Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-02-04
Wednesday, January 27.

Salem, Jan. Zf.-1ne mouse commit
tee on counties gave the Nesmith coun-
ty bill hearing this evening, and over
100 residents of the proposed new
county were present to show their in
terest in the measure.
Opposition to Representative Beams
bill creating the Office of state insur-
ance commissioner and repeating the
$50. deposit law is led in the house
by Representative Jaeger. This meas
ure is known as the Clemens bill, and
is intended to remove all distractions
so far as security is concerned THAT
might prevent reliable insurance COM
panies from engaging in business.
Originally the bill proposed the re-
peal of the required deposit of $5G, 900,
but it has been amended to reduce the
deposit to $25, 900. At the same time
it will be required that before any for
eign insurance company can enter the
state and do business it must file with
the insurance commissioner a certiti-
cate from the insurance department of
the state of New York certifying as to
it's financial soundness.
Passage of emergency tax bill was
deferred in the house this morning by
the objection Of Campbell, who insist
ed that the bill should be printed be-
fore being rushed through. 1t was
planned by the tax committees to put
the bill through both houses today
under suspension of the rules, but in
the house the two-thirds majority could
not be mustered. Passage is expected
tomorrow without further delay. The
bill carries an emergency clause and
will 60 into effect at once.
Salem, Jan. 27.-The Marion county
delegation suffered big scare this af-
ternoon when Senator Bailey's bill to
remove the state fair to Portland came
on for third reading. The bill was
reached just before the noon recess
but was not read. Senator Bailey had
passed the word around that he had
enough votes to carry the bill, and for
a few moments the Marion senators
were uneasy. During the noon ad-
journment a large number of Marion
county people visited the senate cham
ber, but after a short canvass they
found there was no danger of the bill
passing, so they got over their scare.
Tuesday, January 26.
Salem, Jan. 26.-Speaker Macarthur
today introduced in the house bill
which provides that failure on the part
of members of any state board or COM
mission to attend two consecutive
meetings of such board or commission,
except on account Of the serious illness
of himself or his family, shall have
forfeited his Office. 1t is provided in
the bill that in event of such delin-
quency the governor shall appoint
other members.
Representative Couch's bill, extend
ing from six months to six years the
time in which suits may be filed
against the earnings of judgment debt
ors, was favorably reported in the
house.
The house today adopted resolution
providing that in the future when
members of that body introduce bill
"by request" they shall be required
to inform the house members at whose
request the measure is presented
This will enable the Legislators to have
knowledge of the real interests be-
hind such bills, many of which are in
troduced at every session.
Money sharks will be hard hit should
a bill of Representative Farrell, intro
duced today, become law. The bill
invalidates assignments of wages for
less than 5000, without the written
consent of the employer and the as
signor.