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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, , PORTLAND, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEIl 21, - IVZl,
Property Tax Plan for tKe 1925 Exposition Is Dealt Death Blow by Legislators at Salem
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BILLS 0.: ICD BY
State House, Salem, Dec ft. The
ifcoase committee on roada and highway
'recommended this morninr thai the
'three bills prepared by the special eom
jBilttee anointed by the fovernor to con-
serve, the highway and reg-alt traffic
j thrn do pass with slight amendment,
i ,The commltee reconsidered lta tea tra
ctive decision te amend tit section re-
1 bitt. niM tnr miinrnlai vent
s'
j eles and the bill now stands as worded
j by the special committee. This section
jhas been the point of controversy, the
bos operators contending first for cer
t tificates of public necessity and then
Jjor extended discretionary power by the
public service commission.
HOW BILL BEADS
As it bow stands the bill reads as fol-
"No permit issued by the public service
commission, to operate any motor vehi
cle or other vehicle prescribed by this
act. for compensation, ever any of the
highways of the etat of Oron shall be
an exclusive" right to operate over any
route, "road, highway or between any
fixed termini, but the special conditions
of service and protection or such other
conditions as may be set out in such
.permit, together with the general regu
lations of the public service commission
shall be the conditions with which ur
ether transportation company or per
son moat comply before being granted a
permit to operate motor vehicles in sim
ilar service and transportation compa
nies or persona complying with such con
ditions shall be permitted to a like per
' Wilt."
W. B. Dennis of Carlton made a spirited
' appeal for the retention, of the stricken
out words, contending that any one who
could meet the requirements of the pub
lic service commission as te continuity
Of service and equipment and 'protective
bonds should be granted a right to oper
ate in free and open competition beyond
the discretion of the public service com
mission.; FATOES COMPETITION
JohnF. Logan, representing the com
mercial bus lines, said that while the
- section M amended was not altogether
What his clients wanted they bad agreed
a ww.t. In m ami!, i iuuMnMnlBa
He contended that it would not lead to
the creation of special privilege and
that in View of the . extra license to be
paid the operators now in business were
entitled to some protection., c
Representative Carter of the roads and
highway committee interjected the ob
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serration that the public loses by undue
cars petition.
By this time the committee indicated
thai it was well "fed up" on argument,
but it permitted Arthur C Spencer,, gen
eral ooonsei of the O-W. JR.- N. -and
Union Pacific lines, to present the nil-
roads point view. ' He submitted that
la view of the fact that the buses were
not required to pay fee adequate to the
damage done to the highways, there
should be no exclusive permits granted
or special privileges enjoyed. He wanted
a fair field and no favors.' . His com
pany, he said, had given to the state
rights of way for. highways making bus
operation possible and creatine a com
petitor against itself.
LAWTEBS IX TILT .
If ther were to- be permitted to use
the highway and capitalize through ex
clusive or semi-exclusive permits granted
oy Kguaauon it would be an accomplish
ment that is not for the public benefit,
he said. . . .- . , -.
His company, he continued, paid out
iOc of each, dollar of revenue for taxes
and maintenance. There was a warn
exchange of comment between Spencer
and Logan. .. 'i , - ? -4
"You represent - the union Pacific.
shouted Logan.
Yes, replied Spencer, warmly, op
probrious as it may be. We are losing
thousands 'of dollars every day through
the eubfltdisinf of the highways." -
The railroads have sent you here,'
retorted Logan. 'They want destruction
Instead of construction." ' v
Farther remarks were made by Spen
cer that the railroads had paid out mil
lions of dollars la the acquirement of
right of way, taxes and -equipment and
that it was not Just to be placed "in
competition with -motor vehicle traffic
along its lines which had paid bat nbtlw
ing practically, - . ,-'
GO TO SENATE feODY 1- A v
", "Yea," countered Logan, "affier you
put up your ' watered stock in Wall
street When did you ret your money 7
Did it not come from the public too?
How abont your grants of the public
domain V
By thjg time the committee thought
it about time to shut off further thrusts
and counter thrusts of the two attorneys
and Spencer closed with the assertion:
"It is not Just to give exclusive fran
chises when adequate' payment is not
made for it." - 1
Other amendments suggested by the
house committee" provide for liability as
well as surety bonds and permit small
buses a speed of SO miles an hour,
middle-sized 5 miles and larger-siaed
20 miles.
Each passenger bus Is to pay M per
year for each seat and $10 per vehicle.
The measures have not yet been con
sidered by the senate committee on
roads and highways, but will probably
be taken up today.
SENATE BILLS INTRODUCED
S, JB. 11, by Staples and Robertson
Relating to loans to officers, director
and employes of state banks.
S. 8. 12. by Hare To cure a defect of
assessments ef drainage districts.
8. B. 13, by Joseph -Creating a com
mission to regulate the speed of motcr
vehicles and to serve without pay. -
OF PORTLAND OREGON
THE FIPST NOlONAL BANK WEST
OF THE ROCKY FOUNTAINS i:'
TWO MEASURES
ARE PASSED OVER
GOVERNOR S VETO
' State House. Balem. Dec. 11. Two en
actments of the last regular session of
the - legislature relating " to the Irriga
tion code vetoed by Governor Olcott
were passed ; today . by the . house over
the governor's veto by, practically . an
unanimous vote. One of these vetoed
measures, H. B. 113. gives to Irrigation!
districts authority to ft dates for elec
tions and entitles the district to moneys
collected on delinquencies and interest.
The other measure was senate bin 275
giving the Irrigation district authority
to proceed on "private property after
tender of compensation has been made
subject to court award, the purpose be
ing to prevent delay pending settle
ment. VETOES SUSTAINED
The' veto of the governor on the fol
lowing house bills was sustained :
H. B. J0 Closing county offices at
noon. - i,. - . ., ''-.
H. B. 400 Relating to district attor
ney of Polk county. "
H. B. '39 Claim of Dr. W. 1C Camp
belt. f -. -. .. 1 '
House bin Appropriating"; If 4400
fort the use of the hatchery fund of the
Oregon state fish commission was pawed
byla vote of 46 to 15. V 1 '
The detailed vote was as follows:'
Teas Acheson. A Hen, Beals, Belknap.
Bennett, Carsnor, Carter, Carey, ChUds.
Uavey. Bgbert, Plsber, Fletcher. Flint,
Gallagher, Gqrdoa . of llaitnomah, Gor
don of Lane, Himlman, Hopkins," Hos
ford, ' Hubbard, tturd. Hyatt, Johnstort,
Kinney, K ore 11, Kubli. lacunar d, Ixoney,
Lynn, Marsh, McDonald, McFarlamt
met, "Overturf. Peirce. RlcJiarda, Rob
erts, Sheldon. Shiria, Sloan, Temple ten.
Wells. Woodson, .Wrlght--4.
Noes Hammond, -Rsnter, Kay, L
follete, Lee, Martin, Miller, North, Perry,
Powell, Shank, Stone. Westcott 12.
- Absent Burdtck.
SENATE BILL. REFERRED
. Another measure passed was the bjll
providing for full term for every per
son hereafter elected- at any general
election to any state, district or county
office. This bill has particular reference
to the situation in Multnomah county
created by the appointment of District
Attorney Myers and relieving him from
the Jurisdiction of the coming election,
making hlr term continuous with that of
his predecessor.
Senate bill 1, exempting money ac
quired under the soldier bonus law from
debts contracted prior to payment of the
same, was referred to the commtitee on
judiciary to cure it of some minor de
fects. ' .
BAZAAR RAI8E8 144
Rstacada, Dec. 21. The - .Christian
ladies baiaar and dinner netted $84.
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DOOMED IF QUICK
mil Delayed
- By A,- L. Use-bees
loonml 8t&ff CorrespoodrM
State House. Salem. Dec 21. As the
special leeislaUve session swings Into
the third - day of its nacertaia course,
two conclusions lift,' themselves out of
the mass of nmors and specalations
that have centered about the activities
of the lawmakers thus far,
Thi first , f theae is that if any
state participation in the 1925 exposition
is to grow our of this session, it win
not be financed by the proposed property
tax. which Is a dead issue.
The second conclusion is that if any
thing at all is done. It most be done
Quickly. The legislators are straining
at .the bit and preparing to break away
at the first opportunity.
BACK IX HOPPER
The first of these conclusions is based
upon the attitude of the ways and
means committee of the bouse and sen
ate . Bitting as a legislative steering
committee .Tuesday night
Following a session lasting well past
the midnight hour, the three hour bills
providing for the financing of the fair
and a fourth proposed bill drafted by
the exposition committee and involving
the gasoline; sales tax were dumped
back into tie house hopper without
recommendations, to be fought out on
the floor of that body.
Senator Joseph's gasoline tax bill was
similarly treated. .
MEASURES DOOXED
This action, however, . was not taken
until several: of the members had ex
pressed, their readiness to "go to bat
on the various fair financing bills then
and there, enough of them indicating
an eagerness to wield the axa in execu
tion Of the Kubli property tax bill and
the Bean income tax bill to indicate that
both of these measures are doomed.
The second conclusion is based upon'
a statement by Speaker Bean in conclud
ing; bis arguments in behalf of his in
come tax bill before the committee, in
which he warned the legislators that
"if they wanted to get action on any
bills at this session they bad be better
be presented' at once, as the house is
figuring on adjourning Thursday after
noon." BEAN "WARKS COMMITTEE
This warning together with Bean's
threat that his Income tax bill "offers
an opportunity to secure state aid for
the fair -which you probably may not
get in any ether way," indicates that
any fair financing measure, whatever
its nature, is slated for a fight before
it can hope to receive the favor of the
legislature. - '
Franklin T. Griffith outlined to the
committee the compromise suggestion
embodying the increase of the gasoline
tax to three cents, diverting $1,000,000
a year for three years to the fair fund
and then giving back the entire three
cent fund to the-highway funds. This
would be done through the medium of a
constitutional amendment and com
panion bill carrying the machinery for
the management and conduct ef the fair.
OFFERED AS SUGGESTION
From the revenue derived from this
source $5000 per month would be diverted
to the state highway fund for mainte
nance purposes, as the entire revenue
now is, and the balance would be di
verted to the exposition fund until the
sum of $3,000,000 has been accumulated.
After that the entire tax would again be
diverted to the highway fund.
"In proposing the property tax the
exposition committee had no thought of
attempting to foreclose the judgment of
the legislators as to how the fair should
be financed," Griffith declared, in ex
plaining that the gasoline tax bill also
was merely offered as a suggestion for
the consideration of the lawmakers,
who, he believed, were agreeable to state
participation in the fair if only some
plan for this financing could be agreed
upon.
FLEABS FOR ACTION
T believe the people of the state want
the fair. Advices by the exposition com
mittee from every section of the state
so indicate. But the matter of financ
ing the fair is another thing, " Griffith
declared.
Under the proposed gasoline tax mea
sure, as under the proposed property
tax, unrotn explained jfnitBomah coon
ty would contribute one third of the total
state oontribetion to the fair in add!-!
uon to the 12,000,000 voted by the city
of Portland.
"Dent adjourn without doing some
thing," he pleaded, in explaining that
the exposition, committee was not advo
cating any particular method of financ
ing the fair and was sot evea wedded
to the gasoline tax bill if a better
method could be devised for meeting
tse prooiem.
KUBLI DEFENDS TAX '
Defending his personal nronerty tax
before the committee. Representative
Kubli declared it to be- the "meat log-
KSJ. most simple and most equitable
way of financing the fair that baa yet
been proposed.
However, he Intimated, that it might
not pass this afternoon, .depending
largely upon whether the legislators had
the nerve or courage to stand up for
what Is for the best interests of the
State. Many of the lawmakers who e
against his bill, he declared, really rec
ognised, its merits, but were afraid to
antagonise their constituent by voting
for another property tax.
Speaker Bean, differing with Kubli. In
sisted that hie Income tax proposal was
the meet equitable way yet offered for
financing the fair. By bis plea, he in
sisted, only those would be asked to
pay who are able to pay and tn propor
tion to their ability to pay.
BILL IS EXFLAtNED
; Whether the income tax was adopted
as a means for financing the ttc r not
It would be adopted ultimately as a sola
tton to Oregon's tax problem. Bean pre
dicted. The bfU, be explained, waa draft
ed by Jack La telle of Portland and was
modeled after the federal income tax
bill and a model form for state tneeme
tax purposes prepared by the National
Tax association. It would raise, ap
proximately i2,m.ooo a year tn Oregon.
he declared. !-v
A HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED
H. B. 15. by Belknap An act validat
ing certain divorces and- subsequent
marriares.
H. TR.A by Carter Amending anc
bob -tol iiij. wrefon saws: ncreejsuag
The following bills were passed
H. B, 112. by Overturf (vetoed bv the
rovernor ) Amen ding certain section of
uw irrtgaooa law.
H. B. C. by Kurd Appropriating 6.
500 for the fish hatchery funds of Ore-
FAIR PROGRAM
terms of elective officers of state, dis
trict or counties in Oregon.
S. B, 275. by Senator Upton (vetoed by
governor) Permitting irrigation dis
tricts to proceed with development of
districts pending adjustment of rifhts
of way and providing for the providing
of an adequate surety or cash bond. .
Oregon Senate ;
Pays Tribute to
Wilsonv T. Hume
. Stats House, Salem, Dec 21. Tribute
was paid to the memory of the late
Wilson T. Home, member ef the senate
at the i last eeeeiofi, by his former col
leagues in the senate Tuesday, when a
resolution presentee v Senators Ryan,
Joseph and Dennis ass adopted by a
standing vote. " ' f H. r
The resolution refers to the departed
senator as one "who served bis state in
an able, fearless am conscientious man
ner, being always at his post of duty,
ever contending-for what he considered
right, without hope of reward or return
other than that of his own conscience ;
ever ready to voice his protest agalnsf
any measure he deemed wrong and "a
fearless fighter, respected by all."
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OPEN
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until
Christmas
SEfWmSUSTAIHS
OLCOTT III VETOES
" State House, Salem, Dec JL One bill
and one resolution Introduced, into the
senatorial hopper on Monday, the open
ing day of the special session, have been
sent to ther house after having psseed
the uoper house, r "V: , ' . : V
; 'The bin was Senator Upton's measure
exempting . money acquired tinder the
soldiers' bonus law from debts contract
ed prior to enactment of the bonus law.
The favored resolution was that intro
duced by the Linn" county delegation.
providing a means for the payment of
i warrants, outstanding on December JV,
IS Jl, through the, creation of a special
levy of Z mills for that purpose.
' Six vetoed senate bills of , the 12 re
turned to tAe senate this morning from
the last regular session felt by the way-
side this afternoon when the senators.
acting upon the recommendations of the
several committee to which they had
been referred, voted to sustain the gov
ernor's veto.
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WARMING PADS HAIR CURLERS
WASHING MACHINES IRONERS VACUUM CLEANERS
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The-vsix executed measures were
& C 157. by Upton and RepreseataUve
Burdick and pverturff Relating to sal
aries of Klamath county officials.
a 109, by Upton Providing for the
appointment of a commissioner for .the
cooperative marketing of meata.
S. B. 258. by EUis Relating to salaries
of Harney county officer.,..
S. B. S26, by committee on revision of
laws Amending statutes relating to
tew coaveyan- of land shall be raada.
S. fi- 227, by committee on revision of
laws Amending statutes relating to re
ports and license fees of corporations
said ete-'Coaipaeiee.i v,i
S. B. 274, by judiciary committee Es
tablishing liability of abstractors, etc.
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City, Vancou?er, St, J6hns .
Kiwauis pledge Aid
To Needy Veterans
'-';' : t " srfiiewiseajesjssB-sWi
Kiwania club , members Tuesday
pledged aid fa) J needy married, M'orld
wart veterans '; w$o ' are out of employ
meat pr. David H. Rand waa appoint
ed chairman ef a committee which will
seek Job and procure food and cloth
ing. William Fv- Woodward addressed
the club on "Changing Tour Business
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