THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1909.
MOM WILL'.
BE LEFT TO PEOPLE
Senate Defeats Proposed
Changes in Constitution
of State.
WILL CALL CONVENTION
Work of Framing Xcw Basic Law
to Be Done at One Time House
Passes McArthur's Railroad
Measure for State Aid.
STATES CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. IB.
(Ppeclal.) The Senate ha decided to kill
all proposed constitutional amendments
at this session and put the question o(
amending the constitution up to the peo
ple In the form of a bill calling for a
constitutional convention. The opinion of
the Judiciary committee, which has been
followed by the Senate, Is that the con
stitution should not be amended by piece
meal, but that a convention should be
held, some of the undesirable sections
eliminated, new provisions added If found
necessary, and the constitution made
harmonious throughout.
For that reason the proposed amend
ments that have appeared In the Senate
have been killed by Indefinite postpone
ment. Among the most important of the
amendments thus disposed of were two
by Senator F. J. Miller, of Linn and
Lane, which amendments proposed to
change the sections of the constitution
upon the subject of assessment and taxa
tion, by adopting the provisions pro
posed by the Taxation Commission twp
years ago. permitting the assessment and
taxation of railroads as a unit, but the
etate for state purposes. -
Coffey's iury Bill Goes, Too.
Another Important proposed amend
ment killed this morning was Coffey's
6. C. R. 14, providing that five-sixths of
a Jury may find a verdict. This amend
ment had much sentiment In Us favor
and would have been strongly supported
If submitted, but the committee thought
this, with all other proposed amendments,
should be considered by a constitutional
convention.
The Senate has also postponed Senator
F J. Miller's bill for a convention and
will favorably report Buchanan's House
bill on the same subject.
Proposed measures and constitutional
amendments may be submitted at every
general election If the required number of
signatures can be obtained to such pe
titions. r Arthur BUJ Slain.
The House today killed Speaker Mo
Arthur's resolution proposing a constitu
tional amendment, providing that any
such measure or constitutional amend
ment shall not be twice submitted to the
people In eight years. The committee on
resolutions had reported the resolution
adversely. Speaker McArthur took the
floor In the Interest of his proposed
amendment and argued that only by
making some such provision could the
question of woman suffrage and other
such measures be kept off the official
ballot every time an election was held.
But the House could aot see It In the
same light, and sustained the unfavor
able report of the committee, which had
the effect of killing the resolution.
Railroad BUI Carries In House.
At the opening 01 the afternoon ses
sion today, the House took up the con
sideration of proposed constitutional
amendments. The substitute resolution
that was reported by the resolutions com
mittee for that .ntroduced by Speaker
MrArthur and proposing a constitutional
amendment that will enable the Btate to
construct railroads through the creation
of railroad districts, was adopted. The
following voted against the resolution:
Beals. Bean, Brandon. Brooke. Buchanan,
Calkins, Carter. Eaton. Farrell. Greer,
- Hatteherg, Hlnes. LJbhy and Mahone.
McCue's resolution, amending the con
stitution so as to provide for discrimi
nation In matters of taxation, was also
adopted. It was opposed by Bean, Bone
brake. Brandon. Buchanan, Calkins.
Farrell. Greer, Hlnes and Jaeger. This
proposed amendment will be submitted
to the people at the general election in
November, 1910, if It gets through the
Senate.
SENATE IS USING KNIFE
(Continued From First Pase.)
will probably result In the Inauguration
of a new system xof making such appro
priation?. Bowerman asked the ways
and means committee upon what In
formation it recommended these appro
priations, and its members admitted that
they had to take the estimates of the
heads of institutions, without any plans
snd specifications showing the kind of
buildings or Improvements that are to be
paid for. He declared the Senate was
voting In tiie dark and though he could
see no remedy now, he said that In the
future the heads of Institutions should
lay before the ways and means com
mittee detailed information.
Bowerman protested against the appro
priation of $1.000 for a new wing for
the asylum. He declared that two years
aso, when an appropriation was made
for the Institute for the feeble minded,
the promise was made that the new Insti
tution would take eo many patients away
from the asylum that no new addition
would be needed for the asylum this
year, but now larger appropriations than
ever are asked. He said that the heads
of Institutions are not treating the leg
islature right in compelling it to make
appropriations in tills manner.
Several other Senators voiced similar
sentiments and Senator Nottingham in
troduced a concurrent resolution provid
ing for a joint committee of two hold
over Senators who will select three Repr
resentatives elected in lf'10 to investi
gate the needs of state institutions be
fore the Legislature meets.
House Appropriates Freely.
In less than two hours this morning the
House passed bills appropriating $1.7;",
9Pi5.S3 of the taxpayers" money. That
total was made up of three items, as fol
lows: Peilclency appropriation bill for
lit7-8. $10.l-6f;.83: general appropriation
bill for 10-10. M.54S.S40; extension of
state portage road. $75,000. The House
members approved of this large disburse
ment of public funds with a minimum
amount of discussion.
With the exception of two slight
changes, the appropriation bills were
passed as they were submitted by the
ways and means committee. The esti
mate for contingent expenses at the Cap
itol building, on motion of Mahoney. was
cut down from .!0.000 to $.'6,000. after
an unsuccessful attempt had been made
to reduce it to J-0.000. or the same ap
propriation that was made for the same
service by the 19u7 legislature. That
this Item was not further cut down was
due to the explanation of Chairman Ab
bott, of the ways and means committee,
who said that for the last two years
ttiere was a deficiency In this fund of
$ftoO which had to be cared for by this
session.
To the item of JiB.OSO. recommended by
the committee for employment of Janitors
an.l other help at the Capitol building,
the sum- of $1560 was added, increasing
the funds for that purpose to $17,640. The
additional amount was asked by the Sec
retary of State to cover the expenses of
an additional Janitor at a monthly salary
of $85.
Increase Forced Through.
Dimick failed in an attempt to have the
appronriation for light, fuel and water
at the Capitol building cut from $12,000
to $11.:00 the cost of the service (or the
last two years. Dimick insisted that
where It was possible the Legislature
should prune every appropriation item,
even if only a few hundred dollars should
be saved. McArthur and Buchanan,
however, objected to "quibbling" over
such small Items and Insisted that the
members of the House should be willing
to accept the recommendations of the
members of the ways and means com
mittee which had Investigated the facts
surrounding fvery application for public
funds and were in a, position to Judge of
the merits of each Item that had been
recommended.
Deficiency Bill Opposed.
Farrell and Hawley objected to the de
ficiency bill. The former protested
against the continued practice on the
part of the heads of the different Institu
tions of the state coming before each
Legislature with a deficiency claim for
the preceding two years.
"The management of every one of these
Institutions knows how much money has
been provided for his maintenance for
two years." said Farrell. "and it Is an
Imposition that they should come before
every session of the Legislature and ask
for 'more' to meet expenditures In excess
of the appropriations they were allowed.
These Institutions usually ask for more
than la actually required and usually get
lti For that reason some arrangement
should be made by which they would be
required to live within the appropriations
that are made."
BO MORE MONEY FOR FAIR
HOUSE VOTES DOWN" $25,000
APPROPRIATION.
Rush Calls Request of Commission
"Dirty Graft," and Makes
Other Insinuations.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Feb. 16.
(Special.) Jaeger's bill providing an ad
ditional appropriation of $25,000 for the
Oregon Commission at the Seattle Fair
failed to pass the House tonight with 26
votes In its favor. Rusk pronounced the
request of the Commission a "dirty
graft" and alleged that members of the
Commission were using their positions for
promoting selfish political Interests. Im
plied charges of extravagance and gen
eral misapplication of the original appro
priation were made during the debate.
Before the vote was announced Brooke,
Bean. Patton and Corrigan, who sup
ported the bill, changed their votes so as
later to move a reconsideration. The
vote on the bill was 26 ayes, 31 noes and
three absent.
Dimick Initiated the assault on the bill
by demanding what the additional funds
were needed for, when Orton ventured
the Information that more money was
necessary for "social functions." Hughes
said: "If you will give the Commission
money, you need not worry that it will
not be used. They will spend It all."
In the closing argument against the
bill. Rusk charged that Wehrung. "Wis
dom and Rowe had organized a commis
sion and put themselves Into Jobs paying
from $200 to $300 a month, and were con
ducting the business of the Commission
without conferring with the other two
members of that body. Speaker McAr
thur also opposed the bill.
MeCue, Abbott, Carter. Bean and Eaton
declared that the competitive position of
Oregon was such, when compared with
Washington and California, that an ap
propriation of $25,000 should not be re
fused when It was necessary to make a
creditable exhibition at Seattle. The vote
on the bill:
Ayes Abbott. Altman, Applegate.
Beals. Bean, Bedllllon. Belknap. Brady,
Brooke, Bryant. Buchanan. Calkins, Car
ter, Clemens. Davis, Eaton, Greer. Jae
fer. Mann, Mariner, McCue, McDonald.
Meek, Muncy, Patton and Richardson
26.
Noes Barrett, Bonebrake, , Bones,
Brandon, Brattain. Brooke, Campbell,
Conyers, Corrigan Couch. Dimick, Dodds,
Farrell. Hatteberg. Hlnes, Hughes, Jack
son. Jones (Douglas). Jones (Clackamas),
Lelnenweber, Libby. Mahone, McKinney,
Miller, Munkers, Orton. Philpott, Purdln,
Reynolds, Rush, McArthur 31.
Absent Jones (Lincoln), Mahoney,
Smith 3.
BILL IS KILLED
LAWMAKERS OBJECT TO IN
TERSTATE ENTERPRISE.
Oregon Senate, by Vote of 14 tO"12,
Postpones Consideration of
$5000 Fund.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 15.
(Special.) Indefinite postponement in the
Senate tonight killed the Vancouver in
terstate bridge bill by a vote of 14 to 12.
The vote was on Senator Beach"s resolu
tion appropriating $5000 for preliminary
surveys. The vote to kill the bill was:
Ayes Abraham, Albee, Barrett, Cald
well. Chase, Hedges, Kay. Kellaher, F.
J. Miller, Nottingham. Scholfield, Selling.
Smith of Umatilla. Wood.
Xoes Bailey, Beach, Bingham, Coffey,
Johnson. Mulit. Norton. Parrish. Sin
nott, S.nith of Marion. Bowerman, Cole.
Absent Hart, SJerryman, M. A. Miller,
Oliver. ,
The House tonight adopted Mahone's
joint memorial, asking Congress to ap
propriate one-third of the cost of the
proposed Interstate bridge across the Co
lumbia from Vancouver to Portland. The
memorial provides for an appropriation
of $Xi each by the Oregon and Wash
ington Legislatures to meet the pre
liminary expenses of such a bridge.
THIRD-JCDGE BILL AIXOWED
J. S. Coke Expected to Get Appoint
ment for Coos County.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. 15.
(Special.) The Senate today passed
Senator Chases' bill providing for a third
Circuit Judge In the Second District, the
new Judge to serve in Coos and Curry
counties.
Notwithstanding the other two
Judges. Hamilton and Harris, declared
over their signatures that there is no
need for additional Judgeship, the Sen
ate passed the bill. It is expected the
bill will pass the House and be ap
proved by the Governor, and that ex
State Senator J. S. Coke will be ap
pointed to the new Judgeship.
This will leave Judges Hamilton and
Harris to hold court In Douglas, Lane,
Benton and Lincoln counties.
MORE FOR PORTAGE
House Passes Bill Providing
for Extension.
ITEM OF $75,000 CARRIED
Debate Is Brie and Opposition to
Measure Makes Only Small
Showing Three Noes From
Multnomah County.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Feb. 15.
(Special.) With 15 votes against it, Bar
rett's bill providing an appropriation of
$73.Oo0 for extending the State Portage
Railway from Celllo to The Dalles,
passed the House today. The debate on
the bill was brief. Three members ft
the Multnomah County delegation Far
rell, Jaeger and Orton voted against the
bill.
Barrett, Brooke. McArthur. Mariner
and Hughes advocated the bill and ex
plained that the project would not be an
established success until the desired ex
tension had been constructed. Brooke
Bald that with the completion of the
road, as proposed, a great amount of
business that is now diverted to Spo
kane, will come to Portland. Buchanan
supported the bill, he said, for the rea
son that anything that helped Portland
benefited the entire state.
The 16 votes against the bill were
cast by the following: Brandon, Camp
bell, Couch, Dimick. Farrell. Greer,
Hatteberg, Hawley, Hlnes, Jaecer, Jones
(Clackamas), Lelnenweber, Llbby, Orton
and Smith.
The special committee appointed to de
vise a permanent system of auditing the
accounts of the various state Institu
tions, boards and commissions, today in
the House favorably reported the bill
creating the office of State Examiner.
This officer is to receive an annual salary
of $3000 and he will be required to examine
not only theTstate records but the books
of the various officials in every county
of the state. As amended by the com
mittee, the bill authorizes the Governor,
rather than the members of the State
Board, to make the appointment. The
bill carries an appropriation of $15,000
to meet the expenses of the office for
the ensuing two years.
HOUSES PASSES MANY BILLS
Also Disposes of Some Measures by
Indefinite Postponement.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Feb. 15.
(Special.) Bills passed the House today
as follows:
H. B. 22. Barrett Appropriating $7n.000
for extension of State Portage Railway from
Celilo to The Dalles. "J3 ayes. 13 noes.
H. B. Si.",. Ways and Moans Committee
Deficiency appropriation bill for 11W7-8.
H. -B. 848. Ways and Means Committee
General appropriation hill for 1W00-10.
H. B. St. Dimick Empowering county
courts In counties west of Cascades to regu
late weight of loads to be hauled over Im
proved county roads.
H. B. 13. Mahone Increasing salary or
clerks in Portland Justice Court.
H. B. 189. Farrell Invalidating assign
ment of wairc-s tor le-"S than $20(1 without
written consent of wife and employer.
H. B. 24. .Purdln Increasing salary of
County Judge of Jackson County from
$1200 to $1800. Passed over Governor's
veto.
H. B. .106, Dimick Appropriating $.100
annually for Clackamas County Fair Asso
ciation. H. B. 2SB. Brady Fixing price of gas
In Portland at 80 cents.
4t. B. N7. Buchanan Appropriating- $4000
to complete payment of claims of Indian
war veterans for personal services.
H. B. 265. Clemens Providing for 2400
volumes of session laws.
H. B. 315, Buchanan Equalizing payment
of fees by corporations when capital stock
is Increased.
H. B. 3DO, Couch Preventing merchants
from misrepresenting their goods In adver
tisements. H. B. 10S, Belknap Creating desert land
board for administration of reclamation
projects and appropriating $5000.
H. B. 272. Mahone Declaring "hllnd
pigs" public nuisance and providing sentence
of frcjn one to five years In prison for
offenders. '
H. B. 334. McCue Enabling ir-corporated
cities and towns to change boundaries.
H. B. 344. Mariner Permitting political
parties to hold conventions and suggest
candidates for office in primary election.
H. B. 287, Campbell Declaring legal
status of Mary Wells.
H. B. 340, Lane County delegation 'Plac
ing Justice of Peaoe and Constable of
Eugene Justice district on flat salary of
$looo and $000 respectively.
H. B. 34S, Bonebrake Accepting gift of
Congress in aid of experiment work at
agricultural colleges.
H. B. 284. Farrell Assessing shares held
by stockholders In slate and National banks.
H. B. 36, Corrigan One thousand dollars
annually for Yamhill County fair.
H. B. 313. Beals For enforcement of
Judgments against surety companies.
H. B. 328, Greer Regulating peddlers.
Failed to Pass.
These bills failed to pass:
H. B. 295. Davis Permitting 10-round
boxing exhibitions for points In Portland.
H. B. 241. Barrett Making County Treas
urer Tax Collector.
H. B. 3'i'J. Davis Election on location of
Multnomah County's new courthouse.
H B. 23. Jaeger Appropriating an .ad
ditional $25,000 for Oregon Commission at
Seattle fair.
H. B. 278, Orton For inspector elections.
Indefinitely postponed In House:
H. B. 84S, Clemens Creating, convict la
bor board and providing for employment
of convicts on public roads.
H. B 843. Murray Permitting Coos and
Curry counties to retain all hunters' license
fees.
H. B. 169. Applegate Providing for main
tenance of Drain Norfcnal School.
H B. 161. Davis Prohibiting shipment
of liquor Into dry territory.
ADJOURNMENT M LATE
LEGISLATURE TO "WIND UP ITS
WORK SATURDAY.
Session Ends Friday Night, but
Tardy Work of House Will
Delay Closing Time.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Feb. 15.
(Special.) Next Friday will end the
40-day period of the Legislature, but
final adjournment will probably not come
until Snturday afternoon, owing to tardy
work of the House.
The House, tonight, adopted a resolu
tion for final adjournment on Saturday
at 2 P. M. " President Bowerman wants
Friday noon and Senator Chase Friday,
6 P. M. Both have Introduced resolutions
to that effect, which have gone to the
resolutions committee.
The House resolution was introduced by
Speaker McArthur, and bars exchange
of bills between the houses after 3 P. M.
Tuesday. This resolution will not be
passed on by the Senate until tomorrow.
Anticipating the stoppage of bills at
3 P. M. tomorrow, each house worked
very late tonight. It is the general sup
position that the session will end Satur
day. PROVIDES FOR CON" tlNTIONS
Mariner's Bill Passes House by Bare
Majority
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Feb. 15.
(Special.) By a bare majority of 31 votes
the House tonight passed Representative
Mariner's bill amending the direct pri
mary to allow political parties to hold
nominating conventions prior to prima
ries. The convention choices are to be
recommendations for primaries to follow
or reject. The bill does not bar inde
pendent candidates from nomination at
primaries. Mariner is a Statement Re
publican from Sherman County.
Vote on Mariner bill was:
Ayes: Applegate, Beals, Bean. Bedll
llon. Belknap. Bonebrake. Bones, Brady.
Brattain. Brooke. Buchanan, Calkins,
Campbell. Carter, .Clemens, Conyers.
Dodds. Eaton, Hines. Hughes, Mann,
Marinef. McCue, McDonald. McKinney,
Meek, Muncy, Reynolds, Richardson,
Smith. McArthur 31.
Noes Abbott, Altman, Brandon, Bryant.
Corrigan, Couch. Davis. Dimick, Farrell,
Greer Hatteberg. Jaeger. Jones of Doug
las. Jones of Clackamas, iiur.iw.,
Libbv. Mahone. Miller, Munkers, Orton.
Patton. Philipott. Purdin, Rusk 24.
Absent Barrett. Hawley, Jackson,
Jones of Polk. Mahoney 5.
,.-' Dcnnhlimnfl VntinGT for the
Olilieiuein a,. h....., c
Mariner bill were: Brady, Campbell.
Clemens, Dodds, Eaton. Mariner, Mc
Donald, Richardson 8. Democrats, tsea
Illlon. Anti-Statement voting against the biU
were: Farrell, Greer, Leinenweber 3.
80 -CENT GAS BILL CARRIES
House Musters Only Five Adverse
Votes to Portland Measure.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 15.
(Special.) With only five voting no Rep
resentative Brady's bill fixing the price of
gas in Portland at 80 cents a thousand
feet passed the House today. Farrell, of
Multnomah, objected to the bill for the
reason that the gas company had not
appeared before the delegation for hear
ing. Brady replied by saying that the
corporation officials had received four
days' notice to appear before the commit
tee and had not responded.
The other four votes against the bill
were cast by Clemens, Hatteberg, Ma
riner and Meek.
COUNTY JUDGE BILL FAILS
Kellaher Defeated in Effort to Keep
Multnomah Official Busy.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 15.
(Special. )Kay's S. B. 92, designed to
make conviction in criminal cases more
certain, was today indefinitely postponed
by the Senate.
Senator Kellaher's bill, requiring the
County Judge of Multnomah County to
hold court every judicial day for 11
months In the year, was indefinitely
postponed by the Senate today. Kella
her fought hard for his bill, saying that
J. idee Webster gets $250 a month and
should attend to his official business, in
stead of going away from Portland for
weeks at a time on private business.
The Senate Judiciary committee today
reported adversely on Coffey's bill for
codification of the laws of the state and
will report favorably on Buchanan's H.
B. 31 for the same purpose. The bill car
ries an appropriation of $15,000. The pas
sage of such a law is necessary for the
reason that owing to the San Francisco
Are, the supply of codes Is exhausted.
FIRE PROTECTION IS NEEDED
State Institutions and Their Inmates
Are in Danger.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 15.
(Special.) Fire protection at the State
Insane Asylum and the Reform School
Is one of the problems that must be met
by the ways and means committees of the
two houses. These two institutions rep
resent an investment of nearly $1,500,000,
and the buildings are without any ade
quate Are protection. In the two Institu
tions about 1600 persons are cared for,
and some of these are helpless or uncon
trollable in case of emergency.
Owing to the fact that the floors are
oiled, the windows barred and the doors
locked at night, the danger of loss of
life in case of fire is great. In their
biennial reports the superintendents of
these institutions called attention to the
conditions, and in his message the Gov
ernor urged that provision be made for
fire protection. Since the state carries
no insurance, the need of prompt and
ready means of protection Is demanded,
the chief consideration, however, being
the humane feature of the situation.
COURTHOUSE ISSUE IS DEAD
House Kills Bill Submitting Ques
tion to Multnomah Voters.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 15.
(Special.) Removal of the Multno
mah County Courthouse Is a dead issue
because the House tonight defeated
Representative Davis' bill submitting
the removal question to the voters at
the June election. The bill received
only 20 ayes. Abbott and McArthur,
of Multnomah, organized the House
against the measure. This puts the
quietus on the bill of Senator Bailey in
the Senate, where five Multnomah Sen
ators agreed to support it
No Boxing in Portland.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, ' Feb. 15.
(Special.) Representative Davis' bill per
mitting ten-round boxing contests in
Portland for points only was hopelessly
killed on reconsideration in the House
tonteht. Only eight votes were cast in
its favor. This bill was so amended last
Friday night as to apply to all parts
of the etate .when such exhibitions were
given under the auspices of regularly
organized athletic clubs. In that form It
was defeated. Tonight at the request of
Davis, who was absent Friday night, the
House reconsidered the bill.
To Keep Juveniles Off Stage.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.)
Senator Beach Introduced Senate bill
257 at midnight tonight, providing that
children under the age of 16 shall not
participate in dramatic and public en
tertainments where admission Is
charged, without permission of the
Juvenile Court. The bill was passed
under suspension of the rules.
Astoria to Debate Newberg.
a ctiidi k Kvh IK. (Sneoial.) On next
' Friday evening the debating team of the
Astoria High School will go to ie Derg
to debate with a team representing the
high school at that place. The question
to be discussed will be "Resolved, That
the School Fund Should Be Apportioned
Among the Several Districts in Propor
tion to the Number of Teachers Employed
and Not in Proportion to the Number of
Children Attending."
Rands Gets Government Job.
OREGON CITY. Or., Feb. 15. (Spe
cial.) Ernest P. Rands, well-known civil
engineer of this place, was today notified
that he has been chosen by the United
States Civil Service Commission as sur
veyor for Blackfoot Indian, reservation.
Montana. Mr. Rands served two years J
as County Surveyor, several years as City
Engineer and was also United States
Deputy Surveyor for several years.
Paying Taxes- In Clackamas.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Feb. 15. (Spe
cial.) The Sheriff's office was the scene
of much activity today when hundreds of
people called to pay taxes. The largest
amount of taxes paid today was received
from the Weyerhaeuser Land Company.
Tacoma, $4000.10. Sheriff Beattie this
evening turned over to the County Treas
urer $17,782.26, which Is the amount
taken for taxes since February a.
PARDON BILL LOSES
Bailey and Selling Enliven De
bate Over Measure,
ONLY 4 VOTES FAVORABLE
President Bowerman Takes Floor in
Opposition to Bill, Claiming It
Is Unlawful Interference
With Executive Rights.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb 15.
(Special.) There were only iour ayes m
support of the Board of Pardons bill
when It came up In the Senate this af
ternoon, so it went down to defeat. Be
fore the vote was taken. Senators Sell
ing and Bailey had a little spat over the
question whether the Prisoners' Aid So
ciety supported the bill. Bailey had let
ters confirming his statement of last
week that Mrs. Trumbull, of that so
ciety, had prepared the amendments to
the bill, and Selling had letters showing
that however it may have looked upon
the bill a week ago, it is now opposed
to it. The only affirmative votes were
Bailey, Bingham, Coffey and Mulit.
President Bowerman took the floor
against the bill, saying that it is an
unconstitutional Interference with the
right of the Governor to issue pardons
or reprieves, and that if prisoners should
be turned out of the penitentiary in an
unlawful manner, there would be no
way to get them back In again. He
also opposed the bill because it ,pro
poses to create a new commission, and
though the appropriation is only $1500, If
the Board of Pardons should once be
created there would be demands for in
creasing appropriations at each succeed
ing session.
Norton's Bill Goes Through..-
Notwithstanding the adverse report of
the committee on industries, the Senate
this afternoon passed Norton's S. B.
206, giving the Railroad Commission
power to require a long-distance tele
phone company to connect with local
line?. The bill was extensively discussed
upon the question whether it is a species
of confiscation. Bingham, Beach, Abra
ham. Kay and Hedges declared that It
,-,i in nflsi-te the property of
the long-distance line. Hart, Norton and
Nottingham took a different view and
argued that this Is Just as reasonable as
the bill requiring a main line of railroad
to connect with branch lines. The bill
provides that a reasonable charge shall
be made for the long-distance service.
The vote was:
. Ayes Albee. Bailey, Caldwell, Chase.
Colo Hart, Kellaher. Merryman, Norton,
Nottingham, Oliver, Parrish, Selling,
Slnnott, Smith of Marion. Smith of Uma
tilla. President Bowerman.
Noes Abraham. Barrett. Beach. Bing
ham, Coffey, Hedges, Kay. Miller of
Linn and Lane, Mulit. Scholfield. Wood.
Absent Johnson, Miller of Linn.
Charter Amendment Slain.
The Senate this morning adopted Sen
ator Bailey's resolution for a constitu
tional amendment permitting the Legis
lature to amend city charters with the
consent of a majority of the voters of
the city, but later, on motion of Senator
Kay. the vote -..is reconsidered and the
resolution was killed by indefinite post
ponement. Kay argued that this amend
ment would open the way for charter
bills permitting cities to evade the local
option law. Senator F. J. Miller took a
similar view and Indicated that he
thought the amendment, had a half-hidden
purpose.
The resolution was adopted In the .morn
ing by a vote of 21. to 9. but in the aft
ernoon there was practically no oppo
sition to reconsideration or indefinite
postponement.
Drugstores Will Keep Open.
Senator Caldwell's Sunday drugstore
bill met defeat In the Senate this after
noon. Hedges and Parrish dealing it
death blows. Hedges said tli&t under this
bill a country storekeeper could not open
his store Sunday to se.i paregoric with
out sending to a city for a doctor's or
der. Senator Parrish said that the doc
tors have a strong enough hold on the
people now, and he did not propose to
vote for a bill that gave them absolute
power to say when a drug shall be sold
on Sunday. The vote was 14 to 14, with
two absent.
No Anti-Trust Bill. "
The Senate, this evening, defeated the
Bingham anti-trust bill, by a vote of nine
ayes to 20 noes.
MANY BILLS PASS SENATE
Upper Branch Puts Approving
Stamp on Flood of Measures.
STATE CAPITOL.- Salem, Or., Fob. 15.
(Special.) Bills were passed by the Sen
ate today as follows:
S. B. 172. Kellaher Railroad commission
may require one railroad to connec; with
another or with private switch.
S. B. 2-'I9. vThase For three Circuit
Court Judges for aeceond district, new Judge
to serve In Coos and Curry Counties, Albee.
Kellaher. Merryman and Selling voting no.
S, B. 171. Bailey Manner of forming co
operative associations without capital stock,
majority of members control.
S. B. 1HH, Miller, of Linn and Lane Per
mitting County Courts to build temporary
tracks on county roads to aid In road build
ing. S. B. 218. Nottingham To validate sales
heretofore made by executors where some
of provisions were not followed. Hedges
and Bowerman voting no.
S. B. 20tl, Xorton To authorize railroad
commission to require long distance tele
phone companies to connect with local lines,
17 ayes, li noes.
S. B. 2!',:t. Merryman County Assessor
Klamath County to have $SOO for deputy
hire; 21 ayes. 7 noes.
S. B. 10S, Beach Governor may appoint
three special police for each railroad com
pany to be paid by the company.
S. B. 225, Johnson Certified copy of in
ternal revenue officer is competent evi
dence of issuance of license.
S. B. 147. Slnnott Libel suit to be brought
within one year.
S. B. 211. Hedges Pleading over does not
waive objections raised by demurrer.
S. B. 210. Hedges To revise the law of
forcible entry and detainer.
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Sale of Center Tables :
In which several attractive designs are specially
priced all desirable pieces in the mahogany
finish and the quarter-sawed golden oak with
plain square and fancy pattern tops. Sale ends
today.
$6.75 Table in mahogany finish. .Jj54.3a
$7.50 Table in golden oak special $4.95
$8.25 Table in mahogany finish $5.35
$9.00 Table in golden oak special $5.75
$9.75 Table in golden oak special , $5.95
$9.50 Table in golden oak special , $6.85
$10.75 Table in golden oak special $7.35
$11.00 Table in mahogany finish , ,..$7.45
$13.25 Table in golden oak special ,..$8.95
Sale of Mosic Cabaoets
Eight styles in these pieces in the golden oak
showing a variety of designs, from which plsasing
selections can be made. This sale also ends today.
$10.50 Music Cabinet, special , $6.25
$12.75 Music Cabinet, special . $S.75
$14.75 Music Cabinet, special $9.55
$15.50 Music Cabinet, special $9.95
$17.00 Music Cabinet, special , $10.00
$18.00 Music Cabinet, special $10.25
$19.00 Music Cabinet, special $11.25
$20.00 Music Cabinet, special $11.45
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HOUSEFURNISHERS
ors pay raised from 5 to T.50 per day and
"sB'lSO Parrish Metal or stone monu
ments to be used by surveyor..
S. B. 199. Bailey Governing drainage ms-
tr's.tS'B. 24B. Caldwell Cities may acquire
sources of water supply. ,,, . f
S B 209. Nottingham Registration ol
voters prior to November election.
S B "i4 ways and means committee
Appropriating lor Improvements at state
Institutions.
S B 251. Ways and means committee
To ' increase the state fair appropriation
from tlO.OOO to $15,000 per year.
Indefinitely Postponed.
The Senate today killed the following
bills by indefinite postponement:
S. B21B, Kellaher Food and Dairy Com
missioner to give reports.
S. B. 234. Hart Manner ot exercising emi
nent domain.
S. B. 228, Hart Prescribing manner of
serving citation.
S. B. 232. Bailey Prescribing authority
of County Courts.
S. B. 181. Parrish Fixing terms of County
Commissioners.
S. B. 164. slnnott Amending the statute
of limitations. t M
S. B. 185, Slnnott Effect of payment of
taxes upon adverse possession.
S. B. 179. Parrish For compensation of
surveyors. , , ,
S. B. 238. Bailey County Judge to nld
court every day 11 months in year.
S. B. 14. Coffey Five-sixths of lury may
find verdict.
S. J. R. 14. Miller, of Linn and Lane Per
mitting special taxation.
S. J. R. 15. Miller, of Linn and Lane
Permitting special taxation.
S. B. 122. Bailey For publication of "re
sources of Oregon."
S. J. R. 7. Norton Supreme Court to have
appellate jurisdiction in ail cases of equity.
.&. J. M. 10, Coffey Memorializing Con
gress for six-year term of president.
S. J. M. 9. Case Asking Congress for
$500,000,000 bond Issue for waterways.
8. B. 2, Hart Regulating sale of real
property when wife or husband Is Incom
petent. H. B. 7. Dimick Regulating the filing
of claims against estates.
S B. 101, Bailey Moving State Fair to
Portland.
H. J. R. 10, McCue For taxation In
classes of subjects, proposed by state Grange.
Xew Bills Introduced.
Bills were Introduced in the Senate to
day as follows:
S. B. 254. Ways and Means Committee
Appropriating money for certain state Insti
tutions. S. B. 235, Bowerman Prohibiting livestock
running at large in Gilliam County.
BIG PINE FOR "BLIXD PIGS"
House Passes Mahone's BUI Provid
ing for E..iircing of Law,
SALEM, Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) The
House tonfjrht passed Representative
Mahone's bill providing for better en
forcement of local option law. The bill
declares that all "blind pigs" shall be
deemed a public nuisance and proprietors
on conviction shall be fined from $50 to
S'jOO or Imprisoned In the State Peninten
tiary for from one to five years for tho
first offense. Second conviction makes
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Portland,
the offender liable to both fine and imprisonment.
Sanitarium Bill Passes.
STATU CAPITOU Salem, Feb. 15.
(Special.) The Senate tonipht passed the
medical committee's bill (Senate hill 2.").,i)
appropriating S2O.00O for the purchase of
land and erection of buililitms for tuter
culosis sanitaria, and carrying an appro
priation of $20,000 for maintenenee for
1910. There was no opposition.
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