The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-10
Mayser Passes a Sizzling Bunch
10 Chief Of Police
Halloek.
McLEOD's HINT TODEMoC Gratis
evening Gave Everybody O. Chance 10
Even Up seorss and Nearly Az
AvaiIsd Themselves Of IT,
Where Was Jack eurnsf

Salem, Feb. s.--By u vote Of 30 to 10,
after one Of the hottest fights on the
floor OF the house since the seasion
began, and for the frst time refusing
10 abide by the recommendation AMI
wishes OF local delegation, the house
last night passed Senator Tuttle's
amendment TO the charter Of Astoria
II In now up to the governor, and the
general nuppostion is that he Will
place the stamp OF his disapprova,
upon Il.
Il was political fight from start to
finish. and Bailey. who led the organ.
iza,ion forces for the bill made no
attempt to conceal that fact. He de-
clared that Il was the duty OF the re-
publIcan members Of the house TO vote
for the bill prepared by Senator Tut
tie as against any recommendations
OF the Democratic members.
The fight started by motion TO
consider the bin engrossed. While
the vote was in progress Mayer at
tackled the present government OF As
toria and expressed surprise that any
republican should vote against bring
ing the bill up for action. The demo-
cratic plan was 10 block the waH
Maygar said the city Ia without po-
lice commission and that the chief OF
4 police is unfit to hold his place. Laws
protested ana Mayer sat down.
Jim Laws Angry. IN
Laws demanded that the bill be read
IN full, but before its conclusion moved
20 adjourn that the members might
\ read the bill. He went INTO history
Of politics In Astoria and y among
other things declared that under Just
such iniqritous legislation as the house
was about to enact a republican police
commission had In 1891 appointed a
chief of police who ought TO be In the
penltentlary, and everybody knew IT.
He had reference to J, w. Barry, and
gave Il TO be understood that Mr.
Barry had stolen tax licenses and
burned up the stubs
Laws declared that the machine
members Of the house would vota
against him, for they had orders to do
80. They didn't like 1t. but they would
have TO do II just the same. Mr.. Laws
warned the republicans present taat
II the charter were passed 1t would
result in sending a democratic senator
to the state senate--lt had always
done 30 in the past, he said. He pre-
dlcted that It would be boomerang.
Mcleod suggested that II the charter
would serve as an incubator to hatch
out democrats. the gentleman from
Clatsop should have no objections.
Josephine Smith.
Smith Of Josephine said the people
had managed 70 get along under the
present charter, and he thought they
might be able to struggle on a little
longer He said the proposed charter
was the result Of concerted move'
nent on the part Of the political ma
chimes Of Portland ANA Astoria to leg
lslate people out Of Office. He moved
an amendment submitting the charter
to a vote of the people of Astoria.
Bailey said that seemed all right on
the surface, but that 1t was ''nigger-
in-the- -weodpile" proposition. It hap,
pened, he said. that there was demo
cratic machine in Astoria, which domi'
mated the police and fire departments
Smith wanted to know Il the ma
chine sin was pardonable In Multno.
NAH, why was It a crime In Astoria
Bailey made the startling announce.