King, who made an elaborate argument to substan tiate the claims of the minority of the committee, who recommended that further proceedings be discontinued. The apathy regarding the fate of Ehrllch Is shown by the vote on the adopting of the minority report. It was adopted' by 43 against M noes, nearly 0 of the members present not voting. Chairman Wilson, of the House railroad committee, called his associates together at the close of the afternoon session to day, and It was reported that the "big thing" the Railroad Commission bill would be considered. Nothing was done, however, and this evening It Is stated that no action will be taken before the regular meeting Thursday evening. The Senate will -not bother about the bill until the House has a round .With It. Lobby Receives Reernlts. The lobby Is today receiving another In stallment of recruits, the heaviest dele gation coming from Whitman County, where there Is a fierce fight on over county division. A bill has been prepared pro viding for the division of the big county Into three parts, the two new counties to bear the names of Steptoe and Palouse Bx-Representatlve Anderson Is here op posing the bill, and he has a numerous following helping him, while those favor ing it are nearly as strong numerically as the antl-divlsionlste. The third-house contingent from Seattle, which yanlshed Immediately after the close of the Senatorial fight, came back In pretty full force tonight to aid in secur ing the passage of the Gleason bill per mitting cities to assess up to 50 per cent valuation for Improvement purposes. A delegation of barbers Is also down front Seattle looking after a Sunday-closing bill. C. H. Mclsaac arrived today In the In terest the Lewis and Clark Centennial. and seems much encouraged by the favor able expressions of a number of the mem bers interviewed. E. W. W. IX THE HOUSE. Memorial Praying for Retention of Duty on Lumber. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 1 (Special.) ane uouse met at 10 A. JL A resolution from the Spokane Chamber of Commerce was read. It requests an appropriation of J75,000 for the St. Louis Fair and also a liberal amount for the Lewis and Clark Fair, the amount of the latter not being specified for reason, as staud above, that the first appropriation would be for preliminary work only. A memorial was read from a large num ber of Columbia River fishermen, asking the passage of the sea lion bounty bllL Petitions from the bar of Chelan County, ana irnrn the Chamber of tjommerce of Wenatchee. asking for the passage of H. E. 79, redlstrlcting the counties of Chelan. Douglas, Okanogan, Adams, Ferry and Lincoln and providing for appointment ana election of additional Superior Judges. The following memorial was introduced by Lewis of King: Tour memorialists, the eighth Legislative As sembly of the Bute of Washington, hereby re spectfully represent that. Whereas, The State of Minnesota has memo rialised Congress to remove all duty on lumber; And whereas. The duty on coal has been re moved, and whereas lumber ami coal are among the chief products of the State of Washington, and whereas to remove the duty on lumber would place the manufacturer of lumber of the Stale of Washington In competlUbn with the cheap Asiatic labor used In British Colum bia In the manufacture of lumber, aad also open to such manufactures the markets la this country In part controlled by ourselves; and ' Whereas, The removal of the duty on eaal was a severe blow to one of our great Indus tries; and Whereas. The threatened removal of the duty on lumber would cripple and Impair this great Industry, your memorialists do most respect fully reauest that the Representatives la both branches of Congress, and they are hereby re spectfully Instructed to oppose any measure having for Its object the removal of the duty on Nsw bills were Introduced as follows: H. B. 219. Wells of Spokane Making an appropriation for building an annex to the State Normal School at Cheney. $40,000 asked; also an appropriation of ili um) nr maintenance and equipment. H. B. 220, Has tines of Jefferson Provid ing for compulsory pilotage on Puget Sound. H. B. 2d. Tl-oltts of "King-Creating and establishing a standard alzo for fruit boxes. H. B. 222, Parcel of Clark Limiting the power to grant license for sale of Intoxi cating liquors In accordance with majority of public sentiment expressed by petitions. 1L IX 223, Parcel of Clark For protec tion of shale trees and hedges on public highways. H. ,13. EH, Morton of Snohomish Pro- hibltln vehicles exceeding four tons in weight on public highways and bridges without a permit from County Commis sioners. H. B. 225, Veness of Lewis Regulating mutual fire insurance companies and as sociations. H. B. 225, Jones of King-Prohibiting sale of intoxicating liquors, except as otherwise" provided within COO feet of any public library, school, university, college or other institution of learning. H. B. 227, Jones of King Amending act relating to vacation of town plats. H. B. 228. Phllbrlckbf Chehalls To ap portion the state Into two Congressional districts, first district to embrace Island, King. Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit, Snoho mish and A. -icom; second district, Che halls. Clallam. Clark. Cowlitz, Jefferson. Lewis. Mason. Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston. Wahkiakum. Adams, Asotin, Chelan. Columbia. Douglas, Ferry. Frank lin. Garfield. Kittitas. Klickitat, Lincoln. Okanogan. Spokane. Stevens, Walla Walla. Whitman and Yaklrria. II. B. 223. Durham of Whitman Appro priating $27,663 lor Improvement of Agri cultural College and School of Science. IL B. 23 Durham of Whitman Relat ing to floating timber and driftwood In Snake River. Prohibiting finder from ap propriating for his own use logs and wood which may be marked. A concurrent resolution by Jones or King limits the time for Introduction of bills to February 16. the only new meas ures to be considered after that time being bills introduced by a majority of the standing committees of the House and Senate. . A. number of bills came up for second reading, and one of them. Houso bill No. 90. providing for an eight-hour day on all public work In the State of Wash ington, provoked considerable discussion, and when an attempt was made to rail road It through to final passage. Support of tho bill was forthcoming from both factions of the King County delegation, which was recently spilt open on the Senatorial question, and this caused Eas tcrday to suggc-t that now that they had King County as a unit on at least one measure, haste would be excusable In car rying out their wishes. Pflilbrlck im proved the Idea by suggesting that action be postponed in the hope that the present amiable frame of mind of the delegation might be continued. The bill finally rested at second reading. Houso bill C9, defining who may be fellow-servants, was referred back to the Ju diciary. Houso bill No. 100, relating to the serv ice of papers from Justices' Courts, was passed. Houso bill SR. one of the shortest that has yet been Introduced, brought on a dis cussion that took up most of the last hour of the morning session and ran over Into the afternoon session. The bill provides that all proceeds derived from the sale or lease of any part of the lands known a? the old university site? In the City of Se attle, shall be paid Into the state treas ury, and all such proceeds shall.be de posited and kept by the State Treasurer in the University of Washington fund. Easterday objected to the proceeds going Into the university fund, and made a vig orous speech against the bill. It was de fended by Jones of King, and when the discussion ran well into the noon hour ad journment was taken until 2, o'clock. At the afternoon session the bill was further discussed by Jones. York, Eas terday, Gleason and Moloney. Easterday finally consented to the passage of the bill with the following amendment: 'Providing that nothing In this act shall be construed as relinquishing any Hen that may exist against the fund. The bill was finally recommitted along with the amendment of Easterday. The Ehrllch election contest case, which has been going over from day to day. came up as a special order, and both mi nority and majority reports of the privi leges and elections committees were read. Cole of King made an exhaustive review of the case, quoting frequently, from the statutes. But little Interest was shown in the matter; and nt the conclusion of Cole's speech he minority report recommending that no further action be taken in the matter was adopted by a vote of 13 to 30, 20 of the members not voting. Cole afterward Introduced a resolution asking that Ehrllch, the contestant, be allowed pay for the number of days that have elapsed since the Legislature met. This .was referred to the appropriation committee. The following bills were passed: House bill 92, by King of Thurston Making the penalty for larceny of fixtures from real estate from six months to U years In the penitentiary, except when the value Is less than 30, when the pen alty Is fixed at six months In Jail. House bill lis. appropriating 35GLS4 for Judgments against the state. Including J10S1 salary of O. R. Holcomb as Arid Land Commissioner. , Senate bill 36, permitting Prosecutlne Attorneys to appoint deputies- who shall have the same power as their principals. Senate bill No. 9 came up for third read ing, but was recommitted on account of Its conflict with House bill No. 60. At 4 P. M. the House adjourned. IX TUB SEXATE. Member Were In Session bat an Hour In the Morning;. ni.TMPfA Wn.b Vc.r ICI.I - The Senate was in session less than an, hour this morning. Senator Sumner pre sided In the absence of President Smith. Senate bill No. 40. by Senator Tolman. for the protection of birds and their nests, was defeated on final passage by a de cisive vote. The defeat was due to the fact that robins were exempted from the provisions oi tne Dill. Senator Garhw.. nf T.lnMw m.. A strong speech urging that robins should do Kiuou. .tie saia mat in .Eastern Wash ington thev wera a next. SavamI cn ators disagreed with .him. however, and ine oui was Kiiiea. Senator Sharn. of TTiYtlfa. a bill deflnlne gtnnAArrt f t-ii I f ' Kn . rr-v. - bill provides that apple boxes shall" be 18 mtua iujib, u? incnes wide ana 104 Inches deep, inside measurement. The size of Dear boxes 1a rn rtA h i iin at 18 inches long. 1154 Inches wide and 8 incnes aeep, insiae measurement. rne following bills were Introduced: S. B. 107. Smith Of flnnhnmlih-f.VM ding the hauling of a load weighing more than four tons. Including weight of ve hicle, over any public highway in the S. B. 10S. Sharn To estahlUh ti.n fruit boxes. S. B. 109, Klnnear Relating to consoli dation of contiguous municipal corpora tions. S. B. 110, Palmer Relating: to Judg ments. S." B. 111. Moore Providing for the regu lation and conduct of hkr mi shops. PILOT BILL AT OLYMPIA TO ABATE SMELTER JfCISAXCE. Montana Senate Passes Kohra Emi nent Domain Bill. BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 3. A special to the Miner from Helena says: By a vote of 15 to 8 the Senate today passed the Kohrs eminent domain bill. This bill Is aimed directly at the reduc tion works of the big mining companies whose plants are said to be damaging property by smelter smoke or tailing The bill as passed by the Senate prevents mining companies from condemning property, and enables the' owner of prop erty to collect such damages as he de mands. Senator Kohra explained that-the main purpose of the bill was to force the smelting companies to go to any expense necessary to abate the smoko nuisance, that the people of Deer Lodge and Powell Counties may continue in the) enjoyment oi ueir nomes. HOUSE MEASURE TO MAKE IT COMPULSORY. Snow In San FraneUco. SAN 1 -1SCO. Feb. S. Unusually cold weather prevailed over California today, and for the first time in many years the Inhabitants of this city saw snow. While the snow was hardly noticeable down town, the park and surrounding hills were covered with a white cloak. No damage to frurt has been reported. First Pilot Bill Jfot to Meet With Opposition of Pniiet Sonnd Tncboat Company. OLYMPIA. Feb. 3. (SpeclaU The com pulsory pilotage bill. Introduced in the House today by Hastings or jenerson. repeals all former measures of this na ture, and Is said to be the first pilot bill yet Introduced at Olympia that has not had the opposition of the Puget Sound Tugboat Compiny, which has a monopoly of the towage and pilotage business. Thb promoters of the bill state that they nave the assurance of the tugboat people that they will make no effort to defeat the bill, as It Interferes but slightly with the tugboat business, all Vessels in tow being exempt from pilotage. The bin is in so mo respects more stringent than that in .force at the mouth of the Columbia, as It pro vides for full pilotage whenever a ship Is spoken, regardless of whether tho ser vices of a pilot are accepted or not. Sec tion 11 of tho bill makes it tna duty oi the pilot to keep and milntaln a pilot cutter sufficiently large to cruise In heavy weather and to be used exclusively as a pilot boat: The pilotage fees provided for in tne bill are as follows: Seven cents per ton on the net register .of less than SOOO tons capacity and 2 cents per net registered ton for each additional ton over 3C00. Tho pilot In charge of any vessel shall be en titled to iZo additional for each shift of the vessel from one port to another, and to $13 nddltionil for each shift of a ves sel within port. He will also be entitled to receive $30 from Port Townend to quarantine and $10 extra for every 21 hours after the first 4S hours of detention of said vessel at quarantine. The pilot bringing a vessel Into the wa ters of Puget Sound or Its tributaries shall be entitled to take such vessel to sea again when she next departs, and shall also be entitled to shift said vessel from port to port. The shifting from one anchorage In port to another under tho new law cannot be undertaken without securing a licensed pilot, the failure to secure a pilot being punishable by a nne of from'jMO to J1X The bill provides for a fine of from 1100 to JC00. ofM days' Imprisonment, for any other than a li censed pilot attempting to pilot a vecscl within tho limits prescribed by the Din. and the master accepting the sen-Ices of such a pilot ls subject to a fine of from $200 to $1000. The emergency clause. which Is section 21 of the bill, reads as follows: There belnc no law In the State of Washing ton adequate to prevent the los and destruc tion of life and property tnroucli Improper navigation of the waters of Puget Sound and Its tributaries, an emergency is therefore de clared to exist, and this act shall take effect and be In force Immediately after Its passage and approval by the Governor. For Construction of Wharves. , Houso bill 25. by Clark of King, while primarily Intended for the dwellers along the shores of Puget Sound, win nnect a large number of warehousemen along the Columbia River and its tributaries, it authorizes the construction nd mainten ance by Boards of County Commissioners of wharves and landings at the terminus of county roads on the navijable streams of the state. The bill read! is follows: Section 1. The Board of County Commission ers of each county In this state Is hereby au thorized to build ind maintain, when In their Judgment the convenience of the public so re quires, wharves and landings on ,me snores or. any navkrable waters or water courses within or bordering upon such county: said wharves or landings to begin at,the point of termination of a county road at or near the shore of such navigable waters or water courses, and to ex tend so tar into said waters or water courses as the convenience ot shipping may require. Sec 2. In cases where a Board of County Commissioners shall determine to build, con struct or maintain a wharf or landing as aforesaid, and the title to the tldelands or other lands over which such Board of County Com missioners shall determine to build, construct and maintain such wharf or landing shall be vested la the Bute ot Washington, such Board of County Commissioners shall nave the right to build and maintain sucn wharf or landing over and across said tide lands or other lands owned by the State ot Washington; and. by the construction ot such wharf or landing or by the maintaining thereof by the Board ot Coun ty Commissioners of such county, the title in and to the strip of tide land or other land over and upon which said wharf or landing shall be constructed" or maintained as aforesaid shall thereupon vest In the county constructing or maintaining the same, such strip ot land so vesting In the county to be of the same width as the county road connecting with said wharf or landing, and the center line ot said strip ot land to be the center Una ot said wharf or landing. Sec. 3. in cases where a person or persons. Arm or corporation has acquired a right, title or Interest In and to the tide lands or other lands over which It Is proposed to build, con struct or maintain such wharf or landing, whether such Interest be a title In fee simple or as lessee or under contract of purchase or otherwise, and the Board of County Commis sioner shall be unable to agree with the per son, persona, firm or corporation claiming such Interest or title as to the compensation to 'be paid for the taking ot such strip of tide lands or other lands, then and In that case such Board of County Commissioners may, by order, direct proceedings to procure a right-of-way over said tide lands or other lands to be brought In the Superior Court by the County. Attorney in tne manner provided by law for the taking of private property for public use, and to mat ena are nereuy authorized to Institute and maintain in the name of the county the proceedings provided by the laws ot this state for the appropriation, of lands and other prop erty by counties for public use. Sec. 4. Y here as the existing -daws ot this state relating to the building, constructing and maintaining wharves and landing to connect with county roads, by the several counties, are inadequate, ana me sunjecr. is one of great Im portance, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this act shall take effect and be la lorce zrom ana aner us passage and approval by the Governor. committee of Jhe whole took favorable ac-' tion on the Idaho County-Thunder Moun tain trail appropriation. TREASURER KEEPS XO ACCOUXT. Finances of Salem Are Transacted' Direct With Bank. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 3. (Speclal.)-The fact Is disclosed that Salem's City Treas urer. John Moir. does not keep a set of books In which Is recorded the financial affairs of the city. The first Intimation that such a condition was existing de veloped during the month of January, when the annual reports of the city offi cers were received. At the time Mr. Molr was In poor health, and a statement as to the financial standing of the municipality was prepared and filed with the Council by Joseph Baumgartner, cashier for the banking firm of Ladd & Bush. The re port was referred to a Council committee for investigation. Application was made at the Bush bank by the committee for the possession of tho Treasurer's books when It was learned that there Is no ac count between the City of Salem and Mr. Molr. and that all of the transactions re lating to the city's finances are had di rectly between the city as a depositor and tho bank as the depository. The members ot the Council do not charge -any Irregu larity In the keeping of the finances of the city, but think that the affairs of the corporation should be kept In such tang ible' shape that the accounts of the dif ferent funds may be Inspected at any time by persons desiring to do so. In explanation of his position in the matter. Treasurer Molr says that for the nominal salary of $100 per annum allowed by the city, he did not feel able to keep a set of books. He thinks that the City Treasurer should be paid enough so that he can handle the city's funds the same as county and state are kept. The Council tonight deferred consider ation of the bond of City Treasurer Molr for two weeks. The members of tho Council are dissatisfied with the bond of that officer, which is given In the sum of $5000, with an Eastern company as surety. SAX FRAXCISCO IS AROUSED. Merchants Desire to Hold the Philip pine Transport Trade. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3. The presi dents of the Merchants' Exchange. Man ufacturers' & Producers' Association. San Francisco Board of Trade. Chamber of Commerce. State Board of Trade and tho Merchants' Association met yesterday to consider the rumor that the transport service Is again in danger of being trans ferred to Seattle. It was resolved thit everything possible should be done to wo Uct local interests, and by unanimous consent the following telegram was sent to Senator Perkins: "Reports that commercial bodies hero oppoxe your amendment to lease trans ports Is erroneous. After fully considering the matter, we uninlmously Indorse your amendment to the Army appropriation bill, and urge you to use your best en deavors to secure Its passage. Wire If any further assistance can be given and by what means." CAX'T KEEP OUT SHEEP. Jndsrraent of Idaho Circuit Co art la llerersed by Jndge Gilbert. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 3. Tho Circuit Ccurt of Idaho has been reversed by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals In the case of Jesse M. Smith and 40 other appelates against Thomas Lowe ct al. The suit was to enjoin by injunction tho appellees from preventing the appellants from driving about 72.0CO head df sheep from Box Elder County, Utah, to Idaho, when It was necessary to find pasturage. The Legislature of Idaho passed an act forbidding the entry of animals from an other state to prevent the spread of In fectious disease. Judge Gilbert decided that the Court erred in sustaining the de murrer, which prevented the passage of. the sheep over the bolder, as It W2s evi dent tha.t the real object of the passage of the law was to shut out all sheep from other states from coming into Idaho. FIUEXDS EIGHT-HOUR LAW FAIL. Were Unable to Keep Bill From Go. Insr to Judiciary Committee. BOISE, Idaho. Feb. S.-(3peciaL)-Per-sletent efforts by the supporters of the eight-hour ktw to force that measure to an issue were renewed several times In the House today without success. The best that the friends of the measure could do was to come within two votes of placing It in committee of tho whole. Eloquent pleas In favor ot the bill were made by Moore of Idaho and Brown ot Ada, but the opposition stubbornly held Its ground and sent the measure back to the committee on Judiciary to pass upon Its constitutionality. Several members who opposed immediate action on the bill announced their purpose to vote for it should It prove to be a constitutional measure. The bill making it unlawful to remove, inure or destroy electric light or power lines or buildings was amended in the committee of the whole to apply only outside the corporate limits of towns and cities, and recommended for passage In that form. House bill 23, by Moore of Idaho county. asking en appropriation ot $12,000 for a bridge' across Silmon river at Goff, per ished in committee of the whole by the slender margin of three votes. r REFORM SCHOOL IK FREMOXT. Heath Carries Bill In Idaho Senate Memorial on Timber Law. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 3. The Senate to day, in committee of the whole, took fa vorable action on the bill establishing a Reform school in Fremont County. Sen ator Heath, of Fremont, made the best speech of the session in support ot the bill, and was rewarded by generous ap plause from both friends and opponents' of the bin. The Senate has adopted the House me morial to Congress protesting against the J repeal of the etone and timber act, and In Condon BreTites. . CONDON, Or., Feb. 3.-(Speclal.) Charles H. Burggraf, the well-known ar chitect ot Albany, Is here submitting plans to the County Court for the pro posed, new Courthouse. It is expected that the court will advertise for bids for construction of the building at-the March term. At the annual school meeting, held hero Saturday, it was decided to build a new schoolbouse during the coming Summer. The building will probably be of wood and will cost from $1000 to $.'000. The Winter has so far been a rather severe one on stock. Stockmen generally have sufficient feed .to last three or four weeks longer. In Interest of Proposed w State. GLENDIVE. Mont., Feb. 3. Charles Chlsholm and eight others, members of the North Dakota Legislature, and J. N. Tolman. a Legislative representative. spent Sunday In Glendlve for the segrega tion ot Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota and the creation ot a new slate to be known as Montigue, extend ing from the Belt Mountains, In Mon tana, to the Missouri River. In North Dakota. Glendlvo is' to be chosen the capital. Xevr Trial for Pennsylvania' Case. HELENA. Mont.. Feb. 3. The Supremo Court this morning granted a rehearing in the Pennsylvania mine case. Both rides had made application for a rehear ing, and some of the grounds of each party were considered good. One of the principal grounds considered was that advanced by the Boston & Montana Com pany that no Jury trial was had. Money for G. A. n. Encampment. SACRAMENTO, Cal. Feb. 3. The As sembly has parsed a bill appropriating $2,000 for the National G. A. R. encamp ment to be held In San Francisco August next. Judge of District Court Plainly . Speaks His Mind. It is with pleasure that I give my hearty endorsement to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It is the most sftc cessful remedy that I know of for the weakened condition of the digestive organs which excessive heat or overwork some times orings, causing indigestion, sick headache, a disagreea ble or bitter taste in the mouth, sleepless nights and a com plication of unnatural conditions, making one feel sick all over. Your remedy is scientifically prepared and well calcu lated to renovate the entire system, cleansing and vitalizing the blood and assisting the stomach to perfect assimilation of tne looa, which win soon restore health ana Harmony. Sincerely yours, fudge of lllh Diltrkt, Zhival County, Florida. 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I thought it hit my case. t we naa a bottle ot Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery in the house that was got for mother. You recommend it for catarrh of the stomach, so I began taking it. The one bot tle nearly cused me. I got two bottles next time and took one and one-half and was well. Ixhaven't been bothered with diarrhea since.'' A FEW PENNIES will pay Die expense of mailing Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad viser. Send 21 one-cent stamps for the book in paper covers, or jr stamps for ike cloth-bound volume. Address: Dr. Jt. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, JV. Y. FOR INHERITANCE. TAX 3IALARKEVS HILL. IASSES IIOL'SE WITH HUT OXE "XO" VOTE. Itrndlnsr of Iionc 3Ieasnre In Com mittee at the Whole Is Done With: XentncsM and Dispatch. SALEM. Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) The House today passed with a single dissent ing voice and without amendment (except one suggested by assessment committee) the llalarkty bill (II. B. No. 41), to tax gifts, legacies and Inheritances. It Is a very long measure, covering 16 printed pages, and the House went Into commit tee of the whole, with Eddy In the chair, to consider it. Under the rules It Is neces sary to read a bill in full In committee of the whole, and there section by section. This struck Malarkey as an unnecessary waste of time, and he asked the chair If a motion to dispense with the initial read ing In full would bo entertained. "It Is not the province of the committee to amend the rules of the House," re plied .the chairman. "But I think the cleric may find a way to expedite- the reading." The clerk took the hint, and concluded the labor on the hop-sklp-and-Jump plan In almost 30 seconds. After the first section had been read Malarkey made a statement of the pur poses of tho measure. "This Legislature has not yet been called upon," he said, "to consider a measure more Important than this particular bill; nor will th.e members have performed any service of greater value to their constituents. The matter of raising revenue for maintaining state government In this manner has long occupied the attention of political econo mists In this and many other countries, and they have found no device falrer"or more Just, or more equitable. Inherit ance tax laws arc In operation In a great many states of the Union, and In Eng land. Wherever Introduced they have been successful. Real estate has too long been mnde to bear the burden of tax ation, because It was tangible and visible. "The original bill has been carefully considered by the joint committee on as refsment and taxation a very able com mitteeand after the most thorough ex amination It has suggested Just sthe amendment, and that Is that bequests and devises to benevolent and charitable fnstl tutlons, such as are themselves exempt from taxation, shall not be subject to the o;veratkn of the act." ' Malarkey made a strong appeal for con sideration of .the bill in a fair and appre ciative spirit, and asked that It be not made to suffer from material amendment. The bill was considered section by sec tion. Then the committee rose and the bill passed. DILL TO PROTECT E31PLOTES. rimnrn the House by a Vote of Forty eiirnt to Six. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 1 (SpeclaL) The Housa today, by a vote of 43 to 6, passed Bailey's bill to protect employes jgid guar antee their rights to belong to labor or ganizations. Mr. Bailey made a clear statement of the provisions of the meas ure, saying that that It alms to prevent an employer from refusing to employ a man because he belongs to a labor organi zation. It also alms to prevent an em ployer from discharging a man because he Joins a liber union. The bill In full is: Section 1. That It shall be unlawful for any Individual or member of any arm or agent, ofllcer or employe ot any company or corpora tion to prevent, or attempt to prevent, em ployes from formlne. Joining and belonging to any lawful labor organization, and any such Individual, member, agent, officer or employe that coerces or attempts to coerce employe. by discharging or threatening to discharge from their employ or the employ of any arm, com pany or corporation, because of their connec tion with such lawful labor organization, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic tion shall be fined In any sum not exceeding $100. or be Imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. In the discretion ot the -court. TO GIVE CREDITORS A CHAXCE. Eacheatetl Estates Arc to De Sneil by. Them. SALEM; Or.. Feb. 3: (Spec!al.)-Reprc-sentatlvc Eddy's bill (H. B. 127), relating to recovery on real and personal property that has escheated to the state, passed the House today by unanimous vote. The bill Is to permit creditors of persons whose property may escheat to the state to recover against the property. Mr. Eddy. In urging passage of the bill, said that the measure was largely a re-enactment of the present law, and amended the statute in two ways, first to permit creditors to recover as above Indicated, and. eecond. to define the Jurisdiction of Probate and Escheat Courts. "When a man dies." sold Mr. Eddy. "and his property escheats to the state, even though his property may be mort gaged, his creditors cannot recover, be cause the property escheats to the state and the state cannot bo sued without Its consent. The bill has been recommended for passage by the Judiciary committee. It hay been passed upon and approved by several of the ablest attorneys In the State of Oregon." The bill passed without a negative vote. Lower Conrt Jndprment Reversed. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3. 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