THE MORNING OREGONIAN, ; THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1917.
INSURANCE CODE IS
PASSED III SENATE
Eddy Declares Interests of
Policy-Holders Are Ignored
and Makes Charge Thrice.
ORTON CHAMPIONS BILL
Women in Fruit Plants Exempt
From 1 0-Hour Law Levy for
Rose Festival Allowed and
,, . Road Bill Is Passed.
. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Feb.
7. (Special.) By dint Of working until
?vell after the dinner hour tonight, the
Senate disposed of another huge grist
of bills. The upper house passed 23
measures and killed four, a grand total
for the day of 27.
Most important of the measures
passed, was Senate bill 252, the new
Insurance code, a voluminous document
of 124 closely printed pages, regulat
ing insurance companies doing busi
ness in Oregon. It had been intro
duced by the Joint Insurance commit
tee of the two houses, which has been
holding hearings on the bill almost
every day and night since the opening
of the session.
It passed after the Senate had re
solved itself Into committee of the
whole and inserted amendments pre
sented by Senator Eddy and others
to protect beyond question Interests
of policy-holders on certain contested
points.
Letter Indorse Cede.
These amendments were made as the
result of a vehement attack on the
code by Senator Eddy, of Douglas, who
Insisted that the policy-holders were
not sufficiently protected.
Senator Orton, chairman of the Joint
committee, read many letters from in
surance men and business men carry
ing heavy insurance warmly praising
the" code and urging its passage. Some
of these letters declared the new code
to be the best instrument of Its kind
ever prepared.
Senator Eddy charged, however, that
recommendations he had made to the
committee for the safeguarding of the
interests of policy-holders had been
Ignored by the chairman and not even
brought before the committee.
"I charge." he cried, "that the In
terests of the policy-holders of the
state of Oregon wre not considered
In framing this bill. Otherwise the
recommendations I made would have
been considered."
Charge Thrice Repeated.
Senator Orton Jumped to his feet
hotly.
"That's not so," he shouted.
Senator Eddy repeated his words.
Again Orton cried: "That's not so. and
. you know It is not so." '
For a third time Eddy made the
same statement. Orton apparently was
about to make a 6tlll hotter retort,
when President Moser restored order
by pounding with his gavel.
Continuing, Eddy said passionately:
"I promise you If you pass this
code that if God Almighty gives me
life I'll introduce some legislation In
the Senate two years from now that
will make some of these pirates take
notice that there is a God in Israel
and a champion of the policy-holders."
Recommendations Not Seen.
Senator Vinton, a member of the com
mittee, replying to Eddy, said the Sen
ator from Douglas had not at any
time while he was there appeared be
fore the committee to state his views.
"Did you see my written recom
mendations filed with the chairman of
the committee?" cuerled Eddy.
Senator Vinton said he had not. He
vehemently asserted.- however, that the
committee In the course of its arduous
labors on the bill had made every ef
fort to look after the interests of
policy-holders and to give all persons
interested In any way a full and fair
hearing.
"Why this tirade against the com
mlttee?" he asked. "I can say that
It has made an honest effort to pro
tect the Interests of. all concerned."
Olson, of Multnomah, pleaded for the
subordination of personalities. He said
he had ben counsel for the committee
appointed by Governor Withycombe
two years ago to prepare the first draft
of the new code for the Legislature,
and told of its earnest work to pre
pare an acceptable measure.
Defects Are Corrected.
"Do not condemn this measure be
cause of some small defects it may
contain," he urged. "They are not
serious and can be easily remedied here
on the floor by going into committee
of the whole and correcting them.
With unanimous approval the Senate
went into .committee of the whol, and
an amendment prepared by Eddy to
make proof easier for a policy-holder,
bo the policy would not lapse because
of technical failure to observe the con
ditions of the policy was promptly
adopted. A few other amendments were
made further safeguarding the public
Interest.
On final passage, the code as
amended carried with only three neg
ative votes, cast by Eddy, Pierce and
Smith, of Coos.
There was another warm debate on
the adoption of a majority report
recommending passage of Senate bill
164. by LaFollett. exempting women
working at harvesting or at canning
or packing fruit and vegetables from
the ten-hour law.
Bill Up for Passage ' Today.
Senators LaFollett, Bishop and Lewis
mnintaned that unless snich a law were
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passed, the fruit canning: plants wonld
Just about be put out of business. The
majority report prevailed, and. the bll
will be on tomorrow's calendar for
passage.
Of especial Interest to Multnomah
County was the passage of Senate bill
219. It authorizes the levying: of a
special tax of one-fifteenth of a mill in
counties of 25,000 persons for the sup
port and maintenance of Rose Fes
tival associations.
Senator Moser said the bill had been
prepared by members of the Portland
City Council, and that It had the in
dorsement of the County Commission
ers also and of civic bodies. It carried
unanimously.
Mrs. Thompson Speaks In Senate.
An unusual privilege was accorded
Mrs. Alxan?r Thompson, member of
the House from Wasco County, when
she obtained the privilege of speaking
in the Senate on behalf of her measure
to raise the standard of rural schools,
H. B. 149. It lengthens the rural school
year from six to eight months and in
creases the sum required from each
district for support of its schools from
$300 to $400 a year. There was not a
single negative vote.
The first of the big paving and road
bills of the session passed the Senate.
It was Senate bill 5, by Barrett, re
quiring the State Highway Commission
to prepare standard paving specifica
tions for the various counties, and set
ting out a method, for competitive bids
between patented and non-patented
pavements.
The measure Is modeled closely after
the city ordinance which has worked
satisfactorily in Portland, and Senator
Barrett declared he expected It to solve
the troublesome question of paving
competition.
Senator Dlmick, who has bills now
before committees aimed at the pat
ented pavements, vigorously opposed
the bill, but It carried by 16 votes. Just
the bare constitutional majority. The
rollcall stood:
For the bill Senators Barrett. Cu
sick, Garland, Gill, Hawley, Hurley,
Huston, LaFollett, Lelnenweber, Lewis,
Olson, Orton, Shanks, Von Der Hellen,
Wilbur and Moser.
Against Senators Baldwin, Bishop,
Dlmlck, Eddy, Pierce, Smith of -Coos,
Smith of Josephine, Strayer, Vinton and
Wood.
Appropriations totaling $737,498 were
also passed by the Senate, after having
previously passed the House. Of this
total, the largest item was $656,936 for
the maintenance of the Oregon State
Hospital for the Insane for the coming
two years.
This was said by Senator Wood,
chairman of the Joint ways and means
committee, to be probably the largest
single appropriation Item the Legis
lature will be asked to pass.
The other appropriations Included
$15,000 for the Oregon Naval Militia,
and $75,498 for support of the State
Tuberculosis Hospital.
The total of appropriations that have
passed both houses now amounts In
round figures to $1,026,000.
Cascade County Killed.
Another "special day" was added to
the long list of special days In the
public schools when the Senate passed
Representative Anderson s bill setting
aside part of the afternoon of the
fourth Friday In October as "Frances
E. Willard day" In the public schools.
The bill makes It the duty of teachers
to hold appropriate exercises and to
give prohibition talks. .
Among the Important Dills killed to
day by the Senate was the La Follett
bill to eliminate state aid from the
industrial accident fund and the House
bill -creating Cascade County. It was
indefinitely postponed in the Senate
by a vote of 23 to 6. The only Sen
ators voting against killing the new
county were Bishop, Karrell, Hawley,
Lewis, Olson and Shanks.
The Senate today passed the fol
lowing1 bills:
S. B. 252, by Joint Insurance committee
For the regulation and suporvislon of In
surance In the ta.te of Oregon.
5. B. 261, by S-nate committee on claims
Providing; for audit and payment of claim
of Insurance Commissioner for premium of
his official bond, totaling $225. .
6. B. 167. by Orton Relative to compen
sation of election officers.
S. B. 20O, by Pierce Providing for no
tification of tax levy in school districts.
S. B. 223, by Piorce Reducing interest of
certificates of delinquency from 15 to 12
per cent
S. B. '254, by Pierce Permitting mem
bers of County Court to become road over
seers without additional compensation.
8. B. 25, by Huston Providing for filing
charters and amendments of incorporated
cities and towns.
S. B. 235, by Olson T prohibit bulls and
other domestic animals from running at
large on Columbia River Highway in Mult
nomah County.
S. B. 250, by Olson To require Ccnnty
Treasurer of Multnomah County to pay
over to county $15,622.43, raised by taxa
tion, to make good deficit of a former
Oiontr Cleric
8. B. 219, by Moser Providing tax levy
ox one-iiiieeam miii lor organization,' main
tenance and support of Rose Festivals.
S. B. 5, by Barrett Requiring the State
Highway Commission to adopt standard
specifications for paving and providing for
competition between patented and unpat
ented pavements.
S. B 170, by Huston Authorizing Port
of Portland to improve Oregon and Co
lumbla sloughs. .
H. B. 219, by Sheldon Requiring eighth
grade diploma or Its ea.ulvj.lent for e-dmls-cion
to high school. '
H. B. il49, by Mrs. Thompson To raise
standard' of rural schools by Increasing
school terms from six to eight months and
Increasing maintenance required of each
district from $300 to $40O.
H. B. 133. oy Meek Fixing standard for
mula for condensed milk.
H. B. 802. by iolnt ways and means com
mittee Appropriating $15,000 for mainte
nance of Oregon Naval Militia.
H. B. 364. by Joint ways and means com
mittee Appropriating $650,936 for mainte
nance, betterments and lmpr3vements at
Oregon Stato Hospital for the Insane.
H. B. 153. by Lunser Providing for
bounty on gophers and moles in Yamhill
County.
H. B. 249, by Anderson Destsnatlng
Prances E. Willard day as fourth Friday in
October In public schools of the state.
f I. B. 397. by House committee on re
vision of lawi Amending law extending
liens on chattels.
H. B. 252, by House committee, on fores
try and conservation Amending state for
est fire laws to Authorize state to do fire
safety work when owners refuse.
H. S3. B61, by joint ways ana means com
mittee AuDroprlating $75,562 for mainte
nance, etc, of Oregon State Tuberculosis
Hospital.
H. B. 29, by Deschutes County delega
tion Fixing salary of District Attorney of
Deschutes County at $800 a year.
The Senate today killed the following
bills:
H. B. 165. by Stephens Creating Cascade
County from Eastern Clackamas County.
8. B. 246. by Farrell Declaring all county
roads In the city of Seaside to be sU-eets
of said city.
S. "B. 143, by LaFolIet Eliminating state
aid from industrial accident fund.
S. B. 221. by Eddy Requiring that po
litical narties. to be represented on the
ballot, must have polled five per cent of
vote for Representative In Congress at last
preceding election Instead of 20 per cent, as
at present.
2 GRAIN BILLS PENDING
STANDARDS ARK WANTED BT ALL
INTERESTED IN INDUSTRY,
Inspection Similar to That In Effect in
Washington Is Supported by .
Wheat-Belt Delegation.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 7.
(Special.) Two bills Intended A.k
provide a uniform standard of grain
inspection for the farmers of Oregon
now are pending in the Legislature and
are receiving the earnest attention of
members of both houses.
One bill was introduced In the House
by Representative Callan and the other
in the Senate by Senator Pierce. Both
have the indorsement of the Public
Dock Commission of Portland, the State
Grange, the Farmers' Union, the State
Federation of Labor and many leading
wheat growers, millers and exporters.
Legislators representing the wheat
belt of Eastern Oregon are giving the
pending measures their solid support.
They recognize the need of a business
like system of grain Inspection.
"Our people in Eastern Oregon are
much interested in the question." says
Speaker Stanfieldv who lives in Uma
tilla County.
"The State of Washington provides
standard inspection and it is necessary
for this state to do likewise. The
wheat growers want us to pass a Brood
grain, standard bill."
LAUBGAARD'S BILL IS LOST
Highway-Automobile Measure Sent
Sown House Skids.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 7.
(Special.) Representative Laur-
gaard's bill to regulate automobiles
doing a passenger or freight business
on the public highways caused quite a
flurry In the House this morning when
it came in with an adverse report from
the roads committee.
Laurgaard tried to save it. and in
sisted that it go onto the calendar for
third reading. Various members pro
tested that it granted Jitneys already:
operating out of Portland an undue
advantage. On the motion to postpone
Indefinitely Laurgaard demanded a
rollcall, which resulted in a tie vote. 28
to 28. Callan then changed his vote.
ana the bill went down the skids.
Mother and Three Die In Blizzard.
VANANDA, Mont, Feb. 7. While en
deavoring to reach home during Satur
day's blizzard, Mrs. C. W. MoConnell
and three children were frozen to
death. The bodies were recovered to
day,
MERGER HOPE GONE
Speaker Suggests Commission
to Report 2 Years Hence.
OTHER BILLS NOT DELAYED
Prospect for . Real Consolidation at
This Session Is Slim, He Says,
and Proposes Board of Husl
'neses' Men of State.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or, Feb.
7. (Special.) Speaker Stanfleld threw
a mild bombshell into the legislative
consolidation proceedings , today when
he Introduced in the House a resolu
tion authorizing the Governor to ap
point a committee of seven to inves
tigate the feasibility of consolidation
and report back to the session two
years hence.- (
The Speaker says It Is well apparent
that little effective or comprehensive
consolidation legislation cam be had at
this session. His resolution will not
interfere In the least with consolida
tion measures jiow pending or yet to
be introduced, at this session, but it
will clear the way for a comprehen
sive programme two years from now.
The resolution in' full follows:.
Whereas. It devolves upon the Legislative
Assembly to provide for an economical and
efficient administration of the business of
the state; .
Whereas, Without thorough Investigation
no member of tbe Legislative Assembly can
vote (Intelligently upon tbe measure pro
viding' for consolidation of any of the
state -offices;
Whereas, The purpose of tbe Legislative
Assembly is to provide for the economical
and efficient administration of the various
offices and departments of. state without
hampering or destroying efficient ' work by
its officials;
Therefore, Be it resolved, by the' House of
Representatives, the Senate Jointly concur
lng, that a 'Commission of seven members
composed of representative business men of
the state of Oregon be appointed by ' the
Governor and instructed to make during
the ensuing . biennlum a thorough inves
tigation of tbe several offices, boards, com
missions and departments of state as to the
scope, nature and importance of the dif
ferent branches .of the work4 performed by
each and that '-the above mentioned com
mission be required to make a complete and
comprehensive, 'report of Its findings, to
gether frith" such recommendations as to
consolidation, economy and --efficiency as
they may find feasible, to the next regular
session of the Legislative Assembly, and that
the said committee serve without compen
sation, but that the actual expense while
away from home on official business and
other necessary -expenses. Including sten
ographic and legal hire incurred by said
committee, be paid from the amount appro
priated for the payment of general and con
tingent expenses of the - 2ftth regular ses
sion of the Legislative Assembly of the state
of Oregon, not to exceed the sum of $2500.
and that the Secretary of State be author
ized to audit any claims which may be in
curred persuant to this resolution in the
same manner as ether claims against the
state. i
The Joint House and Senate consoli
dation committee made llttlaprogress
today. A bill providing- far the con
solidation of the stallion registration
Doara, the livestock sanitary board
and the dairy inspection department
of the Dairy, and Food Commission
er's office was introduced in the House
today, by. Representative Brownell and
In the Senate By Senator DIrnick, chair
man of the respective committees.
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Callan Says Districts Lose Money on
School Issues. ,
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or. Feb. 7.
(Special.) Representative Callan's
bill passed by the House today will
require district school boards in all
parts of the state to advertise for bids
when bonds are to be sold. The pres
ent law permits such boards to sell
bonds on private contract. - .
Callan. in speaking for his bill, point
ed out that in various recent bond sales
the school districts had suffered heavy
losses because they were unable to get
the current market premium which Is
bound to be offered under competitive
bidding. The bill had no opposition
and got almost a full vote.
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