Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
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M from other states, then II would re
2 duce their earnings greatly. Thi
: was a bill 10 develop Oregon re
e sources. Competition was granted
other states but withheld from us
Fair rates were not Obtainable fOl
! Oregon, because her great railroad,
; were controlled in the interests o.
, foreign cities. Their business inter
I ests were not with us. They were
not interested In Oregon. Tralnf
. would run by for weeks and weeks
and yet not stop TO take a car from
our factories. Men were discharged
and factories were rendered idle,
while these men ran their trains at
will. He would be last 10 strike at
the true interests Of railroads; he
would be first to strike for Oregon.
Rep Starr opposed reference. The
committee had considered all the
bills.
Rep Barnes said the committee
bad heard the railroad magnates
and they opposed the state having
anything to say about railroads.
They wanted merely an advisory
committee. SO long as they felt this
way he was in favor Of such laws.
The question being shall the bill
pass, ayes 40; noes 4. The bill
| passed.
No a., TO regulate the practice Of
medicine. Passed. Adjourned.
HoUsE-EvENING SESSION.
SALEM, Feb. 9th, 1891.
BILLS FOR PASSAGE.
No l03-By Coleman, to regulate
he letting Of contracts for the con.
structlon Of county bridges. Bill
passed.
No 97--By Miller, 10 increase the
power aud define the duties Of the
railroad commissioners.
Speaker Geer called Moore, of
Benton, TO the chair. After the bin !
had been read, Geer, Of Marion,
spoke In behalf OF the bill. lie called |
attention TO the present condition
of the commission as ii is now gov.
erncd as helpless body with power
to recommend but with 20 power to
enforce. lie alluded to the unequal
schedule of rates now existing on
many Of the roads in the state.
McCraken, Of Multnomah, spoke
against the bill. The argument set
forth by Mr. McCraken was, if the
q commission should make un-
reasonably low rates the railroads
would haye no redress until some
court could decide that such rates
were pronounced unjust.
Mr.. Armstrong, Of Marion, favor.
ed the bill aud spoke TO that effect.
Miller, of Josephine, made warm
speech I'm favor of the bill. He said |
that In his opinion this was the most
important measure before the pres
ent session Of the legislature. lie
aid the older states had found il |
practicable TO have such laws on
their statute books, aud that they |
had found II an efficient method Of |
protecting commerce.
NJ into, of Marion, also spoke brief
ly In favor Of the bill. MIR. Jen-
nings, Of Lane, favored doing away
with the commission and his belief |
was that the people Ia general were
of the same opinion, though he voted
for the bill
Mr.. McCHkcn was the only mem
ber who voted against the hill.
No 2lS of the fifteenth biennial
session which was vetoed 10y the
governor, This bill is for the pro-
lection Of the fishing industry IN
Oregon, and TO collect moneys from
those engaged In the fishing indus
Try 10 protect and to promote the
same.
Reed, orDouglas, a man engaged
In the fishing industry spoke In
favor Of the Till, and said he believed
the caunery men in general were In
favor of IL becoming law, Mimic,
'f Marion, spoke AT length in behalf
ol the bill. Holmes, OF Marion,
thought the bill was unconstitutirn.
Al aud il would toe so decided by the [
'ourls, and 1t was not becoming the /
Oregon legislature TO pass such 4
measures, lie also said he thought
he hill lacked Ia merit, Hall, OF :
Nultnomah, spoke on the constitu- \
i"ual point \ number OF Others
poke on the question. The bill n
',,sed yeas, 3d; nays, Il. q
No - by Welch, to regulate the a
ale Of spirituous, malt asd vinous
iauos, which failed TO pass hast /.
'riday, was pcOu,idrrrd aud 4
.1ssed. -,
No ga by Armstrong, fur the NJ /.
lei OF Mn A l. Suuson, Motion to
ccuusider was lost, d.
Hon } q Wilson Mas rendered the \.
1urtesic- of the HOUSE and gwen ,
.ot within the bar =.
SENATE AFTERNOON. AL
SALEN, Fcb, y. ol
NEW hllis
No sli- Ry Hirsch, to amend
iarIcr OF Salem, Read lst aud 2d
he, Ordered engros>ed
No 2l6- by Norval, to incorporate ~
IatskAuie. Read lst aud "a time