The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-01-18
GOV. CHAMBERLAIN
INAUGURATED SECOND TIME
AS GOVERNOR OF THE
81 STATE OF OREGON.

Recommendations by the Governors
Both Houses In Joint Ses-
sion Listen to the Message
Other News.
Salem, Or, Jan. 15.-George e.
Chamberlain took the oath of Office
this afternoon before Chief Justice
Bean fn1 was the second time in-
augurated governor of Oregon. He
read bis inaugural message to both
houses assembled in joint session at
1:S0 o'clock. The reading occupied
the greater part of the afternoon,
after which both houses adjourned
until tomorrow. l-
Cover Chamberlain in his inau-
gural address makes the following
recommendations to the legislature:
The creation of a railroad com.
mission, to be appointed by the
governor; Improvement of water
ways and purchase of Oregon City
locks, appropriation for maint e
nance of portage road, election of
Bourne and Mulkey as United
States senators, income tax and in,
creased tax on inheritances. fat,
salary for state printer, one board
of control for state normal schools,
more equitable apportionment of
representation in legislature, anti
pass law, state to pay necessary
travelling expenses of officials, state
inspection of private banks, liberal
appropriation for Seattle exposition,
prohibition of lobbying, except un-
der close restrictions; publicity of
election expenditures, no corpora
ton contributions; state supervi-
sion of private insane asylums,
state asylum for feesble-minded
children, desert land an d school-
land legislation.
Salem, Or, Jan. 16.-Hunter's
licenses will be a thing of the past
after the adjournment of the pres
ent session If J. D. Simmons of Ma
rion county has his way. He has
introduced a bill asking that the
law now in force be repealed and
declared to be of no force.
Mr.. Simmons would not make so
strenuous opposition to the bill if
the money resultant from the Ii
censes was put into fund to in
sure the protection of the game of
the state, but he does not like to
see 1t go into the school fund.
eff 1t protected the game of the
state, all right" says Representa-
tive Simmons, ''but I think that I
should be allowed to take a friend
who is visiting me on my farm out
to do little shooting if I desired
without being compelled to ask
him whether or not he has a hum
ter's license. I think man should
have little to say about what Is
done on his own farm"
The bill asking for the repeal
was introduced by Mr.. Simmons on
request and will have the support
of a large number of people in the
Willamette valley.
( Salem, Or, Jan. 16.-No child
Of ID years or under can be put in
jail, even to await trial, if bill in
troduced in the sepste yesterday
afternoon by Senator Beach of
Multnomah becomes a law. The
bill provides that children of IA
years or younger may be committed
to the custody of sheriffs or police
when there is no other way to keep
them. 3f
Cincinnati, Jan. 16.-The Ohio
River is 51.9 feet this morning and
rising at the rate of two inches an
hour. The weather bureau forecasts
, that Sc feet will be reached by
, Thursday noon, which stage means
the suspension Of scores of factories
8 and the abandonment of many
, schools, houses and depots and the
! decentralization of rail traffic.
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II Evansville, Ind. Jan. The
} river is near the danger stage and
) lhas cut through new channel
!, labove the city. Boats are passing
? There and the rains continue.
IUyo,er raofbar and mora rain is
: predicted. The inhabitants are
, Bready to flee tonight. It is feared
t that the course of the river has
f permanently changed and that the
city will be left dry. The destruc-
ton Of the water works is threat
sued.
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