Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-08

OPTION
LAW
TheJayne Bill tOAmend
Passes the House
ROIIcaIl After a Very Warm
Debate Shows a Close
Vote

II Tuesday at 2 O'Clock the Jayne bill
to amend the local option law adopted
last November There was a large at
tendance in the Hobbies. Mr.. Kay, aft.
er the bill was read, offered substi.
tute for the Jayne bill, which, he said,
had been prepared by the friends Of
the Local Option League. The Jayne
bill was before the committee on re-
vision Of laws for three weeks, and
the local option friends declined all
efforts to amend. They denied that
the legislature had any right to amend
this law.
The Jayne bill requires 30 per cent
Of voters to bring an election in any
precinct, TO be wholly outside of any
incorporated city or town. Shall not
prohibit prescriptions by a regular
practicing physician of alcoholic stim-
ulants. Elections are to be held un-
der this act in June Of odd years. Mr..
Jayne opposes holding the prohibition
election at same time as other elec-
tions are held. Mr. Jayne contends
for the precinct local option, and for
leaving the question in cities to their
local government.
Mcleod Of Union argued against
the Kay substitute IT was an effort
to defer, to strangle by delay, a bill
which they had not the hardihood to
even try to amend in committee. No
compromise was offered until the last
moment, when it was too late.
Kay said it was not too late to
amend. And what right had the legis-
lature to amend an act of the peoplei |
The Jayne bill was ten times worse
than the original law, and his substi.
tuto was an attempt to make the Jayne
bill fair. He opposed special elec.
tion next June, as it would bring up
great deal OF animosity and hard
feeling. He denied being a Prohibi.
zionist. He had incurred the enmity
of the liquor interests by standing up
for the rights Of the people. He at
tackled the proposition that the entire
precinct should lie outside Of an incor-
porated city or town. He favored a
compromise, and wanted his substitute
to go TO the committee.
Brigham of Lane said the local op-
tionists had an opportunity 10 90 be-
fore the committee. II was not a good
thing to vote on these most partisan
matters at a general election. He de.
MED that the local option law had
been enacted by the people. A few
imported agitators and extremists at
Portland had foisted this iniquitous
law on the people.
Muir Of Multnomah said every op.
portunity had been offered TO amend =
the local option law before the commit Y
tee, but no friend Of Prohibition could S
be induced 10 come before that com y
mittee. Now those who had regarded !
the act adopted by the people as sacred
came here with sweeping amend. a
ment, he did no, believe in the prin. r
eiple that the legislature had not the
right TO amend that law, or any law. G
The Jayne bin was fair bill, and lp
the local option law was unfair in ey. o
cry feature OF il. 4
Capron Of Portland spoke Of the ne.
cessity of righting wrong done 10 an &
interest that was entitled 20 recogni, s
'ion. HE had spent more years in Y. d
NJ, g. A. work and church work than
many champions Of local option. lie h
bad lived la two states that enacted a
prohibition, and il had not tended 20 n
peace, order and brotherly love. lie II
had petition Of $4,000 citizens ask
ug Tor the Jayne law 90 be enacted. |
The petitioners were mostly business
nen II good standing.
Smith of losephine favored com. I
.romise that would save the speyial v
'leetion, costing sso,o0o or $4,000
rhis was NOS doao 90 cause DELAY. hat
% enable the law 60 come up before
DC people ia the regular ORDER =,
Newell of Washington favored the
ahsiitutc, n the opponen,s % the
'ill were not afraid 90 meet a sompro.
aise, let them refer the bnl.
Baily said ID would cost as much
o hold elections uadeE the local option "
Az As tho entire ,est of this special
leetion. We bad right 90 suspect
As fairness of the losa option ad,o.
ateS fAe jayne hin was in Substance
FeeRastmont ~ the Rsannoek aw
hlfty per eout MAS too small. but vas ~
ae same fer both sides wAieA tAsir
NJ never PeFmitteA
Edwards of iane opposed resahmit- p.