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Newspaper Page Text6 TII2 MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1907. PRIMARYLAW TO REMAIN INTACT Senate Kills Bailey's Bills Pro posing Important Amendments. VOTE ON BOTH DECISIVE Vpper House Indefinitely Postpones Measures After Acrimonious De bate Alleged Joker Discovered in One, but Author Says No. SALKM, Feb. 12. (Special.) Any. change In the prlary law was killed In the Sen ate today by the Indefinite postponement of two hills, by Bailey of Multnomah, one providing for the election at pri maries of delegates to state conventions called to elect delegates to National con ventions and proclaim party platforms; the other changing Statement No. 1 for the election of United States Senators so that members of the Legislature might rledpe themselves to vote for their pnrty's choice and not for the people's choice. The first bill was killed by a vote of IS to 11 and the second bill by vote of 21 to . The vote on Indefinite postponement of the first bill was: Ayes' Bingham, Bowerman, Caldwell, Coke. Coshow. Hart. Hedges, Kay, Ijiycock. McDonald, Miller, Miller. Mulit, Nottingham, Smith of Umatilla, Wright, Haines IX. Noes Bailey, Beach, Booth. Cole, Hod eon. Johnson. LoughHry. Scholfleld. Sichel, Smith of Marlon. Whealdon 11. On the second bill three votes detached themselves from the Bailey side, Schol fleld, Sichel and Smith of Alarion, and went to the opposition. Debate on the Statement No. 1 bill grew harp. Bowerman detected an omission from the first bill which would not only have exempted county elections from the operation of the primary law, but would have disjointed the primary law. The first bill amended section 2 of the law, the first part of which it purported to re real, hut in the clause subjecting nom inations to the law, it read "A primary nominating election shall be held subject to the provisions of this law for Senator in Congress and all other elective state, district, precinct, city, ward and all other officers." leaving out "county," which is contained In tho existing law. Bailey said the omission was an over tight and not intentional, and offered to corrrect it, but Nottingham moved in definite postponement, and against Bailey's opposition the motion carried. As the bill repealed all parts of the pri mary law in conflict with it, Bowerman paid the primary law would have been disjointed. The next bill then came up and Not tingham moved indefinite postponement of this also. Bailey, Whealdon and Beach sought to save the bill from the cemetery, and Nottingham. Bingham and Malarkey tried to send If there. Bailey argued that the bill would protect party Integrity against disintegration forces that had re cently afflicted the Republican party. OBEY ORDEKS OR RESIGN Grange Gives Pungent Advice on Primary Law Amendment. SALEM. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) That members of the Legislature should either obey the instructions of the peo ple or resign is one of the declarations .made by the Salem Grange, in adopt ing; resolutions upon the proposed amendment of Statement No. 1. The Grange opposes any amendment of the direct primary law or any law adopted by the people before It has been tested by experience. The resolutions follow: Whereas. There is a bill now pending be fore the Legislature, to so amend the direct primary law, enacted by the people of the state, as to make Ineffective that part of said law, which confers on the people the right to signify by their direct votes, their choice cf United States Senators, and, also to amend said la-w, so as to allow poUtlcal parties to suggest, or nominate by conven tions, the candidates to be voted for at the primary elections, and thereby again es tablish party machines; and, . Whereas, We. the Patrons of Husbandry, are in favor of the direct primary law, and believe Its enforcement at the last elec tion has helped to purify political methods In this state, and nominate better men fnr officers than were formerly presented by party conventions and ring systems; Therefore, be It resolved by Salem Grange, that we protest against any change In the present direct primary law, that shall in any way lessen Its efficiency, in relation to the matters above set forth. And. be tt further resolved, That enact ment of any law by the initiative, Is an In struction by the people to their representa tives, (whose agents they are) that euch laws should not be repealed or amended, so as to defeat the object of their enactment, until their merits have been fully tested by experience. , That we believe the principle should pre vail, that public as well as private agents, should obey the Instructions of their princi pals or resign. FAVORS PURE FOOD LAW House Refuses to Amend Burns' Bill in Committee of Whole. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Rep resentative Burns' pure fool law was adopted by the House In committee of the whole this afternoon. CofTey of Multno mah being In the chair. The only impor tant amendment made was that exempt ing from tne requirements as to markings and true weights and measures the green packed fruit products of the state. Per kins pointed out that to require horti culturists thus to mark every box of apples or other fruit would work hard ship on fruitgrowers. An effort was first made to strike out the subdivision of the bill relating to branding and weights and measures, but the House was decidedly opposed to any such action, and a motion to that effect was badly defeated. Purdy offered as an amendment, another section exempting flouring mills. Assisted by Edwards and Washburne, he claimed that the enforcement of the provisions of the bill in this respect will prevent the small flouring mill operators from manu facturing for export flour under a spe olal brand, not his own. Burns assured the objectors that such was not the case; that all such mill men will be required to do is to mark each sack of flour so manufactured by serial number by which the product can be identified. Burns further charged that there is urgent need for this restriction as to flouring mills, claiming that some mills engaged In this business made a specialty of treating discolored flour with acids and chemicals so that the product might be made marketable. Campbell was successful In having at tached an amendment to one of the sec tions requiring the State Dairy and Food Commissioners to make investigation as to quality and weight of any products included within the, provisions of measure on complaint of interested persons, and to submit a report of that investigation in writing, the same to be a matter of record. The bill as amended apparently 'will pass. Wildcatters Have Influence. SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Rep resentative Brown's bill to prohibit the publication of false or exaggerated state ments by corporations as to their finan cial condition, met with considerable op position in the House tonight, when it came up for final passage. The bill was finally referred back for further amend ment. The purpose of the bill Is to pro tect the innocent Investor from the ope ration of wildcat mining and other in corporated enterprises that make a prac tice of misrepresenting their true assets. The severity of the penalties, the maxi mum being 10 years imprisonment and $10,000 fine, was the excuse offered by objecting lawmakers for opposition to the bill. Debate on Community Property. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) After an hour's debate, the House tonight re ferred back to the judiciary committee the report on Washburn's bill, which pro poses an amendment to the present statute so as to empower husband or wife to transfer property that may be acquired during the insanity of the other. HOUSE UNANIMOUS AGAINST COOS BAY BARONS. Passes Chase Bill Compelling Them to Disgorge Illegally Acquired Holding Under Terms of Grant. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) With but one dissenting vote that of King the House this afternoon passed the bill fathered by Representative Chase, to compel the sale at $2.50 an acre of the land in the Coos Bay wag on ri:ad grant, according to the terms of the grant of 1869. Chase made a plain exposition of the measure and its purposes. Including a recital of the history of the situation and a refer ence to the fact of the holding com pany's refusal to dispose of the land in accordance with the terms of the grant by which it claims title. He said that Elijah Smith, an off!-, cer of the company, now in the posses sion of this property, had come to Oregon from Boston and was now in attendance on the Legislature in an ef fort to defeat the legislation proposed by the bill under consideration. King moved to have action on the bill deferred until he could submit the matter to the Attorney-General to as certain the best method for the state to adopt in disposing of the matter. Chase resisted any dilatory tactics and explained that the bill, for which he is the sponsor, had been reviewed by the Attorney-General before being pre sented to the House. King's motion to defer action on the bill was hopelessly defeated, and vote being taken, the measure was support ed by the entire House, with the ex ception of King. Another Blow at Land Monopoly. SALEM. ' Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) The House today adopted S. J. M. to com pel the Oregon & California Railroad Company to comply with the conditions of its land grant, under the act of Con gress. The House also concurred In 3. C. R. urging Congress to request the President to appoint Colonel James Jack son, of Portland, Brigadier-General on the retired list. MALARKEY WINS A VICTORY Senate Passes Bill Allowing Non Resident Railroad Directors. . SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) There was a -short contest in the Sen ate this morning over Malarkey's Sen ffte bill 172, to permit a majority of the directors of any railroad corpora tion to reside outside the state. Sen ator Bailey opposed it for the reason that it would plve the state that much less opportunity to control the rail roads. Smith, of Umatilla. Inquired whether the demand for this law came from the people or from the railroads, and Malarkey replied that it-came from the railroads. He then went on to show that the railroads are now owned and controlled by non-residents and that the resident directors are merely employes -of the men who really own and control the roads. There- Is noth ing gained by requiring resident di rectorates. . The great desire of this state is, and has been fir years, to induce foreign capital to come here and build rail roads. No one 'expects the capitalists themselves to oome here to live, but the state wants their money. They do not like to invest their money here and yet he compelled to turn the man agement of their property over to oth ers. The bill provides for the appoint ment of resident agents upon whom service can be had, so the state will lose nothing by permitting a majority of the directors to be non-residents. Malarkey could see no harm to be done by the passage of the bill, but thought it would encourage the Invest ment of foreign capital in this state. The bill passed by a vote of 19 to 8. WOMAN SUFFRAGE IS LOST Jones Resolution Overwhelmingly Defeated In the Senate. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Wo man suffrage met an overwhelming de feat in the Senate yesterday, when House joint resolution 13, by Jones of Polk and Lincoln was killed by a vote of eight ayes to 19 noes. There was very little discussion upon the merits of woman suffrage, but a number of Senators In sisted that the people settled this ques tion last June and there Is no need of submitting the question at this time, the vote was: Ayes Hart, Hedges, Kay, Miller of Una. Nottingham, Smith of Marion, Smith, of Umatilla, President Haines 8. Noes Bailey, Beach, Bingham, Booth. Caldwell. Coke, Cole, Coshow, Hodson. John son, Laughary, Laycock, Malarkey, McDon ald. Miller of Linn-Marlon. Mulit. Scholfleld, Whealdon, Wright 19. Absent Bowerman. Mays, Glchel 3. Hood River Not Discouraged. SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) ResiT dents of the Hood River section of Wasco County who are seeking a division of that county, have introduced, through Repre sentative Moore, a bill in the House pro posing the creation of Hood River County from the western pari of Wasco. The territory included within the proposed new county is substantially the same as that of the proposed new county of Cas cade, he bill for which was Indefinitely postponed in the Senate. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Favorite. "We prefer Chamberlain's Cough Reme dy to anv other for our children," savs Mr. L. J. Woodbury of Twining. Mich. "It has always done the work for us in hard colds and croup, and we take pleasure in recommending it." LftND MONOPOLY HIT HARD PRUNED TO 137,500 Senate Reduces Appropriation for Corvallis College. KAY WINS IN ONE FIGHT Marlon County Watchdog Slakes Stand for Taxpayers Standing Allowance for Institution Is Increased by $12,500. f SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Speci?!.) As the result of a determined fight led by Sen ator Kay, of Marion, the Senate has or dered a reduction of $12,500 In the annual appropriation asked for the Oregon Ag ricultural College. The .present standing appropriation for maintenance is $25,000 a year. A bill was Introduced by Senator Johnson, of Benton, for an appropriation of 150,000 a year, the law to take effect with the beginning of 1908. This bill pro vided also for a separate fund for the Agricultural College, but upon motion of Kay the measure was sent back to the ways and means committee last week with Instructions to cut out the provision for a separate fund. Yesterday Kay sent up another proposed amendment to the bill, fixing the annual appropriation at $37,500 Instead of $50,000. Kay said in behalf of his amendment that the bill proposes an Increase of 100 per cent in the maintenance appropria tion and that the Agricultural College is also asking for an appropriation of $1S0, 000 for new buildings and improvements for the ensuing two years. He said that while he is a believer in the maintenance of an Agricultural College and Is willing to make appropriations sufficient for its needs, he did not consider this amount necessary and had therefore moved to cut it down. He presented figures showing that for 1901-2 the appropriations for all educational institutions amounted to $193. 000: for 1303-4, $233,000. and for 1905-6, $3fi, 000, while the demands for 1908 are $775, 000. This is an increase of 100 per cent in one year for ali the institutions of higher education. He thought it exorbi tant and unnecessary. Bertdes, the Sen ate should take into consideration the fact that the Agricultural College receives $50,000 this year from the United States and will next year receive $55,000 from that source. Must Protect Taxpayers. He urged that the legislature must protect the taxpayers as well as provide liberal appropriations for the educational institutions. He said he had talked with one of the officers of the Agricultural College and had been informed by him that the increased appropriations asked were more than were actually needed. Senator Johnson responded by showing that the total appropriation asked by the Agricultural College Is not $250,000 for the two years, as stated, but is only $225,000, for the increase in the annual mainte nance fund is not to take effect till next year. He said also that of the $50,000 re ceived from the United States. $25,000 goes to the Agricultural Experiment Sta tion, conducted in connection with the college, and that the college authorities have no control over it. He further said that the records of the proceedings of the. board of, regents showed that the amount asked for was the same as provided In the bills- that have been introduced, and while he has not talked with all the members of the board, he had heard none of them say that they needed less. President Haines called Senator Hodson to the chair and took tho floor In favor of cutting down the appropriation. He told about his visit to the Agricultural College a few days ago and spoke highly of the institution and the work it is do ing. He believed it one of the mopt val uable educational Institutions and said that it should be liberally supported by the state. But he believed this appropri ation extravagant and more than is need ed for the proper maintenance of the school. While tho authorities could prob ably spend the $50,000 a year, and spend it well, they could do with less without impairing the efficiency of the institu tions. Must Prnne Somewhere. The demands now before the legisla ture for appropriations amount to $4,000, 00 to $5,000,000, and unless the Legislature cuts some place the appropriations will be excessive. He also told of conversa tions with officers of the institution, who teld him they would need a 50 per cent Increase in maintenance and an appropri ation of $100,000 to $115,000 for improve ments. This bill and the one coming from the House, therefore, provided more money than the officers of the school asked or expected. Senator Kay responded to Senator Johnson's remarks, saying that the ex periment station is really a part of the college and that the college gets the ben efit of the Government money spent at the station. The vote upon the question of cuttlns the annual appropriation from $50,000 to $37,500 was as follows: Ayes Bowerman. Caldwell, Coke, Cole, Hart, Hedges. Kay. Laycock, McDonald, Miller of Linn, Miller of I,lnn and Mar ion. Nottingham, Scholfleld. Smith of Marion, Smith of Umatilla, Wright, Pres ident Haines 17. Noes Bailey, Beach, Bingham, Booth Coshow, Hodson, Johnson, Laughary, Ma- larkey, Mulit, Sichel, Whealdon 12. Absent Mays. Representative Vawter's bill, proposing the creation of a special board of regents for the management and control of all of the State Normal Schools came up for third reading in the House this morning and on suggestion of its author was laid over until Wednesday evening, when Representative Holt's bill, declaring the Ashland and Weston Normal Schools to be state normal schools, to the exclusion of the Drain and Monmouth institutions. comes up under special order. At this meeting the House proposes to consider the two Senate bills on the nor mal school subject, one bill providing for the 6Upport by the state of but two nor mal schools, and the other providing for a commission to determine which two of the four schools now existing shall be considered. AGAINST HABITUAL- CRIMINAL House Passes Coffey's Bill After a Lively Debate. SAT .KM, Feb. 12. (Special.) Represen tative Coffey's habitual criminal bill aroused considerable opposition in the House today, but passed that body by a vote of 33 to 23. The bill, explained Mr. Coffey, is a copy of laws in force in the States of Washington and California and provides that a prisoner convicted for the second time of a crime equal to a felony shall be punished by a sentence double that provided in the statutes for the commission of the offense. The per son convicted of felony a third time, shall be sentenced to life imprisonment. Perkins objected to the bill for the reason that he feared it would be pos sible, through malicious prosecution, im properly to deprive a man of his liberty. Campbell, did- not think the law would operate satisfactorily In this state, where the Indeterminate sentence Is in prac tice. McCue, supported the measure which was intended, he said, purely for habitual criminals, and in support of his position repeated the statement of an official at the Oregon penitentiary who had told him that of between 50 and 60 convicts who were In the peniten tiary three years ago serving sentences, and who had since completed those sen tences, a large percentage were now in the same institution serving sentences under subsequent convictions. Coffey, concluded the debate and em phasized the need for framing some legislation that will tend to put a damper on repeated violation of law by the criminal classes. "If the habitual criminal will make himself liable to terms In the penitentiary three times he will arrange to go there 30 times, if you will give him the opportunity." Changes Law of Bvldence. SALEM, Or., Feb. 12.-(Speclal.) By a narrow margin of SI to 27 Vawter's bill. Introduced at the request of the District Attorney of the First Judicial district. amending the statutes so that a wife is made a competent witness against her husband in some criminal actions, passed the House this afternoon. Barrett, of Washington, McCue and others criticised the bill for the reason they considered it conferred on prosecuting officers undue authority to Invade the sanctity of the confidential relations existing between husband and wife. FEATURES OF NEW BILLS COMMITTEE DRAFTS CORRXTT PRACTICES ACT. Senate Lawyers Boil Down Into Brief Form Three Lengthy Measures on Same Subject. SALEM. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Out of three long bills on the subject of corrupt practices at elections, the Senate Judi ciary committee has constructed one bill which will be reported as a substitute for all others on the same subject. The new Lill will be much shorter than those that have been already lptroduced, and will be much more easily understood. The bill will make it a misdemeanor for any per son to solicit money or property from a candidate and limits expenditures as fol lows: Candidates for United States Sen ator. $3000; for state offices, $1000; for county offices, $250. The bill requires candidates and Central Committee officers to file a statement within. ten days after election showing the amounts of their campaign expenditures. Campaign ex penses are limited to payment of rent, carriage hire, music, advertising, workers at the polls and a few other purposes specified in the bill. The judiciary committee of the Senate spent several hours yesterday working on bills which have for their purpose the prescribing of the procedure under the initiative and referendum, as applied to cities. The committee has decided to re port adversely on Senate bill 122, by Smith of Umatilla, and favorably on House bill 123, by Jon'es of Clackamas. The lat ter measure was drawn by W. S. U'Ron, father of the initiative and referendum, and seemed to the committee to be the best measure putting the new constitu tional amendment Into effect. Senator Johnson has Introduced a bill to provide for dividing the Second Judi cial District into two Prosecuting Attor ney districts, with Lane. Benton and Lin coln In one district and Douglas. Coos and Curry in the other. George M. Brown is to continue as Prosecuting At torney In the Douglas-Coos-Curry dis trict and the Governor is to appoint in tho other district. A bill introduced by the Marion County delegation today raises the salary of the Clerk of Marlon County from $1300 a year to $1800 and provides for additional dep uty assistance. cnfA Bill ?11 liv Miller of Linn and Marlon, requires that in order to keep a note or mortgage from outlawing mere must ba a payment of principal or inter est and that a. memorandum of the Dav- me.it must be made upon the note and the margin or tne record oi xne mnnsanB. n order to make such payment effective, if now hqrred under this act. the notation must be made within six months. Hart's Senate rill 21fi, by Senator Hart, authorizes the Circuit Court to act in probate matters if the County Judge be absent from the county. In several coun ties there has been great trouble and in convenience from the fact that County Judges go away on protracted visits and there Is no authority -now for any other person to perform their duties. This bill proposes to remove this defect In the judicial system. For the purpose of relieving the Su preme Court of the task of conducting bar examinations. Senator Malarkey has introduced Senate Bill 217, which au thorizes the court to appoint an exam ining board of three lawyers, who have had five years' Experience at this bar. This board is to conduct the examina tion and report its findings to tne court, which will then act upon the applications for admission. The fee for examination Is $15. The compensa tion of members of the examining board is to bo fixed by the Supreme Court. Senator Bailey's Senate Bill 219 cre ates a public playgrounds board, with power to levy a tax of one-fourth of a mill on the dollar and to purchase or condemn property for playgrounds. gymnasiums, etc., in Portland. The board is to be composed of the Mayor, Judge of the Juvenile Court, City Su perintendent of Schools, president of M. A. A. Club, and City Librarian. This bill would raise a revenue of $40,000 a year for Ave years at present valua tions. The bill provides for only half the rate of levy after five years. vThe bill authorizes employment of a secre tary at $1200 a, year, and requires the wter board to furnish water free for public playgrounds and gynasiums. Senator Hart's bill for a state law library at Pendleton appropriates $23,300 and directs the clerk of the Su preme Court under direction of the court to purchase books for the new library. JOHNSON BILIj WILIj PASS. Road Law Indorsed by House Com- nilttce of Whole. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Senator Johnson's road bill was favor ably, reported by the House in commit tee of the whole this morning, and will be passed in the same form that it was reported to the House from the Senate. Purdy, of Washington, was chairman of the meeting and after an attempt to ho amend the bill as to make compulsory the employment of convicts In carrying out the provisions of the bill had failed, the measure was placed on the calendar in regular or der for third reading. The bill provides for the building and improvement of the main highways of the state under the direction of a state highway commission and a State Road Engineer, the expense of the work to be shared equally by the state, the county In which the Improvements are made, and by the abutting proper ty thai derives the benefit. The max- imum amount to be expended by the state in behalf of any one county with in the state is limited to $20,000. This bill will pass the House with practi cally no opposition. When the bill was under considera tion in the committee this morning Newell proposed an amendment mak ing it compulsory on the commission to employ convicts in rock quarries at different points within the state. The amendment made available an appro priation of $25,D00 to carry Its provis ions into effect, this amount to revert to the state treasury from the first moneys that are received under the tax that Is provided for in the bill. The amendment further required that at least 50 of the convicts of the state penitentiary should be so employed. Perkins raised objections to the .amendment, which he considered en tirely impracticable. He said it would be impossible to ship the convicts into different sections of the state, and re called it had been the experience of other states that had tried the expe riment that it cost more to recapture the convicts who were constantly elud ing the guards than the crushed rock was worth. He said that the same amendment had been unanimously de feated In the Senate and he feared tho chances of the bill becoming- a law would be seriously interfered with if the House should Insist on tacking to the bill the amendment that had been offered. Vawter, Rodgers, Barrett, of Uma tilla; Edwards and Knowles, the latter speaking for Eastern Oregon, con curred In what Perkins bad said and seriously questioned the policy of so amending the bill. Coffey, referring to the success with which Multnomah County prisoners had been worked on a county rock quarry, thought state convicts could be similarly employed with the same beneficial results to the state. McCue said it was contended by the labor people of the state that the convicts were being allowed to en ter into too close competition with the white labor of the state and for that reason demanded that these charges of the state be employed in road build ing or some -other employment when the plan la practical. "I am sick and tired," said Camp bell, "of having the probable action of the Senate held up as a club against the House In the consideration of any bill whatever. The House is able to pass on measures on their merits and should do so without regard to what the Senate may or may not do. let us act as our conscience may direct and put the situation right up to the Senate." He then declared himself for the amendment, which, he said, was demanded by at least two-fifths of the people of the state. Newell's amendment was then sub mitted to a vote and was defeated by a vote of 19 to 32. The bill was then placed on reguiar order for third read ing. NEW SENATORIAL DISTRICTS Hart Bill Makes Radical Changes in Present Apportionment. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Sena tor Hart's bill to redlvide the state into Senatorial districts makes several changes In the present districts. Tt gives Mult nomah seven Senators alone and one with Columbia and Clackamas, instead of five alone and one with Columbia and Wash ington and one with Clackamas as at present. Marlon and Linn lose their Joint Senator: Tillamook and Lincoln are Joined with Benton Instead of Yamhill: Baker Is given one alone, and Harney and Mal heur are joined with Grant instead of Baker. The bill does not relate to Repre sentative districts. The apportionment of Senators as pro posed by Hart is as follows: Dlst. County. Senators. 1 Marion 2 2 7,1 nn 1 3 Lane 1 4 Douglas 1 5 Jackson ...1 6 Lane, Douglas and Josephine. .1 7 Coon and Curry 1 8 Benton, Lincoln and Tillamook 1 9 Polk 1 10 Yamhill 1 It Washington 1 12 t'lackamas I j:t Multnomah 7 14 Columbia, Multnomah and Clackamas. .1 15 Clatsop 1 1 Wasco 1 17 Crook. Klamath and XBke 1 18 Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler 1 10 Morrow. Umatilla and Union 1 0 Umatilla 1 21 Union and Wallowa 1 22 firant, Harney and Malheur.- 1 23 Baker 1 The bill has been referred to a special committee composed of Senators Bower man, Miller of Linn-Marion, Hodson, Wright and Smith of- Umatilla. Three of the members of the committee are direct ly interested in the bill, for it proposes to abolish Miller's office and that of Wright, and to change the composition of Hodson's district. Reference to thlB committee probably means an unfavorable report upon the bill, for it would not be possible to pass a redistrictlng bill without affecting both Miller and Wright. BILLS OF INTEREST TO LABOR Two Measures Are Made Special Order for Today. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) The Senate has made a special order of two bills of Interest to laboring men, both of them coming up at 2 o'clock tomorrow. One is Senate Bill 202, by the committee on revision of laws, to prohibit the payment of laborers with time checks not negotiable or with. any paper unless it is payable in cash on demand at a bank or some other established place of business within the county where Issued. This bill also provides that if demand is made for payment of wages and pay ment Is delayed more than 48 hours thereafter, the court may allow attor ney's fees In any suit brought for the collection of the amount due. The other bill to be heard at the same time is Senate Bill 209, by Sen ator Bailey, to prohibit the payment of wages with due-bills, declaring that when a man Is discharged his wages shall be due immediately and requir ing that when a man quits work he must wait until the regular payday for his wages unless he has given seven days' notice of his intention to quit, but the payday must not be more than 30 days distant. If he is not paid when the wages are due, he shall be entitled to regular pay for the time the wages are withheld. WORK OF THE COMMITTEES Action Taken on Governor's Timber and Stone Act Message. SALEM. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) The special committee of the Senate appoint ed to consider Governor Chamberlain's message regarding proposed repeal of the timber and stone act- has decided to re port In favor of a protest against any withdrawal of timber lands from entry and sale unless state's right to select lieu land shall be fully preserved. The com mittee's report recites that if such with drawal should be made the loss to the state would be very great. It also In cludes an urgent request that generous provision be made for reclamation work in Oregon. The report suggests that the expression from the Legislature be con veyed to Congress through a communica tion from the Secretary of State. Instead of by memorial. The committee is com posed of Senators Miller of Linn-Marion, Booth of Lane and Bowerman of Gilliam. The House this morning, concurred in Senate amendments to H. J. R. 11, by Knowles, increasing salaries of members PIPE smoking is the healthiest, most economical way to " enjoy the fragrant weed, if you get the right kind ; that which gives a cool smoke to the end, and does not bite the tongue or easily " blow out" in a high wind. LU0ICY STRIKE pips Tobacco unsmolced, has a fascinating odor, that makes you jump for a pipe and a light. Smoked! It fulfills all promises of delight- Tho home circle enjoys its aroma. Pocket size, tin box, 10c of Legislature. Original resolution pro vided a salary of $400 per session for each member and mileage at the rate of $3 for each 20 miles traveled. The Senate struck this provision out of the resolution, and substituted therefor an amendment al lowing the members their actual travel ing expenses instead. In its amended form the resolution, proposing an amend ment to the constitution, will be submit ted to the voters of the Senate for ratifi cation at the next general election. In the House this morning bills by Bev eridge and Simmons, relating to the amendment of the hunters' license law, were withdrawn, to be considered in con junction with a similar bill by Jackson. Still another bill, that by Barrett of Washington, and e-xtending the season for hunting ducks and geese, from Feb ruary 1 to March 1, was referred back to the committee on judiciary for needed amendment. NO SALARY FOR PRINTER Ax Waiting for Davey's Bill?, Chang ing Present System. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) House committee on printing will report unfa vorably two bills by Speaker Davey, one putting the state printer on $.'iiXX a year flat salary, the other appropriating $30,000 for a building for a printing plant, so as to take the plant out of the Cap itol. Printer Duniway made a good showing before the committee, assuring it he could conduct the office on about $1S,000 a year, which will be a big saving, since the legislature has appropriated as high as $60,000 for the biennial period. Duniway showed the committee he is making a saving to the state of more than half on the cost of legis lative calendars, which last session cost $16,000, but which this session will cost not over $7000. In view of the saving about to be made by Duniway, the committee deems it Inadvisable to go to the ex pense of puttlrg in a new building and purchasing a plant. The committee is composed of Jones of Polk, Brown of Linn and Moore of Baker. ADVISES SOLONS TO WAIT Banking Law Discussed by J. C. Hostetler, of The Dalles. , SALEM. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) J. C. Hnstotler. of French & Co.. bankers of The Dalles, today stated his position 1n regard to the proposed banking law, as follows: We feel that ample time for reflection and deliberation should be taken before a law" Is paEsed. as tt is important that the finan cial conditions of every district of tho state should be carefully studied so that no hard ship will be worked upon any particular locality. This is especially true of Eastern Oregon, particularly at this time. Sherman County has had a short crop for two years, and this year it was practically a complete failure. Wasco County has done a little better, but we are still feeling short-crop conditions here. Our btisiness extends all over these coun ties, and while our large capital and surplus enables us to handle It, still we should feel that any law which would curtail our loans, as the proposed bill suggests, would work a very gr-at hardship, especially if a short crop comes next Fall. There are a large number of producers who depend upon us or their small local banks to carry them, and these smaller banks In return rely upon us for assistance; hence the evil effects of such a law would be brought directly home to the very people whose efforts are being exerted to build up our state. The different state hanks In Eastern Ore- Coughs of Children Especially night coughs. Nature needs a little help to quiet the irritation, control the inflammation, check the progress of the disease. Our advice is give the children A.yers Cherry Pectoral REVISED FORMULA Ask your doctor if this is his advice also. He knows best. Do as he says The new kind contains no alcohol- We have no secrets to hide! We pub lish the formulas of all our medicines. J. C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell, Mass. mm n -v mm w - m -w w am I JB if gon conduct a class of business which Is peculiar to themselves, and which would be greatly Injured If they were tied up by the rigid restrictions that are contained In the proposed bill. Kven If a very moderate bill ehould be enacted Into a law. it would take not less than two years to so shift siround matters as to get ready for the new order of things without Inflicting hardship upon the customers of the banks. I r.m therefore very strongly Impressed wiih the Idea that the banking bill should be postponed until the next session of the Legislature. In the meantime the business men of the state can get together with thu different bankers and can model a law that will be safe without being too drastic. I believe that under the present conditions of things In Oregon that our only salvation lies In going slow. New Bills in the Rouse. SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Bills were introduced In the House today as follows: H. B. 408, Seals Elections for establish ing County High Schools. H. B. 4fl. Beals Salary nt Deputy Coun ty Clerk of Tillamook. $00 a year. H. B. 410. Jewell Appropriating $200 for Fish Warden to blast out reefs In Illinois P.iver and Rogue River In Josephine County for passage of salmon. H. B. 411. Eaton Regulating slaughter houses. H. B. 412. Jaokson and Plke Regulating admission to Soldiers' Home. H. B. 413, Jackson Designating coal and Iron precious metals for license. H. B. 414, Jackson of pike and King Appropriating 15.50n for Soldiers' Home. H. B. 415, Jackson of King and Pike Fixing salaries In Soldiers' Home. H. B. 416. Freeman Title by adverse pos session of real property to require payment of taxes ten years prior to suit. H. B. 41T. Wilson Fixing salaries of Multnomah officers: Treasurer. J2500; dep uty. $75 per month; School Superintendent, $r00, to take efTect after next election. H. B. 41S. Wilson Fixing salary of As sessor of Multnomah at $4500. to be paid after next election. H. B. 419. King Appropriating $25,000 for bridge across Snake River at Ontario. H. B. 420, ways and means Appropriating $2.".000 for buildings at State Fair grounds. H. B. 421, ways and means Appropriat ing $8000 for Boys' and Girls' Aid Society; $(!000 for Crlttenten Home. $10,000 for Pat ton Home. $d000 for Baby Home. $10,000 for Oregon Historical Society. 11. B. 422, Beals Regulating salmon fishing In Nestucca and Nehalem Rivera by abolishing 30 days' close season In Winter. H. B. 41'3. Chaptn neflnlna- larceny. H. B. 424, committee on game Close sea son for elk from October IB to September IB, and limiting one elk to one person in open season. H. B. 42S, Barrett of Umatilla Fixing salary of District Attorney of Sixth Judi cial District at $3000 and allowing deputy for f matllla, or Morrow at $500. H. B. 426, Brlx Regulating co-operative companies. H. B. 427, Moore Creating Hood River County. H. B. 428, joint fisheries committee of Oregon and Washington Appropriating $121)0 for killing seals and seallnns. H. B. 429, Chase Fixing salary of County Treasurer of Coos County. Confer on New Judgeship. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Dele gations from Clackamas, Clatsop, Wash ington and Columbia counties, constitut ing the Fifth Judicial district, held a con ference this afternoon and discussed the matter of providing for another circuit Judge to assist the present judge, T. A. McBride, in the consideration of the busi ness of that district No action was taken at the meeting and the further con sideration of the matter was deferred un til another meeting to be held tomorrow. The goodness of everything else at breakfast depends on the coffee. Schil- Ilng's Best. j&mJ.