East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
Neither UmatiIIa Nor Baker
Delegations Could Have
Secured Asylum.
TWO-THIRD VOTE
WOULD HAVE BEEN NEEDED
Experiment Station Bill Is Assured
OF Passagc-SenatOr Smiths Ar
mory Bill Is Compromise Measure
Destined TO Avoid Referendum
Coyote Bounty Bill Now I'm the
Tolls of Agriculture Committee
Pendlct0n Visitors I'm Salem.
(Staff Correspondence0
Salem. Ore, Jan.


As a result OF the compromise
agreed upon yesterday between the
Umatilla and Baker legislative dele
cations It will not be necessary for
the lobbying committee to go TO Sa-
lem TO work for the asylum bill. AS
matters now stand there will SEEM
ingly be little opposition to the bill
since the asylum superintendent rec
ommends that a branch institution is
needed.
The compromise bill was agreed
upon Immediately. Previous TO that
time the members Of the Umatilla
delegation had held extended con-
ferences with Senator Hart and Rep
resentative Mckinney in hopes Of
reaching an amicable settlement
However, the Baker City men refus-
ed to acquiesce In locating the asylum
In Pendleton. Senator Hart contend
ed that Baker City could muster suf-
ficient strength to prevent a two
thirds vote in favor of Pendeton.
Fearing that a fight between the two
ment OF a branch asylum in this
part OF the state the Umatilla coun-
ty members finally agreed TO the
compromise. So at 1880 yesterday
afternoon the members of the two
delegations met informally in a cor
ner OF the senate chamber and adopt
ed the compromise bill
Experiment. Station.
That the bill providing for an ex-
pertinent station upon the Umatilla
project will pass both houses seems
assured. The bill will be favorably
reported by the house committee on
agriculture and will pass the house,
according to Representative Barrett.
coyote Bounsy Bill.
Just at present the bill to offer a
joint state and county bounty upon
coyote scalps is also attracting much
interest. Generally speaking the
measure seems TO be regarded as a
very reasonable one by the majority
of members The bill is now in the
hands OF the committee on agricul-
v,
Hawley is chairman of this commit
tee
Armory Bill.
Another measure of interest to PEN
dleton, because of the presence of
company L. is the armory bill, intro
duced yesterday afternoon by Senator |
C. ]. Smith. Senator Smith is chair |
man OF the military affairs committee !
and the bill he presented yesterday |
is in the nature of a compromise |
measure. The bill provides for an |
appropriation OF $4,000 by the state. |
The money is TO be used for the con-
struction of armories in towns of the |
state where guard companies are To-
Gated. II is specified in the bill that
before the state military board en-
tiers upon the construction of an ar
mory, the county court, city council,
or citizens, OF the community where
the building is TO be erected, must
first raise an amount equal to that
to be expended by the state. 1t is be-
lleved that this feature of the bill will
disarm any criticism of the measure
and will prevent the bill from being
held up by the referendum as was
done with 100000 armory appro-
priatlon made by the last legislature.
Aside from the members of the
Umatila delegation and the various
clerks employed at the capitol there
are many other Pendleton visitors
In the city at this time. w. r. Mat
lock is still here but expects to re-
turn to Pendleton next week. Dan