The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-24
LOCAL BILLS
| IMPROBABLE
Representative Carnahan Believes
Special Session viii Be De.
voted to State Measures.
NEED OF FORESTRY MEASURE
Bill Killed at Last Session Should
BE Enacted--JOhH Smith
Will Not Run for
Senator.

representative IAfUdHhH balu yes
terday that, no FAR az he knew. no local
legislation was contemplated for the
coming extra session Of the legislature.
He believes the forestry protection law
which was killed at the last session
should be brought up and enacted az
the special session, but II the measure
In again introduced some other member
will present It.
'-rhe forestry law provided for the
protection Of our timber against fires,"
said Mr.. carnahan yesterday. but 1t
was not passed at the last session. The
measure was introduced at the request
Of timber land owners and for this
reason received less consideration. per-
haps. that otherwise would have been
the case. The protection Of our for
ests is a matter Of the utmost impor-
innce. and II possible would like to
see the bill enacted into law.
IF Senator Brownell, Of clackamas
county Is correct, It will be necessary
for the special session to enact a law
providing for fees for recording deeds
Mr.. Brownell says there is no law
governing this matter at the present
time. II appears that the law was re-
pcaled In 1885 and was never re-enacted
and the statement has been made that
all fees paid for recording deeds could
be recovered by those who PAID fees to
the various counties since 1895. II this
is really the case. Clatsop county could
lose $4,000 II all those interested were
10 institute suit 10 recover.
81 have no knowledge Of legislation
Of local character. and at present can
say that nothing will be offered by the
members from this county"
Sheriff Linville and County Clerk
Clinton have received copies Of the
governors proclamation, and arrange
ments are now under way for the
special election. AS result OF the
cali Of the governor. County Clerk
clinton has put his deputies at work
extending the 1908 roll. The work OF
extending the roll win probably not be
finished before January /.
There has been some talk Of the
probable nomination of John Fl smith
as the citizen candidate for state sem
ator. to fill the existing vacancy, but
his talk Ii without any particular
foundation. Mr.. Smith was asked
| about the matter yesterday and said;
II have given the subject no consid-
Grafton as yet. and, indeed, never even
thought Of running until saw an arti-
Gle in an evening paper in whicn my
name was mentioned. am striving %
keep out of politics and its extremely
improbable that ! shall seek the nomi-
nation. You can say that have no
present intention of running for ONCE
and that the probability of my running
for state senator is very remote.
Yesterday the republican county
committee issued call for primaries
for the purpose of electing delegates
10 a county convention at which q can
| a,date for state senator will be named
The primaries will be held Decemoei
/ and The convention December 4
twenty three delegates will be elected
IN the First ward in the city, 1S In TINS
second ward and 10 in the Third ward
| The call appears elsewhere in TINS Is
sue of The Astorian. The convention
viii be made up of delegates from al
the precincts in the county