3 SOLONS TO PASS M MANY BILLS Great Amount of Proposed Legislation Awaits Lawmakers. DEMANDS ON ALL SIDES Appropriations of Legislature Prom ise to Pass $3,000,000 Mark, Far Exceeding Kecord of Any Previous Session. Many subjects of legislation -will come beforo tne 'Oregon legislature this session. Appropriations promise to pass tho I3.0o0.000 mark and far exceed those of any preceding Legls latore. The Ways and Means Commit tees will be confronted with increased demands from every department of the State Government. The most Important matters of legislation will be the fol- State control of unappropriated waters- More stringent regulation of banks and bank auarantee. Branch insane asylum in Eastern Oregon and $230,000 appropriation therefor. Renewal of Normal School fight. O. A. C. Wants More Money. Increase of Oregon Agricultural Col lege appropriation. Amendment of Statement One so as to designate only party choice for United states Senator. Enlargement and curtailment of pow ers of Railroad Commission. Creation of Department of Insurance and reneal of I30.000 deposit law. Creation of Highway Commission and Improvement of road laws. Protection of game. Enlargement of employers' liability. Taxation of timber on actual cruis ing. Establishment of tuberculosis sani tarium. Appropriation for State Medical College. Branding of food packages according to net weight or measure.. Prohibition of trusts and trade combi nations. Amendment of local option law. Curbing of Coos County land grant. Appropriation for building for State Historical Society. Abolition of compulsory pilotage on Columbia River anu shifting control of pilotage to Portland. Proportional and district representation. Two more Circuit Judges for Multno mah County. Scalp bounty. Crater Lake wsgon rosd. Household tax exemption. Taxation of franchises. Protection of fisheries. Creation of State Board bf Control. Bills Cover Wide Kange. Prospective legislation to come before the legislature covers a wide range. A review of some of the measures already suggested confirms the suspicion that many drastic laws will be proposed at this session. There will be the usual bills for appropriations and for increases in standing appropriations, bills creating ad ditional Institutions to be supported at the expense of the state, proposed constitu tional amendments, including the dis tricting of the state Into 3ena:crial and Representative districts, etc. An amendment will be proposed to the state banking law making Its provisions more stringent. This Is regarded by the opponents of the bank guaranty bill, which has been drafted by Orton, of Multnomah, as an effective way of block ing a possibly favorable consideration of the more radical measure, which is pat terned clcisely after the Oklahoma law. Organized labor will go before the state's solons asking for an employers' liability act. a uniform eight-hour law, elimination of convict labor In competi tion with union labor and the employ ment of such prisoners at road building. The bill for an employers' liability act Is considered an extreme measure and already has Invited active .opposition. Proposes Timber Lands Law. Representative Reals, of Tillamook, will revive his bill calling for the assessment of timber lands on a cruised basis. This bill requires owners of timber lands to submit to the assessor the amount of tim ber per acre on their land. On the re fusal of the timber owner to furnish this Information, the law authorizes the as sessor personally to cruise the land, the cost of which shall be assessed against the owner. This cruise shall constitute the basis on which a valuation shall be placed on the property. This bill was passed by the House two years ago and defeated in the Senate. An appropriation of at least J.000 will be asked with which to establish one sani tarium ard possibly two for the treat ment of tubercular patients. Should the appropriation be made, it Is proposed to establish one of those hospitals in South ern Oregon and. the other in Eastern Oregon. The dairy interests of the state have united in a request for an additional ap propriation of !tj0 with which to place three Instructors In the field. The plan is to tniploy these instructors in an educa tloral capacity. They will Instruct the farmers along approved linea of dairying and will be clothed with authority to re quite a compliance on the part of farm era with regulations prescribed for the conduct of the dairy buisness. Net-Weight Law Favored. Tt Is altogether probable that from some source another bill will be proposed pro viding for a net-weight law. Such a mea sure applying to food packers was intro duced at the 1907 session by the Retail Grocer" Association. Like many other reform measures, it passed the House by a good vote, only to be killed in the Senate. An antl-combinatlon bill also Is among the possibilities of the coming session. Such a measure would afford statutory protection against trusts and improper restriction of trade. An effort may be made by the liquor in terests to bring about an amendment to the local-option law by which the pre cinct shall be substituted for the county as the unit In determining dry territory- The anti-saloon people are satisfied with the law in its present form and are pre pared to combat any scheme for modify ing its provisions. The Oregon Historical Society will ask an appropriation sufficiently large to pro vide a permanent home to be occupied Jointly by that society, the Pioneer As sociation and the Academy of Sciences. W. D. Fenton Is chairman of the com mittee representing the Historical So ciety which has prepared a bill calling for the desired appropriation. Contending that the fruit industry has attained proportions that call for state assistance, the State Horticultural So ciety will ask for an annual appropria tion of not less than that the fruit growing industry may be further de- TW0 MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL MONETARY COM MISSION !(w vrr- 1 : "V -:otijii-7C wet- -' -" '' , .' 1 ? J, - ' ,. VFW voiilv Jan B (Special.) Senators AMrlch and Teller and Kepre Lr etal ho compose he sub-committee which is getting together Elation tx ho 'lonetary Commission appointed m Vashlngton. spent a l.-T.v, tn V York ' last week. The committee have no statement to make It present but se era! bankers and other Wall street men hav . been ex .mined Senator Henry Moore Teller, Democrat, was born at Granger N. Y.. fn is'o He was educated In the common schools and Alfred fn!verily - and '"..I..",0- -l.t.x .tverai vears. He afterwards studied law and was admitted to , ' t in.noi, and veloped and an improved quality of fruit assured. Want Healers In Streetcars. 3-vcral bills are contemplated with ref rence to streetcar corporations. One re quires tho Installation of heaters In street cars. Senator Coffey proposes another measure that will oblige such companies to provide motormen with seats on all cars. There also Is agitation for a bill that will compel streetcar companies to allow their employes ruffliient time to eat their meals either at their homes or In a reslaurant. In support of such a bill It is complained that under the pres ent system many of these men are obliged to eat at least one of their meals every day on the cars while on duty. Still another measure that may be proposed relating to put llc service cor porations is one that will establish the maximum charge for gas at 75 or 80 cents. While the proposal has not assumed definite shape, it Is generally understood that at least one amendment will be offered to Statement No. 1. or the law relating to an expression of the people-s choice for Vnlted States Senator. The amendment will limit that expression to party choice. If the recommendations of Fish Warden McAllister are recognized, some legisla tion that really will protect the salmon In the Columbia and Willamette ri-ers may be expected. That officer recommends a Spring closed season extending from March 1 to May 1. a closed Sunday from May 1 to August 20 and a Fall closed season from August 3) to September 15. This legislation was Indorsed at a con ference of Oregon fishing interests held In this city about a month ago. An effort will be made to have uniform legislation enacted on this subject by tho Legislatures of Oregon and Washington, that further conflict between ine two s'ates In tiie attempted enforcement of their fishing laws may be avoided. Would Repeal Deposit Feature. The Portland Chamber of Commerce Is proposing two measures that are of particular value to Portland and Mult nomah County and the State at large. One provides for the repeal of that pro vision of the insurance law which re quires foreign Insurance companies to deposit J30.000 with the State Treas urer before being permitted to engage in business within the State. The oth er repeals the compulsory pilotage feature of the present pllotage'law and disorganizes the present monopoly of the pilot commission which is now en Joyed by the city of Astoria. The pur pose of the pilotage amendments Is to give the port of Portland control of the pilotage and towage services on the Willamette and Columbia rivers In the Interest of the shipping business of this port. That control is now In Astoria. The Republican Club, of Portland, will present a constitutional amend ment to apportion the state into Sen atorial and Representative districts, based on population. The boundaries of the. e proposed districts will be made to conform as nearly as practicable with the existing boundaries of the several counties. The details as to the districting of the state are delegated to a board consisting of the Governor, the Secretary of State and the State Treasurer. Some plan probably will be proposed by which the idea of propor tional representation, as provided in a constitutional amendment, adopted by the people last June, may be carried into operation. Representatives of the Multnomah County Bar Association will ask the Legislature to increase the number of circuit court Judges In this District from four to six. This measure does not have the unanimous Indorsement of the lawyers of the counry and- it will meet with opposition from that source. Eastern Oregon members are pretty well organized in support of a bill that will be asked providing for a scalp bounty. They Insist that the state should provide this protection for the stockmen of the eastern part of the state where the coyote and other animals are a constant menace to the stock Industry. May Submit Road Bill. The people of Jackson and Klamath Counties may conclude at this session to apply to the state for an appropria tion of J150.000 as a part of the cost of constructing a macadam road from Klamath Falls to Crater Lake and thence to Medford. The appropriation will be made contingent on the raising of an equal amount by the two coun ties with the assistance of E. II. Har rtman, and the further appropriation of $300,000 by the general Government. The proposed road is to be built un der the direction of the Government engineers. Representative Hughes, of Marlon, will submit a constitutional amend ment providing 'for a tax exemption of $300. The former exemption or juu was declared unconstitutional. There is talk of proposing an amend ment to the law by which the taxes for state purposes are apportioned among the different counties. The plan is to base that apportionment on the expenditures of the various counties. Another pending bill, pertaining par ticularly to Multnomah County, would make the treasurer or the assessor of each county the tax collector. Taxes are now collected by the sheriff and turned over to the treasurer for dis bursement. , , . Among the bills recommended by the Oregon Tax Commission at the 1907 session was a measure providing for the assessment of franchises based on their capitalized net earnings. This , United ates Sena . l, at' Foster. R. I., fnTsVl HM tolhe ltf, in IsSl. and has setved ever since His In 15.41. ,BV ," ,,, Kei.resentaiive Edward Rutterfleld Vreeland was present term ends in 191 II. Kei a.,ademic education and was ad mitted Z ba'in'lSMr' He 1engaged principally In the banking and oil business. He l.as been a member of Congress since JS93. THE MORNING OKEGONIAX. MONDAY, "rp-?:i0?g later to Colorado. He was eiectea i n bill was fought vigorously and effect ively by the large corporations and failed of enactment. Its advocates threaten to submit the same bill at this session of the Legislature. Xew Water Cotlc Important. The proposed new water code will probably be the most Important measure brought before the Legislature. The bl'.l is yet In course of preparation by a com mittee appointed by the Oregon Conser vation Commission, and will probably be ready for introduction in about a week. The bill will provide for state owner ship of all unappropriated waters, a sys tem of leasing f water-powers, an ad ministrative authority by which the ap propriation of water, construction of canal systems and use of water will be regulated so that wasto or theft of water will be reduced to the minimum. Pro vision will also be made for the measure ment of the Row of water in streams for a period of years so that definite infor mation will be available showing the quantity of unappropriated water. Leg islation of this character met very strong opposition In the last legislature, but will probably not be so strongly opposed at this session. Th Supremo Court's decision upon the question of riparian rights has settled some of the problems that raised doubts In the minds of some members two years ago. Then, too. extensive discussion of the subject has shown many jiersons the need of legis-intion that will reduce water litit'ntion nnii avoid prolonged delay. There is a very strong sentiment In favor of a branch asylum in Eastern Oregon, and since tho instilutlon at Salem Is crowded and new buildings are need ed. It is very probable that a bill will be passed providing for the purchase of land and erection of buildings at some point In Umatilla. Union or Baker Coun ties. There are now 1500 patients at the institution at Salem and it Is felt that this is as large a number as should be kept at one place. Jhe appropriation for an Eastern Oregon asylum will neces sarily be sufficient to purchase all the land the Institution will need for 50 years to come, for experience has shown that if the state la compelled to add to its property after erecting buildings it must pay an exorbitant price. The appropria tion asked for for land and buildings will be $S0,O00. Xorntal Schools Vp Again. The Normal School fight will be pre sented again in many forms. There will be a bifl establishing Weston, Monmouth and Drain as State Normals. The ques tion will also come up when the Ways and Means Committee reports on appro priations. The same question may also be presented in a bill creating one board for Mie management of all state educa tional Institutions. The present Normal School Board has recommended the maintenance of the three Normals named, but It is understood there will be a minority report and also that an ef fort will be made to continue Drain Nor mal and abandon Ashland. Oregon Agricultural College, because of its very rapidly increasing attend ance, will ask that its annual appro priation for maintenance be increased from $30,000 to $100,000. and that it be given $173,000 for new buildings, new land and improvements during 1909-10. The primary law will be amended so as to pormit citizens of this state to register evon though temporarily ab sent from the state. This was shown to be necessary when members of the Oregon delegation in Congress were compelled to return to Oregon and register before they could become can didates for renomination. Dates 'ecd "ot Be Changed. It has been thought by some that the changing of the time of general elec tion from June to November would necessitate amendments to the primary law by fixing new dates for registra tion, filing petitions, holding primaries, etc. But this will not be necessary, for the constitutional amendment changing the date of election provides that all things heretofore required to be done shall hereafter be done the same num ber of days prior to the November elec tion that they were required to be done prior to the June election. It is probable, however, that some changes will be maue, giving more time for the Secretary of State to perform some of his election duties, for not enough time is now provided. A law is needed which will compel county clerk3 to transmit election returns promptly. A number of road bills will be of fered, each designed to encourage per manent road building. There will be several plans for working convicts on the highways. Creation of the offlne of State Highway Commissioner is pro posed. Construction of a state highway from Portland to the California line will be submitted for the consideration of the Legislature. There will be conflicting interests urging railroad legislation. The rail roads and express companies, particu larly the latter, think this railroad commission has too much power. The Commission has undertaken prosecu tions on its own motion In a number of instances, and the railroad and ex press companies think It should not act as prosecutor and tribunal as well. On the other hand, the Commission thinks Its hands should be strengthened by an enlargement of its authority. A number of merchants, particularly in Portland, want the statute of limita tions amended so that bad debtors can not so easily escape and also desire that the garnishment law be amended so that thn groceryman can compel a wage earner to pay his bills. , GOLD INCREASES NEW RECORDS SET Willamette Valley Towns Show Rise in Temperature But Others Are Colder. PASCO ' WITHOUT WATER Ice Jam at While Bluffs 30 Feet High Damage to Fruit Feared. Flood Is Certain ir Snow Goes Off W ith a Itush. . (Continued From First Page.) ed extending over the river. Not since the Winter of 1S92 has there been so much ice in the middle Columbia. Dur ing that year the river was crossed be tween Hood River and tho Washington shore. Milder at Astoria. Yesterday the temperature at Astoria moderated three degrees, and two ad ditional inches of snow fell. A strong east wind continued all day at Astoria. In the Lewis River country, the river Is filling with blocks of ice and a monster jam Is forming near the stream's confluence with the Columbia. Pasco reports an Ice jam at White Bluffs 30 feet high. Snow continues falling In the Grays Harbor country, and Aberdeen reports from one to two feet deep. Damage to Fruit Feared. Business throughout the Pacific Northwest is practically paralyzed by the extremely cold weather. Damage to fruit at Walla Walla and In Southern Oregon is feared, but orehardists will not bo able to estimate the damage until the trees thaw out. Should warm chinooks come with a sudden rush, there is danger of a very serious flood in all sections of the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho and in British CcluniDia. ALL ASTORIA PIPES FROZEN Main. Conduit Near Bear Creek Is Also Broken. ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 10. (Special.) While the temperature is slightly warmer than yesterday, there was little improve ment In the weather conditions here to day. The strong east wind continues and the snowfall was about, two inches. This morning the thermometer registered 21 degrees, three degrees warnien than yes terday, while at a o'clock tonight it was 25 degrees. Large quantities of floating lco are In the lower river and navigation, espe cially above Astoria, Is seriously Inter fered with. Practically all the water service pipes throughout the city froze last night, and to add to the seriousness of the situation the main conduit near Bear Crek broke. A force of men U now making repairs. SPOKAXE SLIGHTLY WARMER Minimum 1 1 Below Zero Xo Change Over Inland Empire. SPOKANE, Wash.. Jan. 10. (Special.) The Government thermometer for today showed a maximum temperature of 2 aBove and a minimum of 11 below zero. At midnight the temperature was about 7 degrees below zero, with no wind stir ring. The Inland Empire shows no signs of relief from the cold wave, which varies In different localities. To the north the temperature is even lower than yester day. To the south most towns report about the same as yesterday and a few lower, while In other directions there Is Improvement for the better of a few de grees. The only damage reported is the clos ing of navigation In the Central Wash ington and North Idaho waters, delay to trains and general lull In business. EIGHT BELOW AT TIIE DALLES 'o Serious Damages From Cold Is Reported. THE DALLES, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) The thermometer at the local Weather Bureau registered eight below zero tni3 morning. Up to 12 o'clock last night the local forecaster felt sure 10 or la Deiow would be registered. S. L. Brooks re ports that a haze settled In this vicinity earlv this morning ana mis savea J.:ie nnlles from experiencing the' extreme cold predicted. No relief for the next hours is promised. No serious damage resulting from the severe weather h been reported. MORE SXOW IN OREGON CITJf Total Denth Is 13 Inches River Is Falling. -OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 10. (Spe cial.) Two inches of snow fell last night, making the total snowfall over 13 inches. Today has been clear ana hundreds of people have enjoyed the rare treat, In Oregon, of sleighing and coast ing. The minimum temperature this morning was eight degrees above and this evening It has gone to 16 above. To night the sky is clear and there Is no Indication of further snowfall. The river is falling. STOCKMEX WILL SUFFER LOSS Many Have Xo Feed In Yamhill and More Snow Falls. M'MINNVILLE, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) The coldest recorded here last night was eight above and six Inches of new snow fell. It is clear and windy to night, indicating a lower temperature. Stockmen In many Instances have abso lutely no feed and much loss of sheep and cattle will result from a prolonged storm. The pasture on foothill ranches is covered deep with snow. THREE BELOW AT BAKER CITY Xo More Snow, but Lower Tempera ture Probable. BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) Three degrees below zero was experi enced In Baker City today. The maxi mum temperature reached 15 above but only for a short time. Tonight's indi cations show a further drop probable. There was no snowfall today. THAWS, THEX TCRXS OOLD Weather in Washington County Shows Slight Moderation. HILLS BORO, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) Eleven inches of snow on the level and JANUARY 11, 1909. Free Gift Sale of Nemo Self-Reducing Corsets Expert Demonstration 1 W30m n(RedMeed)n January Clearance Sale the weather moderating Is the climatic condition in Washington County today. The early morning recorded 10 above zero, but at noon the mercury had climbed to 20. A slight thaw followed the change, but it is again cooler this evening. On tha Chehalem Mountains, south of this city, drifts are 12 feet deep on the county roads. There is plenty of feed for livestock, and the cold wave has not been so great an inconvenience on this score, as dairymen feed all Winter in order to get the best results. Miikhaulers to the condensers here and at Forest Grove report a consid erable falling off In the milk flow since the advent of Winter. SEATTLE EXPECTS XO CHANGE Seventh Consecutive Day of Longest Storm Ever Known. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 10. (Special.) The atmospheric conditions which on Saturday night indicated a probable change for better weather, settled back aijaln today and the Weather Bureau offi cials say there will be no change within the next 24 hours. This is the seventh consecutive day of cold weather. The temperature through out the last seven days has been from 7 to 23 degrees below the normal daily temperature. Tonight tho storm has lasted twice as long as any previous one reported in Seattle. "We may expect a continuance of this weather for at least another week." said J. A. Boyle, assistant In charge of the bureau. "No nlarked change for another 24 hours is indicated." COLDEST KXOWX AT PEXDLETOX Mercnry Goes to 21 Below, and Snow Begins Again to Fall. PENDLETON, Or.. Jan. 10. (Special.) This county is still in the grasp of the coldest weather of which there is any record, either official or otherwise. The official thermometer registered 21 de grees below zero last night and while t I n -a manv nf)tlmfrR Who tell Of davs In the early '80s when it was from I 20 to 40 below zero, there is no record of it and hardly any two of them can agree as to the year or degree of coldness. The mercury mounted to four below zero todav. It has been clear for the past Jb hours, but is clouding up and snowing slightly this evening. No suffering has been caused by the cold. IXJCRY TO PEACHES FEARED Mercury at Walla Walla Goes to 1 1 Below Zero. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 10. (Spe cial.) Marking the lowest temperature recorded for today, the mercury went to 11 degrees below zero at 5 o'clock this morning. Throughout the day the high est temperature was 2 degrees above, while at 5 o'clock this evening the mer cury stood at 2 below. Considerable anxiety is felt concerning the peach and cherry crop in this section. Opinions as to whether they are dam aged vary, and nothing definite can be ascertained until the trees thaw. HOOD RIVER SEES 4 BELOW Thin Ice Covers Columbia River From Shore to Shore. HOOD RIVER. Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) Hood River experienced its coldest day of the Winter today, with the thermome ter 4 below zero this morning, and only from one to two degrees above that point iirfnsr tho dav. No snow fell today, for the first time in a week, and the weather was clear. Th( ic covered the Columbia Kiver this morning from shore to shore. There is no indication tonight of a rise In the temperature. Waiting lor Change of Moon. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) There will be no change la tne present coia i Rip-Proof Hose weather until the moon changes, accord ing to prophesies of some old residents in Albany. The belief is based on observa tions of Oregon weather for many years. The moon will change next Thursday, January 14, and until that time, say tho "old-timers," the present cold weather will continue in the Willamette Valley. ALBAXY GOES SLEIGH HIDING Lowest Mark Is 15 Above, With Xo More Snow. ALBANY. Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) Fifteen degrees above zero was the low est mark here last night. A cold, even temperature prevailed all day today, the maximum being 22 above. There was no additional snow. Two feet of snow Is reported at Detroit, the eastern termi nus of the Corvallia & Eastern. There was more sleighing here today than on any former day in the history of Albany. SU Above at Corvallls. CORVALLIS, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) Six above zero was the minimum temperature recorded here at 6 o'clock this morning. At noon the mercury went up to 20, and at 6 o'clock this evening, had fallen to 17. The eastern bank of the Willamette is overflowing. it. r r ii 4 SSOO GASH In order to effect an IMMEDIATE sale the owner of this strictly modern, artistic and typical Bungalow has authorized lus to accept $500 CASH and the balance ou terms to suit purchaser. 1 KiCfc, 4UUU. It's a perfect GEM; large living and dining-room, massive fire place, with solid brass hood; built-in bookcases, handsome buffet, with lar-e French beveled-plate mirror; beamed ceilings; Dutch kitchen, tiled and enameled in white; two pretty bedrooms; splendid bath. Art glass has been used very effectively throughout and the con ventional "Arts and Crafts" design has been strictly adhered to, which, combined with the electric light fixtures (all made to order), paneled walls, exquisite tints and frieze, the best of brass hardware, the solid plate-glass windows and massive oak door all tend to make absolutely complete a picture of perfect harmony and retinement; a home of solid comfort. Full front veranda ; cement-floored basement, laundry trays, wood lift, window shades, cement walks; all ready for occupancy. Located on the N. E. cor. of East 3th and Mill sts. a 0-foot macadamized thoroughfare), just three blocks south ot Hawthorne ave nue; 15-minute ride from 1st and Alder; excellent car service. Key at office. Arrange appointment by phone. H. W. LEMCKE 210-211 CORBETT BLDG. Supporters With Tho Western Union wire to the North failed at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Mercury Dropping at Salem. SALEM, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) Fourteen degrees above zero was the coldest recorded by the thermometer of the local observer, M. P. Baldwin, last night. Indications are that 10 will be reached tonight. The maximum today was 20. The river fell two feet In the last 24 hours and Is now at 11 feet abpve low water. Fourteen Above at Ashland. ASHLAND, Or.. Jan. 10. (Special.) Tha thermometer dropped to 14 above zero last night, the coldest of the season and the coldest on record for several years past. Water pipes are frozen in all parts of tha city. This is the only damage re ported. Prospects are for a harder freeze tonight. The railroad Is having little or no delay to Its trains. Aberdeen's Bnslness Stopped. ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 10. (Spe cial ) Snow continues to fall and Is now from one and one-half to two feet on the level. All Industries and loading of vessels are seriously affected by present conditions. A 1yr y y www MAIN 1177, A 2635.