6: THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1905. ANTI SALOON LEAGUERS ROUSE IRE OF OREGON LEGISLATORS HINT AT A MACHINE Members Flooded by Messages of Anti Workers. REPLIES.ARE VERY VIGOROUS Unwarranted Aspersions Said to Have Been Cast Upon Their Character by Lobbyists, Churches'- and Preachers of Portland. SALEM. Or., Feb. l.-(Spccial.)-Thc insistent work of Anti-Saloon Leaguers, Prohibitionists and others on the floor of the two houses and in the lobby against amendment of the local option law and the bill for a constitutional convention has aroused the ire of members of both houses. Yesterday, when those workers were as thick as files on the floor of the House, a resolution. Introduced by Cap ron of Multnomah, was adopted on sus pension of the rules, to keep outside the har all persons to whom the courtesies of the House had not been extended. Some members declare unwarrented as persions have been cast upon them by the lobbyists, and by churches and preachers of Portland. They denounce their critics as moved by intolerance and as wanting in Christian charity. They say floods of protesting letters have come from so many directions as to show the existence of an organization that would be de nounced as a machine were it carried on j by any other set of workers. j Before the House committee on revision of laws, which has in its possession the Jayno bill for amendment of the local option law, E. S. J. McAllister, attorney for the Anti-Saloon League, asserted with much warmth: "Any member of this Legislature who votes to amend that law will be buried in a political grave 1x76 feet deep." Mr. McAllister's remarks not only were full of protests but contained numerous threats that the Legislature In voting for the bill would bring down a tremendous storm op their heads. Other speakers at that meeting said the same thing and joined him in asserting that Legislators who should support the Jayne bill would brand themselves as servants of inlqui tious liquor Interests, which were trying to usurp the powers of the people. Such expressions aroused considerable feeling. The resolutions and letters have de clared that the Jayne bill and the Brown ell constitutional bill came from "political machines and liquor Interests," that a "general protest should go up from all self-respecting citizens" and that their passage would be "a crime against the citizens of the state." The most outspoken of those -who resent these imputations arc Senators Malarkey, Hodson and Sichel. To a minister In Portland who alleged that the bill for a constitutional conven tion was the result of a movement by po litical machines. Senator Malarkey re sponded as follows: A bill to provide for the calling of a con stitutional convention was Introduced In this Legislature., and was this morning:, after fitfj and fair discussion, defeated by a voto of 34 to 13. and 1 was one of thoe who votM for the bill. Toil t?ay this bill was a move ment on the partof political machines and thf liquor interests to set rid of the initiative and referendum, and make several. other accu sations along- the. same line. Who told you that? From whence did you get your Infor mation? 1 tell you what you say is absolutely untrue, and that the bill was introduced by a member who for the past 32 years ha, as a member of Oregon Legislatures, been adrocatlng a new constitution, and that it was supported by men Just as henest and reputable as you ere. and that members of this Legislature know better than 30U or ypur associates the circumstances connected with the introduction and consideration of this bill and have prob ably given more thought and consideration to the subject than you have. There was in no shape, manner or form any political machine or special interests or organisation back of this bill fof a constitutional convention, and there has not been a bill before this Senate upon which the votes of the members so thor oughly expressed their several uninfluenced in dividual Judgments as did this one. As a member of this body. I am doing my very best to serve my constituents and all of my constituents in an honest and capable manner. Every voto I cast is an honeet ex pression of my opinion on tho subject under consideration. On nearly every measure some of my colleagues differ from my views and vote accordingly, but I " do not on that ac count impugn their motives or accuse them of wrong. Much less should men who, like you, Trofes to be specially engaged in spreading the gospl of truth and charity, undertake to impugn the motives of men who don't hap pen to look at things through your glasses, particularly when the subject is one which they probably know more about than you do. Senator Sichel, of Multnomah, has sent the following reply to a prominent Y. M. C. A. worker in Portland: Being a public servant, I hold myself ready at all times for the service of my constituency, and at the same time I re serve the right to defend myself against any imputations such as have been cast upon my colleagues and myself within the last few days by many of the ministers and churches of the City of Portland. It seems that you, like many others. Judge the members of this body unjustly, and to use the old expression, you hang them and try them afterwards. By what reason do you and your friends con clude that because a certain bill Is introduced which does not agree with your views I must be a sort of a political outcast and be threat ened with political annihilation by you. Coming down to the facts in the case, I re member fully the election last June when tho eso-called local-option measure was before the people and was carried by a majority, al though small. I also am aware of the fact that, between last June and the election held in November last many controversies were published 5n our dally newspapers between some of the mint Timnnnnwd tiuAi.Anun(.. and 60-called pronlbltionlsts. claiming that xney voiea ror tno local-option measure in June under a misapprehension, and it seems to mo that this was proved by the result of the election In Jxovember. I am Just as much of a local-optionlsts as you are, and 1 reserve the right to interpret the law as I under stand it, which is that the present local option so-called Is not local option, but nro- hibltlon. and that the Legislature elected by tne people nas tne right to. amend laws passed by them if the people, by tbelr votes, declare that an error has been committed, as they did prove last November. So much for that. As to the constitutional convention proposi tion. I do not know whether this measure will pass at this session. I believe it will not. but even if It did, it would not be a proof that men voting for It would try to take away tho rights of the people. Is It not a fact that the very essence of our constitution Is the exprsion of the people and by the people. I want to repeat that I deem It very unjust and very intolerant to receive and to read such criticisms as have been made in Portland within tho last few days. I feel thai much 'more good could be accomplished for the public If the members of this Leglsla ture I mean thoao from Multnpmah County- would receive more of the confidence and sup port of the public As far as I am concerned. and as far as I can Judge, my colleagues Rnd mysolf have made every effort bo far to better the conditions of public affairs In Portland and the balance of the state, and any and for every vote that I have cast and will cast I am ready to assume my share of the responsibility. I trusfthat .my letter to you will be .accepted in the same spirit as it is addressed and meant. Senator Hodson In an interview said: One peculiarity which "has been noticed in all the communications received from different parties" and organizations In reference to the proposed amendment -of the local-option law has been the charge that tho "machine" was Intending to take euch action as would do away with the Initiative and referendum, and practically nullify the prohibition law adopted by the voters at tho Juno election. The cry "machine" Is very convenient and serves on all occasions. The feature which struck me roost forcibly was the fact that resolutions coming from half a dozen different sources were identical, even to punctuation. It seemed to mc that some body did have a machine and that it was in good working order. It did not eem. bow ever, to be the political machine against which ?o many people have railed so loudly. If machines have existed in the past, I do not remember to ha-e seen or heard of one that worked as smoothly as the one which prepared and ground out these uniform-resolutions. They ehow on their face that It was -impossible for to many different organizations aswere- repre sented to prepare and pass such resolutions without having been directed by some one per sonthe boss. If you please. My understanding has been that machines themselves, as well as machine xnetho3x, are very obnoxious: It therefore seems strange thaf the people who are complaining the loudest should be guided by what is clearly shown to be on of the smoothest-working outfits of Its kind that has ever appeared in the State of Oregon. It hardly Eecms to me that people who complain so loudly of machine methods would submit to being "bossed" as completely aa they 'apparently have been In this In stance. It goes to show that the fellow who talks the loudest about the methods of other people needs to be watched. Of course there are machines and machines. While I personally have nothing to say re garding the sentiments expressed, I have heard some very uncomplimentary remarks made by others who have reeelved copies of these machine-made resolutions. They seem to havo been prepared by somebody who was either grossly Ignorant or bent on giving ex pression to baso falsehoods. Realising that they were inspired by one or the other of those classes. I have not taken occasion to make any reply to them. When I receive a letter or other communication 'which accuses mc of venality I treat it with the contempt It deserves. I have no complaint to make, as such things are to be expected by anyone in public life. The clrcumstanco affords ouch a good opportunity for calling attention to one machine complaining about the alleged meth ods of another that I cannot help drawing your attention to it. CHARTERS OVER OPTION LAW Theory on Which House Passes Local Measures at Salem. SALEM. Or.. Fob. L - (Special.) Whether city charters enacted by the Legislature can supersede the local option law enacted under tho initiative and li cense gambling, and whether they .should bo passed so as to suspend the state Sun day law as to liquor traffic, were ques tions before the House tonight in consid eration of charter bills. The sentiment seemed to be that charters enacted after tho local option law could take prece dence. In fact, a number of such bills have already been passed, but the body is plainly oppoeed to suspending the general law as to gambling and Sunday closing of saloons. "Ar there any provisions in that con trary to the state law?" asked Smith of Josephine, when Cole's bill to amend the charter of Heppner was read by tltle. Cole said he thought not. Kay declared the members should know when they voted for charter bills whether they were conferring rights to Tcgulatc ealoons, especially regarding Sunday open ing. Smith declared that such regulation was no localjrnatter, and that the Legislature would have aa much right to allow a city to license burglars. Kay said that If the bills had not been properly examined by the cities and towns committee .he would insist that they bp read in full. "We did not road all of them for wo would have done nothing else,' cried Chairman Jagger. Cavender discovered a section in tho Heppner charter bill which gave tho city control over saloons, whereupon the bill was re-referred. Vawter said that in his Judgment char ter afcts, being special acts would super sede the "genornl state liquor act, known as the local option law. He read from the Medford charter bill provisions as to the liquor traffic Local Bills Passed by House. SALEM, Feb. 1. (Special.) House bills to amend the charters of tho fol lowing cities and towns were passed by tho House tonight: Yale, Antelope, Eu gene. Hood River; and Senate bills, Pendleton, lone, Springfield, Seaside, McMinnville, Island City, Ashland, John Day, St. Helens, Cornelius, Gresham and Milwaukie. Other bills passed were: To increase salary of Wallowa Coun ty Judge. To decrease salary of Josephine County Judge to $700; that of County Clerk to $1200. and Sheriff to $1600. To provide special fund for Columbia County. Authorizing a Deputy County Clerk In Lincoln County at $50 per month. To create a water commission for Sheridan. To fix the salary of Curry County Commissioners at $250 and that of Treasurer at $600-a year. To Increase the salary of the Klam ath County School Superintendent to $1,000. To make a 20 per cent cut In'Salarles of Benton County officers. To prevent stock from running at large in Sherman County. 'The following Senate local bills were passed: Fixing the salary of Clatsop County Clerk and Sheriff at $200d each. Fixing the salary of the Baker Coun ty School Superintendent at $1500 a year. To abolish the office of tho Baker County Recorder. To decrease the salary of the Sheriff of Baker County to $600 a year. Fixing the salary of the Deputy County Clerk of Baker at $1200. Opinion Differs on Commission. EUGENE. Or., Feb. L At a special meeting of the Eugene Commercial Club the following resolution was adopted: Whereas. The Eugene Commercial Club, be lieving the commercial interests of the Wil lamette Valley would be greatly benefited by the establishment of an Internal commercial commission, the deepening, dredging and im provement of the Willamette River between Portland and Corvallls, and the appropriation of $25,000 for the same; Resolved, That the representation from Lane County in both houses of the Legisla ture be requested to use their boat efforts to secure the passage of House Bill Jfo. 241. In troduced by Representative Cornett of Linn, entitled, "An act to create a board of. interna commerce commissioners, defining its dutlesf directing and authorizing the opening, deepen ing, dredging and improvement of the Wil lamette River between Portland and Corvallls. and appropriating $2S,000 therefor. While the Commercial Club Is supposed to reflect the business interests of tho city of Eugene and county of Lane, this action in support of such a measure seems not to meet with the Indorsement of taxpayers generally. Many havo ex pressed themselves against the senti ment of the resolution. Hung Jury in Slocum Case. NEW YORK. Feb. 1. The jury in the case of Henry Lundberg. former Assist ant Inspector of Steam Vessels, charged with manslaughter in connection with the ; General Slocum disaster, disagreed and were discharged. - ' SENATE VOTE CLOSE Constitution Convention Bill Is Put to Sleep. BROWNELL MAKES BIG SPEECH Senator Malarkey in Scathing Denun ciation of Portland Ministers Who Called in Question Honesty of Supporters of the Bill. SALEM, Or., Feb.j L (Special.) The constitutional convention bill was- defeat ed by the Senate this morning by a vote of IS to 14, with three members absenL Sixteen affirmative votes were necessary to pass the bill, and it lacked three of having that number. One of tho Senators absent. Booth, of Lane, would have been favorable, so that even with all present the bill would have lacked two votes of a sufficient number to pass It. Brownoll's speech In favor of the bill was the feature of the debate, and was one of the best bratorlcal efforts that has been heard In the Senate In many years. A scathing denunciation of the Portland ministers- who called in question the honor and Integrity of men who favor the con stitutional convention, was voiced by Sen ator Malarkey, who charged the pulpit eers with trifling with the truth and Jug gling with the "reputations of men who are trying to do their duty as they sec it. "Men who will say things that are not true without Investigating the facts are as guilty of falsehood as men who first Investigate and then make the assertions knowing their falsity." exclaimed the Senator from Multnomah, and ho charac terized the assailing ministers as men so narrow of mind that they cannot attrib ute hone3ty of purpose to any one who differs from them in opinion. Before the discussion of the bill Senator Brownell moved to strike out that pro vision of the bill which requires that 30 of the delegates to the constitutional con vention rhall be appointed by the Supreme CourU saying In behalf of his motion that the people can bo trusted to select the delegates and that it would be extremely unwise to provide any other method of appointment. The provision waa stricken out In opening the discussion In behalf of his bill, Senator Brownell said that he has felt for many years that the constitution should be amended because its provisions arc so unsoilted to present conditions- that It is being constantly violated. "Every man who has sat upon the Su preme Bench In this state In recent years, almost every man who has occupied a state office, and nearly every member of a state Legislature, has openly violated that fundamental law of the state," de clared the Senator from Clackamas, "and there are those, who expect us to go on violating the constitution wc took a sol emn oath to uphold, rather than draft a new constitution which wo can obey." He then cited the provisions of the con stitution which he would havo amended, mentioning tho following as sections which are now being violated, or which should be changed on the ground" of pub lic policy: The provision that all state institutions shall be located at the capital. The section fixings the salaries of the state officers. The section disfranchising negroes. The section limiting the number of members of the Legislature to SO. The section making the Secretary of State both purchasing agent and auditor. The section prescribing tho method of managing state land affairs. The sections limiting the number of Su preme judges to three and prescribing the jurisdiction of Circuit Judges. The .section prohibiting tho changing of the compensation of the State Printer dur ing his term of office and requiring that hp be paid by rates. He also advocated the insertion of a new section which would enable the Governor to veto single Items of appropriation bills, a new section governing corporations j that they can be compelled to bear their just proportion of taxes. "Just think, gentlemen, what this doc ument is we are asked to continue in ex istence. It was a very admirable docu ment In its day. and was a credit to the Intelligent and patriotic men who framed it. But that Instrument was drawn nearly half a century ago, before Lin coln was elected, before slavery was abolished, before a railroad connected the Atlantic with the Pacific and before industrial organizations had been formed as they are known today. "We live in a new age and under new conditions, and we need a new constitution. "It is nonsense to talk about the Legis lature passing a flat salary law In the face of the constitutional provision upon that subject. The constitution fixes the. salary of the Governor at $1500 a year, of the Secretary of State at $1S00 and tho State Treasurer at $S00. All of you know that every man who has occupied tho of fice of State Treasurer and has been reasonably careful In the handling of his money has grown Immensely rich. Now, can you tell me how he does It on a salary of $500 a year? ' "The section of the constitution govern ing tho office of State Printer was drawn years ago by an early incumbent of that office. Everyone knows that th,o Print er's office is an immense graft, so dis graceful that such conditions would cause the dead to turn over in their graves even in Delaware and Pennsyl vania. And yet we talk about honesty and fidelity to the people." Senator Brownell read a resolution adopted by a Portland Christian En deavor Society in opposition to the con vention bill, and said that it grieved him to be charged with trying to abro gate the initiative and referendum and laws enacted under it. "Why, my dear friends." ho continued, "It was I who introduced in this Senate the resolution for the initiative and referendum amendment, and when it was first proposed, my volco alone was raisca in its support. I still believe in tho lfiP tiatlve and referendum, and before I would do anything to Interefere with it, I would cut off this right hand and this left hand. It grieves me, Mr. President, to have anyone mako the base insinua tion that has been made by these Cbrls tlon Endeavor people. I can only say that there are people who go to church and -who are highminded and honest, who live outside of Portland." Senator Pierce, opposed tho bill, admit ting that there are a half dozen sections of the constitution which he would llko to see amended, but which he thinks could be changed by proceeding under the Initiative, thus saving the $100,000 which he said a constitutional convention would cost. If a new constitution should be drafted, it would bo rejected by the people. He read a petition signed by 70 residents of Oregon City opposing the convention bill, and asTied Senator Browueir what he thought of that, "I have only to say that down in Ore gon City, as in other places you can get signatures to any kind of a petition at any time and for any purpose," was the quick response. Senator Malarkey favored the constitu tional convention and said that the bill had been favorably reported by unani mous action of the judiciary committee. His chief reason for desiring amendment of the constitution is that the present constitution Is being continually violated and nothing Is more demoralizing than open disregard of law. It Is a bad exam ple, far-reaching in Its evil effectsr He Insisted that tho constitution cannot be satisfactorily amended by piecemeal, as proposed by Senator Pierce, who has ad mitted that at least a half dozen changes should bo made. Senator Rand praised the' present con stitution as a proper instrument for the time It was adopted, but Insisted that the Legislature should not be called upon to pass a law giving the Governor a salary of $1500 a year, when the constitution, which all members have sworn to up hold, fixes the salary at $1500. He denied that the purpose of this convention bill is to abrogate the initiative and refer endum, and said that if that clause of the constitution Is as dear to the peoplo as Its .friends contend it Is, they should not be afraid to have it submitted to a vote again. Senator Miller opposed the bill upon the ground that the people are not de manding a constitutional convention. Tho vote was as follows: Ayes Brownell, Coc. Coke, Farrar, Hobson. Hodson. Holman. Loughary. Malarkey. Rand. Sichel, Whealdon and President Brownell 13. Noes Avery. Bowcrman. Carter. Coshow. Crolsan. Haines". Howe. Laycock, Miller. Not tingham. Pierce. Smith. Tuttle, Wright 14. Absent Booth. McDonald, Mays 3. APPEAL TO THE COURTS. Constitutional Convention Advocates Say Violations Must Cease. SALEM, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) Advo cates of the constitutional convention who were turned down In the Senate today, say that payment of money from the state treasury In contravention of the present constitution, will be enjoined by sults In the courts. This applies par ticularly to payment of unconstitutional salaries and to appropriations for state Institutions located away from the stato capital. Flagrant violations of the corf stltutlon must cease, is the word that has gone out, and if this cannot be accom plished by amendment of the constitu tion it will bo by appeal to the courts. "A movement is on foot," said Senator Brownell this evening, "to enjoin pay ment of any money from the treasury of the Stato of Oregon-in violation of the constitution. Thero are people In this state who are getting tired of this dis regard of law, and they propose to see It stopped. "We havo been going on here for years and years, paying unconstitutional sal aries and making appropriations for pub lic institutions away from the capital. At every session of the Legislature appro priations are made for several normal schools and other institutions, all ot which are located away from the seat of govern ment in contravention of the plalrty and direct requirements of the fundamental law of this state. "Efforts have been made a number of times to call a convention so as to amend the constitution, but these efforts have been defeated, and defeated by men who ask that appropriations be mado contrary to tho constitution which they refuse to have changed. "When the convention bill was voted upon la the Senate today. Senators Pierce, Smith and Carter, who come from coun ties where there are normal schools, vot ed against the measure- Their votes would have carried the convention bill, but they are unwilling to have the consti tution amended and want appropriations made in violation of it. "We have been going on here for nearly 50 years under the, burden of the gigantic graft In the Stato Printer's office, and tho Legislature will neither give relief nor call a convention so that the consti tution can be amended. "Under various subterfuges we have been paying unconstitutional salaries to state officers, but that is going to stop. It is against normal schools that the first move will be made, for it is felt that there is the least reason for their con tinuance. Suits mentioned by Senator Brownell will be brought In pursuance of the de cision of the Supreme Court in the East ern Oregon Asylum case. In which the court rendered a decision perpetually en joining expenditures of state funds for building of an asylum In Union County. The court held the appropriation for this purpose was invalid, because in jcontra veation of that section of the constitu tion which requires that all state institu tions shall be located at the scat of gov ernment. CRANG DISPLACES THOMAS. Object of New Port of Portland Com mission Bill in House. SALEM, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) A new Port of Portland Commission is named In the House bill introduced by Bailey, of Multnomah, this morning. C. F. Adams, C. F. Swlgert, John Driscoll, T. H. Crang, Archie Pease, Herbert Holman and P. L. "Willis are the names presented. The new Commission Is given tho same powers as the present Commission. Every member of the Commission is also to be a member of an executive committee for the transaction of business. Only two new names are on the list. Captain Crang has been put on in placo of G. B. Thomas, who Is reputed to have been "at outs" with the other members of the Commission for several months. Thomas has, therefore, been forced out by the faction in control. Herbert Holman is to succeed Captain E. "W. Spencer. But unlike the Thomas case this Is with the acquiescence of Cap tain Spencer. Spencer was dropped from, tho com mission because he declared ho would not stay on unless Driscoll, Thomas, Swlgert and Adams were thrown off. But the delegation did not wish to make so sweep ing a cleanup. The political organization of Multnomah County will now be able to organize the commission, since it will have four of the seven members, as follows: "Willis, Holman, Crang, Pease. The Swlgert element, which has con trolled tho board, will be in a minority. Strong forces In the delegation succeeded in keeping Driscoll on the board, although he was an enemy of the present organiza tion in the last primaries and election. Leaders of the delegation took the view that as they would havo four members of the commission, they could safely af ford to let Driscoll stay on and also Swl gert and Adams, who, together with Thomas, controlled the last commission In defiance of the political organization. "When the last commission was appoint ed the selection of tho board was not given the study It should have received from the delegation, and they have been sorry ever since. But this time the fences are In good shape. Dobbins' bill for assessment and taxa tion of migratory livestock, passed the House today, and as its author stated on the floor. Is aimed at sheepowners. It provides that at the time fixed for as sessment the sheep shall be assessed as belonging to the county In which they are found, and when they enter another county they shall be assessed and taxed for the time they remain therein, the revenue to go to a migratory stock fund. On their returning to their home county, their owners are to be compensated out of the home 'migratory fund. Money Lent by fhe State. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 1. (Special.) Tho State Land Board has approved 2S loans from the school fund, amounting to $46,450. This is the largest amount ap proved of by the board for several years. PARKS ON EAST SIDE Amendment Made to Bill for Bonding Portland, BOARD IS GIVEN DISCRETION Fair Grounds Can Be Purchased or Not, Just as the Members See FitVote to Be Taken Next June. SALEM, Or., Feb. L (Special.) The bill for bonding the City of Portland for the purchase of park grounds will be worded so as to give tho Park Board dis cretion In the purchase of whatever tracts It may deem advisable, provided at least $100,000 of the $325,000 received from the sale of bonds shall be ex pendod on the Bast Side- In that shape the bill will probably be agreed on by the delegation and submitted to the elect ors of the city next June. Speaker M1I13 has cut from tho bill the reference to the Fair grounds and allowed tho Park Board to buy those grounds or not, as It sees fit. This will remove the opposition offered by several of the dele gation, who contended the city was put ting Itself in position to be held up by tho owners of the Fair grounds. Though the delegallon split evenly on tho bonding bill last night, tho majority probably favors tho measure. Speaker Mills' amendments will mitigate the opposition. Even if the delegation should split, the Legislature Is likely to take the view that inasmuch as the bill is to be submitted to the electors of the city the electors should decldo for themselves. Eighteen members of tho delegation split evenly last night, but Holcomb and Bailey, of the opposition, said to-night they were In favor of the new bill, and Hudson and "Welch that they would ac cept the will of the majority. Mulr, who was absent last night, favors the meas ure. Mayor "Williams and City Auditor Devlin will arrive in the morning to as sist In drawing up the amended measure. The delegation has decided to submit to the electors also the question whether the district between East Thirty-ninth street and the Section Line. 200 feet east of West avenue. Base Line road and Haw thorne avenue, shall be annexed to the city. Electors not only of the district but also of Portland will vote on the question. Senator Coe says the district desires an nexation chiefly for sewerage. Another district proposed for annexa tion lies between the boundaries of Port land and St. Johns. Speaker Mills Introduced a bill this morning containing the well-known char ter amendments which have been dis cussed for two months past. Another charter amendment is In preparation au thorizing the Council to levy a two-mill tax annually for bridges costing not less than $15,000 each. Tho Colwell bill pro viding for bridges costing not less than $30,000 will be dropped. A separate question will bo submitted to voters as to whether bridges built un der the district assessment plan shall be paid for out of the two-mill tax fund. If this chango shall be ratified next June propertyowners who will have paid bridge assessments will be reimbursed. No emergency clause will be attached to any chartor amendment, for all will be put before the voters in tho next city elec tion. TO ABOLISH HUME'S MONOPOLY Houss Passes Bill Repealing Exclu sive Rights on the Rogue. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 1. (Special.) To abolish R. D. Hume's salmon monopoly on Rogue River the House this morning passed a bill of Representative Burns of Curry repealing an act of the Legislature of 1S90 which conferred on riparian own ers on Rogue River in Curry County "exclusive right and privilege of fishing for salmon fish with seines and nets and hauling and landing seines and. nets on said (riparian) lands." The debate was lurid, but on the rollcall only six members of the House voted against passage Bailey. Henderson, Jayne, Mayger, Mears and Mills. The ayes were 49. Those who spoke for tho bill were Burns of Coos, McLeod of Union, Smith of Josephine and Bingham of Lane. Those who spoke in opposition were Bailey of Multnomah. Mayger of Columbia and Jayne of "Wasco. Hume has been in Salem the past ten days, but has not been seen much this week on account of Illness. He declares that the rights which were conferred by the Legislature of 1SD9 are now vested in him and that the Legislature cannot cut them off. He argues on the assumption that the act of 1KB Is constitutional. The courts of the state have not determined that question, although the Supreme Court has decided that Hume possesses the exclusive rights so far as the phrase ology of the act can confer them. The question whether the act is constitutional Is now up In Judge Hamilton's court in Curry County, In a suit brought by Hume to prosecute -what he considers trespass on his rights by gillnctters. The debate In the House shook things up somewhat and broad insinuations wero thrown out by Burns that Hume's money was having Influence on the op ponents of the bllL The committee on fisheries reported the bill without recommendation In order,, as Chairman Mayger said, to throw the question open to debate on the floor of tho House. Several days ago the House passed Mayger's bill to give riparian own ers on the Columbia exclusive rights against traps and the landing of nets on their holdings. Opponents of the antl Hurae bill contended that the Legislature could not consistently deny such rights to riparian owners on the Rogue and grant them to the same class of owners on the Columbia. This was the attitude of Mayger. who, though not approving Hume's monopoly, contended that Hume and other riparian owners should have the same privileges as those on the Columbia. Should the Burns bill become a law another bill will probably be Introduced to that end. Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock has been appointed as the time for a discus sion of the bill of Kllllngsworth, of Mult nomah, which provides regulations for rates to be charged by main line rail roads on freight cars coming to It from a connecting, side or feeding line. The passage of the bill has beeriurged by peo ple interested in railroad projects in the Tillamook country, who fear the Southern Pacific will charge prohibitive rates on freight after It Is turned over to that line. "When the bill came up for final pass age this afternoon Kllllngsworth read a telegram from "W. D. Fenton, attorney of the Southern Pacific, asking that he be given time to protest against the passage of tho bill as It stands. This was granted on request of Kllllngsworth, who asked that every member so Inform himself on the provisions of the bill that he could vote for Its passage. By the bill Introduced by Sonnemann. of Douglass, this morning, the City of Rose burg Is given authority to buy or build and operate the water and light systems jof the town. The people are to decide at a general election or at a special elec tion called for the purpose whether these plants are to pass into municipal owner ship. The House this afternoon sat down hard on the bill of Cornett. of Linn, which au thorised the appointment of a Board of Internal Commerce Commissioners and appropriated $25.0fO for the opening of the "Willamette River from Portland to Eu gene. The vote was 50 nays to six ayes, the "ayes" coming from Burns, of Coos, and Curry. Cornett. Dobbin. Killings worth, McLeod and Vawter. Cornstt declared that the upper "Willa mette ,was open only four or live month? each year, and that Linn County had never received an appropriation, "except $100 for a soda spring, which npbody In the county, except those In Sodavllle cared about, and which wasn't worth six bits." But Smith, of Josephine; Miles, Bing ham and Bailey alt spoke against the measure. and though Kllllngsworth warmly urged Its passage, his efforts were useless. A bill of Representative Stelner's fixing term? of Circuit Court beginning on tne second Monday In May and the third Monday ip October, passed the House this morning. To permit District-Attorneys and their deputies to bid in for counties, lands 'sold for delinquent taxes, a bill of Representa tive "West's passed the House today. Un der the present law the County Judge Is required to do that function, but some' times is not present. A bill to empower juries to tlx punish ment In criminal trials was Indefinitely postponed by the House this morning. The bill came from Smith, of Josephine. A bill to permit real property of dece dents to be sold before personal property for satisfying debts pussed the House this morning without opposition. The bill was Introduced by Mulr, of Multnomah, wno was absent and whose place In explaining the measure was filled by Vawter, of Jackson. Under the present law personal property must be disposed of first, but because it Is often the more profitable part of an estate real property could be disposed of first with better advantage. "Tho matter should be left to the dis cretion of executors and probate courts and those especially concerned." said Vawter. In urging passage of the bill. School-tax levies will continue to be fixed by taxpayers of districts, for the House this morning Indefinitely postponed a bill which proposed to place that func tion In the hands of school boards. Tho bill came from Senator Smith, of Uma tilla, and passed the Senate last week. The measure was reported adversely by the House committee on education. Action Taken on House Bills. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 1. (Special.) Action was taken on bills in the House as fol lows: H. C. B. 25, by Cooper That Congress be asked for appropriation for investigation of shellfish oh Oregon coast; referred. - - H. B. 103, by Smith of Josephine To em power Juries to fix punishments; Indefinitely postponed. H. B. 180. by Carter To amend code on dls tric school libraries; reported favorably. H. B. ISO, by Bingham To exempt certain mining corporations from annual license; re ported favorably. 8 .B. 50, by Smith To amend code oh school district levies: Indefinitely postponed. S. B. 63, by Malarkey To prevent robbery on trains; reported with amendment. S. B. 65. by Miller To require schoolteachers to give 30 days notice before resigning: re ported favorably. F. B. C8, by Nottingham To prevent sale of adulterated oil: reported favorably. S. B. 74, by Holman To provide for punish mcnt of persons responflbl- for delinquency of children; reported favorably. S. B. 305. by Coshow To prohibit shooting on or from hlghwa; reported favorably. S. B. 160. by Pierce To provide for organ ization of Fourth Eastern Oregon Dlstriet Agri cultural Society; reported favorably. S. B. 143. by Pierce To appropriate $23,000 for operating portage railway; reported favor ably. H. B. 147, by Von der Hcllen To provide for Deputy Fish Warden in Southern Oregon; failed to pass. Bills Passed by the House. SALEM. Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) The following bills passed the House today: H. B. 237. by Dobbin To provide assessment and taxation of livestock. H. B. 170. by SItz To protect raisers of cat tle and horses. HB. 205, by Kay To amend code on assess ments and Board of Equalization. H. Be 2S0. by Mulr To amend code on ap peals from, justice cotlX. H. B. C5. by Miles Ttf protect forests against fire. H. B. 10 i. by Mulr To authorize real prop erty of decedents to be sold before personal property. II. B. 118. by Steiner To change dates ot Circuit Court In First Judicial Dlstri&t H. B. 313. by West To amend code on sale of tax lands. H. B. 15. by Burns of Coon and Curry To re peal law protecting salmon In Curry County, and repealing riparian rights law. H. B. 224. by Smith of Josephine To prohibit corrupt use of money at elections. H. B. 150. by Smith of Josephine To provide fee for attorneys practicing In probate courts'. H. B. 230. by Bailey To regulate the em ployment of child labor. H. B. 250. by Settlemler To fix box of hops at CO pounds. H. B. 35 (substitute), by Jaggar To regulata speed ot automobiles. N H. B. 165 (substitute), by Huntley To amend code on pharmacy. Bills Passed by t.iz Senate. SALEM. Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) Bills were passedSby the Senate today as fol lows: S. B. 105, by Smith To regulate Sheriff's fees In Umatilla County. S. B. 206. by Rand To amend the Baker City charter. S. B. 217. by Bowerman To amend the char ter pf Olex. S. B. 218. by Laycock To amend charter of Canyon City. S. B. 71, by Coshow To repeal law requiring traction engines to carry planks to lay on bridges. S. B. 170, by Band (by request) To license peddlers. S. B. 153, by Bowerman To transfer money from "Wheeler County to Gilliam County. S. B. 192, by Coshow To repeal closed sea son for salmon trout. S. B. 177, by Tuttle To make, certificate of Master Fish Warden admissible aa evidence. S. B. 221. by Malarkey To incorporate "West Seaside. 3. B. 23. by Crolsan To authorize payment of an Indian War bond to Mrs. Amanda J. Hcrren. S. B. 100. by Coe To define and punish for nication. New Bills in th. Senate. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 1. (Special.) Bills were Introduced In the Senate today as follows: S. B. 224. by Pierce To appropriate $50,000 for normal schools. S. B. 225. by Band To amend the code rela tive to descent and distribution of property. S. B. 226, by Loughary To amend the laws relating to expend! turn of county road funds. S. B. 227. by Haines (by request) To regu late the width ot tires on wagons. S. B. 22S. by Haines To amend the charter of Pacific University. Killed in the Senate. SALEM, Or., Fob. 1. (Special.) Two bllte were killed by the Senate today. They were: S. B. ISO. by Brownell For a constitutional convention. H. B. 61. by Mears To permit. corporations to act as administrators. POLL ON EXTRA SESSION STRONG SENTIMENT FAVORS RE ASSEMBLING IN THE FALL. Leaders Say That Subsequent Events Will Nullify All Present Ad verse Criticism. SALEM. Feb. 1. (Special.) A poll of both houses of the Legislature is being made to ascertain whether a majority can bo secured for the reassembling- of the Legislature in November or Decem ber. A strong sentiment has been found in favor of the proposal. A can vass has not yet proceeded far enough to determine how the members stand, but the leaders in the movement have hopes of success. One ot the plans is to adjourn ten days early until some time in Xovem 'ber, when a short session will be held to transact any business that may be presented. Consideration of possible vetoes of the bills after adjournment of the regular session and passage of bills that might arise from emergencies would be the principal matters for which the extra session would bo hld. By next week the canvass will have proceeded far enough; to show whether the plan Is feasible. Leaders in the movement expect that another session of the present Legisla ture would encounter some criticism for the time, but that subsequent events would justify their cause. S. C. R. 22. Booth, to direct the Gov ernor to appoint a commission of five to Investigate the subject of building a per manent highway from Portland to the state line was adopted by the Senate to day. The resolution directs the Governor not to make any contract for convict la bor extending beyond July 1, 1907". Judge T. A. McBride got a raise ot $1000 a year In his salary today, by the pass age of H. B. 103. in thd Senate. The bill provides that Judge McBride shall re ceive ?30CO a year from the state and 5250 each from Washington. Clackamas, Columbia and Clatsop Counties. Senator Malarkey's bill incorporating the town of West Seaside is intended for the protection of persons owning Sum mer cottages at that coast resort. The new town is to Include the portion of Seaside occupied by Summer -cottages. All persons over the age of 21 who have owned real property In tho town for six months are declared to be legal voters at municipal elections, and no term of residence is required. Senator Pierce today withdrew his bill introduced a few days ago for the crea tion of a special Xormal School fund ot $30,000. and introduced another making a standing annual appropriation of 550.000 from the general fund for formal School purposes. There is no provision in the bill as to the amount that shall be used in each Normal school, and it Is evident that the bill Is intended to be supplementary to one heretofore Introduced placing all the Normal Schools under the control of one board ot trustees. If the consoli dation bill should not pass, thl3 one would be Ineffective. After many vicissitudes. Senator Coe's bill for the protection of girls under th ago of 18 years passed the Senate today, with some amendments. New Plan for Registration. SALEM. Or.. Fob. . 1. Special.) An other plan ha3 been proposed by which voters In counties of less than 73.0X) popu lation need not register more than once so long as they remain In the same pre cinct. Representative Richie, of Marlon, this morning put in a substitute to hi3 former bill, in which Representative Smith, of Josephine, and Mulr, of Mult nomah, found fatal defects. The ney measure provides that any voter not re siding In a city or town who has legally reglstered need not again register, pro vided that within the time required for registration he shall certify to the County Clerk that he resides in the same precinct as when registered. Upon receipt ot this certificate the voter's name shall be placed upon the register. The certificate shall be In the following form: "State of Oregon. County of . Pre cinct , ss.: I , hereby certify that I registered as an elector In the year 19, from , voting precinct. In County, Oregon; and I still reside In said precinct. In the quarter of section , township of range . ELECTOR." New Bills in th House. SALEM. Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) Bills were Introduced In the House today as follows. H. B. ,303. by Speaker Mills To amend char ter of Portland. H. B. 135 (substitute), by Kllings worth To provide regulations for railway hauling freight from connecting lines. H. B, 304. by Cavender To Incorporate Hal eey. Llnn County. H. B. 305. Sonnemann To authorise City of Roseburg to operate water and llglit systems. H. B. S06, by Mayger To distribute among the counties of the state the money derived from the sale of public lands. H. B. 307. by Burns-of Clatsop To provide additional Jud&e for Fifth Judicial District. H. B. 308. by Bailey To create new Port of Portland Commission. Smith of Michigan Seriously III. WASHINGTON". Feb. 1. Representative Smith, of Michigan, Iz ill with pneumonia at his apartments in this city. His condi tion is considered grave BLOOD KILLS GERMS Good Blood Made by Good Food. If one can surely turn food into good red blood It will combat any and every disease known and conquer completely more times than the 'disease will win. Any physician will tell you that good rich blood and plenty of it is the 'best germicide known and surely and safely cures disease when medicines fail, so the effort cf the doctor is to give food that digests and quickly makes blood. No food ever discovered will do this as certainly as' Grape-Nuts, which is pre digested at the pure food factories where It is made. One of the many Illustrations is that of tuberculosis, which refuses to yield to medicine but must give way to good blood. A man from Philadelphia writes: "I have been fighting tuberculosis for some years and with a weak stomach was losing ground slowly every year. I had tried all kinds of food and Anally got so far along with the disease that mc. stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels and lung3 were affected. My stomach got to a point where is would retain no food but pep tonized milk and I was down to 90 lbs. In weight. The doctors said about two years ago that I bad but a month or two. more to live. About that time I was put on Grape-Nuts and cream. It never showed the first sign of coming up, but agreed from the start, and In a few days. I began to feel increased strength so I kept on, with the result that the healthy blood has driven the disease from every organ of my body except the lungs and is slowly driving It from them. I have gained great ly in vitality and strength and added. 29 .lbs. to my weight. If I can keep on as I have been, it seems clear that I will get entirely well, thanks to old Dame Nature, whose work was made possible by food I could digest." Name given by Uostum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.