The Oregon daily journal., January 18, 1920, Page 4, Image 4

THE. OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLA NDr SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1920.
Usual Turmoil and Tumult Witnesses in the Closing Hours of Legislative Session-
SENATOR S BLOW AT
OLCOTT RECALLS
PARDON EFFORT
W. W. Banks Thwarted in At
tempt to Collect Attorney's
Fee In Case of Convict.
8tat House, Salenv, Jan. 17.
Senator W. W.! Banks, in his capac
ity as attorney, failed to win Gov
ernor Olcott's approval of an attor
ney fee for $600 for hla efforts on
behalf of Marshall B. Bikes, alias
Marshall 8. Irwin, a paroled con
vict for whom a pardon was sought.
Subsequently the governor an
nounced that he would consider no
applications for pardons presented
by attorneys who were being; paid
for their servicesT
Did these transactions have any bear
Ins; on the resolution introduced Friday,
calling upon the governor to resign that
a successor might be named at the next
general election?
PSISOHEB FAJKOLED
Irwin was sentenced to the peniten
tiary from Douglas county May 25,
1915, on a charge of larceny in a dwell
ing, -and was paroled on May 25, 1916.
by Governor Wlthycombe. During his
incarceration Irwin inherited about $3000
from a grandfather who had died at
Delavan, 11L Irwin was Inclined to be a
drug addict and was not of high men
tality. In addition, he was reported by
the authorities to be a spendthrift For
those reasons, when he was paroled, the
disposition of his funds was placed in
charge of Ben Selling of Portland.
PARDON IS SOUGHT
Early in April, 1919. Irwin expressed
a desire to secure a full pardon, to be
given his funds and be allowed to go to
Illinois to be with an aunt Banks ap
peared before Governor Olcott as Irwin's
attorney, verbally making application
for such a pardon. It was represented
that it would be better to allow Irwin to
return to Illinois and get away from his
associates In Portland, as Irwin was said
to have returned to the drug habit
Governor Olcott referred the matter to
Selling, who stated that under all the
circumat&ncea of the cue he believed It
would be better for the boy to return to
Illinois under the guardianship of his
aunt After conferring with Selling and
District Attorney Evans, the governor
consented to allow Irwin to return to
Illinois, however, to still be under the
supervision of the state parole officer,
bis parole to be enlarged to give him
permission to leave the state.
ADJUSTMENT MADE
Banks suggested to the governor that
Irwin had contracted some debts In Port
land, that he owed Banks himself a fee
for doing some work for him and that
Banks would consent to clean up Irwin's
debts, buy him a ticket to Illinois and
send Irwin back home, providing Irwin's
money was turned over to Hanks. The
governor declined to do this, saying
that he would designate Selling and Dls
trlct Attorney Evans to settle up Irwin's
accounts, whatever they might be. In
addition, the governor telegraphed to
the leading bank at Delavan, 111., asking
the bank to designate some reputable
citizen to act a a guardian for Irwin's
funds. The bank designated such a
cltlieru
CLAIMS SETTLED
In tne meantime District Attorney
Evans telephoned to the governor's of
fice!, saying In effect that Mr. Banks
had appeared at his office with a letter
in which Irwin had agreed to pay Mr.
Banks 1500 in event Irwin secured a
final release. Immediately . upon re
ceipt of this information the governor
declared that all negotiations would be
off insofar as the matter of an attor
ney's fee was concerned. As a result
Mr. Selling and District Attorney Evans
went ahead and settled up the vari
ous claims against Irwin, with the ex
ception of the attorney's fees.
Irwin was given permission to leave
the state to go to Illinois and be under
the guardianship of his aunt and the
conservator of his funds, who had been
designated by the Illinois bank. Irwin
Is still In Illinois and still reporting to
the parole officer.
Several weeks after the occurrence
of this transaction Governor Olcott is
sued a statement to the effect that he
would in the future consider no appli
cations for pardons that were presented
by attorneys who were paid for their
services.
District Attorney Walter Evan a of
Multnomah county and Ben Selling; do
not openly attribute to Senator W. W.
Banks animus , toward Governor Olcott
because of his refusal to honor Banks'
claim for 1500 from the inheritance of
Marshall S. Slkes, alias Irwin, follow
ing; vain attempts by Banks to secure a
full pardon for Slkes.
Banks did, however, attempt to se
cure such a pardon while Slkes was
.under parole to Selling; and later pre
sented to Selling; his bill for 1500, which
twas promptly disapproved, Selling; de
clares. "When Slkes" affairs were being
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Bills Passed by
thh Senate
State House, Salem, Jan. 17. Senate
bills passed;
I. Baldwin BrtatJn to bank xamlnen' ap
pointment by fcakin board.
5. Pattered Amandins the ooda relating to
parole.
4. H niton EntabHahtnff eoarta of doneatle
relation in eoontriaa attaining s population at
over 200,000.
B. 8 1 rarer To amand acrtloa 1. chapter SSI.
(rural lain, ISIS, era ting a board of en
Sincarins examiners.
6. Committee on irrigation Relating to
drainage diatrieta organized under the proriaiona
of chapter 840. general kwa for 1019.
7. Multnomah eoiintj delegation To amend
action 1, chapter 25, general lawa of Oregon
for 1817, relating to kindergartens ia diatricta
baring mora than 20,000 children of school
see.
8. Porter Providing indemnity money for
certain diseased livestock which bare been
slaughtered.
1 0. , Multnomah count? delegation, granting
powers to municipal corporations known aa
"porta."
II. Multnomah county delegation Amending
sections 78 and 74, chapter 204, general laws
for 191 S, relating to state institutions for chil
dren. 13. Kickelaen Providing for compensation of
county surveyors and their deputies.
14. Hurley Regulating the grazing of non
resident owned livestock upon unenclosed lands.
46. Ritner and Shanks Providing for the
recording of d Unbars papers of discharged sol
diers. aaHora and aaarcnaa,
'48. Belt Amending chapter OS, laws of
1910, relating to county monument fund for
ex-service men.
49. Norblsd Prohibiting the publishing of
newipspers in any but tbe English language.
50. By committee on way and mean Ap
propriating money for tbe investigation of sal
aries of stste snd county officers.
62. By I. fcV Smith Designstlng eertain
county reads as post roads.
64. Thomas Creating a post road ia Jack
son county.
65. Eddy Creating a poet road in Douglas
county.
56. Patterson Designstlng certain Polk
county roada as post roads.
57. Baldwin- Designating certain Klamath
county roada as part of the state highway sya
tem. - ,
68. Committee on roads and highways- Dee
ignating part of Clstsop and Tillamook county
roads as part of the state highway system.
69. Patterson Designating certain Polk and
Yamhill county roads ss part of tbe atate high
way system.
60. Lacbmund Designating road for Mar
ion county as state highway.
61.. Banks Designating state road in Co
lumbia county.
68. Judiciary committee Providing punish
ment for murder in the first degree.
64. Judiciary committee Providing for en
forcement of death penalty.
05. Judiciary committee Providing penalty
for treason.
INITIATIVE BILL ON
INCOME ROAD TAX
NOW OP TO HOUSE
Senate Passes Measure Providing
Tax on All Incomes for Road
Building Purposes.
State Houae, Salem, Jan. 17. If the
house follows the lead established by
the senate this morning; the people of
Oregon will be given an opportunity to
vote on a measure creating an income
tax for road purposes at the May elec
tion. The bill sponsored by Senators
Pierce and Orton was passed in the sen
ate by a vote of 16 to 12 just before the
noon recess.
Tbe measure provides a tax on all
Incomes, the proceeds to be used ex
clusively for road purposes. The tax
Is fixed at 1 per cent on the first $1000,
with an increase of one-half of 1 per
cent on each additional $1000 up to
$10,000. after which the rate is fixed at
6 per cent. On Incomes of over $20,000,
the tax is fixed at 10 per cent
Exemptions from the provisions of the
bill are provided as follows:
Individual incomes up to $2000: hus
band and wife, $1500; for each child un
der IS years and for each dependent an
additional $200.
House Appoints
Pershing Committee
Salem, Or., Jan. 17. The house mem
bera of the committee to represent the
legislature In the reception to General
Pershing;, as appointed by the speaker,
is Speaker Jones, named in the reso
lution, Graham of Lane, Gallagher,
Stewart and Mrs. Thompson.
liquidated prior to his departure for Illi
nois, Banks' bill for $500 was submitted
on the strength of the senator's effort
to secure a full pardon for the young
man. Selling disapproved the bill and
submitted it to the governor, who de
clined to honor it. -
Thus Banks today is said to be
mourning for the $500 he might have
had, while Sikes, unpardoned. Is happily
situated with Eastern relatives to care
for him. Meanwhile Banks' resolution
demanding that Governor Olcott stand
for reelection Is spread upon the legis
lative records for what it is worth.
Having honored the request of Illinois
relatives for the custody of Sikes, Evans
and the governor were delighted last
week to learn that the youth is appar
ently redeeming himself In the East.
A Chicago railroad company asked Sel
ling to recommend the youth for a po
sition he had sought
Compare
the typebar system, carriage and
escapement wheel of the Wood
stock with those on other type
writers and you Will readily un
derstand why this machine holds
up better. It has less parts, too,
which adds to its duxaWlity.
THE HEBTJTLT TYPEWRITE It
COMPANY, Areats,
m Oak it, Portland, Or.
HOUSE 1 RUSH
TO FINISH JOB
Steering Committee Sifts Bills;
Memorial for Treaty Rati
cation Again Beaten.
State House, Salem, Jan. 17.
With the clock, stopped and its hour
of adjournment a half day gone Into
the past.-the house started its stag
gering way towards midnight and
Sunday morning, when the members
straggled into the hall at half past
seven in the evening, and went into
the work of passing senate bills,
with some fifty measures from that
side of the assembly staring them
in the face.
But before the got far. Smith of Baker
rose in his place to a question of per
sonal privilege to correct false state
ments carried In the report of the day's
proceedings by the Portland Telegram.
8ATS THEY WERE MISQUOTED
Gallagher, Moore Bjan and others
Joined In the discussion and the house, In
response to the request of Smith, gae
public expression to the fact that not
only Smith but various other members
of the house had been misquoted and
misrepresented during the session by
that paper.
After this flurry the house went to
work as rapidly as it might to eat into
the big mass of business stacked in
front of It. It had calmed down some
what from the storm that shook It dur
ing the closing hours of the afternoon
session, during which it looked for a
time like the legislative ship was about
to go onto the rocks of final adjourn
ment with all of the senate business un
finished and the work of the whole ses
sion In an unenviable tangle.
KIB1I STARTS SOMETHING
KubU started all the trouble along about
5:30 o'clock hv suddenly rising in his
place on the floor, making himself heard
above the general din- and confusion,
and proceeding to read the riot act to
the members of the house.
"I am willing to stay here-as long as
necessary to finish up the work of this
session," he told the suddenly quieted
house, "provided the members give some
attention to what Is going on and at
tempt to do their work as they should.
Bills are being passed here when the
members of the house do not know what
they are about or what they contain.
It is not good legislation and it is not
what we are sent here for. If we can
not attend to business and give the leg
islation coming before us the considera
tion It ought to have, I am ready to
adjourn now and throw the whole thing
In the discard."
Smith of Multnomah added to the
storm by moving to reconsider the vote
by which the house adopted the senate
resolution to adjourn at noon. He called
attention to the fact that there was
danger of .invalidating legislation passed
Bince noon, and argued that to take the
lid off would enable the members to
proceed more calmly to finish up the
work of the session.
Scheubel Jumped into the fray with a
written resolution which he started to
read, which, had It been incorporated
in the record, would have shown in the
record that the house was in session
subsequent to the time it had agreed to
d'e officially. He met with such a
rxrm of frenzied protest that he never
oncluded reading his resolution and It
was not introduced.
BEAN JOIS IS FIGHT
Bean also got Into the fight "I
Served notice on tnA hmiaa uhun If
adopted the resolution to adjourn that !
it meant what It eaid. It was not wise !
action then, and it has proved not to be
wise now. A lot of politicians wanted ,
to make a record and get their names
In the papers, and they put it over, well
knowing that the legislature would never
finish at noon today." he said.
"Put your clock back in your pocket
and let's get to work," Gallagher told
Scheubel from across the hall.
Smith of Multnomah said that the
house was either going to reconsider the
motion to adjourn or he was going on
a strike.
Scheubel told the house that it was
not the fault of the resolution, but of
the members that the session had de
volved into such a tangle.
BECALCITBANTS ARE SCORED
"You all knew," he shouted, "that
there was going to be a special session
a month before you got here. You all
knew it was to be an emergency session
and that emereenrv lec-lKlatinn nil
ini ougni to De considered. You ought
to have had your emergency legislation
ready when you got here, but you have
come here to act like a bunch of boys
and kids with all sorts of kid bills."
At this Juncture Woodson worked his
way through the milling herd up close
enough to the speaker's desk to make
himself heard above the tumult and
the shouting and moved that fnmmit,
tee of five be appointed by the chair to
iae ati Dills before the house and ar
range them in the order of their im
portance, reporting back to the hnuu
This motion was carried and Speaker
jones appointed Woodson, Scheubel,
Graham of Wsshinrtnn fintlth nr d.i,.1.
and Smith of Multnomah. Tho
mlttee gathered up the litter of bills
irom me oesa or the chief clerk and
sought refuge In the speaker's offioe
10 roaKe tne arrangements.
KILLED SECOND TIME
While the house wn ihifffnr A
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foot to the other, waiting for the steer
ing committee to make its report. Bur
dick and Gallagher called up the Banks
memorial to congress, killed earlier in
the day, which urged the president and
senate to compose their differences,
ratify the peace treaty, with reserva
tions, particularly approving the Lodge
reservation to Article X of the League
of Nations covenant. It was explained
by Burdick that the purpose of the reso
lution was to commend the stand taken
by Oregon's Republican senator and
that the Republicans in the house had
not known what It was all about when
they voted the memorial down a short
time before.
The vote was finally put, members
demanding to know, out of the turmoil,
what they were voting on. When the
smoke cleared and the vote was an
nounced it was discovered' that the me
morial had been given but 1J affimative
votes, so it died the second time.
Held tor Investigation
Vincent Edwards, 10, said to be an
ex-convict from a California prison, waa
arrested Saturday night by Inspectors
Howell and Morak and is detained for
investigation. . The inspectors believe
Edwards knows something about recent
holdups...
Bills Passed by
The House
State House, Salem, Jan. 17. House
bills passed:
1. Br Committee oo LaSrfr and Industries
To repeal Chapter 485. Oregon laws, for crea
tion of fund (or industrial and reconstruction
botpttal.
2. Br Commitoa on Labor and Industries
Prnridinc additional compensation (cr injured
workmen.
3. By Committee on Labor and Industries
Prorwtir-e for rchnbilitatiqn of workmt-n.
4. Br Gallagher Designating certain roads
in Malheur county as part, ui system of stale
highway.
6. Bj Gallafher For payment of intermit
by state on irrigation and drainage district
bonds.
6. Br Jones (Lincoln and Polk) To ex
tend time daring which United States may
appropriate funds for Konsevelt highway.
13. By KubU To ararnd Section 6874,
Orejron Isws, pro riding for the soqaisition. own
ership snd control of property by incorporated
cities and towns within or without their corpo
rate HmiM.
15. By Hughes To authorize eonnty as
sessors and deputies to sdminuter osths.
16. By Hughes To authority inchuion of
lands belonging to tbe state of Orvgon or arjj
incorporated towns in Irrigation or drainage dis
tricts. 17. Lachmnnd Relating to fire Insurance
association meeting.
18. Norblsd Asnendtng the code relative to
the powers of municipal corporations designated
"ports."
19. Nickelsen Repealing chapter 41, gen
eral lawa. 1919, and making it a crime to
anii-t a priwner to eecape lawful custody.
22. Howell Amending section 6N5. U O.
Ia. ss amended by chapter 257. general laws,
lit If, relating to the release of sureties on
bonds.
23. I'nlon county delegation Relating to sal
aries of Union county officers.
26. Pierce and I. 8. Smith Amending the
soldiers, sailors and marines educational law.
28. Eberhard Prohibiting emplgyment of
exempted aliens upon public works.
30. By committee on roads snd highways
Amending section 11, chapter 237, general laws,
1W17, providing for maintenance of state high
ways 33. Committee on medicine, pharmacy and
dentixtry Relating to the practice of anedicine
and Burgery.
18. Hy Home To amend Section 6050,
Lord's Oregon Laws, relating to the collection
of fees due the state of Oregon from inspections
of factories, mills snd workshops by the labos
commission.
18. By Home To smend Chapter 48. gen
eral laws 1911. fixing salaries of deputy labor
commissioners.
20. By Edward Hiring authority to the
etato for the construction of a bridge across the
Neatticca rirer.
23. By Committee on Labor and Industrie
Relating to" the slate industrial accident com
miwirin and the provision of af employment
and safety standard by the ame.
27. By Burdick Increasing expenses . al
lowed district sealer of weights and measures
'torn $S50 to 11150 per year, and salary from
$100 to $125 per month:
28. By Thrift Providing for the eradica
tion of bovine tuberculosis and other disease
of livestock and creating the office of county
meat and herd Inspector for Coos county, and
filing his compensation and defining hi dutie.
31. By .Joint Fisheries and Game Committee-
Ciwa.r'ng fish and game commissi'm and
f rovidintf for the election thereof by legislature
34. By Mrs. ThoimHon Lvyinf an annual
tax of 2 mills for puhlic elementary schools and
pmvidine for the dS-'birement. thereof.
35. Pierce Amending section 2, chapter
431, general laws, 1919, relating to market
road.
35. Orton Amending ection 2, 17. IS, lf,
20, 21, 22. 23. 24. 33. 40, chapter 390.
genera! laws. 1919, relating to registration and
operation of motor velucles.
3fl. By Mr. Thompson To amend Section
1 of Chapter 354, general law 1917. regru
l,"ting the age for the commission of feeble
Iclllded. 37. By Mr. Thompson To amend Sectio,,
03 7, Lord's Oregon Lavrs. giving county courts
authority to grant public d&nce hull licenses
an-' to regulate the same.
87. Porter To pay traveling expenses of
circuit indues assigned to duty outside of their
own districts.
3.. Shanks Appropriating money for the
payment of the salaries of the supreme judges.
3K. By Smith (Multnomah) To amend
Section 3. Article 2, Clapter 237. general laws
1917. regulating the salary of the stste high
way engineer. (
3. By Burdick Establishing a county fer
for I-cHuitcs. county.
40. Pierce and I. S. Smith Providing for
an additional tax levy to be used for educa
tional purposes for discharged soldiers, sailors
and marine.
41. By Committee on Came Providing im
Vnsonrnent aj punishment for killing mountain
l.eep, gonte. elk. moose and caribou.
42. By Committee on Game Oiring (state
fi-f. and game commission authority to pur
chu-'- hid for esme fem.
49. By Buraugh Filing the timet for hold
ing thi. term-' of the circuit court in die Tenth
UlJ.'ial district.
91. By Oallagher Amending flection fl.
20. 24 snd 29 of Chapter 357. general laws
1017, relating to irrigation di-trict.
R2. 'By Commitw on Ro-h-. prd vrbsy
To authorise the issue of $10,000,000 bonds
for road purposes.
i 7. By Committee on Military Affair
.faking unlawful the 1mperonation of soldiers,
sailors or marines, or discharged soldiers, sailors
or marines.
r! r.r Gallagher Fixitog open seasons for
game birds.
'0. Ry Linn County Delegation Author
imr te ftnr-1' vn rt nf tnogrnber by
county school superintendent of Linn county..
.- Bv IVi 'M.ittec on Rood end Hiphways
Authorimc tstf highway commission to re
psi' dsn agt-'l hu-hwsys by force account or oth
erwise, and ri-- :mg sn emergency.
63. By Joint Committee on Ways and Vean
Appropriating $00 for portrait of the late
Governor Withycombe.
4 By Joint Committee on Woys anS Mean
-- "n-itipg additions! appropriation of $8500
to mthlie service commission.
09 By Committee on Roads and Highway
- Jnr!f..iiT .in't- liigliway revolving fund from
$an ooo t.i 7r.,or.o.
68. By Committee -on Corporatloni! Er
tnding corporate existence of private corpor
ations. 70. Ity Wright Decimating pertain roads
in Wnenr.en 'ii n p- -t-e Mghsva
72. (Substitute for JI. B. 33) ' By Mc
Fnrland To regulate angling in the Willam
ette rivr south of the suspenison bridge at
Onron City.
74. By Committee on Roads and Highways
To provide funds to match federal appro
priations. 80. Joint Wars and Mean rnnnlM
Appropriating funds for homes for orphans, in-
I..SEIH rninirm, waywara girls ana otber simi
lar in.stif'1'io.i
81. ' Joint Ways and Means Committee
Appropriating fund for maintenance and im
provements at feeble-minded institution.
S3. Joint. Wyy and Means eommfttee -
CHICKERING
Giraodl Plautios
AMPICO REPRODUCING PIANOS
G. F. Johnson Piano Co.
- 149 Sixth, Bet. Alder and Morrison
CHICKERING PIANOS CHENEY PHONOGRAPHS
Victrola and Victor Records
ANTI-ROYALTY BILL IS
DEFEATED IN HOUSE
AFTER LONG DEBATE
Measure Was Drawn to Prohibit
Payment by the. State on
Patented Pavements.
Salem, Jan. 17. The Hare anti-paving
royalty bill was called up for consid
eration by the house and defeated when
it reconvened at 1 :30 Saturday after
noon, one hour and a half after the
session of the legislature' adjourned by
the clock, but still in the morning by
the record of the house.
' Hare, the author of the bill, urged its
passage by the house, contending that
the purpose of the bill was simply to
establish tbe rule that the state should
not pay royalties on pavement where
no valid patent required such payment.
It was not Idle legislation, be argued,
but was of great importance to the peo
ple of the state in the carrying out of
the road construction program. .
VALIDITY IS QUESTIONED
He contended that there should be a
definite determination of the validity
of the patents for pavement used by
the state, so that the state would not
pay money for royalties without the
necessity of law to compel it to do so.
Smith of Baker opposed the enact
ment of the law on legal grounds, con
tending that it was unwise under all
the circumstances for the state to take
the position forced upon the attorney
freneral and the highway commission by
the law. The discussion became a legal
discussion as to whether the law would
be effective or strategically sound from
the standpoint of the state.
At the end of a debate of two hours
the bill failed by the following vote :
HOW BA1IOTISO STOOD
Yeas Messrs. Ballagh, Brand, Childs,
Crawford, Cross, Dedman, Edwards,
Klmore, Puller, Graham of Washington,
drlEsH. Haines. Hare. Hosford. Huehes.
Idleman, Lafferty, Lofgren, Merryman,
Richards, Roman, Schuebel. Sheldon,
Smith of Multnomah, Thompson, Weeks,
Wheeler, M"h Speaker.
Nays Bean, Brand, Brownell, Bur
dick, Burnaugh. Coffey, Dennis, Dodd,
Gallagher, Gordon, Gore, Graham of
Lane, Home. Hurd, Jones of Lincoln
and Polk, KubU, Lewis. Looney, Martin,
McFarland, Moore, Sldler, Smith of
Baker, Slewart, Thorns, Thrift, Wester
lund, Woodson. Wright.
Absent Hunter, Richardson.
Educational Levy
Bill for Assistance
Of Blind Is Passed
Salem. Or., Jan. 17. Representative
Home made a valiant and successful
fight to save his bill providing for a
millage tax for the establishment of a
vocational educational bill for the blind
of the state.
The bill came into the house with an
pdverse report from the joint committee
on ways and means. Home went to Its
support and asked why the house would
refuse to permit the people to vote on
the question of establishing such an in
stitution when It voted so generously
for good roads, and all other things of
similar character, while hundreds of
blind were pleading for an opportunity
to make themselves pelf-supportlng.
Hughes of Marlon saW it was a crime
for the house to vote large sums of
money to help educate able-bodied men
and women and refuse to permit the
people to say whether they desired to
assist the blind.
The house refused to Indefinitely post
pone, and on the final vote for passage,
the bill was passed with 34 votes in its
favor.
Appropriating money for repairs. alt,ra.tira
and furnishings for armory at Lalia.
84. Joint Ways and Means I'ommiteee
Appropriataing fund for the payment of edu
cational financial aid to en-setTice men.
86. By Kublt Providing additional rerenu
for nruTersitj of Oregon. Oregon Agricultural
coll"re and Onrgon ytete Normal school.
67. By Uraham, Lane, Bean and Wheeler
Appropriating tCO.000 for eomptrting and
furnishing women's building at Cuirersitr of
Oregon.
76 By Committee on Roads and. Highways
Relating to use. leasing and sale of gravel,
rocks and sand in beds of navigable streainH.
79. By Mrs. Thomiwon Iefining a public
dance hall and making provision for licencing
t!.f r-or.
48. Mrs. Thompson To provide for a build
ing at the state institution for feeble minded
and to appropriate money therefor.
68. Committee on Corporation Extending
corporate existence of private corporaUons.
74. Committee on Roads and Highway To
provide funds to match federal appropriations.
77. Home Providing for a tax levy of one
sixth mill for erecting and equipping an institu
tion to be known as tbe Oregon emplojvuent
institution for the blind.
78. Committee on Game Relating to pay
ment of claims against game farms.
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Olcott Resignation
Concoction Left to
Die in Committee
State House, Salem, Jan. 17. The
Banks-Moser-Thomas-Howetl concoc
tion demanding the resignation of Gov
ernor Olcott was so obnoxious to
the taste of the senate generally that
the measure was permitted to die a
natural death in the committee on
resolutions.
Tbe resolution made its appearance in
the senate Friday flight and was
quietly slipped to the resolutions com
mittee on Moser's hasty motion.
It called upon Olcott to resign his of
fice effective with the expiration of his
term as secretary of state In order to
glve the people of the statei who were
said to be dissatisfied with tne supreme
cVyirt upholding Olcott as governor for
the full four year term, la chance to
elect a new governor.
PARTY IE BILL
PASSES BOTH HOUSES
(Continued From Pane One)
something" and the clerk
told
him the
number, senate bill 63.
Smith was the only speaker against
the measure. He said it was a bill not
in the interests of good government, and
pointed out that it had come into the
legislature time alter time only to be
defeated. The people everywhere, Smith
contended, had passed by and discarded
the system which the bill represented.
It was not emergency legislation, nor
good legislation, but was a political bill
pure and simple. There was no"clemand
for it, he said, the people had been
working without it for a long time and
the eftect to put it back was not ac
tuated' by any deaire for better govern
ment, but solely for political purposes.
Interrupted by continual cries of
"vote, vote," by Gallagher and other
memoers oi tne nouie, smith concluded
in the midst of a house in disorder with
a vain appeal that the house have the
courage to vote for what It knew to be
just and right.
BILL PUT 1HBOUOH
The vote was taken, resulting in 40
votes for the bill, 6 against it, and 13
absent, as follows :
Ayes Ballagh, Bean, Bolton, Brand,
Brownell, Burdick, Childs, Crawford,
Cross, Dedman, Dennis, Dadd, Fuller,
Gallagher, Gordon, Gore, Graham of
Lane. Haines, Home, Hosford, Hughes,
Hurd, Idleman. Jones of Lincoln and
Polk, Kubll, Lewis, Lofgren, Looney,
Martin, McFarland, Merryman, Komait,
Sheldon. Sldler, Stewart, Thorns, Weat
erlund, VKheele'r, Wright, Mr. Speaker
40.
Xays Burnaugh, Hunter, Richards,
Smith of Baker. Thompson, Thrift 6.
Absent Coffey, Edwards, Klmore,
Graham of Washington, Griggs, Hare,
Lafferty, Moore, Richardson, Scheubel,
Smith of Multnomah. Weeks, Woodson
13.
Smith of Multnomah, who h;id been
sent out into the meeting of the steer
ing committee and was busy there when
the house passed the straight ticket
bill, attempted to hmve the bill recalled
from the senate when the house con
vened in the evening, but faiUd. He
warned the members of the house that
they were doing more to hurt the Re
publican party in the state by the
enactment of the hill, than would be
gained by passinsr it. The house, rode
over Smith's motion to recall the bill,
and it went on to the enrolling com
mittee without further difficulty.
1IAI.LOT HISTORY RECALLED
Senator Gill reviewed the efforts
made in the state 30 years ago for a
correction of the ballot system then in
effect and which resulted in the insti
tution of the Australian ballot system,
which had been In satisfnetory . opera
tion since that time. The "political
machine" opposed the reform in those
cays, as it demanded a return to the
straight party ticket today in order
that "any drunken voter could cast
his vote by merely marking a mark in
a circle under the eagle or the scorpion
or whatever the party emblem might
be," he declared.
Senator Pierce closed the arguments
against the measure which, he declared,
meant "party government. a-hich was
always corrupt government, whether it
was in Tammany New York, Repub
lican Pennsylvania or Democratic New
Jersey." He reviewed his record In the
senate, and declared that the adoption
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future.
AMERICANISM TVT FIRST
"Don't put party above Americanism."
he pleaded. "Don't make it necessary
to worship at the party shrine in order
to share In the councils of govern
ment." (
Explaining the appeal which party
makes to the average voter, he" pointed
the Instance in the last election In Union
county, when Albert Small, the Repub
lican nominee, was given a strong vote
in many precincts, in spite of the fact
that he had been repudiated by the
party organization and bad been com
pelled to leave th county in disgrace
before the election because of his anti
American activities. Turning to Mult
nomah county, he cited the "election of
a renegade from Justice" to the legisla
ture "under the lash of the party whip,"
who had claimed Immunity from arrest
as a member of the legislature and had
left hurriedly before the session was
ended.
MOSKR EXPRESSES SURPRISE
Senator Moser1. author of the bill, ex
pressed his surprise over the furor
which -the "Innocent little measure" had
stirred up. insisting that it was Intended
solely to simplify the ballot. Many peo
ple get tired of hunting out candidates
In the present unwleldly blanket ballot
and simply stop voting, he declared.
Senator F'iercer he declared, was unduly
exceed over the consequences of the
measure, but if It was regarded as a
party measure, he, as a Republican,
was willing to support It on that basis.
"We have a riftht to pass a party meas
ure in this state," he insisted, explain
ing that the slate was overwhelmingly
Republican, anyway.
QUESTION OF VARTT
"As Republicans, let us go on record
and say this Is a Republican state and
vote for this bill," he pleaded.
Senator Banks, in explaining his vote
for the bill, declared that the DpmwraU
were only "getting a little of their own
medicine."
He had "voted for a Democrat Some
times." h admitted, but not very often.
The bill was a party measure, and he
felt it his duty to stand by the party.
The measure bears the emergency
clause, and will beoome effective In time
for the next election if It passes the
house and ts signed by the governor.
STRAIGHT PARTY RALLOT
STEAM HOLLERED THROIGH
Statehouse, Salem, Or.. Jan. 17. With
President Vinton casting the deciding
vote, after first apologetically explain
ing his stand on the measure the Re
publican machine in the senate this aft
ernoon steam rollered through Senator
Moser's bill by which the straight party
ballot is intended to supercede the Aus
tralian ballot In use in Oregon for the
past 30 years
Senators Eddy. Gill. Handley, Jones.
Lafollett. Nickelsen. Norblad, Smith of
Coos and Curry, and Thomas, all Re
publicans, refused to dance to tbe whip
as yielded by Senators Moser and Banks
and followed the Democrats of the sen
ate Baldwin, Pierce and Strayer down
to defeat.
THOMAH DETfOUWCER MEASTRK
Senator Thomas, Republican, was par
ticularly emphatic in his denunciation of
the measure, although he denied that
he regarded the bill In any way as a
party measure.
"There was a lime whin I believed In
the straight party ballot, but I have come
to the conclusion that the people do not
want this kind of a ticket." he declared.
"I believe the people of this state will
Insist upon clean men in public office
regardless of party affiliations men
who can stand the spotlight of public
favo- and who have no call to hide
behind party in seeking public recognl-
"I am a Republican. inomau -mitted
"but I believe the Republicans
must see to it that their nominees are
picked from the best men in the ranks
of the party. Oregon has not been do
ing this. If I were going to advocate
party victory and an Instrument ' that
would Insure the party of victory re
gardless of the nominees then 1 would
support this straight party ticket
measure."
HOL'BK CLEANING SEEDED
Thomas pointed to tbe overwhelming
majority of the Republicans In Oregon
and declared that In every case where
the party nominated a candidate of
equal ability with that of the Democrats
there was no reason to fear the- con
sequences. He then pointed to th rec
ord of the Republican party In this
state, calling particular attention to the
fact that only one Republican governor
had ever been returned to a second term
in the executive office.
"There Is certainly something the mat
ter with the rarty when such a dis
graceful record exists. I believe It is
time for our party to do a HtUe house
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Senate Recalls Bill Passed Fr
day and Sent to House; To
Make Amendment.
State Houf-e, Salem. Jan. 17. The
Banks-Moser bill defining succession to
the governorship in the event of a va
cancy In that office, which iiansed the
senate late Krldny niuht. was hastily
recalled from the house this noon- by
Senator Moser, for the purpose of
amending the measure eliminating the
secretary of state from the succession.
The bill will be rushed to the resulu-
tlons committee immediately upon lis
return, and in its amended form will
provide that in the event of a vacancy
in the office of governor, the president
of the senate slmll asHiitne the dujies of
that office umif a new jroriior can be '
elected. In the event of the Inability
of the president of the senate to serve
the speaker of the house of representa
tives will he the next In line of succes
sion. According to Senator Moser. 10 states
now have this method of succession,
which will insure the presence of three
member on the state board of control
at all times.
The bill would not affect the status
of the present administration if passed
and adopted by the people.
cleaning." he Insisted, declaring that
the adoption of the bill as a party meas
ure could not be ex peeled to Increase
the confidence of the voters of the stats
In the party.
SENATOR PIERCE LAUDED
Thomas paid a glowing tribute to tits
record of Senator Walter M. I'lercs In
the senate and predicted that unless the
Republicans looked to their laurels and
nominated a clean, capable man as their
candidate In the npit election, the Dem
ocrat from. I'nlon county would sit In
the executive office In 19'J3. although
he served notice that he proposed to
fighthim at the polls as far aa clean
politics would permit.
Senator Hurley expressed the opinion
that the remarks of Thomas constituted
"one of the best Democratic speeches I
ever heard."
It sounded Just like the usual Demo
cratic cry of " Vote for the, man. We
have th man." he 'declared. "We have ft
just as good men and a little bit better
In the Republican ranks than have tlla
Democrat in their ranks" he Insisted.
The measure sought only to simplify
the ballot, he Insisted, concluding his
remarks by scoring those members of
the party who registered as Republicans
and then voted for Democratic candi
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