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: : j Proposed Oregon Tax Law (('nntlliuril from lot rrk) ItOMllltlK ClUUStt.) Section 40. Tlutt sections .'I0r0, aor.i, mm, :ior:i, uml nor.t of tho ("odes uml Hlntuto of Oregon, compiled itut nntiotnled by lion. Charles II. 1 11 -linger mid Willlnm W. Cotton, ami nil nets anil part of nets In conllht here with, Ixi uml tho nitino hereby uro ro Killed: Provided, tlml notliliiK '" tliltt net contained dim 1 1 n fleet tlm tinncnn inoul of proix'rly iimiii tho hisls of ownership mill viiliml Ion thereof us)ii tho llrnt ilny of March, 1007, nt tho hour of 1 o'clock n. tn. i hut tlm nte lions, mix mid urlx of ncls hereby re Milled nlmll remain In full force mill offeet fur tlm mrK!Mof effecting tho iiwrnxiui'iil according lo law iion tlm UinIh of ownership und viiliiutlon them of March I, 11)07, at tho hour of 1 o'clock a. in. (Hoard not to ncs until after nnncns- im-ntfor 1IK)7.) Section II. Nothing In thin art con tallied rhitll rcqulto or mitliorirn tho Ntlil mn to nines prnjxuty herein de hit 1 1 xi I ujxm tho lauds of ownership thereof on tlm llrnt day of March, 1U07, nt llm hour of I o'clock a. in., hut tho (IrK aiHiHiii)iiit of fiich proMuly mado liy Mild Ixninl dial I ho titsiii tho Iwnlx of ownership nt nuch dato after Mutch ), HHi7. at 1 o'clock it. in., m now or lufcflr inny lx prnvded by tho k"' oral lawn of tho statu. A MM.. I'm n t to C(st' J Jrftnr Ihr iJhIsm mil s-nwn ( ttw ba4 f rMtllHtlon In tW wfl cmtHtt ( tbh HMlrt ami to motIiW (nf tlw riulUttMl intl cotmtian hf l4 loanl ( iMlHtti at llw ifil loll irtufttrtl Uf ttw ttmMr inn III ttw ! mutti, iml Ike w inrnl e( ptOf4ij wntt)il Iiom hM mil. mi fuf mwI from hM ImmiiJ to tk ctr rait tottll, tn. Ur nwHmr o( llVIni tn.l HwmIm ( tkr mm, ! WfMltlXn Ito JwiU4K1ln f tttf clliwtt tot it Ofl well I ik, ml irmllnjr wt(ni WT, . iimI aikJ 1MI nf ik i & and ftutulrl w if t)iro, rnmfXM-il oihI niuilr l.i l Ml! II PMIHfr Wf M nitm n vwiivn. owl lifiHui trttlfm t ( Ik nM '! amt IMtluln l (hMm iwwwil lif tuiian ( n l m"I llwmWr , MI, Ult Ia ttt HMil Vn, I Mi. M(i 4 ft c.lMllur, ! irtmUni J inHh ( mO.hi IftM or Ihr W t'o4 -t Suwtr ( Oiriam l In rontkl tlh Iklt nt. H. ihIii all octt ami IM n( ! In conlHct hrtrollh. Ilo It ciwttcil hy tho jicojilo of the Ktnto of OriKoii: Ilril of oiuallitlon How ronnti tuti-d Duticx ol Ixmril.) Hcctlon 1. Tho county JuiIk'o, county clerk, county coinmiMlnntirn, and an rcMior of tlm acvcml count li of thlit .Into nhnll coiiftltuto a Imonl of iv)tmll station to cxmnlim and corrci't llm a (foment roll" rcturmil hy tlm iiinwim In tlmlr wvcml couiiIIck, and to In tTitiim or nxluco tlm valuntion of the proorty llieteln ihtmwiiI, h llmt the rmim ahitll lw full ctih vuliio thereof, nud Iouhmm omitted tmnhli) jinipcrty, In llm iiwuimr horelimltor provldtxl. Tlm lOHrd "Iwll liiect t tlm court limife III tlm rvtcral ctmutlon (Hi tlm llrnt MiMidny of (KtolHr In wtch yir, and the county clerk rlmll lay Uiforo tlm Until tlmiiHooiHiuieiit rolln rctoriuil hy the inor. Tlm county Judo rlutll, If irifU'nt, Im clmtriimn of tuich Uxtrd, uml tlm oHinty clork nhnll, If nremuit, Ixi clerk tlmtcof. Thrcu iiuuiilMirit of ritich lKmrd nhnll coimtituto a tpiorum therwif. (Qtialllltittlon of iiiPinlwrH of Imnrd.) Hcctlon -. Iloforo procwtillnt? to tho wtm.llrtlon of mich rolln tlm rovcrnl mcuihcrrt of tlm Umrtl rhitll each take mid tuilincrilM) to an oath, tota iulinlnUtortl liy a iimmW of ttticli Uitrd, und to lw lllc with tlm county clerk, to faithfully mid lioutfitly oxainlno, correct, mid Mtia!lro at full mh valuo wild anft'iiH nieiit roll and all properly no returned liy nuch iiM.vnuor. CorrftloiiH required to lo tnado Oinllkil proHrty.) Hcctlon II. If It nhnll nncar to ruch Ixvtrd of timl!iatlon that thero aro nny Inntlit tir loU or other proinirty ureHeil ttvkti, or Incorrectly asdcHHtil . tin to doticrlption or tuintlty, and in tlm iittina of a pirton or (hthohs not tlm owner thereof, or io-hohi'ihI under or beyond tho actual full cuhIi value- thcrt) of, riiltl IkkihI inny inako projnir corrcc tlouri of tho Hittiit). If Itrdiull apjH'tir to nuch lioanl that any IiiiiiIh, lotn, or other proHirty unntfiiblo hy tho khvofh or uro not luthtwod, nuch Ixnird hIiiiII uhnomh (ho nutuu at tho full caoh vnluo tlmrimf. (Increnno In nnnesnmont Notice Pe tit hum for reduction.) Hcctlon 4, Haiti board of oqunltra tlon nlmll not Incronno tlm vnluatlon of nny proxtrty on nuch iifHetuuuont mil, uh prtivltlt'd In tho preeodliiK Hcctlon, without kIvIiik to tho portion In wIioho iiitnio It In iihuohikmI at leant thrcu ilnyn' nollro to npiwnr anil nhow cnuno, If any lio Iiiih, why tho VHltmtlon of hit) nnnoHH uhlo property ; or nomo pait thereof, to bo k pool lied. In huoIi notice, ohnll not lw liicreitHodi 1'rovldiHl, that nuch notlco Mhall not bo neccHfury If tho pemon apjiwtr voluntarily boforo nnld IkkiYiI, mid bo thuro pcrnonally notified by u inomW Utoreof that his property, or ioiuo ttpoolflod part thereof, In, in tho opinion of tho board, nm-oniied IhjIow lt actual valuoi And provldod fur thor, that Hitch notlco nhnll not bo no coHNiry in event the board doom it no cottnary to lncrcana the valuation of all property ujkiii nuch rolln, In n certain iiriiiMittlnn. In iinliT tlml. (Iin vnliintlon i ... f ... . of tlm pruMiity Kenorally uK)ti thu rollri niiiin no lit inn ciinii Millie, an uy inw requlitxl. I'vtitloun or H))illcatlonn for llm riliictlfifi nf il rmrl IciilfirfiMHf.vMtiiiilit nhall lxi initilo In wrltlnir, verified hy urn oaiii oi iiio itppiiciiiii. or inn iittor ney, and bo II led with tlm hoard during tho lltnt week it Ih hy law required to Nt In nonnlou, nud any Rtitlon or up- piinmoii not no iiiniie, vuriuoi, nun II le I nhall nut Ihi ooiiHldurctl or nctod upon hy the I Kurd. (Hilling of ltril.) Hcctlon 6. Hitld lonrd of cqtinllt tlon nhall (vmtluuo Itn nennloun from .lay to day, oxcluttlvn of Hundayn and lotftil hulidnyn, until the oxaminiillnn and correction and iiitmllwtlon of tlm iimci-funi'iit rolln nhnll ho eoriiplcti'd ; lint It nlmll ivuiipli'to nnlil oxiiinluallon, iHirnx'tlnn nud eqiiallr.ntloti within one mouth from tlm time It In hy law n q ii I red lo meet, mid, unlets rvtoiier com plftcil, at tho expiration of out) month from tlm time tlm hoard in herein re quired to meet, the exmiilnutloii, cor ns'tlou, and equalization of Hitld nwiKH nieiit rolln ahull bo dcomtxl to Ixt coin plelo, (Itccord of procctxllnpi of lxiard.) Hcctlon (J. tVirrcctloriN, ntlillllonM to, rirliMU)ceH in tlm wtld mil nlmll bo entered in a column therein hcndeil nulvitmitlHlly "Art Kqunllrel hy tlm County IbiMtil," and tlm ontrieH in niifh (Hilutun rthnll lm tlm record of tlm no tion of twtld iMwrd. Tlm meeting, iml ifltMliou, nlttliiKX, and ndjoiirniiietit of wild Inmnl nlmll bo recortleil in thu JiHinml of tho wmnty omirt. (Itfttirn of corrtvtiil ami equalized roll.) (Miction 7. Huch aNwttnincnt rolln, when ho exninliiHil, corrected, and tpallzeil hy nuch Inmrd, nlmll bo ro tiirntxl to the county olerk. (.pxtil to circuit court.) Hection 8. Any iMirnon who nlmll I mve Mitittoned for tho reduction of a particular luwunincnt, or wliimi njwitw itient Iihm Ixen Inrreumxl by the UmdI of iHunlintltHi, who nhnll lx' ncKrluvixl by tlm action of nuch IxHtrd, may ap PhI therefrom to tho circuit outirt of llm rounty. The appml nhnll lx taken ami xirfcctcd In the followluK manner, and not otherwlnc: 1, Tho jmrty tlcttlrlnK tho nppool from the net Ion of nuch luard of equal ization may ntuno a notice, to 1k nlirned hy liliiiHelf or attorney, to Ixi llltxl with the county cleik of the county within live, dayit, oxcludlnc Huiulny, from the timo tlm nn-tcMiueiit roll in returned to the county clerk by tho board of equal ization. 2. Within live dnya of tho kIvIhk of nuch notice tlm npHdlnnt nlmll II lo with thu clerk of the circuit court a traiM eriptofthn ctitinn for reduction of aHMctwumnt, or no much of tlm record of tlm lxmrd of tHpinllzatlon an may Ih iiiH'cawiry to IntclliKontly prntont tlm qiHhtiiHiH to Ixi decided by tlm circuit court, together with a copy of tlm order or net ion taken by the ixwrd of equal Iwtlnn, tlm notlco of npmtl and re cord of tho flliiiK thereof; thoroafter the circuit court nhnll have Jurisdiction of tho matter, hut not otherwise. Tho appeal nhnll bo heard and de termined by tho circuit court In n niiin miiry inunniir, and nlmll Ihi determined iih an equltablo cauno. Kither tho up iRillnnt or tlm county an nppclleo hIuiII lx) entltleil to thu couipubory nttend anco of wltnenniMi and to the production of lxxika nud imijxth.. If, upon hiNtrliiK, tho court flndn the amount nt which tlm property wan tlnally unnettncsl by the ixitinl of equalization In Itn ucttml full can 1 1 value, and tho annennment waa inndo fairly and In Kod faith, it nlmll approvo nuult nnHonnuieht ; but if It llndt that tho aancfninout wan uiudo at a renter or lens mint than tho market valuo of tho property, or It tho nuuo wax not fairly or In k! fnltli made, it nlmll net iinldo auch arrtcnniuent and tie termluo nuth value, and u certified ixipy of the order or judgment o! tho circuit court nhall 1h Htilllclent warntut for tho levying und collwtiuK of taxcH npiluat huoIi property, and umn Hitch valua tion no determined. No proceeding for tho levying or collection of taxea iiKalnnt any properly nlmll Ihj ntaytsl by tho rctiHon of tho taking or pendency of tho apponl from tho lKmrd of equaliza tion; but In event tho utneiiHiuent in tlccrctinwl by tho court on appeal tho tux ccollector nhall refund to tho emon pnylng taxon on nuch prop erty any cxccaalvo amount of tnxoi col lected, and in event tho un.HCH.tinent Ih lncreaned by tho court on appeal tho property nlmll bo llublo for tho defi ciency on tho amount of mich lncreauod valuation, Tho provisions of law gov erning cotttn und dlnbunomontti on up penl nlmll bo nppllatblo horoto. (lloptnllngolauao.) BiH;tlon 0. That Hoctlona 3070, .1080, !)0S1, and .1083 of tho Codos and Stat utes of Oregon, compiled und annotated by lion. Charlcn II. llolllnger and William W. (Jolton, Do and tlio nimo horoby aro repealed; and that section 3082 of tho wild Codox and Htntutca of Oregon, compiled and annotated by Hon. Charlcn II, llolllnger nnd William W. Cotton, ua reonncUxl by eoctlon 3 of nn nctnpprovivl December 21, 1110.1, Ixv lug found In Iho Iviwh oi too hixjciui Hexdon of 1 1)03, tiigo 4 et neiitiiltir, Im and tho miino hcrohy Ih rcpcnlod; nnu llmt no imicli of KHition .HWiO or mo t'txIcH and HlatutcH of Oregon, ax com piled and aunolatcxl hy llou.ChurloH li. JlollinKcraud Williaiii W. iUiUn, us In In conflict herewith Ixi repealed; anil that all iicIm and purui of actn In cuilllct herewith Ixj and tho hjiiiio horohy aro rejx'iiled. (Thu Inline no ffin iirfnt liy IliU et ahwitil not i'i Into tftrct liiimrillatrlr after l talliiK rffect ti lijr law rmrlcit, n m ItIK claute la Inaritnl rrm.llni nlnlit for the current year, etc , from In effect.) a iiim7 I'or an ael tn provide a more efTiclrnt ;itrm for the levy anil oolite! km of uih, and ivlilln nalllra for the violation of the lirovl4oiM of tola act) ami to reil chap tera 0, 0. anil 7 of title XXX of the L'oilea iih Sulutu of (Jiefon, eofmHIril ami aniMitatnl iy lion Clin In II. I te 1 1 in k r ami Wllltam w. Cotloni anil acclkma I, t, 0, T, , 9, 10, II, ami II nf an act ap prerril )eember fl, i"3, ami found Uwi iaie ( et teitultur of the Tneral lj of the S;-cl1 zwnlon of 1001, anil an act entltleil "An aet to ameml neetlon Joa f llalllnfrr am Cottnn'i Annolate.l Cwlet anl Jtlaluln of Ornun." aiovei I'rtiruary 1, IttOI, ami an act entltleil "An act lo amend an act at!tlel 'An act to amend aectlon toon of llellfnrer ami Coiton'a Annotatnl Cwlea am) Mumtrt of (Jrejin, aMiroved f'rbimrr 12, IMS, ami lo ileclare an emer r'lKjr." arproved I)emler 21, 1MJ; and thHn 7. &J. lit. I0. I0t. and IS of tlie General Ijrna of Orron, lti and an Ml filed In the ofltee of the Secretary of Stale Oewmher , IBM, entltUd "An act to ameml aetlon 1U1 of llf)Wnrr and Tntton'a Annotated ("odea ami SlatMtei of OiKi"i and an act antltled "An act to amend tcctlun 1O0I of the Code and Suiiilr of Orc(n, Annotatnl hy CUilea II. Itelllnrer ami William W. Cot ton, and rlln the anoit,n'"cnt of ley cnitea for the atate inoat the arveral eoun Ilea ami ilefmln the method of m-oercdln In maUnr the Hale aoportlonment," ap iwoved Tefcriaary t(. int. and all other acta and pa' "' ' amendatofy of any of the a4a ami aerthurta afcoe ael foflh, and all acta and r't of acta In twillct heieolth. I'm It infitMiy tho Koplo of tlio xtnto of Orrfnn: (Of tlio Iovy of Taxpfl.) (Hntliwito for county purjn, np;xr tlonuiMit nnd Mate hikI Hchrxil tax.) rVctlon 1. Tlm county court of tn'h county nlmll, nt Itn term in Jautwry in teh year, orttlumto tho amount of iiHHtey to Ixj rnlMl In Itm wwinty fur WMinty purjHn, iiih! npixirtlon nuch aiuottnt, t'Mjrethtir with tlm hiikmiiiI of ntato nnd K'luxil tMx.nud other taxon re- quitH"! to Imj ralKl in Itei county ami nuch other taxiit to it inny In Itn dlncro- tlon an nuthorizl by law iletermlno nhall Ixi niiHO-l, according to tho valua tion of tlm taxable prox-rty in tho OHinty for tho year, and hik'Ii dotcrm limtli.n nhnll Ixj entered in itri records. (II. ft C. Comp., action !, .ithout fhanze, ecH lo maVe proviaion for other ! rehired to I raited, and tae nhkli It mar, in lit dlxrcthm, aa authoriicd by law, determine ahall lx raiwd.) (Lovyoftax by comity court.) Section 2. For tho purixxo of rnls Ing revonucH for rounty purxc!t, tho rounty court for each county In tho ntato nlmll, In Itrt January term in each year, levy a tax utxin all taxable prop erty in lta county, which lax nhnll Ixj nulllcleut In Itn amount to defray tho oxHnca of tho county. (II. & C Toeop., witon JA. aa recrncteil hy Ut. SpecUl Setilon, li, pze 6, c eept to atrlke out "or Waard of county torn mioteoner " aa the functlona of that body ate now hy law rierched by the county court. The Mc chance h made In other aectiorif carried into thia act, but will not U apeaiatly noted.) (Ievy of other required or pormliwiblo levied by county coutt nt Jnmuvry term.) Hcctlon 3. Tho county court almll, at Iim January term In eoh ytjtr, levy any other taxes which by lnw tho county or county court or Ixmnl of county cotnmlnnloncni Ih required to levy, and any other taxcit which It may determlno to lovyam) which by lnw It Ih x'rmittol to levy. (Newt but accma lo t necetury to provide time for levy of tpeclal county taiea) (County clerk to bo notified of rnto of lovy.) HtH-tlon4. ItKlmlllxj tho duty of every nchool dlntrlct, nnd each Incor porated town nnd city, and of each pub lic. corwr-tlon authorized to lovy a tax, to notify, In writing, tho county clerk of tho county within which tho hqIiooI district, town, city, or public colora tion in situated, of tho rnto per cent of tho tax lovy mado by it, on or boforo tlio llrnt day of January of each year, which notice nhnll bo kopt on fl'o by tho Hevernl county cleiks, nnd lomnln a juirt of tho records of tho otllco. (So chance from II. & C. Cnmp., aectlon 300H, at finally amcmled by Lawa of Seial Seatlon, 1103, page 111 aectlon 1 of Ij of IBM, chapter 7, except the prevlto (vihlch wat temporary In nature and the cwvailon for which ha patted by laptc of lime) hat been omitted.) (Tax loviea to bo In oven mllla or In oven tenths of mills.) Section 6. All counties, cltlea, school districts, and other corporations which aro vested with tho power of lovyiug tnxcH, shall mnko their total lovy termlnnto with oven mill or mills, or in fmctlotiH of one-tenth of ono mill. (I.ai 1005, chapter 117, tectlon 1, no change.) (To bo continued next wck) Accordlnc to the Mauacnusetta bu reau of ttatUtlcs, thero are 3,459 law yer In that Stnte, 6,1)7 phyilclant aud unoona, and 8,737 clergymen. Comfort In That. Jimmy Ain't yer vaccination healed up yett Tommy Nnw, Jimmy Oeol T3on't it make yor feol bad? Tommy Now I Tho doctor told mom I mustn't tako a bath till It 'a all honied up, Philadelphia Frcsi. v MN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS Friday, January 10. Washington, Jan. 18. Uy a rising voto of LI.'! to ill! tho liouno today adopt ed an aincndincnt to thu legislative, executive and judicial apjiropriatlou hill, which wun taken from tlio strik er's table with nenato nmumlmonts, In crtiudnu tho wtlnrv of tho vico oreni- dent, Uio npcaker und meinlxrs of tlio , cabinet to fl 2,000 a your ami tiiofo ol rouatoni and rcpronenUttiven, dolegutcs from territories und tho resident com missioner from 1'orto HI to to $7, 600 a jtitr, thu Increanes to tnko effect March 4, 1U07. An urgent deficiency hill was punned, currying u totnl of :i4l,f)S0. Tho hoiioii then went Into commltteo of tho whole and Minxed CO bills on tho private culenthir reported by tho committee on claims. Washington, Jan. 18 Tho nenato to day deferred further action on tho llnjwriHvllle matter until Monday. It panned a hill authorizing relief for curthqtinko smitten Jamaica. Tho Warren bill, Incrcaidngthe corps of tho army, wan punned. Tito total In crenno, which is to rcuch it maximum in five yearn, is 0,107 officers and men, which, with llm incrcano In certain Mil nrlett of tnun In netinito prudes, nuch as electricians, machinists, etc., co-its 2V.i,:2 annually. Tho sunnto agreed to tho Kittredgo resolution iimtructiiig tho necrctury of Commerce arid Iilxir to investigutv the lumlxT trust. Tlio resolution directx that tho inves tlgntion shall Ixj conducted to uncertain whether thero exists any combination, eounplrncy, trust, iigreomont or contract iutondeil to ojx'rnto in restraint of law ful tntdu in lumlier or to incroma tho market price of lumlxjr In any part of thu United HUites. Thursday, January 17. Wnnhington, Jnn. 17. Tho lepil phane of President Itoonevoll's dis- chargo of tho negro troopi wns again injected into tho controversy in tho nenato t mlay hy notice of nn amend ment to the Korukor compromise reno lut Ion, which Itlackburn mid ho should pros. Tito amendment expressly din claims nny intention to "question or deny the legal right of tho president to discharge without honor enlisted men of tho army of tho United btates." Consideration of tho resolution was deferred until Monday at tho conclusion of Foraker'a address. Kulogies on tho life nnd character of tho lute Senator illiam II. Ilate, nf Tennessee, were delivered, after which tho sennto adjourned us a mark of res pect to his memory. Washington, Jnn. 17. An emergen cy hill for tho relief of the sufferers on the island of Jamaica was parsed by the house today. Tho bill is as fol lows: "Tho president of Uio United Suites is authorized to use und dlstrilmto among tho sufferers nnd destttuto pco plo of tho island such provisions, cloth ing, medicines and other necessary ar ticles Monging to tho sustenance ami otlior naval stores aa may bo necessary for succoring tlio people who uro in peril nud threatened with starvation in tho said Inland In consequoneo of tho recent earthquake. Without division tho bill wns sent to the senate. Tho bill did not reach tho nonato be fore adjournment, but will probably bo taken up by that body tomorrow. Wednesday, January 10. Washington, January 10. Sonuto lenders tonight consider tho end of tho llrownsvillo discussion in sight, and it is confidently expected that a compro mise resolution offered by Foraker jiut beforo tho close of today's session will lx adopted. Foroker had tho floor to mnko what ho today oxprwt-ed tho hope would Imj tho concluding speech on tho subject. Ho will proceed immediately after tlio morning business tomorrow, unless interfered with by tho special oider of tho day, which is tho delivery of eulogies on tho life of tho late Sena tor Itute, of Tennessee. Whether ho speaks tomorrow or Friday, it is ox pected that a voto will soon follow, til though it is potulhlo that other brief speeches may bo mado Ixiloro tho end is reachod. Washington, Jan. 10. Smokeless powder patents wero under debtito to day in tho houso. Gaines, of Tonnesseo, told of how Professor Monroo had patented tho smokeless powder process, having dis Plan to Reclaim Swamp Land. Washington, Jan. 10. An oxtonslvo plan for reclamation of swamp and overflow land will bo considorcd at an early incotlng of tho sonuto commltteo on publio lauds. Tho schomo Is ad vanced in fi bill Introduced by Senator Clapp, which provides for tlio estab lishment of a ''draining fund" from all moneys received from tho salo of publio land in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louis iana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin, oxoopt tho 6 per cont sot asldo for oducatlonnl purposes. covered it whllo filling tho chair of chemistry nt tho nuvul aendomy, nn J nlso Mild u patent was taken out by John It. iiarnndoti while tho latter was u commanding oilier in tho navy. ("nines quoted tho Huprcmo court de cision In tho Uilly und Solomon case that n potent taken out by an officer for n discovery mndo by him in tlio lino of duty belongs to tho government. Mr. Monroo, ho stuted, had turned his pat ent over to tho United States, und yot it wns today in tho hands of a great powdor monopoly, "and the government is in thu grasp of that monopoly." So far as Unities could find out, Jlr. Ikirnadoti had not turned his patent over to tho government. Tuesday, January 16. Wnnhington, Jan. 15. Tlio feature of the day's session of tho nonato wus n constitutional argument by Spooncr, of Wisconsin, upholding tho presi dent's right to discliurgo tho negro troopi at llrownsvillo. The remarks woro questioned by Tillman, nnd tlio two engaged in n heated controversy. Spoonor mado a bitter attack on tho South Carolina nonator. Tho bitter fooling provoked makes it imposlblo to say when n voto can Ixj had on tho llrownsvillo resolution. It is expected tho debuto will bo extended. Wellington, Jnn. 15. Tlio houso of representatives spout almost tho ontiro ilny in considering tho fortifications ap propriation bill, und completed only fix pagos of it. Amendments looking to tlio defense of tlio moutli ol unesa pefiko bay untl for tho purclinso of addi tional ground nt Fort Hamilton, X. Y.. wero voted down. Tho houso also re fused to incorporate an nrnondmont in creasing to tho oxtcnt of 11,000,000 tho appropriation for tho construction of ncacoast batteries in tho Hawaiian and l'hllippino islands. Monday, January 14. Washington, Jan. 14. Taking only a brief timo to pans the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, carrying nearly $31, 000,000, tho Fcnntu devoted tho rust of tho day to tho llrownsvillo affray. President Itoosovolt's message, accompanied by many additional nlfidavita and a cigar box of bullets und empty cartridge shells, was received, read and ordered printed. Tito speech-making on tho subject continued until 5:30 o'clock. Washington, Jan. 14. Tho house spent most of today considering legis lation portioning to tho District of Columbia und proposed a number of bills, nfter which consideration of the fortifications appropriation bill was re sumed. Tho messago of tho presidont regarding the Colorado river was also read. Saturday, Jan. 12. Washington, Jan. 12. The senate littoned to a dobatu on the race ques tion today In which Tillman was the principal participant and Patterson, of Colorado, ids opponent. They brought into striking contrast tho ideas of the South and North, rresldont Itoose velt'a action in the llrownsvillo matter was tho subject of discussion. Tillman hold that nothing was in volved in it except tho race question, and that thu administration was respon sible for tho growing acute condition of tho race question In tho South. The president, ho maintained, hud encour aged tho negro to assert his equality, nnd then had wrought vengeance on a whole Uttiallon for following that en couragement. Ho condemned the pres ident's action 1u soiuo resptcta. Patterson defended tho President's right to dismiss the troops, but said there might bo some ground to question its policy. He condemned in strong terms what ho regarded aa tho radical position of Tillman, and predicted the extinction of the Democratic party In tho North would follow a continuance of such tactics. Wants Report ou Black Sands. Washington, Jan. 15. Senator War ren, -of Wyoming, has called on the In terior department for n report of the Portland experiments in tho electric smelting of iron ores and asks uu opin ion If it should be continued. Hawley Learning the Ropes. Washington, Jan. 17. Congressman elect Hawloy is hero to learn tho ropes and help out with pending Oregon leg islation. Ho is especially Interested in thu river and harbor bill. Confirms Two Secretaries. Washington, Jan. 10. Tho senato commltteo on finance today ngreed to report favorably tho nominations of Postmnster General Cortelyou to bo secretory of tho treasury and James It. Oarflold to bo secretary of tho Interior. Tho voto on both Mr. Cortolyou and Mr. Garfield was unanimous, tho members-ot tho commltteo assenting to tho view that tho president should bo allowed to select his own advisors. Tho committee also agreed on Arthur S. Statter, of Washington, to bo assistant secretory of the tiousury. COLDEST IN YEARS. Icy Grip Holds Northwest Shortage of Fuel Increases. Portland, Jnn. 15. With tho mer cury steadily falling all day Sunday nnd Monday nnd promising to cotitlnuo at a low point today, Portland Is shiv ering from tho effects of the severest cold snap in many years. Ilelween 5 a. tn. nnd 5 p. in. Sunday tho tempera ture foil 7 degrees virtually without a break. When tho weather bureau closed Sunday night at tho latter hour tho thermometer registered 17 degrees) above zero and yesterday hovered near that mark all day. With tho fuel shortage moro acute than ever before, the cojd wave could hardly liavo struck: Portland at a more unfortunate time. What is true of Portland applies to nearly evory city In tho Pacific North west, a.1 the cold snap is general. At Vancouver the Columbia rivor is frozen over. JTho Willamette river is full of running ice and may become blocked at any timo. Navigation on the Colum bia is at a standstill. Mnny of tho lower river boats havo been taken off their runs nnd from pres ent indications nothing will move for several days. Inland Empire Icy. Spokane, Jan. 16. Tho whole Inland Kmplro is In tho grip of the most severo cold weather known for a decade. At Pullman tho mercury dropped to 18 de grees below zero; at Paloure, tho mini mum was 11 below zero Sand Point, Idaho, reports 12 below: Moscow, Ida- bo, witnessed 10 degrees below; North Yakima reports 7 degrees below, nnd in Spokane the lowest mark recorded Is 1 below. In Yakima valloy equally cold weather was experienced seven yearn ago, but clenwhoro tho present cold snap is too most severe in w years. Iho unprecedented shortage of foci throughout tho Spokano country adds to tho inconvenionce of tho situation. Coal is scarce and selling at abnormal ly high prices. In soruo districts wood is fairly plentiful, whilo in tho Dig; Rend and Central Washington sections all fuel is reduced almost to tho van ishing point. General suffering Is cer tain to ensue if the temperature 'does not rise speedily. In various sections tho railroad com panies have notified the coal dealers that coal cannot be delivered for an in definite period, nnd it is announced that largo consignments of coal from Canadian mines to tlto Inland Empire points have been diverted by tho Cana dian Pacific railroad to Alberta and Northwest Territory points where tho weather Is exceedingly severo nnd fuel is demanded by suffering settlers. Throughout tho Palouse Uio frost has damaged deciduous trees. In or cliards the crackle of bursting fruit trees is compared to tho report of shot guns. Stock has not yet suffered, but all animals are being fed heavy rations nnd a speedy rise in tho price of forago is predicted. Ono foot of snow covers the ground and wheat crops will not bo damaged by frost. Montana Swept by Blizzard. Iiutte, Mont., Jan. 15. Dispatches from throughout tho stato tell of a bliz zard which appears to havo generally enveloped tho state, raging with great severity In contrul portions of Mon tana. For the past 30 hours Fergus county 1ms been In tho throes of a bliz zard, the thermometer dropping us low as 25 Iwlow. In Western Montana tho blizzard has apparently subsided. Eastern Montana sections appear thus far to luive fared better. On tlio flat below ltutte 28 degrees below zero lias been reported. Farmers Use Corn for Fuel. Spokuno, Jan. 15. Driven to ex tremes by the scarcity and high cost of coal, farmors in tho vicinity of Waslitucrm are burning corn on tho cob. Ono bushel of corn is equal to two of coal In price, and when used aa fuel It Is llttlo moro expensive. CONFER ON Tn MESSAGE. Mutual Water Companies of Imperial Valloy to Meet. Imperial, Oal., Jan. 15. Chairman H. N. Peek, of the joiat committee of the six mutual water compauies of tho Imperial valley, recoatly appointed with a view to procuring means for tho settlors purchasing the property of tho California Development company, today seat a oall to all directors of the sbc companies to meet next Thursday in confereaco on President lioosovelt's message. It is probable that a water users' as sociation will bo formed to carry on negotiations for tho purchase or to favor government control in lino with tho president's recommomlations, pro viding tho Reclamation sarvico is will ing to make tho concessions from its usual rules necessary to protect tho rights of tho water usors of tho Im perial valley. Train Hits Open Switch. El Paso, Tex., Jan. 15. Running at a high rato of speed, Rock Island pas senger train No. 30, which left here at 0:30 yesterday evening for Chicago, dashed Into nn open switch nt Barney, N. M 100 railea north of El Paso early this momlng.j; Five persons woro killed and eight injured. !4f9