THE MOKMJVG OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1907.
BILL STRIKES AT
THE GAS OCTOPUS
Coffey Introduces Measure
Repealing Monopoly's Per
petual Franchises.
GRANTED BY TERRITORY
Members of Multnomah Delegation
Are Bound by Pledges to Aid
Legislation, but Fight Will
Be Very Bitter.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) Ter
mination of the perpetual stret fran
chises of the Portland Gas Company,
by repeal of the acts of 1859 and 1S74.
which conferred those franchises, Is
proposed by a bill Introduced this af
ternoon by Representative Coffey, of
Multnomah County. The -111 will be
considered tomorrow morning: by the
Multnomah delegation, whose members
au bound by ante-election promises to
work for the repeal of all perpetual
franchises.
'mere will be an element, however,
opposed to passage of the bin on the
ground that It would repeal only two
perpetual franchises, whereas they are
pledged to repeal all such franchises.
This element, led by Freeman, will put
In a bill to revoke all privileKes, grants
or franchises, granted to any person,
company or corporation, for an Indefi
nite time, by the state or by any mu
nicipal corporation.
This sweping bill would, therefore,
revoke all privileges and rights of cor
porations, as well as their franchises,
and would end In a farce, so far as re
turning to the people of Portland the
use of the public streets, capitalized at
millions of collars, Is Involved.
The bill would turn Into absurdity
the movement in Portland for the ter
mination of the highly valuable fran
chises there, and would hitch up with
that movement the repeal of many
other grants of particular value to the
public.
, The Coffey bill follows the recommend
ation of the special investigation com
mittee of the Portland Council, which
advises that the two franchises granted
by the legislature be revoked by that
body and that the other perpetcal fran
chises In Portland, granted by the city,
be terminated by the Council. Portland
could handle all Its own franchises and
revoke them Itself If the Legislature
would terminate the franchises granted
by the state and beyond the authority
of the city to reach.
Following Is the text of the Coffey
bill:
A BILL for an act to repeal an act of the
Territorial I.enlslatlve Assembly of Ore
gon, passed January 7, 839, entitled "An
act to authorize Henry D. Green to es
tablish a gas manufactory In the City of
Portland, Multnomah County. Territory
of Oreson"; to repeal an act of the Legis
lative Assembly of Oregon, approved Oc
tober 2fl. 174, entitled: "An act to au
thorise Al Zieber to establish a gas manu-
iactory in tne Lity or rortiand, ilultno-
mah County. Oregon."
Tie It Enacted by the People of the State
of Oregon:
Section 1 That an act of the Territorial
Legislative Assembly of the Territory of
Oregon, passed January 7. 1S.-.1). entitled:
"An act to authorize Henry D. Green to es
tablish a gas manufactory In the City of
Portland, Multnomah County. Territory of
Oregon." conveying to said Green, his suc
cessors, administrators or assigns, "the sole
right and use to lay and extend gas pipes
and apparatus for the conveyance of gas
throughout said City of Portland," for an
Indefinite period, be and the same la hereby
repealed.
See. 2 That an act of the Legislative
Assembly of the State of Oregon, approved
October 29, 1R74, entitled: "An act to au
thorize Al Zieber to establish a gas manu
factory In the City of Portland, Multnomah
Vounty, Oregon." conferring on said Zieber,
his heirs, successors, executors, administra
tors or assigns, the right "to lay and ex
tend gas pipes and apparatus for the con
veyance of gas throughout the present and
future corporate limits of said City of
Portland," for an Indefinite period, be and
the same Is hereby repealed.
Sec. 8 That this act shall be In full force
and effect from and after December 31
lm7.
OBJECT TO BANKING BILL.
Hankers Speak Against Measure of
Senator Haines.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. 6 (Special.) The
joint committee on banking took up con
sideration of Senator Haines" bill tonight
and was addressed by representatives of
several banking Institutions. Various ob
jections were urged against the measure
as to its provisions requiring that not to
exceed 25 per cent of capital stock can
he invested In buildings and providing
for the segregation of capital stock of
the larger banks among a number of In
dividual banks operated as a basis for
doing business. Other objections were of
fered hy the banking fraternity against
the bill, which will be further considered
at a subsequent meeting of the commit
tee. Among those addressing the meeting
were: J. Thorburn Rose, of the Title
Guarantee & Trust Company; William
MaeRae, Bank of California; B. A. Wyld.
Canadian Bank of Commerce; E. V. Car
ter, of Ashland; Senator A. J. Johnson,
who Is Interested In a bank at Corvallls;
-'. M. Idleman, representing trust compa
nies In Portland not in the banking busl-
..to.-, aim oiuui.
MacRae and Wyld objected to the bill
because It does not permit branch banks
to operate on the full capital of their
home organization, but only that part of
their capital set apart for hte Oregon
business. Idleman objeced because the
bill put Into the bank class trust compa
nies not In the banking business. Ross
and Stout objected because, as they con
tended, 25 per cent cash reserve in Port
land Is todo high.
Ross asserted aIqa that tunHn i -
. .,..,. c ia nut H.
proper segregation of trust and savings
funds from banking funds. The whole
bill, he said, was crudely drawn and not
properly adjusted.
ONLY $100,000 FOR SEATTLE.
Way9 and Means Committee Cnts
Down Appropriation.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 6. (Special. 1 Repre
senatlve Settlemeler'a bill appropriating
J150.000 for an Oregon exhibit at the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was
was amended by the ways and means
committee this afternon and the sum re
duced to JWO.OOO. This Is the only feature
of the bill that was considered at today's
meeting, and the measure may undergo
other amendments before being returned
to the House, but the members of the
committee are agreed on th amount of
the appropriation, which has been fixed
at $100,000.
The House committee on claims has
troublesome subject to disoosa of In
Speaker Davey's bill appropriating $100.
000 to reimburse Indian war veterans for
the use of horses during the Indian waxs
of 1856-6. The committee finds no docu
mentary evidence of the authority by
which these horses were employed and
compensation assured settlers for the use
of their animals. No other statistics are
available to show the number of animals
so furnished and the amount of money
due each surviving veteran. The com
mittee took up consideration of the bill
at Its meeting today and will make fur
ther Inquiry Into the merits of the claims
tomorrow. Ben Hayden. of Polk County,
appeared before the committee today In
support, of the claim of veterans for re
lmbursement by the state on this account.
Representative Purdy, member of the
committee on labor and industries, will
return a minority report on Beutgen's
bill proposing the licensing of stationary
engineers. He is against the passage of
the bill. The majority report will favor
the bill with slight amendment. The pur
pose of the bill is to Insure protection
to life and property and prevent others
than experienced men from having charge
of engines. Enforcement of the provisions
of th measure, Purdy claims, will opeiftte
to the great inconvenience of the average
farmer who runs his own engine, espe
cially during the harvest season when
there is a scarcity of help.
The House committee on assessment and
taxation this afternoon decided to report
favorably, with but a few minor amend
ments, changes in the law on assessment
and taxation as recommended by the
State Tax Commission. That feature of
the commission's recommendation which
proposes that taxes be collected by the
County Treasurer rather than by the
Sheriff, as at present, will be reported
to the House without recommendation.
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS
SUBSTITUTE BILL.
Nottingham Resents Alleged Attempt
to Throttle His Pet Measure.
Made a Special Order.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. 6. (Special.) The
Senate committee on medicine and pharm
acy today reported a substitute bill for
that of Senator Nottingham's, for the ex
amination of osteopaths and issuance of
certificates permitting them to practice
In this state. After a brief fight over
the question the substitute and the orig
inal were made a special order for next
Tuesday at 10 A. M.
The original bill provided for the crea
tion of a Board of Osteopathic Exam
iners, to be composed of osteopaths. The
substitute prepared by the committee on
medicine provides that the Governor shall
appoint one osteopath upon the Board
of Medical Examiners and that an ap
plicant for a license to practice osteop
athy shall take an examination before
the board upon anatomy, physiology, etc.,
not Including, materia medica, and shall
be examined by the osteopathic member
upon the subject of practice of osteop
athy. Those now practicing are to be
sranted licenses upon presenting diplomas
showing graduation from reputable
schools. Osteopaths are not to prescribe
medicine or practice major surgery. The
real question involved Is that of the sep
arate examining board.
When the report was received. Senator
Cole, of the committee on medicine,
moved the adoption of the report and that
the Nottingham bill, S. B. 69. be indef
initely postponed.
This brought Senator Nottingham to
his feet with a vehement denunciation of
the report. He said that when this bill
was referred to the committee on medi
cine, he predicted on the floor of the Sen
ate that the committee would throttle
the bill and now they were proceeding to
do so. He said that if he were a doctor,
he would be ashamed to pursue the tac
tics the physicians are pursuing. While
he had never employed an osteopath and
did not know that he ever would, he
believed in giving them a fair chance.
The osteopaths are not Interfering with
the regular school doctors and have of
fered no opposition when the Legislatures
have in the past given the doctors all
the power they asked. What they want
Is fair play.
Senator Malarkey said that this Is not
properly a question between the doctors
and the osteopaths, but a question to be
decided by the Legislature in the Inter
ests of all the people. All the "healers
are trying to heal the sick and the only
interest of the public Is to see that they
are qualified, whether they be allopaths,
homeopaths, eclectics, osteopaths or man
lcurers. He said that there was formerly
strife between the allopaths and the hom
eopths. but that the latter were given
one member on the Board of Examiners
and now they seem to be getting along
well.
Malarkey then moved that in order that
the members of the Senate may act in
telligently, the original bill and the sub
stitute be made a special order for Tues
day morning.
After Senator Cole had explained that
the purpose of the committee is not to
exclude the osteopaths but to maintain
the standard of qualifications, the motion
was put and carried without opposition.
Senator Nottingham said that before
he would consent to the passage of the
substitute bill he would move the In
definite postponement of, the original
and, if this indicates the attitude of the
osteopaths, the fight will be a bitter one
when the question comes up again next
Tuesday.
GUARD TO SHOOT INTRUDERS.
Order Thought to Be Conected With
Steunenberg Case.
BOISE Idaho, Feb. 6. (Special.) The
captain in command' -at Boise Barracks
announced tonight that acting under or
ders he would post a double guard about
the quarters at night and that men would
be under order to shoot any who failed
to halt on being challenged. The order
Is not accounted for. but it is the publio
impression that it is connected with the
Steunenberg case.
No one will make any statement throw
ing light on the matter, those who know
simply declining to talk. It Is known
that some suspicious characters have
been about for some time whe have been
closely watched, and It is rumored that
these men have been found making ex
examination of the military quarters.
James MacPharland, Western manager
for the Pinkerton agency, arrived tonight
from Denver.
He will leave in a day or two for Wall-
see, where the trial of Steve Adams will
begin next week. J. M. Hawley. chief
counsel for the state in the Steunenberg
case, will leave tomorrow for the same
place. He will also take part in the
Adams case, whlla E. F. Richardson, at
torney for Moyer, Heywood and Petti
bone, will conduct the defense.
New Bills In the Senate.
fcALEM, Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) Bills
were Introduced in the Senate today as
follows: v
S. B. 100. substitute for S. B. 13. Judiciary
commtttee Providing for payment of inter
est on county farrants.
S. B. m. substitute for s. B. 37, commit
tee on revision of laws Providing for Hani
In favor of laborers in mines.
S. B. 192, Haines Amending the charter
of Tualatin Academy.
Schilling's Best is the standard in the
American taa. and coffee market.
KILLS HUNTLEY BILL
House Knocks Out Corrupt
Practices Measure.
RODGERS DELIVERS BLOW
Marlon Member Makes One of Most
Sarcastic Speeches Ever Heard at
Salem Accuses U'Ren of Be
ing Author of Law.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 6. (Special.)
Huntley's corrupt practices bill, to reg
ulate elections, was given a knock-out
blow today in the House by indefinite
postponement, on motion of Rodgers .of
Marlon, who delivered one of the most
sarcastic speeches ever rendered in the
Oregon Legislature, holding all his au
ditors in close attention for 10 minutes.
The vote on postponement waa 30 ayes
and 23 noes, seven being absent. v
Rodgers' remarks were directed at
W. S. U'Ren, of Oregon City, who occu
pied a seat within the bar, and was
suspected by the speaker with being
the author of the bill. The sarcasm
Included apt biblical quotations revised
to suit the subject.
"I recognize, it seems to me, in the
bill the handiwork of that sage of Or
egon City,- father of the Initiative and
the referendum, W. S. U'Ren," ex
claimed Rodgers. "I am glad he has
finally observed some of the palpable
abuses that were practiced under this
law during the last primary election
and general election, when one candi
date for one of the highest . offices
within the gift of the people is said
to have spent $25,000 for stamps alone,
to say nothing of an even greater sum
for circular letters, photographs and
newspaper advertising."
Mr. Rodgers then proceeded humor
ously to dissect the bill and some of Its
provisions respecting the wholesale ex
penditure of money by candidates dur
ing the campaign, and criticized the
greater part of the bill on such
grounds. In concluding, Rodgers said
he was glad Oregon still had U'Ren,
who had seen the abuses resulting
from the direct primary in its opera
tion, and now came forth as the "God
father of Oregon's legislators to lead
them back Into the path of righteous
ness from which they had strayed."
The speech was Ironical without vin
dlotlveness and created much amuse
ment. -Campbell
Repays in Kind.
Campbell made reply to Rodgers saying
that the gentleman from Marion must
have a noble idea of his constituents if
they could be Influenced by a chew of
tobacco or a drink of whiskey.- Mr.
Campbell ridiculed the claims of those
members of the House who had declared
that they favored some law such as that
proposed In the Huntley bill, but took
exception to that particular measure be
cause it was too cumbersome.
"If these men want this sort of a law,
why don't they introduce a bill propos
ing such a law?" inquired Mr. Camp
bell. "So far as the author of this bill
is concerned, the gentleman from Marion
is also mistaken. The bill was care
fully prepared , by one of the foremost
Judges in the state, one for whom every
lawyer removes his hat. a " judge whose
decisions are less frequently reversed In
the Supreme Court than are those of any
other Judge in the state the Hon.
Thomas A. McBride.
"A law similar to that now being con
sidered was adopted by the British Parlia
ment, the members of which recive no
pay for their services, as early as 1SS3
and in 1892 the greater part of this bill
was incorporated In a law by the legisla
ture of Massachusetts, which, I think,
includes just about as many brilliant
statesmen as are to be found In either
the Marion or Multnomah County delega
tions in this House," continued Mr.
Campbell.
The sponsor of the bill made a strong
talk for the measure as being designed
primarily to give the poor man an equal
chance with his more wealthy neighbor
in aspiring to serve the people In a
public capacity, and concluded by pre
dicting that a law similar to that of
the Huntley bill will be enacted by th.e
people within the next two years.
An aye and no vote was demanded on
the question of indefinitely postponing the
bill with the following result:
How the Vote Stood.
Ayes Adams. Barrett of Umatilla, Bar
rett of Washington, Belknap. Beutgen, Bev
erldge, Brix, Burns, Carter, Chapln, Chase,
Driscoll, Eaton, Farrell, FreSman, Holt,
Jewell, King, Knowles. Kubll, Merryman,
Pike, Reynolds. Bodgers, Rothchild, 8et
tlemeir. Simmons, Washburne, Wilson, Mr.
Speaker 1JO.
Noes Beals, Brown, Campbell, Coffey Con
nell. Crawford, Dobbin. Dye, Edwards, Gray,
Hendrick. Huntley, Jackson. Jones of Clack
amas, Junes of Lincoln and Polk, McCallon,
McCue, Newell, Northup. Purdy, Rackleff,
Upmeyer, Vawter 23.
Absent Bayer. Bones, Donnelly, Moore,
Perkins, Slusher, 6teen 7. t
Others participating in the debate were
Davey, in favor of the bill and Vawter
and Barrett of Washington against.
. The bill had been favorably reported
back to the House and made a special
order for 2 o'clock when consideration
was taken up in committee of the whole
with Coffey in the chair.
The first section in the bill had scarcely
been disposed of when strong opposition
was exhibited to the measure and but a
few of the introductory sections had been
read and adopted when, on motion of
Rodgers, the committee arose and re
ported the bill back to the House with
the recommendation that it do not pass.
Upon the acceptance of the committee's
report, the vote was lndiflnltely postponed
by a vote of 30 to 23, 7 absent.
The Huntley bill was considered too
cumbersome and members of the House
who opposed the measure, explained that
they did so for the reason that they
feared the bill in Its operation, especially
with respect to the distribution of printed
pamphlets by the Secretary of State after
they had been printed by the State
Printer might entail a greater expense to
the taxpayers than had been estimated
by the friends of the bill, who thought
the work could be done for about $15,000.
WORK OP THE COMMITTEES
House Bodies Take Favorable Action
on Many Measures.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 6. (Special.) Among
the bills favorably reported in the House
today by committees were:
H. B. 2S3, by Beals. assessing timber
lands on basis of cruised timber; H. B.
250. Davey, for permanent record of elec-'
tlons In each county; H. B. 97, Steen. re
quiring floating of American flag on school
buildings; H. B. 61. Jones (Polk and Lin
coln), for convention of district school
boards; S. B. 79, Miller (Linn and Marion),
compulsory education of children; H. B.
50, Beverldge, authorizing school dis
tricts to purchase text-books.
Freeman's bill declaring dogs to be per
sonal property has been favorably report
ed in the House.
A bill by Representative Jones of
Clackamas, amending the fire permit law
so that farmers will not be required to
obtain permits to burn .slashings, waa
favorably reported in the House today by
the committee on horticulture.
The House today indefinitely postponed
consideration of Knowles" bill providing
that the Secretary of State furnish all
members-elect of the Legislature with
copies of the code Immediately following
their election in June.
On unfavorable report, of the commit
tee to which It had been referred, the
Houee today Indefinitely postponed fur
ther consideration of Representative
Beals' bill (H. B. 256) appropriating $50,
000 for the improvement of Tillamook harbor.
CONSTRUES SCHOOL LAWS.
Superintendent Acker man Issues Circular-
Letter to County Officials.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) State
Superintendent of Public Instruction Ack
erman has issued the following circular
letter to the County School Superintend
ents of the state, in which he calls atten
tion to a point decided by the Supreme
Court last December in the case of Set
terlum vs. Keene:
Gentlemen The Supreme Court has re
cently rendered an opinion concerning the
qualifications of voters, which may be help
ful to you in administrating section 42,
page 37, Oregon School Laws, 1903 edition.
The opinion Is as follows:
"The contention that the statute is satis
fied If the person offering to vote in fact
owns property which la listed on the as
sessment roll, although it may have been
assessed In the name of another, is with
out merit. The requirement is that be must
have property 'as shown by the last county
assessment.' The. ownership of the property
must appear from the assessment, and
cannot be shown by extrinsic evidence."
Respectfully yours,
J. H. ACKERMAN,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
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DETERMINED TO CARRY OUT
THEIR FRAUDS.
Descend Upon Legislature to De
mand Deeds on Bogus Sale Cer
tificates and Other Relief.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 6.-(Special.) Land
grabbers have descended upon the legis
lature and are determined to have meas
ures passed which will compel the state
to issue' deeds upon the fraudulent land
sale certificates, and also compel the
state to pay interest upon the money paid
to the state by the persons who procured
the certificates. A bill for the first pur
pose mentioned has already been intro
duced. A fight is now being made before
the House committee on Public Lands in
behalf of the men who want interest.
These measures promise to be the center
of warm fights, for a strong lobby for
the land operators will be here in a day
or two and an opposition fight will be
put up by the Governor's office and the
State Land Office. If the land grabbers
win and can pass a bill over the Gov
ernor's veto it will mean a loss of $150,000
or more to the state.
Attorneys for the holders of state land
certificates procured by fraud are working
for the enactment of a law requiring the
state to pay interest on the purchase
price for the time the state had posses
sion of it. Representative Kubll en
deavored to have a provision to that
effect inserted In the bill prepared by
the State Land Department for the gen
eral revision of the land laws, but he
failed. He strongly contended for the
amendment but the other members of the
committee would not consent. The mem
bers were given to understand that if
any such provision should be Inserted the
Governor will in all probability veto the
bill.
The attorneys for the land operators
are persistent, however, and it is under
stood that they will either move to
amend when the bill comes up in the
House, or try to have an amendment in
serted in the Senate, or will Introduce an
original bill upon the subject.
Representative Kubll Is a brother-in-law
of B. B. Watson, attorney for John
De Lalttre. whose certificates of sale
were cancelled when It had been proven
that they were procured upon the false
and fraudulent applications made by H.
H. Turner, of Salem, and sold to De
Lalttre by A. T. Kelliher.
The land operators have also been
trying to secure the passage of a bill
compelling the state to issue deeds upon
these certificates of sale, where the pres
ent holder of the certificates pays the
remainder of the purchase price. A bill
for that purpose has been introduced in
the House by Representative Freeman, as
House bill 361. The bill Is asserted to
be "for the relief of bona fide holders of
land certificates." It provides:
Section 1 Where a certificate of sale of
school lands has been Issued by the State
Land Board on a false, forged or fraudulent
application and said certificate is held by
assignment by a third party, who had no
knowledge of the fraud at the time cf such,
assignment, on full compliance of law, in
cluding payment of the purchase price and
surrender of said certificate and assignemnt
to said board, such assignee of said certifi
cate shall receive a deed from the state for
the land included in said certificate as pro
vided by law.
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SENATE HAS WARH0RSES
Members of the House Are for the
Most Part Men of Smaller Ex
perience No Brilliant
Speeches Thus Far.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 6 (Special.)-Be-cause
the sessions of the Legislature thus
far have been devoted chiefly to the for
mal reading of bills and referring them
to committees, with little consideration
of measures upon their merits, there has
been little opportunity for the display
of oratorical powers in either the House
or the Senate. The Oregon City locks
bill and the normal school resolution gave
occasion for a few outbursts of eloquence
In the House, but there has been noth
ing in the Senate that would stir the
souls of the members of that branch of
the lawmaking body. A few tilts have
been had over calendars, clerks, quaran
tines and the proposed appropriation for
the Jamestown Exposition, but these
were not subjects over which weighty
arguments could be constructed or touch
ing appeals made to the feelings of men.
The great forensic efforts are yet to
come, when the members consider the
Railroad Commission bill, amendments to
the direct primary, the water code, the
tax bills and a multitude of other meas
ures. Including final action on the locks
question and the normal schools.
One comment very frequently made at
this session is that , thus far there has
appeared no member who seems to have
a talent for story-telling. Perhaps the
reason is that there has been little op
portunity, but up to the present time
there has been not even an indication
of the presence of men who can make a
point by telling an apt story in course
of debate. There has not yet arisen in
the House a free-lance with the debating
powers displayed at the last session by
Bob Smith of Josephine. The only man
in the Senate who Is probably capable
of filling the place in that body formerly
occupied by Fulton Is Senator Malarkey,
who, though a different style of orator,
has powers that are as well appreciated
as were those of Fulton in his day.
Warhorses in the Senate.
The Senate contains a number of men
of experience in legislative work. Ma
larkey won a reputation in the House
before he came to the Senate. So did
Bingham, Bailey and Kay. Bingham is
a very forceful speaker because he mas
ters his facts and presents them In good
order. He makes no attempt at flowery
speaking. Kay is a ready speaker, has
an excellent voice and carries convic
tion because he always shows by his
manner that he is thoroughly in earnest.
Booth is a pleasing talker, logical in nis
arguments and capable of flights of elo
quence when occasion demands. It re
quires more than an ordinary contro
versy, however, to work him up to
spirited debate.
M. A. Miller of Linn has been the free
lance of the Senate for the last few
sessions, but unless he turns loose pretty
soon he will lose his place to someone
else probably Kay or Bingham. Smith
of Umatilla takes a prominent place
among Senate debaters. He is always
good-natured, is clear and concise and
never says anything to hurt people's
feelings. He speaks rapidly and stops
when he has covered the subject. Coke
of Coos is a pleasant speaker, a little
slow, but always to the point. He at
tempts no spread-eagle efforts.
Senator Whealdon Is good in his line,
which is the Hood River style. He Is a
real estate man and takes second place
to none when It comes to praising things.
He Is not a quick debater, however.
Coshow is a man who thinks carefully
before he says anything, makes his point
briefly but clearly and then stops. He
is recognized as a very valuable mem
ber of the Senate because he watches
all bills closely to see that they are
consistent In their provisions and that
the Intent Is properly expressed.
Senator Hedges has the reputation of
being a good speaker, as also has Hart,
but neither has displayed his powers
thus far this session. Beach is no orator
but has the voice and manner of a good
story-teller and might win favor along
that line if he tried. The Senate lost
one of Its best debaters when it took
Haines oft the floor and put him in the
President's chair.
Orators In the House.
And in the House, too. thus far, little
opportunity has been offered for the dis
play of oratorical ability by its members.
Since the great majority of the lower
house are new members this year, their
ability in this direction cannot be judged
until they are given a chance to try out.
Only two Representatives have thus far
distinguished themselves on the floor of
the House as speakers, and it was then
when speaking on measures In which they
were directly interested. When the orig
inal bill by Representative Jones, of
Polk and Lincoln, providing for the pur
chase by the state, alone and unaided
by the General Government, of the locks
at Oregon City, appeared to be doomed to
defeat, Mr. Jones, with great warmth,
became quite oratorical In a spirited de
ORATORS
SALEM
the color of the hair
nunciation of all those who opposed the
bill as it had been drafted.
The second outburst of oratory was con
tributed by Representative Edwards dur
ing the consideration of a motion to in
definitely .postpone a resolution instructing
the committee on ways and means to re
port appropriations for not more than
two normal schools. Mr. Edwards very
forcefully championed the further sup
port and maintenance by the state of all
of these institutions now existing, and
was warmly applauded by the members
of the House and the galleries. Mr. Ed
wards was a member of the House at the
last session, and Is known to be a thor
oughly live speaker who never addresses
the House on any subject without having
ammunition that makes his remarks ef
fective. As the work of the session progresses it
is to be expected that other good speak
ers will appear, as the membership of
the House includes much splendid ma
terial Jir good debaters, whose debut will
be made, no doubt, when several of tho
Important measures now pending come
before the House for final consideration.
Coffey Effective Speaker.
In the Multnomah County delegation
Representative Coffey probably leads as
a parliamentarian and a generally effect
ive speaker. Others of the delegation who
are heard as well as seen are Represent
tives Freeman, who leads in Introduction
of bills; Beverldge. who takes second
money as to number of measures offered;
Northup and Farrell. Campbell of Mult
nomah and Clackamas Is one of the most
prominent members on the floor. He is
an able parliamentarian and a debater of
ability, of whom more will be heard be
fore the session ends. Driscoll,- as chair
man of the ways and means committee,
has something else to do besides talking,
and he attends to his more important
duties while the other members do the
orating.
Representative Dye takes an active part
In the consideration of all measures in
which there Is any discussion. As chair
man of the committee on revision of laws
he is frequently required to speak in ex
planation of the various measures report
ed by that committee. Jackson made his
maiden speech last week in support of his
bill for fhe re-enactment of the mortgage
tax law, and his ability as a debater
should not be judged from the decisive
defeat of the bill, which covered a sub
ject experience has proved to be entirely
unsatisfactory to the people of this state.
He will be one of the leading speakers
In the House.
Although he is one of the youngest
members of the House, Representative
McCue has already got onto the legis
lative ropes fairly well, and with his nat
ural ability as a talker can be depended
upon to take a prominent part in the
proceedings of the House before the ses
sion ends. Representative Newell and his
colleague. Representative Purdy, of Wash
ington County, together with Representa
tive Gray of Douglas, are foremost in the
advocacy of reform legislation, especially
as it pertains to the morals of the state.
Mr. Newell is especialy interested In hor
ticultural subjects, and is one of the most
earnest speakers in the House member
ship. Rodgers' Mettle Is Proved.
Representative Rodgers, of Marion
County, has already proved himself a
good student, and is thoroughly conver
eant with measures pending In the
House. He seldom speaks, but when he
does he speaks advisedly and is not easily
confused by interruption and cross-questioning
by those whose interests he may
not be espousing.
One of the most concise speakers in
the House is Representative Vawter. He
does not take the floor very frequently,
but he always speaks to the point. Sneak
er Davey is unquestionably the most able
debater and parliamentarian in the House,
but as presiding officer he is handicapped
and is not able to participate to any great
extent' In the debates on the floor. He
will be heard when the House goes into a
committee of the whole, and he may also
be expected to take the floor when some
measure needs his assistance. This he can
do at any time by calling some other
member to the chair.
ELIJAH SMITH IS ALARMED.
Hastening to Salem to Defend His
Land Monopoly.
SALEM, Or., Feb. . (Special.) To pro
tect his Coos County land from any
attempt of the Legislature to compel its
sale in 160-acre tracts at $2.50 an acre,
by passage of Senator Malarkey's bill
O. B. 158), the chief of the corporations
of land barons, Elijah Smith, is coming
post haste from New York, following a
message flashed ahead to Senator Malar
key. His corporation Is the Southern Oreson
Company, which holds 100,000 acres of land
in Coos and Douglas Counties, practically
as a wilderness, barring it from settle
ment or use by the people of that part
of the state, so that it might as well
be a Sahara desert, so far as the ad
vantages accruing to the people of that
part of the state are concerned.
The lands came from a grant of land
made to a wagon-road company in 1869-
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72 by Congress and the -State of Oregon,
as bonus for the road. The lands were
to be sold at $2.50 an acre and in areas
of not more than ItW. acres to one pur
chaser. The road was to be a permanent
public highway. The road was never
well built and for a long time toll was
collected on it. It Is now impassable most
of the year and is said never to have
been passable from one end to the other,
as intended by Congress.
Smith will set up that the long lapse
of time has knocked out the $2.50 require
ment and that, besides. Only the United
States has right to complain against non
fullfllment of the conditions of the grant.
New Bills In the House.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) The
following bills were Introduced In the
House:
H. B. 378, Freeman Regarding publica
tion of hank accounts which have not been
Increased or diminished for seven years.
H. B. :7ft, Oonnell Bounties on squirrels,
gophers and moles.
H. B. 3S0, Dobbin Taxing migratory
etock.
H. B. .181, Simmons Abolishing rebate
tor payment of taxes.
H. B. "Reynolds Prohibiting saloons
within two miles of schools.
H. B. SS:i, King Fixing terms of Cir
cuit Court in Ninth District.
H. B. 3K4, Knowles Authorizing one
tenth mill county tax for bounty on coy
otes. H. B. 370, McCallon Increasing emo
luments of Sheriff of Polk County.
H. B. 371. Jewell Prohibiting adulterat
ed foods after Julv I, 1007.
H. B. .17 1, Jewell Regulating use ot
water rights.
H. B. il73. Committee on Ways and Means
To pay Interest claim?, make referendum
appropriation bill and appropriating $20,000
therefor.
H. B. 374. Coffey To revoke gas fran
chises in Portland.
H. B. 37."., Brlx For additional Circuit
Judge in Fifth Judicial District.
H. B. 37rt. I'pmeyer Fixing salary of
Treasurer of I.lnn County at Jll'00 a year.
H. B. 377. Upmeyer To protect employes
in factories. .
H. B. "S.l. Burns Amending 1905 act
as to sale of foods and drinks.
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So-Called Weakness
Perhaps the most prevalent of all
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"Weakness" is merely a syxnp
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Specific Blood Poison
Until the perfection of my system
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keep the disease dormant by the
use of strong mineral drugs. I
positively driva the last taint of
poison from tne system. My cures
are absolute. Every symptom
vanishes to appear no more. I
use harmless blood-cleansing rem
edies only, such aa were never
before used in tha treatment of
this disease.
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