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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Melvln Kulkman wai obtained
property owners adjacent to the
site to be used by the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph com
pany for a building. Their names
had been overlooked at an ear
lier date.
The loan fund debt Is being
rapidly reduced and will be
paid off at an early date, it was
reported.
T. F. Netzel asked that the
sewer be extended to his prop
erty between Third and Fourth
streets and facing Seventh ave
nue. The line will be extended
through the alley to his property.
It would take almost 200 For
mosas to equal the land of the
continent-country of Australia.
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Hollywood, Mar. 10 iU.R A
former "Miss America," Actress
Joe Carroll Dennison, divorced
Comedian Phil Silvers yesterday
on testimony that the more free
time he had, the less he spent
with her.
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MONDAY, MAR. 13
4:30 P. M.
FOR THE BROADCAST OF MARCH 13
Winner Will Receive
$75.00 Cash
AND A
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