THE MORNING OHEGONIAjS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1903.
NEW RAILROAD BILL
Just to Keep Pot Boiling With
Lawmakers.
ELECTIVE COMMISSION NOW
Tolman and Warburton Ring the
Changes on McBrlde's Pet Measure
Small Chance of Ita Betas
Hug Cp From Its Grave.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 12. (Staff correspond
enco.) Railroad legislation at Olympla
will not end with the defeat of the Mc
Brlde commission hill. Xifo at the capital
city -would be tame and uninteresting
without a Senatorial fight or a railroad
fight to keep the boys amused. It la too
late to have any moro Senatorial fights
this session, hut the railroad pot will be
kept boiling by the introduction of at
least two moro railroad bills. Tolman of
Spokane, one of the leading Democrats
of the Senate, will reopen the ball with a
till which Is to be Introduced In the Sen
ate tomorrow, providing for an elective
Railroad Commission. In his epeech yes
terday Sir. Tolman spoke regretfully
about the split which .has been caused In
the Republican ranks by the Railroad
Commission bill, and deplored the fact
that the dominant political party had been
washing Its dirty linen In the Senate. The
"experience of Mr. Tolman with the bill
ltllled yesterday has of course convinced
tiirn. that It will be Impossible to paes any
kind of a commission bill, but he prob
ably thinks that thero are a few more
Republican duds that need laundering.
The Republicans at the state convention
last Fall offered to substitute an elective
tor on appointive commission, but the Mc
53 ride people would have none cf it. Now
It Is questionable whether any kind of a
commission bill will receive attention at
this session, of the Legislature. The Sen
ate may spend a little time with It, but In
the end it will he defeated.
The new bill which Mr. Tolman pro
poses to offer is so framed that the Issue
will be brought hefpre the people on a
special ticket similar to that proposed in
the Quinn bill for the election of Superior
and Supreme Court Judges. Mr. Tolman,
however, will not have all of the glory
of keeping the eighth Legislature sup
plied with commission bllla. for Senator
Warburton gave notice in his speech yes
.terday that he would introduce another
commission bill. IVarburton's bill will
.differ from that of Senator Tolman In that
1t will provide for an appointive commis
sion thereafter. The Senator from Pierce
probably has no more serious expectations
of getting his hill through than has his
Democratic colleague from Spokane, but
be Is anxious to test the sincerity of some
of the men who a long time ago declared
In favor of an elective commission.
There may have been a time when euch
a bill could pass, but it Is now too
ate for this session. Meanwhile the com
xtlsslon men In the House are endeavoring
!o devise some means by which they can
pull their pet measure out of the hole Into
which Its enemies haVe crowded It. The
only method conceded by the enemies
lof the measure as possible is for the calen
dar to be cleared up. "When this is done
and there is no other business before the
Bouse, the commission bill can be again
brought to the surface without the two
Jhlrds vote now necessary In order to get
icdon on K, This contingency is almost
is remote as the two-thirds vote, however,
tor the calendar is so crowded that there
;s hardly the faintest possibility of Its be
ing cleared before the end of tha session.
iThe friends of the bill, however, are plan
ning an attempt to revive It tomorrow,
find will make an effort to have It brought
under consideration very soon after the
session is called to order. Their plan of
(campaign has not yet been revealed, but
:s not worrying the ant! -commission men
very much. The effectual bottling of the
measure yesterday was one of the neat
est political tricks that have been turned
jhere, and it is generally admitted that the
jnen who were smart enough to put it
Under cover so easily will be able to keep
St f hnrn n lnnt- oa - i -
r - "o -j ou ucsuc.
E. W. W.
LEWIS XXD CLARK BILL.
'Details of the Measure Introduced
at Olympla Wednesday.
OLY'XT.PT.V- tf.ii.li Vy. i ra
. . . , - tu.
Senator Rands and Representative Megler
?who Introduced the Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial bill in the Legislature, have both
been working very earnestly for the suc
cess of the bill, and. in spite of the nu
merous and heavy demands that have
jbeen made on the appropriation commit
tee, have good prospects for securing the
appropriation. The bill rpnrtn n
An act to provide for the collection, exhibition
and maintenance of the product! of the Stat
of 'Washington at the Lewis and Clark Centen
nial and American Pacific Exposition and
Oriental Fair, 1005, at Portland, Or., and mak
ing an appropriation therefor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of 'Washington:
1 Section 1- That for ths purpose of exhibiting
raomcti, proaucis ana general develop
ment of the State of Washington at the Lewis
ma mtk Exposition at Portland. Or.. In 1P03,
fcere is hereby created a commission known
as the Lewis and Clark Exposition Commission
cf the Bute of "Washington. Such board shall
be nonpartisan and shall contain not more than
Are members, who shall be appointed by the
Governor, and all shall be residents of this
slate. They shall hold their odce from the
due of appointment to January 1, 1808, unless
sooner removed for cause, by the Governor, and.
in case of such removal, or their death or In
atllity or refusal to act. their successors shall
be appointed by the Governor.
Eec. 2. Each of said commissioners hereby
appointed shall serve without salarr. but h.n
allowed his actual necessary expenses in-
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Sec S. The members of said board of com-
-""jvn cue i .an di inn
liies a. ixw. hi inrn rim -. .a 1
cenaw. ana tixll select from 1U mem
& president, and lemtiuv hn n
record of their procain. They shall ao-
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ltUen of the Stata of wihinr4An .-
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alary and his neceeEary expenses shall be paid
- w . w . au oam cjl
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Is all powers and functions- necessary to ee-
urp creaiiaoie oispiay of the
roducU and interei U of the etate at the Lewli
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suijvjwuku, u ' ciucKia ana ezniDiuon of
ate to the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1900.
the State of 'Washington as mav be trr
cut LrmA u. uwib. XI S an&ii mnrR A
ira wj .hu4u, uu aoail aula vitlPS
uu piwu iuui eamsussioners.
Sec . All state bursaos. including the bo-
u or wirTng. soruoonura, agricuirara, nsb-
eries and others, are authorised to oo-oper&t
with said Washington Lewis and Clark com
mittee and to forward to the Lewis and Clark
Exposition all the collections and cabinets be
longing to the state.
Sec C The State Printer Is hereby author
ised to do what printing may be reaulred by
the state commission upon the order of the
president of said commission. In writing, not to
exceed the sum of SS00. whlcn shall be paid
out of the appropriation hereby made.
Sec & After the close of said exposition, the
said executive commissioner, or In case the
term of oface of the members of the state com
mission has expired; then the Governor shall
have the power to sell such exhibits as the
state may have Interest In. and which Is proper
to dlspoee of to the best advantage of the state,
and shall deposit the proceeds in the general
fund of the state treasury; and shall also re
turn to the owners such exhibits as may be
loaned for exhibition purposes, free of cost to
such owners.
Sec 7. All counties, districts or Individuals,
desiring to send articles to sijd exposition may
do so by having the same delivered In good
order for shipment at a place to be designated
by the executlvo commissioner, where they
shall be received by him and carefully stored
until the proper time for shipment to such
exposition, and such executive commissioner
shall forward all such articles as shall be
deemed worthy of exhibition to Portland, Or.;
the freight or expense charge to and from
Portland shall be paid out of the fund herein
after appropriated.
Sec 8. Such commission may Issue certifi
cates of indebtedness with sworn vouchers at-
FACES AN
Rep Joan of Marion
Absorbitic news
tached thereto. All such certificates shall be
presented to the Auditor of the state, who shall
issue warrants upon the Treasurer of the state
for the same, providing that the certificates and
warrants so drawn shall In no case exceed the
amount hereinafter appropriated.
Sec 9. The commissioners that may be ap
pointed to make an exhibit of the resources of
the State of Washington at the Louisiana Pur
chase Exhibition at St. Louis, in 1804. are
hereby authorised and directed to save all suit
able exhibits from the State of Washington at
the clou of said fair, and to turn the same over
to the commission herein created, for the pur
pose of having the same used as.a part of the
exhibit by this state at the said Lewis and
Clark Exposition.
Eec 10. TO carry out the purpose and pro
visions of this act the sum of 1100,000 is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated. The State Treas
urer Is hereby directed to pay the money to the
executive commissioner from time to time upon
the requisition of the state commission by Its
president and secretary, and approved by the
State Auditor.
Sec 11. The Governor of the stata shall Issue
a commission as provided for In section IS,
article 3, of the state constitution to the person
selected for executive commissioner of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition.
EULOGIES OX JOIIX B. ALLEN.
WasklnKton Lan-xaakersi Hold Tiro
Honr Joint Session.
OLTMPIA, Wash.. Feb. li (Staff cor
respondence.) A two-hour joint session
of the House, and Senate with Captain
Robert Dunn, of North Yakima, In the
chair, constituted the record of today's
proceedings In the Legislature. The Joint
session was held In accordance with a res
olution which had been adopted by both
branches of the Legislature anent the
death of ex-United States Senator John
B. Allen and was spent in eulogistic ad
dresses. Lewis of King, who was the
first speaker, quoted the tribute paid to
Senator Allen as a statesman by Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, who said to Mr.
Lewis that the Pacific Coast had never
sent a stronger man to the United States
Senate than John B. Allen; Mr. Lewis
also quoted Chief Justice Harlan, of the
Supreme Court, as saying that no Pacific
Coast lawyer ever made a stronger argu
ment before the United States Supreme
Court than Mr. Allen.
Representatives Ranck. of Clark Coun
ty. Phllbrlck. of Chehalls, and Gleason, of
King, eulogized Mr. Allen as to his
statesmanship, ability as .a lawyer,
strength of character and attainments as
worthy of emulation.
Senator Crow, of Spokane County, spoke
of Senator Allen as one who through all
his career had been respected by foe as
well as by friend, and Senator Crow ap
plied what he termed the true test of a
man's worth to Senator Allen by declaring
that the community, state and Nation In
which he had lived had been bettered by
reason of his living.
The resolution heretofore adopted in
separate session was unanimously adopt
ed by a rising vote In joint session.
E. W. W.
CRIPPLED BY STRAIT-JACKET.
California Legislators Reveal Crnel
ty to Folsoxu Convicts.
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Feb. li The Leg
islative committees which have been ex
amining the Folsom Prison will, it Is
stated, file a sensational report. The re
port will denounce in the severest trms,
it Is said, the use of the strait-Jacket in
the prisons of the state as an Instrument
of punishment.
The Legislators caused to be brought
before them a score of prisoners, -who
were given a thorough physical examina
tion. The members of the committee de
clare that some startling facts were
brought out as a result of the examina
tion. Some of the convicts were perma
nently crippled In their arms and hands,
which, according to their testimony, had
resulted from subjection to the strait-jacket.
MONEY FOR SCHOOL USE
STATE OP WASHINGTON IS LIBERAL
TO EDOCATIOX.
Plan of Appropriation Committee
tor Distribution of Fttnda Is
Working; Beantlfnlly.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. Feb. li (Staff cor
respondence.) The plan of the appropria
tion committee to take care of the vari
ous state Institutions without any of the
"log-rolling" which has been a very un
pleasant feature of Legislative work In
past sessions is working beautifully. The
educational combine of the old days has
not meddled with the distribution of the
cash, and there has been no trading of
any kind on any appropriation for a meri
torious purpose. The House and Senate
joint appropriation committee today
agreed unanimously on an omnibus ap
propriation bill for the five educatlonil
Institutions of the state, and the bill will
undoubtedly be reported back to both
houses tomorrow morning. None of the
ARTIST SAW AT THE STATE
Institutions received the full amount
asked for. The modest demand for 1273,
000 for the Seattle State University was
regarded as too high, and over 150,000
was cut off. All three of the State Nor
mal Schools asked for new buildings to
cost. 140,000 each, but none of them was
granted. It is not Intended to slight theso
institutions, however, and the committee
is working on a plan which may result in
the desired buildings being secured with
out much difficulty.
At today's mceetlng Senator Rasher and
Representative Megler wcro appointed a
committee to confer with the Attorney
General with a view to ascertaining If it
waT possible to draft a bill providing for
tho Issuance of bonds against the Nor
mal School fund. If this can be done
these bonds will be made a lien against
the State Normal School land grant, and
will draw SH per cent Interest, which will
go to the public school fund, from which
the money can be secured. This Is In
accordance with a recommendation made
in tho Governor's message, and it Is be
lieved can be carried out so that the in
stitutions will receive the needed assist
ance. A case is now pending in the Su
preme Court which will determine the
legality of using the State Normal School
land grant for building purposes, and this
caso may be decided before tho Legisla
ture adjourns, or It will surely be decided
before the money thus raised will be
spent, 4
The officers of the Normal Schools are
well satisfied with what has been done,
but there Is some grumbling over the
State Agricultural College. There may bo
somo discussion of the bill when It
reaches the floor of the House an'd Sen
ate, but there is hardly a doubt that It
will pass In accordance with the recom
mendation of the committee.
A resolution was adopted at the meet
ing today recommending the appointment
of a subcommittee to Inquire Into the ad
visability of creating a single board of
control to supervise all state institutions
as the state penal and reformatory insti
tutions are now looked after. If the sub
committee considers it advisable, a bill
covering the matter will be drafted and
Introduced.
The joint committees will hold a session
tomorrow afternoon to consider the de
mands of the penal charitable and re
formatory institutions with a view to em
bodying their appropriations in a second
omnibus bill. The committee on Congres
sional apportionment completed the report
on the Jones bill today. The majority
report favoring the passage of tho bill
was signed by Jones of King, Hopp of
Thurston. Tibbetts and Comstock of King.
White of Pierce and Dlx and McKenzie
of Whitman. The minority report oppos
ing the bill is signed by Whitney of Spo
kane. Ferguson of Snohomish, Knoblock
of Columbia and Phllbrlck of Chehalls.
The bill If it becomes a law will divide the
state into Congressional districts as fol
lows: First district Island. King, Kitsap, San
Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom.
Second district Chehalls, Clallam.
Clark. Cowlitz. Jefferson, Lewis. Mason.
Pacific Pierce, Skamania, Thurston and
Wahkiakum.
Third district Adams, Asotin, Chelan,
Columbia, Douglas. Ferry. Franklin. Gar
field. Kittitas. Klickitat. Lincoln, Okano
gan, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla,
Whitman, Yakima.
There is hardly a doubt that the bill
will pass If the Attorney-General will cer
tify to Its validity. The appropriations
recommended In this, the first of tho
omnibus bills, ore as follows:
For the State University of Seattle:
Maintenance. 1150,000; Improving grounds,
110,000; repairs to gymnasium, 173,000;
equipment of science hall, 13000; addition
to library, 15000; equipment of , power
house, 111,000. Total, 1221,500.
For the State Agricultural College at
Pullman: Maintenance. 1100,000; creamery.
14000; land adjoining campus, 13500; heating
plant, teaoo: hospital 11500; livestock pa-
vlllon, X1CO0; miscellaneous repairs, JO0CO.
Total. J113.TO0.
State Normal School at Cheney: Main
tenance. 551,000; equipment. JS000; repairs,
COCO. If It is found to be impossible to
get an appropriation for a new building
as explained below the sum of 112,000 Is
appropriated to finish and repair the pres
ent building. This would bring the total
for the Cheney school up to 171.000.
Stato Normal School at Ellensburg:
Maintenance. 113,000; laboratory and mu
seum. 14000: repairs. 13300; Improving
grounds, 14000. Total. 135.000.
State Normal School at Whatcom:
Maintenance. SG3.000:' equipment. 13000; li
brary. 11000; draining campus, 15000. Total,
171.000. E. VT. W.
LIVELY CONTEST rUOSIISED.
Opposition to Grantlntr of Franchise
for Uooni nt Lcwlnton.
BOISE. Idaho. Feb. 12. (Special.) Thero
Is promised a very lively contest over the
bill proposing to grant a franchise to the
Clearwater Timber Company to put In a
boom and other works In the Clearwater
at Lewiston. O. W. Thompson Is here op
posing the bill In Its present form, de
manding that changes be made that will
permit others to pass logs through the.
boom and side works upon payment of
proper tolls.
The peoplo of Lewiston are Insisting
CAPITAL.
that the bill be passed as prepared, and
their City Council and Commercial Club
in Joint session ,have passed and sent here
strong resolutions on the subject. Mr.
Thompson, when asked about the matter
this evening, sold the bill would give the
company, which has been organized by
the Weyerhauser syndicate, absolute con
trol of the river and all timber on tho
upper waters, ns no one else could do
business unless there was a provision In
the bill compelling the company to pass
timber through for others. Mr. Thompson,
produced a telegram from the company's
attorney In St. Paul declining a proposal
to accept an amendment providing for
tolls at 11 a thousand, or at any other
figure. Mr. Thompwrn added: "I will say.
so far as Lewlston's Interests are con
cerned, that other companies are willing
to guarantee to put In mills and booms
and grant at tho same time equal rights to
others. A large amount of money Is nec
essary to make practical Improvements at
Lewiston for boom and mill purposes, and
a good, reasonable charge should be al
lowed for tolls; Tho people are willing to
pay such charges, and the privilege should
be granted and not denied them. Such a
grant would add to Lewlston's material
advancement, and at the same time pro
tect hundreds of poor people who have
taken up homesteads or timber claims
with the hope of realizing a few hundred
dollars for the same."
IIEIXZE MEN HOLD SEATS.
Montana Legislature Will Not Expel
Silver Ilovr Delegation.
HELENA. Mont., Feb. 12, The Senate
contests wcro dismissed a week ago and
the Democrats retain their seats. The
co'mmttce which has been investigating
the contests involving the seats of the 12
members from Silver Bow will report In
the morning. Their report will recommend
the dismissal of the contests, there not
being evidence, according to 'tho commit
tee, to support them. This will leave tho
Helnze men seated.
Washington Pioneer of 1832.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Feb. 12. (SpedaL)
Marcus McMillan, a Thurston County pio
neer" of 1S52, died at his home In this
city yesterday afternoon at the age of
S2, Mr. McMillan crossed the plains in
1&2, and settled on a farm at Chambers
Prairie, in this county. In 1S61 he sold
the farm and moved to the Skookum
chuck, where he resided until 1SS0, and
then moved to Tumwater. He lived there
a few years, when he moved to Olympla.
Mr. McMillan was prominent as a soldier
In the Indian wars.
Brlckmnkcra Were Imported.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12. Captain H.
H. Schell. .of the Immigration bureau, has
left for New York, with 15 hrlckmakers
in his charge. The men came to .this
country several months ago, and the San
Francisco Brick -Company will have to
answer In court for the presence of the,
men here. For the last two months the
brickmakers have been detained on Angel
IMand. As tho hearing of the chsrges
against the brick company seemed far dis
tant. It was decided to take the depo
sitions of the men and then deport them.
Will Supervise Sabmnrine Defenses.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12. Captain
Wlnfleld S. Overton, of the Artillery
Corps, who has been appointed by the
War Department to take charge of the-
submarine defenses of the artillery dis
trict of San Francisco, has arrived from
Willett's Point. N. Y.. where he has been
taking a special course In the torpedo
school of that place. He will enter on
his duties at once.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cutting Teeth.
Be sun and use that old and well-tried remedy,
airs. W Inflow's Soothing Syrup, for children
teething. It soothes the child, softens ths gums,
allays ail. pain, curs wind collo and diarrhoeax
TO MAKE OFFICIALS PAY
BILL PASSED TO MAKE TIIEJI
ANSWER AS GARNISHEES.
Kay's Bill Was Vetoed by the Gov
ernor, but the Ilonne Favored
a New One Yesterday.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 12. (Special,) The
House today passed a bill to repeal sec
tion 259 of the new code so as to make
public officers liable to answer as garni
shees. The 'debate was sharp, and 11
members vdted "No."
This bill Is the culmination of the Gov
ernor's veto to Kay's bill to amend the
law so as to make salaries of public em
ployes subject no garnishment. The ve
toed bill failed yesterday to pass over
the Governor's negative and immcdlately
thereafter Kay put in his new bill. The
law reads:
"No State or County Treasurer, Sher
iff, Clerk, Constable or other public of
ficer shall be liable to answer as garnishee
for moneys in his possession, as such
public officer, belonging or owing to or
claimed by any judgment debtor."
Kay says Governor Chamberlain has in
timated that ho will not pppose-the pres
ent law.
Davey said tonight he had authoritative
Information that the Governor was not in
favor of the repeal of tho law. When
the question of passage came up, Davey
Jumped on the bill, "The present law,"
shouted, "Is a plain provision of safety.
I am Informed that an eminent Jurist,
Judge Bellinger, has said that the policy
of this law is necessary for .undisturbed
service of public officers. It enables pub
lic officers to pursue their work without
being dragged Into the courts. The logic
of the Governor's veto appealed to me
very strongly. Liw Is the crystallized
wisdom of ages. This Is one of Its crys
tals." "Tho present law," retorted Kay, "Is
class legislation. A man's wages who
works in my factory can be garnlsheed.
A man's salary who works for the state
or county cannot be garnlsheed. Why not
put men In office and out of office on the
same footing. No honest man should
oppose this repeal."
"This law," said Hale, siding In with
Kay. "Is not the outgrowth of ages; the
wisdom o"f the law is to make men pay
their honest debts. This law gives to a
certain class of citizens an exemption
which all citizens do not enjoy."
Devey protested against a repeal of this
law becauso state employes are paid
quarterly.
"Other persons," he exclaimed, "are paid
every week or month. I know how heads
of families might bo crippled by this re
peal. Bread would be taken out of the
mouths of their children two months out
of three. If you make a law to pay state
employes every month, well enough. But
a law on our statute books since 1S62 Is
worthy of consideration."
Eddy entered the arena to eay that It
was not essentially an argument for a
law that It had been on the statute books
a long time. "Every session the Legisla
ture alms to make Improvements and ad
vances In legislation," Ud he. "A man Is
not entitled to an exemption because he
Is in tho employ of the state or a county
or a city."
The speaker added that the House had
already passed a bill for a 175 exemption
for judgment debtors.
Davey claimed that Mr. Eddy left an
erroneous Impression on tho House by
claimlng that the man working for 123 a
month would be relieved of the possibility
of garnishment through the operations of
the bill which has been passed with a 175
limit of exemptions. That bill is Intended
to catch by garnishment all of a man's
salary above 175 for the month, which Is
now allowed by law to heads of families,
and Is not Intended to allow a 175 ex
emption to the man, who works for less
than that amount.
Nottingham favored repeal. - He knew
of men who drew 11 a month from the
Government, who did not pay their honest
debts.
Members voting against the bill were:
Cantrall. Danneman, Davey, Galloway,
Gault, Hawkins, Kramer and Robblns.
FOR CEXTR.VLI ZATIOH" OF 'SCHOOLS.
Important Senate Measures Pass the
House.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 12.-(SpeciaL)-Two
blll3 for centralization of schools passed
the House 'this morning. They came from
the Senate, where they were introduced
by Senator Kuykcndall, and will now go
to the Governor.
One of the bills (S. B. 55) Is to consoli
date school districts, and the other (S. B.
5$) Is to require boards of school districts
when authorized to do so by the voters of
the district, to furnish transportation to
pupils to and from such centralized
schools, who live more than two miles
from the school buildings.
Edwards of Lane took the two bills In
tow in the House and won unanimous sen
timent for them. "The rural school," said
Edwards, "has not kept pace with pro
gress. These bills are along the lines of
progress They enable districts to con
solidate their schools so as to make one
well graded Institution. In rural districts
it is almost impossible at present to carri
on grades higher than the eighth. By the
system now proposed, grades may bo ad
vanced even to the high school. Twenty
states In the Union have already adopted
this system, and those states contain
nearly half the population of the United
States. In no case where this system has
b20n adopted have the people been willing
to return to the old method. In Lane
County there aro 43 schools in which in
struction is carried on only three months
in tho year. This Is a crying shame and
Bhoul.i make every man who has the bet
terment of the country at heart wish to
improve educational advantages."
Edwards was applauded at the conclu
sion of his remarks.
The bill for transportation of pupils to
centralized schools passed with only one
negative, vote, that of Judd. The other
bill passed unanimously.
FOR LOWER RATES TO Sl'MPTEH,
Merchants Make a Fight Against
Local Railroad.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Sen
ator Hobson has Introduced, by re
quest, a bill to regulate freight rates in
Oregon. While the bill Is general in its
language, it is learned that the purpose
Is to place a limitation upon freight rates
on the Sumpter Valley Railroad. The bill
provides that all freight or property to
be transported by any railroad company
In this state, between different points
within the state, shall be classified under
what is known as the "Western classifi
cation," now adopted by all transconti
nental railways entering Oregon, said
Western classification being numbered 34.
Any classification which would raise rates
above the rates prescribed In this act is
declared unlawful. The Western classi
fication rates aro adopted as the rates
In this act. but the rates do not apply
to any railway haul under 20 miles.
The rates per ton per mile for carload
lots for tho different classes are fixed as
follows: E class, 6 cents: D class. 6V4
cents; C class, V& cents; B class, 8 cents;
A class, S& cents; fifth class. 9 cents;
fourth class. 10 cents; third class, 10&
cents; second class, 11H cents; first class,
12Vi cents.
Cato Johns, a merchant at Sumpter,
who Is largely Interested In freighting
over the Sumpter Valley Railroad, is In
Salem in the Interests of this bill. In
speaking of its merits, and the conditions
It is intended to improve, he said today:
"This bill is general legislation. It
does not Interfere with rates on any
other road to any extent. I ask for this
rate bill to be passed to protect the Sump
ter gold mining district against the
avaiiclousness of the Sumpter Valley
Railroad, where the rates are now from
0 to. 201 per cent higher than on any
other railroad In the State of Oregon. The
traffic on this road is more than on any i
other short road in the state. One hun
dred and fifty thousand feet of lumber
and logs are moved over this road every
week day In the year. From one to four
cars of ores and concentrates are hauled
over this road every day. An average of
SO carloads of merchandise are hauled
south over this road, largely enabling them
to load their cars each way. An average
of more than 100 passengers go over, this
road each day and pay 4 cents per mile
fares. The road Is 45 miles long."
The bill proposes a reduction of about 33
per cent in present rates.
The rate on car shingles from Tacoma
to Baker City, a distance of 465 miles, is
174. The rate on the same from Baker
City to Sumpter. a distance of 31 miles.
Is 151, or more than nine times as much
per mile as the rates charged by other
railroads. The rate on car flour from
Portland to Baker City for 3G3 miles Is
12H cents per 100. The rate from Baker
City to Sumpter on the same for 31 miles
Is IS cents per 100, or nearly 50 per cent
more for a 31-mile haul than Is charged
by the O. R. & N. for a 363-mile haul.
The canned goods rates from Portland
to Baker City over the O. R. & N. Is 53
cents per 100 for 363 miles. The same
thing over the Sumpter. Valley Railroad is
21 cents per 100 for 31 miles, that is. a
charge of 39 per cent for 1-13 of the dis
tance, and in addition there is a transfer
charge at Baker City by the Sumpter
Valley Railroad of 23 cents per ton. The
charge on powder on the Sumpter Valley
Railroad In carload lots Is 49Ji cents per
100 for 31 miles. On the same the O. R. &
N. charges 11.66 per 100 for a haul from
San Francisco of over 1000 miles, showing
the Sumpter Valley Railroad charges to
be nine times as much per mile as that
of the O. R. & N.
NO BOARD FOR OSTEOPATHS.
Senate Decides on Indefinite Post
ponement of Measure.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12.-(SpeclaI.) The
osteopathy bill died a-bomlng. There
was a short, hard struggle in the
effort to bring the new measure Into be
ing, but the effort failed and the infant
never breathed the breath of life.
This was Senate bill 136. by Brownell.
It proposed to create a State Board of
Osteopathy with authority to examine
and license osteopaths. The judiciary
committee made a majority report In
favor of the bill, but a minority report
'recommended that It do not pass. A mo
tion was made by Wade of Union that
the bill be made a special order for to
morrow at 2 o'clock. The doctors In tho
Senate opposed this and a short, sharp
debate ensued, when the motion was
voted down. Several Senators tried to
get the floor at the same time, but Senator
Fulton got In a motion for Indefinite
postponement. The motion was put and
carried by a vote of 10 to 7. the Senators
standing to be counted. The President
declared the bill postponed and the Senate
turned to other business as though It had
not performed so Important a feat as the
killing of a bill over which there has
been a very bitter fight behind the doors
of the committee-room.
The manner In which the bill was dis
posed of shows that the Senate took the
same view of the bill that the physicians
In the Senate did that there Is no need
of a separate board for the examination
of osteopaths, inasmuch as osteopaths
can practice without licenses, and if li
censes are desired, the osteopath can be
examined before the present medical
board, which Is made' up of all the prom
inent medical schools.
Senators McGinn and Myers were among
the friends of the measure, but they went
down in the tide of sentiment against It,
Hayden Return to Salem.
CORVALLIS, Feb. -(Specials-Representative
Hayden. who was compelled
by Illness to give" up his duties at the
Legislature several days ago. left for Sa
lem this morning, and- expects to be able
to be at his desk during the remainder of
the session. His ailment, at first believed
to be typhoid fever, proved to be no more
than a severe attack of grip. Mr. Hayden
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Mile. Zelle de Lussan's first American
concert tour began November 7. 1902. Her
Itinerary Includes Canada. Texas and the
Pacific Coast, and bids fair to rival the
success of Nordlca's last year's tour.
Zelle de Lussan is our own American song
bird, being born and bred in New York.
She L. however, of French parentage,
and possesses all the sparkling vivacity
peculiar to that nationality. She Is also
a remarkably gifted actress, whose Car
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her singing, nothing needs to be said, as
her triumphs both in Europe and Amer
ica are familiar to every one.
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?e Lussan to accompany her on her pres
ent tour, and it Is appearing wherever tha
celebrated little artist does. This notable
.rlumph of the Weber, however, Is only
one of its long list this season. It Is, la
fact, a familiar figure at the great ma
jority of sirlctly representative musical
events. The entire Metropolitan Opera
Company, composed of the world's most
colebrattd musicians, with one accord pre
fer and are using the Weber. The great
French pianlste. Madam Roger-MIclos,
who makes her debut in America this
season, is using it; also the English con
tralto. Madam Louie Klrkby Lunn. star
ring now In this country, and It also ac
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whenever he plays on his present trium
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that distinguishes It among all other fine
pianos. It Is sold In both upright and
grand styles by Ellers Piano House,
Washington street, corner Park. Port
land. Other large stores In San Fran
cisco. Spokane and Sacramento.
Our leading pianos the Weber, of New;
York: the Chickerlnsr, of Boston, and tho
Kimball, of Chicago.
arrived here Monday, and "has since-been,
at the homo of his sister.
Government Modified Mall Contract,
ASTORIA. Feb. 12. (Special.) A tele
gram was received by Postmaster Reed
from the department at Washington to
day modifying the 'regulations governing
th proposed dally mall service between
Astoria and Gray's River, bids on, which
will be opened on February 23. and it will
now b-3 possible for some of the local
steamboat owners to bid on the contract.
The new order permits the bidders to sub
mit their own schedule, providing a round
trip on six days each week, and will en
able on-; boat to perform tho work. Tho
original specifications provided that malls
must leave each' end of the route at 6
A. M. and arrive at 2 P. M. This would
have been an Impossibility, as Gray's
River is navigable only at high tide. The
department was notified of that fact and
hastened to modify Its specifications. A
contract is to be let for the term begin
ning April 1, 1903, and ending June SO,
1906.
BUI to HeRuIate Vice.
EVERETT, Wash.. Feb. 12. Represen
tative Cralgue. of Snohomish County, has
framed a bill for presentation in tho
House of Representatives to license and
regulate social vice, legalizing the busi
ness and defining its limits of restriction.
Guns for Fort Columbia.
ASTORIA. Feb. 12. (Special.) Two six
inch and two four-Inch coast defense
guns, which arrived from the East a few
days ago, weTe taken across the river
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