The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
Especial to The Astorian.)

| tbpeclal 10 Tbe ABt0rian.)
SALEM. Feb, ls.-Tbe feature OF the
legislative session today WAS the adop.
ton by decisive vote. In the house
Of tn: Hahn amendment TO the Hum
bill. applying the restrictions OF that
r'casurc aH 10 the use Of traps. wheels
and other fixed devices for taking sal
mon In the coast streams and bays
1f Oregon 10 the Columbia river and
It's tributaries.
Consideration Of that measure com
incnceI In committee Of the whole ear
~ this afternoon oy special order and
proceeded section by section. until the
trap ana wheel provision was reached.
wnn Fahr sprang his amendment and
the most spirited and protracied de-
late of the session was pr clpltated.
without apparent warning
Hahn led of with perhaps the most
Logical and forcible presentation of the
merits of the amendment Watson. OF
the MultnomIh delegation and Whit
ney Of Linn. also strongly supported
the amendment.
Colvig, Of Josephine, backed by Rob-
trts. of Wasco. chairman of the Ash
committee. with other strong speakers.
OPPOSED the amendment. Coivlg's po-
sliion was q great shock to the friends
OF the amendment as up 10 one O'Clock
today hc had been depended on 10 help
the amendments having volunteered to
render such service and accepted con-
fidcntiai points and facts from Hahn
ana his associates bearing upon their
eide Of the issue.
C0lvlg Is a brilliant fighter and In
conjunction with Roberts every parlia-
rcntary trick koown TO the experienced
legislator w0s exhausted In vain
against the amendment, The discussion
lasted for over two hours and before
tht close packed the house with an alb
scrbcd and highly delighted audience
Many pointed and even bitter references
to the antagonism and assumed illwill
between the upper and lower river
cannerymen and fishermen were ex-
changed and a very violent alteration
~ as at times only narrowly avoided.
The committee only got less than a
fourth the way through the bill before
Il was compelled to rise by the adjourn
mept hour. Thus many other import
ant and controverted sections OF the
bill are to be considered on the resump-
ton Of the matter tomorrow. The ul-
innate fate OF the bill, owing 70 lack
OF time. Is doubtful, roday's vote
shows plainly the leaning OF the house
10 the lower river men, but whether the
senate win have opportunity or incll-
nation to receive and adopt the bill
after its passage by the house remains
To Ice seen. Many rumors are In cir
culation AZ to what the future tao
ties OF the discounted wheel men will
be. and II is certain they will not yield
the battle until the lat ditch Is
reached.
The house considered the surety com
pany bill at the evening session, While
the Portland charter amendments con-
tinued to occupy the senate as they
had during almost the entire days ses-
sion.
Among prominent measures which
succeeded in getting through one or the
other end OF the capitol during the
brief interval devoted TO general busi-
ness were the following:
The senate passed Mattoons bill to
authorize school clerks and county
judges to bid in property sold for
taxes. and also the Poorman bill TO
prevent tramps from stealing railway
rides. The house amended the Port
and volunteers monument approprla-
ton so as to make the monument stand
for all Oregon soldiers WHO have served
duty on the tented field.
The Whitney mortgage tax bill was
defeated by the close margin of a vote
of twenty-one to twenty-five.
There was no change in the senator-