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SATURDAY. .". .JANUARY 23, IM
THE CELILO PORTAGE. '
In another column is published a
synopsis of a bill introduced by Sena
tor Mitchell, appropriating $195,000 for
the ,. construction of a portage road
around the obstructions to navigation
mK! w.wAart The Dalles
1tlw Tkta annAAPA trt be ftnd 18
. HIIU UClUUt AHW mmirmfw-
a large amount of state fund to be ap
propriated for a single purpose when
oeoole are already overburdened' with
taxation, still in view of the fact lhat
.t- t ..uttim.t7.ad to be con-
ae iuipnuciuou, bmwuw.
- Sri . .... n. a n-miM ha nf c-reat and' lasting
benefit to a large section of country
and pernaps one-sixth the population
of the state, it appears to be justifiable.
The savings in freights that resulted
through the buiiaing oi mo ie
road at Cascades during the few years
it was operated, furnishes abundant
r nf what benefit would be derived
- from the building of the Cehlo portage,
. o mK inrrer area of country
m O
Z would be tributary to this road than
' offt hv the Cascade portage.
Tk .at. whnat srvowing country of
Shman r,llinm. Morrow and Uma-
.ii ttiitnnvlllinilll Outlet
" only by railroads, would have the aa-
wantflfrfl nf river
transportation, which
to them would mean lower freight
Thl U an unanswerable argu
n..nt in favor of the bill, hence the
1 - . a ha AnnalHArnd in ODDO-
i ri i v ituburn mi fcw vv . .
sition is, can the state afford at wis
. . . , . v. a MnalvA anoro
' T.I FTIM u. IIIHHM MUUU CU - - rrr' -
priation?) -.r :
' . If proper economv Is observed by the
i0-0Ut.,irA.H.nd the different appropria-
t 't tnr, ... tiuA, nrdtn&rilV Deen mUB
' ,fbr the different agricultural societies,
'the .railroad commissions and other
boards anaTcbmmissions, the numerous
charitable institutions and the normal
schools- and institutions of higher
education are cut off, as they should be,
the state can afford this seeming ex-
Vtravagance. ; " ,' ; ",-'.
The construction of this road would
do more to build up' the' industries of
: . the state and Increase its wealth than
Hn all the beneficiaries above enumer
ated, and since it will benefit a vastly
greater number than.-do' any of
the Institutions referred to, it would
be a commendable act on the part of
the legislature to abolish, all. need
less offices and appropriate the state's
.. money for a purpose that would bene
fit a greater number of those who help
pay .the taxes. ".
a n nth an cnmrnAddable feature of the
. bill introduced by Senator Michell is
that it provides the repayment to the
state of the cost of construction of the
portage road. The profits accruing
from operating the road are to revert
to the state treasury, and in course of
.1 J3 111 Anm ftaAlf honnA
umB buc rvau win
eventually the state will be repaid for
- the outlay in case the road i9 con
structed. If only nominal freight rates are ex-
hanHltno- the. freight that
would be offered for transmission over
such a portage, ' the volume of traffic
Z .would be so great that within four
years, the nearest possible date at
which thgovernment can be expected
to overcome the obstruction to navi
gation, the state would be fully repaid
for constructing the portage.and would
in time get back the amount advanced.
If the legislature practice the
economy that was promised prior to
last election and cuts off all needless
expenses, those expenses . from which
the taxpayers as a .clasa derive ; no
benefit, It can well afford to make the
appropriation called for in Senator
Michell'sbill. ' : .
AFTER THE SPOILS. ;;'
The state capital Is thronged with
representatives from almost every in
' '; stitution In Oregon that has in the
' past received state aid, all clamoring
' fn (nKMuiwI annroDriatlons. Each
of the state normal schpolsr-the state
- unlversliy-and; agricultural " college,
the "homes".and other charitable in
stitutions, the ; commissioners and
boards ,that have lived fat as bene
ficiaries of the state are all represented
by the lobbyists whose purpose is to see
that they are not cut off from the pub;
lie crib. ' Their desire Is to live at the
expense of the people and at tne same
time render the least possible service.
That many of these hangers-on will
- be rewarded, when the legislature
' gets down to business, is almost cer
tiln, though that, all of them should
hi cut off is the sentiment of the pub
lic generally." 7 The normal school and
other institutions of higher'education
have no excuse- for demanding state
M aid.' They iave beeh fostered and
pampered at the-expense of the people
long enough and justice demands that
such aid be withdrawn. It is contrary
t trio nr-inn.nlpa of iust'erovernment
TV V. f " . - m
" 1hat"the whole people should be taxed
to support InstUHtlonstnat can oeneas
"IDS BIAH) UUlDiniU)i
ucess (it canharJly result otherwise)
the five years treity will be followed
by one for ten or twesty yeare, and
will then become for all practical pur
poses a permanent institution to main
tain peace among the English speak-
ng people of the whole world.
Success in this plan can have but
one result; Its gradual adoption by all
other nations, the disbanding oi stanc-
Ing armies, the actus! establishment
of the "univeasal brotherhood" for
whl.ih nhilanthrooists and philoso
phers have prophesied through all the
centuries. Should this bo the result,
the i j nine- of this treaty may be fairly
regarded not only as the greatest event
in the record of thw administration,
hut the createat since the signing of
the Immortal declaration that "all men
are created equal" six score years ago.
--Spokane Chronicle.
SOME OBJECT LESSONSi
The difficult v that has been ex-
nerienced in the attempt to organize
the Oregon legislature supplies some
object lessons of defects in botn tne
federal and state constitutions tnat
should be remediod. It cannot be
denied that the senatorial contest is
one of the causes which prevents the
organization of the house. If the
senatorial question had been out of the
wav. the speakership could nave Deen
determined during the first week of the
session, for neither the emoluments
nor the honor of the position are so
great as to cause a strife that would
continue many days. If there were
hot an office of greater importance de
pendent upon the organization, legis
lators elect would not absent tnem
selves from day to day simply because
their choice for speaker had not a
maioritv of votes, but when a United
States senatorehip is at stake they will
resort to desperate means to either elect
their choice or defeat one whom they
oppose. Hence we are given a forcible
object lesson of the need of an amend
ment to tne federal constitution pro
viding that senators be elected by a
direct vote of the peopie. ...
Another lesson that is learned is
that our state constitution Is defective
in that it makes no provision for com
oellin.r the attendance of legislators
elect. It provides that two-thirds of
each, house shall constitute a quorum
for the purpose of organizing, but if
more than one-third shall absent them
selves, there is no law to compel their
attendance and no provision wnereoy
they can be forced to come before the
bar, take the oath of office or answer
to roll call. As the constitution now
stands the organization of the house is
virtually in the hands of the minority.
But if acertiflcate of election were made
evidence that a person who had been
elected to either house of the legisla
ture was a member thereof, and all
courts of record were given jurisdic
tion to Issue warrants for the arrest of
persons to whom such certificates had
been issued and compel their attend
ance, either house could be organized
regardless of the obstructive measures
resorted to by the minority.
' Still there are other and minor in
fluences that are now and may at any
future time obstruct organization.
Chief among them is the referring to
the legislature purely local affairs,
such as the granting of city charters.
It is a potent fact that the Portland
charter is a factor in preventing the
organizing of the house at this time.
The factions in Portland are divided oh
the question of adopting a new charter,
and the element that opposes it sees
the certainty of winning if the house
is not organized. If nothing more is
gained in this session, the hold-up cer
tainly will furnish some object lessons
that will be profitable for future use.
WHY THOSE CLERK?
Many an old farmer throughout the
state who works from dewy morn till
starry ntarht in order that the wolf
may be kept from the door and at the
same time sufficient cash can ' be
gathered together to meet the de
mands of the tax collector, and many
a merchant who is straining every
nerve to make ends meet, who has dis
charged all superfluous assistants or
reduced their salaries, and who, in or
der to economize in these times of de
pression, attends personally to his cor
respondence that he may save the hire
of a stenographer, wonder .why it is
that the thirty state senators who have
assembled at Salem to frame laws for
the entire people, find it necessary to
employ aa army of fifty-seven clerks
to attend to their correspondence, lick
their postage stamps and perform
such other light duties ' as the law
makers may demand. They , wonder
why it is that those fifty-seven' clerks
should be retained at salaries of from
S3 to $5 a day, to be paid by the tax
payers, especially while that branch
of the legislature can accomplish little,
and none of the senators are over
worked. Some explanation to the taxpayers
is due. It is not that the clerks have
anything to do to earn salaries, not
for work they are doing for' the state
at present or that they will do during
the session; but in many instances the
clerkships are rewards for partisan
services rendered in the past, and for
labor as lobbyists that the- clerks are
expected to perform during the ses--slou.
The senatorial contest .is res
ponsible for "a large nuifibeOf the" j
clerks that are on salaries at the statd j
capital. Both the Mitch ell jitniom u
FAVOR HEROIC MEASURES.
i
The populUt members of the legisla
ture have define 1 their principles in a
manifesto issued to the people s party
of Oregon. The manifesto Is signed
by two senators and twelve representa
tives, and roads as follows:
"The undersigned, your members-
elect to the legislative assembly, ask
your loyal support and that of all good
citizens in our contest for such an or
ganization of the house as we believe
will result in economical and remedial
legislation that will make an honest
vote and a fair count? possible in Or
egon, we are contesting ior a imr or
ganization of the house, in order to
make possible the passage of the Bing
ham registration bill, the Holt judges-
of-electlon bill, and an amendment to
the constitution providing for direct
law-making by the people by means of
the Initiative and referendum in its
optional form.
"We are assured by eminent lawyers
that the Bingham registration bill is
constitutional, and likely to be effect
ive. The Holt bill allocs county cen
tral committees of each of the three
principal political parties to designate
one judge of election in each precinct,
and committees of the two principal
parties m each name one clerk of
election in each precinct. The initia
tive and referendum need no explana
tion to Oregon populists. These meas
we believe to be all-important in ob
taining honest elections and control
by the people of lawmaking in Oregon,
and thereby preserving our liberties.
The situation is this:
"Last June the republican party
elected 38 members of the house of re
presentatives. Only 28 of this number
have agreed to act together in organiz
ing the house. Part of the remaining
10 republican members support Mr.
Bourne and part do not support any
candidate The populist and demO'
cratic members are staying out until
such time as a republican majority may
agree upon a candidate of its own for
speaker, or until a sufficient number
of them unite with us to assure
Bourne's ' election which we believe
will enable us to obtain the measures
herein named. As long as republicans
are thus divided, and it is possible
that we may, by preventing organiza
tion, finally elect Mr. Bourne, and
probably obtain the legislation before
mentioned, we feel it to be our duty to
the people of Oregon to stay out
wages or no wages. With this know
ledge of the facts, we feel that we are
entitled to your support for ourselves
and our allies."
The measures they have adopted,
and which they ask the people of
Oregon to endorse, are what might be
termed heroic; but it is questionable
if the ends they propose to accomplish
justify the means. Some of the legis
lation they demand is wholesome, for
instance the Bingham registration bill
and the Holt bill providing for the ap
pointment of election officers, are
meritorious measures; but we fail to
see the connection between this reme
dial legislation and the election of
Jonathan Bourne as speaker of the
house. When the possibility of "the
passage of any remedial legislation
hinges upon the election of any in
dividual, especially one whose political
record is somewhat clouded, the sin
cerity of those clamoring for its pas
sage is" liable to be questioned. It
would be about as consistent to insist
that the enactment -of a fair election
law or a just tax law depended upon
the election of Mr. Simon as president
of the senate. The manifesto of the
populists would have been accepted,
with better grace, had they ommitted
lo say that "as long as the republicans
are divided, by preventing organiza
tion, may we finally elect Mr. Bourne."
But this statement indicates that Mr.
Bourne has too great a hold upon
them; that his election is of more im
portance than the legislation they
pretend to want.' Their heroic meas
ures will hardly meet the approval of
the people when, based upon." such a
pretext. ' .
PATTERSON'S INSANE BILL
Senator Patterson, of Marion county,
has introduced two bills that are in
tended to reform the system of convey
ing insane patients to the asylum and
convicts to the penitentiary.' Both
bills are similar in effect, and purpose
relieving sheriff's of this duty. The
one in reference to insane patients
provides that whenever a patient Bhall
be committed to the asylum, the offi
cer committing him shall at once no
tify the superintendent of the asylum
by telegraph or otherwise, and he shall
dispatch an employ of the asylum to
bring the patient to that institution,
and that only actual expenses shall bo
allowed. The only good feature of the
measure Is that It proposes to cut down
expenses, but should it become a law
It would work a great Inconvenience
in outlying counties, those remote
from .telegraph communications. Take
Crook county for Instance. It requires
three days for a letter to reach the
state capitol from the county seat of
that county. A person adjudged in
sane there after being committed,
would be held three days while the su
perintendent was being notified, .an
other three days awaiting the arrival
of the messenger to take him 'to the
asylum, and three days, more would be
consumed in getting him from Prine-
villn tn the asvlum. ?
expenses they increased them, and as
a result the state taxes wore 4 8 mills
in 1886 and are 4 mills in 1897. Possi
bly the populist members of the houso
have faint recollection of how the re
publicans reduced expenses two years
ago, and are afraid history may repeat
itself. They are afraid the republi
cans are only "standing ready" to cit
down expenses, but when given an op
portunity to act will remain standing.
We all recognize the republican legis
lators are all saints, though our confi
dence in such saints has been shaken
by their deeds in the past.
HAVE WE A LEGISLATURE?
Another complication has arisen at
the state capital that bids fair to further
complicate matters connected with the
legislative branch of the state govern
ment. The organization of the house
by a bare majority of the members
elect has caused a tangle from which
the legislature may not readily ree
itself. If the interpretation put on the
constitution by Senator Hoar, that a
majority of either branch of the legis
lature can organize, Is sustained by
the senate and the governor, then the
question will be solved, and the legis'
lature may proceed to business. The
opinions of. Senator Hoar, who is re
cognized to be high authority on con
stitutional law, possibly will have con
considerable weight both with the
p-overnor and the senate. But ex-
Attorney-General Geo. H. Williams,
who is also one of the best coustitu
tional lawyers in the nation, insists that
the constitution cannot be so Interpret
ed; that two thirds of the members
elected constitute a quorum for the
purpose of organization, and that
neither house can be legally organized
with a less number.
Whether Oregon has or has not a
legislature, depends upon which of
these high authorities the governor
and senate shall accept. However,
the controversy will not finally ter
minate here. Should the house as or
ganized be recognized, and the legisla
ture proceed to transact business, the
legality of its act will be tested in the
courts, and there will be no end to the
legislation that will arise therefrom.
Nobody will accept the laws that may
be passed by this session of the legis
lature until they have been tested io
tne higher courts.
IF TBEY ONLY WOULD.
No previous legislature ever had -so
good an opportunity to meet the pop
ular demand for relief from the bur
dens of taxation, by cutting down ex
penses" and needless appropriations and
reducing the fees and salaries of offi
cers to reasonable compensatisn for
services rendered, than the. present.
Opportunities for reform In every
branch of the state government are
open, and the members of the 19th bi
ennial session have before them the
demands of the entire people for more
economical legislation. But will they,
can they heed it? There is an , oppor
tunity to save the taxpayers of the
state hundreds of thousands of dollars
annually, by abolishing ail the ' boards
and commissions, reducing the sal
aries and fees of the state and county
officers, so that their compensation
shall be no more than they could earn
for performing like serplce as private
citizens, and by withdrawing state aid
from the agricultural associations,
charitable- institutions and so-called
normal schools. The opportunity is
open for this to be the most popular
legislature that ever convened in the
state, if the members would only get
the two houses in a position to trans
act business 'so as there could be no
question as to the legality of its ao-tions,-and
then proeeed(j to practice
economy. .' '. : -
EDITOUIAL N&IES.'
An exchange aks, "what do we
elect legislators for?" It seems last
June, we elected forty so that they
might make fools of themselves.
- The fireworks at Mr. McKinley's In
auguration will cost $2,500. So it is
prosperity will be restored among the
hrewors-makers for a short time.
The Baker City Democrat sends up
this plaintive wail: ; "When will the
heavily ladened taxpayer have his
burden lightened?" Possibly ' the
question can be answered after the
legislature adjourns. But this is only
a dim hope.
- A wave of economy has struck the
Oregon senate, and only 57 clerks are
thus far employed by - that body, each
on a salary of $3 a day. . This is an im
provement over last session, when
clerks were paid $5 a day for doing 50
cents worth of work. .
Ifallihe needless commissions were
abolished and the fees and salaries of
offices were reduced' to a-, reasonable
figure, it would be a blessing to the
state if the house would fail entirely
to organize. . Then there would be no
danger of extrayagant appropriations.
Contrary to expectation, Mlsner and
Gratke, democrats, took part in the
organization of the house, while Bily eu
and Lee staid out. - la it possible the
democratic forces in the legislature
are uivided? Or has some "presto
change" process been brought to bear
upon them? Let them explain. '
: The men who are supposed to com
prise the lower house of the legislature
have heaped' sufficient 'disgrace upon
regon, andfor the sake of
ie sake of
servants of the people, but are inhu
man wretches, to whom the suffering3
of their fellow men' do not appeal for
sympathy. ---'v.
Money Is seeking the eastern centers
and has become to. plentiful in New
Yoek and Boston that holders are
seeking loans at i per cent. It is
cheap because nobody sef-s profitable
investments, ahead, hence nobody
wants to borrow,- Tbiwill have good
results in the future. . Not being able
to loan their money, owners will seek
investments themselves, that is, rather
than let their wealth lay idle they will
invest it in business ventures, which
will result in a revival of trade.
Senator Mitchell may not succeed
himself: in fact it looks very probable
now that he will not. If heisdofeat"d
he will get his razor out f his boot
shortly after the 4th of March and will
take delight in chopping" off the heads
of the friends of those who oppose him
when they bow'-before McKinley's
throne and ask -for federal appoint
ments. Beyond doubt he is the man
of all men who will say who shall and
who shall not fill the federal offices in
Oregon under the ne administration.
Our republican friends boast that
Oregon was "saved" from being
classed among the "populist states
last November, but a whole lot of them
would be wiling to trade off our re
publican legislature for the populist
lawmakers of Washington. Over on
the other side of the Columbia the
legislature has been able to organize
and get down to business, but here in
the great state Of Oregon where the
republicans have the full sway the
legislature well, the less said about
it the better is disappointing to say
the least.
Consistency, thou art indeed a jewel,
but are seldom met with these times.
For ten days the "faithful1' 29 have
been clamoring for the organization of
the house, announcing from the house
tops that they wanted to organize in
order tfiat the business of the leisla
ture might'proeeed. They were anx
ious to get down to work. But the
news flits over the wires today that the
house' adjourned at noon to Monday
next. Does this look like getting to
work? Two legislative days are al
lowed to pass and no business tran
sacted: '
- The dispatch which appeared in the
J Sunday Oregonian,. under the head of
"A petition for Mr. Jones" is to say
the least, misleading, and dees an in
justice to Senator Dufur, inasmuch as
he was not in .The Dalles when the
petition in question was '.circulated.
nor does he expect the land office ap
pointment.- In justice to Mr. Dufur it
ghohld be understood that he is a demo
crat, and has. no favors to ask of the
incoming republican administration.
But this is a Ifttle family quarrel in
the republican household acd except
tuu reueciauuB caau upuu mo ucuiuuruis
mentioned in the dispatch, democrats
generally have 'no hand in the fight.'-
One argument that is urged in favor
of the election of Senator Mitchell is
that he saved the state for McKinley.
From a republican standpoint, or per
haps from the standpoint of those who
believe public office is a private snap,
and should be fished put as a reward j
for party fealty, this argument is pow
erful.. But since, the result. of the No
vember election was no$ such' an over
whelming endorsement of McKinley,
his plurality being, only 1972, it cannot
be considered as a command of the en
tire people that Mr. Mitchell should-be
rewarded'Torfihe part' he' took'in the !
in Oregon who opposed the elec'ion of
McKinley, and 'the representatives of
those voters in the legislature probab
ly do not consider it obligatory -upon
them to reward Mr. Mitchell for. op
posing their will.
The key to the hold-up at ySalern is
evidently in the hands of two tren,
Senator John H. Mitchell and Repre
sentative Johathau Bourne, , whose
personal ambitionfe are allowed to
jeapordize the 'interests of the entire
state. If Senaior Mitchell would with
draw from the senatorial contest, there
ia little doubt the house would be or
ganized at once, and on the other band,
if Mr. Bourne.: would surrender his
claims for the speakership, organiza
tion could be effected immediately.
The duty these men owe to the citizens
of Oregon demand that they withdraw
from the contest. . There are fifty?
nine other legislators, any one of whom
could preside oyer the house, and there
re hundreds of able men . in Oregon
who could acceptably fill, the position
of U .S.,, senator. The personal am
bition of Mitchell , and Bourne has
blocked legislation 'long enough. It
is time they be invited by their friends
to step aside. ; ; .: - "
Kone bad a Blorltj. t .
Olympia, Wash., Janv19. The first
billot for. United States senator re
sulted: Senate Denny, (rep.), 13;
Daniels"(pop.), 10; Turner (silver rep.),
6; Range (pop.),.2; . Rev., Dayis (pop.),
1; Baker (pop.), 1. -House Ciine (pop.),
6; Turner (silver rep ), , 11; Winsor
(pop ), 10; Caton (dem.), 4; Baker (pop.),
5; D enny (rep.), 12; Mrs. Hobart, 1;
Daniels (pop.), 4: Foss (pop.), .1; Roder
(pop.), 3; McCready (pop.), 3;. Squire
(silver rep.),'- 1;. Range (pop.), 1;
Andrews (pop ). 1; Witt '(pop.), 1;
Newell (pop.),'!; Vn . Pat ton (pop.) 1;
Thompson (pop.), 1. .. -
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ROBBER' IN SALEM
Three Masked Men Assaulted
Manager Hoye.
IT FAILED TO PASS
The Senate Refuses the Railroad Bill
To punish Absent
... Members.
Another Monotonous Dj In the Honne---
Toller Gets an Almost Unanimous Vote
No Election In Wanhineton--rur-Xads
for Senator.
SaIjEM, Or. Jan. 19. Three masked
men entered the Salem Labor Kxchage
in north Salem about 10 o'clock to
night, aud demanded that Manager
Hoye, at the point of a pistol, open
the safe. Hoye demurred and was
assaulted by the men. He whs finally
made to onen the safe, and then the
men renewed their assault.
The manager was cut through the
hand with a knife, and also received
two bad wounds in .the back of the
head. The men then escaped. The
sheriff was notified and went to the
scene, but he could find no satigfac
tory trace of the thugs. They are sup
posed to have secured ouly a small
amount of money.
TO MAKE' THEM COME IN.
Senator Onver Introduced a fllll toFnnlah
Absent Legislators.
Salem, Or., Jan. 19. In the senate
today Senator Driver brought up his
bill relating to the organization of the
legislature and tried to rush it through
to a final passage. lie got it through
the second reading safely, , but ran
against a snag when it came to the
third reading, as his motion to suspend
the rules and place the bill on final
passage did not recti ve the necessary
two-thirds vote. .
The bill provides thsi when a mem
ber of either house refuses to partici
pate in the organization he shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and'
upon conviction shall be fined not less
than ?50 nor more than $500. It Is
further provided that if the member
persists in his refusal for over two days
or more he shall forfeit his seat. -
The detailed vote ou the motion to
suspend the rules and read the bill the
third time was:
Ayes Calbreath. Carter, Driver,
Dufur, Gesner, Gowan, Harmon, Hasel-
j tine, Hobson, Hughes, Johnson, Mc
j Clung, Patterson of Marion, Patterson
!,of Washington, Price, Reed 16. .
1 Noes Bates. Daly, Dawson, Holt,
j King, Mackay, Michell, Mulkey, Sell
lug, smitn, xajior, vvuuh, mr.
Presi
dent 13. .
.-Absent Brownell. . .
The bill was disposed of by being
laid on the table and sent to the state
printer to be printed. " ? -'
The senate accepted the invitation
Of Comandant Byers to visit the
Soldiers' Home at Roseburg. A com
munication was received from the
board of trade of Dallas, Tex., asking
I-for the passage of.a bankrupt law.
Under the head of the second read
ing of bills, 25 bills were read and re
ferred to appropriate committees.
The senate then adjourned . till to
morrow.
. . . SENATORS ELJJITFJI. ,
Result of Joint Hollot lu the Vorioaa
Stales. '
Jefferson City, Mo. Jan. 20. The
senate and house met in joint session
today and re-elected Senator Vest.
The vote stood: Vest 105; R. C. Kerns,
33; Jones, pop., 4; Lewis, rep., 1.
Albany, N. Y. Jan., 20. Thomas
C. Piatt, was to-lay elected United
States """senator to succeed David B.
Hill for the term beginning March 4
next. The houses of the legislature
in joint convention voted as follows:
Piatt, 147; D. . B. Hill, 42; Henery
George, 4.
Habkisbtjrg, Pa., Jan. 20 Boies
Penrose was to?ay formally elected
United States senator to succeed J.
Donald Cameron at a joint convention
of the house and senate at-which
Lieutenant-Governor Lyon presided.
Salt Lake, Jan. 20 The legisla
ture in joint session took two ballots
for senator. Both .'resulted as follows:
Thatcher, 21; Rawlins, 16; Henderson,
17; Lawrence, 4;Good win, 3; Nebeker, 2.
TIIK WAY IT WAS POSE.
ITnnsul rroceed'wss In tne House of
ep-
',;;' ; resentatives. ; ! i ;
Salem, Or., Jan. 21 Two o'closk
was tbe hour, set by the Benson men to
organize the lower house with a ma
jority vnumbering31. and the entire
program was carried out, with no
friction. .At 1 o'clock eyery seat in
the lobby was pre-empted,' and before
2 there were hundreds of spectators in
the gallery and corridors- preventing
tbe ingress and egress cf persons who
were entitled to be inside tbe rail.
J At' 2 o'clock' 'when. Speaker Davis
mounted the rostrum and . called tbe
members to order, an audible rustle of
expectancy.passed around the . house.
The speaker directed Clerk Moody to
call the roll, and the following an-
wered to their names:. ' - -
Ilenson, Bridges, Brown, Chapman,
Conn, Crawford, David, Davis of Uma
tilla, Gratke, Gurdane, Hogue, Hope,
Hudson, Huntington, Jennings. Lake;
Langell, Marsh, Merrill, Miseuer,
Mitchell, Nosier, Palm, Riddle, Rigby
Smith of Morion, Somers, Stanley'
Thoma?, Thompson, Vaughan, Veness
Wagner-33. , ,. . ..
These were absent:
Barkley, Bayer, fc Bilyeu, Bourne,
Buckman, Craig, Davis of Multnomah,
Dustir Emery, Giil. Guild, Hill, How.
sen Jones, Kruse, Lee.i Maxwell, .Mc
Allister, Munkers Ogle, ' Povey,
Schmidtlem, Smith of Linn, Svind-
th, U'Ren, Whltaker, Yoakum 27.
rown, of Morrow county, woved
tvisbe removed from the chair
d Smith, made temporary 6pf aker.
This was feconded by Somers. Riddle
protested bgainst such action as revo
lutionary, and read aa opinion of Gen
al Williama.tbat tbe house could not
ranize wih less" than members.
die retired from the bouse after do-
iclng the action. Brown put' the
flion,
A.
which was carried, and ap-
lited Stanley," of Lake, to escort
fith to the speaker's chair. He then
V; up and introduced Smith, who
a seat to the left of Davis. Smith
sized Somers, who offered a reso-
Moody be removed and R.
inpointed chief clerk. It
that the report of the
lleotials.be read but
not bang present
trt was read and
a t resolution.
bat Hudson,
1
pointed a com-
mittee to invite the governor, secre
tary of state or supreme judges to
swearlhe members in. The commit
tee brought in Chief Justice F. A.
Moore, who proceeded to perform that
duty. A motion to proceed to perma
nent organization was thei carried.
Denson ms nominated for permanent
speaker and all, including Nosier,
voted for him. The rules of the last
session were adopted. Bridges moved
that the 3praker appoint thipe pages
end door-keepers. The motion was
carried.
A joint resolution to inform the gov
ernor that the bouse and senate was
now ready for business was adopted,
and. the house adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow. No violence was
attempted, but there is no probability
that the governor or senate will recog
nize the house as organized.
t iflhermeus Union Cannery.
Astokia, Jan. 18 The site for the
new cannery of the fishermen's union,
which is to oe operated by local fisher
men in opposition to the canneries
owned by members of the Columbia
River Packers' Union, was today lo
cated. The fishermen have hud flat
tering offers from a property-owner of
Plavel, and from other places, quite
distance from Astoria, and for a time
it looked as if the new cannery would
not be built iu . Astoria. A strip of
land, 300 by 1000 feet, located between
the Washington and Seasidecanneries
in this city, was selected, and a part
payment of the agreed price $4o00
was made this afternoon, and contracts
were let for the construction of the
foundations of" the buildings, which
are to be rushed to completion before
fishing season opens, April 10.
Teller Ke-Klected.
Denver, Colo., Jan. 19. Henry
M.' Teller was re-elected United
States senator today by the al
most unanimous vote ot tne Colorado
legislature. All ' members classed as
populists, democrats, silver republi
cans and national silvcrites voted
solidly for him. ,
Senator Carney, populist, chosen by
lot for the honor, made the principal
nominating speech in the senate. To
William O. Jenkins, democrat, was ac
corded the same privilege in the bouse,
because he represents Gilpin county,
where Senator Teller resides. There
were several seconding speeches, all
eulogizing the senator highly.
Money la the Eaves.
Melville, N. J., Jan. 19. Summers
Cole, of Port Elizabeth, while repair
ing the old Hayes homestead, found a
box of gold and paper money in the
eaves of the house amounting to $2o,
C00. The money was ancient money
and bank notes, and owing to its age,
is worth considerable more than its
face value. .
The Hayes homestead was built be
fore the Revolutionary war, and tbe
money was secreted there by John
Hayes, who was one of the pioneer
settlers of New Jersey. The family
was always known to be miserly.
Fatal Explosion on a 8teamship.
San Francisco, Jan. 19. One of
the boilers of the' "French steamer
Sagballen exploded while the vessel
was off the Chinese coast, December 2,
bound from Singapore for Hong Kong.
Eleven of the stokers in the fireroom
and one engineer were killed by the
explosion or: by the scalding steam.
The chief stoker was so badly Injured
that he died a few hours afterward and
four other firemen died the next day as
a result of their burns. The vessel
was crowded with passengers and for
a time there was the wildest confusion
on board. '
"Three Fruitless Ballot.
. Olympia, Wash., Jan. 20. Both
branches of the legislature met' In
joint session at noon and took the first
joint ballot for senator without result,
as follows: Turner, 19; Squire, 2; Cline,
13; Baker, 7; Daniels, 13; Denny, 26;
Rader, 6; Davis, 8; Winsor, 9; Newell,
1; Range, 1; McCrady, 1; Westcott, 1;
Andrews, 1; Foss, 1; Witt, 1; Can ton, 1.
In the second ballot there were no
changes excepting in the populist vote,
In the third ballot. Turner gained
two votes. making 21, as against 17
yesterday.
These Republicans Against Mitchell,
Moro, Or., Jan. 19. t a special
meeting of the Moro McKinley Repub
lican Club the followiogresolution was
adopted and the secretary was ordered
to send a copy of it to each of the three
republican representatives from this
district in the Oregon legislature at
Salem: '
'Resolved, That we, as a body, deem
it inadvisable and against the best in
terests of the republican party f t the
stat e of Oregon to re-elect the Hon J,
H. Mitchell United States senator.
j 1 . The Bouse in a Stupor.
Salem. Jan. 20 The house met nt
10 o'clock, and the' rollcall showed 34
members present There was no Inci
dent of any kind whatever during the
session, and at 11:30 the bouse took
recess until 2 o'clock. The afternoon
session was no more eventful than
that this morning. It began at
o'clock. No motions were made, no
speeches were delivered, and at 3:50
the house adjourned - till 9:30 tomor
row. ' - - ; i . , ' .' , '
"a Horrible Death. ''
San Francisco, Jan. 21 Katie
Kearney, the 13-year-old daughter of
John Kearney, a longshoreman, met
with a horrible death while playing
about the kitchen. Her dress caught
fire from the stove, and in a momeo
she was enveloped in a sheet of flame.
Before assistance could bo rendered
she received burns , which, resulted in
her death tome hours later.
Half the Population Perished.
London, Jan. 21. A special from
Tehran, capital of Persia, says 2500
persons perished I n'the' earthquake on
Kisham island, January 11. Kioham
island is the largest in the Persian gulf,
and situated about 15 miles from its
entrance.' Its population is esumatcu
at 5,000, mostly Arabs. '-' -;
Nothing Doae in the Bouse.
Salem, Or., Jan. 19. The house was
called to order today by Speaker Davis
a. 10 o'clock.,' Thirty-four members
were present, including Mlsener and
Gradke, democrats. . Vaughan of Lane
crcai-ed -considerable merriment by
jnoviug that, tbe absent members not
Laying been -heard from for a week,
the governor bia. notified that they are
dead. '- '
Flatt lu the Lead
. . ALBANivN. Y... Jan.J9 The vote
today for United Staten senator in 'the
state senate was as follows; Piatt,' 35;
Hill. ll; Henry George, 2; Guy and
Coffee voted for Geoege. ' -The vote in
the assembly .:' Piatt, 112; Hill, 31;
Henry George, 2; Cain and Seaim, "of
Kings, voted for George. ' v
Ballot Which Elected Vest. t
"Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 19 The
formal ballot In the legislature .which
resulted in the rc-e ection of Senur
Vest stood as follows: House Vest, 85;
Kerens'v34; Jone, populiet, 4. '.Senate
Vest, l,"Kereo 14.'. - - ' '
TAKEN A NEW PHASE
Opinions That a Majority of
the House May Organize.
THE MURDER GOES ON
Spanish Soldiers Reveng" a Defeat by
Firing Upon and Killing
Peaceable Citizens.
The San Francisco Call Sued Far a Large
Sum Vest. Ptatt and Penrose Duly
Elected Washington and
Idaho Legislators Fall to
Elect.
Salem, Or.. Jan. 2C There Is a pos
sibllity that a majority of the members
of the house will undertake to perma
nently orgauize the house, regardless
of the provisions of the constitution
requiring a two-thirds majority present
to organize either body of the legisla
ture. This action has been determined
upon through an opinion rendered by
Senator Geo. F. Hoar, of Massachsetts,
and tolegraphed to Senator Mitchell.
Senator Hoar's inter pre totion of the
Oregon constitution in reference to the
provision of the constitution designat
ing what shall constitute a quorum
as follows:
"If the Oregon constitution pro
vides that the house of representatives
shall consist of 60 members, or pro
vides for a less number, and that th
legislature may increase tho number
to K), which has been done and further
provides that two-thirds of each house
shall constitute a quorum to do buai-
nesa, my opinion is that two-third's of
the lawfully qualified members of each
house may constitute such a quorum
although a less number than 0 have
qualified, and a less number than 40
are present and act. Therefore, it 35
persons are all qualified members of
the house, and 25 others lawfully
j elected refuse to qualify, tbe action of
the majorilty of 35 in organizing or
electing a senator or other legislative
brsiness will be constitutionally valid,
at least 24 being present. Two-thirds
of 35, being all lawfully qualified
members will then make a quorum.
Th doctorine was settled in tbe
national senate and house during the
rebellion, and has been acted upon in
those bodies ever since."
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, has
also telegraphed an opining concurring
in Senator Hoar's interpretation of
the constitution, and urging Senator
Mitchell to advise the organization of
the house with the roenbers present.
MASSACBK IN a AVANA PROVINCE.
Defeated Spaniards Retaliate by Murdering-
Oelpless Paclfleos.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 20. Cu
bans in this city Bay they have reports
of another Spanish butchery. From
the accounts of tbe affair it appears
that 500 insurgents under command of
Colonel Francisco de Paulo dashed
into San Miguel, Havana province,
Saturday night. The Spanish garrison
consisting of 600 men, withdrew with
out firing a shot. The insurgents held
possession of the town for oyer three
hours, looting the stores, public build
ings and many residences. They cap
tured the mayor and forced him to de
liver the tax money io bis possession,
amounting to 1300. After firing the
business part of the town and several
private houses, the rebels withdrew,
. After tho insurgents left the inhabit
ants busied themselves extinguishing
the flames. While thus engaged the
Spanish forces returned and opened
fire on them. Many of the inhabitants,
in their terror, rushed into burning
houses and were cremated.
The Cubau reports say 40 persons
were killed, 18 of whom were women
and. children, and 60 others were
cremated.
H4KVK IN SIGHT OF RELIEF. -
A Miserable Ceadltlon of Affairs Exist at
' iJlrtcagA.
Chicago, Jan. 21. Mn. women and
children are starving in "Chicago in
sight of relief, because tho couty
commissioners, blind and deaf, do not
allow the county agent enough help to
distribute supplies. The county treas
ury is rich in its surplus, and thee are
an accumulation of appeals from
hungry families. Hundreds of these
applications are more than - two weeks
ola. The heads of the families were
discouraged then, and as a last resort
appealed to th6 county for aid. They
have seen their wives and children
grow weaker and colder, and no aid
has some, no bread, no coal. . These
men are desperate now.
The county agent Is helpless to save
these famine-stricken men, women and
babies. - He has relief on band, but no
way to distribute it, because the com
missioners have tied his hands, and
are deaf to tbe cries of tho hungry.
A warning has been given that tbe
deserving poor are becoming danger
ous and that hunger Is likoiy to drive
them to deeds in which their cry will
be "bread." Men who gave this warn
ing know whereof they speak. They
see gaunt hunger at its worst,- the
classy eve of a strong man who hears
the ery of his wife and babies for bread
and warmth and ir powerless to give
it to them. Tbe men tell an appalling
story but nobody on earth can tell . of
the misery as it exists in Chicago to
day.
PUB ALLEUeu LIBEL.
A Ban
Francisco Harnesa-lXaker Boes
Wewspaper.
Fkesno. Cal.. Jan. 20. Suit has
been commenced by , Charles A,
Sshweizer, a bar nest-maker against
tbe San Francisco Call, to recover
damages in the sum of $100,000 for j
alleged unei. .
Tho article upon which tho suit is
based was a sensational story to the ef
fect that Schweizer bad hired John
Parker, since deceased, to assassinate
Solomon Lehman, upon whose life
Schweizer held an insurance policy for
$5000 as security for money loaned,
The errand jury investigated the
charges, and arrived at the conclusion
that they were the result of a conspir
acy to blackmail Schweizer.
Silver Men Cave in.
Chicago, Jan. 21. The Post's Wash
ington special fays it i- understood
that Representative Newlanda of
Nevada, has successfully negotiated a
treaty with a sufficient number of free-
silver senators from the West to insure
the passage of a tariff bill at the special
session which will be called by Major I
McKinley next March
Corbett IIhi a Itew Partner.
Chicago, Jan. 21 Corbett, when he
appears bere next week, will have a
new and interesting partner. Ha Is
VriUiam Ruhlin, a 24-year-old giant,
who if 7 feet 5 inches tall, and -4'gha
240 poinds. Bis home is a Akron,
O. He attracted Corbett's attention
when walking tbe streets of Toledo.
Ruhlin is a Ornt-cl.iHs w ret 1 1 or and all-
round athlete, and has !vn chosen an
McVey's assistant In the training of
tbe champion for his fight with FUz
siramons. He is now with Cornell's
company, and only occasionally take
li.-ht parts In tbe pl iy.
All IIhiiiis Vre Lost.
New York-, Jan. 21. t h- schooner
Nanum Chupin, of Rockland, Me.,
went ashore near Quouue, L. I., this
morning. All band are reported lost.
The Nanutn Chapin,' Captain Arel,
sailed from Hampton Roads, January
15 for Boston. "A d'spatch from the
Lino Hill lifesaving stitlon says no
c mimunicaiioti has been effected with
the wrecked schooner tip to 8 o'clock.
The Quoqtie i situated about 35 miles
ean of Fire Inland, and Is the first point
where the ocean touches tbe mainland,
beyond the groat South bay.
An Kpirtemle of H ma LI pox.
Havana, via Key West, Jan. 21
The epiderr Jo of smallpox here contin
ues, and the daily death rate from all
dis-'asen is 35 or mor. It Is calculated
there were 5000 ra.-e of smallpox in
Havana. Physicians paint the picture
of sanitary conditions In awful colors.
The mortality Is frightful, and for sev
eral days past has inr reused to 45. Jer
ucoaleo reports as epidemic of small
pox, with many victims. .
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