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r THE MORNING OREGON! AN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1903. IS NOW A SIDE ISSUE Senatorial Contest Gives Way to Legislation. SPECTACULAR END IS AWAITED tTereyone Concedes That the Great Struggle tVIU Be Deferred Until Toward the Last of the Seulon. clerk, assistant clerk, calendar clerk and one member or tne House correct m loiimat at the end of the session 'was adorned, then reconsidered. The House then adjourned without taxing nasi ac tion on the resolution. IX THE SEX ATE. Stockman Conntr BUI Deteaiea Many Bills Pned. salmi. Or.. Feb. 10. (Special.) ine Senate was opened with prayer by Rev. W. C Kantncr. of the First Congrega tional Church. It. B. 20L bv Emmltt To incorporate the town of Merrill; was passed. The committee on public lands reponeo. substitute bill for S. B. 153. Dy A'lercc governing the office of State Land Agent, and the same was read twice and ordered printed. THE VOTE AT SALEM. Fulton ?I Geer -r Wood George - II Scatfrins jbsent and paired . P. Total M S. B. TO. bv Hunt To authorize the call- I .v.- iiv fnr iinv. hnt th-v irm un ing of a special election for the referen- aBamst jt, and they knew it. They went dum vote on the Lewis and Clark Fair ,jown -ju, colors flying and tried to con bill. In case the referendum should be or- sole themselves with audible reflection that dered; was passed. they had the J1C5.000 appropriation for a 8. B..77. by Pierce To amena uie scnooj portage railway anyway, law, so as to authorize boards in school Tne m06l persjgtent Ioe 0f. the scalp nual school tax: was passed. Marlon county, chairman of the House ""rhJlu S. Bv 161, by MoDson 10 require bubu xeaya and means committee, and he has I to mane mommy Buti " Deen amy seconded ny Kepreoentauve fa- The Gailoway bln for the care of wives, iinuuici0 .., , i fuucil nuusc icuur tutkC una ak an S. B. 1S3. substitute tor a. i. u oecn raised t0 nIgh c j clamorous In Smith of Umatllla-To require that insane tonatlon asalnst the hardship and 1n persons be transported by attendants cm- equty 0f the ecalp graft. He had in- ployed at the Insane Asylum: was passea. troduced apparcntly Innocuous bill SALEM. Or. Feb. 10.-Stafl".corrcspond OTipr.V The nres's of legislative matters has for the present sidetracked Interest in the Senatorial battle. It has come to be accepted all around that the great strug gle Is to be deferred until toward the last and all sldtH seem content to rest where they are. It looks now like a game with a grandstand, finish. A great many persons are looking for ward to the moment when they can get Into the game on the bandwagon. One of them is Mr. Hermann. If he falls to And a place on the wagon, and to erect his ban ner thereon the nomination for Represent atlve in Congress is left. Jonathan Bourne is afco one of these persons. There Is no very great mystery about Mr. Bourne's policy, though there Is doubt about the extent and efficiency of his operations. He la planning to be the last-hour candidate. He then proposes a campaign that will eliminate everybody else as a candidate, including Mr. Fulton and Mr. Geer, and one that will cause the shattered forces to rally around the nucleus of votea he has all along been conceded to have. B. B. P. ELEVEX VOTES FOR 31. C. GEORGE, aiultnomah Men Switch to the Cin .... t , Inilir. SALEM, Or., Feb. 10. (Speclal.)-The feature of the Joint convention today was the shifting of a number of Multnomah votes from A. L. Mills to M. C. George. the candidate who has been uniformly voted for by Dr. Andrew C. Smith. A total of' 11 -was cast for Judge George. A little amusement was caused by Rep resentative Gault, of Washington, who voted for "W. C. Fenton." Gault seemed unaware that he had made an error until the crowd laughed,-ond he corrected it by calling out "W. C. Fulton." The clerk took the will for the deed, and recorded Gault for C W. Fulton. Pairs -were announced between Repre sentatives Huntley and Hayden and Paul, sen and Reed: Representative Hayden. who has been 111 in Salem Hospital with what -was supposed to be typhoid fever. has gone to Corvallls, It Is now said that he will be able to return In a few days. The vote today resulted: For C W. Fulton Booth, Both BrownelL Carnahan, Carter, Cornett, Dimlck, Eddy. Edwards, Emmltt, Far rar, Gault, .Glnn, Hahn, Hale. Hans b rough, Hawkins, Hermann, Hlnc9, Kuy kendall. LaFollett. MarstersL Miles, Phelps, Purdy. Rand. Riddle. Shelley. Smith of Yamhill, 'Webster, "Williamson 3L For T. T., Geer Burgess, Crolsan, Daly, Danneman. Davey, Hobson, Howe. John- eon of Grant, Johnston of Wasco, Judd, Kay, Mulkey, Simmons, Stelwer, Wheal don 15. For C. E. E. Wood Bllyeu, Blakley, Burleigh, Can trail. Claypool. Galloway, Kramer, Miller. Murphy, dwell. Pierce, Bobbins, Smith of Umatilla. Sweek. wade, wehrung 16. For M. C George Bailey, Cobb. Hod eon. Holman. Hudson. Hunt. Hutchinson, Malarkey, Mays, McGinn, Smith of Mult, nomah 1L For George H. Williams Banks, Orton J. For W. D. Fenton Fisher, GUI, Myers, Nottingham 4. For P. I. Willis Jones of Multnomah. For D. -J: Malarkey Hume. For Binger Hermann Jones of Lincoln. Absent or paired Adams, Fulton. Hay den, Huntley, Paulsen, Reed,- Test, Har ris. IX THE HOUSE. TO REPEAL SCALP BOUNYT MEASURE PASSES HOUSE BV BIG MAJORITY. Eastern Oregon .Members Put Up Gallant Klght, tout Their Efforts Are All In Vain. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 10. (Special.)-The House hauled the scalp bounty law -within the bar today, banged it around a while, and then kicked it out with a hip, hip. hurrah. Members from Eastern Oregon made a the three-day limit. President Browncll said that he had always regarded the rule of a one-day limit as prevailing, tmt ne could not be offended if any Senator de sired to take an appeal, or if the Senate j should overrule hlra. No appeal was taken. There was no opnosltton today to the passage of Senator C. J. Smith's bill re quiring that insane persons be conveyed to the asylum by attendants of that In stitution. Those -who are opposed to the measure as it passed evidently thought they had fought their battle and lost when the minority report of the juaiciary com mittee was adopted. Senator Marstcrs said, in explanation of his vote, that ho believed the majority report a better measure, but since he must either sup port the present system or the substitute bill, he would voto for the latter. The bill requires that when a person Is committed to the asylum, the superintendent of that institution must be notified by telegraph Immediately, whereupon a trained attend ant must be sent to convey such patient. If the patient be committed from a place away from the railroad, tne bncrin or other person must take the patient to the widows and orDhans of soldiers and 3all ors stirred up a little controversy in the House this morning. The bill is: Section 1. Any benevolent society desiring o" t o .... MninnT the max- 7i, r .. ,T.' J- J " ect rsiaenc. to provjae nomra ior in. . , ., k, I .j ---- " 1 lnaiccm wives, wiaows ana crpnuus hi m imum age at which persons who ma De pea, cerUUn ectlona of the statute. What American toldlers and nallors ot any wan, commitiea 10 me j.emi ah bwjwi to IS years; was passed. S. B. 101, by Williamson To extend the Lockwood primary election law to cities nf inm Inhabitants: was passed. H. B. 23 To relocate the county seat of Wallowa County: was passea. It further proposed to do It did not say, but Mr. LaFollett did aay when the mat ter came up In the House the other day. The Eastern Oregon members then man aged to get It referred to the commit tee on assessment and taxation, -where It slumbered' peacefully until today. Then ir Tt im bv Hale To remove the 3000 I jr.,,. .,. -a .. limit to the amount that may be recovered m(ttee to send the bill back to the House, as damages for injuries causing aeaui; ma Hpfpntpd. it Ti. 91 hv Rurcess To create tne r-nnnfv nf Stockman: was defeated. H. B. 315. by Galloway To amend the charter of McMinpville; was passed. it. Ti Rfi. hv Jones of Multnomah To amend the law relative to the duties of County Auditor in Multnomah l-ouniy; was nassed. H. B. 169, bj Huntley AO incorporaio Orecon City: was passed. h. r xl hv Test To appropriate money for a fish hatchery at Ontario: was paaseu. mu utm-p. Introduced as follows: s Tt. hr Rand To fix the terms of the Supremo Court, and the salaries of Judges thereof. v S. B. 303, by Myers (by requesij ao gov m nntlpp. of location of mining claims. S. B. 201. by the committee on puduo lands, substitute for S. B. 153 To pre- rrihn -the duties of State Land Agent. S. B. MS, by Howe (by request) To nmonil sections 2S3 and 2S23 of the code. S. B. 206. by Pierce To regulate tne making of contracts with counties. CLERIC FOR THE LAXD AGEXT. JInr Be Allorred Under Substitute Senate Bill. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 10. (Special.) Senate bill KM, by the committee on pumic lanoa. is a substitute for Senate bill iw, Dy which an attempt was made to create tne office of Deputy State Land Agent, with a salary of $1200 a year. The new measure adds more duties to the office of State Land Agent,' authorizing him to make desert land selections' under -the direction of the State Land Board, and specifies that This afternoon he wanted the measure to be considered forthwith, and he got a prompt rise out of the acerbic Burleigh of alio wa. "The delegation from Marlon wants to catch thin House asleep," declared Bur leigh, "and railroad tills bill through with- out consideration. We should have a certain hour when we can all know Just what s coming up. I move that this be made a special order for tomorrow at 10 o clock. The doughty LaFollett at once protested. "We allowed this bill to be referred to the committee on assessment and taxa tion." he said, "and that committee never reported. We were promised when we supported their portage railway bill that they would let this repeal measure go through. They are trying to bunco us," cried LaFollett, "and we don't propose to stand it.' 'I don't know exactly what the gentle man, from Marion refers to," replied Phelps warmly. "When the House or dered thla bill back from tho committee wc sent it back. It looks to me as If we had reason to be afraid of our own scalps. Purdy of Washington then took a hand In the matter. "Let's dispose of this matter now." he said. "This ecalp bounty business is costing the state $500 a day, and we ought not to defer It another day, It -will take all day and all night to ecttlo this thing, responded Burleigh. "v ten it Is said that we Eastern Oregon men agreed to surrender the scalp bounty is hereby rranted the right to use the lands of the Soldiers' Home at Rcwrturs-, Oregon, for residence sites, upon which they shall eroct such residences for tho free use and occupancy by the widows, orphans and wives of American soldiers and sailors, as above noted. The measure was vigorously opposed by Emmltt, Banks and Danneman (the latter an old soldier), who were on the commit tee to visit tho Roseburg Soldiers' Home, and who there ascertained that there Is no room for such residences. .Galloway championed the bill. It was lost. The committee on Judiciary has intro duced a bill to amend section 1772 of the new code, relating to assault and penal ties therefor to provldo that "In any case In which any person shall be accused in a court of Justice of the Peace of the crime of assault, or assault and battery. the Justice of the Peace shall, on motion of the District Attorney, at any time bo- fore trial, either proceed to examine and dispose of the case as a committing magis trate, either discharging tho defendant or Holding him to answer tho charge be fore the Circuit Court; or proceed with tha case as in other cases over which a Justice Court has Jurisdiction. But it the defendant is convicted, the Justice cannot Impose upon such defendant any other or greater punishment than a fine of not less than $3 nor more than 0. Representative Judd has introduced a bill to enlarge the authority of the Board ot Public Building Commissioners to acquire water for state buildings at the casltal. Tho bill amends section 040 of the new code. It provides that the board may "take Immediate possession of real prop erty, water and water rights," mentioned in the present law, for the use of the state, whenever ltrbeglns condemnation proceed lngs. The board is empowered to he such property or water or water richu for the portage railway the statement is -ontil the final determination of the con- made about an agreement that some of us were not parties to. We don't like the he shall appoint a clerk with a salary of I way the scalp bounty was Jumped Into this nouse. iu styie ana manner ana -the way the repeal bill was covered up all look like an attempt to hoodwink Eastern Oregon. If we can't prove that this Is a gcod measure, then we are willing to have it repealed.' This is the first time I ever heard the honorable gentleman from Eastern Ore gon intimate that he was not ready for a fleht at any lime," replied Davey. "We have reason to fear the result If wo give him a day to prepare." Burleigh's motion was then put and de feated with a big no, and the House went ahead to consider the bill. Malarkey moved that speeches be limited to five minutes each, and an amendment to make it two minutes was carried. LaFollett then proceeded to champion his pet bill and read figures to show that it had cost the state something like $350,- 000. He was seconded by Hale, who said the state would be overrun with the pests at tho rate they were increasing, and 3900 a vear. When the report transmitting tne sud- stitute bill was read Senator Kuykendall mcved that the section permitting the ap-. polntment of a clerk be stricken out. The motion was promptly seconded by McGinn. but later it was decided to let the matter rest until the bill comes up on third read ing, when the motion will be renewed. The selections' of desert land are now made bv the State Land Board at tne ex- nense of the Irrigation companies which desire the contracts, for reclamation of the land. All papers and applications are prepared by and at the expense of the Irrigation companies and are forwarded to the Federal Land Department only after annroval by the board. The agents who represent the state in such selections must be paid by the irrigation companies. Tho original bill created quite a sensa tion when It was Introduced in the Sen ate, because some person secured its In troduction by deception. Tne Bin was placed Jn Senator Pierce's hands with the I Hansbrough wanted to know why, if coy- Fusese of the rortage Railway Appropriation Bill. SALEM, Or., Feb. 10. (Special.) The House opened with prayer at 9:S0 A. M. o tiered by Rev. John Parsons. House concurrent resolution to transfer clerk of the House to Joint committee that as 'investigating the records and accounts of State, Treasurer was adopted. Speaker Harris was excused for today snd tomorrow; and Mr. Eddy was elected temporary speaker. H. B. 244. Both To 'fix salaries ot of ficers of- Columbia County: passed. H. B. 233, Glnn To fix salaries of of- Seers of Sherman County; passed. H. B. 27, Murphy For a census of school children of the -state; passed. 1 H. B.J561, -Burgess To require owners of dockyards to keep a public record or brands: and marks on horses and cattle; pasieiLr H. B. 215, Johnson) For portage road above The Dalles; passed. 45 to 7. H. B. 216, La Follett To repeal scalp county act; piacea on calendar for third reading. The HOuae concurred In the Senate amendment to House bill 105 relative to reimbursement ot W. H. Hampton and House bill 64 relative to terms of Probate Court. " H. B. 1C9, Huntley Charter of Oregon City; passed. H. B. 266, Kay For a matron at State Penitentiary; -passed. H. B. 250, 'Galloway To provide for use ot' lands ot Soldiers Home at Roseburg; failed to passu H. B. 113, Jones of Lincoln For a Sum mer school was considered in committee of the whole. It was later passed. The House decided that when It ad journ it be till 7-20 to consider Senate bills. H. 3. 216, La. Follett To repeal the scalp bounty; poei-ed. H. B. 59, Orton For .the' Initiative and referendum, was under consideration when the House, adjourned. S, B. 14, Mays To punish bicycle thieves; passed, S. B. 27, Smith of Multnomah For state and county boards of health; considered In committee of the- whole and passed. S. B. 10, Stelwer To regulate carriage of sheep by express: passed. S. B. SL Pierce For an appropriation of CO.GOO for experiment station at union; made a special order for 10 o'clock Thurs day morning. A resolution was adopted to have House " bills' that have failed to pass In either chamber or that have beeri" indefinitely postponed, left out ot the dally calendar, H. C It. Shelley, against the sale of- intoxicating liquors at the Lewis and Clark Fair, was adopted. H. C. R. 5. Orton. for a joint commit tee to fix compensation ot clerks ot Joint committees, was adopted. - , H. B. IE, Davey, that the speaker, chief assurance that It was an exact copy of the present law. The discovery was later made that the bill contained a graft, .and that Senator Pierce had been. Imposed upon. William Bushey has filed with, the Joint committee for the Investigation of the State Land Department a series ot allo cations to tho effect that the state land asrent has given W. H. Odell special favors in the selection of lieu land and has discriminated against others to the ad vantage of Odell. The allegations also assert that the state land agent nas not complied with the law in ascertaining losses and making selections and has not kept the public records required by law to be kept. Bushey was at first employed as a clerk on the committee, but has since resigned and M. B. Pogue has been employed In hie place. The committee will subpena witnesses and make a full Investigation of this subject. The Joint committee on Irrigation held no meeting tonight as was expected, but from what can be learned from Individual members it seems quite certain that the committee will recommend a continuance of the present arid land law with two amendments. One amendment will repeal section six giving the irrigation companies exclusive possession of the land from the date the reclamation contract is signed. until the land is sold, and the other will prescribe what shall constitute- settlement. The amendment will either require a term of residence or the reclamation and culti vation of a certain per cent, of the land for a certain number of years, or perhaps both residence and cultivation. The committee has also under congid eratlon a proposed bill to create an IrrI gallon Law Commission" composed of five men familiar with Irrigation problems, which commission shall serve without copensatlon and prepare a report to be submitted to the next Legislature. This proposition seems to be meeting with favor by the members of the committee. Senator Rand has Introduced a bill pro viding that in all counties of 10,000 in habitants no contract shall be entered into by the .County Court for any public works or the purchase of any supplies until after bids have been submitted upon specifications therefor. The bill provides that warrants Issued in violation of the act shall be invalid. Senator Rand has also introduced a bill requiring the Supreme Court to hold two terms in Eastern Oregon, one In May and the other in November. This bill also provides that the terms of Supreme Judges shall begin and end on the first day of the Legislative 'session, the same as do the terms of other state officers. At pres. nt the terms of Supreme Judges' begin on the urst aionaay in juiy. Senator Howe has introduced a bill by request to amend the law relative to the practice of dentistry so as to prohibit students in dental omces from practicing dentistry. The present law provides that students in dental ofnees or in dental col leges who are in pursuit of clinical ad vantages shall not be considered to be practicing dentistry. The new bill leaves out the privilege extended to those who study in offices but continues the privi lege to those who study in colleges. otes wsre such pests, people of Eastern Oregon would not kill them without a bounty. 'A blind man with a ten-foot pole ought to know that this is a bad law without stgument." tut in Purdy. Phelps and Emmltt both spoke warmly for the bill. Emmltt took a whack at Multnomah County by saying that Instead of Multnomah County considering itself a part of Oregon ho thought Oregon ought merely be tacked onto Multnomah County. Davey advocated repeal, and then Whealdon Jumped onto the repeal meas ure, saying that It had come to the House like a thief In the night. He complained that the bounty had caused the number of coyoteo to decrease. "I understand you to say that the coy otes are decreasing?" inquired LaFollett. 'Yes, sir," responded Whealdon, 'Well, according to the report of tho Secretary of State." continued LaFollett. 'they have doubled and tripled.1 "That is scalps, and not the coyotes," responded healdon, amid great laughter. Burleigh then made a vigorous speech against the bill and for the bounty, and said that if the matter were allowed to rest for two years more the coyotes would be exterminated. Davey told a funny story, and the vote was then taken and the bill carried, with SS ayes. The noes were: Blakley, Bur gess, Burleigh, Cantrall, Danneman. Em mitt, Hermann, Hume. Johnson, Olwell, Phelps, Robblns and Whealdon. Senator McGinn's bill governing com mitments to the Reform School provides that whenever suitable arrangements have been made at the Reform School. girls may also be committed to that In stitution. It also provides that boys 18 years old may be committed to the school. whereas the maximum age is 16 years. When tho bill came up on final passage today. Senator Crolsan, who was formerly superintendent of the school, said that to raise the age limit would be a serious mistake. He asserted that, under the present law, false affidavits are made so that boys IS years old are sent to the Reform School under the representation that they are only 16 years old. "When you raise the limit to IS years." said Crolsan, 'you will fill the Reform School with grown men men who are criminals. and who ought not be committed to the same school with, boys who are to be re formed. To pass this bill Is a mistake-" Nevertheless, the bill passed, receiving 16 votes, or one more than a majority. Senator Hobson's bill governing settle ments by Sheriffs, which passed the Sen ate today, requires Sheriffs to pay tax money .into the County Treasury at the end of each month. Instead of at the end of each week, as heretofore. v x t demnatlon proceedings. Reasonable rent Is to be paid, whether the proceedings are decided for or against the board. Tho bill has an emergency clause. The meas ure is Intended to obviate long delay which the state might have In securing water for the capital buildings, should the owners of the necessary water supply hold the question In the courts. A Mil to authorize the State Board of Education to suspend teachers' state cer tificates or diplomas has. been introduced in the House by Mr. Hermann. The board Is empowered so to suspend when ever a county board ot examiners has submitted proof ot the negligence, incom petency or Immorality of any teacher. But before any certificate or diploma has been revoked the person accused shall have notice of the charge aralnst him. and shall have opportunity in person or by counsel to defend himself before the board. A bill to fix salaries of officers of Sher man County has passed the House. Tho measure was introduced by Mr. Glnn. Sal aries prescribed are: County Juuge, 3150 per annum: Commissioners. 35 per day for actual duty, and 10 cents mileage; County Clerk. 31500; Deputy Clerk, 360 per month; Sheriff, 31S0O per annifm; Deputy Sheriff. ICO per month; Treasurer, 3150 per annum. The House this morning passed Repre sentative Both's bill fixing salaries of of ficers of Columbia County as follows: Sheriff, 31400 per year; Deputy Sheriff, 3300; County Clerk. 31400; Treasurer. J600; Assessor. 31000; Deputy Assessor, 32.50 per day; School Superintendent. 3S0O. Speaker Harris was excused from duty Tuesday and Wednesday, when the House convened this morning. Mr. Harris has personal affairs at Eugene which require his presence there. On motion of Mr. Hodson. ot Multnomah. Mr. Eddy, of Til lamook, was elected Temporary speaker. Representative Burgess bill to require stockyards to keep a public record of brands of cattle received or shipped through such stockyards, passed the House this morning. Mr. Burgess ex plained that the measure was for the pro tection of stock owners lq Eastern Ore gon who arc now frequent victims of cat tle thieves. The bill passed wUh little op position. Mr. Hale declared enforcement of the act impossible. Mr. Davey op posed because the blU applied to West ern Oregon as well as to Eastern. The bill contains a provision that a record shall not be required when cattle or horses are unloaded from cars for feeding. A bill for an annual census of school children (H. B, 37) In the state passed the House today. The bill was introduced by Mr. Murphy. The census shall con. tain the names of all youths between - and 21 years of age. The census is to be taken by the clerks of school districts. Tha House today passed "Kay's .bill to provide a matron for the state renuen tlary. The bill had becn amended to leave the matter to the Governor, so that he may name one if in his Judgment he deems it necessary. She "will get 310 per month. MEASURE GOES TO DEFEAT IX THE SENATE. Passes Board of Health BIIL. SALEM. Or., Feb. 10. (Special.) The House tonight by unanimous vote passed the bill of Senator Smith, of Multnomah, for a State Board of Health. The meas ure passed the Senate two weeks aero. The House considered tho blU tonight in committee of the whole and was addressed by Senator Smith himself, who made an Impressive argument for the measure. Testerday Senator Mulkey ruled, while temporarily presiding over the Senate. that a motion to reconsider can be made within three days from the day the orig inal vote is taken.. This morning Presi dent Brownell ruled that a motion to re consider must be made on the same day the vote is taken. An examination of the Senate rules shows that the Senate has no rule on that subject. Roberts and other authorities on rules of order hold that the motion to reconsider must be made on the same day the original vote was taken. Senator Mulkey said this morning, in sup port of his ruling of yesterday, that the House rules prescribe three days as the limit, and. in looking' back through the records, he found that in some previous Legislatures such a. rule had been ob served. He said that, in the absence of a rule on the subject, he believed the Senate could reconsider at any time during the session, but since there is a rule in the House on that subject, he bad accepted In the midst of a monotony of routine work In the Senate this afternoon. Senator McGinn started somo merriment that re lieved the feeling of drowsiness that was everywhere apparent. Tho clerk was reading a lot of messages from the House transmitting bills that hnd been passed by that body. Senator McGinn was reading a paper. The clerk came to the bill cre ating a Summer Normal School at New port, and wben the words "normal school" were uttered. McGinn wheeled around In his chair and exclaimed: "What was that. Mr. President?" "A bill to create a Summer Normal School at Newport; this is the first read ing of the bill." "I hope It will be the last reading of the bill." replied McGinn. "I hone it will not be the last reading.' Interposed Senator Fulton. "I think tt would do us all good If we would go down to Newport and go to school a while. "How much Is the appropriation?" in aulred the Senator from Multnomah. "Oh. that doesn't make any difference The size of the appropriation doesn't count at this session," said the Senator from Clatsop. Every one had a laugh over tho subject, and went back to work feeling better. The House today adopted a rule as to procedure on bills that have been adverse ly reported. The rule requires tjie Speak er, on third reading of such bills, without formal motion, to put the question: "Shall the bill be Indefinitely postponed?" This question Immediately brings up the bill for debate. The amendment-was proposed by' Mr. Malarkey. To Remove All Misapprehension, The Ladies' Home Journal, in printing on its front cover for February a small sketch by Charles Dana Gibson (not originally drawn for that periodical, but an advertisement, arranged for by the publisher of his annual book), makes the misleading comment that "the original of the drawing sold in New York City for $80." As we have recently con cluded a $100,000 contract with Mr. Gibson, it seems proper to cor redt the impression that the right to reproduce his original drawings may be had for any such sum as $80pand, in justice to Mr. Gibson and to the two periodicals which control his work (Life and Coiner's Weekly), we print, with his consent, the above contract, which shows the price paid for his original drawings atr first hand. New York, January 30. 1903 COLLIER'S WEEKLY Mr. Gitson's latest drawing, "The Seed of Ambition," is in the January Household Number of CoIEer's issue of January 3. NO. STOCKMAN COUNTY Smith of Multnomah. Slakes a Strong Pica for the Proposed County Division. SAiEM. Or., Feb. 10. Speclal.)-The Burgess bill for the creation of Stockman County went down to defeat In the Senate this afternoon. The vote stood seven for the new county and 16 agalnet, with seven Senators absent. According to Senator Kuykendall the bill scared out a number of the Senators and after the bill had been voted upon not even a quorum was present. Senator Smith, of Multnomah, made a very logical ana eloquent piea ior me residents of the region which Is affected by the bllL He produced a map showing the location of the proposed county, and called attention to the long distances that must be traveled by residents of this ter ritory In order to get to their present county seats. Ho asserted that since that section of the state has already de veloped greatly and increased In popula tion. It Is unjust to continue the present conditions. Ho gave numerous Illustra tions of the distance that muet be traveled, -faying that many of the people must go as far as from Portland to As toria to get to the county reat. He be lieved that the Legislature should follow tho wishes of the people of the territory concerned, and In declaring, what the wish of tne people is, ne earn mui oui ui iSi voters in the proposed county have signed a petition favoring the creation of the new county. Senator Kuykendall. chairman of tne committee on counties, said that the com mittee had reported adversely on the bill because the committee had been convinced that a large majority of the people of all tho counties affected were opposed to the bill. Senator Williamson argued that- before a county should be created, the question should be submitted to tho people, either expressly or in connection with the elec tion of members of the Legislature. The creation of thla county, ho said, was not even mentioned prior to the time this session of the Legislature convened. He asserted that the representatives of a ma jority of the taxable property of that por tion of the proposed county which lies in Crook County, are opposed to the bill. Senator Smith rejoined that the opposi tion comes principally from one large cor poration, one member of which Is related to a member of the committee on counties. which reported adversely on this bill. He said that thla member of the committee had his mind made up before he heard any arguments on the subject.' When the vote was taken, the line, up was: Ayes Holman, Johnston, McGinn. Mul key, Smith of Multnomah, Stelwer and President Browncll 7. Noes Booth, Dlmmlck, Farrar, Fulton, Hohson, Howe, Kuykendall, Marsters, Mays. Miller, Jdyera. Smith ot Yamhill, Sweek, "Wade, Wehrung, "Williamson 16. Absent Carter, Crolsan, Daly, Hunt, Pierce, Rand, Smith of Umatilla 7. EXTENDING THE ritlMAllY LAW, Senate roues it Dill "Widening; Its Scope. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 10. (Special.) "With but ono dissenting vote, the Senate this forenoon passed Senate bill No. 1M, by "Williamson, to extend the Lockwood pri mary election law to cities of 1000 Inhab itants. The bill also repeals sections 290S to 920 of the code, which constitute the act of 1E31, prescribing the manner of con ducting a primary election in cities of 200 inhabitants. The Lockwood law is the act passed by tho last Legislature to gov ern primary elections In Multnomah Coun ty. It has been generally declared that, under the provisions of that law, Multno mah County last Spring held the fairest primary election ever known In that coun ty. As Introduced, "Williamson's bill made the law applicable to cities of 200 Inhab itants, but a number ot Senators asked that it also be extended to towns of 1000 population Some effort was made to place the required population at 500. but this was thought too small a population Acer's- Cherry Pectoral What would you do the next time you I have a hard cold if you couldn't get iAyer's Cherry Pec .toral? Better think 2r.eofc.ja- to make the operation of such a law necessary. By unanimous consent, the bill was amended so that it applies, to all cities having a population of IO0O. On third reading, no opposition was made to the bill, but several Senators thought it should go back to the commit tee on elections, which has several other election bills under consideration. Senator Kuykendall explained that this bill does not propose a new law, but the extension of a present law to other cities. The only voto against the bill, that by Mulkey, was given for the reason that Senator Mulkey had not had time to study the relation of thU law to other measures, and he wanted the blU re-referred In order that It might be considered In that connection. Governor Chamberlain today signed tho following bills: II. B. 71. Hansbrough The fellow ser vant law. H. B. 73. Eddy To prevent the statute of limitations from running against tho state. H. B. 8. Phelps Regulating construc tion of wire fences In Eastern Oregon. H. B. 16. Riddle To govern appoint ment of agents by insurance companies. H. B. 49. Banks Relative to execution of deeds In foreign countries. H. B. SI. Phelps To make the term of oSlce of Roid Supervisors begin Janu ary 1. H. D. 132. Both Amending the charter of Ranler. Representative Hume has introduced a bill fixing the compensation of officers of Curry County as follows: County Judge, JCO0: School Superintendent, S100. "When you feel bad, take Hood's Sarsa rilla. 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