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Voter's Legislative Report (This it the Mcond in a riet taken irom The Oregon Voter, in regard to legislative procedure and organiiation.) METHOD OF REVISING Preceding each session, the ex pectant presiding officers of each house confer with leading elected members and with the retiring chief clerks of their respective houses. Usually plans are made for such revision as is deemed wise and that may be acceptable. The suggestions so developed are submitted to prospective mem bers of the committee on rules of each house, and when officially appointed each committee makes its recommendation in the form of amendments to the rules of the preceding session. Usually the amendments as reported by the committee are adopted with out opposition. If there is opposi tion, the report may be sent back to the committee, or the house may adopt amendments to the committee report, which, when adopted in original or amended form, set up the permanent rules for the session. Proposals for re vision later must be referred to the rules committee, and . the house acts on that report when made, either rejecting the com mittee report or adopting it and thus revising the permanent rules. SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGE For many years there has been opinion favoring tire moderniza tion of the rules of each house. Some of these suggestions have been adopted. One adopted in the 1947 session was for the use of strike-out type, instead of confusing parentheses, to indi cate language proposed to be stricken from existing law by a bill for amendment of a particu lar section or sections. This ex cellent suggestion, which had pended for more than 20 years, but which had been opposed by a senator who was a bitter op ponent of change, became effec tive in the 1949 session, of which that senator was not a member. In structure and to some ex tent In language, the rules of both Oregon houses are a heri tage from colonial legislatures which adhere to English parlia mentary practices that existed prior to the Revolution of 1688 and originally were established before printing was in use. Through Tudor and Stuart times Parliament considered bills Mat were hand-written and were roll ed in scrolls. The final enroll ment of such a bill, in form to present to the King, was in such a parchment scroll, elaborately ruled and illuminated Dy coioreo inks. The American colonies were mostly established prior to 1688 and their legislatures followed the ancient style which then pre vailed. You will find provision for "enrollment" in the rules of both Oregon Houses. The climax of this archaism was in the 1938 construction of the desks for the chief clerk of each house and his, or her. assistants. The only con venience provided for bills at those desks were tiny square pigeon-holes which could fit the old rolled scrolls. In the days when the legisla ture was convening in the new Capitol in 1939, carpenters were called in to remove these little pigeon-holes so the space they occupied could be altered into form which would admit folded bills. The rules still retain so much that is archaic that a complete rewriting is necessary to make them suitable to modern meth ods for expediting business. That such a wholesale modification might impair some technicality which a member would want to use for obstructing the progress of a bill, or might confuse mem bers of prior sessions, is the prin cipal fear that has stood in the way of attempts at thorough modernization. Long after the 1688 revolution in England the United States constitutional convention was held at Philadelphia. Members of that body had for their guidance all the British parliamentary ex perience subsequent to 1688. They were not tied into the pre 1688 pattern so far as legislative rules were concerned. The con stitution they set up gave the United States congress its fresh start to establish rules unham pered by the pattern and pre cedents which were something of a fixation of colonial legisla tures as they became state legis latures. Hence the rules of con gress benefitted by a century of parliamentary experience which had modified the old Tudor pattern. In the pangs of organizing each new Oregon session into a prac tical operating unit the disposi tion is to avoid experimenting with wholesole charges. Such a charge could be brought about only by an exceptionally quali fied group in an interim legisla tive committee charged with re sponsibility for reporting a new set of rules to be considered by an incoming session. The pres tige behind such an attempt at reform right bring about the adoption of a far better set of rules for both houses, thus mak ing possible a 60-day session in stead of one protracted into the fourth month, as was the 1949 session. The length of that ses sion has proven to be a determin ing factor in decisions by a con siderable number of members that they cannot afford to sacri fice so long a time from their ranches, their law practice or their businesses. The state is like ly to lose the able and independ ent members unless something is done about the rules to expe dite legislative transactions. Sunday Standing committees; power of appointment.) New York Pear Prices Decline During Week The Oregon State college ex tension service reported today that New York auction prices for winter pears have declined fur ther the past week. Fancy Ore gon anjous averaged around $4.35 a box. This is about 30 cents less than the previous week and at least 65 cents a box under the season's peak reached at mid February, the extension service said. The $4.42 average for rath er light offerings on Monday, March 6, was the same as a week earlier. Fancy cornice held fairly steady at close to $3 after declin ing more than a dollar a box dur ing February. . CHADWICK FILES Salem, Ore., Mar. 10 (U.R) State Rep. William W. Chad wick of Salem, who operates hotels here and in Medford, to day filed his candidacy for state senator from Marion county. He will seek the republican nom ination at the May 19 primary election. u al Dead line Sunday Classified Noon Saturdays Medford Tribune Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1950 Pages 1-6 Liberty Bell Chosen as Savings Bonds Drive Symbol r . Jill A . ' il Ts-v .i Tsiifw'Iissal ' La -N- ' ' ' - " Washington, D. C Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, right, looks very pleased as Sales Director Leon J. Markham of the United States Savings Division shows him the symbol for the Independence Drive, which will open May IS, and run through July 4, to stimulate the sale of savings bonds. "The Liberty Bell symbolizes not only our political independence but also all those characteristics of Americanism which serve to sustain our Independence," Secretary Snyder said. "Of these characteristics, thrift, of course, is one of the most outstanding. Thus In the Independence Drive, the Liberty Bell will be an especially suitable reminder of the importance of savings and Savings Bonds to our economic life and to the financial independence of the Individual," he asserted. U. S. Twitty p-ptmcni Notices Posted For School Merger Vote Principal Henry Kammann of the Ruch-Sterling school an nounced today that notices have been posted in four Applegate valley school districts announc ing a consolidation election for March 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. Registered voters in the Rush Sterling, Little Applegate, Un iontown and Forest Creek dis tricts will decide whether they will merge into one large district or continue to send their chil dren to the small rural schools now in use. Ruch-Sterling is the most populous district of the four. Washington, Mar. 10 (U.R) The senate voted 44 to 28 to give the housing expediter anoth er S 1.400.000 to administer rent control through June 30. It also granted another $2,600,000 to be used only to pay terminal leave of rent control employees. Malecki To Seek Post As State Representative Salem, Ore., Mar. 10 (U.R) Gene Malecki, the Salem lad who flew a case of beans to Bos ton last summer and toted a tur key to Turkey last November, today filed his candidacy for state representative from Mult nomah county. Malecki, who has been en gaged to direct publicity for the Shakespeare Festival sponsored by Southern' Oregon college at Ashland this summer, will seek the republican nomination at the May 19 primary election. 3UWI "SPRING CLEANING" To accomplish lovely miracles with your complexion ... a regular 1 .00 jar of DuBarry Cleansing Cream plus a miniature size DuBarry Special Cleansing Preparation . . . brought to you by Richard Hudnut for only 1.00 plus iax (for both) CENTRAL REXALL DRUG MEDFOR'S NEWEST REXALL STORE Main and Central Phone 2-9431 LIMITED NUMBER ONLY First Come First Served! SIPECSAIL 1 ON THE MODEL RS FROZEN FOOD CHEST holds 25 pounds of pack aged frozen foods and ice cubes! FOUR big POP-OUT ICE TRAYS! SHELLF SPACE galore! TALL BOTTLE SPACE aplenty! 12 -quart sliding VEGE TABLE CRISPER! Powered by KELVINA TOR'S famous penny pinching cold-maker . . . the sealed-in steel Polar-sphere! BIG 8.6 CUBIC FOOT Only A Few At This Low Price Bargain Price BETTER ACT NOW COME IN NOW! ZACtCS APPLIANCE CO. V. I 1 1 1 I I I The Grange Bellview Grange Bellview Grange had unusual ly large attendance at the meet ing Tuesday evening, with Mas ter Ralph Miekle presiding. There were 102 members mem bers and four visitors present to see Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mays, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Daily, Mrs. Bea trice Lindsay, Mrs. Louis Pan key and Mrs. Ennis Gardner get first and second degrees. Visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Roberts and small son of Roxy Ann Grange, Mr. Sitchel of Dark Hollow and Phylis Mc Ray of Ashland. Ways and means committee announced a square dance to be given March 18 at Grange hall for Grangers and their friends. No admission will be charged, but a collection will be taken when free refreshments arc served. Lecturer Francis Worth an nounced that at the next meet ing, March 21, Mr. White of the experiment station would give a talk on the new seeds and crops that do well in this valley. Also about progress of experimental work done in the past two years At the second meeting in April, Mr. Josrcy will show mov ies and talk about the different weeds in this county and their control. At the first meeting in April Grange will put on the full third and fourth degrees. Any other Granges with candidates are welcome. Gold Hill Zone Changes Sought Through Petition Gold Hill, Mar. 10 Two peti tions were presented to the city council, at the meeting March 6. to have blocks 1 and 2 changed from business zones to residence zones. The council adopted or dinance 240 rescinding the form er ordinance that made the blocks business zones. A letter was received from the state highway department giving a map of the part of the city in which construction work will be done later. Fund Use Eyed A letter from Harvey and Watkins, consulting engineers, stating that Oregon had received a $160,000 appropriation that may be distributed among cities for construction work. Investiga tion is being made as to the eligibility, payments, etc., to see if money may be obtained for a filtration plant for the city. Budget committeemen were appointed. For the one-year term, the vacancy caused by the death of Merritt Merriman was filled by appointment of E. E. Miller. Two year members are Paul Thompson and Delos Walk er. Three year members are E. R. Davis and R. A. Todd. Permission Granted Permission from Mr. and Mrs. fhimsSPECIRlim Y3' CHILDREN'S ASPIRIN use Mall Tribune Want Ada FITS YOUR CHILD'S NEEDS Scientifically made in grain tablets which assures accurate doi age. eliminates cutting. Orange flavored too, cuy to take. Only 35c. 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