The Portland daily press., 1900-04-24

half or more than half OF this Is profit. IL
amounts 10 something like ten thousand
dollars year profit for the sheriff for
this alone. Lst s take . cass In COM
paris)n. How many laborers are there.
do you suppose, who pay at the rate Of
two dollars n week for the food alone Of
each member Of their familyP Take .
man who receives one dollar and fifty
cents day with eight members OF the
family. Suppo sing be paid out one dollar
week each for food and nothing e'ss for
thesS eight people. Not two dollars .
We Ok ss the county rays, but enIy one
dollar q week. Then he would have
clothing to buy. rent TO pay and other
things 10 purohss above this amount. DO
any OF them pay as much as thisH Shall
We feed prisoners at the jail better than
the iaborers and their families are fedp
bat tsking one dollar q week as the aver
age price Of iaboreIs' food that would
give the sheriff q good profit. this Law
obligts the sheriff to show how much
profit he makes out OF boarding the
prisoners, and the county oom missioners
may out down the price Of beard Of
prisoners at any time.
Mr.. Trus-Thsy can't reduce che board
below si.75 a week.
Mr. Wood slde-Thsy can reduce she
prios more than that under the law n
they s,s fit. The very fact that the sheriff
Opposes the pc IS igs Of this law radically
10 argument enough that 10 should be
pa sssd In the oounty's interest.
MIR. Aurphy-When dots the next lsgis-
| lsturs meetf -.
He was informed that 1t meets next
January.
| Mr.. Murphy-How then can this law
take effect January Isl 1902
MIR. Woodsids explained that he be-
lievsd this could be done.
MIR. Connellan-The gentleman from
six stated q while ago that there were at
least three hundred AMI sixty y-sevsn rum
shor In Portland. Now / am In favor Of
these fec being cut down, but / would
like to ask question for information.
How doe s he know that s1ms unscfupu
Ious man may not be eleoteu sheriff.
mind you don't say that we ever have
electsd an interruptions man sheriff, but
supposing we should elect man Of this
kind to the Office, how does the gentle
man know but what some such man as
refer to might not levy tfty dollars each
on thss, runshors to make up his loss OF
rrort from the jail and feesi
| MIR Woodside-I have no doubt that ths
sheriff now receives the donations you
refer to.
MIR. ConIelIan-I don't refer to any do
nations the sher # may now receive.
don't know that he does receive them,
aad don't know that he does not. What
/ want to know Is how the law will effect
the future sheriffs We may choose should
any OF them be unsorupulous menr
don't believe the Present sheriff is that
kind Of a man.
Mr.. Woodside-Ars you on oath?
Mr. Connellan--No / am merely stating
my opinion a. have right TO do.
Mr.. McI4aughlin-If my memory serves
me right 1t was In ls44 when that noble
man pu5 this prohibitory law on onr
statute books, AS read the law. and
when IL is s,fted down to the real thing.
1t means that II any man gives away in
toxioating hq uor he can be punished. I
believe We have enough laws on the
statute books regarding this law. The
more we get the worse we ara of. There
are laws enough now to almost hang q
man for selling rum. / don't believe We
want any new laws. What we want to do
Is to 60 back and begin right. We should
instruct the city marshal to shut up the
rum shops ana 1t would and could be
done.
The motion was then made by MIR.
aNA eA.N hAu "A
have passage and be ssnt up for con-
ourrence. 1t was passsd with only one
vote against 1t, that Of MIR. Mclaughlin
who voted no.
The other order which was then
brought up was without debate passed |
unanimously. 1t was as follows:
Ordered. That the city soliciter be anu |
hershy is directed In behalf of the oity |
council of Portland to petition the seni |
tors anu representatives OF the State OF
Aains at the next seSsion of the leeisla-
ture to enact a Law providing as follows:
That section sixty OF chapter twenty |
seven OF the revised statutes relating to |
Intoxicating liquors shall be amended so |
as to Rad as follows:
Section sixty-SheIiffs and their depu- |
tlss and county attorneys shall diligently |
and faithfully inquire irt) all violations |
If law within theie respective counties |
Rnd institute proceedings against viola |
ticns, or supposed violations OF law. and |
particularly the law against the Illegal |
sails of liz sxicating nanors and tba keep |
ing OF d'ilkiug hous and uppling |
shops, gaw bling houses, or plscas and |
houses OF Ill fame, either by promptly en-
tsring complaint fore 5agistrate |
end executing the warrants issued thsre- |
on, or by furnishing the county attorne7 |
promptly and without delay, NTH the J
names of Allseed offenders and Of t1e
wit sesses. For services under this aet tlon |
sheriffs and t leir dept es GtinR under |
{ seir dirst on shall receive ths same Per |
diem compenFGt ON "a for ttindspoa Oh |
tas Supreme judicial court, tagttser |
wltl such necessary ino!der tai expenses
as are R tIRlly incurred and paid ort |
bills far which shall be aud!tsd by t1e |
oouI t, commissioners and paid from the |
oopr tT 'easury. SheFihs and their |
depu t'ss receiving regular salaries from |
the coUTtT, or a per diem compensation |
under tlig eft'rn. Ehall raoslva no Ru0i- |