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6 THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 15, 1913. T If RULES IS LOST Minority Report Urging Fewer Standing Committees Is Rejected. NUMBER IS REDUCED ONE JIajority Report Adopted by an Al most Unanimous Vote After Battle Is Carried on Floor by Represenative-Eaton. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 14. (Special.) Changes In the House rules recommended by Representative Baton, In his minority report as a member of the committee on rules, pre cipitated the first conflict of the ses sion in that body, and the majority re port was adopted by an almost unani mous vote. The minority recommendations were that the House reduce icj committees from 41, the number recommended by the majority report, to 25; that imme diately after the selection of the stand ing committees the chairman thereof shall meet and prepare a schedule for meeting throughout the session which shall become a part of the House cal endar; that meetings shall be open, vn less otherwise ordered, to all members of the House and Senate and accredited members of the press, and thaf all blll3 shall be reported to the House within seven days after they have been re ferred to a committee. The majority report allows 12 days for the report of bills. " Eaton Makes Protest. Taking the floor on his own motion, seconded by Parsons, of Lane, Eaton made the first extended speech of the session. He protested that the major ity report had been signed but a few minutes before convening, thereby de priving him, as the minority member of the committee, of an opportunity of framing his report. In consideration of the fact that Speaker McArthur already had his com mittee programme virtually complete, and as the same was apparently satis factory to a majority of the members, Eaton refrained from his original pur pose of recommending a committee on rules, to consist of five members chosen from the floor of the House, which should appoint all other committees. Th three changes, recommended in his report, furnished Eaton with plenty of ammunition for his speech, which was heard by a crowded lobby. Eaton declared his surprise at the attitude taken by the majority of the commit x Ice on rules in opposing changes that had been Indorsed by the metropolitan press of the state. He said that he had been led to expect, because of ths manifest fairness of his recommenda- Hons, no opposition on anything but the committee on rules proposal. Harmony la Urged. "I desire to see the harmony which has characterised our organization as complete at the close as at the begin ning of the session," said Representa tive Eaton, "and I appeal to you, my fellow members of this House of Repre sentatives, to brush away the cobwebs of misapprehension and prejudice, if any we have, from our minds at the outset of the) session. The only w.y to Insure the harmony that we all dsslre Is to adopt a set of rules that will commend themselves to the peopla for their fairness, intelligence and effi ciency. "The people of the State of Oregon, whose chosen and trusted representa tives we are, wish to see this session the best that It can be made from every standpoint. I believe that we, as mem bers, desire the same thing. It is no extraordinary circumstance, no un precedented phenomenon. to have . things start off In just this high-minded way. But alas, for early legisla tive resolutions. It has been the rule to see them wither and be forgotten soon after they are made. "The changes which I will propose will. I am confident, do much toward F FOR CHANGE making this si-ssion what it should he. There is endeavor in these pro posals to upset this or that, or project this or that. These changes, as pro posed, have been made only after the . most careful study of the rules of all the Legislatures of the several states and of the bust legislative authorities. Their purpose Is simply and solely to improve our method of procedure, to allow every man who has been sent here, as a representative of the people, -to do his best and to return to his ' ronstitutents with a -record of accora- ; jillshment. Chance for All Is Vraed. "We should have no graveyard com mittees. There should be no classifica- tion of members, giving some all of the important committee work and placing others on committees of ri diculously minor importance. Everyman should have a chance to do his share of the work, and the work he is best fitted to do. "I think the first thing we should do." continued Mr. Eaton, "is to reduce the number of standing committees from 43 to at most 25, and before going further, I wish to acknowledge the step taken in this direction by the ma jority of the committee on rules, of which I am a minority member. As a result of their deliberations, con tinued until nearly midnight last night, they succeeded in reducing the number of committees from 42 to 41. "Not only should the number of com mittees be reduced so that no member could be shelved, on a dead committee, but the best men should be selected for every place, fitness considered. It is'not always ability, and too often it is quite otherwise, that gets a man his committee places. I have been here four regular sessions and one special session and I have been in the organi sation and out of it, and I know that men come here full of hope and prom ise, to go back home in disgust, never to return, to increase the poison of dis trust of their Legislature in the minds of the people and to help widen the ever-widening gulf between the people ani their representatives. - Kffertircaea Questioned. "I believe In representative legisla tion. I realise the. great advantages In J the careful scrutiny that bills may be ' subjected to in committee, and for the hake of efficiency and fairness I submit '. that the number of committees should be reduced not from Z to 41. but to as low a number as 25. If you have 42 standing committees you cannot have an effective schedule." Representative Eaton also branded s ' pernicious rli -practice of holding com. ' tnittee meetings in secret. "There is no business that should be transacted ' that cannot bear the scrutiny of the members of "the House and Senate and of accredited members of the press," he .declared, "but at. the present time all .meetings are secret." He argued that the members of the press as the representatives of the peo ple, in their capacity of giving them the news, should have every consider' ation-at the hands of the House, and that if its members are not permitted to get the news first hand, they are likely to get it from prejudiced sources, and thus the people will not get the whole truth. Stress will be laid on sensational stories," he said, "if the newspaper men do not. get the real news, and we will be further dis credited in the minds of the people. The Lane County man said that the people generally know that the inula tive and referendum have been over worked and that they are anxious to be relieved of the burden of a heavy ballot. Until the legislature does Its full duty, the ballot will be crowded, he said. "Chang-en Effected by People." He referred to the changes in the di rection of reform that have been made by the people and not by the Legisla ture, since the adoption of the initia tive and referendum, enumerating the choosing of Senators by popular vote, the corrupt practices act and the bill prohibiting the acceptance of railway passes by public officials. "These changes have been effected by the people," said Eaton and in the meantime the Legislature has done nothing to compare with them in the way of progressive legislation. Here the speaker took on something of the role of a prophet, making no concealment of his opinion that unless the Oregon Legislature gets in line with the people, and acts responsively to the popular will, its days are in their decline. "Every time a needed reform is pro posed in this body," he satd earnestly, "and is not enacted into a law, the Legislature is driving a nail into its own coffin." Speaker Takes Floor. With Bonebrake presiding, McArthur took the floor and spoke, regarding the three new committees that had been created by the committee on rules. These committees are livestock, forest ry and expositions and fairs. He agreed with Representative Eaton that there should be. no graveyard committees, and said that there will be none at this session. He told how, Beveral weeks ago, after he had become satisfied that he was to be chosen speaker, he had at once written to all the members, asking them their desires in the matter of committee assignments. He had al so taken steps to find what the quali fications of the members weTe, he said, and then, with their, desires and their qualifications before him,' had made his committee calculations. Mr. McArthur declared that he had made a careful study of the situation, and expressed confidence that the work of the House during the session would bear out his judgment. He also said that if the recommendation of Mr. Eaton should be adopted that he would be forced to rearrange his entire schedule, and instead of announcing his committees by Wednesday at the latest, he would be unable to make them until Saturday at the earliest. New Committees Upheld. Mr. McArthur spoke of the need for the three new committees, asserting that the livestock interests of the state are so important that they deserve a special committee, and that the same was true of Oregon's timber interests, while the matter of appropriations for expositions and fairs, together with the state, county and district fairs, demand a special committee. Speaker McArthur returned to the chair, and after considerable legisla tive parleying, in which two motions to adjourn were lost, the majority re port of the committee on rules, was adopted and the House adjourned at 12:15, to reconvene at 1:30. McArthur Valla Order. The House was called to order by Speaker McArthur at 10:30, and follow ing the roll call, the invocation was de livered by Rev. H. T. Babcock, of the Presbyterian Church. The report of the committee on rules resulted In the submission of a ma jority and a minority report. The ma jority report was signed by Chairman Laughlin, Abbott, Mann and Forbes. Eaton, the fifth member of ths com mittee, presented the minority -report. The majority report provides for the adoption of the rules of the last ses sion, with slight amendments, among which is a provision that no bill shall be introduced after the 20th day of the session except by a two-thirds vote c-f the House consenting. Another change is that each member is to be allowed either a common clerk or an expert stenographer. This change resulted from a discussion at yesterday's ses sion, in which it was pointed out that under the plan in vogue at former ses sessions there had been a superfluity of clerks and a scarcity of stenograph ers, especially because the members as a rule require the services of stenog raphers at the same time. Undr the new plan members have paired on the matter, one member taking a clerk and the other a stenographer, that each can be served in both capacities without delay. It is claimed for the new plan that it will be an economy, especially in view of the facilitation of business which is expected will ensue. Chairman Laugiilin. of the rules com mittee, moved that the majority report be adopted, with several seconds. Eaton, seconded by Parsons, interposed a mo tion that the minority report be sub stituted . for the majority report. Speaker McArthur. in the meantime, hat called. Bonebrake. of Benton, to the chair and had taken the" latter's seat. apparently in preparation of speaking on the motion. SAI.FM GIRL OK 1 IS ACTIV1 I'AOK J. IIHCl;i)V STAI U SEIMATK. 3 Miss Dora Gmy. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 14. (Special.) Miss Dora Gray, the first young woman page in the history of the Oregon Leg islature, has been demonstrating more activity and ability than the boys who are also on the job. She Is serving as a page in the Senate, being the selection of Patton of Marlon. Miss Gray is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Gray, of Salem, she is 1 years old and is a freshman in the Salem High School. Miss Gray had the dte- ttnetion conferred npon her of .taking to the desk the first Sen ate bill that was introduced at this session, this being Joseph's bill asking for an appropriation of 4500,000 for the Panama-Pacific Exposition to be held in San Francisco In 191S. . T 1 iiilitli ! i SENATE MAY PASS 8 BILLS OVER VETO House Likely to Sustain 50 Per Cent of 1911 Measures , Governor Refused. C0MMITTEES LEFT TO ACT Proposed Legislation Requiring Bonds From Public Work Con- tractors and Fixing Judges' Salary to Be Recommended. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 14. (Special.) Probably no more than eight of the Governor's vetoed bills will be passed over the executive s head in the Senate, while it is certain that at least five of the vetoed bills will -be sustained and probably .a large number more, according to actions which were taken by the respective committees of the House and Senate today. Precedent was seriously jarred when the Senate decided to leave its vetoed bills to the Judiciary- committee for consideration and the House to a spe- clal committee, . consisting of Upton, Handley, Graves, Carkin and Barton. The senate judiciary committee passed on all of its bills today. The House committee went cursorily over the 40 bills before it and decided that at least 50 per cent of those vetoes should be sustained. To Sustain Some la Futile. Included in these are vetoes cover ing an additional judge and another Justice of the Peace for Multnomah County, the bills being such that to sustain them would bring no result. Of the 60 per cent decided to be sus tained, all through limitation or lapsed appropriations for 1911 and 1912 would also be worthless if re-enacted now by the Legislature. The remainder of the House bills will be recanvassed to morrow, when it is probable a final decision will be reached. The Judiciary committee of the Sen ate will recommend to sustain the veto of the bill providing for the purchase of tide lands by municipal corpora tions, although final report as to sus taining it has been withheld. , Vetoes will also be recommended to sustain bills, prohibiting making contracts wirti the state by any employe or of ficer thereof; to protect wild ducks; pertaining to Southern Oregon district agricultural society; authorizing ex penses of students of State Normal School; regarding maintenance of cem eteries; providing for working county prisoners on roads; authorizing Game Warden killing certain protected ani mals: to quiet title to state lands In Union County; protecting wild ducks in Eastern Oregon, and protecting game fowl in certain counties. Passage la Recommended. The following Senate bills will be given recommendation to be passed over the Governor's veto: . Requiring local agents to report time of passen ger trains; to require publication of time tables; requiring bonds from con tractors" on public works; pertaining to manner of service of Summons ; re lating to place of commencement of actions; regarding Prosecuting Attor ney for first district, and to fix sal aries of Circuit Judges. Three of the Senate bills have been laid aside to await a f jrfner hearing before the committee.-" MULTNOMAH SECURES 12 (Continued From First Page.) McDonald, Nichols, Spencer, Thorns, Westerlund. Rules and joint rules Loughlin, Ab bott, Eaton, Forbes, Mann. Salaries of public officials Meek, Bonebrake, Carpenter, Heltzel, Hill. Ways and means Abbott, Carkin, Graves, Hughes, Mann, Potter, Smith. REVOLVER MCEXSE IS ATM Perkins Bill Would Give Sheriffs Control of Gnn Carrying. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Jan. 14. (Special.) A bill to prohibit the promiscuous sale of revolvers is being prepared by Senator Perkins. The bill will provide that dealers in firearms must obtain a license for the sale of revolvers, and that one who wishes to buy that variety of firearm will first have to obtain a permit from the sheriff of the county In which he wants to make the purchase. He must satis fy the official that he wishes the re volver for a peaceful purpose, and it P i trap Slipp1jPwSi ITMMIH Eaamn ffsasSi Story of a Loaf of Bread o. 2 of a Series' of Articles an Bread.) Because she was an unbeliever, we will not use the lady's name at this time. She told us that she baked as ' aood bread as her mother used to bake and that It was mlahty good bread, fcihe. did not believe that It was possible for any baker7 to bake as good bread. Yesterday after noon she visited our bakery and accompanied our maa fhrnnrh th. hom. nf Table Oueen Bread. - e? m She saw how 1800 quarts of milk were used dally In 1 Cm the manufacture of our bread. She waa told how much . r- a-luten there was In the hard Spring- wheat that is used Kg to make our flour. jt was expiuioea 10 tne BMfii;i housewife how the proportions of flour and milk and malt and lard and yeast and salt and sugar were meas ured, and how the finally machinery-mixed dough waa car ried to the ovens automatically. She watched the proc ess of baking: watched how the loaves swelled aa the steam was turned into the ovens and saw them aa they cam. out browned and appetizing from the ovena. And she turned to the master-baker and said: "I have a con fession to make. This makes me really hungry. In next Sunday's Oregonian Mrs. Skeptical Unbeliever will tell you bow a loaf of Table Queen Bread, with plenty of real milk iu it. is made. Watch the dally papers for details of prize-story con test and win part of a hundred dollars in sold.) Royal Bakery & Confectionery "DOST ETVI A GOOD DIGESTIOJfr HATE OXB BAT TABLE )CEEN B R E A D." Just make a note of this overcoat it's a Benjamin. No make-to-order tailor on Fifth Avenue or anywhere else can add points to its style or quality, and when it comes to the fit you and the mirror can decide. If your taste runs to big, full gar. ments, they're here as well as every member of the overcoat family in good standing this season. Bufiiim & Pendleton 311 Morrison, Opp. Postoffice that officer is satisfied that the appli cant is a fit person to carry the weapon he will issue a permit on the payment of a nominal fee. The idea in placing the issuance in the hands of the sheriff is to central ize the responsibility in the hands of the one man most likely to know the characters of the community in whose hands firearms would be a menace to peace and safety. The theory on which the bill is framed is that many murd ers are committed by reason of the ease with which a revolver may be bought. ' It is not expected that persons who Intend to commit murder will take the chances of showing evidence of delib erate intent which the obtaining of a permit and the purchase of a revolver would imply. The dealer is required to take the name, address and general description of the buyer, together with the factory number of the revolver sold, and keep a record thereof. IXQT7IRY MAY BE STARTED Conduct of "Honor'' Men at Deaf Mute School in Question. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan. 14. (Special.) Rumors are rife about the Statehouse that an Investigation of the Oregon School for the Education of Deaf Mutes may be Inaugurated for the purpose of ascertaining the truth of charges that have been flung in whispers in regard to some conditions there. It has been alleged that "honor" convicts under the system of -Governor West have been employed at the school and that their conduct while there was at times not altogether exemplary. Some of the members of both houses The Newest Beauty Aids (Ruth Ashton In the Metropolis.) "Never shave the eye-brows. They are apt to be coarse when they grow in again. To darken the eyebrows and make them grow longer and more evenly" apply plain pyroxin with the finger tips. Pyroxin applied to the lash roots makes the lashes grow long and lovely. "The befct hair, remover I know is a simple paste made by mixing pow dered delatone with a little water. Cover the hairs with this paste, leave- on two minutes, wipe on, wasa tne skin and the haire will be gone. "Mother's Salve is an old-time house hold remedy that can be bought In readv prepared form at most drug stores. It often breaks up a stubborn cold in head or chest over night. It Is -easy to use, quick to act and relieves catarrh, croun. sor. throat, etc. "To correct dark, muddy or sallow complexions, apply in me morning a lotion made bv dissolving an original package of mayatone in a half pint of witch hazel. This treatment makes the skin fair, fresh and smooth, and nre vents the growth of hair. It will not rub oil or snow nice powaer. "Drv shamnootne: 1r relied UDon bv womfn who have studied the subject to keep hair clean, bright and lus trous in cold weather. Mix four ounces of orris root with an original package of therox, sprinkle a little over the head, brush through th hair, and your hair and scalp will be clean, whole some and healthy. at Sensational $14.95 Sale Continued! e 17ITHOUT a v biggest garment offering! Hand some $22.50. to $30 Man-Tailored Suits $19.50 to $24.75 Coats in the most stunning models Charming $21.50 to $28.50 Wool and Velvet Dresses Choose tomorrow lOO Pretty ill alfiilK First to Show y Spring Hats. .See Window have discussed informally the question of whether such an investigation should be called or whether the charges should be allowed to go by the board. Some of the conditions which have been mentioned are said to have exist ed some time ago and have been cleaned up. For this reason the advisability, of the investigation has been more or less a question of doubt. It is understood that at one time an executive session of the State Board, was held to determine Just to what extent the charges were true, but no report was ever given out concerning the meeting and no official information has ever been received that such a meeting was held. Senate Pages Are Three. STATU CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan."l4. The Climax of Value Giving. ' Strictly Ne w Hornless Talking Machines at. .. ACTUALLY LESS THAN HALF! v . " - Jt y 1 ' - : If - ; , It : - - !i Did you ever hear of good, new Hornless Talking Machines being sold at less than $20 anywhere? We've just made an extraordinary purchase and the big saving we effected thereby we're going to pass on to our patrons. It demonstrates once again the well-known Eilers policy of always giving more for the money than is obtainable elsewhere. . . Commencing this morning we will offer a number of strictly brand new Talking Machines the genuine hornless type, together with 10 regular 60c records and 500 extra-quality steel needles for the unheard-of price of $14.80. . " . , . The price seems almost too low, but we state emphatically that the equal of this splendid combina tion cannot be obtained elsewhere or in the ordinary way for less than $31.30. This Talking Machine is made by 'the largest manufacturers in the United States. We agreed when we purchased these instru ments not to mention the name, so as not to injure future sales. Suffice to say that the name is a house hold word throughout the length and breadth of this glorious land. It is built of beautiful quartered oak, 11 inches square, has the continuous tone chamber, perfected reproducer, tapering tone arm, strong, noiseless spring motor and a tone quality the equal of higher-priced machines. Will play 10 and 12-inch records and can be rewound while playing. HERE'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAVE Reg. Value One Latest Model Hornless Talking Machine $25.00 ALL NOW FOR ONLY Ten Records (of your own selection) ,. 6.00 ' $14.80 500 Needles '-. .30 PAY $180 DOWN-50c A WEEK This is, positively, the climax of value-giving in modern Talking Machines. We urge on you the necessity of being here early. You know the history of these special offers at Eilers. Don't be disap pointed. Act promptly. And to show you that there can be no room for disappointment or doubt we agree to accept any of these machines for part payment for more costly ones auy time within one year and allow you every penny paid. Could anything be fairer? f THE TALKING MACHINE HEADQUARTERS EILERS BUILDING doubt, it's January's $5 to Waists, $7 Silk $2.95! Shimmering messalines, soft taffetas, graceful chiffons and nets in shades to match any suit.' About 100 of these ular $5 to $7 waists. $2.95 tomorrow in the Jan uary Windup Sale for only .'. $1.75 Tailored and Lingerie Waists $1.25 and $1.50 House Dresses for. . - $2.65 and $2.95 White Sweaters $1.39 Jecpnd floor (Special.) Dora Gray, John Alexan der and Norwin Kennedy have been officially appointed pages of the Senate by President Malarkey. v- Clerk Expert on Roads Wanted. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan. 14. (Special.) An expert clerk, well versed in road work, is- asked for the committee on roads and highways in a resolution from Chairman Von der Hel len, of that committee. Rancher AVill Appear In Court. GOLDENDALE, Wash., Jan. 14. (Special.) Mayor Ward, who is attor ney! for w- Smith, the rancher liv ing near Wahwiaeus, who accidentally shot and killed Lewis L. Carnahan last ? limmpmt wmw reg 98d S9d' JS7e yhtar November, mistaking him for a deer, says that Smith will appear in the Superior Court at the jury session, January 28. Smith la wanted on a manslaughetr charge, and his attorney says that the prosecution were over zealous in notifying his bondsman to produce him. Smith took, the body of Carnahan back to their old home In Nebraska, and has been awaiting notl- , flcatlon of a trial date for his case, ac cording: to hia attorney. Deschana Leads French Chamber. PARIS. Jan. 14. Paul Deschana was re-elected today President of the French Chamber of Deputies. He has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the Presidency of the Republic in succession to President Fallieres. Including 10 60c Records and 500 Fin est Steel Needles. $4.80 Down 50c Weekly SEVENTH AND ALDER A