TIIE SUNDAY OREGON'IAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 12, 1911. 10 SENATEAND HOUSE DEADLOCK Direct Legislation and Local Option Block Other Bills at Olympia. (Special.) The House puied th fol lowlnir bills today: H. H. Sr. Button Perml!tln election boards to count ballots dunes day. H. H. Slu, I.an County lesallcn Ap , proprtattna, 2.Vs V2 for a.lmlnliratmn buml.na nd maintenance L'nlveraily of Or-ron II. K. 211. l.an Countr Pelesatlon Aa- prorrlatina: 117... OoO tor library building L'niiaraity of orvfoa ladcflaltrlr Psat posed. II. II- 32. Cnttel Giving Muitnomah County Court authority to Incrvaao talariea of eDu:les and clsrka. 8. 11. 2-m. Joseph iuirir Sta'.a Board lo vis.t a'ata tllro in.iituiiwtia ft. It. 2j. Ju.li.-iary tMnnmiri KKland- lima for fnna tranacrlpia In appeal. H. .147. ilroa-nhiu AmenutDs chartar MULTNOMAH GETS LIABILITY ACT IN DOUBT 0 SENATORS IN PUN vt Y.unh.U. t-jbt.tut 349. Riioa of Ua Oom- mltt proriuui miht. for boitalnt 11. Sww Kiiow KlUnt lata Representative Ambrose Has New Reapportionment Bill in House. it. iu Powell TranafeiTlag to Tails ctriua toaua wllhm Ita corporate , Emslomt Object Particularly lo Ilnt-AId-Fund Provision anil Other Interests Join in Op position to Bill. OLTVPIA, Wh. Fob. II. i Special. The Washington Legislature fcaa bean In session 11 days, or mora than half of the time limit allotted by Ida con stitution, and baa not aa yet bn to dispose of the re.y Important busi ness before It. Tna subjects lhat are ronalderad of Intenj Interest are direct legislation, tha Insurance rod, compen aatloa of employes, revision of the st:a banking laws and t.ia county unit measure. There eeema to ba srira doubt that any of these questions will bo aottlad at tils sesstoo. as tha breach between the two houaes doas n't aam to Im prove. This feature of tha situation was made strlklns'ly apparent on Fri day, whan tha llnuw refuse J to reeo. nlia tha action of lha Senate In tha squabble) over tha management of lha Monro R-formatory. Tba Senate rua a bill to give tha Reformatory Hoard absoluta control of thlnatllu tion and tha House passed bill reliev ing the Reformatory Roard of all au thority and flaring exclusive control lo tha hands of tba board of Control. Deadlock Is Impending. TMs contlnirancy merely strenglfcers tha foracaat waiti) Uat mark tbat It will taka only a straw's weight to errata a daadlock In tha Legislature. M bars cf both bouses who sra opposeJ to dlrart legislation and local option legislation (lit out tba Impr'Klun that uni a compromtsa la elfactad on thaaa two liu, no afforts will ba put forth by tham lo make tha way easier for othr U(islatlun dralrad by tha "rrosrraaalraj" factions. Jn fartw soma f tna coDirtuiltii as far aa to aay that If this situation prevails throual.out tha sntlrs arsslon. tha stats and tna taipayrrs not only will not ! asytbiua. but will ba much bailor off. .No sobjart fcaa bran mora wlJaly dls ussl or baa raceived more allantlon from th spaclsl commlttaas of tha llouaa and rrnalt. aa wall aa by th taopla armrrallr. than th employers compacaatlon bill. Th subjn t Is so brna.l and f jr-reartitna; tha: It saams attramaty dlffii-ult for all concerned lo -ma to a fneral undarstandinc of tb ma i t r. Intrrrala Cannot Agrr. M Clty limit II Fl- tJl. roula Asthorlslns; Multonmah 'ocatr Court lo laer a t of oi-tntn of oar mill for a rnuniv aariculturai fair. IL f. Z2, Olil I'rab.Mtlns kaaplus pub lic uar-va halla oen on randni. II. K SIM. Waa and Maaaa Coramltlaa leneral a oprtprlatloii b ! 1 II i. l4. ars atJ Haana Commlttaa If:.l.ncy bl II. K. su. Cuia rules; tb raapoaatblllty at aLat rat t rs. IL IL 8 Cols Amandins tba staxuta aa mtxn 4 iun t. If. . Itollls Parmlltlna mutasi In. SBranc e-nmpant-a of o'har atataa lo eater lreoi snH transact b-ialn II. It. S4. H .i.e r-f nlr.s and llrenalog certain rtaaaaa f Ir.aamnifr eonlraota II. II. Ambr" KrapportWinraant Mil. ll. It. 4-0. Aml.r- l:-apponlonmant bill. l II. 4"l. Amhraa I liuif baala of La- lalallt rapr RATIO IS OWE TO 21,852 SchriDn Would Itranlt In No C'hangoa In ltrprsrnlallv Districts, but Flllmlrjntc Tiro Sena torial Territories. 5 ALARY GRAB' SCORED fe f-ENATOn NOllTOX AND REPRI SLXTATIVE SMITH VOIC E VIEW Jtter Made Public Eijirraacs Wlsb Tliat Governor Would Valo All Mraaurva lo Increase l'ajr. Th bill drafted by a special com mitter rompoaed of repreieatallve of libor and employers baa had tore pub. bearlnics and still tha different In fareata have baen unablo to set t o- setiier on all tha prorislons. Kcpre aantatla Teats, of I'terce. who hns pre- ai.ird oar th meellnsrs. Insists Ihst th bill tbroucrt without amendment, snd In this contention he Is concurred In almost unanimously by th labor Interests. Tha employers demsnd rer tstn cbana-ee b made. They particu larly object to th first aid fund pro tlalon. which they aay will raue an uonrt-ritary and additional evpena In taklns; car of the Injured. They main, tain lhat with this provision eliminate.!. both th employe and the amployers wt:t b put on an equitable baals In proTl.tln funds for the car of tb In Jurel workmen. Kecent dealopiwenta Inilleate that opimmIiIos Is beinc directed ajcainst the bill from various sources Lined up against tb measure are the hospital associations, phyalclans. many of th public aerTtee corporations and th casualty Insurance companies. Chief immt th objections raised asalnst the bill by these Interests are that It contemplate discrimination and class I'Klstatloa. The constitutionality of the act Is questioned seriously. Labor 'ator mil. In dlscuaslna the bill Thursday n'fM C. IL Case, president of the Mai red- ration of Iibor. Breed th passac of th bill. la speaklnar of tbe ques tion, he took occasion to quote fre quently from edliortala of The Ore- ontaa and said that that newspaper had exploited all the salient features of lesiaiatlon touching iron the sub ject. I! declared that the prorislons of the Mil were reasonable and that the measure If enacted lnt law would put VAhins;tnn in Ibe first rank on advanced lesiaiAtton Another bill baa been Introduced In the Sensta by Senator Metralf. of fierce. This measure provide for th rompenaatlon of workmen, but atlves tha employers the riant to us any legitimate Insurance they desire. This but would permit the casualty com panies to continue operation In this state. This rneaeure seems to be little understood and members of the Sen are are not disposed to express them selves one way or the other. Mem bers of the House who have dtseusacd the Metralf bill are opposed to It. Th question resolves Itself to this: That If no action la taken on the House Mil. th Metealf bill will receive llk treatment and unless the Senate fnraet their differences and iret down to busi ness, the chsnee for lesMslataon on em plorera' liability as well as other Im portant measures will b anything- but brlfht. STATE CAPITOL. Faleru. Or.. Fsb. IL. (Special.) Tliat at leaat two of th members of th Lcglalatur are op posed to th "salary arab" bllis for county officers, which bare flooded th House and tb Create during tb present session, la evidenced In a let ter which Senator Norton and Ilepre senlatlt Smith of Josephine, hare pre pared for tb benefit of tbolr constitu ents. i wish th Governor would veto all of thsse bills. stated Senator Norton today, when comuirullnf upon t!;en. -There has teen an unusual number cf them and In my nilnd they are un necessary and unc.illed for. H Is true ther are cases where county officers are underpaid and should be given proper coneMcratluu. Hut thle flood of Ml. a Is certainly unwarranted as It In certain tliat lii majority of officers la th state are not underpaid and the crcat quantity of Increasea asked fof would Indicate this to b the case." Considerable Interest attache as to what action tb Governor will take In respect to these salary bill. Governor Chamberlain vetoed all of the salary bills following th last session, ex plaining Ms action by stating- that It Is unwis and Improper to Increase the salary of an officer during his terra of of) Ice. . The letter on this subject prepared by .Senator Norton and Kepresentallv trtmlth follows: " lurlr. ti e present session we have been criticised by some of our citizens for not Introducing bills raising th salaries of varloua of our county offi cers, and we lake the liberty of taking thta method to explain our poaltlon t those who may be Interested. "We appreciate and agree that vari ous of our county officers are I.IkUI underpaid and that the services they are obliged to perform are entirely dis proportionate to the salary they re celve. We have been confronted with he fact, however, that our county 1 heavily In debt and that th lax levy required for the city of Grants I'as Is hirhrr than th rat of levy for the city of Portland. We believe, however, that the pros pectlve rallrgad construction and th general development promised along all lines will be such during the com Ir.g two years that the members of the Legislature from Josephine County Irf the next Legislative Assembly will be warranted In Introducing bills making substantial Increaa In toe talari of ai least the schol suerlntendentt county treasurer and couni JuJkc, a well as an Increased allowance for deputy hire In the assessor's office. W hav at this session, however, passed a bill giving a second deputy lo the county clerk's office and Increased the salary of the first deputy In both le clerk and sheriffs offlc lo f.s per month. We wish to say further, however. that there la now pending House Pill No. - 1. which provides. In substance? that whenever. In the opinion of the rounly court, the salaries of any of the county officers are Inadequate th court may. by order, regulate or fix these salaries subject to referendum to th pe.ip'e which shall l voted upon at te next rervTar election. We would m'.ft call attention to the fart lhat the members of the legisla ture are the most higolr nnderpsid of ficers of the state or of any county. and we trust that our county officers will try to bear temporarily with th preeeni conditions. IUV1MO.V SEEN OX it EASl'KE flTATn CAPTTTiIa Salem. Or, Feb. 11. fripeciaL) ' Mvli g Multnomah eight rmioia and 39 Representatives and ellmit.atlng two Senatorial districts) but esvlrg the some number of represcnta- tr Representative Ambrose another reapportionment plan ouse today. Three supplemrntsry bill allowing the rstlo upon which th apportionment Is based, th respective rVnator'.sl d's- Irlcts and the reepecl!va Kcpresentatlve d's:rtctf ar prepared to carry out the AmtiniM reapportionment sxheme. Ratio of apportionment In one eVnstor for every Zl.stvi of the whit population or fraction thereof exceeding one-ha In each (senatorial district and V.Kt whit population or fraction thereof ex reeding one-balf In each Kepresentallv d-strict. Marlon IIolJ Same Number. In th Senate Marion la accorded 'he ma number of tJcnstors under t! plan aa under the present system, Urn Is given one Senator, but no Join senator as that county now has In con nection with LJnn. Lane in given on fVnstor and a Joint Senator with Ben Ion. Douglasi Is given one Senator, this being tbe same apportionment aa at presont. Coos la given a Senator, In stead of a Joint Senator with Curry white Josephine, which has now a Srna tr by Itrn-lf. Is made part of a Joint d!a tnct with curry. Polk and Lincoln are mad a Joint dls- irkt Instead of iienton and J'olk. wh!I Yatnhlll, which now has a Senator of Ita own, la placed In a joint district wit lumraooK. Clatsop and Columbia are ruado a Joint district. Clatsop being district by Itself at present. Haker and Grant are combined In one district and Umatilla la combined with Morrow, I'raa tljla being deprived of Its present Sena. tor. Malheur and H.irney are to com prise one district Instead of Grant, Malheur and Harney, while the balance of the counties stand practically as they do now under the provlvlona of the pro. posed act. In apportioning the Representatives, Linn Is cut from three to two. Morrow and Umatilla, now having but one Rep resentative, are given two. Multnomah 1 given no Joint Representatives, Clacka mas being cut from the Joint district, bu at the same time la given her presen quota or three. lamhlll, which now has two Repreacn talives snd a Joint Reprectentatlve with Tillamook, la cut from Tillamook and U with the two Representatives. Baker, which la now accorded one Represents tlve. la made a Joint district with Grant. Washington, now having three Re pre entatlves, la cut lo two. Clalsop ticls Benefit. Clatsop la accorded a much better rep resentation under the proposed tsyMein man at present. Lndcr the Ambrose plan Clatsop Is given a Representative of Ita own and Is also mode a Joint dis trict with Columbia and another Joint uistrict witn Tillamook. Merlons quota of Representatives let cut from five to four, otherwise the a p. portlonnierrt of Representatives stands practically as at present. Apportionment of Senatorial and Rep resentative aistrtcts, complete. Is as fol lows: eaale. Senatorial DlatrictS Senators 1 Marlon a Linn i 4 l-ane i s l.ane and Benton l S I'ouglaa 1 Coos . 1 7 Josephine and Curry 1 Jackson 1 I'oik and Lincoln l 10 Tillamook and Yamhill t 1 1 Washington 1 II Clackamas 1 1 J Ouckanius and Multnomah 1 14 Multnomah a li Clatsop and Columbia 1 1 Haker and Grant 1 II Crook. Klamath and lake 1 1 Morrow and I'matilla 1 1 I'nlon and Wallowa 1 10 Malheur snd Harney 1 I - '.1 1 1 lam. Sherman and Wheeler.. I 21 Hood River and Wasco 1 Hoes f Itepreaeatallvea. Representstiv I t-.tr ! te. Representatives. and Columbia and Tillamook Abraham's mills nu i C'aose tlasslfjlng Hi of Trouble. II- SOLONS GET BUSY MONDAY large? Volume of Flu-lncs Awaits legislators" Action. I-TATrT. CAI-ITOI. Salem. Or, Feb. 11. i Special. Monday la the last day that either the House or th Senate ran consider bill originating In their own body without the consent of th ether House. This means lhat an Im mense volume of business awaits con sideration by both houses Monday. to. the House there are US bills either In committee or awaiting third read ing To dispose of these measures will require more time than Is available Monday, with th result that a number of these measures In ail probability cannot be disposed cf even If the Hons eontlnu In aeeaion until midnight. Th business of the Senst la not as badly congested and that branch of the Legis lature will hav no difficulty In clear ing Its desks of all Senate bills Mon-rtar. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. II. (Special.) Abraham's bill classify ing ra.lroads and setting forth tb rate for railroads receiving a certain percentage of profits from their oper ation Is still In railroad commute of lh Senate, but has not been quiescent there, as It has resulted In many warm arguments and debates. The committee seems to be divided as to the ad liability of the proposed measure and lias taken no action, al though It will be returned with two reports when ll reaches the Senate. Considerable evidence Is being gath ered by members of the committee to show tliat some of the railroad com panies In Oregon are enjoying enor mous profits which ar being augment ed by accruing wealth and rapid de velopment of th atate. Dispute so far has largely centered around the different metiiids adopted by some of the members of the committee In esti mating railroad profits some using one system and some another, the different systems rsrylng widely In the results determined. JIOI.SE PASSES THREE RHUS. l our Measure Indefinitely Post- I pnned and 14 Introduced. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or, Feb. II. llaUol-Cmmtlng- Rill Pa. STATU CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. 11. (Special, k With only one or two dissenting votes. Sutton's bill changing the present method of counting ballots In primary and general elections, passed the House today. It provides that the night election boards Instead of taking up their duties when tho polls are closed shall report at their respective polling places at o'clock In the morning of election day and Imme diately becln counting the ballots. The bill provides U at hourly thereafter the day board stall turn over to the sec ond board all ballots deposited during the preceding hour. In this way the result of votes on ail candidates In any preclryt In every election will be known shortly after the polls close. 'lalsop lataon i 3 'UUop a I -an (Linn 'rook T Iouglas s I 'oos a Cons snd Curry le Hood Klver 11 Wasco II Haker 11 I'nlon II I'nlon and Wallowa IS Harney A Malheur 1 ;illl.im. Sherman nnd Wheeler. II Morrow and I'matilla Is Klamath and Lake I Haker and Grant I Washington II Clackamas II Tamhlll 13 Polk 14 Polk and Lincoln I.r Henton ? Jackson II Josephine , II Multnomah is Marlon ill Invitation We want your patronage and offer every facility con sistent with conser vative banking in return. No restrictions as to amounts in open ing accounts if you show good faith. Merchants tSavings&Trust Company 8. W. Corner Sixth and Washing-ton Streets. W. IL Frar, President. Willard Case, Vioe-Prc. 0. C. Bortzmeyer, Cashier. K. M. Iluldon, Ar. Cashier If. X. Tufford, Realty . ' ilanaper. give my approval to . any measures framed to favor their common enemy." ASTORIA WINS FIGHT LESTER'S 50,000 BILL GETS GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE. No Emergency Clause ln Measure Which Provides That Centennial City Must Raise $40,000. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or., Feb. 11 (Special.) Senator Lester's bill car rylng an appropriation of J50.000 for the celebration of the Astoria centen nial this year has become a law, being sent to the Secretary of State's office today with the signature of th Governor affixed to It. Tbe bill provides that 40,000 addi tional must be raised by Astoria and Clatsop County before the appropria tion will be made by tho state, the state money to be paid to the Astoria Centennial Committee. The bill carries no emergency clause. So far there are but two acta with emergency clauses attached; these be lng Kellaher's bill to validate the Is suance of Broadway bridge bonds by the City of Portland and the other pro viding that Clatsop County may levy special tax for the Astoria Centennial Celebration. The Lester bill to appro prlate state money for the celebration originally carried the emergen clause, but It was stricken oat befc the bill left the Senate. ASTORIA CELEBRATES DAY Clljr Joins in Demon st ration AVhen News of Bill's Approval Heard. ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. IL (Special.) Ex citement reigned In Astoria for several hours tonight when the citizens Joined In a big demonstration in honor of the appropriation of JuO.ono rnado by the Hate for the centennial fund. When the news came that Governor Vest had slcncd the appropriation bill, prepara tions were Immediately commenced for the celebration. Tiie result was lhat tha streets were crowded at an early hour and when the procession, consisting of two bands, a platoon of police, dozens of auto, the lire department, scores) of men and boys carrying torches and banners and dozens f carriages and wagons of all descrip tions, paraded the principal streets. It passed through a throng of clierlng and enthusiastic people. Astoria Is starting out with the firm determination of making the centennial celebration a grand success' In every way. Already over Jli.000 of the re quired .(M) lo be. raised by Astoria has been raised by special tax levy and sub scriptions of the balance will be In the hands of the committee early In the omlrg week. .OVERXORS VETO AWAITED WEST WOtT.D KEEP POST Governor, In Vetoing; Bill, Scores Wifrtieaters of Today. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.'. Feb. 11. l9peelal.l Governor West today vetoed the Bu-hanan bill to ahol.sh the whipping post. Oerlsring that the wlfeheater is a relic of barbarism, as much so the whip ping post, he sent the following veto message to the House: "I return herewith House bill No. 101 (Bucl annn bill .repeating the whipping post law) without my approval. 'It Is ssld Ihst the whipping pos Jaw should be repealed becaik-o it Is a relic of harbaris'm. Perhaps Hi whipping of wlfebenters is. In a manner, a barbarous practice, but you should remember that the wlfebeater '.a also a relic of barbar ism and it seems to me that It is morst fitting that we retain upon our statute books at least one such barbarous punish ment for these barbarians. i.i brute who become so low as to strike snd abuse 111 wife Is entitled lo no pympatiiy or relief at your hsnds and 1 assure you he will get none from me. Any and all success I may have met within this life I owe to the help snd encouragement I have received from my mother, my wife and other good wo men and I cannot see my way clear to Foul Kalis In Effort to Recall As- oiilant Secretary Bill. STATK CAPITOU Salem, Or.. Feb. 11. tSperlal.) Senator Bowerman's bill. resting the office of Assistant Secre- ary of State, Is now up to Governor West, who In sai1 to have his veto pen In readiness awatlng its receipt. In the House this afternoon. Am- rose, seconded by Fouts. moved lo recall this bill from the Governor, to whom It was sent following Its pas sage by the House Wednesday, In order o reconsider tbe vote by which It passed. Brooke objected for the reason that the House was not tinder that or der of business. Fouts then asked for a suspension of the rules In order to Insist on the return of the Bowerman bill from the executive office, but this also failed. Today was the last day this measure could be reconsidered, and Its fate now- rests with the Governor. ADDITIONAL JUDGE . LIKELY Ilotise Committee Makes Favorable 'Report on CoMlns Bill. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or., Feb. 11. (Special.) Indications are that the House will vote an additional circuit Judge for Multnomah County. Nine members of the Multnomah delegation in the Hou&A this afternoon reported a majority rctrt on Collins' bill which had been amended so as to provide for only one more Judge. Bigelow. Clyde and Fouts. the other three members of the delegation, sub mitted a minority report against the additional Judge. The House refused to substitute the unfavorable for the fa vorable report and by the same vote adopted the majority report. The bill providing the additional Judge will be up for third reading. ; - I I f( j U -. . x , ,v "i -tr""!' ' M a " FISHT FOR U WINS Appropriation, Totaling $500,000 Is Given. Over MO CONTEST ON LIBRARY Speaker and Three Representatives Support Measure Under Protest. Washington C" Attracts Oregon Students. Portuguese Officer Is Dismissed. LISBON. Feb. 11. A sensation was caused today by the dismissal from the service of Captain Fonseca. of the Tenth Regiment of Infantry, stationed at Bra ginxa. Ho Is charged with Inciting the soldiers to revolt in favor of the restora tion of the monarchy. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. 11 (Special.) With only 10 dissenting votes, the. House today passed two bills bv the I-ane County delegation appro printing In the apureirate iOJ.25S.92 for the Increased maintenance snd ad ditlonal buildings for the University of Oregon. Hoth bills passed as tney came from the ways ana means coin, nil t tee. No fight was made on the bin ap rjronrlating tlli.000 for a new library hoi Hinc-. The oblection was airecicu to the IncorDoratlon of an Item oi 5.000 for an administration ana commonwealth building In a bill carry Inir I32S.2.-.8.9J. In the final vote. Speaker Rusk, and Representatives Thompson. Mahoney and Smith sup ported It under protest, explaining that hey were opposed to voting ior um which Included- appropriations lor buildings alonsr with other Items nec essary for a state institution. Spirited Debate Results. Mahonev tried to have the bill re- referred to the ways and means com nilttee for the purpose of eliminating the Item of 175.O00 for the adminis tration building and this provoked solrlted debate. "It Is time for this Legislature to nractice retrenchment." said Mahoney. From the estimates I have been able to compile this Legislature will saddle on the taxpayers of the state an ap propriation t2.500.000 In excess of the aggregate of appropriations two years ago when the Legislature expended $4,000,000. I am satisfied the appro priation for the administration build ing can be left out of the bill and not in any way impair the efficiency of the university.' Thompson. Hollis "and Brownhlll ar gued In a similar vein, while the uni versity was chnmpioned by Eaton. McKlnney. Cole. Fouts, Huntington and Clyde. Fouts and Clyde charged that Thompson, in opposing the bill, was playing politics and seeking to punish Eaton, who "would not stand In and play ball with the "old guard in legis lation coming before the Legislature." Thompson vigorously denied the im putation that he was either seeking to punish Eaton or that he was playing politics and explained his position by saying that the appropriation for an administration building, which was not actually, demanded at this time, could wait for another two years. Washington Taking Students. In the debate it developed that the cost of conducting the Suae University , Is $175 per student annually, while the cost per capita in other leading univer sities of the United States is $250. Fouts charged that because of its im proved equipment and by reason of its more liberal support by the state, the University of Washington was at tracting to it t great many young peo ple from Oregon who were desirous of availing themselves of the best educa tional facilities In the Pacific North west. Mahoney's motion to rerefer was de feated and the bill passed by a vote of 47 to 10. The separate bill provid ing $175,000 for a library building passed with only nine votes against It as follows: Carter, Hollis. Mahoney, Miller (Linn), Neuner, Pierce, Shaw, Simpson and Tigard. WARM CONFLICT THREATENED Senate May See Fight Over Rogue River Fishing BUI. STATE CAPITOU Salem, Or.. Feb. 11. (Special.) From the fact that sev eral of the Senators have expressed themselves as pledged to their con stituency that they will refuse tcf take part In amending or repealing any of the laws enacted by the people, two factions in the Senate are to a certain measure lining up in respect to the Rogue River fishing bill, introduced In tha House by Peirce and passing that body Friday. The bill repeals the in itiative act passed at the last election which prohibits fishing in that river. Consideration of the proposed meas ure threatens to precipitate a warm conflict when It appears for final pas sage In the upper body. The conflict will not wage aroundthe merits of the bill so much as it will around the ques Hon of whether the Legislature may safely repeal such a law after the peo ple have given it their sanction. The wide djversity In the number of votes cast 'on the various measures at the last election will enter Into the ques tion to some extent, as many of the measures received but scant attention from the people and were apparently not given much thought. That there is a distinct difference of opinion among the Senators as to their attitude on the question Is so appar ent it will probably result in a pro longed debate early in the week. Revision of Tax Laws Proposed. STXTE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 11. (Special.) Revision of all laws gov erning assessment and taxation In the state, including the proposal of addi tional legislation, is provided In a reso lution offered in the House today by Neuner of Douglas. The resolution authorizes the appointment of a Joint committee, of seven Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker and five Senators by the President of the Sen ate. The Joint committee In Its work will confer with the State Board of Tax Commissioners and all bills or con stitutional amendments recommended will be submitted to the voters for their approval before taking effect. Eumphreys, Seventy-Seven breaks up Colds and tarsal PpO fl fe? a East to West Grip travels from East to West, the prevailing epidemic is no exception. "Seventy-Seven" taken early, shortens the attack. Don't wait until your bones benn to ache; until the development of In fluenza, Catarrh, Pains and Soreness in the Head and Chest, Cough, Sore Throat, General Prostration and Fever or the cure may take longer. Humphreys' Homeo. Medicine Co.. Cor. William and Ann Sts., K York. 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