THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1921
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LAI URGED
i; Bill Authorizing Districts Fa
: vored by Senate.
BONDS WOULD BE ISSUED
aia or parochial school, or other instl
tutlona of learnlnr in Orecon.
H. B. 108. by Hyatt Amendta section
I lvutw. Oregon laws, relating to aasiKTi'
.unii ui wiuow s aower.
11. B. 138. by Sh.Uon Repeallnc an Ob
soiete section regarding location si minin
claims.
H. B. 188. by Belknap Prohibiting-
aliens and disloyal persons from teaching
in public schools and state educational
institutions and providing a penalty for
violations. I
H. B. 230. by Hindman Amending sec
tion 2112, Oregon laws, prohibiting nlcaei
in-the-slot machines, puunchboarda an
sal's boards and providing a penalty.
H. B. 303, by Joint house and senate on
way and means Amending section oojo,
Oregon laws, relating to sailors' and ma
rines' educational financial aid and de
clarinr an emergency.
S. B. 20, by staple Providing for the
.Procedure Somewhat Along Lines
-- of Irrigation and Drainage
Systems Is Outlined.
Feb. J.
unanl-
;; FTATE HOUSE, Salem, Or.,
(Special.) The senate, by
- mom vote, today went on record as
'. favorins Senator Norblad'a bill pre-
eeribins the manner of organizing
. lofrsed-off land improvement dis
', tricts. Td procedure In forming' these
" districts is much the same as required
In the organization fl irrigation and
. arainage districts.
Senator Norblad declared the bill
was of more than ordinary impor-
tance to the coast counties in that
.' it would' provide means whereby
thousands of acres of land now un-
productive because of the hiffh cost of
' development could be improved and
added to the active assets or ureson
: He said the bill had been in prepa-
ration for nearly two years and had
the unqualified indorsement of the
timber owners, land owners, etate
""chamber of commerce and other or1
ganizations of the atate.
KlertiOBS) Be Called.
i Under the provisions of the bill,
whenever a majority of the owners
of lo?ged-off lands desire to Improve
the same they shall file a petition
with the county court setting out the
boundaries of the districts, as well as
the estimated cost of the develop
ment.
It then is Incumbent upon the court
to call an election and submit the
question of organization. If approved
the land owners ehall then elect their
officers and directors and issue and
sell bonds in an amount consistent
with the development of the project.
1 All costs and benefits attendant to
the proposed improvement shall be
assessed against the lands involved in
the district.
Senator Joseph's bill, providing for
an increase in the salary of the
school superintendent of Multnomah
county from'J-500 to $3600 a year,
also received favorable consideration
on third reading In the senate.
Salary Bills latroduced.
Three salary bills, two of which
were introduced by Senator Lach
rnund and one by Senator Bell, also
met with approval of the senate on
third reading.
Senator Bell's bill provided that the
' salary of the superintendent of capi-
tol grounds and buildings, which is
J new fixed by statute at 125 a month,
should be placed in the hands of the
:j governor. He said this was fair and
, reasonable, when It was considered
' that the qualifications of men varied
Ji and that some employes were worth
1 twice the compensation paid to oth-
! i ers.
it Senator Lachmund'a bills were slml-
JJ lar to the one introduced by Senator
. . Hell, with the exception that they ap-
J plied to the compensation fixed by
i ; slatute for the deputy warden of the
; ' 6tate penitentiary and the parole offi-
' : cer of the same institution. Senator
Lacbmund said the prison was now
being conducted along modern and I
common-sense lines, and that the
good results being obtained were due
. . to the efficiency of the officials em
, 1 ployed.
Govrraor Authority Urged.
, . To maintain this standard at the
penitentiary. Senator Lachmund said
; that the fixing of the salaries of the
'---deputy warden and parole officer
should be placed in the hands of th
" gi-vernor. who was qualified to gauge
the qualifications of the men selected
for these Important positions.
Senator Vinton's bill, approved on
being presented for third reading In
the senate, would give to the city of
Sheridan exclusive control over all
county roads and highways in that
municipality. Senator Vinton said it
was apparent that the city of Sheri
dan desired to make some improve
ments, and as far as he had heard,
there was no opposition to the bill.
A proposed law. Introduced by Sena
tor Jones and which caused a laugh,
but was later approved on third read
It. K. would make it unlawful for any
person or corporation to allow the
v growth of furze, gorse or whin o
lands in the control of such person or
corporation. The penalty for viola
tion of the art includes a fine of not
less than 2$ nor more than $200.
Senator Jones said this weed already
had resulted in great damage In tjiany
.'farts of the state.
Other Senate Bllla Move.
' Other senate bills passe- on third
reading follow.
6. B. 110, by Ebernard Relating to
. garnishments and providing for garnish
ment when money sought to be attached
Is due.
S. B. 203. by Edwards Providing that
Bo public library receiving less than 2o00
c e year, shall purchase any books not hav
ing the sanction of the American Library
association.
" S B. -'00. by Upton Relating to the tax
- levy for school purposes.
S. B 143. by Bddy Providing for In-
r vestigation of unsanitary school houses
and impura water' supplies and authoriz-
r lng couaty health officer and county
- school superintendent to condemn such
' property and water, correct the condi-
" tion. and. If necessary, collect the cost of
such action from the school district. In
case the srhcnj . district feels that It has
not received Justice, provision is made for
appeal to the distriot boundary board.
' H. B. 11, by Norblad Providing for the
extermination of teals and sea Hons
. through a system of tees to be collected
by fishermen and rannera and handled by
state fish commission.
' Bonae Bills Approved.
The following house bills passed on I
third reading:
. H. B. 13. by Hindman Legalising gtfta
grants and bequests of personal property
-in trust to care for. erect, maintain and
Improve private burial lots in or outside
of cemeteries and providing that ceme
tery associations may act as trustee or
truilees.
H. B. 17, by Kubll Defining criminal
' syndicalism and aaootage and providing
, : punishment therefor.
H. B. 18. by Kubll Providing that plats
and index of taxpayers shall be kept by
county assessor and be made available for
public Inspection.
H. B. ITT, by Powell Changing date of
ho'dlne teachers' examinations to second
Wednesday la June and third Wednesday
in December.
14. B. SO. by Korrell Relating to elec
TTon of constables In districts having a
r population of loO.OOO or more and extend
ing terms of said officials to four years.
H. B. 67, by Lynn Providing means for
nominations and elections of some per
' sons to fill vacancy and Insuring term at
same time.
It. B. S3, by Marsh Providing for 11
. ..eenslng of nurserymen and their agents,
-aaUesmen and solicitors.
HIGHLIGHTS 0 SESSION OP
ORBUO.V LEGISLATURE.
Seaate.
Divided sentiment causes re
commitment to committee of
bill providing for circuit Judges
pro tern.
Multnomah county law libra
ry bill brings flood of oratory.
Women seek Increase in ap
propriation for persons subject
to benefits under widows' pen
sion law.
Organization of logged-off
land improvement districts ap
proved. Multnomah county officials
favored with salary increase.
Four new bills Introduced.
Twelve senate bills approved
on third reading.
Six house bills passed by sen
ate on third reading.
Authority of public service
commission curtailed through
passage of Senator Eddy's bill.
House.
Plan of extending Jury serv
ice to women Is killed.
Bill prohibiting punch boards
is passed.
Seven bills are passed.
regulation of the sals of or distribution
of commercial feeding stuffs.
M BILL IS UP TODAY
CREATIOX OF C03I5USSIOX
SKXATE ISSUE.
IS
Purpose Is to Gather Information
on Income Levies and Work
Ont Plan for State.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or.. Feb. 3.
(Special.) To carry out the recom-
rrendations of the committee appoint
ed by the governor to find new sources
of revenue, a bill will be introduced
in the senate tomorrow creating a tax
commission. Senator Patterson will
probably be sponsor for the measure
The recommendation of the gover
nor's committee, consisting of I. N.
Day, C. C Chapman and Cornelia Mar
vin was that a commission be ap
pointed to gather information and
work out ax income tax. Among the
suggestions was that this commission
receive proper authority to ask the
internal revenue department for In
formation on income tax statements
of residents of Oregon. There is no
way of ascertaining what revenues
an income tax would produce with
out first analyzing and considering
the income statements which are col
lected by the government.
Two years may be necessary In
which to collect the data, to study
tax problems of the state and pre
pare such tentative tax legislation as
may be deemed appropriate. The re
port of the commission would be re
turnable to the legislative cession of
1923, but if the information Is avail
able and it Is deemed advisable a spe-
cial session of the legislature can be
called next year.
The tax committee recently filed an
exhaustive report with Governor Ol
cott in which various methods of tax
ation were discussed In a scholarly
manner. The committee had no funds
o; authority and was thus confined In
Its scope of inquiry to euch public
records and works on taxation as
were available. The committee gath
cred enough information, however, to
warrant the recommendation that a
commission be appointed, clothed with
power to summon witnesses, examine
records of business concerns and, in
short, get at the income source of
the community.
At present most of the taxation
falls on the real estate, and the sug
gested income tax shifts some of the
responsibility.
BIMi OX BLEND APPROVED
State Board of Control Measure
t Gets Third Senate Reading.
ETATE HOUSE. Salem, Or, Feb. 3.
(Special.) The senate today ap
proved on third reading a bill Intro
duced by Senator Moser extending to
the state board of control the same
authority over the Oregon employ
ment Institution for the blind as ia
vested in that body with regard to
the establishment and operation of
other state institutions.
Senator Moser explained that the
creation of this institution was au
thorized by the legislature at its spe
cial session in January, 1920, and
later approved by the electors by a
two-to-one vote at an election held
last May.
A bill carrying an appropriation of
$40,000 for the establishment of this
institution is now before the ways
and means committee and probably
will be reported out later this week.
SCHOOL, LAW CHAXGE SOUGHT
DRY WORKERS Ml
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Heavy Penalties Sought for
Prohibition Offenders.
JAIL AND FINE FAVORED
Committee Resumes Investigation
of Reclamation Service and
Land Settlement Board.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Feb. 3. (Spe
cial.) An effort will be made by tem-
nerance workers and prosecuting of
ficers to obtain enactment of amend-
ments making more drastic the pen
alties provided ior violation of the
prohibition laws. One amendment
proposed to f!ne the manufacturer of
intoxicating liquors rrom aouu i
31000 and give him a Jail sentence
fnr sl term of from 90 days to one
vr. Fnr the second onense mo
fine is raised to a maximum of J2000
and a minimum of $1000 and from 90
rinvps tn vear In laiL
The amendment provides a fine of
not more than $500 and not less man
$250 and a 1ail sentence ol irom ou
days to six months for a person sell
ing intoxicating liquor, xne geconu
offense raises the fine to $500 min
imum and $1000 maximum and from
four months to one year in Jail.
The amendment also provides that
for any violation of the liquor law
for which punishment is not pro
vided a fine of not less than $500 and
imprisonment for from 30 days to six
months may be Imposed. And for a
second offense for violations of the
law for which no punishment is now
provided the fine runs from $200 to
$1000. with a jail sentence of from
60 days to one year.
Investigation by a special commit
tee of the work of the state recla
mation service and land settlement
board continued today with V?. B.
Sherman, former state treasurer and
ex-member of the board, occupying
the witness stand most of the day.
Committee Heaumra Probe,
Sherman was questioned by Attor
ney Davies, counsel for the Spokes
man-Review, regarding a special con
ference of irrigation and reclamation
experts at Seattle, which Davies In
tlmated was railed for the purpose
of indorsing the work of the state
board. Sherman admitted that D.
also was made by Senator Hume that
the amendments were not based on
the sound Judgment of the committee
men, but were added because of per
sonal grievances entertained by Sen
ators Moser and Banks.
Senator Moser denied that he was in
any way personally Interested in the
law library, and produced a card
showing that he was a member of
organization and had paid his annual
fee of $2. He contended that the
amendments were added to the bill
upon request of Albert Ridgeway,
secretary of the State Bar association,
and other men prominent in the af
fairs of that organization.
Senator Banks reviewed the life of
the library association and said it was
a private corporation. "If this library
would burn tomorrow," said Mr.
Banks, "the stockholders of the as
sociation would reap the benefits of
the insurance, while the lawyers who
have annually paid $2 to assist in
maintaining the institution would be
left holding the sack."
Senator Banks declared that the
Multnomah county law library should
be made a public institution and that
the present practice of collecting an
nual membership fees was a direc
violation of the Oregon laws.
Senator Joseph also spoke in favo
of the Hume bill.
Senator Upton then interrupted by
saying that the Multnomah county
legal lights apparently were taking
up more time of the session than they
deserved and that the bill should be
re-referred to some committee for fur
ther consideration. This suggestion
met with the approval of the senators
and the proposed law was returned to
the Judiciary committee.
SLICING CLACKAMAS
PROPOSED IN BILL
Multnomah Would Get A
Mount Hood Loop Road.
NEW COUNTY ALSO AIM
AGGIE FUND EXPLAINED
COLLEGE ASKS 'LEGIStLATCRE
FOR SUM OF $53,356.
C.
Henny of Portland, who has fre
quently been employed as consulting
ngneer by the board, attended the
conference and recevea $50 a day and
his expenses. Sherman was excused
from the stand late this afternoon
Attorney Dav'es reserving the privl
lege of recalling the witness for fur
ther examination.
Commissioner Takes Stand.
F. P. Gloyd, state commissioner of
agriculture and member of the recla
mation and land settlement boards,
was on the stand when the commit
tee adjourned the hearing for the
day. Gloyd Is head of the land set
tiement work and related the steps
taken by the board looking to the
establishment of ex-service men on
farms by the state under the land
settlement act- Gloyd asked permls
ion to tell his story in narrative
form, with attorneys retaining the
ight to question him when he bad
concluded.
The witness told of a trip he had
taken to California to investigate the
land settlement project In operation
In that state and read correspondence
had with members of the Ameri
can Legion committee relative to the
work and plans of the state board.
Gloyd was not through with his nar
rative when adjournment was taken.
Proposal to repeal the dog license
tax as provided in senate bill 29 fur
nished opportunity for extended dis
cussion when it was under considera
tion in the senate this morning. The
bill was defeated by a vote of 9 to 24.
Senator Fawcett s measure provld
Ing for the creation of the office of
public defender in counties of the
first class and for class A accounts
was defeated in the senate 15 to 21.
Without a dissenting vote the sen
ate passed the bill by Northland of
Yakima designed to restore to mem
bers of the Yakima Indian tribes
their right to take fish from the
Yakima river at Prosser Falls as
granted under provisions entered into
in 1855 between the Yaklmas and
Governor Isaac I. Stevens, acting for
the federal government
Indian Rights Restored.
Under the bill the etate fisheries
commission would be empowered to
grant to Indians the right to take
food fish at any time and by any
means regardless of regulations af
fecting other persons. In support of
this bill a delegation of Yakima
chiefs and sub-chiefs In full tribal
regalia appeared before the fisheries
committee of the legislature last
week urging the recognition of their
treaty rights.
The senate also passed two meas
ures making emergency appropria
tions from the general fund; one was
for the board of architect examiners
and the other for the board of chiro
practic examiners.
Measure Amending Qualifications
of Voters Is Proposed.
STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or.. Feb. 3.
(Special.) In an effort to secure
some amendment to the present law
covering qualifications of voters in
school elections, now limited to per
sona whose names appear on the tax
rolls. Representative Overturf today
presented a sub&titute bill for H. B.
No. 60.
The new bill provides that parents
of any child attending public school
or of school age may vote on all mat
ters coming before the 'school dis
tricts in which they reside, unless
neither parent is qualified aa a tax
payer under existing statutes. In
the latter case the mother of the
child may vote, and in case she fails
to vote the father may vote, but in no
case may both father and mother
Vote.
".'HOUSE PASSES SEVEN' BILLS
' 'Senate Measure to Regulate Sale
' of Fccdjn? StuTfs Is One.
v. STATE HOUSE. Salem. Or.. Feb. 3.
- (Special.) Bills passed by the
" Jiouse today follow:
- H. B. ?X. br Ciordon of Multnomah
Rsqulrin oath oraf firmatlon of allecianra
to be taken by all teacbsra of public, pri-
SEXATE BILLS INTRODUCED
Four Stir Measures Are Presented
in Upper Legislative Branch.
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or., Feb. 3.
Four new bills were introduced in
the senate today. They follow:
S. B. 234, by Ryan Relating to reserve
accounts of banks.
S. B. 235, by Upton Relating- to prices
to be paid for water rights.
S. B. 236, by Thomas Providing $1,000.
000 appropriation for construction of Cra.
ter laks highway.
S. B. 237, by Bell Authorising Univer
sity of Oregon to purchase property on
which university school of muaic la beiaf
constructed.
SENATE CONSUMES 2 HOURS
DISCUSSING LAW INSTITUTION".
Hume's Request for Reconsidera
tion of Bill Results In Measure
Going Back to Committee.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 3.
(Special.) The Multnomah county
law library was the bone of conten
tion in the senate for nearly two
hours this morning, when Senator
Hume asked reconsideration of his
bill providing for increasing the fees
of plaintiffs in litigation to $2 and the
fees of defendants to tl for the sup
port of the Institution. The vote to
reconsider the measure was close.
Fifteen senators voted in the affirma
tive, with 14 senators in the negative.
Senator Ryan was absent.
Senator Hume charged that he had
not been taken into the confidence of
the judiciary committee, to whom the
proposed law was referred for con
sideration, and that the bill had been
reported back by that body with
amendments reducing the fees of
plaintiffs to 31.50 and defendants to
50 cents. Also that the judiciary com
mittee had taken the liberty to elimi
nate the annual fee of 32 assessed
against the members of the bar as
sociation for the maintenance of the
library.
Senator Hume said the library had
been established by popular sub
scription many years ago, and that
under the present "fee system the
revenue was not sufficient to conduct
the institution properly. It was t3
correct this condition, he' said, that
the bill was introduced. Intimation
Amount Required for BiennJum
Will Continue to Match Fed
eral Appointment.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallis. Feb. 3. (Special,)
A conspicuous statement in a Salem
story published in The Sunday Ore
gonian to the effect that the Oregon
Agricultural college was requesting
"an appropriation of 34:25,000 to carry
on the extension work of the institu
tion" is likely to create an errone
ous impression, according to Paul V.
Maris, director of the extension serv
ice-
As a matter of fact," said Director
Maris, "the amount required from
the legislature for the biennium is
only 353,356. In other words, it is
expected that the legislature will
merely continue to match the federal
Smith-Lever fund for co-operative
extension work, as it did during the
lat biennium. The amount of the
federal Smith-Lever money appor
tloned to the several states has in
creased 350,000 a year since 1914 and
will attain a maximum in 1923.
"To match the amount that will
come to Oregon during the next two
years the fund required will be 314.-
821 greater than for the last bien
nium, with the prospect that the
final returns from the 14th census
ruay give Oregon an additional 31100
a year. On the most liberal basis of
calculation, therefore, the state ap
propriation for extension work dur
ing the coming biennium will not ex
ceed that of the previous biennium by
more than 317,000."
HOSPITAL BILL IS DEBATED
Regulation of Associations Is Op
posed by Judge Olson.
STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or.. Feb. 3.1
(Special.) Arguments for and
against the bill formulated by the
governor's committee of 15 regulating
hospital associations in Oregon were
presented today.
Arrayed against the bill was Judge
Olson, representing the hospital asso
ciations, as well as representative of
practically every large lumber mill
throughout the state. Arguments in
behalf of the proposed bill were made
by B. C. Ball and B. T. McBain, rep
resenting the committee of 15, and
J. B. Herr.
Judge Olson based his attack upon
the charge that to give the industrial
accident commission arbitrary power
with, a defective appeal would spell
ruin to legitimate companies operant
ing In this state.
He held that the proposed law was
unconstitutional in various parts and
dangerous in that it would prevent
responsible physicians from entering
Into contract work because of finan
cial limitations provided In the bill
and yet would allow Irresponsible
physicians to collect for Inadequate
service.
Objections offered by Judge Olson
were admitted to be valid and will
probably result in some amendments
to the proposed bill.
Passage of the bill was urged by
representatives of the committee of
15, who declared its purpose is to
place all hospital associations under
the control of the Industrial accident
commission and allow this commis
sion to standardize rates and service
for the benefit of the employes.
Another His Chunk Would Be
Taken Out and Called Cascade,
According to Plan.
STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or., Feb. 3.
(Special.) Taking enough of Clacka
mas county and giving it to Mult
nomah, in order tnat the Mount Hood
loop will be In Multnomah, and tak
ing another cnunk of Clackamas an
creating a iist county to be called
Cascade, is the purpose of a bill which
is expected to go into the senate.
J. W. Reed of Estacada and David
Lofgren, ex-joint representative for
Multnomah and Clackamas counties.
have arrived In Salem on this mis
sion. Naturally the plan will be op
posed by members of the Clackamas
delegation, who may be reinforced by
the Marion county delegation.
No definite boundaries have been
outlined by Mr. Reed yet, but he ha
some idea, in a general way, of how
Clackamas should be carved up. He
considers that all that part of Clack
amas north of Jennings Lodge should
oe transferred to Multnomah.
Also, he would transfer Boring and
Sandy to Multnomah. That part of
the Mount Hood loop which runs
across a corner of Clackamas county
Mr. Keed would cede to Multnomah
believing that it logically belongs
fiere and that Multnomah county, in
stead of Clackamas, should pay for
the loop.
The Bull Run power plant is to go
Into Multnomah county, as per Mr.
Reed s plan, thereby removing some
valuable taxable assets from the rolls
of Clackamas. Having taken care of
Multnomah, Mr. Reed wishes to pry
loose a large bunk of Clackamas to
create a new county to be called Cas
cade. This idea is not new, for there
has been more than one campaign in
the legislature to create . Cascade
county.
In the section which Mr. Reed wants
to locate Cascade there is said to be
population of about 8000, which is
more than several old Oregon counties
can boast of. The resources of the
Cascade area consist chiefly of tim
ber.
WELFARE BILL IS OPPOSED
Inspection of Adopted Children In
Homes Restricted.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 3.
-Persons Interested In the state
child welfare commission were here
today conferring with members of
the senate judiciary committee with
relation to a bill giving that body
authority to investigate homes into
which children are adopted.
Some members of the committee
are said to be opposed to extending
the commission the authority, espe
cially in cases where there is no
objection on the part of the parents
of the children.
It was said tonight that a compro
mise probably would be effected
whereby the commission would be al
lowed in homes into which etate
wards are adopted but would not
authorize such investigation when the
parents and foster parents are satis
fied with the conditions. '
CLOTURE MAY ' BE TNTOKED
Resolution to Speed Work 3Iay
Come Up in Senate Today.
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or., Feb. 3.
(Special.) Because of the many
bills to be considered during the clos-
ng two weeks of the legislative ses-
ion, a resolution was prepared to
night providing that no senator shall
be allowed to talk more than five
minutes on any one measure.
The resolution probably will be in
troduced in the senate tomorrow.
The authors of the resolution hope I
to curtail the oratory through pas-1
sage of this resolution and thereby
avert, if possible, the confusion usu
ally attendant to the eleventh hour
of the session.
WOMEN LOBBY FOR PENSIONS
Increase of Widows' Allowances Is
Urged by Delegations.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 3.
(Special.) Women from all sec
tions of the state this afternoon ap
peared before the revision of laws
committee of the house and urged the
passage of the bill promoted by the
Oregon State Parent-Teachers' asso
ciation increasing the amount of mon-
y that shall be allowed under the
widows' pension law.
Under the present act, which was
adopted by the legislature in 1917, the
llowance was fixed at 310 a month
or the first child and 37.50 a month
for each subsequent child. The new
law proposed to increase this allow
ance to $20 a month for the first child
and 31 per month for each subse
quent child. In no Instance, however,
shall any widow receive more than
$80 per month. The Bill was Intro
duced by Representative Kubll of
Multnomah county.
Bills, Adversely Reported, Tublcd,
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or., Feb. 3.
(Special.) Senator Ellis' bill pro
viding that no action at law shall be
maintained for a trespass by live
stock on unf:nced .ands unless lit
boundaries of said lands were plainly
marked, waa indefinitely postponed
today following receipt of an adverse
report from the senate committee cn
revision of laws. Senate bills ,os. I
and 376, by Eberhard, Prjv:d:ng for
creauon of judicial districts and the
transfer of judiicial proceedings also
were laid on tii table indefinitely
afier an adverse report had been re
ceived from the committee on judi
ciary.
tion by a vote of 12 to 5, five noes
being Moser. Banks, Kubli. Hindman
and McDonald.
Staples bill, senate bill 146, giving
a half holiday for courthouse em
ployes was laid on the table.
A poll will be taken of the delega
tion to ascertain whether a majority
favorj recommending for passage
senate bill 10, by Hume. This bill
abolishes the present system of can
didates running for departments of
the circuit court, and provides that
the candidates enter a free for all, the
high men getting the judgeships. Sen
ator Hume said that he was twice de
feated for circuit judge because he
had to run for a department, whereas
if he could have run at large he would
have been elected. However, he con
fided, to the delegation that he does
not contemplate being a judicial as
pirant again. The members of the
delegation present stood nine against
the measure and seven for it. A com
plete poll will be necessary to decide.
House bill 61, by Overturf and
house bill 62, by Overturf were in
definitely postponed by the delegation
with a whoop. These are a couple of
school bills which William Wood
ward, a school director in Portland,
brought to Salem and induced the
representative from Lake county to
sponsor.
At a later meeting, the delegation
will consider senate bill 39 by Moser,
dealing with kindergartens.
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BILL OX CIRCUIT JUDGES PRO
TEM REFERRED AGAIN.
Senate Acts After Hearing Discus
sion of Need of Bench for Help
to Muko Up Work.
STATE HOUSE. Salem. Or.. Feb. 3.
(Special.) Divided sentiment re
garding the merits of the bill Intro
duced by Senators Banks, Hare and
Eddy authorizing the appointment of
circuit judges pro tern, on written
stipulation of the attorneys to any
suit caused the senate at this morn
ing's session again to refer the meas
ure to the ways and means committee
for further consideration. The bill
originally had been referred to the
judiciary committee and was reported
back with tne recommendation that it
should pass with slight amendments.
Senator Banks, speaking in favor of
the bill, said the circuit judges of
Multnomah county were approximate
ly seven months behind in their work
at the present time and that the con
cessions authorized under his offering
would tend to relieve this situation
and eliminate the congestion that now
confronts the courts. He also averred
that passage of this bill probably
would eliminate the necessity of ask
ing for an eighth circuit judge in the
Multnomah district.
Senator Hume declared that the bill
introduced by Senator Banks and his
colleagus was dangerous and that its
passage would force upon the people
an arbitrary arrangement which would
eliminate the security now extended
to litigants. "I have been a party to
numerous arbitrary arrangements,
eaid Hume, "but as often they have
ended in a row and unsatisfactory tc
tne persons interested."
CITT CONTRACTS PUT FIRST
Senate Approves Bill to Limit Pub
lic Service Commission.
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or., Feb. 3.
(Special.) Senate bill No, 5 by
t,aay, wnich yesterday caused a pro
longed discussion, today was ap
proved by the senate when placed on
tnira reading.
This measure provides that no con
tract heretofore made or hereafter ex
ecuted between any municipal corpo
ration oi tnis state and any person
or corporation for the furnishing of
eat, light, water, power or the like.
shall be abrogated, annulled, modified
or suspended by the public service
commission.
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JUDGE PM RISE DENIED
3ICLTNOMAH DELEGATES BALK
AT DISTRICT BEXCH LIFT.
Favorable Report of Senate Re
fused; Representative Lea At
tacks Request for Increases.
STATE HOUSE; Salem. Or., Feb. 3.
(Speclal.l "The minute a man gets
Into office he wants his salary raised,"
declared Representative Lea, when it
was also recalled that some of Ore
gon's best circuit judges never re
ceived more than 33000 a year. The
Multnomah delegation refused a fa
vorable report of the senate to raise
the pay of the district Judges from
$3000 to $4000 a year. Salary for dis
trict judges has been creeping up
from $1500 and the delegation balked
at the latest requested increase.
"Let circuit judges go to work In
stead of loafing half the year, while
litigants wait," said Senator Hume, in
advocating a favorable report on his
bill fixing terms of court so that
there will always be a court term in
Multnomah county. Senator Hume
criticized the circuit bench freely un
til Senator Moser was prompted to
take exception and contradict some
of the statements of Hume. The bill
received the approval of the delega-
Nevrspapcr Bill Delayed.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. S
(Special.) House bill 98. by Fisher,
relating to the methods of determin-
ng the circulation of newspapers
publishing county proceedings, came
up for third reading in senate this
afternoon, but consideration of the
measure was delayed because of the
absence of several senators. -
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Ron (I Bill Special Business.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 3.
(Special.) Senator Eddy"s bill,
placing bond houses under the regu
lation of the state corporation com
missioner, has been made a special
order of business for next Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. It was said
today that several bills dealing with
the r'egulation of bond houses were
in making, and that at least two of
them would be introduced in the sen
ate before the close of the present
session.
regulation of jitney buses, next
Tuesday afternoon. Representatives
of the committee on carriers, the
hirhway committee, public service
commission, city attorney and others
interested will be heard.
Allen Influx to Be Studied.
STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or., Feb. 3.
(Speoial.) The senate today adopt
ed house joint resolution. Introduced
by Representative (Sheldon, author
izing the appointment of a special
committee to conff-r with a like rep
resentation from the states of Wash
ington and Idaho with relation to the
alien influx In the Pacific northwest.
Chaplain Bill Postponed.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. J.
(Special.) Senate bill 145, by Eber
hard. providing for the employment
of a full-time Protestant chaplain and
a part-time Catholic chaplain to offi
ciate at the several state institutions
near Salem, was indefinitely post
poned by the senate today.
Election Expense BUI Loses.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 3.
(Special.) The senate today de
feated Representative Allen's bill
relating to accounts and expenditures
at election. It was declared1 that the
corrupt practices act covered the sub
ject.
One House Bill Introduced.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or.. Feb. 3.
(Special.) The following bill was
introduced in the bouse today: House
bill 305. by Overturf A substitute for
house bill SO. permitting certain par
ents of school children to vote at
school elections.
Jitney Hearing Date Set.
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or.. Feb. 3.
(Special.) The senate committee
on railways and utilities will hold a
hearing to consider senate bill No.
24, relating to the supervision and
Salary Cut Proposal Fails.
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or.. Feb. 3.
(Special.) An effort by the minor
ity members of the committee on re
vision of laws to reduce the salary
of the commissioner who adminis
ters the real estate brokers' depart
ment from $3000 to $1'100 a year
failed In the house today, -when the
majority report recommending that
the salary remain as at present was
adopted. The money necessary to pay
the salary of this official U obtained
through fees assessed to real estate
brokers, it was explained, and does
not directly affect the taxpayers.
Highway Bonds Iroilol.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or, Feb 3.
(Special.) Authority to Issue and
sell bonds by the state In the sum of
$1,000,000 with which to locate and
construct the Crater Lako highway
was provided in a bill Introduced by
Senator Thomas of Jackson county
today.
llciillors Favor Linn; Flaul.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 3.
(Special.) Members of the Marion
County llealtors' association went on
record today as favoring the opening
of the state iiino plant, which has
been closed for more than a year be
cause of lack of funds to keep it in
operation.
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