\\ ••dnesday, Nov. 8
THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT
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Looking In cn Congress From
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Leslie Harrison, Editor
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THE STORY Or A BILL
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Ey CONGRESSMAN GUY U. HARDY
Copyright.
Wonicrn o'* .»iHpoj- union
Entered ;1
nd eia- mall mat
usually smi.c arc ad j t-d. <>:i one bill
ter In the poatoffice at Tillamook,
About the easiest thing in the world over . km » mu •iKlniotiis verc offered.
Oregon.
for u member of congress to do Is to Often iimeudment** an' offered In order
introduce n bill.
to wenk.'ii the bill and help to defeat
All one needs to do Is to write the it. An endfnenta uol supported by the
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
bill out on it ¡»lee-.» of pup. r am! put it loimn.t ee, have tmnl H.oduing and
One year
..92.00 In the basket on the clerk's de 1 Then few an- passed. Occasionally amend
Six mont I ih
.. 1.00 1 it ha» beeu Introduced.
ments are ofi't red by members merely
Muny bills are Introduced, hut few to enable them to make a -ipeech Uiat
Three months
.75 i
are passed. In the lust congress 1U.17U may pleas* constituents Interested. It
Payable in advance
bills and mill Joint and concurrent ¡es- bus been estimated that only about
olutloiis were Introduced In the house five per <ent of the amendments of
NEW AUTOMOBILE LICENSES
and 5,(152 bills mid SIM Joint and con
fered on (be lloor are adopted,
WILL SOON BE REQUIRED cui rent reM.lutions in the senate.
When the bill is read through for
Out of all of these, «9 public resolu amendments, which Is the second
tions and 3'21 bills pimsed and becatiir reading the committee of the whole
Application ba Inks for 1923
11
euses have been mail* d by the Sec laws of the land. The record for the votes on recommending its passage.
greatest uuinber of bills introduced If this Is favorable the committee
retary of Stale to all motor vehicle
was made In the Sixty-first cvngress, then "rises” and the speaker takes
owners In Oregon, ho uh to permit when 34.3S3 bills and resolutions were
the chair and culls the house to order.
them to apply fo rand reclve
atich introduced In the house alone, out of
The chairman of the committee of
license» before January 1, 1923. Mo
which 810 became law.
the whole reports the proceedings to
When the clerk gets hold of the bill the speaker Then the bill comes up
tor vehicle owners will avoid much
trouble, annoyance and unnecessary he refers It to the appropriate commit for third reading It is read by title
delay by promptly applying
for tee. Auil there It may rest In peaceful only and voted on without further
slumber forever more, or It may be
thdlr 1923 licenses upon receipt
of heard from again If enough pressure remarks or debute.
Fixed Up in Conference.
the application blanks. Deferring is extorted lu Its favor.
If it Is passed, the bill is sent to
appling for licenses until about the
Out home a good friend of mine sug
has the same rocky
first of the year will congest the gested once that he didn’t like this the senate and
over there. Probubly
road
to
travel
committee system; he thought that
work of the Secretary of State's of
it will huve sundry amendments
flee and may result In the arrest of each member should give Individual tacked to it in the senate. Then it
consideration to every bill introduced.
the cur owners by traffic officers for
comes buck to the house for another
Imagine It, If you can.
failure to have the 1923 license on
No man can read fust enough to vote, if Hie house declines to accept
the iiincudments put in by the senate,
their carsfnfter January 1st next. keep up with all bills introduced.
to conference. That
Most committees get more bills re- the bill 1* sent
License plates for 1923 will have a
is, a committee made up of u few
ln-
ferred
to
them
than
can
be
given
dark blue background und white
representatives, the
telllgent consideration. So, naturally, senators and
figures and letters.
ranking
members
on the committees
the bills which have the greutest sup
port In the country get first considera that reported the bill out, consider all
OREGON NEWS
tion. Congress gives first considera phases, endeavor to compromise dill
A rich ore strike is reported
In tion to the appropriation and revenue ferences, und when they ugree, their
the Greenhorn district near Heppner. bills. These and some other bills of report goes back td both houses and I
Is usually adopted, once in awhile
The Union Pacific has 150 men at nation-wide lmiurtauee come ulong
the bill Is sent back to conference
automatically.
work rebuilding the line to Hepp
several times before one of the
Hearings
on
Bllla
ner.
When a committee decides to give bouses is satlstled.
Blnce 1909 9K6K.94K has been consideration to a hilt, If It concerns
Many a proud father of proposed
paid out by the Mate tn bounties on many people or Interests, hearings nr»' legislation does not recognize his
predatory animals.
held. That Is. I ks .pie Interested are fond offspring when It Is finally
passed by both house* and Is ready
The Scio milk condcnMry pays Invited to come 111 and tell the com
to tie sent over for the President's
mittee
why
they
think
the
bill
should
9700 In premium* to contlnuouH pa
signature.
or
should
not
become
u
law.
trons.
IRierir are several "tiier ways of
SifkietlineM I hese hearings are qiAte
State Ilnlpm'Hlly Jillidi
MM1 affl IrsA’ Some iijt seywrai gi'ttbu. bills up ip Uic u<>die Those
lienSnihg to cl iimA uid' pehslons.
paign ha. iii it, I .fIj5 0(1
H«ls of p<|
p.gipn> rota,
s Bud hundi*«l
fflJ Vif
North llenp <j<td| Fo
»fa a prlvut* t«ti(f< ^Cogw up
. all oyer the counlry to O |<'«1I ( for
_.
” " (m < oii
completed toliiTi* for 3\ ¡lory 975,0(1
fir against tpe Mil
The . lffK Mll> UndeA I ^Unanimous JVoBsifot
the' bill has
"sent ftn the fat
bearing
brought
experts
mid
pr
inihieiil
lodge hall
on the anxious
good reason to
igiresentntlves of every line of. llldU.s
Tl« llufur Orchard Ci
Seat. for a slngliw member may “<>b-
as to Washington.
'vent the consideration
Jeijt" and lirevenl
Tiie pp|jy<-priitln<>" corfm|tii|
ot [the bill V.-l L fold,an does a inem-
fl meiifiiers the «•.'j '»<1 mri
.... f object
........ jtlt
_. j Kf ■p>te or on account
b.
i^*iii* i(lldher
' |n'1 1
iibw 110,00(4 tee* fiev«' A meaibor» encl». Tba mem ctj persona» enmity. But there are a
bers sit around a long table mid the half dozen who make a specialty of
sludyiug these bllla and stand ready
The mu
ment if the Sumpti-t'i witness adilr* ■- .»••< them Tie wituw-
ruust know what he Is talking about ta 'V thill tliej' are properly amend-
smelter aJI Hull n<»-H that
operations' If be
nd •»r oblecu-d 'tn And uiuny an
ll't I >..' '
I /
will be 1- ‘suniF d in the spring.
>1., »nt hnjklng tilt!# bit! I* choked
A " i t ■,. i .' . » ' . 'I i'll 'f
nt day.
The I'a
<• j;«« qieratlve associli ! time with any question, mid before I ■ de i <n nnnn!in«’iiM < <
111
;.»• NIL com. up ur ’m
I, "lolled
Hou at
1 00(1. Obli gets through the ti.m'iuttee 1» Ilk■ ly
nil«
The rule* mnwUtfa e presents
to
dud
out
ull
he
know*
n-
!
some
h-
poqndH of
1 piuties thin year.
a revolution providing a «] tecial rule
lo he con .(ruotati i ib'esti'l know about his HilbJ. et. ITie for con»»ii!eratlo'» of » bill Tlic bonus
h«'Mrlng* an- open l ■ the public.
nei ose c. .
t 12 mili-s
from,
bill, foi Instance, cattle u| v under
An official report« take* do« n e
PllneVllb
Four hours
erytliim that in nld, mid hit-: th" specisl rul**
The <-|i y of (’onidon in etudern, hearings are printed In paper boun I lowed for debute and the
Orel-ni 1 EM» pll rt’hii»«d a 93.000 fife! book form Some of these hwtrmga, came up for vote without allowing
You
like that on the tariff, for Instance any Amendments to be ofl Ten'll
«uriti '
had to to kt’ the MU the 1 a ay It was
thousand*
of
pii-p
1
«
They
int.»
run
'I Ile telplioiie exeliange nt Silver
.»r not al ail. ’The ohje« t I. of course,
bring out a vn-t amount of useful In
ton I h neuilng completion
formation, mid some of tin- piiute-l waw to prevent tin re sonatile and
Work Ila- beva t-ined on thè new hearing* an- practically textlHioks *»n harmful amendments helnj offered or
Men often vote for an
hlghw y frorn Giunta Piu- lo Craa— th»- si|bj»-et discussed. The printed adopted.
hearings are give i to all members, «•> amendment and then vote against
cent City.
Salimi la the world center foi the that they may Income posted on any the Mi!
Seine tlili k that u curb should |»en>
pro|s**»-il h-gl.sliitlon. iitli -rs v ho ure
logli liberty industry.
hrtpM b« ¡mt on the Introduction of
liiten-stv.l limy, al tliii«-». get eople*
llurns lu eastern Oregon ha
After th» h»-uringa nr» elo-isl the <o num» HUM. hut that !*• hardly pos*
recold ot SO bushel* of whi-ut lo thè committee holds executive session-» Bible. Who would I m » ci»ni|M»tent to
acre.
mid dlaeu-es s th»» bill. It tuny decide eensor** Of c<>ur*e th»» create*t free
Work I h beiug ruslied oli thè Stia
not t'- report It out. Tills practically dom In thia ro*i»»»et miiftt pr*‘\»dl. Let
md th«» country <lt*»,ide
kill« ii Ml!
11 tuny decide on some th»* con
horn ruilroad ut Klaniath Falla.
which : 1 * worthy and needful
a
or
many
amendments
to
the
bill,
or
The Pacific Power * Llghl Co.
It nmy rewrite th»» bill In another form, matter f fact when you corn»» to
serve» mote (hall SO,000 citetoniei .-
or It tuny report It out n» It was In think ¡Pont It. the wonder la that
has lido luilcs of pole line, and «loc-
many mart' bill» are not Introduced,
troduced.
more than JJ.i'OO.OOO.OoO gross bua-
When the hill 1« reported out It for prwft ci'Hy. every man and at moat
every wom«n In the country htt** in •
luess annually.
g »-.« on th»- calendar. Then- me »ev
M r
tin* hhMi »»f SH»tne3
St. ll. luns lui» just awarde.l
A era! kinds nf calendars, op, rating for hl» or
now Inu ' »>1* lftWfll that In his or her
different class»-» of bill* under dlff»"
97,829.20 s« wei conti.ict.
opinion «’ttffhl to be enacted Many
ent nil«*.
The W. C. T. U. la to bulbi a chll
new legl*
of the«» ter»» of J pr,
Debating the Meatur«.
dren a fumi houle io ai liete
rav •*> the «lisi«' of
The big bills Come up In the com lahnn :
enei of fili ODO
haultfit on tbe clerk's desk
tit»* bin» i l
mltlve of the wh'-le hop*«* on the M tv/l»
« -htMIve« nr
In the h«»(l«e nf
of the Union. Debate 1» umwl’y
fl there, but
tint» M.
In
the
••
or
four
limn»,
though
any
amount
♦ > + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
White Rouse
time may be sgrsed upon. Somettli'** v»*rv f* w •tail up
«gnat tire
12 or It hour* Ims been ngrwd mi. n»»ek lr »be pr- «Went
PK0CIJUÜAT10N
Th»* time I* ««lually divided hetweAn
B’
the mnjorlfy mi l mhiortt} «lite--
I he
Inasmuch as there
greatest falrne«« «•
d’
■■veil«. IV
illxrlbutlon of time alw '
iv bet her Ann-
fieni
■ ■hair
The time 1« parceled -ut hj
Nov . 11 Is u hoi
A invìi
,e • >« < ■■
o<*
th»»
Ciuniulttvt
in
rdtng
»
h (ìnroltiui h id b.sen
m»»|»»Hfjr »»i»h» nn«l
Vf
in
Mr Ctay
little thne
!ty uiviubvr«' ou U
AM
H. n legal
t»» put him < T; there
Idle bill 1» fir»! rend.
holiday tu Til Uun i»»k «Atty.
to yt»»hk the big Mil
> debate S ,tn.'tlmi
A MOULTON.
rk to the ««hlert
1 aomeMme« they
Maymi
I
talk about anything
< »
The American Legion
<S ! \
f
tv
Hü» I« te
the Rv«se
c M jalk
»r< ihwt
■ vpi by un limo* «
M in ibr
, bun*—l hoy <1* i
the i it'uidiK bas
waft.
Under the auspices of
! ’
$
$
1 »
}
$
-
Parade by Company “K
led by the K. P. Band
at 10:30 A. M
Speaking at the City Hall
at 11:00 A. M.
Foot Ball Game between
T. BL S. and Co. “K
2:00 P. M
Smoker with Four Fast
Bouts at the City Hall
8:30 P. M.
Big Dance at the K. P
Hall in the Evening
i
I
$
All Legion Men and Their Friends
Invited to participate in this celebration
9OQGCOOQ