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ANT -JAP BILL IS FLAYED IN SENATE Only Five Vote to Ask Congress to Draft Drastic Exclu- sion Law.. GOVERNOR IS CAUTIOUS Advffces Against Hasty Action WlUle Matter Is Engaging Attention of National Government, In Critical Time. STATE CAPITOL. em. Feb. 9. (Special.) Against only five rotes, the Senate this morning defeated Senator Bailey's resolution memorializing Con gress to enact laws excluding all Asi atics from immigrating? to this country. This vote does not Indicate the sen timent of the Senate upon the question of Asiatic immigration, however, for several of the Senators who voted against the resolution expressed their sympathy with the principle Involved. They voted against the resolution be cause they did not believe it wise fof" the Legislature to take such action at this time. Senator BaJley was the only member of the committee on resolu tions who favored the adoption of the resolution. The other members. Kay, Bingham. Norton and Pftrrlsh, report ed against the resolution and gave their reason as follows: "We deem it Inadvisable at this time that this Legislature should add to the public agitation of the difficulty which tthe Federal Government is now experiencing in handling this most delicate question, and we believe that the administration is zealously guard ing the interests of the Pacific Coast and of the entire West, and that it could serve no good end were the Legislature of this state to now take any action on this matter which would increase the difficulties of the Presi dent in handling the question." Chamberlain Advises Caution. Governor Chamberlain favors leav ing the Japanese trouble to the Feder al Government. In a message to a San Francisco newspaper, today he de fines his position as follows: "I am not entirely familiar with the character of the anti-Japanese legis lation pending before the California Legislature. Personally I am opposed on principle to Chinese, Japanese and Asiatic immigration, but I am inclined to believe that in the present emer gency and In view of the efforts of the President to secure an amicable adjustment of the relations between this country and the Empire of Japan, state Legislatures ought to be con servative In all legislation on the sub ject, trusting to a satisfactory out come of negotiations now pending be fore the two governments. Hasty, Ill advised or retaliatory measures at this time might seriously interfere with these negotiations and participate a conflict between the two countries which might by a conservative course be entirely avoided. "With reference to the public schools I am of the opinion that each state has a right to arrange for separate schools for the children within its Jurisdiction and for the support of which the citi zens tax themselves, classifying and separating pupils In such and In any way as the law-making body may deem best." Bailey Takes Firm Stand. Senator Bailey defended his7 resolu tion and read from a number of pa pers urging anti-Japanese legis lation. He argued that If America backs down now, Japanese arro. ince will be Increased and that the people of that country will be continually de manding more privileges. He declared that nine-tenths of the people of the Coast favor Japanese exclusion. Senator Bingham said that though he is opposed to Japanese immigration he does not think it good public pol icy to agitate the matter at this time. Senator Miller intimated that opposi tion to the resolution came from a feel ing of fear of the Japanese, whereupon Senator Slnnott denied that any such feeling entered Into the consideration of the matter. "We have a captain at Washington whom no one will accuse of cowardice," asserted Slnnott. "If I were at sea on a ship and the glass were falling, white caps appearing upon the hori zon and all the signs indicating a storm if then the captain should give orders to reef the sails and batten down the hatches. I would believe It best to obey the orders, whatever my own feel ings and Inclinations might be." On the question of adopting Bailey's resolution, the only Senators voting "aye" were Bailey, Coffey, Hart, Miller, of Linn and Scholfleld. All others voted "no" excert Caldwell, Kellaher. and Multt, who were absents To Amend Libel Law. Representative Miller's H. B. 27. provides that when a libel suit has been commenced in a county other than the one in which the defendant .resides, the case may be transferred for trial to the county In which de fendant resides. It was explained "by Senators Hart and F. J. Miller that In some cases where libel Is charged, the plaintiff seeks an opportunity to bring the suit In a distant county, thereby putting the defendant to a great disadvantage and an unnecessary expense. The only Senators voting against the bill were Albee, Kellaher, Selling, Slnnott and Smith, of Uma tilla. House Pokes Fun at Senator. Consideration of Senator Bourne's telegram urging the Oregon Legisla ture not to start any anti-Jap legisla tion was made the subject of some al leged funny remarks In the House this afternoon. Tilings were 'proceeding in more or less disorder until Hughes de manded that the subject receive the serious consideration that it deserved. The telegram was then received and placed on file. McKlnney thought he waa getting particularly facetious when he waa recognized first by Speaker McArthur and proposed that the House reply by sending the same telegram that Gov ernor Fennoyer? once wired President Cleveland. Davis wanted the message sent to the sterilization committee, while Buchanan, suggested that it be tabled. In the midst of the free-for-all discussion. Brandon, the wit of the House, gained the recognition of the Speaker and said: "I think we ought to send back a message to the Senator and assure him that there Is not the slightest danger in the world that either this state or California will pass any such legisla tion. He might also convey the news to the President that he can go on hla inktlng trip to Africa and kill ele phants and gorillaa, and that we will take care or tnis country aner no um gone." . HIGH SCHOOL- BILL PASSES Altaian's Measure Provides Time for Special Elections. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Feb. . (Special.) Representative 'Altman's bill, amendatory of. the present law for creating union high school districts, passed the House today. As amended the law provides that the question of creating a high school district may be submitted to the taxpayers residing within the proposed district at any time during the year, rather than at the annual school meeting. Provision is made for a separate high school board and for equalizing the tuition charge for non-resident pupils to con form more nearly to the actual cost of the educational advantages ofered. The course of study in such schools is re duced from three to two years to har monize with Representative Calkins' bill, which proposes that only pupils passing the tenth grade shall be ad mitted to any of the state's institu tions of higher learning. With this amendment the present law is changed so that union high schools can fill in the educational system between the public school teaching eight grades and the State University, Agricultural Col lege and State Normal Schools, where no grade below the eleventh will be taught If Calkins' bill is enacted. Mr. Altman's bill has the Indorsement of State Superintendent Ackerman. Fourteen members of the House vot ed against the bill as follows: Apple gate, Bones, Brandon, Corrlgan, Hughes, Jackson, Jones (Douglas), Llbby, Ma honey, Mann, Meek, Philpott, Reynolds and Richardson. GAMES y MAY KILL "PARDONS" BILL MEASlTtE TO CURT A IX POWER OF GOVERNOR IS OPPOSED. Although Vote in Senate la Against Indefinite Postponement, Its Passage Seems Doubtful. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. . (Special.) That the Board of Pardons bill is practically dead was indicated in the Senate today on a motion Indefinite ly to postpone it before proposed amend ments had been adopted. The bill re mained on the calendar by a vote of only 16 votes. Several Senators Indicat ed their doubt as to the merits of the bill, but said they wanted to see the amended bill before voting to kill It. The committee on penal Institutions reported a large number of amendments, most cf them relating only to the language used. A3 soon as the amendments had been submitted. Senator Selling arose and said that he did not care to discuss the orig inal bill or the amendments that the whole bill Is obnoxious to every chari table organization in the state, among them the Prisoners' Aid Society, which he said he had the honor to represent, and for that reason he would move an Indefinite postponement. Senator Bailey denied that the bMl Is obnoxious, as amended, and said that the amendments were proposed by Mrs. Trumbull, of the Board of Charities, who said that with these amendments the bill would be entirely satisfactory. "The trouble with Senator Selling Is that he doesn't know what he's talking about." declared Bailey. "The bill, as amended, will be satisfactory to the Prisoners' Aid Society, which Senator Selling misrepre sents." This brought Selling to his feet with a protest and a warning to Bailey not to use such language in speaking of him. He said that Dr. T. L. Eliot had repeatedly urged him to see that the bill should not be passed. Senator Albee said that everywhere ha went in Portland he heard the demand that this bill be defeated. Nottingham and Smith, of Umatilla, said that there Is no demand whatever for such a bill. Several Senators said that they doubt ed the need of the measure, but could not vote to postpone Indefinitely until they bad read the amended bill. . Those who wanted the bill killed without fur ther consideration were Abraham, Al bee. Barrett, Cole, Miller of Linn, Miller of Linn and Lane, Norton. Nottingham, Oliver, Scholfleld. Selling, Smith of Uma tilla. Wood, President Bowerman. All others voted against postponement. PERMITS TOWK9 TO ENTiARGE McCne'j Bill Authorizes Special Elections on Annexation. STATE COLLEGE, Salem, Feb. 9. (Special.) Provision is made in a bill Introduced in the House today by Rep resentative McCue, by which cities and towns may incorporate additional terri tory when the subject of annexation is not covered in the city charter of such municipalities. The bill provides that, on petition of one-fifth, of the legal voters of any mu nicipality, the City Council shall call a special election when the subject of an nexing more territory shall be submitted to the voters of the incorporated city and territory proposed to be annexed. Notice of the election shall be given by publication in the newspapers. If a ma jority of the people residing within the established boundaries of the city and In the territory to be Incorporated shall vote for annexation, then the additional territory shall be taken into the city. The ballots of the two districts are to be counted separately and a majority of each must be for annexation before the new territory can be added. TO CARE FOR COXSUMPTIVES Senate to Report Favorably on Bill Establishing Sanltorla. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Feb. . (Special.) This 8enate committee on. medicine and pharmacy has agreed to report favorably a substitute bill for the establishment of tuberculosis sanltorla, as proposed in a 'number of bills that havi been Introduced. The bill carries an appropriation of $20,000 for the pur chase of land and construction of build ings, and a maintenance appropriation of Sl'6.000 a year, making a total for two years of 170.000. The bill provides for a board of trus tees, composed of the Governor, the president and secretary of the Stats Board of Health, and four others to be named by the Governor. The members of the Board are to serve without com pensation and will have entire control of the institution. They are authorized to establish one or more sanltorla in such locations as they may see fit, and to em ploy a medical director to take charge of the institution. The bill contemplates the construction of cheap open-air buildings. 6a n Pedro Marine News. SAN PEDRO. Cal.. Feb. 3. The schooner Mary Dodge arrived today from Coos Bay with lumber. The steamer Santa Rosa called from San Diego bound for Seattle. The schooner Bertie Miner arrived from Coos Bay. Bean's Memorial Day Bill . Passes House at Salem. SENATE LIKELY TO OPPOSE Measure Is Introduced at Request of State Officers of Grand Army and Is Occasion for Ex tended Debate. STATE CAPITOL, Balem. Feb. 9. Special.) Despite the protest of Far rell and other members of the Multno mah County delegation, the House this morning passed Representative Bean's bill prohibiting all field sports on Me morial day. It was insisted by Farrell that the measure was practicaly certain of being defeated in the Senate because it would put a ban on professional base ball In Portland on that day. The bill passed, however, by the following vote: Ayes, 33; noes, 21; absent, 6. i The bill passed Mn its original form, although it had been amended In com mittee to prohibit such sports within one mile bf any cemetery on May 30. When the bill came up in the House it was opposed by Bryant, McKlnney and Dlmlck, who regarded that law-made respect was a poor quality, and that legislation on the subject was not prop erly within the function of the Legisla ture. Dlmlck proposed that the bill be re-referred with Instructions to so amend It that games should be prohibited on that day only during the hours that the old soldiers were conducting their exer cises, but he afterwards recalled the motion. Passed With Two Votes to Spare. Bean, Campbell, Brandon, Brady, Bu chanan and Speaker McArthur urged that the day should be regarded with due respect and consideration for the old soldiers. Campbell protested against the continued practice of regarding this an niversary as an occasion for "frolic and feasting." Following the debate, the House went Into committee of the whole, restored the bill to its original form and passed It with two votes to spare. In the final vote Brady lined up against the bill for the reason that it did not exclude Portland from its operation. Those voting against the measure were: Applegate, Bedilllon, Brady, Brattaln, Bryant, Clemens, Corrigan, Couch, Haw ley, Hines, Jones (Douglas), Jones (Clackamas), Libby. McCue. McDonald, McKinney, Meek, Muncy, Patton, Phil pott and Purdln. Several of those op posing the bill explained that they enter tained only the greatest regard and re spect for the veterans, but were averse to prohibiting sports for the entire day. Violations of the bill are punishable by a fine of from $5 to $100 or imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed 30 days. The bill was Introduced by Representa tive Bean at the request of the state of ficers of the G. A. R. . Exemption Bill Conflicts. When Hughes' bill, providing a tax ex emption of 1500, came up in the House this morning for passage, it met with some opposition. Campbell Insisted that. Inasmuch as a constitutional amendment on the same subject was to be submit ted at the next election, only confusion could result from the enactment of a law on the same subject. Calkins also questioned the advisability of passing the bill la Its original form and suggested that the committee on assessment and taxation, to which it was re-referred. should amend the bill by reducing the exemption to $300. f Amends Primary Law. Representative Smith today introduced a bill in the House amending the pri mary law and providing that the ar rangement of candidates' names on the primary nominating ballot shall be de termined by drawing lots. This will re peal the present system of arranging the names of candidates alphabetically. Mr. Smith introduced a similar bill last week, but its provisions applied to the form in which the ballot for the general elec tion should be arranged. To Protect Iiiverymen. Tnnsa r.f Til ItrUlX wnilld Plvfi HverV- mAn anil feed-stable keepers some pro tection from that class of individuals which makes a practice of defrauding them out of team hire. The bill provides that It shall be presumptive evidence of intmit tn defraud when the person se curing such services refuses to pay on demand reasonable charge therefor un less he shall have disclosed to the pro prietor or manager, before obtaining the service, his inability to pay for the same on demand. The bill provides for fines of from J20 to 1100 or imprisonment in, the County Jail for from ten to 60 days. Splash Dam Bill Killed. The House this afternoon indefinitely nmtnmiAil twn hills. Introduced by Hughes and Hatteberg. members of the Marion County delegation, making -..Aca nt nntrlcatiln for commercial purposes public highways for logging purposes, in explaining ino aaverao in port against these bills, McCue. chair man tt th, rAvitilnn of lnws committee. said the principal objection to both meas ures was that tney proviaea ior me maintenance of splash dams which, ex had nrnved. always resulted In endless litigation between the logging in terests and the owners oi iana oorasr lng on all such streams. imm. ti.A Won m t hills recommended favorably by various House committees today ware the following: Prohibiting lads under 18 years of age from operat ing elevators: requiring ini.eruraan mm CHILD'S DREADFUL T kin ROUBLES Had Sixty Boils when but Six Months Old Was Annually Attacked by a Humor It Looked Red Like a Scald and Spread Over Half Her Head Both Troubles are Cured. NO PRAISE TOO HIGH FOR THE CUTICURA REMEDIES "When my little Vivian was about six months old, her papa had a boll on nis ioreueau. a that time the child was covered with prickly beat and 1 'suppose in scratch 1 ing it, her own head became infected for it broke out in boils, one after another. She had about sixty in all and I used Cuticura Soap and y-i...: : , I which cured her of I .1 Ant,'Ml. Than - (.111 111 1. 1 1 u 1. ' t 1 . ill ii , sometime later, her little foot got sore between the toes. Being afraid it was salt rheum, I spoke to our doctor. He gave me a powder which dried it up, but soon after it broke out behind her ears. They cracked half way around and the humor spread up on to her head until, on several occasions, it was nearly half covered. The humor looked like a scald, very red with a sticky, clear fluid coming from it. This occurred every year. I think it was toward the spring. I always bathed it with warm water and Cuticura Soap and applied Cuticura Ointment which never failed to heal it up. The last time it broke out was when she was six years old. It became so bad that I was discouraged. Then I procured a bottle of Cuticura Resolv ent which soon cleared it out of her blood. I continued the use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment with the Resolvent until she was perfectly well. - She is now about eight years old and has never been troubled in the last two years. We also find Cuticura Resolvent a good spring medicine and we are just giving the children Cuticura Resolvent Pills as a tonic. We do not think any one can praise Cuticura Remedies too highly. Mrs. M. A. Schwerin, 674 Spring Wells Ave., Detroit, Mich., Feb. 24, 1908." Complete External and Internal Treatment tor Erery Humor ot Infanta, Children and Adults con sists of Cuticura Boao 25c.) to Clene the Bkln, Cuticura Ointment (50c. J to Heal the Skin and Cuti cura Rewjlyent (60c). (or In the form of Chocolate Coated Pills, 26c. per rial ot 60) to Purity the Blood. Sold throughout the world. Potter Drug 4t Cham. Corp.. Sole Props, Boston. Mara. f-Uailed Free. Cuticura Book en Bkla Diseases, city electric cars to provide seats for motormen, and appropriating $20,000 for fish hatcheries In the coast streams south of the Columbia River. The Bean-Clemens bill, creating the office of 8tate- Insurance Commissioner and amending the existing Insurance laws of the state, will come up in the House at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow as a special order. This bill was considered by the House this morning in committee of the whole, but was sent back to the engrossing committee that a section, un intentionally omitted, might be incor porated in the bill. The bill will be vig orously opposed on the floor of the House. The principal objection to the bill in its present form is that provision which reduced from $50,000 to $25,000 the amount of security foreign Insurance companies are required to deposit before doing any business in this state. EMERGENCY CLAUSE STAYS HOTJSE ADOPTS JCDICIART COM MITTEE'S MINORITY REPORT. Bill for Two Supremo Court Coiri- missloners Is Not Altered as Urged by Majority. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 9. (Special.) Disagreement among the members of the judiciary committee of the House as to whether the emer gency clause should be retained In Senator Hart's bill, providing for the continuation of two commissioners to the Supreme Court, was the reason for two reports from that committee on this bill today. The minority re port, signed by Brooke and Bean, ap proved of the bill with the emergency clause, while the majority report, sub mitted by Dlmlck, McCue and Rusk, Insisted that the emergency clause should be eliminated and the people given an opportunity to pass on the merits of the measure. Brooke and Bean conducted an exceedingly aggres sive fight and succeeded in having the minority report substituted for that of the majority by a vote of 88 to 20. The bill probably will come up for passage today. , Brooke urged that" if the emergency clause was not retained in the bill, the referendum undoubtedly would be Invoked and the state left without an adequate membership in the Supreme Court properly to transact the busi ness of that tribunal. Both he and Bean contended that the subject un der consideration by the House prop erly did not Involve the question of politics, but rather the interest of the whole people of the state. Rusk demanded that the people should have a say as to whether or not they desired an Increased number of Supreme Court Justices. Dlmlck quoted figures showing that during the two years prior to the appointment of the two Commissioners to the Su- THE POTTER BARBARA AMERICAN PLAN WINTER RATES sIKGLU WINTER RATES $4.00 M.50 SS.OO 5.50 S ?e.oo .oo DOUBLE S7.00 S7.SO ss.oo S8.50 $9.00 $10.00 Remember, that our Single $5.00 and Double $8.00 rates sret you a room with bath. For families or par ties the rate uer person i3 as low as Mnn ner dav. These are the lowest first-class rates on the Coast, and we affirm that THE POTTER gives more for the money than any other first-class hotel on the Coast does for ANY money. This is made possible by the fact that we have our own Vegetable Farm, Beautiful. Dairy Farm, Pig Ranch, supplying SUCKLING PIGS and COUNTRY- SAUSAGE ; the SQUAB RANCH, with 60,000 PIGEONS; AND WE KNOW OUR BUSINESS. WRITE FOR BOOKLET MILO M. 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Globes for fish 50 to $1.50 Aquaria from.. $1.50 to $5 Goldfish Food, package.. 10 1 J w II . i preme Court, following- the 1907 ses sion, the three Juaucen n"""" 810 opinions while In the succeeding two years, with five members of the courx only OCU v4. . He argued that for 12 more opinions the state naa paia iwu men a." """" i fjfAl a. n T" sl t A f :i 1 of salary wi uw w. $18,000 for the two years. This, he considered, was a. nnsii nit" i'- . , i lnfna nlmlnlr n oUPrt. I Or iz legui upnuwuo. ed that these figures in themselves disproved the contention of the mem- bers of the committee that an emer gency existed requiring that the law take effect Immediately. Buchanan, McKlnney, McCue and Speaker McArthur also took part In the discussion. Nots of Seattle Harbor. SEATTLE, Feb. 9. The British steam er Klsh, after discharging coal at the Navy-yard, shifted to Vancouver, B. C, today to load lumber. United States Inspectors Whitney and Turner took evidence today In the re cent collision case between the Sound steamers Vashonian and Defiance. The steamer Tallac arrived from San Francisco with general cargo and re turns with a cargo of wheat from Seat tle and Tacoma. The steamer Portland returned from Tacoma to load for Valdei and Seward. The steamer J. B. Stetson came up from Mukilteo to take on passengers and later sailed for San Francisco of if f? rofliciii BY CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY Bronchitis is a much more serious disease than an ordinary cold.and much more likely to result in pneumonia. It is commonly spoken of as a cold on the lungs. There is little if any dan ger, however, when Chamberlains Cough Remedy is judiciously used. Only Few Doses Required "Before I learned of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy I suffered with an attack of bronchitis two or three times a year, and each attack seemed to be worse," says W. E. Wheeler, 423 W. Ninth St, Los Angeles, Cal. 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