The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-16

10 SECURE uoulndllOu Oh dil cdu0lQdleS
by direct vote OF the people in all
parties
This bill was unfavorably reported
by the committee on elections In the
senate, but, upon reconsideration,
had n votes recorded in It's favor, as
follows:
Following are the senators voting
right:
I. BRoWNELL, OF cLAcKAMAs.
2. CARTER, OF JACKSON.
3. cROlSAN, OF MARION.
T. DAILY, or BENTON.
5, FARRAR, OF MARION.
8, HoBSoN, or MARION.
7, HOWE, OF YaMffiLL.
8, HUNT, OF MULTNOMAH.
g.. MoINN, or MULTNOMAH.
10 MILLER, or LINN.
II MULKEY, or LINN.
~. PIERCE, o FUMATILLA.
10. SMITH, OF UMATlLLA.
"a. sWEEK, OF MULTNoMAH.
IS. WADE, OF UNION.
10. WEHRUNG. OF WASHINGTON
n. WILLIAMSON, OF WAsco.
After reconsideration the bin was
referred TO the judiciary COMMITTEES.
where the opposition to the bill tackled
on some amendments. and reported
the bin TO the senate.
IL Will be called up by Senator Croi.
san today and the friends of the bin
VIII sustain a minority report without
amendments. Il Is a carefully pre-
pared. Just bill. demanded by the peo
pie OF all parties.
History Of Other Sessions.
When will the 22d biennial session
OF the state legislature finally ad
Journ? Much speculation is being in
dulged In regarding this matter and
difference of opinion generally ex.
lists as 10 the time of the adjournment
of the session OF 1899 and 1901.
reference To the records shows that
the time of adjournment is geDerall,
measured by the status OF legislation
under consideration.
Tho minutes Of the two houses
show that the sessions OF both 1899
and 1901 did not effect final adjourn.
ment until Saturday. or the forty-frst
legislative day. In 1899 there was no
senator To De elected, so that legisla-
ton was not hlndered. and the two
branches adjourned at Z o'clock on
saturday, the day following the for.
peth day Of the session The cunven-
ing OF the legislature on this addition.
al day was provided by the concur
rent resolution. II the legislature can
mold over one day more than the 40
DAYS required by statute. 10 h main
tained that Il may continue irs ses.
sions indefinitely. but from the fact
that the compensation and DER diem
OF me members stops at the explra.
uoh OF me 40 days. IL is a noticeable
iact mat none OF the sessions are pro.
ionged 20 any great extent.
The memory OF the scenes attending
the session OF 1907 Is fresher in the
minds OF The Journals readers. Sen.
ator Mitchell was not elected until af.
ter ! o'clock Sunday morning OF the
second day following the expiration of
the statutory 40 days, IL was a half
hour later when the two houses ad-
iourned sine die
Many think there rs every nrobabll.
lty that the present session may hold
over Saturday, or the forty.frst leeis. |
lative day. The forty days eyplre M
midnight Friday. hut. because OF the
great amount Of business awaiting
consideration, particularly in the
house, and with an unsettled senator. /
lal light Il Is expected by MANY that
maj adjournment may not take Mace |
until Saturday
Ihere had been introduced i'm both /
houses OF the state Legislature al the I
close of the fourth week rreater
number OF bills than were introduced |
throushout the entire session two /
years ago
The Croisan Direct Nomination bin. |
prepared by the Marion County Nom. /,
nation League, ON IFS third reading /
was lost I'M the senate l5 ayes 10 "a 1
noes Mr. Fulton not voting.