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Thursday January 21, 1943 The Ccpital Journal, Salem) Oregon Svin o Session Sidelights at the 42nd Legislature Edited by nnr C;K. Logan i Legislation pertaining to -the war effort and hopes of a short session are not mirrored in the types of some bills being asked of this session, with neither house Immune to the outside influence, as is apparent from two bills proposed this week. One pertains to a curfew for cats and the other to smoking In bed in hotels. Possibly air raid wardens will be called upon to enforce pro visions of a bill asked of Repre sentative Stanhope S. Pier, of Multnomah county, who has not yet found time to prepare the requested legislation from a con stituent, Russell Sheppard, of Portland. ."During these war-torn times," writes Sheppard to his " representative, "people are on edge more or less and a good night's sleep would help as much as war bonds." He proposes that owners of cats be required to keep them indoors after 9 o'clock at night. Smoking in bed in "hotel beds or lodgings operated for M'Kenna Offers Taxation Plan . .' Sen. Coe A. McKenna, Port land, vice chairman of the sen ate assessment and taxation com mittee, outlined his tax program to his fellow committee mem bers today. . McKenna wants: A sales tax to produce be tween $20,000,000 and $25,000, 000 a year, a 40-mill property tax limit, a flat personal income tax rate of 3 per cent instead of the existing 2 to 8 per cent, rate, a flat 5 per cent corporation in- . come tax rate instead of the present 8 per cent tax, elimina tion of the tax on unearned in come, and reduction of the gift . and inheritance taxes. Eagles Sponsor Seven Pension Bills Seven old age pension bills, sponsored by the Fraternal Or der of Eagles were introduced today by Rep. J. D. Perry, St. Helens democrat. The bills would provide $40 monthly pensions, reduce the number of case work c.ers, eliminate most case inves- . ligations, give the legislature ac cess .to case records, and elimln ate the governor's appointments to county public welfare com missions, turning the " commis sions' functions over to county , courts. Judge and Sheriff Would Benefit Sen. W. H. Steiwer and Rep, Henry E. Peterson, both of Gil liam, Sherman and Wheeler counties, proposed a bill in the house, of representatives yester day. asking that the salary of wheeler county judge be raised from $600 a year to $900, and " that of the sheriff be raised from ' $100 to $1800 annually. compensation", is prohibited un der a bill introduced by Sena tor Joel C. Booth, of Lebanon. Penalties ranging from $10 to $100 and , a possible jail sen tence are provided. Hearing the bill read, Banks Mortimer, Portland, sergeant at arms in the senate, announced his intention of going direct to Governor Earl Snell (both are members of the 40 et 8 societie of the American Legion), to be appointed inspector. "I will start in at the Martha Washing ton hotel," Mortimer declared. His intentions were blocked by Senator Thomas A. Mahoney, also of Portland and a 40 et 8er, who asserts that, due to previous knowledge, he has the job cinched. Organization of doorkeepers has been completed with Lee Howard, Portland, head house doorkeeper. Because there is not such a great demand for em ployment and patronage is more restricted for this reason, it is probable that it will not be neces sary to rotate various employes as in previous sessions. . . Others of the house group are George Bacon, Salem; John M. Umphlette, Amity; Matthew E. Gleeson, Portland; Pearl Hass ler, Salem; George F. A. Walker, Grants Pass; Robert Campbell, Portland; Jack Allen, Salem, and Harry Dean, Milwaukie. Har ley Rupert is house messenger to the slate printer. In the senate Roy R. Corey, Portland, is head doorkeeper, as sisted by Roy Rice, Salem; Hel en Ficke, Salem, William Goode and T. G. Bernard. Sergeant at Arms Banks Mor timer, Portland, has Dorothy Adolph with Anthony DeJardin messenger to the state printer, and Murray Wade, messenger from the senate to. the house. Former Governor Roy Ayers, of Montana, who also served a term in congress from that state, was a cousin of Robert J. Hend ricks, veteran Salem newspaper editor and publisher, who. died Tuesday afternoon. Ayers was also a circuit judge in Lewiston district of Montana for several terms. The Marion county delegation in the legislature has completed its individual secretarial selec tions. Mrs. Richard P. Beyer is serving Senator John Carson and Mrs. Alice Brennan acting for Senator Frederick S. Lam port. In the house Rose Mor gan is secretary to Representa tive John Steelhammer; Dillon Jones is secretary to his father, Representative H. R. (Farmer) Jones; Mrs. Helen Demarest, secretary to Representative W. W. Chadwick, and H. Carter, a law student, secretary to Repre sentative L. M. Ramage. Solons Doubt Wisdom of Tri-Stale Plan , By Janet Gould ' (Br th. United Preu) Sen. Merle Chessman and Rep. Fred A. Hellberg, both of Clat sop county, chairmen of the fish eries committees of both houses, said todaythey approved the spirit but doubted the worka bility of a Washington legisla ture proposal for an interstate ture proposal for an Interstate fish commission along the Co lumbia river. The Teport of an Interim leg islative committee which studi ed control of commercial fish ing in the river and its tribu taries with the aid of Oregon and Idaho authorities was to go before the legislature at Olym pia yesterday. "The Washington proposal for a five-member commission is an ideal solution too ideal," Chess man, former member of the Oregon fish commission, said. "If three legislatures could give up their states' sovereign rights to a commission acting impartially I would be all for it, the senator continued. "As it is I don't see how such a plan could be practicable. I've never heard of its being done in similar sit uations over the country." He said, however, that he would suggest an approach to the Washington measure by re commending the appointment of an advisory committee to repre sent the states involved. "Fishing on the Columbia is not just an industry located at the mouth of the river," Chess man said. "The Snake and Clear water rivers are spawning grounds for the fish, and the fall catch of salmon is taken equally above and below Bon neville. "An advisory group repre senting the three states and the federal government would be a fine help to the industry. But the Oregon interim committee, I am certain, holds that turning state rights over to an all-powerful commission would not be a practical solution to the prob lem." Rep. Hellberg concurred with Chessman's opinion. "It's a fine idea but I don't consider it practical," he said. Chessman said the report of the interim committee for Ore gon would be presented to the legislature within a week. Snell Signs Guard Bill The Oregon state guard, which would have gone out of exist ence today, got a new lease on life at 3 p.m. yesterday when Governor Earl Snell signed a bill to keep the guard in service until he proclaims it is no long er needed. probably be allowed. For the fi.-st lime in years, due probably to the overflowing condition of the state treasury, the usually hard-boiled commit tee is turning a receptive ear to the urgent pleas of state institu tions notably the state hospi tals and penitentiary for much needed additions to their woe fully Inadequate staffs. Strict adherence of the pres ident and speaker to the policy announced today will go a long way toward eliminating the practice of "railroading" pet bills through final passage by routing them via friendly com mittees around the ways and means group, Ecuador is improving its airports. A 11 Money Measures to C tear Ways and Means By Harry Crain To enable the joint ways and means committee to keep its appropriations in accurate balance with anticipated revenues, all house and senate measures involving expenditures of money will have to clear that committee- before going to final passage on the floor of either house during this session of the legislature, Such is the program embodied in declarations of their policies made today by President W. H. Steiwer of the senate and Speak er William McAllister of the house. "It will be my general policy to refer all measures involving appropriations directly to the ways and means committee," said Steiwer. "But some bills which also involve questions of legislative. policy may fjrst be submitted to other appropriate committees for consideration of their 'general features. "All, however, will eventu ally be cleared through the ways and- means committee." . Books' -to be Straight McAllister, announced that he would pursue the same general policy, as regards house' appro priation bills, adding that "that is the only sensible way to keep the books straight." The policy has not always been followed in the. past, notably during the 1941 session when the house detoured several bills involving the appropriations through other committees; with the result that what the ways and means committee chalked up as a $500,000 deficit at the close of the session actually left the slate more than $700,000 in the red when the final reckon ing was made. Accurate bookkeeping by the joint financial committee is go ing to be more essential than ever this session, when the prin cipal business of the group will be that of addine to rather than subtracting from the budget es-l tima,tes. This by admission of the committee members, "The budget department has the budget in such, excellent shape this year that there is little left for the committee- to do except consider increases in the estimates and additional items," said Angus Gibson, chairman of the senate half of the joint committee. "It is im perative, therefore, that all ap propriation measures pass through the committee." 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