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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1931)
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGOM PAGE SEVEN SENATORS RISE UP TO KILL POLICE PENSION ACT RESULT OF VOTE UPSETS DOPE OF FORECASTERS BILL TO PERMIT Snapshots of the Legislative Session As Seen by Murray Wade COPGO PROJECT IN BOTH HOUSES SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1931 A slx-wceks battle between the combined firemen end policemen of Portland on one side and Insur ance interests on the other over the question ot pensions for the fire laddies and police of Portland term inated in the senate Friday with the defeat of the pension measure by a 16 to 14 role. Because of the overwhelming 58 to 2 victory of the pension bill In the house and the staunch stand for the measuie by the senate commit tee on Insurance the senate result was a surprise to many interested lersous, though Its defeat was pre dicted by some senate members. The Insurance angle was injected Into the Issue for the reason that the bill proposed the creation of a pension fund by a one-half per cent tax on insurance premiums paid In Portland. The resultant fund v.otild have been taken from the receipts of the state insurance commission er under the state tax. of 2'3 per cent. This aroused many up-state senate members who took the stand that the tax was an imposition on the people of the vhole state in be half of the city of Portland. The vote on the bill was: For Bailey. Bennett, Carsner, Crawford. Dunne, Eberhard, Fisher. Franciscovich, Hall, Miller, Moser, Stapics, Upton, Woodward. Against Blllinnsley, Booth. Biov.n. Burko, Dunn, Eddy, Johnson. Jones, Kiddle, Kuck. Mann, Schulmsrich. gpaulciins, Strayer, Wheeler, Marks. Senator Kay H. Upton told about the hearir.RS Riven the bill and said unfair attacks had been made on the measure by the Insurance com panies. He said the 2'i per cent pre mium tax paid by the Insurance companies was light, that he would gladly vote to raise it to 5 per cent and that the additional '3 per cent on Portland premiums wouldn't hurt them. Senator R. J. Carsner opposed the bill on the floor and Senator Joe E. Dunne supported It, reading a list of cities that have similar pension lur.ds. Senator Schulmertch ridiculed the pension idea. Senator Isaac E. Sta pies said he was going to vote lor the bill as a monument to Jay fete- Tens, who, he said, developed Port land's fire protection system and oe came a national character. Pensions for any certain class ot people were opposed by Senator W. E. Burke. "You never talk about giving pensions to the farmers." be said. Bnrie read a list ot rortiana business interests who opposed the bill. Senator James W. Crawford cull ed attention to the fact that while he at tirst optiosed the bill In the Multnomah delegation meetings he had decided the legislation was jus tified. He mentioned that the ex isting pension fund Is almost ex hausted and that a new source for the fund must be devised. Senators Johnson and Kuck op posed it and Hall was for it. Sen ator Moser scouted the argument that the measure would Increase in surance rates and declared that in surance rates m Portland had been reduced "because of the work of the.se men In whose behalf we are speaking." He said the bill would be a godsend to the people and to the families of the firemen and t: policemei.. Senator B. L. Eddy contended it was a problem that Portland should take care of. Although the pro posed tax would be on prem iums paid in Portland Senator Ed dy said that nevertheless it would Jeopardize the Insurance dividends of people in other parts of the state. Senator W. II. Siraycr said the measure wculd bleed the people of the state ot Oregon for the benefit of the building owners in Portland whose lives and proiKTty are pro tected by the policemen and fire men. Replying to Eddy's charge that the Multnomah delegation bands to gether to accomplish Its legislation, Senator Bailey reminded the senate that under the constlution Multno mah county Is entitled to 10 Instead of seven senate members and 20 tuemrs of the house instead of 111. I I IM -sktA "X REP. ANDERSON WANTS AN EFFICIENT VAGE COLLECTION LAW SENATOR KIDDLE CHAIRMAN OF COUNTIES COMMITTEE ( Lvywnj(A i itt im REP. J K. WEATHERFOI? BOUNCE ST MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE 1$ NOT FE1TEREP WITH PRECONCEIVED IDEAS 1 usktVM 1 r6 l?l iiia ScHULMEkICh IS l; .gSfc-jSURE TOORATC MANNING STARTED SOX THIN WITH HlS'WETORDPcr ISSUE REP. MACPRSOK AN ADDICT TO CABINET, FORM OF STATB GOVERNMENT REIMBURSEMENT OF FARMERS UP Twenty-four dlfiercnt farmers of Wasliin?ton and Yamhill counties would be reimbursed a total of $6338 for damages sustained by reason of an order ot tiie state board of horticulture under an ap propriation measure received by the house Friday afternoon. The amounts range from $10 upwards to $1670. The farmers were com pelled to plow up and destroy grow ing clover crops duilng 1028. One nopvonrlnllr.n mensi: lint aeldom If ever evokes any adverse debate on the floor of the houe is the bill providing lor the per "rm expenses a:id mileage of represent atives and senators and also pro- Tiding for the salaries of all th? mp'oyees and general expenses of tlw? J--' islnture. The jnrnsuiv. IT. R Ko. 373. introduced Friday by the Joint ways and means committee, calls for $120,000. Tills is the sec ond measure providing money for the session, H. B. No. 1 being rushed tiuoufh both houtes early in the session, providing $25,000 for the 36th legislative acecir.bly. This bill was signed bv the governor January 20. cisht days after the session opened. Bjth rr.ajnr revenue measures appeared In the hou?e Friday after noon, s'ib.titiites for bills offered earlier in !'-.? sesion. Tliry fall for an intangibles tax and an creche tax. HOUSE WORKING AT HIGH SPEED GLEANSUP DESK Hitting a pate or five minutes a bill, the house members, working "on their own," passively watched the march oi nearly a score ot sen ate measures Friday afternoon, the reading of the bill, short explana tion of the text, roll call and the fall of Speaker Lonergars gavel marking passage following each other with monotonous and machine-like precision. Twelve routine appropriation measures covering operating costs or various state boards, commissions, courts and national guard lor the coming biennium, segregating near ly $1,750,000 lead the way for the unusual burst of speed (hat was featured by an almost total absence of oratory and debate. These came up under special order of business at 2 o'clock. During the day three measures were sent back to committees, H B. No. 78, prohibiting the use of olemargarine and certain cooking fats in slate institutions and S. B. No. 108, relating to the Incorpora tion of highway improvement dis tricts. Senate bills meeting approval in eluded a series of six clarifying cer tain sections of the Oregon code pertaining to elections and ballots; relating to liens on fishing gear; pertaining to adulterated foods and making slight amendments In ex isting laws; prohibiting the throw ing of rubbish upon public thor oughfares: relating to the county bonding act; purchase of supplies by the state board of control for state Institutions: relating to con solidate school districts; relating to ballots; providing for the acquisi tion of forest lands: establishing rate of reimbursement to be allowed officers and employes of the state for use of privately owned motor vehicles for state use; enabling county courts to lease county owned lands and relating to construction. maintenance and improvement ot roads and highways. Four resolutions and memorials, passed by the senate and on the house calendar for the past few days, were rushed through with the other bills. These were relating to rights of accused In criminal pro ccutlon; punctuation used when re ferring to the title of the new code: providing for- a report of expense account of state officials: and mem oralitlng the postmaster general to take steps to improve the air mail service in Oregon. Two house bills were also passed during the afternoon, one author ting county courts to transfer wa ter lights and the other relating to elections In irrigation districts. Indefinite postiwnement killed H. B. No. 295, providing for elections in school districts to determine transportation costs from county tuition funds: H. B. No. 300. creat ing a county boundary board of school directors, and S. B. No. 5, providing for appeals from muni cipal courts. $25,000 VOTED LEGION MEETING hi:rkk. i n bi vs land 5tl"ert-n Paul Horritstad l'.a? purchased the lute Chailt-y Vovrng gren acreage In the Evan Valley dJtric; l.r $2,:W. Approval as given bv the wan and means committee Friday night to a bUl appropriating tij.COO to the American Legion to be used In con- nMinn IMi th M1 national con vcntlon of the legion If the Oregon veterans are success: ul In bringing it to the rate. The money is not to be directlv appropriated, but will oc diverted irom the veterans' edu cational aid fuud. Representative Glass and several renresentati'-es ot the Portland chamber of commerce asked the committee to approve a bill which mild annronriate $30,000. to be matched bv the federal government to romDlete geological surveys In certain parts c! the state. The com mittee did not pass on the bill. Represent? tires of outdoor adver tising confnu prototed aa:n't a biil proposing a tax on billboard advertising. Without c.tts the follotinj ar prooi'.a'.lot'.s rcre approved: 8:ae dprt:r.cnt ot huhrr ttJ ration. $53. '34; bwd cf tcxt-bwk commissioners. ): bwv.d for vo cational eJucaiion. $II.0M; depart ment of An-.eiicar.i.-ation, S;3: Oregca HUorni: tocie.y, $-0.. REP. LEWIS VWAS FOR t4 TEARS STATE ENOINEER. AND KNOWS HIS OREGON RERDOROTHY LEE WHO SPONSORED the: FREE TEXT BOOK BILL T. m ,f"" iV. " vw will ' a ML J REftMARK J J0HN30N CHAIRMAN OF THE FOOD AND DAIR PRODUCTS COMMITTEE SENATE KILLS BILLBOARD ACT Although ln made a determined fight for It against a unanimous ad verse committee report Senator B. W. Johnson was unable to convert the senate to favor hl3 bill to pro hibit advertising along public high ways and the measure was Indefi nitely postponed in the senate Fri day afternoon. Just prior to this the committee reported favorably on a joint reso lution. Introduced by Itself, provid ing for an Interim committee to study the subject. The committee said this was In recognition of John son's good intentions in Introducing the bill. But Johnson wouldn't ac cept the compliment, and urged the senate to kill the resolution which It did by Indefinite postponement. Senator Giis C. Moser stood with Johnson on ills bill. But Senator newspapers that object to this form of advertising. True, It appears that the garden clubs are back of it. but in all cases they are inspired by newspaper editorials. Senator John son is not to blame. The garden clubs of his district urged It upon him. but back of them was Claude Ingalls. -Corvallis editor who started tiie movement once before. In my town it was started by the attorney for the newspaper publisher." Other bills passed by the senate Friday included: SB 273, Senators Marks and Booth and Representatives MacPhersou and Weatherford Prohibiting live stock from running at large in Linn county. SB 226, by Franciscovich Relat ing to trial Jury and peremptory challenges. SB 239, by Hall Providing who may sue on bond under blue sky SB 201, by Eddy Authorizing the application of the income of prop erty held in trust for Infants. SB 284. by committee on indus triesFor regulation of undertak ers. SB 115, by Svhu'.merlch Amend ments to banking code. Jay H. Upton of the highways com mittee declared the bill the "rot tenest and mast vicious," he hid ever seen in the legislature. "It will put out of business all outdoor ad vertising concerns operating in Ore gon," he said. 'It will put hundreds of men out of work and deprive farmers of $175,000 a year In reve nues received for ground rental. Also It prohibits even window cards In towns under 2000 population. Back of it all Is a bunch of country SHOWER CLUB GUEST AT TAYLOR'S HOME Unionvale Mrs. Henry Taylor en tertained the Wheatland Social Ser vice Shower club at her home Thnra dav afternoon. Two gnests, Mil. Dave Allen and Mrs. Worth Wiley and eight members were present. Members present v. ere Mesdames Delta Culp. O. Fanner, E. E. Fell, P. H. Fowler, W. B. Magnets, P. K. Siiton, Ail,ert L'inbanhower and tiie hoctew. Mis. Tar lot, who served refreshments. Consolidation of State Agricultural Agencies Given Senate Approval The senate gave its overwhelming approval Friday to sen le bill 87, providing for the creation of a state department o afrriculture by the consolidation of 11 activities, to be headea by a director or agricut-- ture receiving a salary of $3000 a year. The bill as a special order of busi ness was taken up at II o'clock In the forenoon and the debate ended at 2:45. The vote wxs 21 to 9 for the bill. The members voted as follows:' For Bennett. Booth, Brown, Burke, Crawford, Dunne, Dunn. Eddy, Fisher, Hall, Johnson, Jones, Mann, Miller, Moser. Schulnvrich. Spauldlng. Staples, Wheeler, Wood ward, Marks. Against Bailey, Billuigsley, Cars ner, Eberhard, Franciscovich, Kid dle, Kuck, Strayer, Upton, Senator Kuck of Hood Fiver and Wasco counties opposed tiie bill at the opening of the afternoon debase on grounds that his" constituents were against it. Senator Wheeler said the farmer wanted the measure, and that It would serve to try out the consoli dation idea. "I feel sure," lie said, "that It will prove economical and that there will be a substantial amount to turn back to the treas ury at the end of the biennium." Senator Bailey read statistics to show that In the stales where sim ilar plans are In effect the tola! expenditures have Increased from $7,000,000 111 1923 to $20,000,000 In 1929. "I am afraid of the bill." said Senator George W. Dunn of Jack son county, "but I am going to vote for It in spite of my Judg ment. I think P is on of that class of experiments that we have to go through eveiy so often. I have been receiving telegrams urg ing me to vote for it, but I don't think the people who arc urging me to support It know any moie about It than I do, and I don't know any thing about it." Senator Colon H. Eberhard op posed the bill on the floor, declar ing that the farmers lu his dis trict were against it. In closing the debate Senator MUler stressed the point that the bill made tire governor solely re sponsible for the success of the de partment. 'I think this state is peculiaily fortunate Just now," Mil ler said, "In that the head of the state government la gcided not by political considerations but by busi ness piinciples." BUILDING BOOM IS REPORTED, GERVAIS Gervais A. B. Minaker has pur chased the quarter block on the cor ner of O and Tliiid streets from Henry Kuschnick. Minaker will soon build a store building on the pro perty where he will house his drug store and also build an apartment Joining for his own duelling. Stayton Mrs. Chas. 3towe!l, who was operated upon by Dr. Brewer at the Stayton hospital Wednesday Is improving. Mrs. Paltneteer, ot Sylvester, Is a guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. Stowell. "A FACTS THAT DRAW CROWDS L V Every room has I 3 RiOIO-SEtWIOOR TUB AND gi SHOWER BATHS LARGE JM oorsioe SAMPLE ROOMS 6 MXA 600 POOMS i its.rfnn.nMHini iiMMwMMMaiwaWaiiaM AMENDED BILL CHANGE NAME OF HIGHWAY VOTED With Senators M. Francisco vich of Clatsop county and Senator Charles Hall or Coos and Curry, the only two senate members who actu ally live on Oregon's scenic coast hisway, divided as to the name that nationally known thoroughfare should carry, the senate ex'wrienced a sharp light Friday on house bill 262, proposing a change In the name. Since the highway vas started It has been known as the "Roosevelt Coast Military highway." The fact that manv other highways in the United States carry the name Roosevelt led to a move to change it. However, the house bill proposed a change to "Roosevelt Oregon h!h way." In the senate Friday after noon Franciscovich, after a parlia mentary tussle, got the body to go into committee of the whole and it was amended to "Oregon Coast Highway." The senate passed the bill as amended, the measure be in? up as a special order of business. The vote was: For Bailey, Bennett. EUUngsley, Burke, Carsner, Crawford. Dunn, Eberhard, Eddy, Franciscovirh, Johnson. Kiddle, Kuck. Mann. Mil ler, Moser, flriui'merich, 8pr.!ldinir, Strayer. Woodward, Marks, Against Booth, Brown, Dunne. Fisher, Hail, Jones, Staples, Upton, Wheeler. Senator Gus C. Moser declared that the state would lose the entire advertiai.ig value of tiie highway if the presMit name Is retained, since so many other highways in the Unit ed States are known by the name Roosevelt. Senator Jay H. Upton was for re taining: the present name for the reason that it was the only one that has been officially designated by that name. Referring to the fact that the California extension of the highway is known by the name Roosevelt, Senator Upton said that "if we abandon the name and Cal ifornia steps In and calls Its part of the road the Roosevelt highway In that state will get tiie benefit of the 10 years of advertising that the road has given this state." Referring to the fact that ex Governor Norblad favored the chance, Upton said: "1 can under stand that Senator Manor is for the change for the reason that Ills left- handed governor ured tltc change before he left office. Senator Isaac E. Staples said he considered It foolish to take the time of the senate trying to orange tne name ot a road. .A bill which, If enacted, will per mlt tiie California-Oregon Power company to proceed under the Jur infliction and supervision of the new state power commission with It proposed (4,500,000 hydro-electrio development on the Klamath river In Klamath county, and which also validates settlers' Irrigation water rights on the same river, dropped simultaneously into the hoppers of both houses late Friday afternoon. Tiie bill has u Its purpose the validation beyond question of the water rtghta of 132 persons who have since the organization of the state engineer's office In 1909 taken out water rights on the river, and would tranter from the engineer! office and the state reclamation commission ail pending applica tions for water rights. Among the pending application! Is tint of the California-Oregon Power rcmpany. action upon which has been held up by ar. opinion of the attorney general to the effect that the federal water power act of 1903 withdrew all of the water! of the Klamath river for appropriation. Sponsors of the bill Introduced Friday claim that If the opinion ot the attorney general is correct tiie rights of 132 farmers and others, including the United States re clamation service, are void and the bill would reestablish these rights. The bill would establish the ap plications of the power company and others pending as valid filing! for perliminary permits before the hydro-electric commission subject to the priorities of the reclamation projects and the various Individual holders of Irrigation water rights. The measure carries the emer gency clause. Klngwood Thomas Herbert Arm strong of Yakima, Wash., la visit ing at the Robert Hall home at Laurel Crest on Cascade drive. He is a nephew of Mrs. Hall and was cnlled to Portland by the death of Dr. F. J. Laird, ar.d Is paying the H-i!ls a visit wlill that near. TWELFTH BIRTHDAY DATE IS OBSERVED Gervais Mrs. Ernest Nattzgcr en tertained for her daughter ArlUk May on her twelfth bithday anni versary when she Invited 11 of her small friends In to spend the after noon. Arita's Sunday school teacher, Mrs. H. L. Orations was a special guest. Others Invited were Doris Turner, Cheryl Syptaer, Esther Wright. Harriet McDougall. Sylvia Trotter, Esther Chamberlain, Alice Turner, Betty Beck, Calvin Nafti acr. Zadie Naftzger and the honor guest Arita May Naftzger. The hos tess served refreshments late in the afternoon, assisted by her daughter Sarah. PLAN GUEST DAY Jefferson Euclid chapter. No. 70 O. E. 8. will meet at the Masonic hall Tuesday, February 24 for so cial alternoon. Each member Is en tlticri to invite a guest. 72 of all Clievrolcts are si ill in use During the paat 20 ears the Ameri can public liai purchased 4,883,865 Chevrolet cr. Seventy-two per cent of theee 3,511,651 are mill In ac tive tervice! Such a record demon trates the noundnea of Chevrolet' policy of building the very beat car possible for the price. TliU policy ha brought many Important bene Gts to the buyers of low-priced cars, and these benefit find even fuller and finer expression In the Chevrolet Sti of today. New low prices RoaJaler, 4TS Sport Roadster with nimbi seat, tt5 Coach sr Standard Fire-Window Coupe, ttS rhaeton, 510 Standard Coupe, $535 1 Sport Coupe (rumble seat), fSTSt Convertible Cabriolet, olS Standard Sedan, Kk)3 Special Sedan, $650. Prices f.o.b.Hint.Mlch. 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