The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-23
MArrERs IN SALEM.
The sherirs' and Clerks Fees-Button-
Holes, Grangers, Etc.

The Sheriff. and Clerks Fees-Button-
Holes, Grangers. Etc.
SALEM, Jan. 22.ISpecial. Whisper
ings are heard of move for quadrennial
meetings of the assembly. 1t is expen-
sive this biennial experimental gymna-
sium of embryo statesmen; repeating
one set of laws to set up another for the
exploitation of the next biennial. The
people are becoming weary of paying
for it. m aS5f5
The county court of Marion county
has under consideration the matter of
returning to the old way of collecting
road taxes. The members don't like the
way the new law operates, and as they
have an option in using whichever law
they may elect, the court will likely re-
turn to the former plan. by which the
road tax can be worked out. The new
law, under which the road taxes are
collected direct the same as any other
taxes, worked an injustice against all m.
corporated towns, and in Marion re-
suited in several law suits against the
county.
Senator Myers bill providing for con-
tracts to be let on all road work for spuss
over 10000 is meeting with some favor.
The bill provides that the county court
shall each year levy a road tax not to
exceed two mills, and road poll tax
not to exceed three dollars on each male
citizen above the age of 21 years and be-
low the age of fifty years, to be collected
Vuith 10 20 - 10
Money thus collected shall be kept by
the county treasurer in separate funds
for each road district, and the money
thus collected shall not be expended in
any road district except the one in which
it is collected, unless SO provided by the
county court. Any person against
whom road poll tax is levied as pro-
vided in this act shall have the right to
work the same out himself if he so de-
sires under the direction of the super
visor.
Democrats from all oyer the state are
here off and on, being frequently seen in
anxious consultation with democratic
members. The latter having declined to
indorse any of the applicants for federal
places for some time yet. The general
feeling in the caucus was, however, that
eventually the legislators will agree upon
some single applicant for each position
and give him their united support. An
effort was made at another caucus to
| pledge the democrats in both houses to
a support of the governor in case he ve-
toes another omnibus wagon road bill
designed to utilize the surplus $95 900 in
the treasury. This attempt proved
abortive, however, and the matter was
! left free for individual action.
Senator Miller's school book bill in
troduced in the legislature, provides for
compilation of a series of school books
consisting of three readers, one speller,
one arithmetic, one grammar, one his
tory of the United States and one geog-
raphy. The books are to be published
by the state, and the state, county and
school district authorities are required
by this law to enforce the use of them.
They are to be distributed from the
Office of the state treasurers to all deal
/ ers at cost and shall be sold at retail at
not more than ten per cent profit $780,
| 600 is appropriated to cover expenses of
compiling and editing books, or SO much
therefor as may be needed; also $50, 900,
or as much as needed, for printing and
distribution of books. The expense of
publication will become fund that will
go right back into the state treasury.
The contract for publishing the books is
to be let to the lowest responsible bid
der, and prices fixed when the bill is
accepted. This shall be in effect for
| four years, and at the end of four years,
| to be submitted to vote of the people
whether to be; continued or not. The
bill is modelled after the Minnesota
law.
Salem grange held an open meeting
| Friday, at which were discussed many
Questions now agitating the public
mind. "A resolution was adopted which
4 was in effect that the grange deems it
bad policy for the state at this time to
establish n jute factory at the state peni-
tentiary.
+ If you have not paid your school tax
for 1892 You will save costs by paying at
once. Time is up. This means yor.
Choice sauer krout at w. A. Kirby's,
S3 Third street.
/ Highest of all in Leavening Pc