The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-11

COUNTY
KILLED
BilI by Burgess Had Passed
House \
Got But a Very Small Vote
in the Senate

After a spirited debate IN the sen
ate Tuesday afternoon, the bill by
Representative Burgess creating the
new county Of Stockman in Eastern
oregon was defeated by the decisive
vote Of IS to 5, 8 absent. Senator
Smith of Multnomah, was the cham
plon Of the measure in the upper
house. He called attention to the
great distance that now exists be
tween the various points IN the diff
ferent counties and the respective
county seats and said it was only a
matter of simple justice that the de
mands Of the people of that section
for the creation Of this county should
be acceded to. The district that IT
is proposed to incorporate into a new
county. he said contained 447 legal
voters and the creation of the county
as contemplated would take from
Crook county territory that would
included only 21O voters. He made a
strong pl a for the passage of the bill
which had been adversely reported
70 the senate by the committee on
counties.
Kuykendall followed and stated
that he felt called upon TO make some
statement In regard to the matter in
justification of the position the com.
mittee had taken in reporting adver.
sely on the bill and IN, reasons for
that action. He stated that remon
strances signed bv fully three-fourths
Of the heaviest taxpayers in Crook
county had been filed with the'com
mittee and und such conditions the
committee felt justified in taking the |
course they had followed
Williamson admitted that there was
probably need for the creation of a
new county in the district concerned
but he stated that the time for action
In the matter Is not opporune for the
creation OF Stockman county. He did |
not question but that Stockman !
county will some day be created. He
then proceeded TO recite a history Of
the movement In creating new coun-
ties in Eastern Oregon that had ex.
tended from 1874 10 the present time,
the county of Wheeler having been
formed at the session OF 1894 when
parts of Sherman Wasco and Grant
We're appropriated for that purpose.
The creation OF these several counties
in that section OF the state, continued
the speaker has always heretofore
been a campaign issue and he was Of
the opinion that the making OF Stock
man county should pass through the
same course lie cOntended that the
matter should be placed before the !
people who are directly concerned |
and II they decide for the new county |
then IL should be created but in the |
case under consideration no mention |
Of Stockman county had been made |
anywhere previous 10 the meeting OF /
the legislature In concluding his re-
marks, Senator Williamson said that
the people of Crook county. and also
a large part Of the population OF Was.
co county are opposed 70 the crea.
ton OF the county at this time
senator Smith of Multnomah. con
cluded the debate in favor of the bin
and stated thar il was his opinion
that the people within the section OF
which IL was proposed TO create a
should be consulted in pre-,
ference TO any taxpayers OF business
men residing without the proposed
OF the county 10 be
created
Those voting for the bin We're:
Holman, johnson. McGinn Mulkey
and MIR President The absentes. 9
In number were Carter Crolsan.
DAILY, Hunt Pierce. Rand. Smith OF
Multpomah. Smith of UmaulIa. and
steiwer