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mw.nlh Vol. V Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Jan. 31, 1913 No. 21 The OREGON LAWMAKERS' WORK AS REVIEWED Many of them, In fact a mujorlty of Tension Between Legislature "". iuv emanated from the gover and uovernor Acute. ,nore in,portant( Whch came in the ! shape of a resolution to place before VETOED MEASURES PASSED """i;1 ,he n"xt ' a constitutional amendment providing I for Ihe repeal of the homo rule amend- Talk of Organizing Two-Thirds Major- merit. It la Introduced with bin ap Ity to Paaa Poitlble Vetoes Dover- proval, however. nor Will Draw Deadline on Appro- The house has passed Blancherd'i prlatlona Liquor Bllle Numeroua ' bill Htrlklng at the ownera of placea Widows' Pension Bill Passes House. Hiilem. The only Important work accomplished during (he second week's aeaHlon of the legislature, aalde from the election of Dr. Hurry to the I'nlteil Slates aenate, which was a mere perfunctory matter devoid of , the old time political Intereat. was ' the .passage of aeveral vetoed bill of the liiHt session over Governor West's bead. The Important bill In troduced thla session are moatly In the com ui It tee stage, or have only pHHI'fd ono hotlKB. The vetoed 1,11s passed Included the Tbompi on bill, relative lo bind drain age, the bill relating to formation of now counties, leaving dlvlalon to eo- : pie In counties affected, salary In creuaes for dlatrlct attorneys In fourth and firth diatrlcta and bill creating livestock sanJlury board and appro priating $5,000 for eradication of con tagious dlHCIIBCS. Thu tension between the leglalature and the governor became acute during the week and the Indications pointed 10 tt lively wrap between the execu tive and the lawmakers, The Incep tion of the warfare was the action of the Uouho In lining up with the senate In passing vetoed bills over hi head. The governor was particularly Irrita ted over the proapect of the passage of the Warner Lake bill, which he claimed waB not for the Interest of actual settlers but for land Bpecula torn. Ho gave notice that he would use the veto ax freely on bllla. There was talk among members of organizing the two branches with' a two-thirds major ity to pass bllla by the wholesale over bla veto. U waa also suggested that the setHlon might be extended over the umiiiI forty days. In order to over ride the governor's vetoes. Deadline on Appropriations The governor announced that he would draw a deadline on appropria tions and that nothing above a certain emmmt would receive hla approval, lie explained that be will have a chart drawn, which will bo placed In a con spicuous place In the state house, on which a lino will be drawn at the top, lu red Ink, and It. will carry In figures the Liiit he la willing to go on ap propriations. This chart will be pre pared some time thla week, and each day the moi-ey billa will be posted on It. As they become laws the total will be shown und after the deadline In passed the ax will full no matter who In hit. The temper of the legislature seems lo be to take Issue with the governor, and unless oil Ih poured on the trou bled waters there will be some fire works before the close of the session. 449 Measures Introduced With adjournment at the end of the second week 298 bills had been Intro duced in the house of representatives and 153 bills In the senate, or a total of 449 bills so far this session. Last ' session at the close of the second week 172 bills had been introduced In the house and 125 In the senate. During the second week of the ses sion six bouse bills passed the senate and two of them were signed by the governor. The two signed by the gov - crnor, both repeal old sections of the code. In addition to these two Camp bell's bill, relating to the term of of fice of certain Btate officers; Lewel ling's bill, to abolish the office of state land agent; Heltsel's bill, relating to the manner of executing the sat Isfac- tlon of mortgages and Hlnk e b bill re- MHng to limitation of Indebtedness or Isrlpitlon d.strlcts, all house bills, nave passed tne senate, me nouse has so far passed no senate bills. Many Liquor Laws Proposed Till hchkIoii of tli legislature bai seen (tin Inirodiictloii of more bill ro uting lo ttio liquor business and mor als t tut n Hiiy for several yean pant. of 111 repute, and the aenate has pass ed Calkin's bill to give a right of ac tion for damages to the family of an habit pal drunkard or Intoxicated per son to whom II ci ii or la sold In violation of law. This week the senate Is ex pected to pats llonkln's bill prohibit ing the sale of any kind of Intoxicants oulHlde the limits of Incorporated clt- : A towns. K. Jcii .!:ai!i:rb lu the Judicial sys tem are proposed by a bill Introduced bv ltcpresentatlve LatouretU, of Mult liomah. i.' It becomes a la, circuit lourts and county courts will be abol-1 1 hej, and their places will be taken) t.u .-I,.- ,.., ,1, i tinier the terms of the bill, there ire to be no Judicial dstrlcts In the male, but In each of the organized counties of the state there shall be a superior court for which at least one Ju!k shall be elected by the voters of that county, or group of counties. Bar Outside Money From Campaigns It will be a felony for any person, firm, association or corporation with in the state of Oregon to receive eith er directly or Indirectly any pay, com pensation or reward of any kind from any person, firm or corporation from outside the state of Oregon for the purpose of assisting In the adoption or defeat of any measure proposed under the Initiative, if a bill In the sen ale by Thompson becomes a law. The bill Is framed with the purpose of striking at such organizations as the Kels fund commission. Will Investigate State Institutions The membership of varlouB commit tees of Investigation of Btate Institu tions authorized by the Lewelllng res olution, consisting of two from the senate and three from the house, was provided in a Joint roBolutlon Intro duced In the house by Representative Lnwelling of Linn. The house pussed the resolution, but the senate vote,d It down. By special request of Governor West, however, this action was reconsidered and the resolution adopted. Widows Pension Passes House The house passed by unanimous vote house bill 159, which provides for financial assistance from the various counties for women with one or more children who are unable to work, and whose husbandB are dead or Inmates of some Oregon Institution. By the provisions of the bill, the county Is to pay $10 a month to de pendent women having one child un der 16 years of age, and $7.50 a month for each additional child. Women only partially dependent are to be paid enough to bring their incomes to the same figure. Administration of the act Is to be under exclusive Jurisdic tion of the Juvenile court. Provides Recall From Congress To make it possible to recall United States senators and representatives In congress from Oregon Is the purpose of a bill Introduced In the house by Representative Lawrence of Multno mah. The bill requires that any per son who shall be a candidate for the United States Senate or for Congress shall, at the time of filing his declar ation of Intention to become a candl j sgn one of twQ 8tatement8, ( Jf he Qne he agree(j that ,f ftt any election a majority of those voting on the question of recalling him shall vote for his recall, he will resign the office within 24 hours after he shall ..... . . , e)ection ,f h(j glgng j 8tatement he pla,nly tnat he wU : rcBgn )n cage ft maJorlty of th(j Marriage May Be Easier STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES Last Number of Lyceum Course Wednesday ITALIAN ORCHESTRA OF EIGHT PIECES Programs Out for Commence ment Week-Events Starting at 8:00 P. M. Saturday. The following persona were elected as officers of the student body for the ensuing term, Mr. Will Burton, President; Miss Florence Tate, Vice-President; Miss Lyda Dell, Secretary; Miss Izfi Constable and Miss Genevieve Thompson, members of the Ex ecutive Committee; Miss Luella DeLano, Athletic Manager; Miss Carlot.ta Crowley, Sergeant at Arms. The election was con ducted as nearly as possible in conformity withithe provisions of the Australijj system, and was very successful. Very much enthusiasm was shown, and the best of spirit prevailed through out. A special student body meet- ing waa held on Monday after noon, at which time was held the j try-out lor me selection oi an i orator to represent the Oregon! M:s3 Mar Whitman has ac Normal School in the inter- i ('ted a Poslt,on in the scho1 at collegiate debate to be held at i Airlie- and took UP her work last w,.,Wr mi Marh 19 Thp on three contestants Loraine . Johnson, Nichols and Mr. A. were Miss Miss Artie B. Richard- I n tit end of having his operations con fined to one county In the matter of uniting two souls with but a single thought, a regularly accredited preach er will te able to perform marriages In any county in the state. If a bill In troduced by Representative Howard, of Douglas, himself a minister, be comes a law. The bill alBo provdes that county clerks, on Issuing a mar riage license, are to obtain from the applicants certain Information which preachers ordinarily desire before per forming a marriage ceremony, which lu to be attached to the license. Legislative Brevities A bill to create a Btate fire marshal, carrying with It an appropriation of $15,000, was presented In the house. The state senate adopted a memor ial addressed to President-elect Wil son, asking him to appoint a man from the Pacific coast as secretary of the Interior. Bills to appropriate $371,000 for the University of Oregon and $317,833.73 for the Oregon Agricultural college were Introduced In the house by the ways and means committee. No more will the traveler by train or steamboat go thirsty for lack of a drinking cup, If a bill Introduced In the house by Representative Belland Is passed. He would compel steam ship and railroad companies carrying passengers to furnish Banttary drink ing cups free. With the passage of Senator Wood's bill for the creation of new counties, which has become a law without the approval of the governor, the way has been opened to the formation onew counties without a vote by the people of the state, and without a fight in the legislature. A bill that proposes every pound of meat offered for sale In the state of Oergon, and not subject to government Inspection, shall be subjected to an In spection to determine Its wholesome ness for food, was Introduced in the house by Representative Westerlund, of Jackson county. At the close of the second week the appropriation bills proposed amounted to $3,422,081, to say nothing of numer ous minor demands for per diem and expenses which probably will figure an easy $100,000 more. son. Miss Johnson represented the Delphian Society, Miss Nichols, the Vespertean, and Mr. Richardson the Normals. Each society was worked up to the highest pitch of enthusiasm in supporting its respective candi date, and the event was a suc cess in every respect. Miss Johnson took first place, her sub ject being, "The Peace Move ment." As Miss Johnson will be one of the contestants this makes it necessary for her to re sign her place as Secretary of the Executive Committee of the As sociation, and at a meeting of the student body held on Tues day Miss Carlotta Crowley was selected to take her place. The programs are out for the commencement week, the differ-! ent events being as follows: At 8:00 P. M. Saturday night the Class Day exercises, at 11:00 P. M. Sunday morning, Baccalaure ate services, and at 8:00 P. M. Monday evening commencement proper. Hon. P. 0. Bonebrake, of Philomath, a member of the House of Representatives, has consented to deliver the com mencement address in place of Hon. B. F. Irvine, who is too ill to keep hig app0intment. i vv dnesday. Miss Etta James I will take the seventh grade work ; at Prineville, and leaves im j mediately after commencement. Miss Mary Kelly will have the i primary work at Albany, also I leaving after commencement ! Miss Shearer was given a genuine surprise party at the faculty home in the Beckley house on Saturday evening, the occasion being her early depar ture for her home in Portland. The members of the faculty took this opportunity to show their esteem for her and their regrets at this severance of the most friendly ties that have existed since the work began. Some i token of respect was given by each guest present and most kindly and cordial words of cheer were exchanged. Miss Shearer is leaving the work, not because it is not congenial and pleasant, but for personal reasons only, and is carrying with her the sincere friendship of the entire faculty. A simple and delicate lunch was served and the even ing's antertainment was given over to pleasant conversation, Miss Fridd, Miss Davis, and Miss Butler sang a number of selec tions with Miss Harlan at the piano. Miss Shearer leaves many friends in the school, among the faculty and towns people, and all extend to her best wishes. A furnished ten room house is for rent, and any one interested may inquire of Mr. Butler. All persons who can furnish rooms and board are requested to list the same with President Ackerman on or before Saturday evening of this week. This should be done in writing in order that no mistake may be made. A Faculty Reception to the February Seniors occurred in the President's rooms on January twenty-fifth. The event was unusally enjoyable. The rooms were charmingly decorated with flowers, ferns and branches of cedar. Each Senior was adorned with a bunch of violets before leaving. Candied violets formed part of the delicious refresh ments which were served. This use of violets was particularly felicitous, as the Senior Class flower is the violet. The third number of the Lyce um Course was given on Tuesday last. Those who are fond of the colored people and enjoy the folk songs of America were enter tained by the Carolinean Jubilee Singers Who took the place the Williams Jubilee People have always occupied on the course. Mr. Carter's work on the piano deserves special mention as does that of the soprano; not so much for her singing as for her work for Booker T. Washington's school, Tuskegee Institute. She was one of the favored few who toured the Urited States a few years ago raising funds for this worthy cause. Italian Orchestra at the O. S. N. Wednesday, Feb. 5th. The last number of the regular course is the Italian Orchestra of eight pieces under the direction of Prof. Felice Ferdinando. If press notices and personal recom mendations are to be relied on, we have in store a rare treat which music lovers cannot afford to miss. On their program ap pear selections from "II Trava tore," "The Poet and the Peas ant" and "William Tell." Aside from the orchestral work they do vocal work in costume; solos, duets, quartettes and sextettes appearing on their program. They are quoted as the "Instru mental company that enter tains." They appear at the Normal on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Season tickets may be reserved on Saturday, Feb. 1. Single tickets on Monday, Feb. 3. Don't miss it. Gatun Lake, on the Panama Canal, is fast filling by the back ing up of water in the Chagres and will soon attain its intended area of 164 square miles. The bed was not cleared of vegetation, except along the ship channel, for that would have cost $2,000, 000 and trees now project above the surface. The lake is already navigated by launches, carrying pleasure parties, and by canoes in which natives carry their pro duce to market. The lake will become one of the sights of the canal zone. Weekly Oregonian. The hole in the window may cause you to catch cold. Glass cut to any size at the Perkins Pharmacy. At the Star Theater tomorrow night Gaumont's Weekly "A Divided House" Comedy, and "Baby Hands"