Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-12
swamped.

swamped.
A resolution from the house resolu'
tions committee, adopted authorizes
Chairman Huntley, of the engrossed
bills committee, to employ more ex-
pert typewrters 10 assist in keeping
up with the work m that department
of legislation. With scores Of bills
piling In with innumerable amend.
ments TO bc inserted this committee Is
buried chin deep In work at the pres
cut time.
On the other hand there Is scarce
anything for the committee ON en-.
rolled bills TO do and it has been sug.
gested that the four or five clerks
upon that committee, who have been
practically idle the greater part Of
the time, should be- transferred and
put TO work with the engrossed bills
committee until the rush in that de
partmcnt has subsidized and then, when
the enrolled bills committee gets into
the approaching rush that is newt
able, the then idle engrossod bills
clerks could be- utilized 10 advantage
in rushing that work out, thus obyi.
ating the necessity of employing more
help and keeping all hands busy dur
ing the balance of the session.
Speaker Davcy says he does not
understand why the enrolled bills
committee has not been more busily
engaged since numerous house and
scuate bills have passed both branches
aud are up for enrolment.
In checking up the house calendar
for the past week n develops that
over one hundred bills have been dis
posed of definitely, either by passage
or indefinite postponcmcnt. and il is
estimated tina, fully one hundred more
will nevor again see the light OF day
This Is the last Ia which the lower
branch of the assembly can work upon
house measures, except % concur In
sueh amendment as the senate finds
necessary Co incorporate aud with
over 500 yet 10 consider it becomes
apparent that the house has an i'm,
mense pile Of work before il the com.
ing week. Next week the house can
act upon senate bills only aud no bills
ot whatever nature. can be introduced
m either house without suspension OF
the rule which provides that no new
bills can be presented during the last
ave days of the session.
Bill 10 Create Pat Job.
houso hll No. 90, by Settlemier.
when returned from the committee on
assessment and taxation. In substitute
form, With recommendation that n 40
pass, Is but shadow OF its former
self yet lt contains provisions that
LAYS open the WAY Tor the making az
miniature fortune for somebody who
chSnees 10 stand In EaVOr of the eoun
" courts of the several counties and
has passing knowledge of eondi
tions. II n drawn, however. in man
ner that will prove regular bonanza
Tor some attorney or group of a..
toFneys Who are thoroughly familiar
with conditions aud understand ,Ae
TAX laws perfectly. The samo bill
vas Killed two yeaFs ago.
MI Settlemicr's bill, is originally
drafted and presented provides for
'he assessment aud collection of taxvs
area real property ia the state dating
hack Tor \ period OF sixteen wars
eheetiug an ot the ola railroad sn5
Nagon rad grants, government nat
eats % corporate interests .te. -.
rcsenting seVVral hundrea thepssna
dollars, and ii placed the duty of the
eeAecsien u these taxes In the hana.
OF The s,toraey general with power 40
smAef such assistant Or assistants 20
helR him In eollaiiug the data an
listing The prorFty % he assessed
The ncw draft goss hack Tor onlx +.
reriod et ave yean from date az IN.
setHieet sad places the duty ~ col
ieettng The taxcs within TIE duties
Aed iaiis.iietion az the eouaty eourts
Nhieh Will have authority a. emniex
anY pNElln d aeas a fnr a. inl.....