Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-24

house could better settle the matter of
the car shortage and rates, even If
more time than three days were re.
quired. Mr.. Shelley offered an amend.
ment that the rates charged should in
nowise exceed the rates on December
1, 1903. The amendments was re-
jected. The section, as amended, was
adopted.
The bill was changed in a few minor
matters, and the committee arose and
reported to the house. An effort was
made to suspend the rules, consider
the bill engrossed and put it on its
final passage This was lost.
At the evening session the bill came
up for further consideration and final
passage. Speaer Harris called Eddy
to the chair, and took the floor and
made an eloquent plea for the bill. He
was followed by Jones, Of Lincoln,
who plead with his fellow-members
for the relief of his constituents. At
the close OF the two addresses, the
house took a vote on the final passage
of the bill, which failed by a vote of
26 ayes to "a nays. The detailed vote
is as follows:
Yeas--Banks, Bilyeu, Burgess Clay
pool, Cornett, Dannemann, Edwards,
Emmitt. Gault, Hale. Hansbrough,
Hawkins, Hermann, Hume, Huntley
Johnson, Jones of Lincoln, Judd,
Kramer. LaFollett, Malarkey. Purdy,
Riddle, Shelley Simmons, Whealdon,
Mr.. Speaker-26.
Nays-Adams, Bailey, Blakely, Both,
Burleigh, Cantrell Carnahan, Cobb,
Eddy Fisher, Gill, Hahn, Hines, Hod.
son, Hudson, Hutchinson, Jones of
Multnomah, Kay, Miles, Paulsen, Reed,
Robbins, Test, Webster "a.
Absent-Davey, Galloway, CHM,
Hayden, Nottingham, dwell, orton
Phelps-S.
Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. Kay introduced bill during the
afternoon appropriating $500 to pay
the expenses Of the special session.
The bill was read twice when the
house went into committee OF tho
whole, considered it and reported
same to the house, when 1T passed
without opposition.
Other Legislation.
The house passed the senate bill
providing for an appropriation OF
S250O to furnish the rooms in the new
barracks at the Soldiers Home, at
Roseburg. Senate bill No. 20 to limit
the payment on the redemption of
lands sold for taxes to 10 per cent,
was also passed by the house.
A senate bill TO authorize issuance
of life diplomas to persons holding
state diplomas prior to 1893, affect.
ing graduates of the Monmouth Nor.
NAL school and one to incorporate Sea
side also passed.
A senate memorial to congress. ask.
ing that rural mail carriers salaries
be increased to $500 per annum
passed both houses. =
The house appointed a committee
providing that the desk clerks OF the
house, together withNthe speaker and
one member, revise the journal, at
the per diem allowed the chief clerk,
Mr. Gault being appointed on the
committee.
A senate memorial urging the Ore
gon delegation to support the Brown.
low good roads bill in congress was
adopted by both houses.
A bill was passed giving the Multi.
nomah county circuit judges $4,000
year $1,000 to bo paid by the county.
After IL o'clock the house waited
for business from the senate, and
during a recess many OF the mem.
bers were paid by the secretary OF
state, who kept his office open until
after midnight for this purpose. On
a vote OF thanks was
rendered Speaker Harris for his cour.
teous and impartial manner in pre-
siding, and in the best OF humor. and
amid regrets at par.ing the house ad.
iouned sine die at 1855.
senate-Wsdnesday Afternoon.
S. d. 25. Tuttle. to incorporate Sea.
side. Passed.
Pierce moved suspension OF the
rules to consider II. b. 21, appropriate
ing 100000 20 purchase right OF way
for the government canal at the dalles
OF the Columbia.
Senator Howe opened the ball by |
opposing this bill. He favored repeal
OF the old bill. and said he would IA.
yor 100000 appropriation for ca.
nal He'then asked for call OF the |
house. 10 compel every member to go
on record. The vote showed twenty |