Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1907-03-08
PASSED IMPORTANT BILLS.
What the Legislature Accomplished
During the Session.

What the Legislature Accomplished
During the Session.
Salem-Nany important bills passed
both houses OF the Oregon legislature
ut the session just ended, and u consld-
eiable number were defeated. The APP
propriations are very large-amounting
TO some SO, 500. .000-and no bills passed
raising any considerable amount OF rev.
eHae b. i;cw- methods.
Several bills for new revenue were
defeated. Among them was that OF
Representative Beals to tax timber
holdings on the basis Of cruisings sub
mitted TO assessors by their owners.
Another was that prepared by the late
tax commission and introduced by Rep
resentative Freeman taxing public SER
vice corporations on their capitalized
net earnings.. third was that Of Rep
resentative Settlemier for collection OF
taxes on land that had escaped taxation
in the last six years.
One of the defeated measures OF large
moment was that of the Portland board
of trade, for control OF the water pow
ers of the state. Another was that for
500, 900 appropriation for extension
of the portage road TO The Dalles.
First of all the enactments was that
for railroad commission. The bill
for this law was introduced by Repre-
sentative Chaplin and the three commits
sioners already have been appointed
T. X. Campbell, C.'B. Aitchison and
Oswald West.
Representative Jones, Of Polk, is
father OF a successful bill appropiiating
$500, 900 for free locks at Willamette
falls, contingent on the national gov
ernment's appropriating an additional
sum sufficient to provide the locks and
maintain them.
Representative Eaton, OF Lane, has
the credit OF having secured enactment
of bill granting to the State universi-
ty an annual standing appropriation Of
1925, 900.
Representative jackson, Of Douglas,
introduced a successful bill appopriat-
ing 500, 900 for National Guard arm
cries.
Representative Perkins, Of Jackson,
has the credit of securing for fruitmen
law to prevent false labelling and
branding Of packed fruit, and Of anoth-
er law to prevent false marking of nur-
sery stock A third bill OF his permits
oichardists to kill birds that destroy
crops, but this bill is in danger OF u
veto.
Representative Slusher is father of a
successful bill creating sheep commits
sion and sheep inspector, and author
izing inspectors of the bureau OF animal !
industry to exercise police powers in
the state for eradication Of sheep scab.
Representative Settlemier's bill pass
ed both houses to appropriate 100000
for the Seattle exposition in 1909.
Representative Edwards was pro-
moter OF an important enactment to
raise the per capita tax Of school dis
tricts to 81.
Representative Vawter of Jackson
had a bill passed to create one board Of
regents for all the normals, also to ap-
pIopriate SAC, 900 for the Ashland nor
NAL. Representative Barrett Of Una
tilla did the same for the Weston nor
NAL, in the sum of $4,000. Senator
Loughary secured enactment Of his bill
providing $4,000 for Monmouth and
Representative Jackson put O. successful
rider on it appropriating $27 900 for
Drain. Representative Carter of Ben.
ton secured passage OF $125, 900 ap.
preparation for new buildings at the
State Agricultural college, and Senator
Johnson of $75, 900 appropriation fol
maintenance.
Representative Beals is author OF ar
enactment creating the Office of cheese
dairy and creamery inspector, as dep
uty to the state dairy commissioner.
Representative Driscoll introduced
the bill for the act creating the Port O
Columbia District OF Multnomah, Co
lumbia and Clatsop counties, for regu-
lation of towage and pilotage at the
mouth of the Columbia river.
|, Senator M. A. Miller, of Linn, hal
to his credit a compulsory education
} law, which promises to be the mos
effective measure Of the kind ever pro
lposed in Oregon.