Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-10-27
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Volume 81 OF the Oregon court re-
port is now out. The book is just
q year behind the decisions that is
the latest decision In the book was
made and delivered over TO the su-
preme court reporter Just year ago.
Lawyers do not care to wait year:as
a result they buy their decisions from
private law book publishing COM
panies and the books published by the
state are not sold-sImply because
there is no sale for them-because
they are printed too long behind the
private publishing companies. Sena-
tor Siman aired this matter quite
thoroughly In tb, senate during the
last session, but IL is not expected
that any good will result. Mr.. Simon
said IL would be cheaper for the state
TO buy what few reports IL needs from
the private publishing companies.
The next session OF the legislature
should print few a thousand copies Of
the Game laws for distribution. Or
the Fish and Game Protector should
have such pamphlet printed. The
rule Is that ignorance OF the law
excuses no one, but the people gener-
ally cannot afford To buy Hill's big
code at sl3 a set or the different
session laws TO find out what are the
game laws. They should be printed
In convenient form for distribution or
for sale cheap, so that the poor people
could get them and read them. The
same Ia true OF the mining laws OF
Oregon. They should be printed iu
more convenient form. The legisla-
lures for several years have neglected
these things. The latest road laws
complied In pamphlet form are 1893.
The good ladies are around collect
Ing money for the boys 10 Manila.
II is a noble object and one 10 which
every person should give his or her
mite. The good ladies too should
use much care in sending the money.
One captain mot Of any Of the Salem
companies, howeYer) when he received
a collection which IL had required
the ladies of his village weeks to
collect, went and waRered 1t on
poker game and lost. Charity is noble
but II must be given with the great
est possible care. Charity 90 profes-
slonal begGars is a sin. Charity TO
spendthrlfts aud worthless bodies is
contrary 10 good Judgment. Charity
to soldiers Is patriotic. Let the good
ladies remember that the people will
give more freely when they are sure
the gifts go direct to the privates IN
the trenches.
City and county warrants will now
only draw per cent and 10 all cases
where no rate was specified the rate
will be per cent. The common prac-
tlce OF paying 2 per cent premium on
Marion county warrants has stopped.
The new law will work hardship on
some OF the counties where the war.
rants at 3 per cent were only bringing
90 cents on the dollar. What they
will bring under the new law is not
known. IL is conceded that per
cent is enough but counties which are
so far behind should have some way
OF putting their script in better de-
lnand so that this law would affect all
alike. The new law is just the thing
10 Marion. Here the brokers were
paying nearly 2 per cent premium.
Now face Is all they can offer and all
they ought TO be able to offer.
The State Board Of Equalization
having "passed In Its checks" TO use II
western expression, and the railroad
commission having "died In It's boots"
~ true frontier style the people are
now ready 10 90 on about their
business as though these useless lux
urles had not before existed. killing
the board OF equalization saved a law
suit In the ninth district. In that
district there we're two persons claim
ing the office Of member and each
held good certificate Of election. AS
matter OF fact IL always was doubt
ful whether there should have been
elected members Of the board from
the Sth and 9th districts TO the seven
districts then existing, The poor
fellows who made the campaign last
year aud spent their money 70 get