The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-29


third week of the legislative assembly
oe Oregon has closed and very few
bills have passed. A large number OF
important bills have been in the hands
of the committees and will be ready to
report to both houses next Monday
and win no doubt pass. There viii be
a Joint convention of both houses next
wednesday to consider Brownelr bin
calling a constitutional convention.
Next Wednesday evening his been
set as the time for passing charter bills
and it is probable that the Astoria
charter bill will be considered at that
time.
Not one dissenting voice was heard
against Bailey's male consort bill when
the bill came up for final passage and
it was passed by unanimous vote. The
bill is aimed at the most vicious form
of parasite which affiicts mankind. The
bill applies mainly to Portland and As
toria, but includes all cities where men
live off the earnings Of prostitutes.
The law makes conviction of living
with or of any woman or freQuenting
any place where women congregate
either in houses of prostitution or the
dance halls, a penitentiary offense.
There is no doubt of its passing the
senate.
Senator Kuykendall has introduced a
fraternal insurance bill. The principal
features of hte bill are that 1t provides
for the Incorporation of organizations
doing a fraternal insurance business
and forbids them to issue any cer-
tificate of insurance until they have
approved applications for insurance on
lives of 500 persons, averaging $1,000
each, and paying advance premiums
amounting to s25O0. which sum shall be
a trust fund for the protection of mem
bers. Annual reports must be made to
the insurance commissioner and pay
an annual license fee of $25.
The Multnomah prohibition cranks
have gone on record against the pro-
posed constitutional convention bill.
claiming that it was gotten up in the
interests of the liquor dealers asso-
ciation !. H. Amos, the greatest liv-
ing prohibition crank in Oregon, is the
boss of the dry contingent. Every bin
that has been introduced in the legisla-
ture that does not provide for absolute
prohibition is fathered by the liquor
dealers, according to this wild crank
from Borneo In speaking Of the leg
islature Mr. Amos says:
II have just returned from Salem,
where l watched the present session
work, and talked with many of its
members, and come back in favor Of
an absolute monarchy. The legislature
is running the people of Oregon. In
stead of being our servants its MEM |
bers are our masters" .
He then proceeded TO roast the mem
bers of the legislature individually and
collectively. This shows the true the
ory of the prohibitionists. They want
every member to be their servant, else
they are no good. He favors an abso-
lutte monarchy, so he says, and this is
true. 1t is Characteristic Of prohibi'
ton eranks. 1t is just such statements
from feeble minded cactus
that is antagonizing the people Of Ore
gon against prohibition, and there is
no doubt now Of the passage Of the
amendments to the local option law.
Members of the legislature who are
with reasonable amount OF
do not want to be die
tated to by a man whose brain is SO
small that it rattles like
a mustard seed in tin wash boiler.
Amos don't know as much as Murphy's
dog, and she didn't know her own
pups.