Giles French Gives
News and Views
Of. the Legislature
In one of the shortest and best
organized opening sessions the two
houses of the Oregon legislature
started their 43 biennial job Mon
day. There was no hitch in cre
dentials of members, no long argu
ment about who was going to pre
side, no kick about committee as
signments. Things went off as
smoothly as " if greased, which, in
fact, they were, greased with ample
preparation by committees of leg
islators who had spent a good part
of the day before arranging. These
arrangements went so far as the
preparation of scripts for each
member who had a part in the
proceedings.
General sentiment as expressed
by long-time observers of legisla
tures is that this session will be a
long one. There are many reasons
given. First of these is that the
problems facing the legislature are
not concrete, but rather, shrouded
in a future more indefinite than us
nal. The war's shadow darkens all
views of the next two years Anoth
er reason is that members are bus
ier at home and will not stay on the
job as usual. Considering that five
excuses were given in the house
for the second day, this may be
true. Illnes, family sickness, press
of private busines and departure of
relatives for the service are all rea
sons given for absences. .
Major problems of this session
will be those of every session. They
will be -taxes, labor, schools, post
war. The tax problem will revolve
around raising enough money to
pay for the political gadgets the le
gislature wants to pass and the
things asked by the governor. If
no such funds are found and the
; state has to run along on its present
level of expenditures, it will be
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just as well. But this does not mean
that there will not be proposals.
Labor and employers are still
fighting about the rates on unem
ployment compensation payments
and rates. The industrial accident
law is in for a it of overhauling
with at least three groups trying
to do the job.
The school problem appears to
have moved more fully into the
limelight than usual with, proposals
from teachers, administrators and
even taxpayers. There are about six
groups said to be writing bills to
make over the school tax system,
now in a state of flux because of
the 1942 initiiative bill that passed
the people and the 1944 amendment
that failed to pass.
Post-war problems may not be
solved, or rather, no attempt may
be made toward that effort.
There is a feeling that it would be
much better to wait until the war
is over and have a special session
called to settle the problems when
they' were ready.
It is true enough that there is not
enough light to guide at present,
but no special session called hur
riedly under the emotiional stress
of the immediate post-war period
could meet under more favorable
conditions. If money is to be raised
provision might better be made
now. One may well wonder what
anyone can do to repay the sacri
fices being made.
There is a personal suspicion that
there may be more outbreaks of
temper in this session than usual.
It seems that people's nerves are
closer to the surface than ordinary
these days and members of the leg
islature like every one else, have
their worries over sons and daugh
ters overseas. Talk of the war and
attendant topics of things outside
the legislature is more common
than before.
Committee appointments given to
members of the legislature from the
22nd representative district and
the 18th senatorial district are as
follows. Members, being older in
service, have better appointments
and Senator Fatland, having had
experience in the house before go
ing to the senate, received good
treatment at the hands of Senator
Belton.
Fatland is cheirman of Game,
vice-chairman of Roads and High
ways, a member of Alcoholic traf
fic, Education and Judiciary.
Giles French is again chairman of
the Taxation and Revenue commit
te in the house which handles most
of the tax legislation. He is also 8
member of Education, Labor and
Industries, Land Use and the Legis
lation and Rules committtees.
Henry Peterson, now starting his
second session is vice chairman of
Land Use, and a member of Agri
culture, Health and Public Morals,
Livestock and Public Institutions
committees.
JANUARY CLEARANCE SAIJE--,
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Cond&ased Statement off Head Office and 40 Branches
RESOURCES December 31, 1943
Cash on Hand and Due from Banks $ 82,406,278.22
United States Bonds, including
U. S. Government Agencies -. . . 218,019,965;56 $300,426,243.78
Municipal Bonds 13,664,988.23
Loans and Discounts . 50,916,522.34
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank . . ' 300,000.00
Bank Premises, Furniture and Fixture! 2,706,549.82
Other P-nl Estate 1.00
Customers' Liability on Acceptance! 3,987.56
Interest Earned 1,283,672.53
Other Resources . . . 156,364.07
Total Resources ..$369,458,329.33
LIABILITIES
Capital........
Surplus
. $ 4,356,006.00
5,500,000.00
Undivided Profits and Reserves... 4,903,537.32 $ 14,903,537.32
Reserves Allocated for Taxes, Interest, etc ... 1,1 18,892.91
ACCeptanCeS .... :.im--ct.t :: -Mtm.
Interest Collected in Advance--
Other Liabilities ..... 3E(icmm. nnnTm-iiiTrrrr
3,987.56
125,843.18
231,115.62
Deposits (exclusive of reciprocal bank deposits) 353,074,952.74
Total Liabilities . ... $369,458,329.33
December 30
$91,671,591.47
255,988,540.55 $347,660,1 32.ft.Ti
40,105,803.10
60,054,804.76
300,000.00
2,603,960.34
1.00
10,010.16
1,888,162.76
$452,875,087.46
$ 4,500 000.00
5,500,000.00
7,342,863.41 $ 17,342,863,4!
1,176,455.08
10,010.16
109,741.63
227,283.69
434,008,733.49
$452,875,087.46
Affiliated with The Firtt National Bank of Portland are eight additional banks whose total
Deposits, as of December 30, 1944 were $22,909,800.43; and total Resources $24,036,365.82.
These figures are not included in the above statement of The First National Bank of Portland
The locations of these banks are as follows:
Sweet Hone . . . Seaside . SUverton . . Cottage Grove . . . Forest Grove . . . PrinevHIe . . . Sclo . . . Sellwood (Portland)'
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
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