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THE MOByiSQ OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1903. THREE FISH BILLS Important Measures Pass the House. INCREASE IN LICENSE TAX Sunday Closlnc la Abolished Two District Created riahwny at Ore son City II1I1 Are Expected to VtLMm the Senate. 6ALEM. Or.. Feb. 18. (Staff correspond ence.) Three Important llsh bills were passed by the House today. The first "(II. B. 239) was to Increase the license tax on canneries, dealers and flsh appliances; the second (H. B. 53S) makes minor changes in the open and closed season on the various Oregon streams and divides the state Into fishing districts, and the third appropriated $3000 for a flsliway at Orfcon City. The House had no scruple about accept Inc the two Hrtt named and they went through by a practically unanimous vote. But when it came to the bill appropriating $30M for the proposed fishway at Willam ette Falls. Malarkcy announced himself in a lively speed as against it. "When II. B. 2. which appropriated $20,000 for flsh hatcheries, was passed," he declared, "we Were told that this would be the end of flsh appropriations." He said that the license bill would be beaten In the Senate r.nd the state would not have the In creased income it relied on. Shelley replied, saying that the first ap propriation had been cut down to J15.C0O to make room for the flshway. Kay came to the rescue of the measure and so did Jlurne and Webster. The bill finally passed by a bare majorty. receiving 31 votes. The purpose of II. 11. 338 is mainly to create two Ashing districts. District No. 1 In cludes the Columbia and Its tributaries. DlFtrict Xo. 2 includes the coast streams end their tributaries south of the Colum bia. Fees, fines, etc., collccteu by the flsh warden shall be placed in the hatchery fund, and shall be expended only in the district where collected. Two-thirds of the money now In the hatchery fund shall go to district Xo. 1 and one-third to dis trict No. 2. Another important section of the bill is the abolishment of the prohibi tion of Sunday closing on the Columbia. The "purpose of the license measure, as explained by Webster and Hahn. Is to make an average advance In the present tax schedule of 30 per cent. GUI and set nets, however, are not changed, because the State of Washington has adopted the present scale, and it Is necessary to have concurrent legislation on these ap pliances. The following license fees shall be paid annually: For each drag- seine not exceeding HO feet In length. J1S; for each additional foot In length the further sum of 3c: for each gill net, $Z50; for each set net, 1; for each pound net. trap or weir. $25; for each scow fish-wheel, $3; Xor each stationary fish-wheel, $33. , Canners of salmon shall pay as follows: Those of the first class, $173; second class, $250; third class. $323; fourth class, $W0; fifth class, $173: sixth class, $350; seventh class, $C2S; eighth class, $700. Flsh dealers shall pay as follows: First class, $10; second class. $13; third class, $23; fourth class. $30; fifth class": $40; sixth class, $75; seventh class, $150; eighth class, $225; ninth class, $300; tenth class, $375; eleventh class, $523; twelfth class. $700. The classifications are practically the rame as In the present law. For examples, canners of the first class are those whose salmon pack does not exceed 10,000 cases, and of the eighth class It exceeds 40,000 cases. Dealers of the first class are those handling less than 10 tono per year; twelfth class, 750 tons or more. It Is probable that the three bills will pass the Senate". Inasmuch as they were considered and favorably acted upon by a Joint committee. The Joint committee which has been In vestigating Land Board affairs has sub mitted a report containing Items of ex pense of Its work. The total Is $359.40. due chiefly to witnesses for mileage and per diem. Speaker Harris has appointed Orton. Hansbrough and Shelley to the Joint com mltteo provided for to fix compensation of clerks of Joint committees. The House today adopted Senator Kuy kendall's resolution for on Investigation of the claims of Indian War veterans for military services prior to 1S37. The reso lution was, however, amended so as to eliminate the $1000 appropriation and to turect the Secretary of State and State Treasurer to do the work. The original resolution provided for a committee of three hold-over Senators to act In con nection with the Secretary of State and fitate Treasurer. A bill to amend" section DOGS of the code relating to liability of stockholders in private corporations, passed the House to day. Tha measure was Introduced by Bobbins of Baker and Is meant to apply chiefly to mining companies. It gives to boards of directors authority to determine the -value of capital stock at the time of Incorporation In order that there may be no dispute afterward about the value of property that has been turned Into the corporation. "In the absence of actual fraud In the transaction." reads the bill, "the Judgment of the directors as to the value of the .property purchased shall be conclusive; and In all statements or re ports of the corporation to be published or Hied this stock shall not be stated or reported as being Issued for cash to the 'corporation, but shall be reported In this 'respect according to the fact." The bill Turther provides: "Any corporation formed under this act may purchase mines, raanu- fsctlirpR- fir ntJlAr Tirnnnrtv r iw Its business, or the stock of any company or companies owning mining, manuractur 'Ing or producing material or other prop- rtv PWRS!T fnr !t tm!nta An (.dim stock' to the amount of the value thereof in payment xcereior, ana tne stock so ls ,eued shall be full paid stock and not liable 'to any further call, neither shall the hold er thereof be liable for any further pay ment under any of the provisions of this act." Representative Kay's bill for taxation of bank stock passed the House this morning. It provides that stock of Na tional banks shall be assessed where the Institutions are located and that stock of private banks and loan and trust com panies shall be assessed to such bank. ,loan or trust company" where It Is lo cated "and not to the Individual stock holder." The Joint committee, appointed to In vestigate the affairs of the office of State Lind Agent reported today that they had Incurred an expense of $359.40 for clerks and witnesses. The report stated that Governor Gcer. State Land Agent L. B. Geer and "W. H. Odell bad been summoned to appear as witnesses and answer certain charges which had been brought to the attention of the com mittee. O. F. 11- Jamison, of Portland; J. A. Buckley, of Portland; Levy Stipp, Oregon City: W. T. Slater. Salem: T. W. I ton and John Draper. Oregon City, were summoned as witnesses. Fannie Harrison was employed as sten ographer ten days at $19 a day, Emma Schocnfeld as typewriter ten days at $4, J. B. Huntington as clerk. 20 days at $4. and M. E. Pogue, as expert clerk, 13 days at JS. The report contained no statement of the findings of the committee. The following resolution was adopted by the Svnate today: Inasmuch as It has pleased the Divine Ruler of the Universe to remove from this scene of existence the late lion. Solomon Hlrsch. formerly a distinguished member of this Senale for 18 years, twice its president, and an hon ored citizen of tbls state since lWt and late Minister to Turkey from the United States; and. whereas. The members of this Senate cherish a grateful remembrance of his efficient and able official carver, both as a member of this body. as well aa In all other positions of public trust, his many public and private virtues, his phi lanthropy and public enterprise, his cental dis position and courteous bearing, and his ready and able advocacy of all that was good and that tended to promote the material, social and educational prosperity of this state, it is Just that a fitting recognition of his many virtues and public acts should be had: therefore, be It Kesolved. That the sympathy of the mem bers of this Senate he and hereby Is tendered to the family and relatives of the deceased, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to his family. Tiesolved. That, as an additional mark of re spect for the deceased, the Senate do now ad journ until noon. Both houses of the Legislature have passed II. B. 242. Eddy, to create a "bet terment fund for the penitentiary. This bill provides that all the proceeds of con vict labor may be used In making Im provements upon the penitentiary build ings, adding to the buildings, etc This will give nbout $11,000 a year for the Im provement of the prison. The House having refused to concur In the Senate amendment to the Port of Portland h'l. the Senale today directed the appointment of a committee of five to confer with a House committee re garding the amendments. The chair ap pointed Senators Smith, of Multnomah, Hunt, Booth, Pierce and Daly. Senator Hunt wanted the conference committee to consist of Multnomah County Senators, but Senator A. C Smith objected. He said that as there Is a dif ference of opinion In the Multnomah delegation he would like to have a ma jority of the conference committee com posed of Scnitors outside of Multnomah County. Hunt's motion was defeated and the motion by Smith was sustained. Senator Crolsan made another attempt to hive the Judiciary committee ordered to report his direct primary bill. His mo tion to that effect was defeated, but Sen ator Fulton, of that committee. Inti mated that the committee will report the bill with a statement of Its views thereon. Representative Hale's bill to amend sec tion 3039 of the code, relating to cxemp- j tlons from taxation, passed the House i this morning. The measure exempts the property of the Lnlted States, of coun ties, cities, villages, towns and school districts: of literary, benevolent, chari table and scientific Institutions and of such real property of these Institutions as Is actively occupied by them. The bill exempts also churches; the ground whereon located and the furniture there in contained; burial grounds and tombs, public libraries, personal property be longing thereto and real property on whlcn libraries arc located. The property of Indians shall be exempt who have not severed their tribal relations or taken lands In severalty, except lands held by them by purcahse or Inheritance and situate outside of any reservation. "But any part of any building being a house of public worship," the bill rcids, "which shall be kept or used as a store or shop, or for any other purpose except for public worship or for schools, shall be taxed upon the cash valuation there of, the same as personal property, to the owner or occupant, or to cither; and the taxes shall be collected thereon In the same manner as taxes on personal prop erty." On Its third successive effort to get fa vorable consideration, Burleigh's bill for the protection of stockgrowcrs (H. B. 44) passed the House this morning. The purpose of the measure Is to prevent catHe-steallng by requiring all butch ers to keep records of animals slaugh tered, with the marks and brands. This was all right, but what such members have heretofore objected to was a pro vision that "any person not regularly en gaged In the business of slaughtering cut tle who at any time slaughters any cat tle, must retain in his possession the hide taken off said cattle with the ears at tached thereo without any alteration of the marks of the same." There was a brief discussion engaged In by Burleigh, Whealdon. Bailey, Kay. Hume and Ed wards. The latter Is a farmer who has achieved a rare reputation In the House for sound common sense, and when he favored the bill and declared he could as a farmer stand the slight Inconvenience- to which It would subject him, everybody voted for It. The Second Southern Oregon District Agricultural Society desires to annex the County of Lane to the present com bination of Coos, Curry and Douglas, and to Increase the annual state appro priation for its fairs from $900 to J1S00. That is the object of II. B. 33, Hermann, which passed the House this morning. The sailor boarding-house bill passed the Senate this morning without a dis senting vote. The bill was amended so as to reduce the bond required of boarding-house keepers from $20,000 to $5000 and authorizing the removal of members of the board, for cause, the removal power being vested In the Governor. Secretary of State and State Treasurer. The bill was also amended by substituting S. M. Mears for W. B. Ayer. as a member of the board of commissioners for the li censing and regulation of callor boarding houses. When the bill came up for final pass age. Senator McGinn, who had charge of the bill In the Senate, read, as a part of his argument, an editorial In today's Ore son! an advocating the passage of the bill. "A better argument Is made in that editorial, Mr. President, than I can hope to offer." said Senator McGinn. He then reviewed the provisions of the bill, as amended, showing that the purpose of the amendments is to improve the practical worklgns of the act. The bill passed without any word or vote In opposition. Judd's bill, authorizing the Board of Capitol Building Commissioners to con demn water rights at Salem, passed the House tonight. Representative Judd ex plained that -the stateMs without water for the prison, asylum and Capitol, and was unable to negotiate with the com pany having control of Mill Creek until after this bill had been Introduced. He said that since the bill had been Intro duced the company had been willing to discuss terms for water supply. It Is necessary that the bill pass In order that the state may be able to secure a water supply If an agreement should not be con summated. II tne bill snould not nass and the agreement hot be completed, the state would be In a very serious predicament. The bill passed. The dairy and food bill. House bill 1SS. was amended tonight ro as to appropri ate $250 to reimburse Food Commissioner Bailey for his expenses In attending the National Dairy and Food Convention. The Dili was passed. Under a Joint rule of the two Houses, no bills which pass either house after to night will be considered in the other house. All bills that have not passed the nouse in wnicn tney were Introduced are therefore dead. Crolsan" s bill for a direct nomination law died tonight In the bands of the Senate Judiciary committee. FOR TWO TAX PAYMENTS house: passed measure dv large VOTE. Bill Make Taxes Payable In Either December or April For Better ' Assessments. SALEM. Or., Feb. IS. (Special.) The House by an overwhelming vote today passed a bill "to provide a more efficient method of assessment and collection of taxes." The bill was drafted by Repre sentative Phelps and amended by Joint action of the committees on taxation. The bill makes taxes due In the Fall of the year payable In two Installments, one be fore December 31, tho other before the first Monday in April next following. A rebate of 2 per cent Is allowed on pay. ments before December 31. The penalty for delinquency Is reduced from 10 to 5 per cent, and the Interest charge Is 12 per cent. The first assessment under the aot Is to be made on January 1, 1505. and annually thereafter, at "true cash value." Boards of equalization shall meet on the first Monday In July and their sessions shall last not longer than 20 days. In Septem- ber county boards shall make their levies. I Each school district and Incorporated city shall notify the Clerk of the County Court t of their levies before September 1. Coun- ' ties are to pay their quotas to the state on or before January 15, out of the first moneys collected. Interest shall be , charged on delinquent payments 30 days after the)' become due, at the legal rate, t Passage of the bill was urged on the , floor of the House by Phelps. Its original , author, Judd, Shelley, Galloway and Ed-1 wards, and was opposed by Kay. Ma- larkey. Reed and Hawkins. The members . who voted no were: Fisher, Hawkins, i Hermann, Kay, Malarkcy. Reed and Test. X MCI!? BtXiKl UUl till. Ullt IIOS UlLII tl J . carefully considered by the committees . XW XV m uoCvx on taxation and had been approved by the . an Inquisitorial bill, how about the pres Secretary of State. Kay fought the bill I ent law which permits the Assessor to cn- because if enacted It would work a hard- snip on taxpayers uie urei. year uy man- Ing two annual tax assessments due only six months apart. Judd said that the pro- I posed law had been demanded by farmers . for a long time. The time for paying taxes allowed by the present law was en tirely too short, and, besl'res, taxes became due when farmers purses were most de pleted. Shelley said the law proposed was one of the Issues of the campaign In which he was elected. Malarkcy said there were good features In the bin. but thought the existing law should be left unchanged for at least two years more, because It was giving uni versal satisfaction. Reed declared that Multnomah County was satisfied with the law as It stood. Davey said he and his colleagues had pledged themselves when posing for elec tion to vote for just such a bllu In every precinct which they had visited there had been demands for the proposed act. Gal loway said If he hadn't promised the peo ple to work for the proposed changes he would not be a member of the House. What's the use for so much fuss," asked Edwards. "Let's fix bp the bill and pass It." Hawkins thought tampering with the existing law unwise. He, had heard no complaints from his constituents. The bill then passed. After the first Monday in February the Sheriff shall proceed to collect all per sonal taxes, of which one-half wasn't paid before December 31. Where ever be finds personal property he shall levy upon It, regardless of the owner ship. The Sheriff is empowered also to levy "upon sufficient goods and chattels belonging to the person or cxn - poraUonJ charged with such taxes If tho eamcean be found In his possession by taking them Into his possession to pay such delinquent taxes, together with accruing interest, penalties and other lawful properties. He shall Immediately advertise such goods and chattels for sale, and it they are not redeemed in 10 days be shall sell them or so much of them as shall be sufficient to pay such taxes, interest and penalties." The Sheriff shall give notice of sale of real property for delinquent taxes not later than October 1. Such notice Is to be published weekly four successive times In Uie county official newspaper or a news paper designated by the County Court. . TO LESSEX PORTLAND'S BURDBA. Memorial Aaklntr Congreis to Im prove the Rivera BcIott the City. SALEM. Or.. Feb. IS. (Special.) The House today adopted a Joint memorial praying Congress to take from the Port of Portland the burden of Improving the Columbia and Willamette Rivers below Portland. The memorial was Introduced by Sanderson Reed, of Multnomah, who explained that the Port of Portland In the past 12 years had Incurred an Indebt edness of $750,000. The memorial Is as fol lows: First Whereas, the Port of Portland Is a mu nicipal corporation comprising a part of 'Mult nomah County, State of Oregon, and Is organ ised and existing for the purpose of .providing means whereby the Columbia River may b dredged and deepened in' certain places for the ptirpose of aiding navigation; and Second Whereas, The said Port of Portland was Incorporated and came Into existence In the year 1891. and Third Whereas, The operations of said Port of Portland are for the benefit of the SUtes of Oregon. Washington and Idaho; and. Fourth Whereas. The said Port of Portland has expended large sums of money for said purpose and has Incurred Indebtedness to the extent of $730,000. and. Fifth Whereas, Tho results from the work of said Port of Portland have greatly Increased the business and prosperity of the country drained by the Columbia P-lver, and. Sixth Whereas. The work the Port of Port land has been and is now doing must be done subject to the restrictions of the laws of the United States, and is properly within the dutlet and control of the United States Government. Seventh Whereas. The work of said Port of Portland could be better and more systematic ally attended to by. the United States Govern ment In connection with other work of a simi lar character: therefore. The Legislative Assembly of the State of Ore gon does hereby petition and memorialize the Congress of the United SUtes to assume charge of said work to repay said Tort of Portland the moneys so expended and to assume the liability now existing and Incurred by said Tort of Port land, and to take over the dredges and other appliances used In Its operation, and to relieve said Port of Tortland from the management and control thereof. IIAVm' BILL IS KILLED. Home Speedily Disposes of Tnxntion Menaure. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 18.-(Staff corre spondence.) The Davey bill to tax In tangible property of express, telegraph, telephone and oil companies was Indefi nitely postponed In the House today. The measure was similar to the Harris bill, which failed to pass yesterday. The vote for postponement was 29 to 14. The bill had been made a special order for this afternoon. Just after the ses sion began Eddy, who yesterday led the jVAT0ft CBOlSANfiF "1AHION. mhlNCr A Cj-ET AT HIS PJinAnY onslaught on the Harris bill, moved that the Davey measure be Indefinitely, post poned. "I wish to second that motion." broke out Hodson. "and also to move, the previous question." Davey was Just about to discharge his artillery against the attempt to "choke him off," but Speaker Harris said: "Just another moment. Mr. Hodson. An- other motion Is before the House. Davey then touched off his artillery. "This Is a most preposterous proposition," he thundered. "I protest In the name of the people of Oregon against such treat- ment. This bill is the outgrowth of the ucuu UJAh Alt Jit W,f UU nub All equal share of public burdens. If this Is ter every home In the state and to asccr- unit iiuw many cvwb wie lauiuy jiua sesses, how many acres of land, how many spoons, how much furniture? Opponents of this bill say It would put corporations out of business. But I say to you that the way to put the farmer out of busi ness Is to refuse to enact this kind of legislation. But what right have cor porations to clothe themselves with secret robes and to say. What business Is It of 1 yours what we are doing? Gentlemen, you have promised the people of Oregon this kind of legislation. I appeal to you to fulfill your promise. Eddy set upon Davey and the bill in a vigorous manner. "The gentleman." said he, warming up, "In telling you of the merits of his bill has not explained a single provision in It He docs not un derstand his bllL He Is talking for bun combe. He doesn't care so much for the Interests of the State of Oregon as for his own interests before his constituents. Whero he has spent hours on this subject I have spent weeks." Eddy said he agreed that corporations should pay more taxes. He "did not deny that the bill aimed In the right direction, but he could not accept tee bill as a means to the end in view. He insisted that the bill would work gross Injustice. "All these corporations are monopolistic." he said, "and excessive taxation will only come back on us." Eddy maintained that the Injustice would come In taxing the specified corporations to tho full value of their property and In taxing prop erty of others only to. one-third of Its value. . The mqllon for indefinite postponement men cameo. 3 bollsH - '' Representative Shelley's bill to nbolls deficiency Judgments on mortgages passed the House this morning. The bill Is drawn so as to have mortgages cover only that land which is mortgaged. It contains one section as follows: "When Judgment or decree Is given for tho foreclosure of any mortgage, hereaf ter executed, to secure payment of the balance of the purchase price of real prop erty, such Judgment or decree shall pro vide for the sale of the real property cov ered by such mortgage for the satisfaction of the Judgment or decree given therein, and the mortgagee shall not be entitled to a deficiency Judgment on account of such mortgago or noto or obligation sc- curea Dy tne same. j The House this morning adopted a reso lution of the Senate praying Congress to caU a Constitutional convention for an amendment to tho National Constitution so as to provide for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the peo ple. Malarkeys House bill 344. which passed the House tonight, was drawn In pursu ance of the recommendation made by Sec retary of State Dunbar. It requires surety companies to make a deposit of bonds to the sum of $30,000 in the Btate treasury, or that they may Invest $55,000 In real estate. Before withdrawing from the state a surety company must give security, for the fulfillment of Its obligations. This meas ure has twice been recommended by tho Secretary of State. A bill to detach "sections from Columbia County and to attach them to Washington" failed to pass the House tonight. The bill was an aftermath of a dispute that has lasted a number of years. In 1S99 the Legislature took the sections from Colum bia and In 1901 gave them back. The action In 1S99 was on petition of the resi dents of the land. THREE EDDY BILLS PASS HOUSE ACTS OX SEVEItAI. IJ1PORT AXT MEASURES. School Tax of C Per Capita Upland Owner Hnn Rlcht Over Tide Lands. SALEM, Or., Feb. IS. (Staff correspond ence.) The House this morning passed three Eddy bills. One is to require each county to levy a school tax of at least $o per each person In the county between 20 and 4 years of age. Another of the bills proposes to divert the earnings of con victs from the general funds of the state to the betterment fund, for the Improve ment of the ifonltentiary- The third bill proposes to give "shore" or "upland" own ers priority In acquisition of tide lands In front of their snore property from the State Land Board. The present law as to school taxes re quires a levy In each county of at least 5 mills. The bill provides that the per capita amount levied shall never be less than the per capita amount of the school tax levied In 19iu. In urging passage of the bill. Eddy pointed out the wide diversity of valua tions in the counties, and the consequently wide diversity In the moneys available for schools. Gill advocated passage of the bill, say ing that tho constant reduction of as sessed values had reduced sums of money for schools so much that in many counties the per capita levy was under $1. Kay opposed the measure, and argued that the counties should be left to raise money In accordance with their needs. The bill then passed. Tho bill to divert the earnings of con victs to the "betterment fund" passed readily. Eddy explained that he had In troduced the bill at the request of Gov ernor Chamberlain. In the past two years the earnings of convicts have been $22,754, or over $11,000 per year. Tho Governor desires that this money be expended in Improvement of the Peniten tiary. Eddy read a letter from the Gov ernor. In which tho executive said that extensive repairs ore absolutely necessary at the Penitentiary- The letter said that the walls aro going to decay, that the water-tower Is dangerous, and that things generally aro In a dilapidated condition. "It Is poor economy." wrote the Govern or, "to nllow the prison to fall to pieces." As to the third bill. Eddy explained that a law was onco on the stntutc books al lowing "shore" owners priority right to acquire tide lands In front of their shore property, but that through some over sight the law had Deen repealed. "At present," said Eddy, "the shore owner has no priority whatever. The bill further provides: In case any person, other than such upland owner, shall desire to purchase any such tide land or tide flat, he shall, upon making appli cation to the State Land Board therefor, give written notice to the owner of the upland upon which such tide land or tide fiat shall front or abut, setting forth that such applicant has ap plied to the State Land Board for the purchase of said tide lands or tide flats, and such notice shall contain a correct description of the land proposed to-be purchased. In conformity to the description contained In the application made to the State Lpnd Board, and such notice shall be served upon such upland owners, by the Sheriff of the county in which such owner may be found. In case such upland owner cannot be found, the applicant shall make affidavit of the fact to the Land Board. The no tice shall then be published In some news paper of general circulation In the county or counties where the land is situated within three months from the time of publication. The upland owner shall have first right to purchase the tide lands. If he shall not secure the land, tho board may dispose of It, Irrespective of such right, giving preference to the first bona fide applicant. IX THE SCXATE. Adjournment na n Mark of Respect for Lnte Solomon Hlrsch. SALEM. Or.. Feb. IS. (Special.) The Senate was opened with prayer by Rev II. A. Kctchum, of the First. Presbyterian Church of Salem. House Joint resolution No. 6, Jones of Multnomah To authorize! the Adjutant- General to publish 1410 copies of the Hls- torj'of the Second Oregon: adopted. Under II. C R. 23, for the appointment of a Joint committee to fix compensation of Joint committee clerks, the President appointed Senators Carter ana Mcainn. The Joint committee for the Investigation of the Soldiers' Home reported that the management of that Institution has been excellent, but that the property needs re pairs and Improvements. S. C R. 30, Williamson For the appoint ment by the State Land Board of a com mission to Investigate water right laws and report to the next Legislature; adopt ed. II. B. 250, Bllyeu To amend tho charter of Albany: passed. H. B. 353, Danneman To Incorporate Olex: passed. II. B. 363, ways and means committee For special claims against the state; amended so as to include $14,500 for an ex ecutlve mansion, and was re-referred to the ways and means commltee. At 11 o'clock the Senate adopted resolu tions upon the death of the late ex-Sen ator Solomon Hlrsch, and, as a further token of respect, adjourned until 12 o'clock. At the afternoon session the Senate re fused to concur In the amendment made by tho House to the resolution for the In vestigation of the Indian war claims. The Senate refused to concur In the House amendment for final adjournment on Saturday night, and the appointment of a conference committee was ordered. S. B. 22S, Rand To Incorporate Green ham: passed. H. B. 227. Galloway To regulate sailor boarding-houses: amended and passed. S. B. 239. Fulton To authorizo the Sher iff of Clatsop County to appoint three dep uties: read three times ana passea. S. B. 1G3. Sweek To cure defects In ar ticles of incorporation; passed. Governor Chamberlain's veto of 8. B, 103, McGinn, authorizing appropriation of water rlchts by clues, ana a. is. s. aioom, for protection of forests, were made a spe cial for tomorrow at 10:30 A. M. H. B. 59. to put the Initiative and ref erendum Into effect: passed. II. B. 342. Eddy To authorize creation of betterment fund for the State Peniten tiary: passed. II. b. SS3. Hawkins To amend the char ter of Dallas: passed. II. B. 337. Danneman-To change the name of the town of Alkali; passed. S. B. 237 For a mining bureau: made a sneclal order for : P. M. tomorrow. S. B. 231. Carter To protect co-owners 'bf mines; passed. The Senate then adjourned until 7:30 P. XI. At the evening session the Senate passed bill 237, by the committee on mining, for the creation of a Bureau of Mines. H. B. 231. Davey. to appropriate $10,000 oer year for the State Fair, was passed. S. B. 90, Mays, to fix the .day's work for street-car men at ten hours, wasrpassed. S. B. 203, Howe, to prevent students In dental offices from practicing dentistry. was passed. S. B. 20S, Rand, to prevent counties of 16,000 Inhabitants from making purchases or contracts except after receiving bids. was Indefinitely postponed. H. B. 60, for the construction of a bridge across the Willamette at the foot of Mor rison street. Portland, was passed. Having completed the reading of all Senate bills, the Senate adjourned. IN THE HOUSE. Bnr Day, and Many Bills Are Passed. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 18. (Special.) The House was called to order at 9:30 A. M. by Speaker Harris. H. B. ISO, Hahn To amend section 1133 rltren1 "acting SsS andI ( minisiratrlces or the estates of deceased persons: passed. II. B. 44, Blakley To protect stockgrow- ers: passed. H. B. 231. Reed To provide for recordlne of assignments of certificates of sale; passed. H. B. 218. Test To amend section 2D7S. relating to County Commissioners and tneir compensations; passed. m. is. s, Hermann To Increase aDDro- priation to Southern Oreson District Agri cultural Society: passed. n. B. 221. Robblns To amend section 5065 of code, relating to sale and purchase oi stocks; passed. II. B. 232. Hale Relating to property ex empt from taxation; passed. H. Is. 13S. Shelley To abolish deficiency" .juagmenis on roreclosura of mortgages:, passed. H. B. 123. Eddy To amend code relating to sale of tide lands by State Land Board; passed. H. C. R. 30, Judd That committee on ways and means include In bill appropria tion ot siuuo ior wmows or three Peniten tiary guards who wero killed bv Tracr last June; adopted 23 to 12. S. J. R. 6. Daly That Superintendent of Public Instruction compile school laws and print them for distribution; adopted. Ii. IC 22 That on the last two days of the session each member of House be al lowed to call up one Senate bill In alpha betical sequence of his name; adopted. S. J. R. 7, Hunt Calling upon Congress for National Constitutional convention to amend Constitution for direct election of Senators: adopted. II. B. 312. Eddy Relating to earnings of convict labor; passed. S. C. R. 23. McG Inn Instructing Lewis and Clark Commission to Issue fac-slm- Hies of "Beaver Money"; adopted. S. C. R. 23. Kuykendall For Investiga tion of claims against the Territory of Oregon of Indian War Veterans; adopted. S. C R. 23, Kuykendall For adjourn ment: amended for adjournment Satur day and adopted. S. C. R. 2S, McGinn Directing regents of Agricultural College co-operate with Lewis and Clark Commission; adopted. S. C R. 27. McGinn Directing Lewis and Clark Commission to strike off fac-slmlllcs of Lewis and Clark medals of 1S04-6; adopted. S. C. R., McGinn Directing Secretary of State to lend to Oregon Historical So ciety medal presented to Captain Gray In commemoration of his discovery of the Columbia River; adopted. H. B. 261, Eddy To amend code relating to school tax levies by County Courts: considered In committee of the whole and passed. H. B. 161. Kay To assess bank stock; passed. H. B. 99. Davey To tax Intangible prop erty of express, telephone, telegraph and oil companies: Indefinitely postponed. The House concurred In Senate amend ments to resolution for furnishing 1(10 copies of war history to soldiers. H. B. 333. committee on fisheries Relat ing to license fees of fishing appliances and salmon canneries; passed. H. B. 338. committee on fisheries For the protection of the salmon Industry: passed. H. B. 223. Webster To authorize con struction of flsh wheel at Oregon City: n eased. H. R. 23. Hawkins That- Chief tjicrir furnish State Printer true copies of Jour nal: referred. H. J. M. 4, Shelley Praying Congress to extend Indian War pension act to benefit of Modoc War veterans; adopted. A committee to confer with a Senate committee on Senate amendments to H. B. 27 was appointed: Nottingham. Cobb, Malarkey, Hodson and Banks. This bill is to amend Port of Portland act. H. J. M. 5. Reed Praylrur Congress to assume charge of river Improvement for Port of Portland: adopted. H. B. 107. Phelps For new system of as sessment and collection of taxes; passed. S. B. 212. Mulkey To Incorporate town cf Independence: passed. H. B. 323. Hermann To permit fishing at night on Coqullle River; passed. S. B. 9. Wehrung To tlx the boundary of Washington County: failed to pass. H. B. 279. Malarkey To regulate running at large of stock In Multnomah County; passed. S. B. 120. Stelwer To make a separate representative district of Wasco County; passed. H. B. 83, Bllyeu To compensato Indian War Veterans with $100,000; passed. The House receded from its amendment to the resolution on final adjournment, and agreed to an adjournment at midnight Friday. February 10. II. B. 193. Olwell To amend the dairy and food law; passed. II. B. 301. Hodson For the issue of bonds to pay outstanding warrants in Multnomah County; passed. H. B. 320. Judd Authorizing state to acquire water rights for use of state In stitutions at Salem: passed. S. B. ICS. Rand To Incorporate Bourne; Indefinitely postponed. H. B. 265, AVhealdon To regulate run ning of stock In Wasco County; passed. H. B. 255. Reed To amend the law so that an unrecorded deed shajl have no validity against a purchaser In good faith; passed. H. B. 319. committee on Judiciary to amend the law relative to punishment for assault; passed. H. B. 277, Shelley (by request) To. amend the code relative to bonds of -executors; passed. H. B. IK. Davey. substitute To repeal the law permitting District Attorneys to file Informations: passed. H. B. 96, substitute To encourage the digging of artesian wells in Eastern Ore gon; Indefinitely postponed. H. B. 344. Malarkey Requiring surety companles to make deposits Id the State Treasury: passed. H. B. 352 To authorize the State Board of Horticulture to appoint deputies; passed. VETO OX BOOTH BILL. Governor Doesn't Like Expense Part of Forest-Fire Mensnrc. SALEM," Or., Feb. IS. (Special.) Gov ernor Chamberlain today vetoed Senato bill 50, by Booth, for the protection of forests from fire. The bill provides for the appointment of five Commissioners named In the act. who have general charge of forest protection. This com mlsslpn has power to appoint one warden In each county, and more if necessary. Each warden has power to appoint flvo rangers during the Summer season. The veto message says that while tho bill carries an appropriation of only $300, It authorizes the creation of claims which might amount to $50,000 or more a year. The Governor says that the bin should place a limit on the expenditures. Another objection the Governor raises Is that the Commissioners are named in the bill, which Is an attempt to deprive the Governor of his constitutional power to make appointments. The Governor also vetoed Senate bill 109, by Sweek, to authorize cities to appropri ate real property, water rights, etc The Governor's objection Is that the new bill leaves out a proviso In the present law that no action for the appropriation of real property or water shall be com menced except upon a majority vote of tho taxpayers at an election called for that purpose. The Senate will decide tomorrowwhat action to take on the Governor's veto. FnCZEX AND EATEX BY RATS. Traffic End of an Old Prospector In Mountains of Montana. ANACONDA, Mont.. Feb. 18. A special to the Standard from Boulder says the body of William Corlett, an old prospec tor, was found In his cabin there, frozen stiff, and large portions of the flesh eaten away by mountain rats. Corlett was re garded as eccentric, having once been In the insane asylum. Clarence S. D arrow, counsel tor the coal min ers In the strike arbitration, took his seat aa a member of the Illinois House of Representa tives yesterday, and was given an ovation. BROWINELL NOT TO BLAMS HE DID HIS BEST TO TASS LABOR BILL. Senators McGinn, Rand, and Mays Exonerate he President of the Senate. SALEM. Or.. Feb. IS. (Special.) Sena tors McGinn, Rand and Mays, of the Sonntn inrtlrhirv committee, made state ments of the floor of the Senate this af ternoon, defending President Browncll against the charge made by President Mayvllle. of the Fedented Labor Union, of Oregon City, that Senator Brownell did not exert his Influence In behalf of Senato Bills 14S and 119. These bills were Introduced for the purpose of fixing the length of a day's work In certain occupa tions at eight house. As soon aa tne Senate convened this afternoon. Senator XIcGinn said that he had read In The OregonUn of today a news dispatch which shows that an injustice has been done President Brownell. "Since you, Mr. President, are In tho chair and not In a position to make a statement upon this matter yourself. I desire to make an ex planation in your behalf." Senator McGinn then read the following dispatch, which shows the matter com plained of: Oregon City. Or.. Feb. IT. (Special.) Presi dent A. J. Mayvllle. of the Federal Labor Union, comprising about 200 laboring men of this cltr. has called a special meeting of the union for next Monday evening to take action upon the failure of the State Senate to pass Senate bills Its and 149. These bills were urged by the labor unions of this city, and Senator Brownell was Intrusted with their In troduction. The purposo of the bills Hiraa to make eight hours constitute a day's work throughout the state. The platform adopted at the Clackamas County Republican convention contained strong Indorsements of such a law. and many of the laboring men In this cltr ex press the belief that President Brownell could have secured the passage of these bills, which were reported adversely by a committee and Indefinitely postponed by tne Senate. Unless there Is a change In the existing sentiment be fore next Monday, it Is very probable that reso lutions will be past cd in condemnation of Sen ator Brownell. Mayvllle Is also president of the Carpenters' Union, which holds a regular meeting next Wednesday night, at which tlma some action will probably be taken upon the matter. The Textile Workers' Union, com prising many of the employes of the woolen mills, will be asked to take some action, as will the Painter's Union, which has Its regular meeting next Monday, and will probably hold a Joint session with, the Federal Union. "This does great Injustice to you. Mr. President, for It Is clear to me that Mr. Mayvllle Is misinformed ns to your posi tion and your action regarding the bills referred to. I am a member of the com mittee to which the bills were referred and I can say that you, Mr. President, came before the committee repeatedly and urged that the committee report fa vorably upon these bills, as you wished to secure their passage. The members of the committee did not feel that there Is a general demand over the state for the passage of a law making eight hours a day'o work. We did not take Into con sideration of the platform adopted by the Republicans of Clackimas County, but acted upon the best light we had as to the wishes of the people of the whole state." Senators Rand and Mays spoke to the same effect, saying that Senator Brow nell appeared before the committee re peitedly. In season and cut of season, urging a favorable report upon the bill. Senator Mays said that Brownell had urged o favorable report not only upon the ground that an eight-hour law is de sirable for the people of the state, but also upon the ground that he, personally, wanted the bill passed because desired by his constituents. The House has adopted a resolution whereby on Thursday and Friday, the) last two days of the session, each member may bring up.one Senate bill In tho alpha betical sequence of his name. The House today concurred in several Senate resolutions Introduced by Senator McGinn. One resolution Instructs the Secretary of State to lend the Oregon Historical Society a medal presented to Captain Gray, In commemoration of his discovery of the Columbia River; another Instructs the Lewis and Clark Commis sion to Issue facsimiles of "beaver money" Issued In 1849; another directs the board of regents of the Agricultural College to co-operate with the Lewis and Clark Com mission: another directs the Lewis and Clark Commission to strike off facsimiles of medals distributed in 1S04 and 1806 by Lewis and Clark to the Indians. A Joint memorial was adopted by tha House today praying that Congress ex tend the recent act of Congress pension ing war veterans of Oregon and Wash ington to survivors of the Modoc War. The memorial was Introduced by Representa tive Shelley. The House today considered the Phelps tax bill In committee of the whole. Era mltt of Crook, Klamath and Wasco pre sided. House JilH 197. the logging stream bill. Is still In the hands of the Senato committee on public lands, where Its supporters and opponents are trylnff to amend It so that It will be satisfactory to all concerned. The bill will probably be reported back to the Senate In some form, and will then be made the subject of a strong fight. It EACH A COJIPROMISE. Clearwater Water Question to Be) Left to Interested Voters. BOISE. Icaho, Feb. IS. (Special.) The House committee on lines; and boundaries today reported back H. B. 123. Thomas of Nez Perce, providing for the annexation of Southern Shoshone to Nez Perce Coun ty, with a recommendation that It pass without amendment. The bill provides that the question be left to the taxpayers Interested to decide, by vote, and by many It Is accepted as a harmonious solution of the Clearwater controversy. Anderson of Shoshone, who Is a mem ber of the committee and a partisan of Clearwater County, declined to vote on the bill In committee, but did not offer a minority report. It is predicted that the bill will pass the House with little opposition, but tho Clearwater adherents hint that they may have sompthlng- to say about It when the proper time comes. To Refund Multnomah Indebtedness. SALEM. Or., Feb. 19. (Special.) Tho House tonight passed a bill to authorize the County Court of Multnomah to refund Its Indebtedness. The bill gives the power to issue bonds to cover warrants and ac crued Interest thereon which were unpaid January L Each of the refunding bonds Is to be for not less than $100 nor more than $1000, payable In five years. Interest Is to be no higher than 4 per cent, payable semi-annually. No bond shall be sold for less than par. Whenever the treasury of the county has more than sufficient money to pay current annual expenses, the sur plus shall be used for the redemption of tho bonds. The treasurer shall give no tice of redemption, after which the bonds shall cease to draw Interest- The lndezt cdness of the county to ba refunded Is over $500,000. The bill was Introduced by Representative Hodson. Lnnil Withdrawn From Entry. BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 18. A special to the Miner from Great Falls says that 700,-000-acres along the main line of the Great Northern in Chotcau and Valley Counties were withdrawn from entry this morning in connection with the Government's St. Mary's canal irrigation project. Thls'ls the fourth withdrawal of lands in Ndrth ern Montana under the provisions 'of the irrigation bill. . "