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3 - v. LEGISLATURE WORKS SLOW BOUSE ADOPTS MEASURE TO CATCH TJP DELATED ROUTINE; SENATE BILLS AE2 NEGLECTED. Malarkey'. Bill to limit Hoars Sa&road Employes Trarela Rough Road. of Smith BC1 Providing for Publication of Bills' Before Convening of Legis lature Comes Up and EepresentatiTe Iinthlcnm Enters Vigorous Protest. , (From Wednesday's Daily.) A uniftrm tendency on the part of the members of the House of Represen tatives to jcateh up in their ' delayed routine work characterized yesterday' Hession of the Twenty-third Legislative iwnttilr. For several days the self- satisfied ienators have openly expressed their dissatisfaction over the tardiness of the members of the House in fully outlining their plan, oi nroe.e .lure to meet the existing conditions. The Senators ebiei reason for resent ment is that the House until yesterday failed absolutely to consider the Senate bills that have been submitted for passage. The uncalled for condition of affairs was remedied yesterdav morning when the House adopted amendments on the rules which have governed the organ ization. A committee was appointed Monday to change the rules as thought advisable. The ehanges approved by the committee which were adopted by the House yesterday morning dispenses with the regular order of business. The rules have been so complicated that uy the time the regular routine of the Hoime business had been completed, it was time for adjournment. Through this method the Senate bills were never brought fortli for even their first read ing. . As ameilded. the Senate bills can be taken up ;it any time. Another impor tant, amendment was adopted which will save considerable time. Bills that 1 1 - v.....-r...i 11 .nn n Yi T o wnrfi ril v hy ti.e committees, are to be settled im mediately iion the submitting of the report. Heretofore nil bills were sent t be cnire;scd a' d enrolled whether the report of the committee was favor able or riot. .'These amendments e-.-jd.hs the House to save time and to .attend' to important measures which rtjire immediate settlement. A bill introduced last week in the S-hftte by Mnlarkey has leen traveling ron'b rond ever siiK-e it presenta tion. The measure is t- limit the hours .if oerv'we 4if certain railrnrid employes. This applies particularly to trainmen. The railroads have, made a strong fight ngrnnst tliM measure ever, since its in troduction and will .continue to make every e.Trt within their power to se rtire itt defeat. When the bill came up yesterday morning t- receive a report-upon its merit, it was found that two of the committee were for the measure and two were against it. It was decided tn'ntnke a special order of the bill for t!ds afternoon, when its fate will le decided. The Senate adjourned nt 1I:3' a. m yesterday until this morning to allow the committees a pointed to investigate the fdate institutions suf ficient time to make -their reports The Linthienm-Smith controversy was renewed in the House yesterday dur ing the forenoon session. When the Smith bill to allow the publication of hills before the convening of the Leg islature came up for final settlement, Linthieum took the floor and vehement ly and vigorously protested against its passage. Ho warmed up on the sub ject and made a speech which would do ere. lit to Smith. His opponent, Smith, took the floor and answered the Multnomah lawver but he did not train his elocutionary powers as he di. last Friday when he was upholding ais Ptand in submitting? a minority re port favorable to the bill. The bill was indefinitelv postponed. An organized and substantial move ment was also made during the morn ing session to reconsider IT. B. 30, Hud son, which would raise the marriage license fee from $3 to $5. Linthieum spoke at length irt favor of the revival of the bill but he .was ablv answered by Kay of Marion, who took a deter mined stand against allowing the bill to be voted upon the reeond time. Those in favor of the bill sa.' it would mean an addit ional revenue of $20,000 to the atate. but the majority of the members f the He-jse seemed t be of the opin ion that it was taking advantage of the food nature of a man who was about to be married and the motion was lost. .The failure of the motion brought an other bnrst of applause .rom the op ponents of the bill similar to the dis play of enthusiasm evoked by the de feat of the bill londay. Linthieum, however, was undaunted and by good generalship eombined with a flowery speech "at an opportune time, secured the passage of his bill to ap point a commission to supervise the li braries of the state. There was strong trosition to this bill, a number, of the members of the House taking the ""t ufriariirg me anpoiuimvui.ui commission would only result in a Mil ;No voman who uses ''lotttr's Friend" need fear the snfTering Kid danger incident to birth; for it robs the ordeal of its horror tad insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her in condition more favorable to speedy recovery. The child is good natrired. iOnr book jMothefhood,w is worth: sl 11 "sleight in cold to every U waan. and will et fW mtilaiaJ "JT STI nHH e&pe by adiessmgapplicatn. tO needless expenditure, of the state fund and that the benefit derived by such a board ... would - be immaterial. The declarati on of ' t hei r eon viet ion s prov ed unavailing as the bill was passed by a vote -of 33 to 23., A "bill appropriating $20,000 to reim burse the state school fund was-passed by the House yesterday. The state school fund holds a mortgage of that amount on the State Fair Gnranfe and as the school fund i irreducible, it was considered advisable to cancel the ob ligation by this appropriation a it en tails no expenditure on the part of the state,:; It,was simply a.ease .of .trans ferring fthat amount" from v one "state fund t& ; anothe.'SUthoiig& the sneeess of this bill has been assured; Its pro gress has been watched by the Salem people from , the moment . of its .intro duction -as th EFair Grounds are vlo eated on the outskirts of this eity. The bill. wll undoubted ly be passed by the Senate and signed by the Governor, making, the measaro law. A few,of the skeptical have believed, that this debt hanging oyer the head of the Fair Uronnds would be to its disadvantage in, the futore, but .they are bow taking a mure opiimisne view oi tne matter. Th greater . part of -the afternoon session of the Honse Was consumed in the first and second reading f the Senate bills which have been aeeum ualting I for days. A little time was taken, however, to pass a number of House bills Among those that passed was II B. 31, MeLeod, to provide for uniform: -eighth grade examinations in the publie schools.: MeLeod in launching the bill to receive the final vote upon it stated that the conditions in regard to eighth grade examinations were in the worst sort of an entanglement which was deplored by the most prominent educators of the state. He said owing to tile- present conditions incompetent and unprepared pupils could pass the examinations with ease provided they were favored by the teachers. He fin ished with a stirring appeal to the mem bers of the House to suo-ort this mer itorious measure, which was passed by an unanimous vote. From present indications it seems as though the present Legislative Assem bly will - mieceed in reducing the ex penses materially. Vawter introduced a bill for the ap propriation of $50,000 to meet the ex penses of the present session. The meeting of the preceding Legislature resulted in an expenditure of $55,000. Mr. Vawter said that his appropriation would be sufficient to meet all demands e.l toe lie:is ebeforo raching Tacoma unless there arose unforseen develop ments. The bill was passed without an amendment increasing the amount which was expected. A motion to adjonrn the House at 4 oVloek yesterday afternoon brought on a storm of indignation from a large number of Representatives who wanted to forge ahead of the business on hand instead of being continually behind Their protestations proved to no avail', however, as they were outnumbered by a small majority and the House ad jonrned until 10 o'clock this morning. HOUSE. Morning Session. The House was opeheJT Tor business at. 10:-" a. in. by prayer led by Rev Price of the Friends Ohureh. ine committee appointed to revise the rules 'of the House submitted its report. The rules whica were adopted forbid the introduction of bills during the last ten days of the session. Third Beading of Bills. H. B. S.S, 'hamlerlairL To provide for the publication of tne laws made by tlje people. Passed by 'a unanimous vote. H.B. 53, .Smith (of Baker). To reg ulate the use and sale, of blasting pow der and fuse. Passed by a unanimous vote." ' H. B. J 19, Graham. To reimburse the common school fund for moneys loaned the Hiate Agricultural Society. Passed by a unanimous vote. II. B. 214, Caldwell. To incorporate Dayton, Passed by a unanimous vote. II. B. 3S, Smith (Josephine). To pro vide for filing proposed legislation with the secretary of state. Indefinitely postponed. H. B. 4, Muir. To establish a board for promoting uniform legislation. In definitely postponed. II. B. 92. Muir. To amend seetian 85 of Bellinger and Cotton's Code re lating to the publication of legal no ticed. Bill passed. II. B. 100, Vawter. . To regulate the practice of attorneys in Oregon. In definitely postponed. II. B. 21. Cooper. To protect em- ployes in mills, ete. Passed. II. B. 43, Burns (of Clatsop). A bill I for an act to prohibit the driving and frightening of salmon in protected, wat ers. The bill was passed without op position. II. B. 20, Smita (of Josephine). A bill for an act to amend section 826, Bellinger and Cotton's Code, relating to taking depositions. The bill was passed. H. B. 0. Linthieum. A bill- for an act to create the Oregon libiary com mission. Passed by vote of 33 to 23. . Afternoon Session. House convened sharply at 2 o'clock, the . time set. The courtesies of the floor were extended to F. X. Mat jews, j the old pioneer. Third Beading of Bills. IT. B. 63, Muir. Toamend section 743 of-Bellintrer and Cotton's Code re- And maxir other oalnfnl snd ailments front whicH most mothcri suffer, can be : avoided by tne ixse oi "Uiteft fKZX This great remedy is a Godssend to women, carrying them through their most critical ordeal trith safetv and no Tflfn. mmm - -.-- r j With Royal Baking Powder there is, ; no mixing with the hands; no sweat of the brow. Perfect cleanliness, greatest facility, sweet, clean, healthful food. instructions in the ' Royal Baker and Pastry Cook" k for making ail kinds of bread, biscuit and cake with Royal Baking Powder- Gratis to any address. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., la'cing to proving records. The bill was passed by a unanimous vote. HJ B. 1 0, Mayger. To repeal sections 41301.4131, 4132, 4134 of Bellinger and Cottbn's CJode, 'relating to the fishing bounty act. The : bill was passed by a unanimous vote. : IT B. 31, MeLeod. To provide for uniform eighth grade examinations, was passed by a unanimous The I bill vote. HJ B. 127, Grifiin. To amend section 5644, Bellinger and Cotton's Code re Jatmg to filing liens. The bill was passed by a unanimous Vote. H. B. 83 Ciraug. To amend the code relating te terms of court in the Fourth judicial district. The bill was passed by . a unanimous vote. BJ B. 60, Cornett. To amend the school laws. The bill was passed by a unanimous vote. HJ B. 107, Mayger. To prevent fish ing jin certain streams in Columbia county. This bill provides that no hoojk smaller than a double O be used in fisaing in. certain streams. The bill was passed. H.i B. Ill, Hermann. To incorporate Myrtle Point. The bin was passed H.i B. 174, Vawter. To provide ex penses of the 23d regular session, and to provide deficiencies. This bill ap propriates $50,000 for payment of the 23d Legislative Assembly. Uhe bill was passed. H. B. 37, Shook. To reincorporate Klamath Falls. The bill passed. ' H. B. 175, Holeomb. T provide for the manner of approving and recording of additions to towns. Keferred to Multnomah delegation. H. B. 176, Holeomb. To provide for the levyinz of taxes. The bill passed II. B. 154, MeLeod. To create the Eie-M"rt iudieial district. The bill r w passed. 1L C. K. 21. Smith (Josephine). To appoint eommittee- to investigate the! reason of the distribution or passes on railroads. H. B. 13.", MeLeod. To create the Tenth iudieial district. The bill was passed. . The following Senate bills were read first and second "times by title and re f erred to eommittee: 8. B. 57, Layeoek. A bill for an act to amend section 3098 of the code, re lating to school district, city or town levies in Grant, Douglas and Clatsop counties. Rules were suspended and S, B. 57 passed. S. B. 7. Smith. To establish tne miru Eastern Oregon. Agricultural Society and to define its duties and appropriate mnnev therefor. Isrigation. . is. v, nusau. 10 "iuiuuhc k" I To reimburse the common school fund for money loaned 1 ft W fcU V MlrUIC J O riculture S. B. 15, Tnttle. To repeal section 2027 of the code relating to black bass. Fisheries. S. B. 16. Tuttle.' To repeal section 4114 and amend sections 4115 and 4116 of the code, relating to protection of sturcreon. Fisheries. 8. B. 2f. Croisan. To regulate ine fee for recording deeds, mortgages, &e.' Revision of laws. S. B. 21, Croisan. To reimburse Mrs. ?VTrv Nibble for meals and lodging- to members of Companies Y and H of O. J N. G. while oa duty in pursuit of Con victs Tracv and MerrilL Ways and . - means. 8. B. 25, Pierce. To amend section 2021 of the code, relating to game east 8. B. 26. Pieree. To amend section 5108 of the code, to enable cities tolwudding. condemn land for levees, etc. Judieiary. 8. B. 27, Pierce. To authorize the transfer of estates in guardianship from one county court to another. Judiciary. 8. B. 28, Pierce. To amend' section 2022 of the code, relating to prairie chickens. Game. S. B. 30. Loucharry. To authorize the district boundary boards to con demn lands for publie school purposes. Education. 8. B. 31, Band. A bill for an act to abolish the office, of recorder of con veyances in Baker county. State and conntv officers. 8. B. 32, Rand. To fix the salary of the depnty county clerk of Baker coun ty. Jnflieiary. S. B. 34. Rand. - To increase the Amolnmenta of the sherin. office of Baker county, and to provide an addi tional deputy therefor. State and coun ty -officers. s and municipal boards ot health. Irriga. I JS. i- 40, ismitb. to estaoiisn eouniy f. B. 43, Smith. To ereate a om- mission to fix boundary line between Umatilla and Wallowa and Umatilla and I Union counties. Special eommittee. I B. 45. Smith. To amend section 7 1 of an act known as Senate Bin No 74, feeular session 1903, ' approved br the Governor February 24. 1903, relating to I the iraclice of veterinary medicine-and f surgery. Medicine and pharmaey. Hsrrieif irows' I'otl'SCSivV.tB I S B. 48, CTroisani , To authorise the street, New -Yorkf at one time had let -state to purchase such lands as will be beauty spoiled with skin Trouble. .She'; neeetsary 'tOv make a proper enclosure j for the monurJient ereted St Old Cbanvj poeg, Marion county. -:. Special commit-j te. . , -, S.B- 53, Piefee ' To empSwei " exee 100 WILLIAM ST.. , - - .... .-. . NEW YORK ntors and administrators to execute deeds in eertain eases. . Judiciary. S. B.'57, Layeoek. To amend section 3098 of the code, relating to school dis trict, city or twon levies in Grant, Douglas and Clatsop counties. 'Judi ciary. " S. B. 58, Brownell (by request). To incorporate town of Jairwaukee. Cities and towns. . 8. B. 61. Malarkev. To amend section 5359 of the code, relit ing to the record ing or deeds and mortgages. Kevision of laws. S. B. 66, Miller. To require teachers in public schools to give thirty days' notice of resigning. Education. : S. B. 68, Nottingham. A bin for an act to prevent the sale of adulterated oil. Health and public morals. S. B. 69, Nottingham. To amend sec toin 4624 of the code relating to the transfer of stocks of poods. Revision of laws. S. B. 83, Layeoek. To amend section 2325 of the code, defining the boundary of urant county. Counties. S. B. 88, Smith. To amend eharter of Pendleton. Cities and towns. 8. B. 96, Malarkey. To authorize the Lewis and Clark Pair o condemn p'ri rate property. Judiciary. S. B. 108, Pierce. To amend the charter of Iona. To cities and 'towns. S. B. 13, Loughary (by request). To authorize county superintendents of schools to dispense with annual county I institutes for the year 1905. Education I S. B. 137, Haines. To incorporate I the town of Cornelius. Cities and I wwna. SUNATE. Morning Session. Called to order at 10 o'clock. No minister being present, 'prayer was dis pensed with. 8. B. 50. Pierce. A bill for an act to allow employes to maintain an ae lion against employers or run ranee companies. Band moved that the fur ther consideration of the bill be indef- nitely postponed. Carried. Pierce asked for a division, but the President did not consider- his demand. Rand moved to reconsider, whica was adopt ed. Pierce made a strong- pica for the passage of the bilL Rand again moved for an indefinite postponement, Tjis motion was carried, 19 to 9. First Beading of House Bills. H. B. 29, MeLeod. A bill to protect salmon. H. B. 36, Sf-ttlemeir. To amend cer tain sections of Bellinger and Cotton's Code relating to the National Guard. H. B. 52, Kuney. To authorize dis I,.,,i, .i. i i. . n.,. H. B. 56, Linthieum. To amend sec tlon 5054 of 'Bellinger and Cotton's state school board to execute certain Code relating to corporations. H. B. 6a, Mnir. To define the duties of executors, etc H. B. 76, Mayger" To amend the If. B. 3, Vawter. To authorize the Lewis and Clark Fair aet. H. B. 89, Welch. To regulate the collection of taxes by the srerifi. Second Beading of House Bills. , papers. To revision of laws. H. B. 41, Vawter; To provide for the condemnation of real property, water, etc., by the state. To irriga tion. H. B. 54, West. To fix the salary of the county scoool superintendent of Til- jlamook county at $1000. To publie H. B 62, Bailey. To amend labor bureau act. To mechanical industries. II. B. 69, Biehie. To regulate the state library. To pnUie buildings. IT. K. 71. Kir. Tn'nav alatAom- ployes monthly. To ed oration. . j - . r " i j II. B. 124, Sitz. -To incorporate the town of WestfalU To municipal cor porations. ; . 8. B. 60, Malarkey. To limit the nours of service of eertain railway em ployes. Report of eommittee .was two for passage and two' against. A -mo tion to refer bill to railroad eommittee was lost. - Made a special .order for 2 p. ra. Wednesday. S. B. 8, CoC. To amend section 1760 of the criminal code. Special order postponed to 11 a, in. Wednesdaf - InUoductlon of Senate Bflls. S. B. . 157, CoshOw, by request. To regnlate water rights. i" S. B. .158, JsoUingnam.. Ia regard o sentences and when fhif may term S. B. 159, Bowermajl.-f To, amend code in regard-to jndgracnts f'deereeSi - SL B. 160, Pierce. To. organise fourth District Fair Association. ,. . " Adjonred miia0;6ikek: Wcdnfs- day morning so a. to givethe. Jarest Igating eommittee tliae to work. - ,.. .; . ., . f . , t , ; - Spoiled Her Beanty. -. . writes: - "i nad salt rnenm or eetema for - years, butnothin. Would eur Jt, until l used Bneklen's Arniea JSalv.'T A' quick aad. sure tea! 'r f.3'.ciiii.,'bar5i and sores. Dan! J. Fry- "drug store. MANY BILLS : ON THE WANE MAXABXmr rOURTESX &OUB BILL PLACET) ON DOUBTFUL LIST. OPPOSITION ' BEGINS TO TELL. Croisan'i 'Attempt to MAke Highway Bobbery Punishable bj Death . ' . "'!.: rail, i - - Miller . Bill to Abolish State HeJOth Ofieers at Seat, Porta Malcea Good Pngresa- Most Important Bills Bare Not Pat iri Appearance as Yet. (From Those who Tbiirsilay's Daily.) ' v preJicted av quiet anl nri- sensatioial session of the Legislative Assembly are rapidly undergoing .a change of conviction. Every day. wit nesses the introduction and agitation of numerous important measures which are pt vital Importance to. the best in terests of the state. So numerous have become, the factional differences result ing irom the consideration of proposed legislative matters, that the, members are beginning to believe that they, are the main part oF the program. .The consensus. of opinion ia that. now that the greater part of the necessary and customary local measures have been dispensed with, the more important bills will put in their appearance, ac companied by a. large propoganda of lobbyists. , If this prediction is based on the increasing interest shown at ev ery, additional session of the Legisla ture; they have a solid' foundtion for their beliefs. 1 The Malarkey bill to limit the per iod of continuous employment of rail road employes, to fourteen nours , was again postponed in" the Senate yester day morning. Although the bill has been hanging fire before this legislative body for several days, interest in the measure continues unabated. 'The sup porters of the, bul are very indignant over the delayed action on the bill and assert it is. dueto the machine which seems to have it on the list of those to be shelved. By having it sontinuors- ly postponed they hope to detract the interest the bill has created and then at an opportune time vote it down as they control the Senate by an overwhelming- majority. Those, who have followed the eareer of the bill since its inception say the prospects of its pass ing are ...very. Slight. Would Result in More Mordera A bill that has taken up more space in the newspapers than is usually de voted to measures that have no show of passage is the Croisan bill which was defeated in the Senate yesterday morning. Croisan would enact a law makine the penalty for train-robbing and Highway holddps death by hanbing. When it was first presented, it made quite a stir and a surprisingly large quota of Senators flocked to its sup port, i As the bill was examined Into the objections to its becoming a law be came more apparent and its adherents dispersed as rapidly as they rallied to it when it was first presented. . The principal objection raised was that it would refeult in more murders by train7 robbers and highwaymen. . If the out laws knew they-would be hanged if caught, they would not hesitate to kill their victims as they do now in nu merous instances. The Senate .passed the Miller bill yes terday, which provides for the abolish ment of the state hearth officers now maintained at the four ports of Ore- eon. These stations are at Astoria, Gardiner, Yaquina Bay and Brownsville, The ; government has signified its will ingness to replace these state offices with quarantine stations whichaccounts for the step taken by the Senate. Ir. B. II. Farle, assistant surgeon of the United States publie health and ma rine hospital service, who is stationed at Astoria,' has been at the StateHouse several days to assure the members of both honses that tte government will replace the state offices if done away with. There is.no opposition to the bill to speak of. An unfavorable report on H. B. 77 Mayeer. precipitated a heated debate yesterday morning in the House. When the eommittee of elections submitted its report on the bill it caused a wave of disapproval to sweep over the House. Many of the members,believed the bill had not received the consideration that was due it,' the committee having reafb ed a too hasty conclusion. Represents tive after Representative took the floor and' vieorousfy protested against the bill being indefinitely postponed. - It looked for a white as' though there would be a deadloelc as some wanted the bill passed immediately in spite of the, unfavorable report, and others Were, in favor of .having final action upon It delayed. After oratory nad flowed unrestrained for fully a half aa hour, ort motion the bill was re-refer red to the eommittee on judieiary which wm lunuuciru id icj"jrb vh tuc win Friday morning. , , For County Attorneys. iTh Mayiger bill is an aet to create the office of county attorney in lien of the district attorneys, to be elected after the expiration, of every two years. Under the present system each judicial district nss a prosecuting attorney who appoints, deputies to assist .him in the performance of his obligations. These depnty I prosecuting attorney are . as a general rule underpaid, as well as in competent. The conntv nroseentiair at torneys wonld ,. receive sufficient com pensation to make the office a very de- .sirable one for the very best of law yers: r IT the JmU- become a Jaw it will go into effect ' in .1908. So many were, in favor of the bill that it would hve been passed this'morning had not Maywer .advocated ita being re-referred t4 allow the . different Bepresentative trt offer suggestions 'as to what salary the attorney to their - district should; receive. Notwithstanding the delay, all indications point to the unanimous passage of the bilL; . : . ; The members of the Houae suffered a -shock this morning when H. B. 11, Smith (Josephine), was shelved with out: so muck as a protest from Its au thor. Smith has always taken advan tage of sack opportunities to make long speeches, in which he invariably eon desinVd his opponests. Bat after two weeks of strenuous antsgonism.it looks Ss though the Josephine Bepresentative has talked himself . out.; His admirers say his indisposition is only temporary K he has a bad cold and is unable to lie at length. Others take a different view", however and say he has worked himself, out.".- f . .-:'-'. T I j 'I' . TJMxpected'Happens. V: : -That: the unexpected wdl , happen When least looked for, was evident yes terday when the Houne passed the Cav ender joist resolution to appoint a eommittee to iavestigate the land and timber. Holdings of the Northern Pa eafie ia Oregon. Although there may have- been opposition working against the resolution through underhand roeth odsj it did not show up wbn the res olution eaime op for settlement. It was passed by an unanimous vote to the ut ter j surprise of those who held right along that the resolution would meet a sad end. It is now whispered around that the! real fight against the bill will be made - in the Senate and the outcome is. looked upon with much anxiety by those who are foremost in the attempt to curb this powerful railway corpor ation. ;-- .-'! .. i The Northern Pacific Railway Com pany owns 400,000 acres of very Valu able timber land in this state which it acquired through the issuance of script by the government.; The. value 6f this land is approximated at $40,000, 00OJ yet" this eorporation,; only controls forty miles of trackage in the -state. With their script the railway company las taken lands in advance of the sur reys, ousting hundreds of squatters who Were located upon elaims with the ob ject ox taking up homes. It is claimed that asfast as the government lands become subject to settlement, the rail way) company secures it. The bona fide homeseeEers have absolutely no show ex cept to ..procure that which ia. rejected by the corporation as undesirable. I lthe resolution is accepted bv the!11 b? MpplI with .information such Senate a committee will immediately be appointed to report whether it is pos - sible to prevent the (Northern Pacific Railroad Company from obtaining ad - ditional lands. It is1 also to ascertain if .there is any wav! for the state to recover; the land which, it in alleged, has I been wrongfully acquired. There is also a provision in the resolution to mem6rialize Congress to step in and rigbl in the injustice that it is claimed nas peen none tne people of tns state. . . ' Governor's Mansion. Jiitlging.fom the natural course of eveats things have taken past several days, it aproara definite action will be. taken by tie Legislature for the establishment of a gubernatorial mansion in Salem rauiey, or .uunnotnan, : introduced a bill in the House yesterday to appro priate $1400 for the purchase of the cook residence, to be uied by tae.Gov ernor as a home The. Salem people have been advocating such a step for years, claiming that inasmuch as the Governor imis his official .office here, he should also have his home in this eity. The acquisition of Bailey to the in-1 evitable is considered as a forerunner lyear, have led to a new taeory regard of a sweeping victory to be acaieved I ,BZ the numerous robberies of this char- uj me oaj-m citizens, n is understood I that the entire Multnomah delegation! favors the passage of the Bailey bill. I 1. it. O 1 A T. f 1 . ,1 ine i'ortiand newspapers nave been I fighting the proposed purchase of , a gvwrnaionai mansion ever since it was I nrst suggested, it is natural therefore I that the turning of tae Multnomah del-1 egation is a source of a great deal of I gratiiication on tne part or the ttolemiraieu tne series or robberies in Small residents. I When II. B. 55. Miles, came up for I final, passage yesterday afternoon there I was fount ai rayed . against it 'a com-1 bi gat ion that only, made a partial dis-1 iny yi us micufiu. x ue croings oi i the opposition such as appeared was suf-1 ficient, however, to have the bill post-1 poned until today. This bill is for an act to further the protections of the I iorei ana umoer oc tnis state. It ; provides .that the county courts I buah, u Mu application uy iimoer own ers, authorize the apporntment of fire rangers. .The expense of . the mainten ance of these rangers is to be sustained by the timber owners exclusively. It also provides for a permit season from the 1st of June to the 1st of October and a closed season from August 1 to September 15. During the longer re stricted season persons clearing timber lands would be ' required to secure a permit from the county court. During tha-.iv-. r-,5o.i fr. LM. t - ember 15 th- elerin. Kv fire. rniA be prohibited. ' I The opponents to tue bill claim that sue., a Isw wnnld th. IniSt. ous imposi able strueted them to fijfc extremity any measure of such a nat ore. A canvass of a number of the representatives last evening found tht tne trend of opinion Is. that the bill will meet with defeat. 'Quite a nnmber,! however, firmly believe that the bill will pass. Thtf result is looked opon wittt mocn anticipation. Tha Bangs War, Tae range war in Central Oreffoa which for some time has been raging! witn au the fierceness and antagonism tion upon the people imsgi- f ll'r- nd. that . tlielr' eonsiitnents in- ri, T 4T . i .T7 irr l"? t"n" 5,a" nsuall attained in these feuds between lover soy changes that may take place, the sseep and cattlemen, has put in its! The Senate yesterday morning, after t" in ine uouse. oieiner. oiiroDDOi? tnroueb a larirs inutnht nf Lakv con nty, introduced a bill yes'ter- day which, if passed, will go a long ways in stopping the killing of sheep, which have been slaughtered by the thousands by unknown parties. Richie, of Marion county, Introduced a bill in the Honse yesterday afternoon to. abolish the boards of trustees, re- speetively of the Oregon School for nvss on hand. A motion at 4:30 o'clock Deaf Motes, the Oregon Institute for to adjourn was carried. A large num the Blind, the Oregon State Insane ber of . the Representatives protsed. Asylum and the State Reform SchooL but those in favor Of Sdionrnmnnf -miAvM. The set would create a state board of Jin y 3 C.-t. rz- cf Cr'g Mick Vjoct Uvrr I. '..... . ... . NOT TIE ADY YET THE ESTABlISirMENT Or FEXBLE MCfI)EI XXSTTTUTn TO BE POSTPONED TWO TXAB3L Special Senat Oommlttee Becotrnnend Howerer. and Will Submit BUI This Morning Providing for the Choice and Purchase of Sit and Material. Although firmly eonvince4 that the establishment Of an institute for the care of feeble-minded youth ant epi leptics is an absolute necessity to the state, the special Senate committee ap pointed to investigate ways sad means snd composed of Senators Wright, Mays snd Pnrrar, feels that the state has Sot sufficient knowledge at hand for the immediate building of such an institu tion, It will. therefore submit a. report to the Senate thia morning, and also a bill covering the essential points there of, recommending the postponement of providing for a building until the next session, of the Legislature. - Thia lull, which will probably be In troduced by Chairman Wright, of the committee, "will provide that the matter be placed in the. hands of the. State Building Commission with full power to Set. It will carry an appropriation of tlS.OOO and provide that this 'money be expended for the purchase. of a suit able building site and for the purchase of brick and other materials to be used in the buiMing, the brick to be manu factured at the penitentiary. - The com mission will be required to cpllect all of the data necessary upon the estab lishment and manner of conducting such an institution and be prepared to sub mit complete plana and specifications to the Legislative Assembly of 1907 when aa appropriation will be made to cover the estimated cost, , In making this recommendation the. committee reasons that, when establish ed, it will be a permanent institution and that step should not be taken to ward Banking; provisions for it until- those who will be held responsible for 1 89 they will Jcnow exactly what they 1 r doing. : lis. course of procedure I V.l'ul lue rre,un r nB 1 ncw nsiunon on ior two years, yet. nnder the circumstances, it u deemed the wiser plan and . will bring about net tor results in the end. If this plan is adopted by the Leg islature, it will be. in effect, a rejec tion of the suggestion to convert the I Prpent mute school building into a I '""""""'m miuuie ana tne next I il.' a i "k- iiiing io ue .done win te to provide iiunus and authority ; to build an addi- T". .JT ",-,B,,or. i.;-;-,Tkllmprous "Pa and improvements about th the buibfing, the cost of which, as es u .? Dtimated by Superintendent tlark will be about 25,00!. . .. . , It's folly to suffer from that horrible plague ofThe night, itching pTTeaDosn 's Ointment cures, qnickly and perma- nently At anj drug store, 50 eems. " IS ONT.T A BUND. SHERIDAN, Ore.. Jan. 2G.-Thefts 10 tricycles from four section louses. on each occasion tae night jrior to a safe-cracking episode sntl afl within a . .. n . t . . . . . mm uave oren )erieiraied or at- tempted in the last twelve mont'ii. None of these tricycles have ever been um a circumstance which makes the I eo'"f "'Icnce doubly peculiar, for th oovieusiy coum not gf ,ong on tne railway track without dis- cover. .! -,'!': That -an organized ganir Cas oertet- towns along tae Southern Pacific in the Willamette valley and that aeeom- plices have stolen the tiTT-ycles st points varying from four to eicht miles away as a mere blind, is a tfieory now rui '"iu. i oioiei out now easy it would be for an accomplice to taka the tricycle, go off a little distance with fit and hide it somewhere, thus divert- ing .the chase, while local men cracked ime saie ami uii not go mora than a few Hundred yards to find refno-o. audit and control for the government to manager the above named" institu tions, including tae Oregon Boldirs name asd the state penitentiary. The bill provides that the proposed state board of control shall consist of three citizens, appointed by the Gov ernor, not more toan two of whom shall be of the same political organisation. One of the members of the board shall 1, . i A "X va" - s,,a, 1 signaled by the Governor a com '0r f tiUi& IsStilUtions. The commissioner of publie Institutions would. lry of $1500 per nnH,n na xPn- Tne otacr mem- or toe board. There is a clause in this bill that reguires the employment of a clerk by the board, who shall reside in aiem and, receive a salary of $1200 it to the nt most 1""""'" loaiteniiing tne meetings This bill is of utmost importance to ... the people) of Salem, as can readily -le . seen,, as it will, if pasd, require tie" complete reorganization of the system which now governs the state iostitu- i tlons. As the majority of the insUtu tions .are located id this eitv. Cam rei--.. i dents of Salem are naturally concerned tine, adjourned until - today. Thw House, waich, is making a determined effort o catch up in their delajsed work, held session until lat hi th sfternoon. . Several times motions were made for adjournment, but were lost, the greater part of the Representatives favoring the completion of th l.imi. the majority. IT