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M O S T LIB E R A L IN H IS T O R Y .
P R O C EED IN G S O F O R EG O N L E G IS U T O R E
Saturday, February 10.
Salem, Feb. 16.— B y a practically
unanimous vote the bill requiring old
line life insurance companies to ereata
a reserve fund from a certain percent
age o f the premium* received for pol-
ieiee passed the house this morning.
The house today passed a bill to en
able the husband or wife to transfer
property that was acquired subsequent
to the time the other was committed to
the insane asylum.
The house adopted the senate resolu
tion proposing an amendment to the
constitution by which the number of
Justices of the supreme court shall be
increased from three to five. The peo
ple will vote on the proposed amend
ment at the 1908 general election.
The house postponed action on the
bill regulating practice o f osteopath
physicians.
The house passed the bill creating
Nesmith County from that part of
Wasco County south of the Deschutes
river and the north part o f Crook
county.
The per diem and mileage allowance
o f the members o f the house for this
session has been made up. The total is
Among the other bills passed d>y the
senate are: Liquor lioenses net to be
granted persons who violate liquor
laws; appropriating $136,000 annually
lor the State university; authorising
railroad bridge acroaa the W illam ette
near Oewego.
In the house the general appropria
tion bill, carrying $2,367,070,
passed and the $1 poll tax law was/Iso
repealed.
The senate passed 86 bills and the
house 16. The larger part of tl
were of a loeal nature.
Tussday, February IS.
Belem, Feb. 12. — The senate
te today
indefinitely postponed Bailey' r’ s b ilk
changing the primary law. The vote
was so decisive as to make It dear that
the law w ill remain as it is.
The senate also voted down the con
stitutional amendment to be submitted
to the people granting woman suffrage.
W ith but one dissenting vote the
house passed the b ill compelling the
sale at $2.60 an acre of land granted
‘ company
nr, receive*
receives the greatest amount, $120
*° *^e^ erm|1 ^ the grant.
hour,
s is u ,
per diem and $149.10 mileage. Rogers ! _ T*“ «enata has cut the allowance for
id Reynolds, of Marion, receive the the Agricultural college to $37,600, a
smallest amounts, each getting $120 per reduction of $12,600.
The habitual criminal b ill passed the
diem and SO cents mileage.
house today. I t provides that on
Friday, February 16.
ond conviction oi a crime equal to fel*
Salem, Feb. 16. — The senate, by a my the punishment shall be double the
vote of 18 to I I , passed the reappor sentence provided by statute.
tionment bill of Senator Hart.
The senate passed the Bingham rail
There w ill probably be no banking read commission bill and tabled Cha
legislation this session. One b ill was pin e measure. The Bingham bill pro
reported in the senate today, but it is vides for appointment by the governor.
certain to b< killed and most of the The house tabled this b ill. Except for
the method of choosing members the
others w ill die for lack of time.
The senate bill compelling the issu two b ilk are alike.
ance of panes to state officers was
The house passed the bill providing
by the house today and sent to for the state buying ground end eroct-
i governor.
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The irrigation and water oodc bill . stead of paying rent as at present.
was slain in the boose this afternoon.
A bill appropriating $26,000 for the
The senate voted to .boy the half support of orphans, foundlings and
block between the eapitol building and wayward girls was passed by the house.
the Southern Pacific to complete the
-eapitol grounds.
An appropriation of
Monday, February It.
$30,000 is made for the purchase.
Salem, Feb. 11.— By unamious
Tits senate indefinitely postponed the Chapin railroad commission bill
Hodsn’s bill making the Associated passed the bouse today. A t the June
Preai a common carrier. .
election in 1908 two of the three com-
The house joint reeolation favoring , m issions» w ill be elected by the peo-
five Supreme court judges *aa adopted . pie. The third w ill be elected in 1910.
by the senate.
I Until then the governor, secretary of
Both houses passed the juvenile court state and state treasurer w ill appoint
b ill over the veto of the governor and members.
I t k probable the house
the measure is now a law.
a 111 accept the bill aa it oame from the
The bill creating the Port of Colom boose.
bia for control of pilotage and towage
The house passed the b ill providing
at the mouth of the Columbia passed . for a cheese and dairy inspector and a
d ie house.
I creamery and dairy commissioner. The
The house passed the Jones bill for appointees are to reoeiv# salaries
the purchase and maintenance of the $i , 600 each and sxpedss allowances
Oregon City locks in conjunction with $ 1,000 per year.
the Federal government
| The juvenile court bill Is now in the
The senate today passed 32 bills and ( hands o f the governor. H e may veto
the house 11 .
it as he considers too much expense
would be attached to it aa a law. Mult
nomah county would be put to an an
Salem, Feb. 14. — The house today
nual expense of $10,920.
adopted a resolution fixing 12:01 a. m.,
• The house passed a bill to tax timber
February 24, aa the time for adjourn
land in proportion to the amount of
ment of the legislature.
It was also
timber it contains.
voted that 110 more bills should be re
The bill providing “ no seat, half
ceived except by the standing commit
fa re" was voted down by the house.
tees. There are 440 b ilk on the calen
The measure giving the state uni
dar and consideration of senate meas
versity $126,000 a year was passed by
ures has not yet commenced. The sen
the house.
ate ia becoming anxious and is discuss
The senate passed a bill providing
ing means of forcing the house to act
$60,000 for extensions to the portage
upon senate b ilk .
road.
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The house pasted the bill apffropri-
ating $160,000 to the Agricultural col-
PO RTLAND M ARKETS.
Butter— Fancy creamery, 3 2 ){0 3 5 e
The house bill creating the office of
inspector of mines passed that body per pound.
Butter Fat— First grade cresun, 86 c
without opposition
Smith’s bill to abolish two of the, per pound; second grade cream, 2 c kae
four normal schools passed the bouse' per pound.
tonight by a vote of 88 to 18, six ab -1 Eggs Oregon ranch, 23d26c per
went. Only one slight amendment was dosen.
Poultry— Average old hens, 1 S ) { 0
made from the way It passed the sen-
* te , changing the time of the meeting 14c per pound; mixed chickens, 1 1 ){
o f the new board from the third Wed @ 1 2 ^ c ; spring, 1 3 ) { 0 14 )^c; old roost
nesday in June to the third Wednesday ers, 9010c; dressed chickens, 14015c;
turkeys, live,
1 7 0 1 7 }(e;
turkeys,
in May.
A house resolution provides for the dressed, choice, 20022 c ; geese, live,
printing of 6,000 onpiea of the railroad 10012 c; ducks, 16018c.
Fruits— Apples, common, 50076c per
commission bill for dktribotion to
box; choice, $102.50.
those who desire copies.
Vegetables— Turnips, $101 26 per
The house passed seven bills and the
.senate nine. Eleven new b ilk were in sack; carrots, $101.26 per sack; beets,
troduced in the house this morning be $1.2601.60 per sack; horseradish, 7 0
fore the resolution checking the flood 8 c per pound; sweet potatoes 3J<0
8 )^s per pound; cauliflower, $2.60 per
appeared.
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dosen; oelery, $3 0 3 .2 5 per crate;
Wednesday, February 18.
onions, 1 0 0 1 2 per dosen; sprouts,
Salem, Feb. 13. — W ith only -one 9c per pound.
dissenting vote the senate today took
Onions— Oregon, $101.36 per hun
the Chapin railroad commission bill dred.
from the table. I t is now ready for
Potatoes— Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
the governor’s signature and it is said $1.4001.60; common, $101.25.
he w ill sign it. It was also reported
Wheat— Club, 69070c; bluestem, 71
tonight that he and the eeeretary of 0 7 le ; valley, 70c; red, 67068c.
state and state treasurer had already
Data — No. 1 white, $29; grey,
conferred on the appointment of the $28.60.
commission.
Barley— Feed, $22.50 per ton; brew
Representative N ew ell proposed a ing, $23; rolled, $23.50024.50.
constitutional amendment providing
Rye— $1.4601.60 per cwt.
the recall of public officials. The idea
Corn — Whole, $24.50; cracked,
is that where an officer is not serving $22.60 per ton.
the people the way he should, a peti
Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1 , $140
tion containing the names of 26 per 15 per ton; Eastern Oregon
eon timothy,
cent of the v o t e » In his district may be $17018; clover, $9; cheat t, $9; grain
filed, asking h k resignation. - Should hay, $9010; alfalfa, $14.
th is not be forthcoming, a special elec
Vaal— Dressed, 51<09o per pound.
tion Is called to elect a successor. A t ] Beef— Dressed bulls, 2 ^ 0 3 > ^ c per
the special election the officer whose pound; cows, 4 ) { 0 5 )fc ; country
resignation k asked k also a candidate, atores, 6 )^ 0 6 l^c.
and should he not be re-elected he j
Mutton— Dressed, fancy, 8 ){0 9 c per
must vacate the office to the successful pound; ordinary, 007c.
candidate.
Pork— Dressed, 6 0 8 X c per pound.
Poet Habituate’ Names.
Grants Pass— Grants Pass has solved
the habitual drunkard problem in a
novel way that ia satkfactory to all
concerned.
When a man begins to
make a nuitanoe of himself by drink
ing, the city attorney drafts an ordi
nance enacting that. John Jones k a
habitual drunkard, the city council
passes it, and John Jones’ name is
forth w ith posted in all the saloons,
which are forbidden under penalty of
losing their license to sell him liquor.
River and Harbor BUI Gives Almost
All Northwest Asked.
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Washington, Feb. 16— Never before
in the history oí rive n and harbors lag,
klatiqn has any oongrees dealt so liber
ally with the Pacific Northwest aa the
present congress w ill do in the pending
river and harbor bill.
Not only k the
aggregate appropriation largar than
ever before, bat the appropriations
more nearly Sppoximate the estimates
of the engineers.
This is in a very
large measure due to the remarkably
efficient work of Representative Janea,
of Washington, who is on the river and
harbor committee as repeaantetive of
his own and neighboring states. Mr.
Jones was in a position to do things,
and his accomplish menta apeak for
themselves.
Indeed the house has
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Portland. Or.
been so very liberal that the senate baa
nothing left to do, unless It be to raise
Chicago •ait U ka Dan var, •«Oman
f t Worth,Omah*,
Portland
a few appropriations that fall below
K om m City, St.
the bouse figures, and it k doubtful If
Lou 1«, Chi cago and
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many such increases can be secured,
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for in every instance- where the house Huntington.
cut the estimates on Oregon and Wash
Bolt Lake, Denver,
7 :U n a .
Atlanti*
r t . Worth. Omaha,
ington projects it was for some specific
Kanaan City, St.
and very good reason.
Louis,1 Chicago and
In bis work in committee M i. Jones Huntington.
had the active support of Senator Ful
Wall* Walla. Lewla-
ton, and the Oregon senator did every
ton, Hixikane.Wal
St. Paul
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thing that a man not a member o f the
M inas apolla. St.
committee could do to aid in getting
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Paul, D otata, Mll-
waukoe, Chicago
liberal recognition for Oregon and Co
lumbia river project*. Thera was ab
Por follar Information
or writ* roar
solute harmony throughout, and the
ingmt, or
tw o men worked together to » common
MM. McMURRAY,
end.
General Paaanngnr Agaat
The effectiveness of M r. Jones’ u
is found in the figures themselves. The
total amount recommended by the en
gineers for Oregon and Washington
projects was $5,110,244; the total ap
propriation carried by tire house bill is
TIME CARD HO. St
$4,670,244, a difference of $440*000.
I Ta Ya
The redactions were on the Celilo ca
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vai
Yequina.................
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nal, $160,000 being taken from the
Arrivai nt Corvelli*.
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amount recommended and given to the
Arrivai Albani..................
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upper river, for which a new project No. 3 -
Leavee Albani................................. 12:30 P M
was recommended late in December; on
Leavea Coreani*...............................
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Arriva*
Yequina............................. 5:46
the W illam ette and Colombia rivers
below Portland, where $160,000 was
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deducted because Portland
business
Leavea A lb a n i.................... .'......... 7:S0 A M
Arrivai Detroit................................ U:S0 P M
men had assured the committee that a
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new taxation district was to be formed
Leavea Detroit................................ 1:00 P II
to raise money to aid in this improve Arrivai Albani................................. 6:66 P M
Traine for Corvè Bis.
ment; and the Cascade locks on the
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Columbia river, where $106,000
Leavaa Alban*..............................
7:66
Arriva* Corvelli*.......................
8:S6AM
recommended for grading and filling in
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behind the completed locks. The com No.
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mittee felt that this work was not arg
Arrivai et C orvelli»...........
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KMo.fr-
ent, as the eanal lock is itself com
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pletad-
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W ith tbeee exceptions, the house bil _ ,
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provides the amounts reoommended by No.
Leavea Corvelli*..............
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the engineers, and in the case of Co-
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quille river the oommittee appropriates N o.fr-
Lesve* C orvelli*............................. 1:30 PM
$60,000 when only $40,000 was asked
Arriveest A lb a n i.......................... 2:10 PM
by the War department. The $60,000 No. 7—
Uevea Corvelli* ............................ #:00 P M
w ill ootpVtat* this project, as shown by
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the figures of the local engineers, so the No. 11—
Leavee
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committee decided to clear up the
Arriva* at A lb a n i.......................... 11:43 A M
whole matter at one time.
No. 13—
The following table gives the various
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projects and the amounts appropriated
All of thè »bove connect wlth Southern Pa
by the boose b ill:
cific Company traina, both at A lbani and Cor
Mouth of Columbia river, $2,460, vini*. aa wall a* traln for Detroit, givlng d i
rect servloe to Newport and adiacent becche*.
244; Dsllea-Celilo canal, $600,000; 4M well aa Breiten basa Hot Spring*.
rivers, Portland to sea, $300,000; Co
For fnrther Information appi! to
lumbia between Celilo and mouth of
i. C. MAYO, Gen. I
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Bnaxe river, $120,000; Upper Colum
B. H. BOLES, Agent, Albani.
bia, between Wenatchee and Bridge
port, $42,000; Upper Colombia and
Snake, $10,000; Coquille river, $60,-
000; Coos river, $3,000; dredge, Ore
gon and Washington coast harbors,
$100,000;
Tillamook bay, $10,000;
improvement of Upper Willamette,
$60,000; Clatakanie, $600; Cowlits
and Lewie rivers, $50,000; Willapa
harbor, $25,000; Gray’s harbor, $600,-
000; Gray’ s inner harbor, $177,000;
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Gray’e river, $2,500; Puget sound and
tributaries (dredging) $76,000; la k e
Washington canal, $10,000; Swino-
mish slough, $76,000; Okanogan and
Pend d ’Oreille, $20,000.
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Finds Hugs Spot on Bun.
Pittsburg, Feb. 15.— Profeeacr John
M. Braehear, of the Alleghany observa
tory, announces the discovery of one of
tho greatest sunspots ever brought to
the attention of astronomers.
He says
as a resut electrical disturbances w ill
be experienced throughout the oountry
tomorrow night.
The spot can be
Been through smoked glass, bat the sci
entist adds that it k one of the most
active of solar spots. Its approximate
length is said to be 150,000 miles and
30,000 miles wide, covering an area of
about 3,500,000 square miles.
Great Flood in Nebraska,
Booth Omaha, Feb. 16.—-The bodies
of Dan McCrone, a veterinary surgeon,
his wife and daughter, and Miss Hell,
who were drowned in the flood at G»-
lumbng yesterday, have been recovered.
Today all the livestock in the Union
Pacific stock yards at Columbus was
destroyed. A ll trains are held up, tel
ephone and telegraph wires down.
Dynamite ia being used in the Loup
river by the Union Pacific, which is do
ing its utmost to relieve the situation.
80 crotary Losaa Perquisites.
Salem— One of the perquisites which
the secretary of state has enjoyed for
years was cut off by the senate when
that body passed 8 . B. 19, by Kay.
This measure provides that ail feas is
sued for notary public commissions
Treaty fo r Prohibition in Africa.
shall go into the state treaaury, instead
Washington, Feb. 16.— The senate
of into the pocket of the secretary of committee on foreign relations today
state, as heretofore. The proposed law authorised a favorable report on a gen
authorises a charge of $6 a year for a eral treaty with the powers looking to
commission, or $10 for two yean. ! the suppression of the liquor tmfflc in
Formerly the fee was $ 8 .
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Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Feb. 15.— Not
withstanding the rumors In regard to
the lorn of life as a resnlt of a fire
which last night destroyed 90 cottages
and residences, three hotels, the Carr
memorial church and fully 200 barns
and outhouses, entailing a lose of $200,
000 , so far as can be learned only two
persons lost their lives.
They were
John Springer, a foreman in the Cotton
Belt railroad yard, and a man named
Reed, who is said to have gone into n
burning building while intoxicated.
Nearly 1,000 people are homeless.
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