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WIRE AKD LAWM fCTCIKO. ortland Wire & Iron Works MANUFACTURERS. 147 FRONT ST LOWERING BULBS FREE! This week -we will give away free, a 50c collection of bulbs with every purchase amounting to $1.00 or over. sweet Peas, Pansles and Early Garden Seed can be planted now. Choice lot Japan Palms, Shrubs, Etc., Just In, 50c to $1.50 each. ORTLAND SEED COMPANY r SEED IXKUAL FEEE Cor. Front and Yamhill Sts. KEW SEED AKKl'AL FREE ttNDLE OF J. P. MORGAN Irgcd Bills of Truat-BnIIder Have Decs Sold in London. 5NDOX, Feb. 11. Inquiries at the Irgan banking-house here today -con ned the main points of the story print- by the Dally Chronicle this morning I the effect that bills signed J. P. Mori h. In payment for purchases of pic es and bric-a-brac, have been returned e with an Intimation that the slgna es were forgeries. wo bills for $57,500 each, purporting to drawn by M. de Bosdarl, with J. Pler- ,t Morgans acceptance, were present er payment here by a London bank. ! suspicions of J. P. Morgan, Jr., were used, and he withheld payment unUl er the day. .lieanwniie ne caoiea to father, who repudiated the signatures. Ii. Morgan, Sr., bought one picture in . r taj4.I ttrhf Analm In a email In art objects. The police are ln- Itleatiac the matter. be Morgans here fear that similar extensive forgeries have been dls- Eed .of In London. The signatures are nounced to be excellent Imitations of k Morgan s ibandwnting. SSIIE IS DODGED Senators Are .Afraid of Popular Vote. THOUGH STATES DEMAND IT Action Always Smothered in Committee. able to the election of Senators by direct vote and had advocated It several times In the Senate. The committee as now consti tuted would favor the resolution If It was in a proposition by Itself, but the tangle In which the Depew amendment has placed It will always make It dlfflcult to pass such a resolution. BY ENEMIES OF THE MEASURE Twenty-nine Stntea Have Demanded Amendment Providing Direct Elec tion of Senators, bat Senate Thwarts Tliem. Twenty-nln of the 45 Mates have de clared through their Legislatures In favor of direct election of United Statea Senators. If SO states demand It. Congreas rnu.t call a constitutional convention on the question: hut all 30 states must make the demand In one year. The question has come up In the Sen ate in the form of resolutions, hut a direct vote ha been dodged, or the res olution has been burled In the commit tee, or the Issue has been confuted with cth so as to 'Insure Its defeat. When Senator Mitchell was a membr of the committee on privileges and elec tions be tried to secure a, vote on the question. 'When ho returned after an Interval ha was refused & place on that committee because at his known advo cacy of direct election. SHXATORS DV DIRECT VOTE. Movement Started lu Wlftcoiinln for Coustltntlonal Convention. MADISON. Win.. Feb. 11. A Joint reso lution was Introduced In the Assembly today Inviting other Legislatures to Join In a Constitutional convention to secure an amendment to the Federal Constitu tion providing for the election of United States Senators by a direct vote. Among the bllla Introduced was one to encourage the production of beet sugar by exempting It from taxation for a term of years. STRANGE RACE OF BOOBIES West African Who .cver Waali, bat 6ften Drink. LONDON. Feb. 1L Lieutenant Alex ander,' who has Just returned from the Island of Ferdnaopo, an Island of Spain in the Bight of Blafra. Western Africa, gives an interesting description of the curious Inhabitants of the practically un explored portion of the Island. These are known as "boobies." Very few of them have ever eeen a white man, and they never leave their primitive dwellings In tho rocks except on organized drinking bouts. The race is fast dying out from the effects of rum and palm wine. The natives are mostly quite naked, ex cept for a curious straw bonnet. They paint the bodies with colored mud, are unspeakably nithy, for they never wash, but occasionally use a knife to scrape off the surface dirt, and create artificial de- ; f ormltlcs by tightly wrapping their limbs. The natives are exceedingly timid, and when sighted by the whites bolted into rhe depths of the Jungle, where they set up fearsome wails. At certain hours each day the villager are quite deserted, every one. Including the children, going off on a spree. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 1L Twenty-nine of the 43 statea have declared through their Legis latures for the election of Senators by di rect vote of the people. Some of these states have gone far enough to ask for a Constitutional convention In that particu lar. Should SO states apply under the Con-stltutiorr-ttat is, two-thirds of the states Congress would have to provide a Consti tutional convention. But the applications would have all to bo made at once, ac cording to the present understanding. Thoso states which have asked that n Constitutional amendment be submitted for tho election of Senators by popular vote are: Arkansas. California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana. Iowa. Kansas, Kentucky. Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana. Ne braska. Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina. North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania. South Dakota, .Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyo ming. It is almost impossible to say what Sen ators have failed to carry out the wishes of their states In this regard, because there has never been a vote, direct or In direct, upon the subject. Many efforts have been made to obtain a vote, but all have proved futile. The proposition has been made to discharge the committee on privileges and elections and refer the con sideration of the subject, but some way It has been passed over without a vote. The committee on privileges and elections nan once or twice reported the resolution ad versely, because a majority of tho com mittee was against It. and It has been called up for discussion in the Senate, but never has there been a vote upon the proposition to show how the Senators stand. They Dodice a Vote. As with all other matters upon which a majority of the Senate does not wish a record vote.- the majority has been busy to prevent such a vote being taken, knowing that It could not pass. It was easy to displace this subjeot with other legislation. If It once got before the Senate as the unfinished business, but the reso lution has never got to that point yet, and it is doubtful whether it will ever be voted upon directly. Many Senators are perfectly willing to express their opinion on the subject, but there are quite a number who are very pronounced in their views, such as Hoar. Depew, Pettusnnd others, who are strong ly opposed to the resolution, while Bur rows. Beveridge, Blackburn and some ofh' ers arc in favor of it. These men are members of the committee on privileges and elections, which has the matter In charge. During the last session a resolution was discussed in the committee, and It would have been reported favorably, but Depew tacked on art amendment which provided that. In case the resolution should be rati fled. It should provide for an inquiry into all methods of election In every state, as to whether voters were denied the privl lege of voting. This, of course, turned all the Southern men against the resolution. They were willing to vote out a straight proposition from the committee, but the Republican majority voted the Depew amendment on, and then the Senators who were opposed to the election by direct vote and those who were opposed to the Depew amendment prevented the resolution from being reported. The matter was discussed some time In the Senate and then dropped. Mitchell's Vnln Efforts. According to the present outlook, unless the personnel of the Senate should change very materially, there Is no possibility of the passage of tho resolution providing for the election of Senators by direct vote. When Senator Mitchell was chairman of the committee on privileges and elections ho made every effort to secure a direct vote upon this resolution. , After his defeat for re-election and his return to the Sen ate he was refused a place on this com mittee, although he had been a member of It nearly all the time he had been In the Senate, because he was known to be favor- FAVOR LITTLEFIELD BILL. Mnjorlty of Senate Committee Wants Drastic Antl-Tmut Law. 0RE30NIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 11. The position of the Judi ciary committee of the Senate In regard to trust legislation Is agitating those lead ers who declared that there would be no trust legislation save the Elklns .Inter state commerce bill and the Nelson amendment. The Judiciary committee is 'favorably disposed to tho Llttlefleld bill or something equally effective, and what is more surprising is that four or Ave Re publican Senators are among thoee who say that something ought to bo done. Hoar of -Massachusetts, Ne!eon of Min nesota, McComas of Maryland, Simon of Oregon and Clark of Wyoming arc said to be the Republican Senators that cannot agree with the men who have promised nothing but "mill" trust legislation. Re liance is now placed upon some of the Democratic Senators to prevent anything from being done. Among those who are mentioned as looking at the. subject from a conservative point of view are Pettus of Alabama, Turner of Washington and Blackburn of Kentucky. . While it Is not known definitely how any of these men stand. It Is claimed that come of the Constitutional questions in volved have caused the Democratic Sen ators who are known as strict construc tionists to view with some alarm pro visions in the Hoar bill and In the Little field bilL Of course, no vote has been taken, and it. Is only from rumors that the alleged poeUlon of Senators on the committee can be learned. There Is an Intimation that the Llttlefleld bill. If It Is reported, will cause a great deal of dis cussion In the Senate before It Id allowed to pass. SOUTHWEST IX COXGHESS. Indian Lanil to Be Sold Llirhthonae for Waska Coaat. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, .Wash ington, Feb. II. The House public lands committee today favorably reported the Senate bill authorizing the sale of Iso lated tracts of land of lceo than 160 acres lying within the limits of Indian reserva tions that have been opened to settlement. provided such' tracts remain unoccupied for three years after all surrounding lands have been entered. Such Isolated tracts tihall not be cold for less than 11.23 an acre. This bill affects tho Umatilla, Ool vllle and other Indian reservations where lands have been opened to settlement. Senator Burton, at the. request of Sen ator Mitchell, today offered an amend ment to the sundry civil bill to pay Harry C. Robertson, secretary to Senator Mitchell, tSCO for work In reporting hear ings of the Hawaiian subcommittee last Summer. The lighthouse- board has recommended and tho Secretary of the Treasury ordered the erection of a lighthouse at Cape Sari- chef, Alaska, to cost 23.G7X It Is stipu lated In the department order that all materials and supplies for this work shall be purchased in Portland. MAJOR SYMOXS PROMOTED. Engineer Well Known In Pacific Xorthvreat Goes to Wnnhtnfrton. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 11. Major Thomas W. Symone. the engineer officer who ha.i been assigned to the position of superintendent of public buildings and grounds In the District of Columbia, with rank of I Colo nel, Is well known throughout the Pa cific Northwest. He was the engineer of ficer of the Department of the Columbia, and constructed military roads at the time of the threatened outbreak of the Sauk and Skagit Indians. He was at Portland In charge of the river and harbor Im provements of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana up to 1SS5, and many of the important works on rivers and harbors were executed under his direction. Colonel Symons Is a personal selection of President Roosevelt, and. In addition to his other, dutlfw, hart direct charge of all social affairs and social functions at the White House. He will take the position on Juna 1. ONLY FM Portage Railway Passes the Senate. NOT A WORD AGAINST IT All Sections of State Support the Measure. scheme, since at best It will take several years to complete the Government work, and that In the meantime the benefits In freight reductions will. In his Judgment. Justify the state expenditure for the port age road. FULTON ASKS QUICK ACTION GLAD rOHTAGC BILL PASSED. Commercial Ilodlex Congratulated 1y Chamber of Commerce. President Livingstone, of the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday sent a telegram of congntulation on the. passage of the pcrtage road bill to the Commercial Club of The Dalles, the Commercial Club of La Grande, the Commercial Club of Pen dleton, the Chamber of Commerce of Spo kane, Wash.; the Clumber of Commerce of Walla Walla. Wash., and E. H. Llbby, of Lewlston. Idaho. The telegram fol lows: "Both houses of Legislature of Oregon have passed bill for the portige railroad between The Dalles and Celllo. Onen I river now assured. Congratulations." Yesterday afternoon he received the following reply: Lewlston. IJaho. Feb. 11. Robert Living stone, president Chamber of Commerce: Lew- ston-Clarkston greetings to Portland. Heartiest congratulations upon tho auspicious event. The Oregon-Dalles-Cilllo portage railroad appropria tion tne most Important step ever taken tor the Northwest since Oreson territory was assured to uie American nag. - E. it. LIBBT. FATE JSSEIIED McBride Bill Put on the Shelf. Secnres Snapenalon of Rnlen, and, After Short Dlacnsalon of Merita of Important Measure, Favor able Vote Is Promptly Given. The Dalles-Celilo portage rallwarblll passed tho Senate yesterday with prac tlrallr no opposition, and as soon as the bill Is enrolled It will go before the Governor for his approval. No one spoke a word against the measure, and only four Senators voted "no" Daly, Miller. Smith of Yamhill and President Brownell. ALASKA HOMESTEAD UILL. Pnaaed by Senate nnd Has Good I'roariectfl In Home. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREU, Wash ington. Feb. 11. The Senate passed a bill Increasing the size of homesteads In Alas ka to 32 acres, and permitting the enter ing of uniTUrveyed as well as surveyed lands under this law. provided all entries are rectangular In form and not more than one mile In length. No homesteads in Alaska cro to be commuted, five years' recidence being required before patent will Issue, and, furthermore, all entries munt.be privately surveyed before approved. The bill also contains a provision limiting the width of rights of way for wagon roads in Alaska to 200 tiet. The House public lands committee has elgnlfled Its willingness to accept the Sen ate amendments to this bill, which Insurer Its final passage and signing by the Presi dent. It may possibly be sent to confer ence for final adjustment. MITCHELL IS IMPROVING. Still Xot Allowed to Attend to Dnal neajt or Visitor. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash Ington. Feb. ll. senator Mitchell con tinues to Improve. He Is gaining strength, and was able to eat up longer today than yesterday. He Is still prohibited from at tending to his correspondence or from re ceiving visitors. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 1L (Spcclal.)-Only for.r votes were recorded against the port age railroad bill when It passed the Sen ate this morning. No Senator had aught to cay against it. but representatives of every section of the state gave It their support. It passed the Senate under sus pension of the rules, moved by Senator Fulton, of Clatsop County. The bill parsed the Senate upon its merits as a rneasure of vast import to the Industrial and commercial interests of all the Colum bia River region. As soon as the Senate convened this morning Senator Fulton asked unanimous 'consent to call up H. B. 213. which is known as the portage railroad bill. There was no objection and the bill was read tho second and third times. 'In my opinion, Mr. President," said Senator Fulton, "this Is the most Important measure that has been before this Legis lature. It does not carry so large an ap propriation as one other bill we have passed, but I undertake to say that," as measured by the beneficial results that will be realized by the commercial Inter ests of the state, this will prove a more meritorious appropriation than any other we have made or coujd make. Its pur pose Is the opening of the vast grain fields of Eastern Oregon to .the markets of the world. The construction of a portage road as contemplated by this bill will ef fect a reduction In freight rates, which ore now almost prohibitive. For this rea son it Is of the greatest Importance In aiding tho development of that rapidly growing section of tho state. It I thought this bill would meet any opposition, I would speak further upon the beneficial results that will follow the passage of this bill: but I believe that the Senators so fully appreciate its importance that it will be passed by an almost unanimous vote." "I would feel that I had failed In my duty to my constituents if I did not give my voice and my vote to the support of this measure." said Senator Pierce. "The construction of this road will be of benefit not only to Eastern Oregon, but to all the Columbia River country." Senator Kuykendalt said that he ex pected to support -the bill, although he realized that the size of the appropria tions of tills Legislature will be very great. "I know that this Legislature will receive mar.y kicks on account of its ap propriations, but I belfeve that it Is due to the people and business Interests of Eastern Oregon that this bill shall pass, and that the portage road shall be built. We are supporting this bill upon the un jlerstandlng that the people of Eastern Oregon will consent to a repeal of the scalp bounty law. The construction of the, portage road will cost no more than the scalp bounty law, and the results will be vastly greater." No one spoke against the bill, and only four voted bgalnst It Senators Daly. Mil- kr. Smith of Yamhill and President BrownrlU As soon as the bill Is enrolled It will go to the Governor for his approval. ' RIGHT OF WAY FOR PORTAGE ROAD Moody Will Sccnrc It an boon na He linn 1'nrtlcnliim. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 11. Representative Moody Is delighted at the passage of the bill for the state portage road between The Dalles and Celllo, and says as soon as he Is ad vised of the right-of-way requirements he hopes to secure tho necessary permit from the Chief Engineer of the War Depart ment. N Representative Moody anticipates that the Board of Engineers which examined tho obstructions in the Columbia there last Summer will submit plans to over come this obstruction by canal and locks within the limitations authorized In the last liver and hnrbor bilL He says that from the best Information he can get. the Board's report cannot be completed until after Congress adjourns, but he hopes It will be filed early In the Spring, and that If Its estimates are within the limitations of the river and harbor bill, work can begin at once, since it was authorized By that act, providing the engineers' report shows that the obstruction can be over come for not to exceed H.OOO.COO. A favorable report on the Government project, he says, will not In any way quallfy the utility of the state' portage Gratlrrln;r to People of The Dallca. THE DALLES. Or.. Feb. H.-(Sr.eclaL News of the passage of the Celllo-Datlcs portage bill by both houses of the Legis lature has betn the topic of general com ment In this city today. Satisfaction Is general that the project so long hoped for and needed has finally received state recognition. It Is cited by prominent citi zens fiere today as tte most gratifying event in the history of The Dalles eincc the contract for building the cascade locks was awarded. WAR CLOUD IN BALKANS. Turkey Determined to Flcht nnd Unlenrla Armlnar. VIENNA. Feb. "lL Dispatches from Sofia report that martlil law will be pro claimed In several districts with a view to Increasing the agitation among the Macedonians. There are rumors of conflicts between the Turks and the revolutionists, the Turks losing miny men. The revolution Uts are reported to be gaining a number of recruits. SULTAN RESOLVED TO FIGHT. Will Grant Xo Reform, and War With Ilnlirurln Most Follow. LONDON, Feb. it According to a dls pitch from Phlloppopolls, published In the Standard this morning, the Sultan of Tur key Is absolutely resolved to fight rather than accept reforms calculated to dlmln lsh his authority In Macedonia. The Macedonians, however, says the" cqrre- ondent, will pot .wait, and Turkey will almost Inevitably bo drawn Into war with Bnlgrla. BULGARIA CALLS OUT TROOPS. Concentration of Tnrkl'ab Troops on Frontier In Pretext. SOFLV Feb. H. The government la crihtemp'ating calling out two army divi sions, Sofia and Phllippolis furnishing one each. The concentration of Turkish troops on the Bulgarian frontier Is given as the reason for this partial mobilization. To' Command Conntnlinlary. WASHINGTON. Feb. ll.-C.iptalu David J. Baker. Jr., Twenty-fourth Infantry, and captain William J. Scott. First Cavalry have been afe'gned to duty as assistant chiefs of the Philippine constabulary with the rank of Colonel. The officers named are now In the Philippines. FRIENDS WERE NAPPING The Senate Secures Indefinite Postponement. PLAY NEAT TRICK IN HOUSE Where Mcaaure Coca Before Com mittee of the Whole, arid Jlay Bo Kept All Seaalon Day Given to Oratory. The anti-commission members secured a signal victory at Olympia yesterday. The Senate Indefinitely postponed the railway bill, while the House rehrred it to the committee of the whole, and, ar it will require a two-thirds vote to brine the matter up again, the meas ure is hopelessly lost. Considerable 'oratory was displayed in the discussion ot the measure In both houses, much of which touched on the work of the Republican party in the state during the last year. Excitement in the House ran high for awhile, and the opponents of the measw ure carried things with a high hand. C0XTE.TS OF TODAY'S PAPER. . XntlonnI Affairs. The Senate ratifies the Alaska boundary treaty. Page 3. Department of Commerce bill finally puszcu. rage 4. Large aDnronrlatlon bv thp Hons tn fin lsh the Capitol and erect new office uunaing. Pnge 3. Many states have petitioned for popular election of Senators, but Senate refuses to act. t'age I. Domesllc. Governor Odell confers with President uooseveit on politics. Page z. Retd Smoot coins to Washington to de mand nis seat in senate, fuse 2. Gover:yn-nt arsenal at Rock Island surnec!, wiin great, stores ot arms ana ammunition. Page 2. Wholesale frauds by which Italians have obtained vast rams from Insurance companies. Page 2. Secretary Shnw sneaks on the p6wer of ine iTesiuenu "agp 2. Forolx". Turkey and Bulgaria both prepare for war; ngnting oegins in .Macedonia Page 1. Germany repudiates her agreement In Venezuelan negotiations. iage Trial of Humbert swindlers begins in i'ans. rase 11. Crown Princess of Saxony divorced. Glron not allowed to see nor. P:ce 2. Terrible tales of famine In Northern bweden. Pace 2. 1 Xorthweat LejslsIntnreM. The rallwny commission bill Is, put to sleep at Olympia. Page 1. Dalles-Celilo portage railway bill passes the Senate. Pace 1. Oregon will probably elect a Senator next week. Page 4. Dl?euslon of commission bill at Olympia brings forth a flood of oratory. Page 5. Governor Chamberlnln returns, with his veto, bill' for garnishment of salaries of public officials. Page 5. Sports. Nelll and Rel'.ly confident of victory In boxlns contest. Page S. American srortsmen In convention at St. PauL Page S. Pacific Const. Alaska homestead bill Is passed by the Senate. Page X Salt Lake suffers heavy damages from fire. Page 10. Coinincrclnl mid Marine. Review of trade In the local markets. Pase li May wheat drops a cent at Chicago. Page 12. Outsiders hold aloof from New York stock market. Pane 13. Sales of California prunes for export. Page 12. Heavy anchor and cable Is nttached to stern of bark Alsternlxte. Page 12. Full cargo nf steel rails for Southern Pa cific arrives from Antwerp. Page 12. Portland nnil Vicinity. County Commissioners asked to levy tax for benefit of Indigent soldiers, sailors and marjnes. Page 14. Gong Hee masters trade of electrician. Page H. Ex-Fireman George Kronbcrgiarrested on charge of robbing Brown Hotel. Page IP. Sixty-four teachers take state and county examinations. Page 10. Union company will Incorporate to run a sawmill. Page 10. C W. Fulton writes a letter on the open river. Page la OLYMPIA, Wash.. Feb. lL-(Staff cor respondence.) All other business In both houses of the Washington Legislature wae overshadowed today by the railroad commission bill. This great Issue, which has hung like -a .cloud over the politics of the state for nearly a year, came o? for execution In both houses. The Sen ate, after over thr.ee .hours of debate, put It to sleep with a motion for Indefinite postponement. The House-took it up in committee ot the whole, and kicked and cuffed It around for a couple of hours, and then arose to report progress. "Re porting progress" Is merely a figure of speech In this case, for the measure in cludes 463 lines on the printed bill, and the progress this afternoon only reached as far as the fifth line, and even on that limited space definite action was Impos sible, owing to the continual stream of amendments that flowed In from all di rections. The commission men were caught napping by permitting It to ever go before the committee of the whole, and a few minutes after it was there they discovered that it could be kept there for the remainder of the session and still with no definite action resulting. It was a day of oratory In both houses, and the merits or demerits of the bill under discussion were for the greater part of the time obscured by the discus sion of political history. The oratory covered a wide range.- It carried the minds of the people back to that beer garden of a state convention at Tacoma last Fall, back to the county conven tions and to the primaries. Some of tho speakers went ptlll farther back to the manifesto which Governor McBride Is sued last May, and In a few cases they reached far enough Into the past to find the Governor fighting an appointive com mLtston bill and his chief lieutenant work ing with the awful railroad lobby. Ona learned Senator was so grieved over the expected action on the measure that ha boldly asserted that his colleagues who failed to vote for' the commission bill should be sent to the penitentiary. AH of the talk, however, failed to change matters In the slightest, and the bill was killed In the Senate by Indefinite post ponement, which carried by a vote of 23 to 17. The fate of the bill In the Senate waa expected. In fact. It has been plain for months that It could not pass that body, but It was In the House that the unex pected happened. Governor McBride and his friends had long ago given up hope for success In the Senate, but they hoped to find consolation In "placing on record some of the men whom they claim hava gone wrong since reaching Olympia. Even this melancholy pleasure la to bo denied them for the antl-commlsalon forces In the House today succeeded In hanglng'up the bill for the rest of tho session without placing a single man on record. This was accomplished by re ferring the bill to a committee of tho whole, presided over by a chairman who came from Ferry County, and not from Missouri, and did not need to be shown. Mr. Johnson handled the gavel, and he wan running the enow. Every motion de cided wsj on a. viva voce vote, and the ayes and nays were shouted until tho low-hung rafters trembled, and then Mr. Johnson would announce his decision, and calmly Ignore calls for "division" or roll calls. Excitement ran- high, but progress waa slow. There was plenty of latitude al lowed the speakers, and toward the close of the session the' debate at times de veloped Into a frolic. So much so In fact that Martin Mnloney, the Democratic statesman from Stevens, with a disgusted look on hl3 face. Implored the House. "In the name of humanity, stop this hot air and vote." But Martin's request was not heeded, and It never will be on this meas ure, so far as the Lower House of tho Eighth Legislature of the State of Wash ington Is concerned. The status of the bill, according to the antl-commlsslon men. is that of any bill that has been re ported to a committee. As the committee must report it back to the House before action by the House can be had to get the bill out of the committee of the whole, it will be 'necessary to again resolve the House Into such committee, and it re quires a two-thirds vote to do this. As the most fantastic claim that has been made by the commission men would not give them more than half a dozen ma jority in the House, the hopelessness of securing a two-thrlds vote on the matter Is apparent. It 'Is the general belief that no serious attempt to revive the question will be made. The calendar Is pretty well crowded with business of Importance, and so long as the bill has been killed in the Senate, there Is nothing to be gained by wasting any more time with It In the House E. W. W. r ' J -