Protection for
State Police
Kin Discussed
Providing a more adequate
pension system for the protection
of widows and children of state
police officers killed while in the
fin nt rintv was discussed at a
meeting of a subgroup of the joint
ways and means comnunee wnu
H. G. Maison, superintendent of
state police, and members of his
staff Wednesday.
Sen. Dean Walker, chairman of
the subcommittee, said the pres
ent system of basing the bulk of
this relief on biennial appropria
nnt sound and suggest
ed that some permanent program
be outlined.. ..
It was decided to confer with
members of the state industrial
accident commission to determine
if some adequate plan can be
worked out through that depart
ment. Two subcommittee members
expressed surprise that the start
ing salary of state patrolmen is
only $150 a month. "I don't see
how these men live on that salary
and support a family," Rep. Carl
H. Francis of Dayton said. Maison
.ni.in that th base salary is
increased based on the tenure of
the officers.
The committee took no action
on a bill providing life insurance
for state police officers up to
$5000. .
Maison told the committee he
would return approximately $200,
000 appropriated by the 1947 legis
lature to the general fund on
June 30. the end of the present
biennium-
Plan Proposed
To Let Ag Board
Name Director
The house agricultural commit
tee Introduced a bill Wednesday
to allow the state board of agri
culture to appoint the agricul
tural director. The governor now
appoints both the director and
the board.
The measure would change the
agriculture board from its pres
ent advisory capacity to that of
policy making group .
The bill provides that the gov
ernor would still appoint the
sven members, each a represen
tative of a different phase of
Oregon agriculture.
FEZ BOOST PROPOSED
The judiciary committee of the
house presented bill Wednesday
Increasing the annual fees of the
Oregon state bar from six to
twelve dollars.
In the House
PASSED
MB (Dickson) Chang make
vp of board of examining ona-lncer.
altars method of paying member
and up license fee.
B S (Com. on1 Flnan. Inati.)
Gives banks another 14 hours to bal
ance accounts.
HB IS (Johnson. Ueusllen. Hender-ahottH-Raiaea
from 9300 to S2000 the
income tax exemptions of veterans
with 40 or mora disability.
HB 119 (Geddea) Give member
ol state board of chiropractor exam
iner the Mini mileage as other state
employee (instead of 3 cents a mile).
HB liaC-ed.de Would raise price
mi Oregon Blue Book from 25c to 50c.
B 112 (Glle. Greenwood. Steel
hammer) - Provide appropriation of
S28U6S to continue through June 30
the $20 eoet-of-living raise for state
employe.
DO-PAS 9 RSPOBTf ADOPTED
Jft S. .
HB 11, 24, 33.
SB 1. . 49, M.
BE-REFULKED TO COMMITTEES
HB 94.
BEFEKRED TO COMMITTEE9
HB 125-141 inc.
, SB 14, 15, 1.
I INTRODUCED
HB 142 (Brady) Repeal law which
Iirovides that unemployment benefits
or worker in an irxagular or season
al business shall Apply only to the
longest period of year which business
normally operate.
HB 143 (Educ. Com.) provide for
appointment of assistant school sup
erintendent la first class school -districts.
HB 144 (Educ Com.) Provide for
taking of school census annually (large
districts currently required to take
eensus only every five years).
HB 14 (Educ. Com.) Provides for
establishing school census by district
school census ratio.
HB 14 Educ. Com.) Fixes from
92000 to 930.000 the bond required for
a school clerk (depending on pop
ulation). HB 141 (Educ. Com.) Provide for
holding both annual and special school
district elections.
HB 14S (Educ. Com.) Sets school
election time from 2 to I pun., in
stead of 2 to 7 pjn.
HB 149 (Educ. Com.) Provide that
a tax levied by consolidated school
board, to retire indebtedness of a dis
trict incurred prior to consolidation.
Shall be outside the 9 limitation.
HB 15m (Educ. Com.) Includes Un
ion High districts in election laws cov
ering first class districts.
HB 131 (Educ. Com.) Provides that
elections m consolidated school dis
tricts shall be conclusive unless appeals
are taken within 90 days of election.
HB 12 (Agri. Com.) Requires en
richment of flour.
HB 133 ( Dicksea) Increases salary
Of state forester from 98000 to 98400.
HB 14 (Robinson) Prohibits con
struction of dams or dikes, including
dikes for land reclamation, without
permit; provides penalties.
HB 133 (Chindgren. Chadwick)
Provides for full-time board of par
ole, three members, salary 95000. (Pre
sent members on 910 per diem basis).
HB 19 (Hendershott et others)
provide that school districts may con
tract indebtedness for school buses.
HB 137 (Judiciary Com.) Increases
membership fees of state bar associa
tion from 99 to 912 per year.
HB 139 AgrL Com.) Provides that
officers and employes of state agri
culture board shall hold office at
pleasure of board rather than gov
ernor, thus letting board instead of
governor choose the director.
VP FOR FINAL ACTION TODAT
HB 39, 44, 93; HJR 3, 4; SB 19. 49,
99 99.
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Reapportionment Plan Would
Give Multnomah County Third
Of Entire Legislative Strength
; By Lester Cour
Staff Writer, The Statesman.
Marion county legislative representation would remain unchanged
under a legislative reapportionment proposal introduced in the senate
Wednesday by Sen, Richard L. Neuberger of Portland, but Linn would
gain half a senator. Lane also would gain.
Neuberger'9 bill would require the legislature to reapportion legis
lators each decade after the feder
al census is completed. If the legis
lature failed to act, the secretary
of state would have to do the job.
In introducing the measure, Neu
berger pointed out that Oregon has
had no reapportionment since 1910
even though it is required by the
constitution.
The law requires that all legis
lative districts shall be of equal
size. Neuberger pointed out that
under the present division one sen
ator represents 7,268 people while
another has 82,702!: One representa
tive has only 5,687 constituents
while another have 35,340.
The reapportionment system pro
posed by his bill is a complex
mathematical formula evolved by
a Harvard university professor. It
is used in reapportioning congres
sional representation.
The proposed change would in
crease Multnomah county's legisla
tive strength more than 50 per
cent. The county, which now has
6 senators and 13 representatives,
would have 10 senators and 20
representatives under the proposal
one-third of the total legislature.
Neuberger said this is just because
the upstate county has of Ore
gon population. .
The formula provides that each
house member represent 25,283
people and each senator 50,566.
Since Marion : county's popula
tion is estimated to be over 100,000,
its representation of four house
members and two senators would
remain the same. .
Lane county,;; however, would
receive another representative and
hk a senator, bringing its strength
to four representatives and two
senators the same as Marion.
Lan county now shares one sen
ator with Linn county. Linn coun
ty would have two full senator's
representation, an increase of one
half. Other counties to gain represen
tation by the proposal are Kla
math, Jackson, ? Washington and
Clackamas.
Morrow, Sherman, Wheeler, Ba
ker, Crook, Josephine, Tillamook
and Umatilla would lose because
their populations have remained
practically unchanged.
If the reapportionment carries,
Neuberger said he would introduce
another bill Calling for division of
Multnomah county into smaller
districts. He, believes this would
prevent the county from swinging
a top-heavy vote in the legislature.
Committee Approves rf
Deficiency Funds
Deficiencies of annroximatelv
$1,187,100, involving state insti
tutions for the current biennium,
were approved bv a erouwof the
joint ways and; means commitee
nere weanesaay
Included were the Oregon state
hospital, Fairview home, Eastern
Oregon state hospital, peniten
tiary, Oregon State tuberculosa
hospital, state training school for
boys, Eastern Oregon tuberculosis
hospital, state school for the deaf
and Oregon state school for the
blind.
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In the Senate
PASSED
HB 122 (Steelhammer at others)
Providing 920 a month cost-of-living-raise
to state employes with salaries
not fixed by law. unUl July I. IMS.
Continues allowance made by emer
gency board in 148. Provides S282.S6S
appropriation for payments.
ADOPTED
HCR 1 (Wells 9c others) Providing
for five-man joint legislative commit
tee to Investigate Oregon's housing
shortage.
INTRODUCED
SB S2 (Banking) Would admit any
photostatic microphotographic or pho
tographic reproduction as court evi
dence. SB S3 (Mahoneyl Would permit
Multnomah county offices to remain
closed aU day Saturdays.
SB S4 (Mahoney) Would authorize
governor to regulate distribution of
electric power in emergencies.
SB S3 (Lynch) To add amidone. ls
oa mid one, kelobemldone to list of nar
cotic drugs under state control.
SB 94 (Neuberger) To establish a
periodic plan for reapportionment of
Oregon legislative districts.
SB ST (Lynch c others) Would
permit certain persons seeking to buy
alcoholic beverages to obtain age
certificates from liquor control com
mission at 90 cents a copy; if not in
possession of certificates when ques
tioned, applicants would be required
to sign forms swearing they were at
least 21. provides penalties from 930
to 92SO for convictions for falsifying
age and jail sentences up to SO days.
9B IS (HUton) Would disqualify
from office political candidates con
victed of making false statements in
campaign. Would also disqualify
from general election those candidates
making false statements in primary
race. -
SB 9S (Banking) To aUow photo
static copies of writings to be intro
duced in evidence.
9B 99 (Lamport) Would permit
public utilities commissioner to sus
pend rate schedules for six months
during investigations, and to extend
suspension another three months if in
vestigations are not completed.
DO PA99 REPORTS ADOPTED
9B 2. 24. 32, 37, 39, 42, 99. HB 99,
REFERRED
SB 94. 97, 99, 99. 19, 71, 72, 13, 74.
79, 79, 77, 79, 79, 99, 91. HB 23, 17, 94,
33.
UP FOR FINAL ACTION
9B 2, 24, 32. 37, IS, 99. HB 99.
SENATE RESUMES 19 A.M. TODAT.
Oregon's Per Capita
Tax Lowest on Coast
e
SEATTLE, Jan. 26 -Pi- Wash
ington citizens paid out the high
est per capita tax of those in any
west coast state during 1946, with
a total of $97.17, according to
Fred Atcheson, chairman of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Californians paid out $76.82 and
Oregonians $61.22, he said.
Increased Power for
State Police Sought
A bill providing that state po
lice shall handle all criminal
business and that the duties of
sheriff shall be reduced to caring
for the county Jails and process
serving is being considered by
Sen. Austin Flegal of Multnomah
county, he said Wednesday.
AVERAGE PAY TOTALED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (JP)
The labor department said Tues
day the average basic pay for un
ion workmen in the building con
struction industry is $2.16 an hour.
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Tighter Laws
For Minors at
Bars Sought
Minors convicted of making
false, statements about their ages
to buy liquor could be fined and
jailed under a bill introduced in
the senate Wednesday by Sen.
Frank Lynch of Portland.
Lynch said the measure would
practically eliminate sales of liq
uor to minors.
The proposal would allow per
sons being questioned about their
ages to obtain age certificates
from the state liquor commission
for 50 cents each. The certifi
cates would show each appli
cant's address and picture.
If a questionable person sought
to buy liquor he would be re
quired to sign a statement of
age in front of at least two wit
nesses. The card would be filed
at the business establishment for
reference.
Any person convicted of falsi
fying his age to buy liquor would
be liable to fines from $50 to
$250, a jail sentence up to 90
days or both.
New Demands
Put Crimp in
Budget Hopes
Hope that the joint ways and
means committee biennial appro
priations can be held to those
recommended by the state budget
division faded Wednesday with
the introduction of several bills
carrying proposed expenditures
ranging from few hundred dol
lars to $1,300,000. Other similar
measures were in the making.
The proposed $1,300,000 appro
priation outside the state bud
get involves continuance of the
Oregon Vocational school at Klam
ath Falls. Sponsors of the bill to
reinstate this appropriation indi
cated they were ready to carry
their fight to the joint ways and
means committee and if necessary
to the floor of the senate and
house.
Another appropriation outside
the state budget is an item of
$150,000 to purchase additional
state land in the capitol area for
the proposed new highway com
mission building.
16 of 21 Democrats
Praise Truman
For CVA Stand
Messages of c o n g r atulations
were sent to President Truman
for his sponsorship of a Columbia
Valley authority Wednesday by
seven members of the senate and
nine members of the house, all
democrats.
Only democratic legislators not
signatories were Sens. Austin
Dunn, Austin Flegel and Orval
Thompson, and Reps. Henry
Semon and C. K. McColloch.
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The Truth, All
The Truth and
Nothing But-
A revolutionary innovation, at
least in some people's estimation,
threatened" Oregon politic; Wed
nesday. Sen. Frank H. Hilton of Port
land introduced a bill to make
candidates tell nothing but the
truth in future campaigns.
Hilton declined to say whether
the measure was directed at Mult
nomah County Sheriff Mike Elli
ott, a democrat who defeated re
publican incumbent Sheriff Mar
tin L. Pratt last November. Elliott
last month admitted making false
statements concerning his age and
service record during his cam
paign. Hilton's proposal would disqual
ify from office any candidate con
victed of making false claims
about himself or any other' can
didate during a campaign. '
It would also bar from the gen
eral election campaign and ballot
any candidate convicted of mak
ing false statements, in a primary
election campaign.
Full-Time State
Parole Board
Up To Legislature
A full-time state parole board
of three members would be in
stalled under a bill introduced
in the house Wednesday.
The measure calls for annual
salaries of $5000 for the mem
bers, who would be appointed
by the governor for staggered
terms.
The hill was introduced by
Reps. Herman Chindgren, Canby,
and W. W. ChadWick of Salem,
The current parole board is
appointed by the governor but
serves on $10 per diem basis.
Pay Measure
Rips Through
Both Houses
Both the house and senate rush
ed through final passage Wednes
day the bill (HB 122) appropriat
ing $282,560 to continue the state
employes' cost-of-living $20
monthly pay increase through
June 30.
Rep. Robert C. Giles, In speed
ing the bill through the house,
said that of 11,122 state employes
6419 resigned last year, and that
such a turnover impaired effi
ciency. He said the turnover was
due to low pay.
Giles also said the set salaries
of 1619 employes were $150 a
month or less; 4407 were between
$150 and $200.
Another bill to continue or in
crease the extra $20 stipend for
the next biennium already is on
its way through legislative mills.
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New Plan for V
Split in Car
Revenue Eyed
The Oregon legislature will
consider a new system of distrib
uting state motor vehicle reve
nues to counties.
State Reps. Giles L. French,
Moro, and Henry Peterson, lone,
said Wednesday they would in
troduce a bill to provide for a
plan whereby thinly - settled
counties would get more money,
and the big counties would get
less.
French said the bigger counties
are now getting more money
than they need.
The counties get 19.5 per cent
of state gasoline tax receipts, li
cense fees, and other classes of
motor vehicle revenues. It is ap
portioned on the basis of the
number of cars in each county.
The proposed formula is simi
lar to the federal government's
distribution of money .to the
states. It would be based one
third on area, one-third on regis
tration of cars, and one-third on
mileage of primary and second
ary highways.
An attempt was made to pass
a similar bill in 1941.
Wrist Injured
In Fall on Ice
VICTOR POINT Mrs. W. F.
Krenz dislocated bones, of her
right wrist when she fell on the
ice near her home. '
Henry Jaquet has been confined
to his bed by an attack of influ
enza. Other cases of the "flu"
reported were David Doerfler, W.
F. Krenz and Donald Jaquet, all
recovering satisfactorily.
Mrs. Russell Gray and daughter
Nancy of Toledo, who have been
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Mrs. Humphreys who will visit.
Mrs. Gray is convalescing from an
operation and Nancy from the
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Joseph Yost, eldest I son of the
Fred Yosts is on a practice cruise
with the U. S. naval reserves.
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Rollie Truitt, Portland sports
broadcaster who now is reading
clerk of the house of represen
tatives, was felicitated by the
house,: Wednesday on his 25th
wedding anniversary.
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