THE HOLT ELECTION BILL.
Measure to Be Actively Urged by tta
Populiati, -v
The Holt election bill is a measure of
considerable importance ' that will be
urged actively upon the attention of
the legislature. It will be cham
pioned by the Populists, and they desire
its passage more perhaps than any
other bill. It has been indorsed by the
Populist party throughout the state.
The proposed act relates to the ap
pointment of judges by county courts.
Its policy is to provide for representa
tion by the three leading parties on
election boards, and it is made obli
gatory upon the county judge to desig
nate the person recommended by the
chairman of the respective central com
mittees. The clerks are to be appoint-
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ea in similar manner irom we two leau
ing parties. The appointments shall
be made on the first Saturday in May,
instead of in January, as at present.
. Tha lTvinArtont. aont.inn nf t.hft n.ot. ffil-
lows: ', .
"Sec. 8.- On the first Saturday in
May preceding eaoh regular general
election, the county judge in each coun
ty in this state shall appoint in each
precinct in this county three - judges of
election possessing the qualifications of
electors. In every county tne cnair
man and secretary of the county central
committees of the three political par
ties, which cast the largest, the second
largest, and the third largest number of
votes, respectively, at the last general
election in the state for justice of the
supreme court shall each have the right
and are hereby authorized to propose
and recommend to the county judge of
such county, in writing, the name of
one qualified elector to serve as judge
of election in each precinct in said
county, and the county judge must and
shall appoint the electors so recom
meded. In each county of this state
the chairman of the two political par
ties casting the greatest number of votes
for the justice of the supreme court,
and the second greatest number, re
spectively, at the last preceding general
election in this state, may also on the
first Saturday in May preceding each
regular general election propose and
recommend to the county judge of such
county, in writing, the name of one
qualified elector to serve as clerk of the
election board in each precinct in said,
county, and the county judges must
and shall appoint the qualified electors
so recommended. If any county chair
man ana secretary, as a Dove provided,
shall fail to file with the county judge,
before the first Saturday in May imme-
diately preceding each regular . general
electron, the names of the qualified
electors they recommend for judges and
- plftrlra nf filpfitinn in unv nrftmnr.t or
precincts in any county in this state,
the county judge of such county shall
appoint said officers on his own motion.
The county judge shall designate one
of the three judges to be chairman.
The judges and clerks so appointed
shall hold their office for two years.
Immediately after the appointment of
said judges and clerks the county clerk
shall make out and send to each judge
and clerk so appointed by registered
mail a notice of his appointment."
, Senator Carter has by request pre
sented the following bill relating to the
' free ferry at Corvallis: ,
"That the county court of Benton
county, Or. , is hereby authorized and
empowered to establish and maintain a
free ferry across the Willamette river,
at Corvallis, Or. , and to accomplish
that end shall have ' the power to buy,
build or lease a ferry, grounds and
equipments therefor, or may in the dis
cretion of. said court hire or employ
other persons to furnish such ferry,
groundsand equipments and run the
same as a free ferry at all reasonable
hours; provided, that " in ' conducting
said ferry it shall be lawful for said
county court to prescribe rates of ferri
age to be charged customers for cross
ing said ferry during the hours between
8 o'clock in the evening and 6 o'clock
in the morning. Said county court is
hereby authorized to do everything
neoessary to maintain said ferry as
completelyas a natural person could do. "
: Here is a bill by Senator Harmon
that will be of interest to many: . ,
"Seotion 1. Any person riding or
driving any vehicle, whether such
vehicle is drawn or propelled by animal
roads in the' state of Oregon, when met
by any other vehicle shall keep to the
right, and, . when overtaken by any
other vehicle, he shall likewise keep to
the right, allowing such rider or driver
to pass him to the left, so as in both
cases to permit such vehicles to pass
free and uninterrupted.
"Sec. ,2. Any person who shall vio
late any of the provisions of this act
snau do aeemea guuiy oi a misae
. meanor, and, upon conviction, shall be
fined not less than $10 nor more than
$50, or imprisonment in the county
jail not more than twenty-five days."
The senate committee on assessment
and taxation has under consideration
something like twenty-five bills, cover
ing all phases of the subjeot. It meets
almost daily for the purpose of con
sidering them. Several of the bills pro
vide an entirely new assessment of law;
but Chairman Hughes thinks that the
session has so far progressed that it will
be inadvisable to attempt to enact a
general law. An attempt will prob
alby be made to pass a special measure
designed to correct the present assess
ment code. .'
The total appropriation for legisla
tive expenses two years since was $55,
000.
The Benson house was called to order
at 2:30 Monday, pursuant ; to the ad
journment on Friday. ' There were
thirty present Several bills were in
troduced and read.
. The Davis house held a brief session
Monday previous to the meeting of the
Benson house. As usual nothing was
done except to call the roll and mov
an adjou,mnnt nntil the dv followingj
TO REAPPORTION THE STATE
Representative Somen' Bill
Baae on
Census of 1895.
' Under the constitution, it is the
duty of the present legislature to reap
portion the state in senatorial and leg
islative districts, based on the state
census of 1895; and to that end, Repre
sentative Somers has framed a reappor
tionment measure. The census figures
were obtained by Somers from the sec
retary of state. The ratio of apportion
ment for senatorial districts is one sen
ator for every 12,084 of population, and
fraction thereof exceeding one-half;
and for representatives one for every
6,042 of population. For senators, the
apportionment is as follows:
First district Marion county; two
senators.
Seoond Linn; one. ,
Third Lane;, one. ',
Fourth Douglas; one.
Fifth Coos, Curry and Josephine;
one. ' ' ' "
Sixth Jackson; one. V ,
Seventh Gilliam, Crook and Klam
ath; one.
Eighth Lincoln, Benton and Lane;
one. ., .
Ninth Polk; one.
Tenth Yamhill; one. . .
Eleventh Clackamas; two.
. Twelfth Washington; one.
Thirteeth Linn and Marion; one.
Fourteenth Multnomah; eight.
' Fifteenth Clatsop; one.
- Sixteenth Washington, Columbia
and Tillamook; one.
.: Seventeenth Wasco and Sherman;
one.
Eighteenth Morrow, Grant and
Harney; one. "
- Nineteenth Umatillajone.
Twentieth Union and Wallowa; one.
For the representative districts, the
apportionment is as follows:
First representative district Marion
county; five representatives. ' 1
Second Linn; three. ' . '
Third Lane; three.
Fourth Douglas; two.. '' " .
Fifth Coos; one. ' " . 1
' Sixth Douglas, Coos and Curry; one.
- Seventh Josephine; one.
Eighth Jackson; two.
Ninth Benton; one.
Tenth Polk; two.
Eleventh Lincoln and' Tillamook',
one.
, Twelfth Yamhill; two.
; Thirteenth Clackamas; four.
Fourteenth Multnomah; fifteen,
i Fifteenth Washington; three. '
Sixteenth Clatsop; two. ,,.
Seventeenth Columbia,; one. ,
Eighteenth Wasco; two. :
Nineteenth Gilliam, Sherman and
Crook; one.
Twentieth Morrow and Grant; one.
' Twenty-first Umatilla; two.
Twenty-second Union; two.
Twenty-third Baker and Malheur;
one.
Twenty-fourth Lake, Klamath and
Harney; one.
Twenty-fifth Wallowa; one.
Hold-over senators representing joint
districts shall be considered senators
for the new districts in which they
reside.
The most important change in the
measure is the increase of the represen
tation of Multnomah county. ' It gives
fifteen representatives as against nine
at present, and eight senators as
against fivd at present. Multnomah
has aobu't one-fourth the state's popu
lation. Senator Mulkey's road bill is for an
amendment to the old law providing
for taxing lands adjacent to the county
roads for the purpose of improving
them. It-makes the territory affected
to extend not more than two miles on
each side of the proposed road, or to
the next adjacent parallel road, instead
of three miles, as under the old law.
It provides that not less than one-fifth
of the tax shall be paid by the county,
the remaining four-fifths to be paid by
the taxpayers, provided that the coun
ty court may determine for the county
to pay more than one-fifth of the tax.
The law, as it now exists, provides for
the payment of the entire tax by 'the
taxpayers residing within three miles
of the road in question. Less than a
majority of the taxpayers residing
within the : limits may petition --the
county court for such tax levy for the
purpose of improving a county road.
The Court, upon discretion, may order
the levy upon petition of - less than a
majority. "
; An effort is to be made to establish
at La Grande, Union county, the
"Eastern Oregon agricultural college, V'
which shall receive one-half the an
nual government appropriation ' now
made to the state agricultural college
and experiment station at Corvallis. A
bill has been prepared to that, effect,
and it is understood that it will be
championed by Representative Stan
ley, of Union. j . ,:.
Representative LaHgell has intro
duced a bill to make-Ashland college
and normal school a state institution,
to be'known as the "Southern Oregon
normal school." A board of twelve
regents is appointed, and the general
policy of government is the same as for
other normal schools. - The bill carries
a $15,000 appropriation.
. At the request of the Arlington Rod
and Gun Club, Representative David
has introducetd a bill to prevent night
hunting of wild ducks, geese, swan or
other water fowl, onjthe islands of the
Columbia river.
Representative Crawford, of Douglas
county, . has introduced a maximum
freight rate bill, designed to govern
the railroad corporations of the state.
Rates in detail for various distances
are prescribed for every manner of
freight, and it is made unlawful for
any corporation to charge more. Repre
sentative Crawford says that one prin
cipal object of his bill is to prevent
railroads from raising rates when the
price of wheat or other commodities
advances. 1 ;
"It !s a startling fact that, almost
without exception, the adulterated
teas are dangerous to health. Some
of them are actually poisonous."
V M Y. Herald.
Yes; some not all." But
that isn't the .point You
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it not because it is good
for you.
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Determined women have invadet
another educational citadel. The uni
versity of Edinburgh has granted th
degree of M. A. to Misses Geddes an
MacGregor. '
THE MEANING OF IT.
Very often we give the wrong meaning tt
a word and thereby make serious mistakes
For instance, the true and literal meaning
of the word rheumatism is "aches or paini
of the muscles, bones and joints of the hu
man body." It is general and not specific
Also the word relief does not mean cure
Relief may be but a short cessation of pain
But when we say St. Jacobs Oil cures rheu
matism promptly and permanently, w
mean it conquers pain quickly with no re
turn of it, unless the sufferer gives cause
for a new attack, and then it will cure
again. It matters not whether it is chronic,
acute or intiammatory, it will cure. That
is sure, be sure of it. -
There is a , house in Paris occupied
by over fifty tenants who for twenty
years have never paid any rent, the
landlord being unknown.
TO GET OUT OP THE WAT
When trouble is coming, la obviously the part
of common sense. An obstruction of the
bowels is a serious obstacle to health. To get
this out of the way is an easy matter with the
thorough laxative, Hostetter's Stomach Bit
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lvspepsia, malaria, kidney and rheumatic
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family medicine. .
America has over five thousand
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I shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con
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Plumstead, Kent, England, Nov. 8, 1895.
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If in the enjoyment of good health,
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Elected to Succeed Hon. Wat
' son C. Squire. ' '
RECEIVED SIXTY-EIGHT VOTES
Made the Nominee of the Fusion Caucus
. He Received Eleven More ..Than a
Majority of the Entire Legislature.
. Olympia, Wash., Feb. 1. Judge
George Turner, of Spokane, was at
noon Friday elected by the legislature
to succeed Watson O. Squire in the
United States senate. He was chosen
on the twenty-fifth joint ballot of the
session, and on the first ballot of the
day, as a direct result of the caucus of
fusionists which made him its nominee
last night, and one of the most inter
esting and stubbornly contested of the
senatorial battles of this state is
brought to an end.
The election was of an exceedingly
formal nature, although those who re
fused to abide by the caucus nomina
tion continued their opposition to the
last moment, in the hope of causing de
lay and of the possibility of the defeat
of the choice of the majority.
Turner reeived 68 of the 87 votes of
fusionists, or 11 more than a majority
of the entire legislature. Nineteen
fusionists refused to vote for him, all
of whom were Populists, except Wil
liams, silver Kepublican. Fourteen
Hon. George Turner.
voted for G. H. Westcott, ex-mayor of
Blaine. Williams voted for Squire,
and Beinhart for A. R. Kreitz. The
25 Republican votes were cast as usual
for Arthur A. Denny, of Seattle, the
result being:
Turner
Denny
Westcott ...
Squire...
Kreiw.....
Absent....- .
1
1
3
Judge Turner received the votes of
all the Democrats and all of the silver
Republicans, except one, and 40 of Ihe
68 Populists, as follows: Populists,
40; Democrats, .16; silver Repub
licans, 12. r
' PRIZEFIGHT BILL SIGNED.
Governor of Nevada Would Not Oppose
Wishes of the People. 1
Carson, Nev.,Feb. l. Assembly bill
8, intended, to permit Corbett and Fitz
simmons to fight in this state, is now
a law, the governor having signed it.
When aaekd if he ever had any thought
of vetoing it, he replied:
"I waited to see what the majority of
the people ' seemed to want, intending
to be entirely guided by their wishes.
This policy I have pursued to the end,
and because the people were in favor of
the .bill, I signed it. Of the merits in
the argument made against the glove
contest in the bill, I have nothing to
say. ' A. majority of our citizens
seemed to wish it, and I have signed it.
That is all there is to it." ,
Wheelock is in San Francisco now,
but before his .departure, he refused to
gay anything concerning the location
of the fight if it came to this state at
all. That it will come to Nevada seems
almost a sure thing, but Carson and
Reno both claim to be the favored
spots in which it will actually occur.
Insulted by Spaniards.
New Haven, Conn., Feb. 1. The
three-masted schooner Jennie A.
Stubbs, Captain Door, from Lemoine,
Me. , which put in here last night, after
an unusually rough voyage from Rum
key, West Indies, reports maltreatment
at the hands of Spanish officers at Porto
Rico. The Stubbs left Philadelphia in
December for ' Porto Rico, with a cargo
of coal, and Captain Door carried a
bundle of American newspapers for his
consignee. At Porto Rico she was
boarded by Spanish officers, who re
lieved Captain Door of his newspapers,
and subjected the officers and crew to
the closest scrutiny. They were dogged
throughout their stay on the island,
and at every turn were watched and an
noyed by Spanish officers. :
The War Portfolio.
Conton, O., Feb. . "I have been
tendered and have acoepted the war
portfolio." Thus spoke General Rus
sell A. Alger, of Michigan, to a press
reporter today. The general had just
emerged from the south parlor, which
is the conference room while Mrs. Mc
Kinley is out of the Qity. He aud Ma
jor McKinley had just completed the
interview in which the formal tender
and acceptance were passed. Without
Ravlno omjiliinff mnrA fha iranoral ra.
untiltraintime. At 4:15 he returned
to Cleveland to renew his conference
with the national chairman; and will
go thence to his home in Detroit. ;
Ivory Balls for Home.
' Queenstown, Feb. 1. Edward J.
Ivory, of New York, who was acquitted
in London of ' the charge of conspiracy
to cause dynamite explosions; John F.
Molntyre, Ivory's counsel, and . the
three American witnesses in the, case,
Patrick Wynne, Patrick Rourke, and
Thomas- Smythe, sailed for- New York
today on the Majestic.
. Fully one-third of
the land in Great
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