East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-16
SPECIAL correspondence FROM THE
OREGON LEGISLATURE

and agricultural lands obtained upon
fraudulent applications, etc.
The certificates held by De Laittre
and others. aggregate about $4,000
acres of some of the finest timber land
in the state and were obtained
through A. T. Kelliher by means of
applications bearing forged names of
applicants done by II. II. Turner, an
attorney of this city, whose disbar-
ment proceedings are now pending
before the supreme court. There are
over 100, 900 acres of land, obtained
by this means, the certificates of sale
of which have been cancelled by the
state land board and there are about
as many more acres of just as valua-
BILE land for which deeds have been
issued, but which under the decision
of Judge Wolverton, the state may re-
cover title to by bringing suits in the
court to set the instrument aside.
These lands are now worth from
$3.50 to $40 per acre to the state, as
base for the selection of school lands
and the recovery of the same would
mean that the state would reap a
rich harvest and the school funds IN
creased by several hundred thousand
dollars. The land board will take the
matter up at the next regular meeting
and may decide to take steps to re-
cover all of the land available.
Preparing TO Meet Bryan.
Salem, Ore, Jan. 15.--About 10 of
the members of the Bryan reception
committee, of which Senator NJ. A.
Miller of Lebanon is chairman, held
a meeting in one of the rooms of the
governors suite yesterday afternoon,
and completed plans for the reception
of William j. Bryan during his visit
to the state this month.
Mr.. Bryan will arrive in Portland
January 22. will deliver an address
before the Y. NJ. c. A. during the af-
ternoon and will proceed to this city
in the evining. He will deliver an
address at the opera house in the eve
ming and in the morning, January "a,
will make a brief talk to the students
of Willamette university and, If invited
so to do, will address the legislature
during the morning session.
This will be the only address of a
political character Mr.. Bryan will
probably make in this state. He will
then proceed to Eugene to address the
students of the State university, and
will probably make brief mpromptu
talks from the rear platform of his
car at Albany and other stations en-
route.
The Humorist OF the House.
Salem, Ore. Jan. l6.-The specta-
tors in attendance upon the opening
session of the legislature were given
their first treat to a little amusement
during the perfection N organization,
by Representative Herman Rothchild
of Union county, the only democratic
member of the house which let n lit
tie light in upon the unique and anus
ing situation in which he finds him
self.
II was when nominations were de-
clared in order for the speakership
and w. |. Vawter of Jackson and
Douglas. had just finished placing
Mr.. Davy's name before the house as
the choice of the republican caucus.
Speaker pro TEN, b. f. Jones of Polk
''uhNN' IL were any
ther nominations. when Mr.. Roth
child arose and addressed the chair.
He said, in substance:
"Mr. Speaker. / arise to place in
nomination for this high honor a man
who is the unanimous choice of the
minority party of the house for the
position. We are so few that It was
not necessary to hold caucus so we
arrived at .Nur DECISION individually.
| This man. whose name I am about to
mention, is the only democrat on the
floor of the house who can and will
uphold the dignity. honor and integri-
ty of his party. | refer to the Hon,
Herman Rothchild of Union county,
whom I now place in nomination for
speaker"
The little impromptu speech exc't-
ed a roar of laughter and Mr. Roth
| child smilingly resumed his seat amid
storm of applause. When the bal
lot was taken, however, Mr.. Rothchild
voted for Mr.. Davey and the latter
returned the compliment by voting
for Mr.. Rothchild.