THE MORNiyg pBEGQNIAffT TUESDAY, JAytTAkY 24,
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOLS ASK LARGE SUMS FOR SUPPORT
ALL WILL CONTINUE
Friends of Normal Schools
flow Stand Together.
DANGER 'DRIVES TO ALLIANCE
Greatest Difficulty Wiil Be to Get
Legislature to Give Appropria- .
. liens for .Permanent ' Build
.. In js for State Institutions. . .
WHAT XORMAL SCHOOLS WAVE.
Monmouth, maintenance .......$35,000
Monmouth, do'rmttory ...... w S5.000
jjraln. maintenance .......... 25,000
Drain, new buildings 40.000
'Ashland, 'maintenance... ...... 26.000
Ashland, jlormltory. ... ...... 10,000
"Weston, maintenance 23.000
"Weston, dormitory , 23,000
SALEM. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) If the
Btate Normal Schools get what they want
from the Legislature, tho appropriations
lor these Institutions will aggregate 5221,
000. This would be an enormous, increase
over the appropriations of 1903, when the
total appropriations were but J88.000.
Though there Is strong demand that at
least one of the normals be discontinued.
It eeems unlikely that any of them will
be, dropped. The chief difficulty Is that
when the question of discontinuing one Is
presented, self-preservation compels all to
stand together and friends of all consti
tute such a strong force that the Legis
lature -can hardly fall to grant the de
mands. To get appropriations for perma
nent buildings will be.-the great effort at
this session -and when-they are -once se
cured the localities, moBl Interested will
haVel -no fear of the qtate abandoning In
vestments made.
President- Malkey, 'or the Ashland Nor
mal. J was. at the Capftol today.- He said
hooiyas not here In-the Interest 'of his In
stitution V In. I&ct, he said, lie Is ln: favor
oC $hr Fiate., abolishing all four of the
present normal sphools, -and establishing
one good school at some- central", cltyof
s1teJarge enough to take care-f all the
audents who might attend. He mentioned
Portland, Sal em or Eugene as towns that
would be Able to accommodate all stu
dents who would attend one large Stato
Normal School. '
Mulkeys argument did not strengthen
themoveemnt for discontinuance of any
of ;the schools On the contrary. It had
the effect of cementing the friends of the
normals and Impressing upon them the
fact that their interests are Identical.
Mulkey Insist in his talks wlthhe mem
bers that his institution Is the only one
that does normal school work exclusively,
and says that Ashland Is-the only jprmal
school town that maintains- a local .high
school at local expense. ,-
Jt. is probable that Jhc Normal
School appropriations will be made In
.Gbv
without causing great inconvenience. '
The ways and means committees
held a Joint meeting tonight to consid
er normal appropriations, but arrived
at no conclusion. Five of the ten mem
bers of the two committees are Xrom
counties wherein Normal Schools arc'
located, these five being. Senators Car
ter, of Jackson; Loughary. of Polk:
Coshow. of Douglas, and Representa
tives Vawtcr, of Jackson, and Blak
lej of Umatilla.
Senator Haines today introduced a
resolution citing rumors and reports of
a liquor dealers' corruption fund for
influencing legislation and authorizing
the appointment of a Joint committee
of five to investigate. The resolution
was referred to the commlttpe on res
olutions. Civil War veterans were at the Cap
itol today working .for an appropria
tion for the construction of several
small cottages at the Soldiers' Home
at Roseburg.
"They say that there is not room for
the cottages because the ground is
needed for a garden.' said one of tho
veterans today. 'Then the old soldiers
must be left out In order to make room
lor cabbages."
That tho Senate is disposed to take
coercive measures- to induce the House
to consider Senate bills was indicated
this afternoon, when the Senate had
finished all of Its own business on the
clerk's desk and failed, to take tip
House bills. As soon as President
kendall came to the ordpr. of huslnesd,
"first reading of House bills," Sena
tor Croisan sprang to hls Teet and
moved adjournment, which carried
wltnout the slightest evidence on -the
part of any Senator of a desire to
proceed with the work.
As soon as tho Senate- adjourned,
members of that body scattered into
committee-rooms where they took up
consideration of bills that had been
referred. The House Is so far behind
that It has not even read Senate bills
the first time. "What the Senators want
is that tho Hpuse shall put the Senate
"bills through two readings and refer
them to committees.
QUORUM FAILS TO APPEAR.
Oregon Senate Adjourns to Meet In
the Afternoon.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.)
The 'Senate was called to order at 31:15
A. M-Vbut thero being no quorum pres
ent, -adjournment was taken until - 2
P. M. . .
Senate Bill 5. relating to game, was
retref erred to the committee on game.
S, C. by Pierce, for a Joint com-
rolttoe to investigate the subject of
securing a better heating and ventilat
ing system for the Capitol, was
adopted.
S.-J..R. 4. bv Rand, to turn into the
general fund a balance of 51S0.73 In
the appropriation for -the Buffalo Ex
position, was adopted.
H. J. R. 11, by Sonnomann. urging
Congress to pass interstate commerce
legislation, was referred to the Judi
ciary committee.
P. J. R. 3. by Haines, to appoint a
Joint committeV-j)I five to investigate
rumors that m3ney has been, raised by
the liquor interests- to Influence legis
lation, was referred to the committee
on resolutions.
S. R. 15. by Hodson. tt appoint a
standing cornmlttre of fie on manu
factures, mercantile and mechanical in
dustries,, was -adopted.
S. J. 4. by Pierce, to- amend the con
stitution .so that public institutions
may toe located away from the capital,
was referred to the committee on res
olutions. S. C R. I by-Coe. that the commit
tee on 'examination of treasurers ldoka
be authorized to employ rwo additional
dek. tvs aUoptcd
S. It. K. by Malarkey, to add one rule
to the Senate rules providing that
when a committee reports 4ibll ad
versely, the President shall at once put
the x-uestipn: "Shall the bill bo Indefi
nitely postponed." was not adopted.
DAY'S WORK IN THE HOUSE.
Speaker Mills Calls to Order Just Be
fore Noon Hour.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special,) The
House was called to order at 11:35 by
.Speaker .Mills. -
Prayer was offered by Rev. E. W. St.
Pierre, chaplain of the penltcnliary-
The courtesies of the House were' ex
tended t B. D. Hume, of Curry, and C.
K. Ray. of Jackson. "
H. R. 20, by Bailey, fora committee of
three to revise the rules of the House,
was adoptpd on suspension of the rules.
Speaker Mills appointed Bailey of Mult
nomah and Smith of Josephine as the
committee.
H. J. R. 14. by Graham, for constitu
tional amendment, was referred.
H. C. R. 20. by Graham, for a Joint
committee of five to examine supplies of
state institutions, was referred.
The courtesies of tho House were ex
tended to H. J. Carr. of Lane County, and
Alec La Follette. of Marion.
H. B. 14S. by Burns, to amend Astoria
charter, was referred to the Clatsop dele
gation. H. R. IS, by Mulr, to furnish pages with
postage stamps, reported favorably by the
resolutions committee, was adopted.
S. C. R. 15. by 'Nottingham, to Investi
gate Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, was
adopted.
H. J. R. 13, by Smith of Josephine, for
Itemized account of-expenses of Investi
gating committees, was adopted.
FIVE BILLS PASS THE HOUSE.
No Opposition Is Shown Any of the
Measures.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.)
Five bills passed the House today
one to regulate the sale of fertilizers,
one to provide a penalty for casting
sawdust and other lumber waste Into
streams, one to require Sheriffs to
Keep a record of addresses of
taxpayers on the stub of tax re
ceipts, one to cure defects in
deeds and judicial Kales of executors
and one to provide that title shall not
descend to the heirs of a deceased trus
tee or executor. All five bills were
passed without opposition.
Another bill which alms to give ri
parian owners on the Columbia power
to remove fish traps and other fix
tures from the front of their holdings
came up for passage, but its author,
Mayger. of Columbia, had the measure
sent back to committee, when-Smith,
of Josephine, started In to fight it on
constitutional grounds. The bill pro
vided penalties for violation of the act
which were declared unconstitutional
by Smith because they were to be en
acted for a special part of the state.
New Bills In the House.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.)
New bills wore introduced In the House
today as follows:
H. B. 228. by Capron Regulating salo of
food and providing for State Dairy and
Food Commissioner.
H. B. 229, by Graham For publication of
laws.
H. B. 230. by Bailey To amend code on
child labor. . -
H. B. 231, by Vawter To flx salaries of
officers of Douglas County.
H. B. 232. by .Jayne To protect atmon
"and sturgeon and license nshing apparatus.
H. B. 233. by Mayger To 'transfer balance
of swamp land fund to general fund.
1L .B. 231, by Maygr To amend code on
organisation of lowntv.
1LE. 2S3. by GrTfiln To Or salaries of
County Judge., and Treasurer of -Lane
County.
K. B. 238, by Laws To require owner of
fish weirs to remove piling from river at
close of jieason.
H. B. 237. by Dobbin To provide for tax
ation of livestock.
II. B. 23S, by. Cole (by request) To amend
charter of Heppner. Morrow County.
H. B. 233. by Hunkers (by request) To
amend charter of Albany. Unn County.
II. B. 240, by Cornel t To amend code on
exemptions from executions.
II. B. 241. by Cornett To create Board of
internal Commerce Cotnmlmloners and mak
ing appropriation of $25,000 for Improvement
of Willamette River.
II. B. 242, by Cornett To amend code on
assessment and collection of taxes.
II. B. 24S. by Shook To flx salary or As
sessor of Klamath County.
H. B. 244. by Sleiner To provide for iden
tification of stock driven from one county
to another.
II. B. 245, by Barns of Coos To provide
better method ol collecting poll tax.
New Bills in the Senate.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.)
Bills were introduced In the Senate to
day aa follows:
S. B. 144. by Brownell To provide for the
publication of rpclal laws.
S. B. 143, by Brounell (by request) To
etabllKh a laboratory for the study of tho
criminal classes.
S. B. 140, by Tuttie To amend the As
torla charter.
S. B. 147, by Nottingham To "amend the
charter of Grcshain.
S. B. 148. by Carter To amend the char
ter of Afchland.
S. B. 149, by Haines For relief of Louis
Veerhag
S. B. 150. by Coshow by request) To pro
vide for medical and surgical treatment
for miners.
S. B. 151. by Malarkey To amend the
code relative to Coroners.
S. B. 152, by Sichel To give Circuit
Court power to parole convicted persons.
S. B. 153. by Bowerman To transfer
school funds from Gilliam "County to
"Wheeler County.
S. B. 154. by Avery To authorlre Corvallis
to construct water works.
S. B. 155. by Carter To flx -the salaries
of Prosecuting Attorneys lb the First and
Second District);.
S. B. 15t, by Kuykcndall To provide a
State Board of Control.
Bills Passed In -the Senate.
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) Bills
were passed by the Senate today as fol
lows: S. B. 85. by Pierce To protect wild fowls.
S. 5. 146. by Tuttie To amend the charter
of Astoria. , '
S. B. 117. by Nottingham To amend the
charter of Grertwm.
S. B. 14S. by Carter To amend the charter
of Ashland.
ANTI-CIGARETTE BILL.
Boys Under 21 May Not Buy-From
Dealers.
SAUCM. Or., Jan. 23. (Special!) A new
antl-clgarelte bill Is under way and will
be introduced In a few days, probably In
the Hous. It Includes the gist of the
resolutions aaopteo at a mass meeting of
i ie --wiu-viKrciij ieague neiu noro yes-
wiua.v. ii. iuuiiiouk me saje or cigarettes
and cigarette materials to boys under 21
years or age, while boys under 1C arc not
to ufc tobacco In any form.
The law proposed will be administered
under the Juvenile Court law now pend
ing, and offenders will not be arrested
and brought Into open court as
they arc o?casloually under the present
law. but will be taken to their -parents by
the probation officors appointed by the
court. A boy between the ages of 16 and
21 may use tobacco In other forms than
cigarette.
Rev. Wallace R. Strable. organizer of
the Anti-Cigarette-league. has been work
ing among the pupils of the Salem .schools,
wh'lc keeping an eye oh tho" legislature
for a favorable opportunity to Introduce
a bill. Tbt bill which was proposed sev
eral days ago -absolutely prohibited the
sale or cigarette within the state, and
was considered too stringent.
KING OF THE ROGUE
Humes1 . Fishing Monopoly Is
- ; Threatened.
OWNS-MILES OF BORDER LAND
Representatives From Coos and Curry
Endeavoring to Have Special Act
for Riparian Owners Re
pealed by Legislature.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 23. (Spealal.) R.
D. Hume, salmon king of Rogue River,
has come to Salem to rout his enemies'
who are trying In the Legislature to
deprive him of his fishing monopoly on
that stream. His foes are chiefly Rob
ert Burns, Representative from Coos
and Curry, .who occupies the seat In
which Mr. Hume helped to make laws
last session, and S. B. Hermann, repre
sentative from Coos. On neither gen
tleman does Mr. Hume waste any love,
and Mr. Burns Is especially lacking In
grace In his sight.
Burns Introduced a bill to repeal the
special act which confers on riparian
owners in Curry the exclusive right to
take salmon in front of their property.
The act was passed In JS99, repojted
to have been passed at his instigation.
As Hume owns riparian rights on both
Hides of Rogue River In Curry for eight
consecutive miles on one bank and 16
on the other; ho claims unto himself
the sole right to operate seines and
driftnets in that part of the stream
which is fringed by his lands. Glllnct
tcrs have defied him and- he has
brought suit. The question is now in
Judge Hamilton's court, where Mr.
Hume does not expect It to end, and he
says the Supreme Court will surely
take a whirl at It.
'"But." exclaimed Hume today,
"they'll never take my rights away, at
least not while the old man lives. I've
got too much grit and to much stuff."
Hume is very indignant that the Leg
islature should bother with the matter
when it is In the courts and would like
to know whether the lawmaking body
remembers the Judiciary this with all
due respect to the lawmakers. He says
that he has been working for 40 years
to accumulate the rights which he now
possesses and that he cannot be de
prived of them, and that If the Legisla
ture tries to do so it will find' that it
cannot invalidate vested rights.
"A Republican Legislature," said ho
today, "will not pass a bill to despoil
a good Republican of 40 years' stand
ing lOe .me at the demand of a Demo
crat like Burns," and showered on
that gentleman's- head a number of
compliments which Burns would not
like to hear.
But Burns says, he has heard them; In
fact, that they were a part of the cam
paign last June, but In spite oC them
he was elected on a pledge to the peo
ple of Curry and Coos Counties to re
peal the act which has given Hume his
special privileges. Burns declares that
tho monopoly on Rogue River is intol
erable and that the people, will not
stand for it any longer than they can
.free themselves Zorn It. ,
To which allegations Hume does de
mur most -ehcmently, saying that tuo
people of Curry are with him and that
when they have It in their power they
will send him to the Legislature as
often as he desires to go. Ho would be
sitting In the lower house now, he
says. If he had gone after the place,
but he wanted the nomination for Sen
ator. His enemies, however, com
passed his defeat and nominated Coke,
who was elected by only nine votes.
Hume avers that every one of those
nine and more beside came from Curry
County, and that Coke would havo been
sacrificed but for succor from the Hume
element. If he had wished to defeat
the regular Republican nominee, Hume
says, he could have done It and elected
himself Independent, but such is his
loyalty to Republican regularity that
he would not commit such a political
crime.
Burns' hill came up for final passage
last Friday, but was referred back to
tho committee on fisheries of the House.
Another bill which Hume will work
to kill is one Introduced by Mayger to
double licenses of gear and canneries
and cold, storage plants In the Interest
of the fishery fund. This fund is In
tended for maintenance of the Fish
Warden and his deputies and of sal
mon hatcheries, for which licenses
have been Insufficient. Hume doesn't
like to pay licenses, for ho says none
of the money paid by him goes back
to Rogue River. He says he has paid
out $60,000 all by himself to stock
R.ogue River.
To clear up a doubtful constitutional
question a concurrent resolution was In
troduced by Graham of Marion In the
House this morning. The resolution is
to abolish the section of the constitution
which provides that while an amendment
is awaiting the vote of the electors or the
action of the Legislature, no other amende
mcnt shall be proposed.
By the bill Introduced by Representa
tive Griffin, the salaries of the Couny
Judge and Treasurer of Lane County arc
increased from 5S00 per year to $1209 "each.
By the bill of Representative Shook, the
Assessor of Klamath County Is to receive
$1300 a year instead of JSCO.
The House today adopted Senator Not
tingham's Joint resolution for a Joint com
mittee of five to Investigate the Boys'
and Girls Aid Society of Portland.
In order that members of Joint com
mittees may be compensated only for
actual expenses when on their missions
of duty, a Joint resolution was adopted
'by the House today. The resolution came
from Smith of Josephine, and alms chief
ly to prevent members from collecting
mileage whon traveling .on passes. The
committee on resolutions reported the
resolution without recommendation,
whreat Smith announced himself as ex
ceeding glad that he bad been able to get
back one resolution from committee with
out adverse report.
Bailey called, for light, asking whether
the resolution would permit collection
from the state of 3 cents a mile for rail
road, fare.
"Tea." replied Smith. "I'd be willing to
allow any member who pays his fare 10
cents a mile. The resolution was adopted
against less than half a dozen negative
votes.
Whether Captain John Mullan really did
receive compensation for his labors In
collecting $100,000 for the State of Oregon
from the Federal Government. -anJ wheth
er the amounts paid him by the records
arc adequate for his services is a Ques
tion with which the present Legislature
must wrestle, just as several other ses
sions have done. In Governor Chamber
lain's appeal to -both houses for the re
lief of theold Indian fighter and lawyer
It Is apparent that the Governor believes
Captain Mullan never received a cent."
But according tu the Journal of the Sen
ate for the session of 1SS3 it seems that
nearly $10,000 has already been paid out.
A committee of which J. K. Walt was
chairman reported at that session that
be had been paid and that Mullan
had been employed by Governor Thayer
without contract.
The next session, however, appropriated
$31923 for Captain Mullan. Ten years
later, a committee' of tho Legislature of
1901 decided that Captain Mullan was not
entitled to receive any money. -Captain
Mullan's perennial bill has not yet ap
peared at this session, but from the re
cent communication of Governor Cham
berlain asking the matter to be settled
forever. It Is apparent that Its appearance
may be confidently expected.
To requIrcSheriffs to keep a record of
the addresses of taxpayers on stubs of
tax receipts Is the purpose of a bill passed
by the House this morning. The bill -Was
introduced by Representative Welch.
That the Willamette River from Port
land to Corvallis may be opened and Im
proved. Cornett of Linn this afternoon In
troduced a bill In the House for the cre
ation of a board of Internal commerce
commissioners, to be composed of the
Governor, Secretary of State and State
Treasurer, and for an appropriation of
$23,000, boart)t serve without pay.
Within, five daj's from the close of the
Fall .fishing season, owners of fishtraps
are to pull the piling driven for fishtraps
from the bed of the Columbia River, ac
cording to a House bill ofLaws of Clat
sop. The plling may be replaced ten days
before the commencement of the Spring
fishing season. Fines of $50 to $500 are
provided.
For better water supply for state Insti
tutions, Graham, of Marion, this morn
ing introduced In the House a Joint reso
lution providing for a Joint committee to
Investigate.
MARRIAGE LICENSE NOT RAISED
Speaker Casts the Vote That Decides
Against the Change.
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) The
price of marriage licenses will stay
fixed at $3. for the house today failed to
pass the bill to Increase the sum to $3.
The vote on the passage was 28 yeas and
29 nays.
The bill carao from J. N. Teal, of the
Taxpayers' League of Portland, and was
Introduced by Hudson of Multnomah 11
days ago. It was reported favorably by
the Committee on Assessment and Taxa
tion and seemed likely to pass. But Kay
of Marion threw the harpoon Into the
measure when It came up today for final
passage, and It perished without anybody
to say a kind word for It Hudson made
no attempt to save Its life. N
Kay argued that the real purpose of the
marriage license was not to Talse revenue
but to defray the expense of the necessary
recording of marriages. He therefore con
tended that a $5 fee was excessive and
that many poor men could not afford to
pay it. Amid tho grins of the House the
roll was called and the yeas and nays
were as follows:
Ayes Mesra. Bailey. Blakley. Bramhall.
Burger?. Capron. Chamberlain. Colwell, Crang.
Donnelly. Graham. Henderson. Hermann, Hol
comb. Hudson. Huntley. Jagger, Jayne. Kll
llngsworth. Laws, Linthlcum. Mayger. McLeod.
Mulr. Sltz, Steiner. Von der Hellen. Went.
Mills 28.
Noes Messrs. Rimes, Bingham. Bums of
Clatsop. Burns of Coos and Curry, Caldwell.
Calvert, Cavender, Cole, Cooper. Cornett, Dob
bin. Edwards, Fawk. Flint. Gray, Griffln.
Jackron, Kay. Mears. Mile. Munkers. Newell.
Richie. Settlemler. Shook. Smith of Baker.
Smith of Josephine. Vawtcr. West 29.
AIMED AT FAITH HEALERS.
Senate Bill Ostensibly Recognizes Os
teopaths as Physicians,
SALEM, Ol. Jan. 23. (Spcclai.)-A bill
for an act wnich would recognize osteo
paths as "physloians and surgeons," and
which requires parents and guardians of
minors to provide prompt medical and
surgical care and treatment In case of
sickness or Injury, has been Introduced In
the Senate by Senator Coshow. The bill
says:
Physicians and surgeons only who are au
thorized by law to practice their profession
in the State of Oregon shall be authorized
to render medical or surgical services in
such cases; provided, that doctors of oste
opathy having graduated from a reputable
school of osttopothy and duly permitted to
practice within this state, shall be Includ
ed within the terms "physicians and sur
geons" as used In this act; and, provided
further, that this act shall not be construed
to prohibit parents or guardians In auch
cases from using and administering such
medicines and remedies as pharmacists are
allowed or authorized to sell or dispense in
the State of Oregon.
A fine of $35 or Imprisonment for 20 days
Is the penalty provided for -violation of
the law. The bill Is evidently aimed at
Christian Scientists, and faith healers.
'DEAL WITH MARION MEN.
Executive Mansion Appropriation In
stead of That for- State Fair.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 23. (Special) To
give up the state fair for one year and
devote the money therefor to the pur
chase of an executive mansion Is the sub
stance of an ageemcnt said to have been
made In the House by members of Marlon
and Multnomah delegations. A bill will
bo Introduced In the House tomorrow ap
propriating $14.0 for the purchase of the
Patton residence, and this bill will come
from a member of the Multnomah dele
gation, with the understanding that the
Marlon delegation will make no effort to
secure the annual appropriation for the
state fair.
This agreement has been made between
Graham of Marion and the Multnomah
members, with whom Graham co-operated
In organising the House. Other Marlon
members, however, do not like the deal
and may attempt to break It, so far as
It relates to the state fair. Governor
Chamberlain vetoed a bill two years ago
because one of Its appropriations was for
an executive mansion. He declares he
will not live In the house even If the state
should buy it.
STUDY OF CRIMINALS.
Laboratory and Director Provided in
BUI Before Senate.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.)-A. lab
oratory for the study of criminals, with a
director at a salary of $1500. Is provided
for by Senate bill 145. Introduced by
BrownelL by request
Senator Sichel today Introduced a bill
authorizing Circuit Courts to parol con
victed men after sentencing them, which
parols shall last only during good be
havior. Under the provisions of Carter's Senate
bill 133 the salary of the District At
torney In Jackson and Josephine is to be
$3000, and in Klamath and Lake $1500.
Senator Kuykendall today introduced a
bill for the creation of a State Board of
Control, to have charge of all the state
Institutions and buildings at Salem, with
power to appoint one purchasing agent
for all. The board Is to be composed, of
the Governor, Secretary of State and
State Treasurer. The new board Is to
succeed the present boards In 1907. when
the proposed fiat salary law will take
effect-
Weston Farmers Buy Fine Stallion.
WESTON, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) Wes
ton farmers have been keen of late years
to Improve the breed of their workhojses.
Today 14 of them" paid $4000 to Burgess &
Gray for a black Percheron stallion, 6
years old, having organized a company
for the purpose. Xo such a figure was
ever paid before for a drafthorse In this
part of the state.
BURNS SCORES IN HOUSE
ASTORIA CHARTER BILL REFER
RED TO CLATSOP DELEGATION. '
Legislature Will Very Probably Ac
cspt Tuttle's Amendments and
Pass Over Governor's Veto-
.. SALEM. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.)
The fight over the Astoria charter
promises to become a combat in the
House tomorrow. The contest lies be
tween Burns (Dem.) of the House, and,
Tuttie (Rep.) of the Senate, and tho
issue is the control of the police force.
Burns was master of the situation in
the House today and Tuttie In the Sen
ate. Laws, another Democrat in tho
House, seems to be sort of a neutral
power.
The fight will come when Tuttle's
bill,- which passed the Senate today,
comes Into the House. Tuttie aimed to
have his amendments put into Bums'
bill. The Legislature Is very llkely
to accept his amendments because of
Its predominating Republican senti
ment. Governor Chamberlain will then
veto and the Legislature may pass the
bill over his negative.
The expected fight over the Astoria
charter did not occur in the
House today. Burns, of Clatsop,
who hotly alleged last week that
the charter bill had been spirited
away by members of the Committee on
Cities and Towns, had cooled off. This
morning he asked to have the bill referred
to the Clatsop delegation, of which he
and Laws, both Democrats, are members.
In order to defeat the amendments offered
by Senator Tuttie. Republican.
The matter was not In order Just then
and was deferred until this afternoon.
Hermann, member of the Committee on
Cities and Towns, moved to refer the bill
back to his committee, but Burns prompt
ly moved an amendment so as to keep the
bill from that committee and to refer It to
himself and his colleague. He won his
point.
. The bill was originally referred to the
Committee on Cities and Towns and was
reported back to the House with recom
mendation that It pass, by a mistake of
the committee. The amendments. of Sena
tor Tuttie would have been favorably con
sidered by the committee. Their aim Is
to take from the Democratic Council of
Astoria control of the police department
and to change the city election from Oc
tober to June. Burns' bill would amend
the charter as to sewer and street assess
ments, empower the City Council to grant
leave of absence to members of the city
government and would extend the city
limits.
MILLER CALLS IT GAG LAW.
Disposal of Bills Proposed by Mal
arkey Meets Defeat.
SALEM. Or... Jan. 23. (Special.) Sen
ator Malarkey's resolution for an amend
ment of the Senate rules so that bills ad
versely reported may bo more easily dis
posed of met defeat today after a vigor
ous debate. Opponents- of the resolution
looked upon it as an attempt to give com
mittees more power and prevent members
from having a fair chance to discuss their
bills upon their merits.
Malarkey's proposal was that whenever
a committee reports adverselj- upon any
bill It shall be the duty of the President,
without any motion being made, to put
the question, "shall the further considera
tion of this bill be Indefinitely postponed?"
Senators Malarkey and Rand, of the
committee on resolutions, recommended
the adoption of the proposed rule; Senator
Smith, the other member of the commit
tee, submitted a minority report opposing
the adoption of the rule. Senator Smith
said he could see no reason for the adop
tion of the rule, and asserted that under
such a rule a meritorious bill could be
thrown out when the author of the bill
Is absent or not paying attention.
"A member has no right to be absent."
asserted' Malarkey, and he agreed that the
proposed rule would expedite business.
Some members might hesitate to move
that their own bills be Indefinitely post
poned, and others would hesitate to make
the motion for them. The rule was
adopted In the House last year, he said,
and worked satisfactorily.
Senator Miller denounced the rule as
an attempt at gag law and as un-American,
un-Democratlc and un-Republlcan.
Senator Malarkey having expressed the
opinion that the state would be better off
If a lot of the bills were killed, and also
that bills, .should be reported by commit
tees as early as possible. Senator Miller
replied by calling attention to the number
of bills Introduced by Malarkey and said
that one of his (Miller's) bills has been
held up by one of Malarkey's committees
for two weeks.
HOURS FOR TRAINMEN.
Railroad Representatives and Em
ployes Present Cases.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 23. (SpeciaL)
Representatives of the Southern Pa
cific and O. R. & N. had three "hours'
debate tonight before the Senate com
mittee on revision of laws over Ma
larkey's bill which provides that train
men shall not work more than 14 hours
at a. stretch, and when arriving at a
terminal station after nine consecu
tive hours of duty shall not go to
work again without nine hours' rest.
The committee ,was evenly divided
and will report the bill without recom
mendation, Malarkey and Coshow fa
votJng passage and Bowerman and
Rand opposing, the fifth member,
Mays, not attending.
W. W. Cotton, attqrney for the O. R.
& N. and J. P. O'Brien, superintendent,
were present: also A. D. Fenton. at
torney for the Southern Pacific, and
L. R. Fields, superintendent, and J. D.
McGuire, superintendent of the Astoria
&. Columbia River. The trainmen were
represented br C C Loucks, conductor.
W. F. Bales, switchman, and N. J.
Lovejoy. engineer.
The trainmen alleged that employes
are worked from 11 to 20 hours at a
stretch and are frequently so weari
ng to be completely unfitted for serv
ice and to be unable to protect the
lives In their keeping. Ther Insisted
that tho- bill would be a proper and
fair act. Spokesmen for the companies
replied that no such act Is in force
anywhere In the United States and
would seriously hamper their traffic,
and declared that no accidents had oc
curred from overworking of the men.
A petition from employes of the Asto
ria road w4 presented protesting
against the passage of the bill.
Investigation of Railway Land.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.)
Whether the State of Oregon should ex
tend Its system of Investigation to the
affairs of the Federal Land Department
by appointing a Joint committee to in
vestigate the manner in which the North
ern Pacific .Railroad Company acquired
400,000 acres of timber lands In this" state
is a question upon which there Is prospect
for a controversy. The resolution provid
ing for a Joint committee was Introduced
in the House by Representative Cavender,
of Linn County, and was referred to the
House committee on resolutions.- -
Those who believe that the Investigating
committee should be appointed take the
ground that the Industrial interests of
the state are affected by the manner In
which Government timber lands lave
been acquired by corporations, it is with
in the province of the state Legislature to
investigate the subject and memorialize
Congress. There are others who believe
that the state can accomplish nothing
by Investigating the affairs ofvtbe United
States Land Department.
It has been intimated that when the
resolution reaches 'the Senate, If it. gets
there, it will be opposed on the ground
that the state should not attempt to In
vestigate matters of that kind.
OPPOSITION TO LOCAL OPTION.
Jayne's Bill May Not Pass in "its
" Prent4Shape..
SALEM, Or.. Janv 23. (SpeciaDStrong
opposition to the proposed amendment of
the local option Jaw Is cropping out in
both houses,, and It seems unlikely that
the blir introduced by Representative
Jayne, of Wasco, will, pass In the present
shape. The measure now contains - an
emergency clause, which. In all probabil
ity, will cause Govcror Chamberlain to
use his veto If the bill reaches him as now
framed.
The bill cites that existing conditions
are such that immediate operation of the
amendment Is necessary for the peraerva
tion of the public peace health and safety,
and that therefore 1$ should be exempted
from the referendum, but Governor Cham
berlain said tonight be did not see how
the sale or non-sale of liquor could create
such .an emergency, though he- would not
commit himself as to whether he would
veto tho act If the emergency clause were
included.
It in deemed essential to .the euccees of
the amendment that it should escape the
referendum by means of the emergency
clause: otherwise the amendment might
be held up by demand for the referendum
until the general election of 1906. Can
vass of the two houses' shows that the
fight will be very close. There is no deny
ing that the Legislature favors making
the law a precinct lotal option act. but
many of the men who regard the law vl-
clous declare they will oppose such
amendment as has been offered. These
men come from outside Multnomah, and
It may be said of the Multnomah members
that they will probably stand hy tho
present Wll. excepting perhaps Notting
ham. The bill was referred today to the house
committee on revision of laws, composed
of Mulr of Multnomah. Burns of C003
and Curry, and Vawter of Jackson. Vaw
ter has declared himself opposed to the
amendment, though he thinks the law
should be changed. If Burns shall follow
the dry mandate of his constituents in
Curry and Coos, he will be of the Earns
mind.
There la little question that an amend
ment which should not greatly alter the
law would be passed, but the legislators
are chary of changing the- people's law.
as they call It. to the extent of abolishing
option by counties and groups of pre
cincts and of raising the percentage of
signatures for a prohibition election from
10 to 40 per cent of the registered voters
of the precincts.
The Legislature in its present mind
would probably be willing to amend the
law to the extent proposed In the Jayne
bill If the amendments were submitted to
the ratification of the people.
Action on House Bills.
SALEM, Or. Jan. 22. (SpeciaL) Action
oh bills In the House was taken today as
follows:
H. B. 90, by Hudson To raise marriage
license fe to $S; failed to pass, 28 ayes;
29 noes: 3 not voting.
H. B. 93. by Newell To regulate sale of
fertilizers: passed.
H. B. SO, by Welch Requiring Sheriffs to
ascertain addresses of taxpayer: passed.
H. B. 05, by Mulr -Peflnlng duties of ex
ecutors so aa to prevent; title from descend
ing to heirs of executors: pssscd.
H. B. 30, by Muir To cure defects In
deeds and Judicial sales made by executors,
etc.: passed.
H. B. OS. by Mayger To provide penalty
for casting sawdust or lumber waste Into
streams; passed. .
Douglas County Officers' Salaries.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) Doug
las County officers are hereafter to re
ceive the following salaries, according to
the House bill Introduced this afternoon
by Vawter:
County Clerk, $SO00: Sheriff. $2200; Depu
ty Sheriff, $1200: Deputy Sheriff, $1000:
County Judge. $1000; County Treasurer.
$1000; Assessor. $1000: School Superintend
ent, $1000: County Commissioners, $3 per
day for each day employed in attendance
at County Court.
As" It Is stated an emergency exists, the
emergency clause is added.
STOLEN JEWELS ARE RETURNED
Found Burled in Box in Grounds of
, Pasadena Hotel.
PASADENA. CaL. Jan. 23. The $20,000
worth of Jewelry stolen from the room of
Mrs. W. D. Edey last Saturday have been
found and returned to their owner. Chief
of Police Freeman, of Pasadena, and
Captain Austin, of the detective force,
found the box of Jewels where they had
been burled in the grounds of the Ray
mond Hotel, and returned them to Mrs.
Edey tonight
It was ascertained by Chief Freeman
that the Jewels had been taken from
Mrs. Edey's room, presumably by the
bell boy, Wilson, and turned- over to
Gaston, whom the police believe engi
neered the affair. They were sent by
mall to "Harry Kellam Black at Mon
rovia," according to the police story.
New Creamery for Pendleton.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Jan. 23.-(Speclal.)
Alex Knight. Jr.. of. Union, Or., and O. E.
Harper, of La Grande, manager of the
La Grande Creamery, have made arrange
ments to put up and operate a creamery
at "Pendleton. Or. Mr. Knight will move
.there, and Mr. Harper will remain and
have charge of the La Grande Creamery,
and they will be the sole owners of ihe
Pendleton plant. The first milk to be
used will be shopped from the La Grande
Creamery, as there Is an excess supply
belng received here now.
HE FOUND IT
Just as Recommended.
"I bought a fifty-cent package of Pyra
mid Pile Cure from my druggist, and
have used two-dollar packages since. I
find them just as you recommended them
to be I have not felt the least sign of
plies Mnce using- your remedy three
months ago. If you want to use my name
ycu may do so,' as I do feel like a new
man. I now have no trouble with the
dreadful, aggravated disease.
"I meant to write you sooner, but
thought I would wait until I was cured!
I thank you for your wonderful Pile Cure.
I was a great sufferer from piles." Fred
Deerr, R. F. D. 4. New Brunswick, N. J.
Seldom, if ever, is there any doubt about
the effect produced by the use of Pyra
mid Pile Cure, as Is shown by the experi
ence given above. The proprietors of this
remedy have thousands of similar letters
on file, and surely no better proof of the
merit of the preparation could be asked;
when It Is borne In mind that these let
ters are wholly unsolicited.- there Is cerr
talnly cause for pride in the remedy.
Pyramid Pile Cure Is sold by druggists
for fifty cents a package, and If yours
hasn't it he will get It for you if asked to
do so. -Accept no substitutes, and re
member there la no other remedy "Just
as good." Every one Is urged to write
Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall. Mich., for
their little book" describing the causes and
cure Qf piles, as It affords much useful
information and is sent free for the
asking.
THAT FOOD MAY BE PURE
BILL INTRODUCED tH HOUSE BY
CAPRON OF MULTNOMAH
Result of Conferences Between Dairy
men's Association, Food Commls-
sloner and Others Interested.-
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 23. (SpeciaL) A pure
food bill was Introduced In the House by
Capron of Multnomah lafe this afternoon.
The State Dairy and Food Commission
er's salary Is raised from $1S00 to $2500,
and $1200 a year Is allowed for traveling
expenses. A chemist deputy shall draw
$1200.
Butter must not contain more than 1ft
per cent water, nor milk more than S8
per cent One-fourth of per cent of
milk solids required In. evaporated cream
must be butterfat, and this product may
be labeled "evaporated cream." eProcess,
butter and oleomargarine must be
stamped as such, and eating places serv
ing Imitations must display notices.
A state brand for butter and cheese is
provided for, $1 being charged for the
stencil required of each, creamery. Any
one falsely reading" the Babcock test is
subject to fine. Cheese must be stamped
according to grade. Imitation Jellies must
be so stamped, and bakers using Imita
tions must display notice.
Adulterated spice?, cider and vinegar
cannot be sold as pure. Adulterated
wmes must be stamped "half wine" and
"made wine," according to grade. The
Gftmmlssloncr and his deputies may enter
any factory, creamery or stable for the
purposes of Inspection. Heavy fines are
provided for violation.
The bill is the result of several confer
ences between the State Dairymen's As
sociation. Food Commissioner Bailey and
others directly interested.
FOR CHILDREN WHO WORK.
Certificate Must Be Obtained From
County School Superintendent
SALEM. Or., Jan. 23. (SpeciaL)
More co-operation between school au
thorities and the Board of Child Labor
Inspectors la one of the objects of the
bill amending the child labor law in
troduced in the House by Bailey, of
Multnomah this afternoon.
When a child under 16 wishes to
take employment he must first obtain
from the County School Superintendent
a certificate showing his school at
tendance and age. Thte child Is to
keep this certificate, being allowed to
present It to several employers. The
employer obtains from tho Child La
bor Inspectors blank certificates upon
which he copies the record of the
school certificate for his own protec
tion. The law is not to apply to children
Loutside of cities and towns. Another
changn is tnat during vacation cnna
ren may work without certificates.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
James Catching.
MARSH FIELD, Or., Jan. 23. (SpeciaL) x
James Catching died this morning at
his home near Sumner. He was born In
Tennessee In 127, came overland to Ore
gon with his brother Ephralm and
camped where Portland now stands In
1347. Ho was one of the first white men
to visit the Coos Bay country, coming
here in 1552. Two years ago he was
awarded a pension for service In the Caj
use Indian War. A wife, .two soii3 -and
two daughters survtve-hlm.
Medford Store Changes Hands.
MEDFORD, Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) D.
H. Miller, one of the pioneer merchants
of Medford, today sold his hardware busi
ness to Garnett & Roberts, lately from
Oklahoma.
Women, from their sedentary habits,
are often subject to headache and consti
pation. These are quickly removed by
Carter's- Little Liver Pills.
There's nothing more appe
tizing nor comforting than a
cup of GhirardellPs Ground
Chocolate. It's the most
warming drink under the
sun and delicious, beyond
description. .
."Fine for 4akes and pastry.
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