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a- TITE 3rOI?XIXG OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1911. 0 SINGLE TAX RULE WALLOPED AGAIN "House, 42 to 12, Is in Favor of Repealing Amendment as Adopted in November. OTHER BLOWS ALSO DEALT Herniations Krstoring Taxation ' rower to Legislature and Giving Initiative Right to People Are Approved lis hi Weak. STATE CArrTOL. Salem. Or. Feb. IS. ( Special.) Antl-slngle tax sentiment In t!i Houh today utwelched the de mand that the verdict of the people, aa expressed through the Initiative ahould not be disturbed. Aa a result, reso lutions proposing constitutional amend ir.enia restoring to the Le-rtslature tha power to rgu!ate taxation, repealing the smsle ta amendment adopted by the people last November and giving to liie Lotctslatur and the people the right to propose ur.der the initiative laws for the Just and uniform taxation of pror'rty. were passed by the House. Tne proposed am-ml men Is mill be aubiritted o the people In the general election In November. 1S11. The vote on the antl-sluglo tax amendment vu 41 to 13. First of the resolutions coming be fore the House, was the one annulling t.ie -'rmle-taT amendment of the con stitution approved by the people In the last election. louts .alnt Change. '. tMscIatming that he was a convert to ttie single tax and savins that he did not understand the system. Fouts at tacked the resolution which, lie saiu was an unwarranted attack on con stitutional amendment ratified by the people. He Justified his position by saying that he oeiieveu in iuti e. government and the right of each coun t- to regulate Its own method of taxa lion, under which the owners of ex tensive timber holdings would be re quired to cay Increased taxes. "lo you know the proportion of the total tax that la paid by the lumber Industry In the timbered countlea of the stater Inquired arrant, or aiuit riomah. "I cannot say that I do." replied Kou te nt la between 70 and 0 per cent." answered Bryant.- "Well, they ahould be required to pay the whole tax." was routs' re joinder. Legislative Power Vpheld. Buchanan argued that the single-tax amendment now on the statute books of the state was unconstitutional, being- In conflict with tne United States Constitution. He argued that to de prive the Legislature of the power of enartlns; legislation was a serloua re striction of the duties properly be- longing to that body. He questioned the propriety of encouraging a further deprivation of the functions of the Legislature. Jdr Kinney, the farmer member of the House from Baker, made a strong talk In support of the resolution, rhargtnir that the constitutional amend men: adopted In November in effect did away with equal and uniform tax ation. Under that resolution each county waa given the right to prv-S'-rlbe Its own form of taxation. Under the system proposed In that arnend srent. asserted llcKlnner. the tax wouid be placed on land, throwing tke burden on the farmer who already waa overtaxed. He concluded by making the allegation that the single-tax amendment was adopted entirely through a misunderstanding of Its pro visions. 4 3 to 13 I Vote. The vote by which the anti-slngle-tax amendment waa adopted, and the vote on the other resolutions waa sub stantially the same, follows: Ayes Abrams. Ambrose. Beals. Bel knap. Belland. Blgelow. Bonebrake. Brooke. Bryant. Buchanan. Buckley, Chambers, Chapman. Chalten, Church. Clemens. Cole. Collins. Cushrnan. Ierby. Eaton. Graves. Mollis. Hunting ton, Johnson. Jones. Lelnenweber. Ma honey. Mariner. McKlnney. Miller, of Columbia; Miller, of Linn; Neuner. Peterson. Powell. Racklefr. Reynolds, fchaw. Simpson. Smith. Sutton and Tlitard; I. Nays Abbott. Am me. Brownhl'l. Car ter. Clyde. Cottel. Fouts. dill. Libby. Mag-one, Felrce and Speaker Husk; 12. SENATE GHIXDS BIG GRIST Many House Rill Kind Favor, Oth ers Are FoMponed. STATU CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Feb. 13. 1 Special.) The Senate today passed bil.s as follows: M. B SIS. b Committee en Insurance Trcreesine: expeaae money tor Insurance Omni'sioner. It. B. ITJ. by Bryant Authorising County Cnurti to appropriate money tor agricui. turml falre. H-. H. II. by Committee on Insurance ProvM.nc lor cot.:j)( license from cer taitv companies. H. it. II. tr Brooks FUlng salary of Proee-u:li! Attorney In the Tenth district. II. B I, b CnnmlttH on Insurance Tor licensing vt fraternal benefit societies. IT. B 12. by Powell Relating to paytnsat ef deposits In trust. H. n. 11. br Mann Tor extermlastloa of oartaln weeds. H. B if. by Buchanan Providing funds for -printing of C. A. H. report H. H. IS. by Oraves Appropriating money for Yamhill Fair Association. H. a. 10. by Peires Fixing the salary of Aseeaaur of Curry County. II. U 47. by Ambroes Allowing Mult nomah County to levy special tax for li brary purposes. II. H. IS. by Clemens Reciting Condi tio;.! ta Insurance policies. II B. 34. by Clemens Plsrlng casualty, marine asd plate slass companies under su perl!'n ef Insurance Commissioner. H.' B. 14. by C1 Appropriating money for the Oregon Humane Soctoty. H. El. JUT. tr l matllla and Morrow dele fsuras Authorlsine County Courts to ap propriate i;-)0 annually to poultry shoea H. H. by Beals Providing for aa- aevauna of new territory to ports. H. U 72. by Aorame Providing for a conunuinc appropriation of I-j. 00 annually for military purposes. H. B. Ke. fcy Amme ProTldlr.g that era p i rv must secure consent of employer before s.snlng wages to secure loan less tun J00. . II. 11. :?. by Derby Relating to Incor porated cities and towna II. B. 2t. by Peire Repealing protec tion ef salt water crabs In Coos County. Hj B IS, by Amnroee Relating to ar rangement of names on primary ballot. i. B. 101. by Carson Regulating ooet of feeUne prisoners In county Jails. It. B , by Pouts Relating te trout hsteherlea. H. B. by tVasterlund Relating to k'llicir ef deer. 8, B. 1 1, by Buchanan providing for as sistants la office of Attorney-General. ORKGO.V CITY MAY KXPANT Dimick'a Annexation Pino Pastes Senate. Reconsideration Off. FTATB CAPITOL, " Salem. Or.. Tea. IS. HSpecXaL T&roujr LUa anartment fcy the Legislature of Senate bill V. by Dlm- Ick. and the time for Ita reconsideration expiring, an important amendment l made to the law governing the annexa tion by municipal corporations of addi tional territory. The bill provides that on petition of 30 per cent of the voters of an existing mun'clpal corporation i special election shall be held to deter mine whether proposed additional terri tory shall be taken Into tha corporate limits. While the bin Is general In Its appll cation. It s Intended primarily to meet with a condition n Oregon City, trie home town of Senator IMmlck. At tempts have been made without succfw to bring Into the city limits valuable property belonglns to the paper mills and the Portland Railway, Light Power Company Just outside "f the pres ent boundaries of the city. By the pro visions of the Dtmlck bill the Oregon City people expect to be able to extend their city limits sufficiently to take In corporation property worth probably POIITLAXD GIVEX JUSTICE Opposition of Blgelow to Fonts Vig orous but Ineffective. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. 15. Special. Over the vigorous but Inef fective, opposition of Blitelow. who was the only member of the Multnomah County delegation to oppose the meas ure, the House today passed Fouts" hill providing an additional Justice of the Peace for Portland. There were only 11 votes against the bill, to which- was con veniently attached an emergency claure. Fouts championed the bill and the ad ditional Justice, explaining that such an Increase In tre Justice Court was mais pensable. Cnder the plan of the bill the present court Is to be reorganised ann one Justice assigned to the trial of all criminal cases. Insuring thereby, said Fouts. a sneedy trial of all persons against whom criminal charges may be preferred. Refuting the argument of Foui Blge low made the abatement that he had the word of the present Justices to the ef fect that they were not to exceed is days behind In their work and for that reason be could not see tne neca tor more Justices. In addition to Bigeiow. the following RepreeentHtlves voiea acainst the bill: Brownhlll. Chambers. Chapman. Porbr. CJraves. Miller, of Linn: Shaw. Simpson. Tlsnrd. and Speaker Ru5k. The latter objected to tlie bill because of the emergency clause. 12 TO DRAFT TAX LAWS SENATE WANTS COMMITTEE TO PLAN TEST. boxen to Act With Commissioners in Kramlng Measures to Re Put Before People. STATE CAPTTOU Salem. Feb. 15. (Special.) Tax measures for submission to ths people are to be prepared by a legislative committee of 12. acting 'n conjunction with the State oBard of Tax Commissioners, according to a House Joint resolution, which passed the Sen ate this afternoon. This la considered to be one of the moat Important of the resolutions yet adopted at the sessUn. Following Is an excerpt from the resolution, showing the duties of this legislative committee;. That a committee of seven from ths Rouse and five from the Senate be ap pointed te act In conjunction Un the Board of state Tax Commissioners In the prepara tion of any measure or measures relating to taxation or exemption, which aetd commit tee and Board of btate Tax Commissioners, acting Jointly, may deem It proper to sub mit to the people for their approval or re jection at the regular general election of mii. That said committee and Board of State Tax Commissioners, acting Jointly, shsll pre pare recommendations or arguments for or against any measure er measures relating to taxation or exemption which, may be submitted to the people of tbe state or of any county for approval er rejection at said regular general election, and shall take such action as many appear proper In presenting such recommendations or arguments for the consideration of the people ef tbe state or f ei any cuj. Engineer Oppose) HJ II. A protest against substitute Tlouse bill No. 171 has been sent to Governor West and tha members of the Oregon Legislature by William R. Kind, vice president of the Oregon Society of En gineers, and O. L. Biiven. secretary. The bill amends the state water statute and provides for the creation of a board of control, all of tbe members of which will be lawyers. This, say tha engi neers, gives ths board's duties a broad Judicial aspect. The engineers feel that the results achieved under the present system, warrant them In asking that II be continued. SPEAKER OF HOUSE IS OREGON LEGISLATURE. WHO IS CRED ITED WITH AMBITION TO GO TO CONGRESS. f ' r : . - : : . t r -I J eft - v:' f f t - t 1 '7 . t JERRY RCTK, FERFEOT for clean white and a pure and RUSK FIGHTS FOR FUTURE CAMPAICN Bill Passes House to Lay Out Third Congressional District. CONTEST SHORT; ACTIVE Speaker, AVho Is Said to Ifavo As pirations for Congress, Kouted When Kc-referenco rinn Is Defeated by as-2 7 Vote. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or,. Feb. IB. (Special.) Mahoney s bill, fonstltut- Ing- Multnomah County, unattached, aa the Third Congressional District, passed the House today S3 to 22, fol lowing- short but active fight to have the bill re-referred to the special com mittee on reapportionment for further consideration. In thla attempted move. Speaker RusK took an active hand on the floor of the House but the Speaker and his forces were routed by a vote of 23 to 27 by which the re-reference was de feated. Kn.'k to Ran for Congress? Speaker Rusk's activity in the con sideration of this bill. Is explained from the fact that there Is an undisputed report that he expects to be a candi date for Congress two years from now. Naturally he would prefer to run for the office In a district of which Mult nomah forms a part, as his associa tions during the session have been de cidedly friendly with the Multnomah delegation and he has In other ways been very considerate of the, county with a third of the voting population of the state. With such men aa Thompson. McKlnney, Brooke and Ma honey, all of whom are said to have their eyes on the lower house of Con gress. Rusk would have a decidedly lively scramble for the nomination In the Second Congressional District, as It will be constituted under the provi sions of the Mahoney bill, which re stricts that district to those counties east of the Cascades, of which Wal lowa. Rusk's home county. Is one. When the bill came up for third read ing. Graves, seconded by Rusk, who had taken the floor, moved that it oe re referred to the special committee on reapportionment for further considera tion. Rusk argued that there was se rious question if there was any need for redlstrlctlng the state into Con gressional districts at this time since Congress had not finally agreed on the basis for the new representation. live Support Speaker. Graves, Eaton. Abrams. Clyde and Eaton supported the Speaker In the motion to re-refer, which was opposed by Mahoney. McKlnney. Thompson. Brooke and Fouts. who contended that the bill as favorably reported from the committee proposed the only natural subdivision of the state geographlca'ly and ahould be enacted In Its present form. It wss further pointed out that the redlstrlctinir of the state as pro posed was not to become effective until Congress had supplied tbe basis of rep resentation. Thompson clinched the fight against re-reference when he said that If the bill should not be passed at this ses sion, no provision would exist two OF WALLOWA. beautiful teeth fragrant breath years hence for election of three Con gressmen from separate districts, with the result that Multnomah County would elect two of the Representatives while the third would be chosen from the state at large. While It did not develop In the dis cussion, there was another reason why a re-reference of the bill was desired. Westerlund. representing Jackson, was desirous of having Jackson County In cluded In the Second District under the proposed reapportionment, explaining that he wanted his county to be an nexed to a district that accomplished things. He felt that the First Con gressional District had not shown suf ficient and satisfying speed In matters of National legislation to meet the wishes of his constituency. Six Multnoniais Vote) "Nay." When the motion to re-refer had been defeated, the bill went to a vote without further discussion. Six mem bers of the Multnomah County dele gation voted against this bill which creates Multnomah Into a separate Congressional District. They were: Amme, Blgelow, Clemens, Clyde, Col lins and Cottel. The detailed vote by which the bill passed follows: Aves Abbott. Ambrose, Belknap. Belland, Bonebrake. Brooke, Bryant. Buckley. Cham bers, Chapman, Chatten. Cole. Cushrnan, Fouts, Hollls, Johnson, Lelnenweber, Ma honey. Mann. Mariner, McKlnney. Miller (Columbia). Miller Unn. Pelrce, Fetenon. Powell, Racklefr. Keynolds, Simpson, timith, 6utton. Thompson and Tlgard 33. Nays--Abrams. Amme. Blgelow, Brown hill. Carter, Church. Clemens, Clyde, Collins. Cottel. Derby. Eaton. .Oravea, Gill. Hunting ton. Jones. Llbby. Msgone, Neuner, haw, Westerlund and (Speaker Rusk 22. 8-HOUR BILL WAR BASE 5IEASTRE PASSIXO SENATE TO REACH HOUSE TODAY.' Proponents Win Special Order for Proposed Law and Spirited Debate) Is Dae. STATE CAPITOI Salem. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) Fight against Senator Dlin- Ick'a eight-hour law will be transferred tomorrow to the House, where this measure has been made a special order for 10 o'clock. Taking Its enemies by surprise, friends of the bill through Carter this morning were successful In having the special order made, although McKlnney and others Insisted that the bill should take its place on the calen dar and come up In regular order. The bill will come before the House with two reports from the committee on labor Industries, which had it under consideration. The majority report. signed by Pierce and Clyde, recommends the passage of the bill, while Miller of Linn, chairman of the committee, op poses the bill in a minority report. The first skirmish will come with an effort to substitute the minority for the ma jority report. A partial poll of the House made today by Carter of the Clackamas County delegation, indicates that the result will be close with the chances favoring the passage of the measure. This bill comes to the House unamend ed by the Senate, and requiring all manufacturing euid mechanical plants operating 23 hours In a day to recognize an eight-hour -schedule and furnish three shifts of employes. Consideration of tbe bill promises to consume consid erable time and to involve a spirited de bate. Powerful lobbies for and against the bill have been at the Capitol since the bill passed the Senate. APPOINTIVE COMMISSION WINS House Cnnnimously Favors Port of Portland Measure. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) With the Multnomah dele gation In the House voting unitedly for the first time during the session, the House this afternoon, by a unanimous vote, passed Blgelow's bill providing for an appointive Port of Portland Commis sion. This was the substitute bill reported by the delegation, following the com promise reached between the present Commission, through the Portland Chamber of Commerce, and those who have for some time been seeking the removal of the Commissioners now serving. Salem Water Investigators Named. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) By a resolution adopted in the Senate today the holdover Senators of Marion and Linn Counties were named as a committee to Investigate pure water sources In the two counties, leading up to a better supply for the state Institutions. This committee la to report to the next Leglslaure. 7 e 'House Bill 104" Provides Fund. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) Famous "House bill 104" came before the Senate this afternoon, but not In the form In which it gained notoriety, the bill this year being for a biennial appropriation of $1500 for the Oregon Humane Society. The bill passed with small opposition. n are the two great creators of i energy. You can get along without Scoffs Emulsion if you have enough sunshine, but for the millions who don't get much sunshine, Scott's Emulsion is absolutely necessary. You can always get Scotfs Emulsion. Get sunshine, too, whenever you can. . seen ' ii'U's ji',ivgs'' V i-sww'ss.ssusj 'I ! H Have you ever been on our Third Floor? Do you like rich, deep Cut Glass? Do you sometimes hanker for a few pieces of exquisite Art China? Do you believe in Hand-Hammered Russian Brasses? Of Course You Do. And you will find the best on our Third Floor. 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