THE MORNING OKEGOXIAS, -WEDNESDAY, . JANUAJRY . 15, 1905.
FIELDS !S DENIED
TWO NEW JUSTICES
A GROUP OF LEGISLATORS AND POLITICtANS AT QLYMPIA
Portland Charter Committee
Refuses More Money.
Washington CommitteesAgree
in Joint Session.
MANNING VERY FORTUNATE
TO BE APPOINTED AT ONCE
Supreme Tribunal of the State Is Said
Passage of a Bill Granting Additional
Deputy at $1500 a Year Is Prom
ised the District Attorney
From Multnomah.
to Be Four Hundred Cases Be
hind the Calendar Some
Changes Made.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.)
Amendments to the Portland charter will
probably not appear in the House or Son
ate until next week. The Multnomah
delegation at a two hours' meeting to
night left the matter with the charter
committee of the delegation-Speaker
Mills. Representative Mears and Senator
Malarkey. They will probably meet to
morrow night. , , ,
The request of County Clerk Fields for
$3500 a year Instead of $2000, was denied.
His request for an Increase of $25 a
month for deputies was also turned down.
The delegation decided that the Clerk's
salary should be $3000 for the next term,
but absolutely declined to make any
change at present.
The charter amendments proposed by
the Charter Board are in the hands of
the special committee, which has not yet
done anything with them. Representa
tive Col well's bill for special tax for
bridges was referred to that committee.
John Manning. District Attorney, ap
peared before the delegation to ask for a
third deputy, his request was wvurauw
considered, mid the delegation will secure
the passage of a bill granting an addi
tional deputy at $1500 per year.
The delegation will also secure the pas
sage of a bill requiring all tax levies to
be made in even mills or tenths of mills;
also to require the recording of plats of
additions to towns and cities. Such plats
arc to be passed upon by the City En
gineer or City Surveyor and County Clerk
and County Judge, in order that they may
conform to adjoining additions and re
ceive suitable names.
Two bills passed the House today one
to cede lands In the beds of lakes in Kla
math and Lake Counties to the United
States for purposes of irrigation: the
other to grant a new charter to the town
of St. Johns. Multnomah County.
The first bill was introduced by Repre
sentative Steiner, of Lake, and its pass
age through the Senate will be hastened
as through the House. It cedes to the
United States rights and claims which the
State of Oregon possesses In lake beds
which are to be drained of water by the
reclamation service. The cession of these
rights is a condition to the carrying out
of the irrigation project of the National
Government in Klamath County.
A concurrent act is expected from the
California Legislature as to Modoc and
Siskiyou Counties. The bill was amended
in the irrigation committee so as to make
itB wording more explicit, and when it
came up today for linul passage was con
sidered, engrossed and passed without a
single negative voice.
The cession In Lake County is offered
as an inducement to the National Gov
ernment to -take up a project in the bed
of Goose Lake, where a large area is
available.
Representative Bramhall's resolution for
a special joint House.and Senate commit
tee to investigate thcfvState Printer's of
fice was turned down on recommendation
of the resolutions committee this morn
ing, and in Its stead a resolution from
Graham turning over the investigation
to the standing House and "Senate print
ing committees was adopted on recom
mendation of the same committee.
This latter resolution- carries with it
authority to employ two expert practical
printers. As it stands now, little more
than the customary Investigation . will
probably be made.
SENATE BEGINS SESSION AT TEN
Catholic Clergyman of Salem Opens
With Prayer.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.) The
Senate was called to order at 10 A. M. and
opened with prayer by Rev. Father Fa
ber, of St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
On motion of Senator Carter, the fol
lowing committee was appointed to con
fer with a like committee on the part of
the House regarding joint investigating
committees and joint committee clerks:
Senators Carter, Booth and Holm an.
On motion of Senator Pierce, the State
Printer was directed to print 1000 extra
copies of H. B. 61, proposing aa irriga
tion code.
The president announced the appoint
ment of Senators Whealdon and Pierce
as additional members of the Senate com
mittee on game.
8. J. M. 2, Smith, memorallzlng Con
gress, in behalf of the extermination of
mange among horses in the Umatilla
Indian reservation, was adopted.
S. R. 16, by Pierce, that the Secretary
of State be instructed to furnish each
page with $1 in postage stamps and 50
newspaper wrappers was adopted.
The Senate passed H. B. 6S, of the ses
sion of 1903, raising the salary of the
School Superintendent of Multnomah
County, over the Governor's veto.
The Senate concurred la the adoption
of H. C R. No. 1L
B. J. R. 2. by "Whealdon. for a joint
committee on fisheries, to confer with a
like committee from Washington, was
adopted.
Bills Introduced in Senate.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) Bills
were introduced In the Senate today as
follows:
S. B. 82; by Kuj-kendttll To protect Eastern
oysters planted in Oregon waters.
B. B. S3, by Lsycoek To amend the law Ax
ing the boundary line of Grant County.
5. B. 84. by Holman To provide for payment
to Archie I I'case of low sustained by con.
Mructlon of flehway at Orejron City.
8. B. 85, by McDonald To amend -section
4R27 of the code retarding road laws, and to
repeal section 4Si2.
8. B. S6. by Laycock To amend charter of
John Day.
8. B. 87, by Malarkey To require Secretary
of "State to report annually to the Governor
an corporations that hare failed to pay tbelr
license fees.
8. JB. S3, by Smith To amend the act of
188?. charter of Pendleton.
6. B. S3, by Rand To create the MalHeur
Irritation district.
S. B. 00. by Miller (by request) To reculate
employment of convicts.
B. B. 01. by Tuttle To amend fee bill of
County Recorders and Clerics.
B. B. 02. by Louffhary For the support of
the Monmouth Normal School.
8. B. S3, by Lousbary To amend charter of
Dallac
8. B. M, by Croisan To make death penalty
arply to trulnrobbcry.
S. B. 8. by Bowerman To amend section
283. regarding executions.
S. B. 06. by Malarkey To authorize the
Lewis and Clark Fair to condemn private prop
erty. E. B. 87. by Rand To amend section 4344
relating to livestock.
S. B. OS. by Malarkey To amend section
1178 of the code relating to sales of real
property by executors.
S. B. 00. by Malarkey To abolish private
teals.
& B. 100. by Malarkey To amend section
SOS and repeal section 41. relating to the lien
VJ.H0 Vi
OF Tve
S. B. 101. by Crolsan To establish the
amount of tare on hops at 5 pounds per bale.
VETO MESSAGES BEFORE HOUSE'
1
Made Special Order at the Opening
of the Session.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) The
House was called to order at 10 o'clock by
Speaker Mills. Prayer was offered by
Dr. J. H. Coleman, president of Willam
ette University.
A special order of business was the read
ing of the Governor's five veto messages.
Veto of H. B. 68, for higher salary for
Multnomah County School Superintendent
was not sustained, the vote being unani
mous. Veto of H. B. 19S, authorizing additional
expenditures by the State Dairy and Food
Commissioner, was sustained, the vote
being unanimous.
Veto of H. B. 2S1. amending Astoria
charier, was sustained.
Veto of H. B. 304, to bond the warrant
indebtedness of Multnomah County, was
sustained.
Veto of H. B. 263. for executive man
sion and other appropriations, was sus
tained, the vote for passage being: Ayes,
13: noes, 47.
By unanimous consent of the House,
Capron of Multnomah was allowed to
withdraw H. B. 99, on direct primary nom
inations. On motion of Kay the Speaker was au
thorized to appoint three members as
a joint committee to apportion clerks for
special committees.
H. R. 17, Mills, for revision of journal
after adjournment of Legislature, was re
ferred. H. J. R. 10. Mills, to adjourn Legisla
ture February 10. was referred.
H. J. R. 11, Sonnemann. memorallzlng
Congress to provide for equitable rail
road rates, was referred.
The report of. the resolution committee
recommending that the Lewis and Clark
"Exposition memorial on forest fires be
not adopted; adopted.
H. C. R. 8. Kay, for clerical aid con
tract, on recommendation of resolution
committee, was adopted.
S. C. R. 9, Miller, on printing of gen
oral appropriation bill, on recommenda
tion of the resolution committee, was
adopted.
H. C. R. 12, Cornett, for receipting of all
measures between House and Senate, on
recommendation of the resolutions com
mittee, was adopted.
H. C. R. 15, Bramhall, to Investigate
the State Printing Office, on recommen
dation of the resolutions committee, was
adopted.
On motion of Kuney, B. F. Pike, de
partment commander of the G. A. R.,
was accorded the courtesies of the House.
opeaiter .amis announced tne appoint-I
meni ol me louowing nouse memoers oim
the Joint committee to select clerks for
i 4 orvjt
mm jm
4 T J I X
special committees: Bramhall of Clacka
mas. Hudson of Multnomah, Newell of
Washington.
s- J- 1. Whealdon, asking Congress
to appropriate money for Celllo Canal;
referred to committee on resolutions.
H. R. 8. by Mayger, that fisheries com
mittee employ one stenographer; adopted.
IL B. "L by Steiner, to cede lake lands
in Klamath and Lake Counties, on recom
mendation of committee on irrigation,
was passed unanimously.
H. B. 95, by Killlngsworth, to incorporate
St. Johns, Multnomah- County, was
passed; carries emergency clause.
Courtesies of the House were extended
to Frank Meneroe, of The Dalles, on mo
tion of Burgess.
Thirty-Five Bills In the House.
SALEM. Or.,' Jan. 17. (Special. Thirty
five new bills were introduced In the
House this mornjng and read the first
time, as follows:
H. B. 12S. by Gray To make gambling a
felony.
H. B. 120. by Gray To prohibit running at
large of livestock In Douglas County.
H. B. 130. by Colwell To authorize special
tar for bridges in Portland.
H. B. 131, by Llnthicum To provide a
form of acknowledgement by corporations.
H. B. 132, by Richie To Incorporate City
of Mount Angel.
H. B. 133, by Kay To Incorporate Jeffer
son. H. B. 134, by Kay To incorporate City
of Turner.
H. B. 123. by Killlngsworth For inter
change of local freight cars by steam rail
ways in Oregon.
H. B. 138, by Burgess To amend code,
granting County Courts conourrent Jurisdic
tion with Circuit Courts in appropriation of
lands.
H. B. 187, by Shook To amend game law.
H. B. 138, by Shook To fix salaries of
county officers In Klamath.
H. B. 139, by Miller To piotect deer,
moose and mountain sheep; to regulate
night hunting and prohibit dogs In hunting.
H. B. 140 by Hermann To protect coal
mines and miners.
H. B. 141, by West To amend code as to
sale of property for delinquent taxes.
H. B. 142, by Burns of Curry To amend
fish law.
H. B. 143. by Flint Sherwood charter.
H. B. 144, by Crane To limit time In
which property of deceased persons shall
be subject to Hen for debt.
H. B. 14S. by Blakley To compensate In
dian War Veterans of 1855-0 and appropri
ate $45,000 therefor.
H. B. 146, by Cavender To amend sailor
boarding-bouse law.
H. B. 147. by Von der Hellen For better
enforcement of salmon law on Columbia
River.
H. B. 148, by Burns To amend charter of
Astoria.
II. B. 140. by Smith of Josephine To cre
ate railroad commission.
II. B. 150, by Smith of Josephine Flxln
$20 fee for admission of attorneys to bs4
Irom other states.
h. B. IB 2, by Huntley To amend law as
to direct primaries.
H. B. 151. by Welch To declare time
Ttf-r . II iIUA VM.
PRESIDING OFFICERS OF THE WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE AND ONE OF THE SENATORIAL CANDIDATES
limit when any tax shall be deemed to
have been paid.
H. B. 153, by Capron To reimburse L. H.
Mendall for Injuries received In military
duty $04.50.
H. B. 154. by McLeod To create Eighth
Judicial District.
II. B. 155. by McLeod To create Tenth
Judicial District.
H. B. 153. by Mulr To amend code as
to appeals In criminal action In Justice
Courts.
II. B. 160. by Hermann To amend code
as to exemption of earnings of Judgment
debtors.
H. B. 161, by Hermann To suppress
bucket shops and gambling In stocks.
H. B. 162, by Mulr To establish hunters
license.
H. B. 163, by Hudson To amend code
as to exemption on homesteads.
H. B. 104. by Sltz To amend charter of
Vale. Malheur County.
H. 3. 105, by Huntley To regulate
pharmacy.
II. B. 156, by Richie To enable electors
to vote without new registration when they
move to another precinct.
H. B. 107, by Jayne To amend local op
tion law.
LOCAL OPTION BY PRECINCTS
Radicar Changes in Law Proposed by
Bill in the House.
SALEM. Or- Jan. 17. (Special.)
Local option by precincts only Is the
purpose of the bill introduced In the
House today .by Jayne. of Wasco, to
amend the local option law enacted
last June at the polls under the In
itiative amendment. In the Senate the
bill will be fathered by Hodson, of
Multnomah.
If the bill shall, be enacted and
shall stand In the courts, prohibition
elections in counties as a whole and
groups of precincts -will be abolished.
Tho number of electors needed to sign
a petition .for an election will be In
creased from 10 to 40 per cent of the
registered voters of a precinct. Elec
tions will be' held In cities only in resi
dence precincts, and after an election
has been held the question of prohi
bition cannot be raised again in that
precinct until two years thereafter.
Every precinct voting must He entire
ly within or without an incorporated
town.
A residence precinct is defined as
one in which at least one-half th
frontage on the streets fronting
therein shall be occupied by private
residences. The bill exempts brewer
ies and wholesale liquor dealers and
carries an emergency clause.
BIG PROTEST AT THE DALLES
Prospective Loss of Hood River to
County Causes Consternation.
THE DALLES, Or., Jan. 17. (Special.)
One of the strongest remonstrances
ever framed in this city has been circu
lated and universally signed among the
business houses today protesting against
the effort of the residents of Hood River
to create a new county, the bill for which
Is now pending at Salem. Not only In
this city but throughput the county south
east, but one sentiment is expressed,
namely, that another portion of Wasco
County should not be cut off at this time
for the formation of a new county.
Xo opposition Is made to the taking of
the large slice which Jefferson County's
proposed boundaries will embrace, since
that portion of Wasco lies at a distance
from the county seat, the difficulties and
drawbacks of its remote situation being
well appreciated by the people generally.
Hood River, however. Is in close touch
with The Dalles and Is withn 45 minutes'
ride by rail, three trains each way pass
ing that station dally. The measure will
be vigorously opposed by the citizens of
The Dalles.
AID MINING IN JOSEPHINE.
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Bill to Compel Railroad to Relinquish
All Rights on Sale.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) To aid
mining in Josephine. Representative
Smith, of that county, will tomorrow in-,
troduce a bill to make void future pro
visions in deeds to land by which the
Southern Pacific Company, or any rail
road, withholds to Itself mineral rights.
The lands involved were obtained by the
railroad through Government grant. Mr.
Smith says that the half of Josephine
County in which land is nearly all min
eral is now either owned directly by the
railroad, or has been sold for J2.S0 an
acre, with the mining right retained.
The bill would require the company to
dispose of Its mineral land within ten
years, except 25.000 acres, on which are
coal or oil deposits. The company is also
prohibited from engaging in mining or
selling any land with the mining right
clause In the deed.
TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Measure for Creation Will Undoubt
edly Pass Both Houses.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.)
Union and Wallowa Counties will be
taken out of the Eighth Judicial District
and designated the Tenth, and Baker,
the remaining county, will be designated
the Eighth. Such is the agreement of
the Judiciary committees of both houses
and of the legislators from the counties
affected. The Governor is favorably dis
posed and there seems little chance that
the change will fail in the Legislature.
Bills have been introduced in both houses
for the change.
A Circuit Judge will be appointed by
the Governor for Baker and a Prosecuting
Attorney for Union and Wallowa, and
their terms will last until their succes
c;U3t N. "Mb iF -WCV
sors shall be elected at the polls In 1906
Robert Eakin will be retained as Judge
for Union and'TVallowa, and Leroy Lomax
for Prosecuting Attorney for Baker.
The Governor Is expected to appoint
Democrats, but the appointing power will
not be withheld from him on that ac
count. The candidates for Judges In
Baker are all loyal Democrats, such as
Sam White. M. D. Clifford. J. B. Messick.
William Smith. For Prosecuting At
torney In Union and Wallowa the candi
dates are Turner Oliver. J. T. Slater and
Clarence Crawford, of La Grande: Frank
Wilson, of Union, and J. E. Burleigh, of
Enterprise.
FOR EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
Speaker Mills Introduces Resolution
for Session to End February 10
SALEM. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) For ad
journment of the Legislature on Friday,
February 10, at 3 P. M.. Speaker Mills In
troduced a Joint resolution today. The
resolution was referred to the committee
on resolutions. Chairman Kay. of that
committee, said tonight the resolution will
not be reported back for several days.
The 40-day term will end February 17,
but if the Legislature shall adjourn the
10th. the session will have lasted -33 days,
Legislators unanimously .express the
opinion that adjournment by February 10
Is desirable if the work can be accom
pllshed by that time, but nearly every one
of them says that the session will proba
bly last the full 40 days. As yet they are
not prepared to make 'up their minds for
a shorter session, and all regard the reso
lution as inopportune. Their general ex
pression is that from the looks of the
work ahead of them 40 days will be re
quired. They are not prepared to vote on
the resolution at this time.
Railroad Legislature Is Urged.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 17. (SpecIal-Con-sidering
that Sonnemann of Douglas Is
chairman of the committee on railroads,
his Joint resolution presented today is
important. It cites that whereas the
Supreme Court of the United States has
decided the act of Congress creating the
Interstate Commerce Commission to .be
in effect. Congress should enact such
legislation as will stand the test of the
courts.
The fundamental requirement of the
act was that transportation charges,
freight and passenger, be made equitable,
Congress is asked to put through such
legislation In advance of other acts. The
resolution went to the committee on reso
lutions.
Dallas Goat Show This Week.
DALLAS. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.) The
annual exhibition of goats, for which
Polk County 13 rapidly becoming famous.
will be held Thursday and Friday of this
week.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. Jan.- 17. (Special.)
A joint meeting of the House and Senate
judiciary committees was held s even
ing, and the proposed bill providing for
an increase on the Supreme bench was
approved. The bill will be presented In
the Senate tomorrow as a joint committee
bill. It will provide for adding two mem
bers to the Supreme bench to be ap.-
pointed Immediately upon the enactment
of the law. These additional Justices are
to serve until the next general election.
In 1S06. under the terms of the bill, there
will be four Judges on the ticket, two. of.
whom will be elected for two years and.
two for six years. At elections thereafter
all Judges will be elected for six-yea.
terms.
The bill also permits a majority o the
court to sit from time to time for the
purpose of hearing cases, --as provision
is to enable the court to detail two of the
four Justices who have sat in the hearing
of cases already presented to alternate
with the other two In bringing the back,
work up to date. The new Judges cannot
take up cases already heard by the court,
and It is understood the court Is about 400
cases behind the calendar.
The bill also provides that, when, a
quorum of four Judges sitting on a case
cannot agree on a decision, the parties to
the action shall have a right to resubmit
the case to the full court.
An opinion filed by the Attorney-General
in which he holds that the County Com
missioners have not the power to make
an appropriation for preparing and main
taining an exhibit at the Lewis and Clark
Fair was followed by the introduction of
a bill In the Senate by Rands of Clark
which authorizes County Commissioners
to make such appropriations, to the
amount of one-half mill for each dollar
of assessable property.
Tho Attorney-General's opinion was
ncVprf for hv J R. Buxton. Prosecuting-
Attorney of Lewis County. Lewis County,
among others in this state, desires to
show its good-will toward the Fair and
its belief in the gain to accrue from a
good exhibit by providing a display of Its
own products. The opinion of the Attorney-General
13 to the effect that the ap
propriation by the county cannot be made
without a specific authorization from the
Legislature. As there Is no act at present
sanctioning such appropriations. Senator
Rands prepared and introduced bill No. 47
correcting the deficiency.
The Senate this morning acted upon the
suggestion of the committee on printing
and lost no time in passing the Tucker
bill, repealing the newspaper libel law. A
motion prevailed that it should be at once
transmitted to the House for action. The
bill will probably come up in the latter
body tomorrow, and, it is believed. It will
pass without serious opposition.
ROBBED BY PERSISTENT THIEF
Portland Man Kicks Burglar Out, but
He Comes Back Over Transom.
SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 17. (Special.)
H. Robinson, a recent arrival from
Portland. Or., found a burglar under his
bed in his room at the United States
Hotel. Instead of turning him over to
the police, he pulled him out of his hiding
place and kicked him out of the room.
Now Robinson regrets the action, for the
burglar came back. He climbed over the
transom after Robinson had retired for
the night, secured a purse containing $273
In cash, a valuable gold watch and chain,
several diamond rings and some other
small jewelry. This time the thief made
ia o-rtt- fmm the room without the as
sistance of the occupant, and the xolc ft
are searching for him. d .
It was to Police Judge Morgan that
Robinson told his story this morning, and
to the Judge he declared that the robber
was one John Kline, whom he had met
earlier In the evening. He swore to a
complaint charging Kline with the crime,
and a warrant for his arrest Is now In
the hands of a detective.
MAY HAVE BEEN MURDER.
Coroner's Jury Is Still Investigating
the Death of Cruiser Rogers.
ROSEBURG, Or.. Jan. 17. At a late
hour this evening the Coroner's jury was
still investigating 'the death of Jack
Rogers, found dead here Monday morn
ing with a bullet hole in his breast. The
belief is growing that the case is not
one of suicide. The bullet penetrated
Rogers' Tight forearm before entering his
body. This wound would be very difficult
of self-Infliction with his long Colt's re
volver, only one chamber of which had
been fired.
The only theory advanced is that Rogers
knew too much about the alleged Oregon
land frauds, but what this alleged knowl
edge consisted of is not known. Adher
ents of the suicide theory say Rogers
acted queerly for several days past.. The
Coroner's jury Is still taking testimony
behind closed door?, and will not com
plete its work until tomorrow.
A
Packers Increase Capital StocK.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 17. At special
meetings held this afternoon the stock
holders of the Alaska Packers Associa
tion, by more than a two-thirds major
ity vote, authorized the directors- to in
crease the capital stock from Its present
amount of J3.00O.000, in 50,000 shares of the
par value of $100 each, to J7.500.000, In
75,000 shares of the same pat value, and
then create a bonded Indebtedness of
J2.000.000, as proposed in the plans of re
organization submitted sometime ago.
WASTING AWAY
It's the small but constant
loss of flesh that indicates
physical waste the gradual
slipping away of healthy flesh,
pound by pound, which no
ordinary food seems to re
store. Scott's Emulsion will
restore it. This Emulsion is
the greatest flesh builder ob
tainable. Scott's Emulsion
first stops the wasting that's
one gain. Then when it sup
plies new flesh and takes one
back to normal strength and
weight, that's another gain
and a big one.
WVQ sead you sasple, fre
SCOTT ft BOWNE, 409 Purt Street. Xcir rffc.