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The OSEGON STATESMAIt, Salem. Oregon, Thursday Morning. March 15. 1SU
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Vote Refused
On Mpveto
Exclude Japs
A determined battle , to bring
action on the house memorial 9,
asking exclusion of Japanese from
the west coast, failed in the house
of representatives Wednesday.
The house voted 34 to 14 against
a motion by Rep. Warren Erwin
of Portland to take the memorial
" Irom "the resolutions fommittee
which had tabfed it. . V
The memorial ; was introduced
by Reps. Edwin, Poole and Bull.
It sought to prohibit from .'the
coast all Japanese aliens, those
with dual citizenship and those re
gardless of citizenship whose loy
alty might be open to question.
" Erwin said "had it not been for
the town marshal a Japanese
.would have been murdered by a
soldier boy" at Gresham, and that
by allowing return of Japanese
the coast would "run the risk of
guerilla warfare."
Rep. H. H. Chindgren, chairman
' of the resolutions committee, said
his group had "tried to do a Job
that will not bring embarrassment
- on the state of Oregon" and that
the memorial "should remain in
' ' committee.'' i .
Erwin, in asking that the bill
be taken from the committee if
which he is a member, said he
' was not given a chance to turn
out a minority "do pass" report
(because no majority report was
issued) and that he had "the right
to demand that you recognize my
responsibility to over 80,000 peo
ple who elected me."
Voting ''yes" on the motion (but
. some of whom said they would
vote "no" on the memorial itself),
' were Reps. Bain, Bennett, Brady,
" Bull, Callaway, Dickson, Erwin,
Frisbie, Gile, Gleason, Harvey,
Hendricks, Carl Hill, J. O. John
' son, W. T. Johnson, Jones, Kim
- berling, - Lage, Lieuallen, Lind-
berg,j - Meyers, Peterson, Poole,
"Semon (24)." - r
Voting "no" were Reps. Adams,
Balderree, Barry, Bengtson, Chad
wick, Chase, Chindgren, Condit,
Duniway, Ellis, Francis, French,
Greenwood,' Hall, Heisler, Hell
berg; Hesse," Earl Hill, Himel
wright, Landon, Lonergan, Moor,
Morse, Niskanen; Pier, Snellstrom,
Snyder, Staples, Steelhammer,
Thomas, Van Dyke, Wells, Manley
Wilson, Speaker Marsh (34).
Jobless Aid
Bill Approved
In House Vote
The house completed action on
major unemployment compensa
j tion measures by sending to the
S governor Wednesday a bill to in
crease jobless benefits from $15
for 16 weeks, or a maximum of
one-sixth of base annual earn
ings, to $18 for 20 weeks, or a
maximum of one-fourth of base
earnigs.
The most that any unemployed
workman might draw would be
$360 in a base year. Employers
wanted the old schedule retained.
Labor asked for $25 for 26 weeks.
The house also passed bills al
lowing workers two years instead
of one to make claims for aggra
vation of injuries under the indus
trial accident compensation act
and increasing the amount pay
able for degrees, measure used by.
the accident commission in deter-
mining extent of compensable in
jury, from $25 to $30.
Another industrial accident
commission bill, to create a major
injury reserve within the com
mission's general fund, , was re-
i referred to the labor and indiu-
tries committee after Rep. Harvey
" Wells "of Portland doubted the le
gality of permitting the commis-
sion to transfer money from one
fund to another.
, . Speaker Eugene Marsh said the
, measure would give i employers
who have large claims a lower
. premium rate at the -expense of
farmers and small businesses who
"come under the act.
Study of Oregon's
Primary Election
1 Plan Is Proposed
A so-called bi-partisans resolu
tion, calling j for an interim com
mittee to study methods for pre
serving the direct primary law in
. Oregon, wag ; introduced in the
senate Wednesday. .. .... .
Sponsors indicated that the
j committee, 7 if created, probably
would investigate the feasibility
of holding the primary election in
September instead of May in order
to shorten ' the general election
campaign and save the candidates
considerable money.- ' c
Transportation Study
Continuance Voted
: The; house Wednesday -.voted on
(HJR! 14) . for continuance of i
study of motor transportation tax
es by an interim committee. .
. Sponsor! of bill : (HB 345)
growing out of such a study over
the past six years indicated it will
. die in the senate roads and high
ways committee. The bill - it
attempts to equalize motor trans
port taxation by placing all car
riers -on a weight and distance
basis of taxation. :
A bill introduced in the senate
Wednesday by the roads and high
ways committee provides that in
' cases where Jogging trucks are
.QTT-vnr loads not in excess, of
sssa rounds above the statutory
limitations, officers may permit
- the drivers to preceed to destina
.ifhnnt unloading.- Another
llll to set the overload at
rounds ha been UUeJ.
COCO
In the House
Passed Wednesday:
KB 318 requiring industrial accident
commission to make annual report to
governor on worker classification and
benefits paid.
KB 437 appropriating $490,000 for
Oregon state board of forestry; $48,370
forest products research laboratory:
$25,000 state bureau of labor; $37,300
wag and hour commission; $140,S20
department of geology and mineral in
dug try; $1000 Rogue river coordination
board; $300 state' geographic board.
- HB . 433 appropriating SSSZ.SOS state
highway fund: 1306.030 atata cam. fund
account; $39,089 fish commission ex
penses; $32,347 fire marshall fund so
count: $88.7St motor carrier account;
1.S6S,7 state police. .. .. - - -J
HB 440 appropriating $34,464 for
children in Doernbecher and V. of O.
hospital; $38,700 for expenses in coun
ties for U. O. child guidance clinic;
$138,471 for crippled children..
. HB 441 appropriating $222,938 for
educational extension and field work
in agriculture. i
. HB 442 appropriating $12,000 for ag
riculture statistics. ' -
HB 443 appropriating $8000 for erad
ication of rodents, etc.
HB 444 appropriating, $346,000 for
investigation and experimenting of
state board of higher education. i
i HB 445 appropriating $118,458 for
state superintendent of public instruc
tion; S122.53S for vocational education:
$200,000 for vocational rehabilitation
servicer $200,000 for education of hand
icapped children: $700 Oregon textbook
commission; $180,140 for Oregon State
library.
HB 446 appropriating $78,000 for
state executive department; $37,480
budget division; $6500 state defense
council: $26,504 committee on postwar
development: $10,000 Willamette river
basin commission: $128,845 board of
control and for collection for inmates
in state Institutions; $500 for Sodaville
mineral springs in Linn county: $800
upkeep GAR cemetery in Multnomah
county: $0500 upkeep veterans' burial
plot Multnomah county.
HB 447 appropriating $12,000,000 for
public assistance.
HB 448 appropriating $20,541 for
teacher expense in connection with
children's farm home in Benton coun
ty; $33,914 for expenses Wunne Watts
school in connection with Louise home
for eirls. Multnomah county.
HB 449 appropriating $2,940,000 for
expenses state board of higher educa
tion ($750,000 maintenance. $750,000
wage and cost adjustments due to war.
$1,000,000 capital outlay. $220,000 repair
and acquisition of equipment: $20,000
for investigating and publicizing child
nutrition deficiencies).
SB 78 increasing weekly Dene lit
amounts under unemployment com
pensation from $15 for 16, weeks to $18
for 20 weeks. - i
SB 70 extends from 1 to 2 years
time in which benefits can be claimed
for aggravation of old injury. , ,t
SB 77 increases from $25 to i $35
workmen's compensation benefits; for
each degree of injury.
SB 197 increases from three to sev
en members i the board which ..visits
state training schools, etc., for report
to governor. I ,
SB 220 allows counties to spend up
to $25,000 for war memorials.
SB 237 clarifies status of minor
child under workmen's compensation.
SB 241 relating to salaries of Wasco
county officers.
SB 265 provides methods for seizing
unfit foods by department of agricul
ture. SB 284 authorizes first class school
districts to become part of county unit.
SB 303 provides that user of nar
cotics shaU be deemed a vagrant.
SB 311 aUows state game commis
f ion to propagate steelhead. salmon. .
SB 312 accomplishes same purposes
as SB 311. - '
SB 313-provides for 31 Instead of 30
senators.
SB 261 coordinates unemployment
compensation benefits with GI bill of
rifrhts.
Defeated:
SB 321 provides for election of pre
cmt committeemen at general elec
tions. :
Adopted:
SJR 21 providing for additional sen
ator bv amendment.
HCR 6 sine die adjournment 8:00
cm. todav.
HJR 14 interim committee study of
motor vehicle taxation.
HJR 16 interim committee to study
city and countv planning.
"Do pass" committee reports
adopted: HB 301, 240, 439; SB 178,
228, 9, 32, 186, 309, 215.
Also calendared today: HB 240,
301; SB 186, 309, 17&.215
Referred: SCR 10"; SJR 22; SB
103, 281, 328, 329.
Re-referred: SJR 16; HJR 13;
HB 304.
"Do not pass" adopted (indefi
nitely postponed): HB 219 increas
ing scope of automobile responsi
bility act.
Tabled: HB 248.
Re-tabled: SJM 9 asking stabili
zation of gold.
Repassed: HB 192, 220, 177, 214,
415, 416, 417, 418, 308.
Refused . to concur in
senate
amendments: HB 369.
House Favors
New Senator, i
31st District
The house Wednesday passed
with only four dissenting votes
on each proposal a senate resolu
uon to change membership of the
senate from 30 to 31 members
and a senate bill which would
split the present 17th senatorial
district of Klamath, Deschutes,
Lake, Crook and Jefferson coun
ties ihto two districts, one of them
Klamath county alone. t I
Change in . membership of the
senate would be a constitutional
amendment on which the people
will vote at the next general elec
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PUD Constitutionality i
Suit Deemed Possible -
Suit to test the Constitutionality
of . Sen. - Merle Chessman's bill,
providing that peoples utility dis
tricts shall not annex facilities
outside of its boundaries without
a majority vote of the inhabitants
of the territory. to be served, jap4
peared here Wednesday. "f;V:A 'A
Morton Tompkins, master of the
Oregon State Grange, said the ac
tion probably would be filed by
the grange or some other organ
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Criminals Requested
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A memorial was Introduced In A
the senate Wednesday demanding
punishment for those who perl
petrated crimes against humanity
in the world war and . proposing
that Palestine be opened for free
immigration and colonization so
that ; the Jewish people may re
build their ancestral homeland. i-
Further Study of p
Fishing Approved . . J
The senate sent to the house
Wednesday a resolution calling for
continuation for another two years
of the legislative interim commit
tee to study Columbia river fish
resources and-conservation.
Pension Plan
Bill
By Committee
' A i retirement system for public
employeetr-compulsory upon the
state and school districts and op
tional for counties,-ci ties and oth
er Sub-divisions appeared cer
tain! of passage today.
I Already approved by the house,
the ! measure by Rep. Frank J.
Van! Dyke hd others was given a
"do pass recommendation by the
joint, way! and meant committee
and placed on today's senate cal
endar, -.i;:;;!: -i'z':., ' : -:.. HI1.J
An appropriation, of $50,000, to
defray the cost of setting up Jhe
reqiiSred jMchinery, is included.
No other appropriation of state
funds is provided j until July , 1,
1941. when the state's contribu
tions would start 1 Pending that
date! employes' salary deductions
would beiin force. t !
f State budget department offic
ials estimated that when the pro
posed law .is in full operation state
employes would contribute ; ap
proximately 400,000 a blennium
and! the state aimilar amount.
The retirement age: is fixed at 65
years after 30 years service. Em-
playes eligible for retirement
Would receive half pay, based on
the average pay of the preceding
ires years, but not in excess of
1 100 a month. j ' - i-
I The ways and means commit
tee also sent out with a favorable
report a house-approved measure
to establish a system of merit
rating and civil service for state
employes-?
Senator; Dean Walker, ways and
means chairman, indicated that
rio 'action: will be taken on the
House-approved firemen's pension
billj and other retirement bills in
cluding one for district t judges.
because the general state retire
ment plan would cover the same
ground.
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rtnient of
Rublic Health
Bill Approved
A bill providing for creation of
a state department of public health
In lieu of the existing state board
of health, was approved by the
joint ways and means committee
Wednesday. ! j
II The department directors would
include fpur physicians, one dent
ist,; one: pharmacist and one cit
izen at large. The measure prev
iously was reported out favorably
by the senate committee on medi
cine, pharmacy and dentistry.
j Appropriations approved by the
ways and means committee in
eluded $53,180 for; the sUte board
of aeronautics and $5000 for the
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council or state governments.
mere was no opposition to a
bill by I Representative Harvey
Wells and others! providing edu
cational benefits -and other con
cessions "to veterans of jthe cur
tent world war. This measure was
'introduced to provide machinery
for a bil passed at the 1943 legis
lature ard approved by the voters
at s the last general election.
Preference Bill
For Domestic
Wines Favored
The senate passed and sent to
the house Wednesday a bill by Sen.
Earl T. Kewbry, Ashland, designed
to encourage the Oregon wine and
grape. Industry bjj declaring the
policy ojf the Oregon liquor control
commission to jfive preference
where possible to sale of Oregon
wines. 1 . : i! i :
By a Vote of 18 to 12, however,
the senfte killed knother bill by
Newbry which would have set ud
a'state jvine commission and lev-
4ed a te of five cents a gallon on
the industry to support a program
of encouragement for the Oregon
wine industry.
Bill for New
Office
Building Fund Signed
vGov. Earl Snell 'Wednesdav
signed a house fcjill bjf the joint
ways and means
committee au
thorizing the state board of con
trol to. borrow 1,500,000 from thi
state land board if or construction
of a state office building In Sa
lem, i
T A bill of a previous legislature
fixed the maximum to be bor
rowed at $1,000,000.
Other bills signed were SB 149
arid 233, HB 349, 383. ill
Dr. Harry A. Crown
Optometrist
; 184 N. Liberty EL
Kr 'MfTshsasTissji 1WnT last ""u v'JWJiy
Approved
Depa
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In the Senate
Passed Wednesday: - j: 1 .
SA $28 permitting deduction . from
trusts sroaa income, for us purposes.
money uaea wruuii arate lor reiifioua.
educational, charitable, humane pat-
SB 329-i-provWlne for state director
of apprentice and specifying duties.
SB 181-comoeUIne liauor commit
ilon to give preference to Oregon win.
HB 415 providinr - 5-mill eroDertv
U Sot two years Ur fata $10,000400
for ttate institutional and educational
ouuaing progxama.
HB 41C4-lncressine from $5,000 000 to
S$,000,000 the Ute school support fund.
lav 447. imposing: a Z-centa-a-pack-
age eigaret tax tq raise $3,000,000 an-
nuauy sor senooia.
HB 41$ Provides for special alectinn
June 29. i
KB 419 empowers union high school
boards . U) sell property not used tor
scnooi purposes, j ; i
HB 394 giving t counties authoritv
over aeaicaiea roaas. i ;
HB 40& provides that actions .on la
bor and material bonds shall be start
ed within two years after such labor
or material has been supplied.
HB 257 changes date for renewal of.
real estate ncensea.''..-.'., 1 i :
HB 335 appropriates 168.060 for ex.
penses: of state unemployment service.
HB 430 aDDTODriates LM5 Qoo for
benefit' of ' homeless. neglected, and
abused children, foundlings and Indi
gent orphans and ; wayward girls.
HB 407 authorizes districts of in
festation for control of insect pests. .-
xio fia gives county cierxs permts
sion to allow movement of unlicensed
motor venictes. -x , -. , : ,- :
HB 413 recodifies laws ! relative to
State gasoline taxj - - - - -
HB 53 provides for health education
in public schools.
HB 508 fixing salaries of Josephine
county officials. I
iits 3 provides for inspection of
cattle for communicable diseases.
HB 348 authorizes statues of Oregon
citizens In statuary haU.
HB s414 cancels general' fund . war
rants maa payaoie to clues no longer
Incorporated. i , . ' . .
hb aa provides for a short-form
for state, income tax purposes.
Adopted:
SJR 20 authorizing' Interstate coop
eration commission to assist northwest
states -development association in in
terstate cooperation - - i - -
SJR 23 providiog for ; interim com
mittee to study legislative reapportion
ment.
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SCW 10 providing for; interim com
mittee to study problems affecting fun
eries resources of Columbia river .and
tributaries. - -i - -
Repassed: SB, 76; SJR 0; HB 35.
; Defeated: ? -:
SB 380 taxinsr wine S cents a callon
and creating advisory board for study
of horticulture and vitaiculture.
pass" reports adopted: SB
317, 305, 89, 32?, 274; HB 403, 246,
86, 399, 350, 90; j 226, 347; 187, 378,
344, 3ip, 212; HCR 5; HJR 15.
Do not pass", adopted H (indefi
nitely postponed): SB 306 (setting
time within which liens can be
filed). I. , , ' ! J;
neportea out witnout recom
mendation: SB ;182. !
Withdrawn: SB 165, 97, 231. -Re-referred:
HB 285.; -
Referred to committees: HB 421,
319, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442,
443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449;
HCR 6; HJR 14; SB 332, 333, 335,
336, 337.
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Introduced: .
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SB 331 (by Judiciary committee)
relating to cause of action for recovery
of gambling losses.
SB 332 (by McKenna) authorizing
the payment of i expenses incurred in
carrying out the; provisions of SJR 20
pi tne current legtsiauve session. ap
propriaung money therefor, and de
claring; an emertfencT.
SB 333 (by ways and means commit-tee)-relating
toi the distribution and
allocation of moneys paid to the state
treasurer by the! Oregon Racing com
mission. ;
SB 334 (by ways and means commit
tee)i-relating to; the method of licens
lng ;raCe meets, method of wagering
and distrlbuUon bf license fees. tr
SB 335 (by fnahoney) to provide
for-payment of expenses of the com
mittee under SJR 10. to investigate the
scale of salaries) oaid nubile
and to report thereon and declaring an
emergency. j
SB 336 fbv ! Burke rela tine to
rweignts of flour.
SB 337 (by roads and hiehwava eom
mitteel relating to weights and loads
vi - irucas. i
" XeT. I John A. Carrarm,
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THURSDAY
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Disposed ofi at;
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iBy Paul W. Haryeyi ' Jr.
Associated Press 'Staff Writer) ' -
The Oregon: legislature,: -which
has broken all records for length,
disposed of .? its ' major ""problem
Wednesday when the senate pass
ed j house-approved measures to
let the people vote June 22 on a
cigarette tax- W4wo-cent a pack
age and a 5-mill, 2-year property
taxi -:,r ;;vv--:':- ' i '
The cigarette tax: which would
provide $2,000,000 a year? in addi
tional revenue for schools, -.was
passea iv to u, wniie tne proper
ty tax, which would provide $4,-
000,000 for-new college land uni
versity buildings and $6,000,000 for
new state institution buildings,
won i unanimous approval '
Added Appropriation - 1
In addition to these amounts, the
legislature will appropriate out
right $1,000,000 for the higher' in
stitution buildings and ' $3,000,000
for state institution buildings.'
In' reality, the property tax
would not be a new levy, "since
surplus income tax revenues would
cancel it , - ' i z. :
The senate also gave unanimous
approval, to a house bill to give
public school 'districts $8,000,000
a year in incomes tax surpluses
for the next two years to reduce
property taxes, compared with the
$5,000,000 a year they nave re
ceived for the past twoiyears.
Today 67th Day.
Today was the 67th day of the
session, and the longest sessiod
on previous record was; in 1939,
when it lasted 66 days. J 1
House bills passed by; the sen
ate Wednesday would let the state
.
luicsHTi;, ucaie uisiritu jior con
trol; of, insect pests and appropri
ate j $26,000 for . healthy and physi
cal education programs in public
schools. - - I ' ' ;
Senate President
Prospects Eyed ' I
Possibilities for. the senate pres
idency in 1947 were being dis
cussed at the statehouse' Wednes
day, including: .. - f,
".Sen. Marshall Cornett of Klam
ath 'Falls, who said he had re
ceived severar pledges of support;
Sen. Coe McKenna of j Portland,
who withdrew as a candidate for
this session; Sen. Angus Gibson
Of Lane county, chairman of the
seriate forestry committee; Sen.
Earl T. Newbry of Jackson coun
ty chairman of the committee on
assessment and taxation; and Sen.
William Walsh of Coos Bay, chair
man of revision of laws.
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Senate Favors Study
Of Reapportionment
The senate approved! and sent
to jthe house Wednesday! a resolu
tion for appointment of an inter
im: committee to submit to the 1947
legislature a plan to reapportion
the state's legislators. The resolution-was
introduced by Sens, Mar
shall E. Cornett, Klamath; Falls
republican, and Lewi Wallace,
Portland democrat. J
Leeisl
readier
Hear This and
Oiher Semens
AT THE
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EVA11GELICAL
cmracn
! Note: These aire the last
da js that Dr. Carrara
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and Not a Priest
Sen. TrTiecler Honored
For Long Service ';"
The senate Wednesday adopted
a -resolution expressing apprecia
tion 'for. the. legislative service of
Sen. H. C Wheeler, Lane county.
whotas signified his intention of
reUring.- Senator - Wheeler has
served- three , terms in " the house
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senate! bill which would permit
counties to spend up to $25,000 lor
erection of wax monuments or me
morial buildings. . .
and eight In the senate, and has
been chairman of theenate educa
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and calling for administration of '
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