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TTIE STJXDAT OREGONIAX, PORTLAXD, JANUARY 11, 1920
LEGISLATIVE RUSH
Aim Is to Introduce All Bills
by Tuesday.
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BEGINSTOMQRRDW
FUND REQUESTS PILE UP
Ratification of Sufrage Is Expect
edFish and Game Mixup
to Get Attention.
Continued TVfvm Flrst Ia.ir.)
means committee are being impor
tuned to favor the voting of appro
priations. It is apparent that the e-pecial ses
sion win be costly to the taxpayers,
will add materially to the 6tatute
hooks, necessitate a special state elec
tion on the date of the primaries, roll
op a large and unexpected expense
and will develop a vast amount of
politics. No one knows how long the
special session will continue func
tioning:. Members can draw pay for
20 days, and there are lawmakers
willing to remain In. Salem for that
length of time.
Others, and they appear to te In the
majority, want to cut out all unim
portant matters, limit debate, consider
only measures of consequence and ad
journ. There Is a strong feeling to
wind up the special session, clear the
decks and go home this week. That
if only Important measures are dealt
with this can be done. Is generally
conceded.
Old Organization Retained.
No attempt will be made to dleturb
the machinery of the regular session.
The old organization of senate and
house, with President "Vinton and
Speaker Jones, will be used. All that
is necessary to start the wheels in
motion will he a resolution and the
resolution has been prepared and will
be offered by the chairmen of the
respective senate and house commit
tees on resolutions. Once the resolu
tion has been adopted, the legisla
ture can get down to work and the
bills can be introduced.
Before taking the noon recess to
morrow all of the bills covering sub
jects for which the session was sum
moned by the governor, will have
been introduced and sent to their
respective committees. Accompanying
these will be a score or more of
measures, memorials and resolutions
which individual members have pre
pared. Governor's Programme Short.
So far as the governor's programme
is concerned, the legislature can act
quickly. Supplementing these, how
ever, are all sorts of bills, political
and otherwise, over which there will
be a division of opinion. It is a cer
tainty that the fish and game com
mission legislation wi)l precipitate
more wrangling than any other mat
ter before the lawmakers. It looks
like a fish and game legislature more
than anything else.
And there will be politics. Plenty of
It, not only woven around the fish
and game legislation, but reaching
out toward the governor's office.
Some sort of attempt will be made
to straighten out such tangles as
that involving the succession to the
gubernatorial chair
There is every prospect of the ex
traordinary session running wild un
less a majority of the members stand
togethor to apply the brakes. Various
devices to curtail the session have
been under advisement by members
Tor several days. One plan outlined is
to limit the time in which measures
can bo introduced, and another is to
have a majority agreed to dispose of
the vital measures and then quit.
Another suggestion is that ten
members of the senate leave when the
big bills have been acted on, and this
would leave the senate without a
quorum and automatically leave the
special session in the air. This latter
plan has been tried with success in
the past.
Time For Bleaanrea Ample.
It is pointed out by Speaker Jones
and others that those who want to
offer bills have had plenty of time
in which to prepare them and that
the measures should be ready for In
troduction tomorrow morning. Tues
day would serve as a day of grace for
the laggards.
"As chairman of the house commitr
tee on ways and means," stated Her
bert Gordon last night, "I am being
pressed to recommend appropriations
for this, that and the other. I intend
asking that the house decide whether
it wants an appropriation item sent
to the ways and means committee.
This will head off many of the re
quests. Hesides, where are we to get
the money to meet appropriations, if
they are made? When we made up
our appropriation budget last Feb
ruary for the biennlum, we anticipated
about every cent of revenue In sight."
Governor Olcott's programme for
the special session asked for amend
ment of the workmen's compensation
act to increase the sick and accident
benefits; supplemental legislation for
the irrigation amendment of the con
stitution; additional funds for the sol
diers' and sailors' educational law:
ratification of the woman's suffrage
amendment to the national constitu
tion, and submission of a capital pun-
lsnmenc amendment to the people.
Deluge of Bills Paced.
With the special session called for
action on the foregoing five proposi
tlons. it will be asked favorably to
consider possibly 100 more. Measures
which will attract even more atten
tion from members than the gov
ernor's list will be the fish, and game
bill, now being prepared by Senators
Norblad and Handley and Representa
tive Bean.
This bill will be submitted tomor
row. It provides for a commission of
seven members, three to look after
the commercial Interests and three
for the sportsmen's interests, the sev
enth member to be an arbiter. The
legislature -will probably designate
six of the seven members. This
method of handling the fish and
game problem has met with the ap
proval of the governor, as a compro
mise, although it does not embody his
own proposition of two separate com
missions. An amendment to the constitution,
to be referred to the people for ap
proval at the primaries, increases the
indebtedness of the state from 2 to 4
per ceut for road purposes. This Is
expected to meet with little opposi
tion. A bill authorizing the state
highway commission to issue $5,000,
000 of bonds, in the event the amend
ment Is approved, has also been pre
pared. The latter does not meet with
unanimous favor, but may get
through, as it is Intended to provide
the state highway commission with
funds to keep moving previous bond
issues having been practically ex
hnnsto'1 Tae Oi cs.ua Agricultural college and
the University of Oregon Intend ask
ing for assistance, and the O. A. C.
may ask that the millage for that In
stitution be one full mill, as tho in
stitution now has 3200 students and
needs more equipment.
The teachers of the state want leg
islation removing the 6 per cent lim
itation on county budgets when edu
cational matters are concerned. The
6 per cent limitation is said to be the
reason that teachers cannot receive
higher pay.
A lively fight over vaccination is
promised, and the anti-vaccinationists
have been busy with propaganda
among legislators for some time past.
Institutions receiving state aid for
children, and the like, complain that
the present per capita paid by the
state is inadequate owing to the in
creased cost of living. They want
further aid.
The Port of Portland commission
will have a bill granting it Increased
authority.
Dock Commission Bills Ready.
Two bills have been prepared by
the Portland commission of public
docks, one authorizing the commis
sion to purchase property for- dock
purposes outside the city limits of
Portland.
An appropriation of about $15,000
Is sought by the state board of health.
The Rogue river fish bill, a battle
ground in every session, will be of
fered by the Jackson county delega
tion. This measure aims to stop com
mercial fishing on that stream.
To prevent the ownership of land
by Japanese and to limit leases on
land to three years where Japanese
are involved is a bill which the Amer
ican Lgion Is said to be backing.
Creating of a safety commission Is
urged by State Labor Commissioner
Charles Gramm, and the bill will be
offered tomorrow.
Controversy is expected over the
gasoline specific gravity law now in
effect. The oil companies declare
that because of this requirement they
have to charge lYs cents a gallon
more for gasoline In Oregon. Oil
companies want the statute abolished.
OH Inspector Proposed.
Creation of an oil Inspector Is the
object of a bill now being prepared.
A couple of county fair associa
tions were overlooked in the-appropriation
budget at the regular session
and they will seek to have this over
sight remedied at the special session.
An eastern Oregon representative
has a bill to place a tag on all arti
cles of merchandise showing the pur
chase and selling prices so that cus
tomers can determine whether there
is any profiteering.
One of the eastern Oregon senators
intends .trying to repeal the bill by
which engineers are licensed.
As the domestic relations court Is
said to be unconstitutional, curative
legislation will be applied at the spe
cial session.
Repeal of the Home bill Is threat
ened. This Is the bill which organized
labor exacted from the regular ses
sion after a warm fight.
To prevent sheep and cattle from
Nevada crossing into Oregon and eat
ing up the range, a bill is ready for
Introduction levying a tax of 50 cents
a head on each animal entering the
state. The bill is similar to a law
which Oregon sheep and cattlemen are
confronted with in Nevada,
Clackamas county's budget commit
tee has recommended that certain sal
aries be raised, and a bill to that end
GOOD morning! Will
you have on your
table today a generous
dish of
'Red
Rock
99
Cottage
Cheese?
"Red Rock" is good to eat
every day in the week, because
it is pure, healthful, and thor
oughly nourishing.
Order MORE "Red Rock"
Tomorrow! "
Smart
Overcoats
for
Wintry
Days
Big, burly belted and form-fitting
types;
heather mixtures, tweeds, novel
ties; perfect in fit; faultless in work
manship; at a moderate price:
Displayed in
on the third
HI
OwrisoaxStreetai
will be offered by the Clackamas del
egation. A state Income tax measure will he
offered again. Its author. W. M.
Pierce, wants it referred to the people
as a constitutional amendment.
In the making is a measure to com
mit the state to co-operation on a
railroad from Klamath Falls to Bend.
Part of the plan is to have the state
highway commission build a grade
wide enough that a standard track
could be laid without Interfering with
motor traffic
Constitution Change Slated.
Proposed as an amendment to the
constitution is a measure which pro
vides that when there is a vacancy in
the office .of governor, the secretary
of state shall perform the duties of
governor only until a new governor
is elected at the next general elec
tion. If this Is referred to the people
in May and adopted. It will call for an
election for governor in November.
Two matters are now pending in the
supreme court on which the legisla
ture will act if the session is ready to
adjourn before the court makes its
decisions. One is regarding the elas
ticity of the Bean-Barrett bonds. The
question at issue is whether bonds
can be issued under this law to meet
federal aid for roads, or if the
amount of bonds under the act is lim
ited to the amount of federal aid
offered at the time the bond bill was
enacted to meet this aid. The second
matter concerns the question whether
tho secretary of state fills the unex
pired term of the late Governor
Withycombe or a new governor must
be elected in November.
BRYAN'S ACT SURPRISES
SPEECH HEID OPPOSED TO
FORMER. STJVNI ON! TREATY.
Democrats From Northwest Reserve
Hotel Accommodations for Con
vention in San Francisco.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 10. Reservations for the
Oregon and Washington delegations
to the democratic national convention
were made at the Cliff hotel, San
Francisco, by telegraph from here to
day. The telegram wass igned by Al
lan R. Tltlow of Tacoma. national
committeeman for Washington, Dr.
J. W. Morrow of Portland, national
committeeman for Oregon and George
F. Christenson of Stevenson, Wash ,
democratic state chairman.
These three representatives of the
Washington and Oregon democracy
were guests today at a luncheon given"
Corns (n 2 slrr holding 8 or 12 iXadi
or. their Ayutvatent.
Won't you let us tell
you t more about the
1900? Then if jou
like it jjou may try it in
your oxen home and pay
for it on convenient terms.
We Give G. P. A. Profit
Sharing Coupons, Too
$40
corner window; sold
floor.
by William Blackmail, former com
missioner of labor of Washington
state, but now with the railroad ad
ministration. Other guesfcs were: Sec
retary Tumulty, Senator Pittman of
Nevada, John Barton Payne, presi
dent of the shipping board, former
Representative C. C Dill of Spokane,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Franklin Roosevelt, Louis Brownlow,
president of the commissioners of the
district of Columbia, George P. Wright
of Tacoma and E. F. Blaine, former
member of the Washington state
public service commission.
Dr. Morrow continued reticent on
the Wilson-Bryan controversy, but
National Committeeman Tltlow and
State Chairman Chrlstenson of Wash
ington were more talkative. They.
piacea tnemseives squarely with
President Wilson and accused Mr.
Bryan of Inconsistency.
"Both of us have always been In
most hearty accord with President
Wilson's views on the Versailles
treaty and the league of nations,"
they said. In a prepared statement.
"To our great surprise Mr. Bryan
takes quite a different position on
the league of nations from that taken
by him in August, 1910, on the Pacific
coast and particularly as to article
10. At that time he was In hearty
accord with this article, but at the
banquet his excuse for opposition was
that the republicans had the power
in the senate and we must yield to
them.
"It Is generally understood here
that this seems to be the Initial step
of Mr. Bryan for the nomination for
the presidency in 1920 His position
is diametrically opposed to the reso
lutions prepared by the resolutions
committee, of which Mr. Tltlow was a
memher end unanimously adopted by
the national committee and associate
women members. It is also dia
metrically opposed to the declarations
of President Wilson. In his message
to the democracy assembled at the
recent banquet. In this connection it
may be stated that Mr. Titlow was
the only member of the resolutions
committee not from the Atlantic
coast.
Mr. Tltlow announced today that
he was not In the race for appoint
ment as secretary of the interior and
that his support would be given to
Governor Hawley of Idaho for the
place. Dr. Morrow also lined up for
Hawley. Indorsement of Daniel C
Roper, present commissioner of In
ternal revenue for secretary of the
treasury to succeed Carter Glass, was
given by the national committeemen
from Oregon and Washington.
Sirs. Thompson's Seat Questioned.
HOOD RIVER, Or, Jan. 10. (Spe
cial.) While no concerted action has
been taken considerable speculation
prevails here as to whether Mrs.
Alexander Thompson. Joint repre-
Yes, it is expensive the 1900 Washer
measured by first cost alone, but measured
in the broader sense by the saving in time,
work and clothes it is not expensive.
The 1900 Cataract
Electric Washer
is now $190 on time payments or $175
cash and ifs worth every cent of it! Be
cause of increased costs of manufacture and
labor, the factory was obliged to advance
the price in November, with a resulting ad
vance to us and to you. This advance was
made in YOUR interests, rather than lower
the standard of excellence in materials and
construction in any way.
Scott Electric Co.
Fifth and Oak
ALL
THIS
WEEK
The Liberty
Programme De Luxe
1. liberty Educational
Weekly
Bits of scenic or edu
cational compiled by
the management from
available subjects.
2. Murtagh's Organ Concert
Overture from "Will
iam Tell" with light
ing effects.
3. Sayings of Wit
4. Violin Solo
With lighting effects.
5. Liberty Pictorial Review
News of the world
compiled by the man
agement from avail
able news weeklies.
6. The Liberty Presents
An Atmospheric Stage
Setting of the Feature
"Hawthorne of the
U. S. A."
7. The Liberty Presents
WALLACE REID in
"HAWTHORNE OF
THE U. S. A."
8. The Liberty Presents
ROSCOE "FATTY"
ARBUCKLE in "THE
GARAGE."
It
I
sentatlve In the legislature from
Hood River and Wasco counties at
the last legislature, now that she has
removed to Multnomah county, will
retain her seat at the approaching
special session.
BOOTLEGGERS WARNED
Important Feature of Prohibition
Law Cited by Attorney.
NEW TORK. Jan. 10. United States
Attorney Caffey Issued another pro
hibitive warning today. He pointed
out that after tho prohibition amend
ment goes into effect a week from to
day, "any person who shall be In
jured In person, property, means of
support or otherwise by any Intoxi
cated person or by reason of the in
toxication of any1 person." will have a
right to bring suit for damages
against the lndividiral who sold the
liquor to the person who cavsed the
trouble.
This clause In the law Is expected
to Berve as a deterrent to "boot
leggers," Society Elects Officers,
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.)
Miss Amy Dunn was elected regent of
Lewis and Clark chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
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WALLACE REID
'HAWTHORNE OF THE U. S.
A comedy drama that is as 5
clean as a whistle. ,
"FATTY" ARBUCKLE
In "THE GARAGE"
A Rip-RoarinV90-MiIe-an-Hour, Go-Get-'Em Comedy with a
Laugh Every Second and a Roar in Every Foot.
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tion at the annual meeting yester
day. Other officers chosen are: "Vice
regent, Mrs. L. P. Hubbs; recording
secretary, Mrs. H. A. Clark; corre
sponding secretary, Mrs. J. J. Light;
treasurer. Mrs. Flora Y. Livermore;
rttrlstrar. Mrs. Klla T. Edmundson:
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"LITTLE JOE" (an Alaskan Fox Trot)
Harold Weeks
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rectors are Mrs. Kdna P. Hatson, Mrs.
Blanche Wllloughby and Mrs. Alberta
McMurphey.
Board to Consider Salaries.
ETXCEXE, Or.. Jan. in. Special.
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LAST OF THE DUANES"
The Eugeno board of education at Its
meeting January 14 is expected to
consider a petition signed by prac
tically all the teachers of the city,
asking for aJi increase in salaries.
This petition was presented to the
board just before the Christmas holi
da vs.
inning
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