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The mm Vol. V Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Feb. 21, 1913 No. 24 OREGON LAWMAKERS' WORK f.S REVIEWED Last Week of Session at Hand With Much To Do No lilg Appropriation Bllli Pasaed Good Hoaoe Legislation Still Prnd ' Ing Houe Would Work Until March 1 8-hour Bill Now a Law Minimum Wags Bill Now In Senate. Hiilini, The Ii'kIhIiiIIv assembly faces tin' Inst week of the session wllh llie house Ml 111 congi'Hted wllh IjIIIh. Id" ci'iinti' calendar was practically .:! !"! u i mill from now on that body will devote Its I inn- to consideration of house bills. Murll Important legislation If) still iiwiniitiK net. on by ore or both houses. Noiii" of the lag appropriation bills lniVB bti-n .iihni l up to the governor, (loud Mads h nlHintlon Ih Kt 111 In I lit iilr, uw iriK to hostility In Home quar urn unit conflu-tints opinions among thoHii really In favor of Homo real Ici.lshitlou to promote Improved high way throughout the Ht n t . The workmen's compensation set Iiiim passed tin' house mid Ih now In i In- M-nnt. There Mh progress Ih Im ped il by Day's compulsory act. 'I'M.' record Ht (hu cloHe of the week showed nine blllH of th last session l ii:.;ii'(l o cr the governor's veto; 43 bills piiKi.f.l ami signed or filed by the governor; two bllln In the gover nor's handH; one bill passed this scs i.'oii vetoed by tho governor and the veto sustained: five bllln have pawned both boiiM H. l&l bills have passed the bonne; 1UU bills bavo passed the sun ule. : May Work Until March. A resolution pledging the members or the legislature to remain la seHHlon for 40 "netuul working days." and setting 5 o'clock of Mareh 1 tor ad jiiiirnment Innteud of February 21 was Introduced In the house. Tin: house reBolutlou provides that legislators, clerks ami all legislative employes shall receive pay for 40 "working days." West Throws Bombshell. Declaring that no opposition bills will receive the sanction of the gov ernor unions It be one absolutely ne cessary to carry on the affairs of the government, mutuul disposition Is mad" of appropriations to care lor the wards of the state, the governor threw a bombshell Into the legislature. lie sent a message In wljlch he charged the failure to get the big ap propriation bills Into the legislature to the chairman of the ways and l twins committee. Leaders state that there will be a sufficient number who will remain over if the executive Is Inclined to be tntiaelahlo to deal with the situation. The ways and means committee of the limine made a report, replying to the message of the governor, In which the members denied delaying appro priation bills for political effect. They declared they have already Biived the state $1,000, 000 by the pruning pro cotu and expect to save a total of $4,000,000. 8-Hour Bill Is a Law. Without amendment and but few dlKsentlng votes, tho so-called eight hour duy bill was passed by the house on reconsideration. The bill also pass ed the somite and was signed by Gov ernor West. The bill carries an appropriation of $7000 for the two years between ses sions of the legislature to take cure of the work of the commission which la authorized to have charge. None of the commissioners are to receive salaries, however. Minimum Wage Bill Passed. The house minimum wage bill pass ed the senate and now becomes a law unless vetoed by the governor. Stated briefly, the minimum wage bill provides for a commission of three to be appointed by the governor, consisting of one employer, one em ploye and a third unbiased person. On the commission Is conferred power to fix a reasonable minimum wage for women and child workers, hours of roiKlltlotiH of labor, an appropriation of $:ir00 a year. The law applies only to women and children. A feature of the law Is that It requires a conference Between em ployer and employe when complaints are made. Senate Donates $200,000 for Fair The bill for an Oregon exhibit at the I'anama-I'aclftc exposition passed the senate carrying an appropriation ! of $200,000. It also provides for thi appointment of a commission of three to be named by a committee conslst- Ing of the governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, president of the sen , ate iind speaker of the house. ! Sterilization Bill Panes. I With Just 16 voles, the number ! needed for passage, tho l.cwelling bill j for sterlllti'.tlun of habitual criminals, mora! degenerates and perverts went i to victory in the senate. 1 Dr. OweiiH Adair of Astnrlu, who i originated the bill and has lobbied for It at succeeding sessions of the legis lature, was a witness to Its final sue ' "enH, ami she was Invited by CSovernor I West to be present In his office whei be signed It last Saturday. 60 Days' Session Urged. The house adopted a resolution dl reetii'K the submission to the vote of the people, at the next general elec tion, a constitutional ' amendment lengthening the session of the legis lature from 40 to 50 actual working days, and raising the pay of the legis lators from $.'i to $5 a day. Tho noma- also adopted a compan ion resolution directing that an am- i endmetit be submitted to the vote of j employment and The law carries thepeopiprom,n8.miiiwoeHson..abmlt he ,.fe of Lincyln were shall be held -a flrnl Beuuion of 20 , . . . , ,. , day., tlxn, a temporary adjournment, j thoroughly enjoyed, after which und tin iv an afier-Bession, and 'per- i a reading by Misa Lyda Bell, an muueiit adjournment. The renson for : original 68SBy by Miss Lois the two is that it would nive leKio-; simms. and music by the Misses la tors more time to consider bills and . true-. -4 uu M'ctire . the sentiment of the people with relation to measures submitted. Rifcrtr.dum Date is Set. I'.'iy's bill, providing for a special referendum election, to be held Sep ti ml cr 2, passed the senate. It. in voked considerable, debate, being ad voiited waimly by Day, Moser, Thompson, liean and others and op pohi.i! by McColloch, Miller and Neun er. The bill carries an emergency clause to prevent the possibility of Ileitis itself referred. The object of calling the special election is to prevent large projects like the ranania-l'nciflc appropriation, the workmen's compensation bill and good roads and other Important pro posals, from being held up for two years. Bull Moose Are Recognized. The Hull Moose party will be able to participate in the primaries before the city election in I'ortland under the provisions of a bill that passed the senute. This bill provides that any political party casting 20 per cent of the vote at the preceding election may participate in the primaries. The bill also carries an emergency clause which will allow the participa tion in the Portland primaries. The bill was introduced by Senator Carson at the request of the Progres sive, party committee. Industrial Girl's Home Favored. In the face of an adverse majority report, the Moser bill providing for the establishment of an Industrial Home for girls passed the senate with 18 votes In its favor. It is amended so a to provide $25,000 a year for the next two years. The institution Is to be located on ground now owned by the state at Salem, if the bill becomes a law. The institution Is to be con structed on the cottage plan. Firearms Bill li Passed. Perkins' firearms bill passed the senate. This amended bill provides thnt anyone purchasing a revolver must have the certificate of two free holders as to his good moral character and a permit from the circuit, county or municipal judge. It prevents the display of revolvers in windows, requires a registration of numbers and also requires dealers to make reports to sheriffs twice a month as to sales. Interest on Funds In Treasuries. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES Next Number of Lyceum Course is Aller Trio WILL BE HERE THURSDAY, FEBRUARYS Company Consists of Soloist, Violinist and Reader and is Well Recommended. The next attraction of the Lyceum Course will be given on Thnradnv pvpninc. Fphrnarv 27. The attraction secured is D,w..,l ;a tVw, eiv.ui uia la nit: j AUr Trio. The company cornea very highly recommended, and ! the committee feels confident ! that we will be pleased with the st lection. The Trio consists of a soloist, violinist and reader. As previously announced the seats already selected will be thv ones i to be occupied on February 27, and those not having their seats reserved and holding season tickets will be able to reserve them on February 24 and all others on February 25. j The chapel period of February ; 12 was utalized in a memorial . program to Abraham Lincoln in charge of Mr. Butler, of the History Department. Some open-. ing remarks given by Mr. Butler 1 ' u 1 1 lit 1 1. viiiiieauu utrioncjr, aim Should II. B. 147 by Parsons, which bas just parsed the house, be enacted Into law, thousands of dollars will pour Into the coffers of county treas urers In Interest on county money, for !t provides that all funds shall be deposited with a bank which will give sound security for its safe keeping, and that It shall draw 1 per cent In terest. At the present time banks enjoy the use of this money without paying Interest. Fairs Left to Counties. A bill by the committee on exposi tions and fairs, providing for an an nual tax levy of 20 mills for county fairs, was paused by the house. It is said It will do away with any appro priations by the legislature. These have been very bothersome and many members wished to leave the fairs in each county to the counties. West Bill Approved by House Hdgocd'B hill for a state-wide tin- plate law, similar to that now In fore in Portland, was passed by the house. It requires the owners of all hotels, lodging houses, etc., to post a sign at their doors to tell who owns the prop- j erty. This is one of the bills urged by Governor West. Another bill fa- i vored by the governor is one by How ard of Douglas, known as he Injunc tion bill, aimed to curb disorderly houses by compelling them to post r bond with the city authorities, not ex ceeding the value of the property In volved. Bridge Bill Favored. The house passed the Nolta Inter state brdge bill and enabling act In troduced by the Multnomah delega tion. The bill provides that certain coun ties may issue bonds for interstate bridges and may deduct yearly from fhe county taxes due the state th In ternist on the bridge bonds as the state's portion of the expense of the bridge. The interest will total $70,000 a year. Substitution of a teachers' training school for annual county institutes Is contemplated in a bill passed by the house. The house passed a bill requiring stata banks to capitalize to 26 per cent of the amount of deposits and surplus carried by them. Messrs. Hell and Ostien, were all much enioved. Patriotic sontrs were given by the whole student jljody it is planned to have such programs from time to time, as they are very helpful, as well as interesting. The triangular debate between the literary societies on last Friday evening was a gala day in the work of the year. The affirmative teams of each society traveled and were ac companied by a loyal band of rooters who made the welkin inriK wmi uieir erniiusiasuic j cheers. the Judges werese-i lected from amongst the societies j so that each society supplied two j teams and one set of judges. The contest was won by the ! ipnians, mey winn ng uom; !suieH the question d.scussed, j r i i. ii- - l.aL I i mat or manual runisnmem. u .1. r r ',1T 1 i Ta is rumored that the Normals will iask for a "return game" from i the Delphians, which will make ! a very interesting meeting. All j those taking part acquitted them selves most creditably. On Saturday, February 15, a large delegation of the Normal students and faculty spent the day in Salem for the purpose of v,8,l,n ine '.aiure J now in seS!10n- . it- l i. l a special excursion train was secured which arrived in Salem about nine-thirty o'clock. The remainder of the morning was spent in visiting the legislature, and was especially interesting to both students and faculty at that time. In the House of Repre sentatives they were debating the question of changing the p'an of the three day's county institute to a three week's sum- , rner school session, to be held in connection with the Normal school. In the Senate a most heated discussion was going on concerning the establishment of a reform school, or home, for the girls of Oregon. During the discussion the courtesies of the Senate were extended to Mrs. Baldwin, of Portland, who gave a most earnest plea, setting forth the needs of such an institution. In the afternoon, Pres. Acker man conducted the delegation to visit the asylum and peniten tiary, by special permit. It was the first time many of the party had seen these institutions, and the visit was a source of interest and information. Later they re turned to the State House and called upon the Governor. Al though very busy, he graciously welcomed the Normal visitors in his private office and explained to the students his part in the legislature,' in the matter of sending messages, signing and vetoing bills. Lastly, a visit was made to the state printing office, after which the party returned to Monmouth, having spent a very profitable day. Y. W. C. A. Chapel time on Friday was de voted to the installation services of the Y. VV. C. A. While slow music was being played, the out going and incoming cabinets took their places. The following pro gram was then carried out. Song, Association; Scripture Reading and prayer, Pres. of Y. W. C. A. ; Quartet, Selected; Ad- MISS GHANEY LEADS DIST. NO. 2 Several Have Equal Chance to Capture Capital Prize EVERYBODY HELP OUR GIRLS TO WIN 3,000 Votes Allowed 'on Sub scriptions to the Herald and Monitor. The thousand dollar Prize Voting Contest being conducted by the Independence Monitor and in which the Herald has joined in giving votes on subscriptions is becoming County wide in in terest. Miss Tennie Chaney, of Monmouth, is at present leading in District No. 2 with several others close. Let us get behind our girls with all the moral and material sup port we can give and capture the first prize; it will be a matter of town pride. Subscribe for the Herald, which means votes, and thereby help our deserving young ladies to win. Give your subscription to one of the candidates or send it di rect to the Herald office and your favorite will receive the votes. The Star Theater gives votes. dress of Welcome, Miss Corjsta- jble; Members of cabinet wel j corned their successors; Address, 'representing advisory . board, j Miss Parrott; Response by new (President, Miss Hogue; Closing jSong, Association; Benediction. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Council Orders Deep Well Pump Shipped Here. The city council met February 14 and authorized Mayor Powell to have the deep well pump, con tracted for of Morse-Fairbanks & Company, shipped, after which Councilman Lorence was appoint ed and authorized to make ar rangements to remove the tank and tower from the South lot. The council then adjourned to meet at 7:30 p. m., February 18. February 18th there were not enough members present to do business and adjournment was taken until February 19, at 7:30 p. m., at which time a quorum was present and action was taken as recorded below: The council authorized the city recorder to request C. G. Griffa to fill up all holes made in repair ing the water system. The mayor and city recorder were authorized to make ar rangements with the Oregon Power Company for power to test o,ut the new well. Next an order was made to have Sloper Brothers clean out the new well preparatory to test ing the water supply. Superintendent J. A. Sturkin then submitted a list of tools needed in connection with the superintendency of the water system, the cost thereof amount ing to about $25. The council ordered the purchase of the tools. The meeting then adjourned. The council meets again next Tuesday evening.
