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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1907.
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Senate Passes Bingham Bill
and Tables Representative
Chapin's Measure.
HOUSE' REPAYS IN KIND
Lays Senate's Draft of I,aw Away as
Challenge to Conflict Victory for
Lower Chamber Predicted.
Deadlock Is Possible.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. (Speclal.)-By a
voto of 17 to 12 the Senate today passed
the Bingham bill providing for a rail
road commission appointed by the Gov
ernor. By a vote of 35 to 26 the House
laid the same bill on the table. The
Chapin bill, providing for appointment
of railroad commissioners by a board com
posed of the Governor, Secretary of
State and State Treasurer, which passed
the House yesterday by unanimous vote
was laid on the table by the Senate today
after the passage of the Bingham bllL
Except for the method of temporarily
choosing members of the commission the
two bills are a-llke.
The house bill provides for the election
of two commissioners by the people In
IPOS, the third to hold until after the
election in 110. The Senate, or Blng-ham
bill provides for the election of one com
missioner In 1908 and of .two In 1910. The
House bill gives the Immediate appoint
ments to the State Board and the Sen
ate bill to the Governor.
Indications strongly favor the passage
of the House bill In the Senate tomorrow,
owing to the stand taken by the House
In its vote today to lay the Senate bill
on the table. In a spirit which members
of the House believed to Indicate that
the bill might have been Indefinitely post
poned. Predict Chapin Bill's Success.
Tt is the opinion of Representative
Chapin. Chairman Wright, of the Senate
railroads committee, and George M. Corn
wall, leader of the Umber lobby, that the
House bill will pass the Senate. Several
Senators of the 17 who passed the Bing
ham bill in the. Senate have announced
their Intention of voting for the House
bill, if It shall come up, among them
being F. J. Miller. Booth and Wright.
Several speakers In the Senate today
said that they would not let their support
of the Senate bill block legislation, mean
ing they would support the House bill,
should the House refuse to enact the Sen
ate bill. Among these were Malarkey,
Nottingham and F. J. Miller.
Should the two houses appoint a
conference committee Speaker Davey
will probably appoint members for the
House who will stick to the House
bill and thus possibly make a dead
lock should the Senate committee not
back down.
House Bill Had Advantage.
The House bill had the advantage
over the denate bill from having passed
the lower chamber before the Senate
bill passed the upper, and being In
the Senate when the Senate bill came
up in that body. This enables the
House more consistently to lay the
Senate bill on the table than for the
Henate to treat the House bill in that
manner.
For tlio purpose of "bluffing0 the
House, the plan has been considered
in the Senate of adopting a motion to
postpone indefinitely the House bill
early tomorrow morning, and then to
reconsider before the end of the day
if the House should call the bluff. This
plan la not, however, widely favored.
When the Bingham bill came up In
the Senate today a motion by Hodson
to lay on the table was defeated by
a voto of 10 to 19. Next a motion of
Beach to refer back to the raiiroad
committee was lost by a vote of 14 to
16. Both these Senators were work
ing for the House bill. They were
fought In the debate by Nottingham.
Offer Lengthy Explanations.
Then the Bingham bill was passed after
an argument in its favor by Bingham.
In voting against the bill. Coke, Hart and
Johnson offered rather long-drawn-out
explanations in the nature of arguments
against the bill. Coke and Hart declared
their preference for the House bill, for
the reason that it had already passed one
body, and legislation could be facilitated
by Immediate passage in the Senate.
Johnson explained that he opposed a com
mission, but favored railroad legislation,
and had not decided whether he would
later vote for the House bill.
After passage of the Bingham bill, F. J.
Miller moved for passage of the House
bill, but the motion was lost after
strong speeches against it by Malarkey
and Bingham. Booth thereupon moved
for a committee to confer with the House
on the bill. This motion was lost because
such motion was then deemed inoppor
tune. The motion of Slchel to lay on the
table then carried.
Ilefuse to Defer Action.
When the Senate convened in the
afternoon and Bingham's railroad com
mission bill was taken up for third
reading, Senator Hodson said that in
view of the fact that the House has
passed the Chapin bill, practically the
same as the Bingham bill, except as
to the manner of appointment, and
since that bill had not yet been read
the first and second times, he desired
to move that the Bingham bill lie upon
the table until both measures could
be taken up at once. The motion was
defeated by a vote of 10 to 19.
Senator Beach then moved that the
Senate go into committee of the whole
to consider the Bingham bill, but this
notion was also lost The bill was
then read the third time and the ques
tion was thrown open for discussion
upon its merits.
Bingham, of Lane, father of the bill,
was the only speaker upon the question
whether the bill should pass. He ex
plained that his bill differs only in
one particular from the Chapin bill.
His bill provides for appointment of
three commissioners by the Governor,
one to serve until 1908 and two until
1910, and their successors to be elect
ed by the people. The Chapin bill pro
vides for appointment by a board com
posed of the Governor, Secretary of
State and State Treasurer, two ap
pointees serving till 1908 and one till
1910, their successors to be elected by
the people.
Bingham Recites History,
Mr. Bingham then told how the Joint
railroad committee had held numer
ous open meetings, had listened to
many arguments from men who had
interests on one side or the other of
the question of railroad legislation, had
afterward held private sessions to dis
cuss the bill, and had finally arrived
at a conclusion. He had himself fa
vored a bill providing for appointment
by the Governor without any provision
for subsequent election by the people,
but by a vote of 8 to 7, the committee
bad decided upon the seotlon aa It now
stands, providing for appointment by
the Governor temporarily.
Notwithstanding this agreement In
Joint committee, three members of the
House committee went back on the re
port, and made a different report to
the House, providing for appointment
by a board. This, he said, was a sub
ject that had never been discussed by
the Joint committee, and "when a mem
ber of that committee says in The
Oregonian that this subject was con
sidered, he he well, I can't compre
hend how any man can make such a
statement."
Senator Bingham said that the peo
ple of his county want railroad legis
lation; they want a commission, and
they want It appointed by the Gov
ernor. The only people objecting to
the plan of appointment by the Gov
ernor are men who are walking up and
down the legislative halls for politi
cal purposes. He protested against the
methods adopted by the House, saying
that if a law should be passed provid
ing for election by the people, there
will be 50 or CO candidates, and it
will be very difficult for the people to
select from among them men who will
make good commissioners.
Governor's Ax Is Xeeded.
The Governor, on the other hand,
could carefully select men according to
their fitness for the position. He
wants a commission appointed by the
Governor, with power of removal, so
that if any member of the commission
fails to do his duty the Governor can
"chop his head off" at once. So far
as politics is concerned, he did not
see that It made any difference wheth
er appointment should be by a board
or the Governor, for politics cannot
be kept out in either event.
He pleaded with the Senate to vote
upon his bill upon its merits, and either
pass it or defeat it.
At the close of Bingham's address.
Senator Beach moved to refer back the
Bingham bill. In order to get the Cha
pin and the Bingham bills before the
Senate at the same time. This, he
thought, would result in the enactment
of railroad legislation now, whereas
the course the Senate is pursuing will
likely result in delay. His motion
failed by a vote of 14 to 15, the vote
being as follows:
For the motion Bailey, Beach, Booth,
Coke. Cole, Hart, Hodson. Johnson,
Laughary, Miller, of Linn-Marlon, Mu
lit, Sichel, Smith, of Marion, Wheal
don 14.
Against the motion Bingham, Bow
erman, Caldwell, Coshow, Hedges, Kay,
Laycock, Malarkey, McDonald, Miller,
of Linn, Nottingham, Scholfield, Smith,
of Umatilla, Wright, President Haines
15.
Senators Explain Votes.
The bill was then put upon its final
passage. A number of the Senators
explained their votes, and. in doing so,
discussed the bill upon Its merits to
some extent.
Nottingham denounced the House
members who made a report different
from that favored by the majority of
the Joint committee and said that he
favors appointment by the Governor
alone. If there is to be election by
the people, the salary should be re
duced to 13000, for that will be more
than they will be worth. He said also
that he is in favor of a commission,
for the committee had presented facts
showing that one act of the former
commission had saved the shippers of
the state more money than the commis
sion had cost.
Coke opposed the passage of this
bill, because he thought the Chapin
bill should be taken up. Hart took a
similar position. Johnson said he is
favorable to railroad legislation, but
is and always has been opposed to a
commission. He would favor a com
mission to investigate the subject and
report the information to the next
Legislature, which, would enable it to
pass a maximum rate bill. He Bald he
had not decided whether to support
the Chapin bill. He denied having any
connection with the railroads, had no
pass and was under no obligation to
any one interested in the bill. Bing
ham interrupted to say that no one
had accused him of the things he was
denying.
How They Lined Vp.
The vote on the final passage of the
bill was as follows:
Ayes Bingham, Booth, Bowerman,
Caldwell, Coshow, Hedges, Kay, Ma
larkey, McDonald, Miller of Linn, Mil
ler of Linn-Marion, Mullt, Nottingham,
Scholfield, Smith of Umatilla, Wright,
President Halnes; 17.
Noes Bailey. Beach, Coke, Cole.
Hart, Hodson, Johnson, Laughary, Lay
cock, Slchel, Smith, of Marion, Wheal
don 12.
Absent Mays.
Following this disposition of the bill.
Senator Miller moved that House bill
2, the Chain bill, be placed upon its
final passage. This was opposed by
Malarkey, who said that if the Sen
ate did not exercise care it would get
into a position where it would ad
journ without passing any railroad leg
islation. So far as he is concerned, he
will vote for the Chapin bill, if nec
essary, but believed in the enactment
of the Bingham bill, for It has been
favorably reported by a good commit
tee that has given the question care
ful consideration.
Bingham opposed placing the Chapin
bill on passage now, but wanted to
wait and see what the House will do
with the Senate bill.
Bailey favored voting on the Chapin
bill, saying that if the Senate wants
railroad legislation now, it can get it
by passing the Chapin bill. Senator
Beach urged the same point.
"Office-Seeking Cur," He Says.
Senator Booth moved to appoint a
Joint committee of three to confer upon
the subject of the two bills. In dis
cussing this, Nottingham took occasion
to express himself- very forcibly upon
the attitude of some House member,
whom he did not name, but whom he
characterized as "a cur who wants an
office."
Senator Johnson favored a confer
ence committee; as also did Miller of
Linn-Marion. Coshow thought thfc mo
tion for a conference committee is pre
mature and wanted to wait till both
Houses had acted on one bill.
On motion of Senator Slchel. the Cha
pin bill was laid on the table.
SCALP BOUNTY IS DEFEATED
Representative Jackson's Bill la
Voted Down In the House.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Rep
resentative Jackson's bill, providing for
a scalp bounty law, was killed in the
House tonight by a vote of 24 to SI, S
absent, notwithstanding the fight that
Jackson made in behalf of the measure.
Reference to the experience of this state
with former scalp bounty law proved dis
astrous to the interests of the pending
measure, which had very general support
among members representing counties
that suffer from depredations of wild an
imals. Newell led the opposition to the bill and
moved indefinite postponement, but this
was defeated. Perkins, Chase and Carter
together with Jackson argued for the bill,
claiming that the enactment of such a
measure was generally demanded by their
constituents. Rothchild said he would
support the bill If It were amended so as
to include coyotes. Rodgers, Purdy and
Edwards opposed the bill.
Motions to refer back and Indefinitely
postpone were both voted down, and the
bill then failed to pass, the vote being
24 ayes, 31 noes.
Radway's Pills regulate all th Internal
organ, cure all female irregularities.
REPAYTAINTED COIN
Joint Committee Would Reim
burse Puter's Victim.
DOUBTFUL PRECEDENT SET
Ways and Means Members Pass on
$2 700 Claim Filed by H. Ij.
Ricks, Who Bought Stolen
School Lands.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) The
recommendation of the Joint ways and
means committee favoring tie repayment
of the money paid into the state school
fund by the notorious S. A. D. Puter Is
a feature of today's proceedings that is
likely to arouse considerable interest and
perhaps some opposition. The money,
amounting to about J2700. is to be paid
to Thomas ' O'Day, attorney for H. L.
Ricks. While the Ricks claim seems to
have some standing, it will be acted upon
with caution lest it furnish a precedent
that will rise in the allowance of many
other claims of less merit.
There is room for question as to the
right of Ricks to repayment. The facta
seem to be that in 1802 Puter bought a
lot of state school land through the
medium of "dummies," fictitious appli
cants and paid 25 cents an acre down.
All the certificates were assigned to "D
R. Murphy," who is now believed was
S. A. D. Puter; himself, acting under an
other name. This D. R. Murphy paid an
other 60 cents an acre on the. land, leav
60 cents an acre still due.
Then he forged duplicates oS the genu
ine certificates held by himself and sold
the forgeries to the Kenwood Lumber
Company of Wausau, Wisconsin, and the
genuine certificates to E U Ricks, of
St. Paul. When the Fenwood certificates
came to the land office they were found
to be forgeries and deeds were refused.
When Ricks turned in his certificates the
State Land Board refused to credit the
60 cents an acre on them, but required
Ricks to pay $1 an acre, which added
to the first payment of 25 cents an acre
made up the purchase price.
Ricks now claims, through his attor
ney O'Day, that he should have the ben
efit of the 50 cents an. acre paid by "'D.
R. Murphy." But he has not in his pos
session the receipts issued for the 50 cents
an acre, and it is possible that the Fen
wood Lumber Company has them and
will come back upon the state for re
payment. Ricks has a certified copy of the rec
ords showing that the 60 cents was paid,
and he claims that, since he bought the
certificates of sale upon this, he is en
titled to repayment of the money. The
question is whether, the money should
be paid to any person other than the
one who now holds the receipts issued
to "D. R Murphy." The repayment of
this money Is chiefly Important because
of the precedent It may establish. The
Joint ways and means committee has
recommended this payment.
The committee will also recommend
$1000 for aiding the building fund of the
Crittenden Home in Portland; $2600 for
the purchase of land and building a pa
vilion at historic Champoeg, and $2000 to
reimburse Jefferson Myers for Lewis and
Clark fair expenses.
LEGISLATION FOR SHEEPMEN
Bill Creating Board of Sheep Com
missioners to Passu
9AL13M. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) For
protection of Oregon sheep against scab,
which is etlll prevalent in Eastern and
Western Oregon, especially in the latter
part of the state, the committee on agri
culture in the House will report favor
ably the House bill of Representative
Blusher, of Umatilla, creating a board of
sheep commissioners, a eheep Inspector
at $2000 a year and deputies in the various
counties at $5 a day. and giving the in
spectors of the National Bureau of Ani
mal Industry power to Inspect, quaran
tine and dip diseased sheep anywhere in.
the state.
By passage of this bill the Government
quarantine against the entrance of Ore
gon sheep into neighboring states will
be removed, and it is said that the value
of Oregon sheep In tne market will be
raised 25 to 50 cents a head.
Dr. S. W. McClure, inspector in charge
of the Oregon. Washington and Idaho
division of the Bureau of Animal Industry,
is here urging passage of the bill. J. N.
Burgess, president of the Oregon Wool
Growers' Association, says the act will
save sheep owners of Oregon $500,000 ft
year.
Dr. McClure says that the Government
inspectors, if given the same powers In
Oregon as In Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
Utah and New Mexico, will clean the
eheep of this state of scab within three
or four months, and that the Government
will then allow shipment of Oregon sheep
out of Oregon without restriction.
Burgess says that 400,000 sheep sent out
of Oregon in the last year suffered in
price to the extent of 25 to 50 cents a
head on account of the prevalence of scab
In Oregon.
The original bill allowed 90 days
quarantine, but this has been cut out.
The original appropriation has been
reduced from $16,000 to $12,000. Dr.
McClure says his bureau will put in
Oregon as many Inspectors as shall be
needed.
NO FIGHT OVER OSTEOPATHY
Nottingham's Bill Sent to Committee
on Law Revision.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) The
expected fight over the osteopathy bill
did not materialize in the Senate this
morning, though the bill had been made
a special order for 10 A. M. When the
bill came up Senator Nottingham moved
to have It referred to the committee on
revision of laws, and. In doing so, took
occasion to throw a dart at the committee
on medicine and pharmacy, which Had
reported a substitute for the bill intro
duced by Nottingham.
The fighting Senator from Multnomah
said that he had learned from the Attorney-General
that the substitute bill
contained unconstitutional provisions, as
he predicted it would when the original
was referred to the committee on medi
cine. He said this is the case with every
thing that falls Into the hands of its ene
mies. His motion to send the bill to the com
mittee on revision of laws carried with
out dissent.
STATE TO BUILD ARMORIES
House Passes Jackson's Bill Appro
priating $100,000 for One.,
SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.)
Patriotism put economy to flight In
the House this afternoon, when the
Representatives passed by a vote of
33 to 25 Jackson's bill appropriating
$100,000 for the purchase of ground
and the erection of armories for the
16 companies constituting the Oregon
National Guard. In presenting the
merits of the bill, Jackson remarked
that under the present system the cost
to the state annually for rent of suit
able buildings as armories for the use
of the state's guardsmen amounted to
about $8000 annually, and it would
prove good economy for the state to
make provision for permanent homes
for the companies.
Freeman, Settlemier, Perkins, Mc
Callon and Speaker Davey argued for
the bill.
Farrell sought to have the appropria
tion reduced to $50,000, but -the motion
failed of a eeoond. Campbell, a former
member of the state guard who served
as a lieutenant with the Second Oregon
in the fhillpplnes, opposed the bill, as did
also Barrett, of Washington, for the rea
son that they considered it imposed on
the state at this time unnecessary ex
pense that should be deferred for an
other two years, in view of many large
and increased appropriations that were
demanded of the present session.
But their protests failed, and the bill
passed with 33 votes in its favor.
Bills Passed by the House.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special. -The
House today passed the following bills:
H. B. 143, Gray Making- uniform date
for hunting- season In Doug-las and other
Southern Oregon counties.
H. B. 223, Merryman Refunding to Kla
math County Water Users' Association
$486.25 paid la corporation taxes to the state
and exempting the association from the fur
ther payment of this tax. Ayes, 86; noes, 18.
H. B. 271. Freeman Declaring dogs to ba
personal property so that they may be taxed
and owners may proceed against the ma
llolo-us poisoner of these animals. Passed
with nine voting against the bllL
H. B. 222, Freeman Amending law on at
tachment so as to provide for r-3 covering
Judgment Jointly against principal and sure
ties. H. B. 221, Freeman Requiring Judgment
debtors to appear and answer under oath
concerning property they may claim.
H. B. 181, Barrett of Umatilla; Amending
law so as to permit sale of firearms and
ammunition to Indians and halfbreeds.
H. B. 181, Freeman Requiring proceed
ings in re estate to be recovered in counties
in which land is situated.
H. B. 110, Jackson -For protection of
guardsmen while on duty.
H. B. lOT. Coffey Providing Increased
penalties r for persons convicted second and
third times of a felony; providing a double
sentence for second conviction and a life
sentence for the third conviction. Ayes, 33;
noes, 23; absent, 4.
H. B. 860, Ways and means committee
Appropriating $26,000 for support of orphans,
foundlings and wayward girls.
H. B. 207, Jackson Fixing time within
which bills of review may be brought.
H. B. 208. Campbell Fixing at eight hours
day's labor for mechanics in performance of
labor for state or county. Ten voting no.
H. B. 220, Barrett of Washington To
prevent management of logging and mining
oamps from compelling men to board or
trade at some particular boarding-house or
store, felx voted no.
H. B. 118, Jackson Appropriating $100,
000 for Armories for National Guard com
panies of state.
H. B. 265. Pike Authorizing State Land
Board to sell certain lands devised to Sol
diers Home at Roseburg for benefit of home.
H. B. 179. Vawter Amending- statute so
that accused men on retrial of case shall be
tried on the criminal Information first pre
ferred, regardless of degree of crime re
ported in verdict of Jury at first trial.
H. B. 180, Brown Revoking will of un
married person on occasion of subsequent
marriage, regardless of their sex, present
law applying only to wills executed by
women. .
H. B. 228, Hendrick Including churches,
boxcars, steamboats and partially construct
ed buildings.
H. B. 179, Vawter Amending law requir
ing husband and wife to testify the one
against the other in certain criminal cases.
Ayes, 81; noes, 25; absent, 2.
H. B. 821, Chase For disposal of Coos
land grant.
H. B. 50, Beveridge Authorizing pur
chase of textbooks at expense of district at
whose discretion purchase shall be made.
H. B. 302, Freeman Abolishing fees paid
to District Attorneys in divorce suits.
H. B. 105, Connell Requiring county of
ficials to turn Into county treasury all fees
received for making abstracts.
H. B. 71, Burns Requiring publlo offi
cials to answer garnishees.
Bills Passed by Senate.
SALEM. Or., "Feb. 12. (Speclal.)-Bills
were passed by the Senate today as fol
lows: 8. B. 25, Hart Regulating drainage upon
county roads.
S. B. 129, Bingham Creating a Railroad
Commission.
S. B. 122, Malarkey Majority of direct
ors of railroad company may reside out ot
state.
S. B. 173, Scholfield To remove defects
In the law governing enumeration of pro
ducts in takin-g state census.
S. B. 1S4, Haines To punish burglary
with use of explosives.
S. B. 199, McDonald Salary of Treasurer
of Union County, $900.
8. B. 107, Bingham Regulating setting
of brush fires.
S. B. 216, Marlon delegation Salary ot
Clerk of Marlon County.
Routine of the House.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) House
was opened with prayer by Rev. W. H.
Selleck, of Salem.
Courtesies of House were extended to
Judge Thomas O'Day, of Portland; Judge
Bradley, of Umatilla County; F. H. Mills,
of Klamath County; Captain Lawrence
Knapp, Portland, and Professor Brlggs,
Drain; A. C. Hough, Grant's Pass.
The day was devoted largely to third
reading of House bills.
At afternoon session the usual cour
tesies were extended to A. B. Manley,
Portland-: C. H. Wall, Washington Coun
ty; J. D. Gordon and Mark Hurlburt,
Yamhill County; W. J. Swenson, Silver
ton; Hon. F. X. Matthieu, Butteville.
Hedges Makes It Strong.
SALEM. Or., Feb. li (Special.) When
Senator Hedges anti-pass bill came up
In the Senate yesterday on third read
ing. Bailey of Multnomah moved Indefi
nite postponement. Hedges said that he
would favor such action for the reason
that the Senate had amended his bill to
such an extent that It looked no more
like the original than a Hottentot matron
does like a Gibson girl. The amend
ments made the bill a compulsory pass
bill. The bill 'was killed by unanimous
vote In favor of the motion to postpone.
Jury Majority Bill Dead.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 12. (Special) The
House tonight killed Burns' bill (H. B.
198) amending the law eo that the verdict
signed by 10 jurors in civil cases shall be
legal.
Local Bills TJTp Tomorrow.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) The
House will hold another evening session
Thursday for the consideration of purely
local bills. ,
IXSTTRGEXTS TO VOTE AS UNIT
In Self-Defense They Will Caucus on
All Matters Before Them.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) The Senate Insurgents in cau
cus tonight decided to act as a unit
hereafter on all matters, and gave out
a statement unique in legislative an
nals. At the conclusion of the caucus,
which lasted from 7:30 until 11 o'clock.
Senator R. W. Condon, of Kitsap, who
presided and was delegated by the cau
cus to do so, gave out the following
statement:
For several days, it has been evident from
the actions and votes of the members of
the. minority that they have adopted the
policy of voting together on measures of in
terest to members of the majority re-
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gaxdless of the merits of those measures.
This has made Inevitable one of two results.
It was necessary either for the majority
members to tret together or for our organ
lzatlon and our Influence in the Senate to
be sacrificed to that united opposition.
While many of us dislike very much to
do so.-and while the matter was thoroughly
considered before deciding, we finally agreed
as a majority of the Senate to take the
bull by the horns, to assume full responsi
bility to the people of the state for our ac
tions and to act unanimously, as nearly as
may be found practicable, on all measures
In which members comprising the majority
may be individually interested.
We realize that this is a radical step,
and that the responsibility to the people
of the state for taking It will be ours, but
in order to procure enactment of certain
important measures demanded by the peo
ple, we believe it to be necessary, hence our
action.
Therefore we agreed to caucus each night
on measures to be acted upon the follow
ing day, and to bind ourselves as Individuals
to act and vote together. Insofar as Is prac
ticable or aa a majority of our members
may decide.
The caucus was attended by 20 of
the 25 members of the majority. Four
of the five absent members signified
in advance their willingness to be
bound by this action, if taken. The
members of the majority are: Ander
son, Boone, Booth, Bratt, Condon, Cot
terill. Graves, Gunn, Jones,. Magowan,
Metcalf, Mindler, Nichols, Paulhamus,
Piper, Poison, Potts, Presby, Reed, Ro
senhaupt, Ruth. Scott, Stevenson, Ven
ess, Watson.
From this time forth, while this
agreement remains la effect, these
men are the Senate.
Hear Telephone' Case Friday..
AJiBAKT. Or., Feb 12. (Special.) Judge
William Galloway will hold an adjourned
term of State Circuit Court in this city
next Friday. The mandamus 6ult insti
tuted by Attorney Percy R. Kelly against
the Pacific States Telephone Company,
to force the company to maintain a desk
telephone In his office at $1.50 a month,
has been set for hearing at that time.
On account of the local telephone rivalry
this litigation has aroused considerable
Interest.
Tekoa Station Is Burned.
The operating department of the Harrl
man lines was notitied yesterday that the
Tekoa depot had been totally destroyed
by Are. The loss is estimated at tUiout
$3000 as the upper story of the building;
was gutted by flames about two weeks
ago. A new station will be erected! art
once.
Court Hears Springfield Case.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) The
Supreme Court heard the case of Sap
pingfleld vs. King today. This case was
not expected to come up for several
months, yet but was heard before its
regular time because of the extreme old
age of Mrs. Sappingfield.
WATER AND LANDLORDS
Mr, Wagnon Pins Faith to no Tax
Above Cost of Operation.
P0RT11ANT, Feb. 11. (To ttie Editor.)
The Oregoniaa recently stated that It is
not In- favor of free water for household
purposes, because It believes that the ben
efits would be absorbed by the landlord In
a raise in rent, and now I am accused In
the headlines of having; a childlike faith
In the landlords.
I have never tried to disguise the fact
that I was a slntfle-taxer and as such X
have studied the landlord from every possi
ble point of view. Landlords always take to
themselvea all that they possibly can from
any and all benefits that accrue to the
common good. Thus, If the people In a
certain, neighborhood axe law-abiding; and
clean about their homes and having no
quarrels In the section, the landlord always
calls that a good neighborhood and raises
the rents accordingly. On the other hand.
If the- people of a certain neighborhood are
given to growling-, men beat their wives,
children are dirty and the neighborhood
generally dilapidated, it Is called a bad
neighborhood and rents are consequently
lower there. These conditions flow from
private property in land. The landlord as
such always seizes upon every possible ben
efit to put dollars into his pocket. But
Portland has the best water of any city In
the world and has more homeowners and
homebuyers than any other city of 150,000
population.
The tough old "Water Board has, under
fire, reduced the rates 33 and 1-3 per cent
for household purposes. That etlll leaves the
average householder paying $1 per month
or $12 per year. Most of the small home
owners and those who are trying to buy
homes and paying for them by installments
pay taxes ranging from $500 to $1000. If
they are assessed at $500 for water under
the proposed amendment of the Free Water
Association, It would cost them 60 cents per
year. If assessed at $1000 It would cost them
$L20 per year as against $12, and the
landlord would not In their cases have a
chance to raise the rents. To every home
owner whose place Is assessed at $3000 or
less. It would mean a saving to him of
about $8.40 per year, as against $12 that
he pays now for the benefit of the land
speculator and other persons owning down
town property. These are facts which can
not be disputed or argued against.
As to the Oregonlan's proposition with
reference to what ought to be done with
money collected for household purposes, it
says that parks, boulevards and playgrounds
ought to ba built and that the riverfront
$45.00 Mission Buffet in the weathered oak;
sale price $30.00
. $100.00 Combination Buffet and China Closet
in the weathered oak, leaded glass front ;
sale price... $65.00
$100.00 Combination Mission Buffet and
China Closet in the weathered oak, stained
glass front; sale price ......... .$62.50
should be Improved, all of which should be
done but not at the expense of the poor
renter and the small homeowner as would
be the case if It were done with money col
lected for water rates. There is no get
ting away from the fact that any tax above
the actual cost of operating expense that
Is collected for water, would simply be a
gratuity to the landlords of Portland. And
If the people, as has been acknowledged,
own the Bull Run water system, they
should see to It that It Is managed so as
to give the greatest good to the greatest
number of people.
The Free Water Association Invites the
opponents of free water to attend the meet
ing Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Audi
torium Hall. Third street between Taylor
and Salmon, where the matter will be dis
cussed from both sides. The Free Waier As
sociation measure propones equal and exact
Justice to all and special privileges to none.
H. D. WAGNON.
Chairman Free Water Association.
UNION OF WORLD RACES
Amalgamation of Peoples Predicted
on This Continent.
PORTLAND, Feb. 11. (To the Editor.)
Apropos of the pessimistic views of Profes
sor Marshall, of the Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity, as expressed In a repent address at
the University of Chicago on "Race Ef
fects of Immigration," in which he de
clared race suicide, which is an American
institution, to be due to the Influence of
foreign immigration, and asserted that the
early immigrants caused a decline In the
birth rate and a displacement of the colo
nial stock on account of the lower stand
ard of living of the former, rendering It
necessary to reduce the size of the family of
the latter tn order to keep up their own
standard and native pride and dignity, I
wish to present more facts on the subject.
Before a convention of Methodist bishops
In Washington, r. C, Bishop John W.
Hamilton once said: "Over in Maryland
some cheap politicians are trying to , solve
the race problem, socalled, by thrusting
Its difficulties out of their way. What does
God care for the color of a man's face? I
want to eay to you that the typical American-
1b to be born of the amalgamation of
all the races that now Inhabit this conti
nent, the highest as well as the lowest,
the most honored as well as the most de
spised. You, who listen to me tonight, many
of you very proud no doubt of what jyu call
your 'Anglo-Saxon blood,' will be the grand
parents, or at any rate the great-jrrand-parents
of men and women parly Chinese
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OUR CO-OPERATIVE PIANO
BUYERS' CLUBS
AND MANY OTHER MAKES OF
HIGHEST QUALITY
Are being sacrificed at the Club Buyers' rates. Maka
your selection from our entire surplus stock Chickerings,
Webers, Hazeltons, Kimballs, Schumanns, Hobart M.
Cables and twenty other leading makes. First payment
secures immediate delivery. No extra club fees no red
tape. This sale is limited to 489 pianos no more, no less.
Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime bargain. Be prompt.
Clubs are filling rapidly. .
$225 PIANOS FOR $137.
$275 PIANOS FOR $178.
$325 PIANOS FOR $218.
$400 PIANOS
FOR ONLY $258.
$475 PIANOS
FOR ONLY $312.
$550 PIANOS
FOR ONLY $368.
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and Japanese and Russian Jews, Southern
Europe and dusky Africa."
"'Here and nowhere else, are to be found
men and women of every race living to
gether, being governed together and bring
ing forth children who combine, sach one,
at least two races says W. Q. Judge in his
"Eohoes from the Orient." "This process
win go on until. In the course of many
generations there will be produced on the
American continent an entirely new race;
new bodies, new orders of intellect, new
powers of mind, curious and unheard of
psychic powers, new senses and extension
of present ones now unforeseen. If, as has
already been said, we are the fifth race
having become separately and completely
denned about 1,000,000 years ago, we must
now be in the great upward sweep of the
sixth cycle which, in the physical sense, is
marked by terrible floods and holocausts,
the wholesale destruction of human life
generally and spiritualty by waves of Ori
ental metaphysics and logic. All then
things are under the sway of an Immutable
law and cannot be averted, as It is either
the natural result of some actions per
formed or a neceesary step In the great
cycle evolution which is proceeding ces-s-lesiily
and in silence In the process of build
ing the temple of the divine Kgo, In ac
cordance with the old Jewish, Masonic and
arc halo saying that 'the temple of the Lord
is not made with hands and that no sound
of building Is heard in 1t.' " M. E. S.
WILL APPOINT LIBERALS
Magoon Waiting Till Congress Ad
journs to Show Hand.
HAVANA. Feb. 12. Prominent liber
als assert positively that Governor Ma
soon has decided to appoint new Gov
ernors of all the Cuban provinces as
soon as Congress In the United States
adjourns.
They declare that the appointees will
be all Liberals and that Magoon Is afraid
to make the announcement while Con
gress Is In session.
Trust Packers In Convention.
BUFFALO. N. T.. Feb. 11 The Na
tional Convention of Fruit and Vegetable
Packers and Allied Associations, with
1000 delegates present, convened here to
day. ,
KISER PHOTO CO. '
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