East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-02-25

salem, ore. Feb. 25.--Aslde from
the creation of several additional cir
cult judges, because of which some
criticism has been directed at the
Twenty-fifth legislature. not many
new state offices were added to the
list. as compared with the last ses-
sion.
Three new circuit judges were add
ed. Two Of these, Judge w. y. Ga
tens in Multnomah county and Judge
J. :. Coke in Coos and Curry coun-
ties. are already on the bench. A
Judge to assist Thomas \. Mcbride in
the Fifth district, composed of Wash
ington, Clackamas, Columbia and
Clatsop counties. is provided in bill
introduced by senator Hedges and
fled by the governor yesterday. Each
of these judgeships carries a salary
Of $4,000
The new office Of insurance COM
missioner has been created. The law
Is 10 go into effect at once. The po-
s.tion has attached a salary Of $4,000.
TWO water commissioners were Gre
ated by the passage Of the water code
at a salary of $1,000 each.
Besides these positions. totaling
SIG. 500 in salaries, the others are Of
little consequence.
Two additional justices of the su-
preme court were provided, at salar-
les Of $500 each. but these were not
in every sense new officers. as the
legislature OF two years ago created
two commissioners Of the supreme
court, and the last session only turn
ed those comm issioners into full
fledged Justices receiving the same
salaries as before.
The railroad commission was also
created two years ago. There are
three members of the commission.
They are paid a salary OF $4,000 4
year; so. with the commissioners Of
the supreme court, these creations Of
the 1907 legislature alone amounted
to $4,000 in additional salaries.
Among the minor offices created by
the Twenty-fifth legislature are two
deputy district attorneys for the
fourth prosecuting attorney district,
division of the second judicial dis
trict. at salaries Of $40O each. Ben
ton, lane and Lincoln counties con-
stltute the Fourth prosecuting attor-
ney district.
Also. by a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Brattain, an additional dep
uty prosecuting attorney. at a sal
AIRY Of $500 has been created for the
Second prosecuting attorney district,
composed OF Klamath and Lake coun-
ties. a division Of the First judicial
d.ctrlct. BY an act Of the legislature
this district now has been transfer
red into the Thirteenth judicial dis
trict. leaving the other two counties
Of the original First judicial district.
Josephine and Jackson. alone to COM
prise the First district.
a conservation commission Of large
membership has been created by the
Twenty Legislature. but no sal
aries are attached. About $500 is
dulnpl -Ltu ~ bt uStu lOl tldHtllHb anu
other expenses
BY the new dairy inspection bill in
spectors are to be appointed at per
diem rates, and $4,000 is appropriated
BY the bill for their use and also for
other expenses connected with enfOrc-
In the provisions of the act.
The new irrigation and water code
also authorizes the appointment Of in
spectors who Will receive 81 per di-
em during the time they are actually
engaged.
BY an act filed by the governor yes
tc-da", which was introduced in the
house by the Clackamas delegation,
trustees are created for the purpose Of
preserving and caring for the old DR..
John Mclaughlin home vt Oregon
City. No salaries or travelling ex-
peascs are authorized.
A number Of deputy county clerks,
sheriffs, assessors and such county
officers were created by the leglsa-