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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9, 1905. GOVERNOR MAY PUT HIS VETO ON THE PORT OF PORTLAND BILL BAILEY STILL ALIVE Commissioner Thomas Fails to Recognize Him, NO GORE ON FLOOR OF HOUSE Captain Spencer and His Fellow-Member qf the Port c? ' Portland Commission .Breathe Anger and Much Dental. SALEM, Or., Feb. 8. (Special.)-With blood in their eyes and anger In their voices, E. W. Spencer and G. B. Thomas entered -the portals of the Gapitol today. They had been kicked oil the Port of Portland Commission' and did not like the political boot that Jiad lifted them oft their feet. Spencer brands as false the story told by Multnomah machine-workers that he desired his seat on tho commission to be pulled from under him, and Thomas de clares that Ihe tales told against his serv ice on the board commission are naughty, untrue and malevolent. Arm in-arm came the two warriors, and pitched Jhelr tent 1n the lobby, and though awhile back they had been saying harsh things about each other that was before a common foe had made them kin. "I've been just as good a Mitchell man as any of 'em." quoth Captain Spencer. with indignation in his voice, "and I don't j think I've been well treated." "I never agreed to play the Matthews game," asserted Thomas, whose decapi tation comes from his refusal to stand in with the political "organization," and from the fact that he threw tho control of the commission over to the enemy and from the allegation that his labor con stituency has gone back on him. "I didn't tell 'cm 1 wished to go off the commission." spake Spencer again, thus giving the He to the tale of the Multno mah bosses that they were acting in ac cordance with his wishes. "I'll show those fellows something who have been saying I've been grafting," said Thomas sharply, and strode off In the direction of Representative Bailey, but Bailey says Thomas didn't arrive, -or rather that the belligerent gentleman passed by with his nose leading straight ahead. t "If they'd say anything like that about me," proclaimed Spencer, "I'd use a big stick." And the resentment, of the two gentle men was terrible to behold. They hinted at the next primaries when friends might be needed yet might not bo had. The twain will camp here several days or until things are "fixed," so that the Governor's veto of thck bill appointing Senator Holman and .Representative T. H. Crang on the board In their places shall bo absolutely sure of being sustained by tho Legislature. The reason assigned by members of the Multnomah delegation for the dismissal of Captain Spencer was that he wished to bo let out. unless tho delegation .should clean out the board. They say they did not desire to go to, that limit and there fore took Spejicer at his word, yet why they should desire to, clean him out to past the comprehension of Spencer's friends, for he has been one of their workers in the ranks. "I didn't say I wished to be let off the commission," remarked Spencer, "but I did say that I was unwilling to serve on the- board as a cipher In a minority for two years longer. It was only fair that the side which had won the battle should control tho commission and that we should have "a working majority of at least four of the seven members, but I don't see why I should have been thrown off," Thomas has a kick of his own, but only a part of its foVco comes from the graft stories. ' The Multnomah machine is as poison unto him and slatos stick in his craw, and the .story he tolls is something Jn this wise: Two years ago. Just before Thomas was appointed b" the Legislature, Jack Mat thews summoned him into audience and the two fixed up a-deal whereby Thomas was to go on the commission. "Organiza tion" men pay that Thomas pledged him self to stand In on all occasions and there is corroborative evidence - that he did make such promise, though he de nies that he bound himself up body and breeches. "When the commission started to organ ize Thomas found P. L. Willis slated for president, Madison "Welch for engineer and B. D. Slglcr for clerk, and this being too big a dose for "his stomach, he flew the coop and with Driscoll hied over to Swlgert and Adams and organized the commission. "For." says Thomas, "I was a candi date myself for president, and why not?" The. upshot of the feud probably will be a veto from the Governor on the bill appointing Holman and Crang, for His Excellency Is known to be of the onln ion that the members of the Legislature should not accept appointments from that body to any office. Furthermore, oppo nents ol tne measure allege that O. R & N Influences are seeking the changes in order to have an auxiliary In the com mission for its navigation work. Multnomah workers have been lining up members of the Legislature, with tho admonition that if the Port of Portland Dili snail not he passed over the veto other bills will be killed also. An attempt has been made to influence the Senate with that hint, but the probabilities are that the bill will stick in the House after being sent back by the Governor. An op position can be created in that body quite as easily as m tne facnate. Evidences are very strong that the Gov ernor will veto. Tf he shall do so the bill probably cannot be passed over his nega- xive. OFFICE OF STATE ENGINEER Bill Will Be Presented to House To day Fixing the Districts. SALEM, Or.. Feb. S. (Special.)-To create the office of State Engineer with a salary of $3000 a year, appropriate $8000 a year for hydrographlc survey work and autnonze the Government to condemn water rights where necessary .for reels inatlon work. Is the substance of a bill to be introduced in the House tomorrow by the joint irrigation committee. The 5S000 will bo expended In conjunc tlon with a like sum. by the United States Geological Survey, in measuring streams, ascertaining available water powers and unused, water available for irrigation. The State Engineer will be appointed by the Governor, with the an proval of the United States Reclamation Service, and will be required to serve the state in all matters relating to the portage road and the irrigating systems under the Carey act. In addition to mak ing measurements wherever litigation arjpes over the right to the use of water. wnen tne uovernment desires water rights condemned, the Attorney-General at the request of the Governor, will dl rectthe District Attorney in the propttr county to bring the suit, and the En gineer will make the measurements and submit the evidence, from which the trial court can determine the extent of the water rights that exist and the amount of unappropriated water. This bill is the result of several weeks of discussion of the Irrigation law matter, and it is prob able that the measure will pass. The State Land Board has found it necessary many tlm.es to employ an en gineer and has suggested the creation of the office. HUNTERS WILL PAY NOL1CENSE Bill to Tax $1 a Year Is Hari-Karled In the House. SALEM. Or., Feb. S. (Special.) Senator Coko's bill to tax hunters $1 a year each WAR .ilatn In fh Wnn: tVi!o nfrnnnn in committee of tho whole, which cut out I the vital section, and the bill was- then laid away In the cemetery of things in definitely postponed. The vote to evscer- ate the measure was 35 ayes to 17 noes. Tho measure was Indefinitely postponed with Acting Speaker Vawtcr ait the mallet. Those who rallied to save the bill were Mulr of Multnomah and Burns of Coos, and those who led the slaughter were Newell of Washington. Coroett of Linn. Smith of Josephine, Carter of Benton and Hermann of Coos. The onslaught was based on the argu ment that the bill was In the IntcresUof "sports" and that farmers should not be compelled to pay for the privilege of killing game which, as Cornett declared, they raise themselves and which Newell said subsisted ,on their land. The con trary argument was that the persons who kill game should pay the expense of en forcing the game laws and that game could be made a source of revenue for tho .state. For persons not residents of Ore gon the license was to be ?10 a year. The bill contained two sections, the one imposing the license, the other prescrlb Ing the penalties. , To empower County Courts to name "upset prices," below which property bid in by counties for delinquent taxes shall not be sold, the Houso today passed a bill of Representative Linthlcum. "This bill has been recommended by tho County Judge of Multnomah." said Linthlcum in explaining the measure, "and is a stop in the right direction." To prohibit weeds along Irrigation and mill ditches, the House today passed a bill of Representative Dobbins. The hill requires owners of such ditches "to keep them clean and free from wild oats, mustard, thistles and any weeds or ob noxious grasses whatsoever." Violation of tho act is to constitute a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment. GRANGERS CLASH WITH HODSON Members in Columbia County Are Against Raise in Pay of Officers. ST. HELENS, Or., Feb. S. (Special.) Pomona Grange for the County of Colum bia met at Deer Island Saturday last with very large attendance and class of candidates for the fifth degree. One matter tnat came before the coun ty organization was a letter from Sen- itor Hodson. representing Multnomah, Washington and Columbia Counties. It appears that Natal Grange, located In the Nehalem Valley, wrote to the Joint State Senator in regard to certain legis lative matters. Including a bill introduced by him for the purpose of raising the salaries of the officers of that county and protesting against the same. Senator Hodson's reply was deemed to be arrogant and discourteous In the ex treme. He very curtly Informed the Grange that he did not believe any mem ber of that organization was as compe tent as himself to determine the wisdom of legislation affecting the entire state and that he had thoroughly investigated the matter and decided against their vtews. In regard to the salary bill, he informed the Grange that the salaries of the officers" of Columbia County were dis gracefully low and that ho had secured the passage of a bill In the Senate pro viding for .raising them and hoped it would pass the House. The bill raises the Clerk from $1403 to $1800; Deputy. $900 to $1200; Sheriff, $1400 to $1S00; Deputy, $700 to $1000: Treasurer. $600 to $720; Assessor, $900 to $1200. A resolu tion was passed and a copy directed sent to Representative Mayger to the effect that the Grange is opposed to raising any officer s salary during the term to which he Is elected, and therefore protesting against the passage by the Houso of Sen ator Hodson's bill. Representative May ger was requested to read the resolution in open session of the House. Petitions arc In circulation throughout the county in line with this resolution and are being freely signed. It Is" be lieved a bill raising the salary of the Deputy Sheriff and Assessor would have met little opposition, as they are con ceded to be low, but in view of the fact that money Is badly needed for roads and for the construction of a new Court house the people do not favor any iren- eral raise of salaries and believe. In spite of Senator Hodson's letter, that they are better qualified than he to judge of their own domestic affairs. The Grange also passed a resolution taking formal charge on Invitation of the commissioner appointed by the County Court of the agricultural and horticul tural departments of Columbia County's exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Centen nial, which means that COO Grangers will do their best to make the exhibit a grand success. PREVENTION OF GAMBLING. City Officers Issuing License Made Amenable to the Law. SALEM. Or.. Feb. S. (Special.) The first of a series of antl-gambllng bills Introduced in the House passed' that body today. It alms to prevent officers of city and county governments from licensing games of chance. The Vno" votes were those of Bingham. Bums of Clatsop. Caldwell. Capron. Crang. Hudson, Laws and Welch. The bill came from Representative Gray of Douglas, who is sponsor also for a bill to make gambling a felony, which re poses with the committee on cities and towns, composed of Jagger of Clackamas, Hermann of Coos and Shook of Klamath. A bill to suppress bucket-shops- and to prohibit gambling In stocks Introduced by Hermann has been reported favorably by the same committee. The two last-named bills were referred to committee two weeks ago. The bill passed this morning provides that any officer who shall license or per mit gambling to be carried on or any Councilmen who shall vsote for an or dinance to confer a license or permit on games of chance shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and be liable to fine of not more than $500 or be Imprisoned for not less than SO days nor more than six months. "Jopephlno" Smith made the chief speech for the bill, saying that It would save officers of government from per jury. "If anybody should be punished." cried Smith. "It Is the man who seeks an offic. promises to enforce the law. takes an oath to do so and when elected 're fuses to enforce the law." Dispute Between State Schools. SALEM. Or.. Feb. S. (Special.) A dele gation of representatives of the Agricul tural College at Corvallls was before the Joint ways and means commlUee today, opposing the request of the State Univer sity for additional appropriations for the engineering department of the latter In stitution. The argument" of the college people was that the university is trying to duplicate work done at the college. The university people allege" that their work is more advanced than that of the college and is only In part a duplication. The committee did not decide what action to take In the matter. - TO GUT OFF DRAIN Plan of Reformers of Normal School Policy. V WEAKEST ONE OF THE FOUR Senators Are Finding That the Cas cade County Question is Hinder ing the Reduction So Much Desired by Many. SALEM. Or.. Feb. S. (Special.) Though Senator Miller's bill to abolish all tho State Normal Schools and creato a new one centrally located was defeated to day, the fieht for reform In the Normal School policy of the state has not ended. Th Senate committee on education has agreed to report favorably Haines' bill to discontinue the Drain School and this measure will come to a vote with some prospect of passing. There were 12 votes in the Senate today in favor of abolishing all four Normals and It is believed by friends of the meas ure that when the question Is presented upon the discontinuance of only one. and that by far the weakest In the state, there will be no trouble In securing the othT four vptes necessary. The Cascade County question is very seriously hindering the effort to reduce tho number of Normal SchooIs.and though It Is difficult to see the connection be tween Normal Schools and county boun daries, some of the members of the Sen ate are finding out that there Is a connec tion. For Instance, some men who aro In terested In the defeat of the Cascade County bill feel the pressuro brought to bear upon them to aid In the defeat of any move to reduce the number of Nor mal Schools. Nevertheless those who are back of the move to cut out one Normal feel confident they can secure the votes to discontinue the school at Drain for tho reason that it Is the smallest of the schools, has no populous country Immediately surrounding it and tho state has no money invested there. MORE THAN ONE NORMAL. Miller BUI for Consolidation Is De feated in the Senate. SALEM. Feb. S. (Special)-After a dc- bate which occupied tho attention of the State Senate all forenoon. Miller's bill to nbollsh all four State Normal Schools and to establish one In their stead, was defeated by a Vote of 12 ayes to 17 noes, Every Senator whose county is benefited by the location of a state institution away from tho capital, voted against Miller's bill. Brownwcll favored Miller's bill be cause of the location provision of the constitution. The bill was a special order for tills morning, and every Senator except Mays was present. The bill as amended pro vlded that the State Board of Educa tion shall select a location for one State Normal School, that $50,000 shall be ap propriated for buildings therefor, and that all other normal schools shall cease to bo state institutions. The property of the present institutions Is to go to the common school fund or be returned to the donors In cases where the property was given to the state in the first instance. "The normal schools are here .asking for $225,000." said Senator Miller, "a sum pufficient to give each school district in tho state $50 additional and that would mean an additional month's school. That would mean four months' school where they have but three now, and five where they have only four. I tell you, fellow Senators, that In making these appropria' tion3 we should think not only of the young men and women who are trying to cet higher educations, but also of tho boys and girls who trudge through the mud and snow to the little schoolhouses all over this state where they get all the education they are ever to get. Senator Miller asserted that not half the students In normal schools are do Ing normal school work and that the normals are practically local high schools. He Insisted that It Is for the best Inter csts of the state that the appropriation be centered upon one Institution, which could be built up to a standard of which the state could be proud. Senator Pierce opposed the bill but said he approved of that feature which pro poses to make a lump appropriation for normals and thus take the logrolling out of the Legislature. He opposed having one normal In a large city and said that it Is better to have several Institutions in different portions of the state, In small towns, where the students can be near home and will not have the expense of travelling nor the expenses that must be incurred In a large city. He denied that the normals are doing high school work and asserted that they arc pre paring teachers for work in the com mon schools. President Kuykendall took tho floor and opposed the discontinuance of any of the schools. "I would add one more before I would cut one off," he said. "We have JS.OCO.OOO Invested in the educational work In Oregon and IGO.000 boys and girls are being educated In the common schools. Are we going to .put these boys and girls under the Instruction of teachers of 16 to 18 years old who are just out of the common schools themselves? Wc must have trained teachers just as wc have trained physicians." Senator Haines favored the Miller bill because he believed It poor business policy for the srtate to maintain four Institu tions of one kind. Senator Coshow said that nearly all tho states supported, more than one normal school, that the demand for teachers exceeds the supply and that without the normal schools there could not be enough teachers to ouonK tho schools, for a young man or woman who has determin ation enough to go through the university will not be content to accept the salary paid In the common schools. He said that the reason there are so few grad uates from the normals is that many stu dents leavo school In the Spring to go out and teach, but they have had the benefit of the noimal training. Senator Hodson. one of th8 "Ways and Means Committee presented figures tend ing to show that a large per cent of the students In the normals are residents of the locality, and triat the schools arc largely local Institutions, and that Drain had two graduates last year, costing the state $347S each: Ashland. 29. coming $3S3 each: Monmouth 51, costing J3S5 each; and Weston 14. costing $714 each. Senator Whealdon called attention to the fact that these figures were applied only to graduates, whereas Hodson should have considered the large number or stu dents In the normal schools who do not graduate. In closing. Senator Miller denounced tho normal school professors for coming to the Legislature to work in the Interests of tho appropriations. He asserted that It Is ' unfair to expend but $1,000,000 a year for the 100.000 children in the com mon schoojs and appropriate nearly a quarter of a million for the 700 students in the normals, and that If less money were spent for the normals It would be po&slble to pay the teachers better sal aries In the common schools. The vote was; Ayes-Browncll, Coke, Crolsan, -Haines, Hob- son. Hodson. Holman, Howe. Malarkey. Miller, Nottingham. "Wright 12. Noes Avery, Booth, Bowcrman, Carter. Cop, Coahow, Farrar, Laycock. Loughary. McDon ald. Pierce. Rand, SIchel. Smith, Tuttle, Whealdon, President Kuykendall 17. Abeent Mays. Senator, Nottingham's bill to prohibit the uso of vide doors to saloons has been amended so as to except side doors open ing directly Into the bar-room. The bill a3 amended will prevent the use of side doors leading Into boxes or rear rooms, where girls might be taken without dan ger of detection. BILLS PLEASE THE FISH WARDEN Enforcement of Lav, He Says, Will Be Made Much Easier. SALEM, Or.. Feb. S. (Special) Master Fish Warden Van Duscn Is at the capital ' In the Interest of fish legis lation and says that there is a good promise that the laws will be much better arranged by the present Legislature than they have been by any other. Bills have been introduced in both houses cov ering many fishery matters and the-. War den Is holplng the fishery committees to arrange them in a consistent code. Mr. Van Duscn said today that when the Legislature has finished its work on the fishery code It will be possible for him and his deputies to do better work than ever before and to enforce the law iii ways which arc next to impossible under the existing laws The new laws proposed for the Columbia, he says, will enable him to suppress- Illegal fishing on that river and the closing of such streams as the Clackamas and the Sftndy and the Deschutes will obviate a great deal of wrangling and futile prosecu tion and will protect tho hatcheries on those streams. This morning a bill passed the blouse changing the closed and open salmon seasons on the Columbia and tho Coast streams. The bill was introduced by Representative Mayger, of Columbia County, and in its application td the Columbia River will be a duplicate of that which will pass the Washington Legisla ture. It provides that the Spring closed season on tho Columbia shall begin March 15, two weeks later than that at present. and close on April 15, and that the Aug ust open season shall close on August 2S, ten days later than under the present law. A provision In the Senate bill of Tuttle allowing rive days after August 25 for "cleaning up" has been eliminated. Mayger's bill, which passed the House this morning, makes uniform open and closed seasons for Coast streams, so as to extend their Spring open season from March 1 to March 20 and to open thir Fall season July 15, instead of August 1 All Fall open seasons arc to end Novem ber 20. The bill provides also that the open season on the Upper Rogue River In Josephine County Shall end August 1 lnsteadf July 1. Several important fishery bills have al ready passed both houses one to appro prlatc $25,000 fpr salmon hatcheries; one to raise licenses for fishing goar, can hcries and cold storage plants; one to repeal the law which protects black bass ono of the great enemies of young sal mon. One of Senator Tuttlc's bills, not yet passed by the Senate, appropriates $S0Q for one gasoline patrolboat to aid the tnati Warden in enforcing the law; another provides that the Fish Warden may seize and confiscate any unlawful gear and that the Master Fish Warden shall mako such disposition of such gear as he deems best, the proceeds from sales to go to the hatchery fund. The same bill pre scribes a penalty for casting of sawdust Into streams to the detriment of salmon and regulates fixed gear as to Its mark Ing and ' location. Another of Tuttlc's bills, which has passed the Senate, provides that no sal mon fishing shall be permitted within five miles of hatchery racks, nor within COO feet of dams. Beyond GOO feet, fishing with hook and line is to be allowed and beyond one-half mile with nets. Inter ference in any way with salmon passln through fishways U to constitute a mis demeanor. Still another of Tuttlc's bills In the Senate closes the Clackamas, the Sandy and tho Deschutes, and one for protect Ing young sturgeon 13 In the House, hav ing passed the Senate. A bill to prohibit the driving or scar ing away of fish from protected waters as near dams and racks, has passed both houses and been filed by the Governor. Mr. Van Dusen says hatcheries will be established on the Mackenzie River, the Santlam and the Wallowa, and on the Coqullle at Alsea, and at Tillamook. SOME FACES SEEN IN THE LOBBY Courtesies of House Extended ex-Gov erncr Geer and McKinley Mitchell. SALEM. Or.. Feb. S. (Special.) Among the celebrities In the lobby today were: Ex-Govcrnor T. T. Geer and McKinley Mitchell, who received the courtesies of the House. Ex-Governor W. P. Lord, viewlnc familiar scenes. B. D. SIgler. Multnomah's Assessor, who came up to see about Pierce's bill to cut down his salary from $3000 a year to $3 a day. A. C. Spencer. W.' E. Coman. W. D. Fen ton and R. A. Lclter, who are looking after railroad Interests. E. W. b'pencer and G. B. Thomas, wh don't like to be "kicked" oft the Port of Portland Commission. W. E. Thomas. Governor Chamberlain law partner: J. W. Bailey. Food and Dairy Commissioner and H. G. Van Dusen, Fish Warden: George H. Lamberson, secretary of the State Board of Horticulture: Dr. James Wlthycombe. director of th Oregon Experiment Station, mentioned as available timber for Governor. J. W. McCulloch, Prosecuting Attorney of the Ninth Judicial District and a boomer of the Malheur irrigation district. " W. H. Wehrung. Democratic warhorse of Washington County. A. L. Lohmlre. of Portland, admirer of fast horses, rhll Metschan, ex-State Treasurer. Blllr Swop. of Portland, who has come up to organize the "third house" tomorrow nlcht. Jack Grant, of Portland, who Is looking artcr sailor boarding-house Interests. J. H. Aitkin, of Huntington, said to be an aspirant for State Treasurer. E. Quackenbush, or Portland, Antl-SaJoon Leacuc toller. F. M. Warren, of Portland, and F. A. Seu fert, ot The Dalles, bulwark of the Upper Columbia River saimon interests. R. D. Hume, salmon king of ItQgue Rivet. J. M. Keene, dentist of Medford, and right bower of Representative vawtcr. Smith's Bills Arc Turned Down. SALEM. Or.. Feb. S.-(Speci'aL) The House comm!ttcc on railroads today de cided to ' report adversely three bills by Smith of Josephine, ono to require rail road companies to sell all their lands within ten years, another forbidding rail road companies to make mineral reserva tions In their deeds and the third creating a railroad commission. The committee also recommended the passage of Senator Malarkcy's ticket scalping bill. Regulation of Auto Speed. SALEM. Or., Feb. S.-(SpCial. The Senate committee oh roads and highways has decided to report an automobile bill fixing if speed limit of eight miles an hour in cities, and this must be reduced to four miles at crossings. In the country machines must slow down to eight miles an hour within 100 yards of a team, and come to a stop If the horses show signs of fright. deorgc W. Haight. of San Francisco, has hcea horsewhipped and driven 'away bv two women wnose mining.. ciaitBjFJie .jumped at Goldfield, Neyi NEW ASTORIA CHARTER DEMOCRATS TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE POLICE. Gill Passes at Night Session After Sharp Debate Lasting About an Hour. SALEM, Or.. Feb. S.-(Special.) For the first time this year the House at Its ses- lon tonight lined up against a county delegation on a charter bill, and as a re sult Senator Tuttle's Republican charter ior Astoria was passed by the House, de- plte the protests of Representatives Laws and Burns, Democrats. The Mult- omah Republicans voted solidly for the bill and 28 other Republicans did the same. The night session was called to con- ldcr local measures. Governor Chamber lain will almost undoubtedly veto the bill. and an attempt will then be made to pas3 it over the veto. When the bill appeared Mayger of Co lumbia stated that the Democrats would protest against its passage because their absolute control of the city would bo mitigated. Laws sharply retorted and soon called for a call of the House. He reviewed the political history of Astoria and said that he fully understood ordere had been given to Republicans to paa3 the bill I don't take orders from any one. cried Bailey of Multnomah, and urged the passage of the bill By creating a Police Commission the bill will take the police force out of the hands of the Democrats and place It In tne nanas 01 mc iicpuDucans. tiums 01 Clatsop went over the bill In dotail. de claring Its provisions unfair. Smith of Josephine pointed out "the close affinity between the machine in Astoria and tho mnchlno in Portland." After an hour's discussion the vote stood 39 ayes to 16 noes, the following voting no: Barnes. Blakley, Burns of Clatsop, Burns of Coos, Caldwell. Carter. Caven- der, Chamberlain. Cole. Edwards. Fawk. Flint, Kuney, Laws, Munkers, Smith of Josephine. The Medford charter, the provision giv ing the City Council power to regulate liquor traffic and exempting the city from general laws of the state on the subject, has been filed by tho Governor and an other bill has been Introduced by Senator Carter to take from tho City Council au thority to suspend the Sunday closln; law. Representative Vawter withdrew the bill from the Governor last week be cause objection was raised to it in tho Houso after it was passed, but after wards fix up an arrangement with those who were clamoring against the bill and returned It to the Governor. B. D. Siglcr, Assessor of Multnomah County, started home on the train this evening, with a pleased expression on his face. He had learned that the scare over tho joker In tho Assessor's salary bill, which it was said would cut his sal ary to $3 a day was over, far members of the Multnomah delegation had assured Mr. Slglcr that they would' see he suffered no cut In his pay. Scrutiny of the bill has shown that the special act fixing the salary" of tho Mult nomah County Assessor Is not specifically repcaiea oy tne new measure, as are those of other counties who desire to change the salary. . It is simply a ques tion of whether a later general act af fects a former special act. and the law yers of the delegation have told Mr. Slglcr that It will not. The present law. requiring persons to care for their indigent relatives Is made In the House bill of Kinney of Sherman. which passed the House thl3 morning. Half-blood kin are required to support father, mother, brother or sister, except when the indigent one has become so through intemperance or dissipation. when the duty applies only to parent and child. A County Court which supported any-" one whose relatives were financially able to do so. may bring a suit In equity to recover the amount paid for suDport. Senator Wright's bill to regulate dent istry passed the House this afternoon without opposition. The measure pro vides that the use by any person of the letters D. D. S. in advertisements and on signs shall be prima facie evidence that the person is practicing dentistry and that ho bo amenable to the law for ex amination and licensing of dentists. The bill provides that the Dental Board shall bo appointed by the Governor. Among the notables to whom the House extended courtesies today was ex-Gov ernor T. T. Geer and five minutes after ward the House went to luncheon. The motion was made by Linthlcum of Mult nomah, with whom the ex-Governor sat during the five minutes. Women and girls may not work more than 10 hours out of the 24 in any one day .according to the bill ofReprescn tatlve Welch of Multnomah, which passed the House this morning. Thl3 ap plies to all mercantile and mechanical establishments, laundries, hotels and res taurants. Welch made no argument for the bill presented In his name, but Smith of Jo sephine and McLcod of Union urged its passage. To exempt the homesteads of families from judicial sales Is the object ot a bill of Representative Hudson's, passed this morning by tho House. Smith of Jo sephine explained that the bill would ex empt from any liability arising from tort or contract. To reduce the exemption of judgment debtors in obligations Incurred from pur- chase of domestic necessaries from $75 to $25 a month, a bill of Representative Her mann's, passed the House today. Her mann explained that under the present law many families escape payment of just debts Incurred In credit purchases of food and merchandise. SENATE WORKS HALF A DAY Members Are Busy in Committees the Rest of the Time. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 8. (Special.) The Senate held only a half-day session to day, adjourning at noon until tomorrow morning. The Senators spent the af ternoon in committee meetings. Besides the defeat of Senatdr Miller's bill to abolish all normal schools and es tablish one In their stead, the chief busi ness was the passage of McMlnnviile and Medford charter bills. ICay's flat-salary bill was made a spe cial order for tomorrow nt 10 A. M. and McLeod'a bill for fireproof jails a special order for 10:30. S. B. 120. by Brownell (by request) To regulate rthc practice of osteopathy, was indefinitely postponed. S. J. R. 5. by Haines To Investigate the charga that a corruption fund has been raised by the liquor interests, was indefinitely postponed. S. J. R. 7. by Malarkey That the Ore gon members in Congress be requested to support the measure recommended by President Roosevelt, relating to freight rates, as embodied in the Hepburn bill, was adopted. S. J. R. 8, by Pierce That no bills bo transmitted from one house to the other during tho last five days of tho session, was adopted. v H: C. R- 1C. by Bingham That a 40 ccnt rate on lumber to Missouri River points be established by transcontinental ; railroads, was adopted. H. J. R. 12. bv Kay For a Joint com mittee to redlstrlct the state into judicial districts, was indefinitely postponed. H. J. M. 5 Asking Congress to ceue to the state all water powers on public land, was indefinitely postponed. . PURE-FOOD BILL PASSES HOUSE Amount of Solids In Condensed -Milk Is Cut Down. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 8.-(SpecIaI.)-Cap- ron's pure food bill passed the House this afternoon with Just on- dissenting voice.- that of MunkfHS o? Linn. At the last moment the amount of -oMds -oqulred In condensed milk was cut down from 24 to 22 per cent, but otherwise the h'.U went through as previously summnrlzed. The salary of the State Dairy and Food Commissioner Is hereafter to be raised to $2500 a year, with $1200 for traveling ex penses, and he Is to be allowed one chem ist deputy at Sl-W a yar. The provisions covering adulteration of foods and drinks are very broad, and go much farther than those of the present law. Nearly cverv article of food from flour to jelly Is considered, and drinks from cream to ready-made wlms are cov ered. Capron. In urging the passage of the bill, told of the quantity of adulterated foods annually consumed, and quoted Government statistics. As In the existing law. special attention s to fce paj,i to the Inspection of dairies and creameries. The Increase In salary docs not take effect until after the elec tion of June. 1P0S. The Commissioner is given the power to appoint additional deputies, but theso are to be compensated by the Commissioner. There was no dis- cusgion over the passage of the bill. PORTLAND TO VOTE ON BRIDGES Whether Taxes Shall Come From Gen eral Fund or Special Levy. SALEM. Or., Feb. 8. -(Special.) The House tonleht passed a bill to amend the Portland charter so that bridges costing more than $15,000 shall b paid for by the city at large out of a fund derived from a special 2-mui tax autnorizca as are other levies for the city. The bill Is to be submitted to the electors of the city next June for approval or rejection. A second question to be submitted Is whether bridges already built or In course of construction on the district assess ment plan shall be paid for tho same way. Bills Passed by the House. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 8. (Special.) The following bills passed the House today H. B. 204, by Dobbin To prevent spread of noxious weeds: oi ayes. -1 absent. H. B. ion. by Hudson To amend coae relative to homestead exemptions; 4J ayes. 12 noes, 4 absent. II. B. 107, by Kuney To amend coae on support o poor by relatives: 33 ayes. 22 noes, 5 absent. n. B. 1C0. by Hermann To amend code on earnings ot judgment debtors so that earn ings above $25 a month shall bo liable for debts for necessaries: 51 ayes. 9 absent. H. B. 187. by Welch To regulate hours of female employes; 30 ayes. 4 absent. H. B. 204, by Linthlcum Authorising county to name "upset price in sales or property bid In for taxes:ayes o2, noes H. B. 101. by Mayger Changing fishing- seasons on Columbia. IT. B. 239. by Gray To prohjblt granting authority or privilege to conduct gamblln ares 48. noes S, absent 4. II. B. 135, by Kllllngswoctli To provide for Interchange and hauling of local freight cars In the state: 34 aye. 18 atoes. II. B. 22S, by Capron To regulate sal's of food and drinks; 53 ayes, I no. b absent S. B. SO. by Bowcrman To" raUissftry of State Land Agent from $1800' to $2400: ayes 48. noes J. S. B. 167. by Wright To regulate den tistry: ayes 5i, noes 1. S. B. S9. by Rand To create Malheur Ir rlgatlon district; ayes 51. noes 3. Recommended for Vice-Consul. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 8. (Special.) J. L. Wallln, of Portland, was today recom mended by Governor Chamberlain for ap pointment to the Swedish Vice-Consulship to succeed the late Arthur Wilson. Patents Issued at Land Office. OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb. S.-(SpecIaI.) Patents have been Issued through the Oregon City Land Office In favor of the following-named applicants: Rosana Baker. Charles E. Shaw, Warren J. Ferguson. Adalbert E. Martln.Albert Harring ton, Ralph E. "Williams. Walter a Belt. William Ryan. Harriet B. Lacey, William "Wardle, Pearl Cooper, Carrie C. Hubbafil. Harry Debord, Ora Dell Ireland, Minnie Ire land, Joseph E. Hubbard, Lmdley Brown, John M.'McCaleb, George E. Brey, James O. Smith. Essie G. Robertson. Wlllard W. Ireland. Charles Bllyeu, Zenoa G. Ame. Herbert C. Jordan. Mary Lemke. Charles O. Lee, Thomas Payne, Cornelius Sullivan, Joseph H. Roberts. Henry Stuhlman, Antwlne Dupray, James Mlze- ner. John Holland, Olive K. McCrackcn. George E. Pusey, Alexander W. Courtney, Jasper D. Rolfe, Michael Bllyeu, Moses Manston, Wil liam H. Vaughan, Perry Bllyeu, Carrie A. Bailey. Ernest C. KIrkpatrlck. Samuel E. Ir vine, Pearl L. Hedges, Henry Hlldebrand, George L. McMurphy. Alvtn Roblnaon. Vln- cenz Jacob. Mary L. Ortschlld. Andrew Petter- son. Mary Rosenberg. Isak Hansen. June B. Jfoyes, John L. Campbell, William It. Mcin tosh, Daniel P. Ro, William H. Jenka, Frank G. Barton. Sarah L. Nelson, Estella A. Atter- bury, Bernard H. Trumball, Edward H. Kings-. ley. William H. Conyers. Julius Thlbert, Louis J. Maynard. A lieu land patent In favor of the Cali fornia Sz Oregon Land Company by Fred erick A. Krebs was also received. v Citizens Win Telephone War. VANCOUVER, B. C. Feb. S. The tele phone war In Fernie, B. C. has resulted In the defeat of the British Columbia Tel ephone Company, which tried to establish Its system in that town against the wishes of the citizens. After numerous arrests of company employes for erect ing poies in wic suuti.s iinu ui reniic oui clals for interfering with the company's business, the war has been settled by the withdrawal of the telephone company and the purchase of Its plant by the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company, with the ap proval of the citizens. Product of Needle PI: nt All Taken. LA GRANDE. Or.. Feb. S. (Special.) At the annual meeting of the Oregon Pino Needle Fiber Company the following dl rectors were elected: R. M. Ramsey. La Grande: A. E. Davis, Portland; J. T. Woodell, Suramervllle; Turner and Mrs. Oliver, La Grande. The company has erected a factory near Sumtaerville. Besides the manu facture of fiber from pine needles an oil is distilled, valuable for medicinal pur poses. A mattress company of Portland has - contracted for the entire output of fiber for the manufacture of mattresses. Alleged Forger Goes Free. LA GRANDE. Or.. Feb. S. (Special.) In the Union County Circuit Court in session at La Grande, William Ramsey, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, having passed several drafts on a brother In Illinois, has been set free, having been incarcerated in jail several weeks awaiting trial. District Attorney. Leroy Lomax says that for the protection of the general puhiic ho will appeal this case to the Supreme Court, and if the decision is sustained, ho will try to have tho Legislature amend the present law and make such transactions a crime. United States District Judge Lochren. of St. Paul, has decided that frosted wheat Imported from Canada musf, pay thc regular tariff rate RAILROAD BILL REVIVED KILLINGS WORTH STANDS SPON SOR FOR MEASURE. House Passes After Explanation of Two Principal Objections Have Been Given. SALEM.- Or.. Feb. S. (Special.) The so-called Railroad Commission bill of Representative Killlngsworth. of Mult nomah, was resurrected from the table graveyard this afternoon, and after ar guments by Its sponsor and "Bob" Smith passed the House by a voto of 31 to 18. The bill, us passed. Is nut the original measure Introduced by Killingsworth by rcquest. for the Multnomah Representa tive now stand3 directly responsible for it. Its provisions aro that whenever tne man agers of any branch or side-lino railway cannot agree with a trunk line as to freight rates to Portland, threo Judges of tho Circuit Court in Portland shall bo called upon to settle th rates. Killlngsworth managed to set th bill oft the shelf a3 soon as Iha afternoon session began. "To explain away the two objections to this bill I will say that 1 introduced the original bill at the request of Colonel John McCraken. who u Interested in the pro posed. Tillamook Railway. I told hlra that I was opposed to sectional legislation and that what was good for ono part 01 tne state was good far another. This state has been sidetracked for years because it was useless to establish any lines ex cept thoso built by tho big companies themselves. "The gentlemen on the local boards of the large roads are powerless for the powers that be control every movement." This was a little boquct for Speaker Mills, a director of the O. R. & N. 'Co. Killlngsworth read an editorial in The Oregonlan indorsing his measure, and concluded by saying: "It is in your power to bury this bill, but remember, when you do so you bur the vested rights and wishes of the people of the State of Oregon. "I deeply regret that in this blessed land of liberty you can too often find prece dent for doing so where monopolistic control has nailed to the cross tho rights and liberties of a free people." Colwell. who voted "no" a minute later, stretched out a congratulatory hand. "It may be that the assistance of this measure wlU never bo called In. but It should be on the statute books. Just the s,ame," cried Smith of Josephine. "There is no way now to compel such roads to make reasonable rates, and th3 is a step in tho right direction." The roll call resulted as follows: Aye.i Barnes. Blakley, Bramhall, Bur gess. Burns of Clatsop, Burns of, Coos and Curry. Caldwell. Calvert. Carter. Cavender. Chamberlain. Cole. Cornett. Dobbin. Don nelly. Fawk. Flint. Gray. Griffin. HUntley. Kay, Killlngsworth, Kuney. Laws. McLcod. Munkers. Nowr.H, liichlc. Settlemeler. Shook. Sonnemann, Smith of Baker, Smith of Josephine. Stelncr, Vawter. West. Noes Bally. Btnshani. Capron, Colwell. Cooper, Crang. Graham. Henderson, Her mann. Holcomb. Hudson, Jaggar. Jayn5. Linthlcum. Mears. Miles. Welch. Mr. Speaker. Absent Edwards. Jackson, Mayger. Mulr. Sltz, Von der Hellen. OPTION BILL NEEDS REPAIRS Senate Will Not Pass Measure in Its Present Fern. SALEM, Or.. Feb.. -S. (SpecyU.) The Jayna local option bill cannot pas? th" Senate in tho shape that it passed the House. Amendments will bo made in the upper chamber so as to enable it to go through. If sufficient concessions are made the bill can pass, therefore, the question at this time is how far should concessions bo made. Advocates of tho measure aro willing that It be changed so as to remove the dilemna now presented in precincts lying partly Inside and partly outside municipal corporations, which, by the terms of the bill, arc excluded from holding prohibition elections, and to permit option by towns. A demand will be .made for reducing tho number of signatures required on a petition for prohibition election below 30 per cent of the registered electors of a precinct; also, to take away the exemption granted to breweries and wholesale liquor houses. A furthor demand will be- made for allowing rural districts to be included with small towns for prohibition elections and it is altogether likely that some mem bers will seek to retain option by counties. The bin was read the first time in the Senate today. It is conceded on all sides that the bill will have to be amended In the Senate and that the extent of the changes will determine tho question of passage. Passed at Night Session. SALEM, Or., Feb. S. (Special.) The Houso tonight passed the following local measures, ono rollcall sufficing for all charter bills, on the motion of Kay: Senato charter bllUf-Corvallls, Dufur, Med ford. Marshfield, North Powder. Ontario, Leb anon, Condon, Astoria. House charter bills Amity. Albany, Inde pendence. La Grande, La Fayette. Toledo, Junction City. Brownsville, IIalsey. Coqullle. S. B. 228, by Haines To amend act regard ing a quorum of directors ot Tualatin Acad emy. S. B. 209, by McDonald To vacate a public square and certain streets In La Grande. S. B. 112. by Rand To Increase the salary of the Baker County Assessor. S. B. 254. by Haines To authorize the Coun ty Court ot Washington County to appropriate $3000 for an exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Fair. H. B. 130 (substitute), by Colwell To author ize levy of a special tax. In Portland for con struction of bridges. Any ono can take Carter's Little Liver Pills they are so very small. No trou ble to swallow. No pain or griping after taking-. If you can't sit before a big fire these nipping days, just drink Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate with your meals. It's marvelous how warm and energetic you'll feel after wards. Made instantly with hot milic .