Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-10
Many Measures to be
Voted Upon.

Salem, Or, March At is prob
able that at least l5 measures will be
submitted to the people of Oregon at
the next general election in Novem-
her. The number submitted in 1908
was 10 so that if no more are proposed
the ballot will be shorter than at the
last election. None of the measures
now propcsed will occupy the space
that the corrupt practices act did in
1908, because of its length. so that
she voters will have an easier task in
1910.
Though no initiative measures have
as yet been filed. as it is earlv, six
measures were submitted to the people
bv the legislature and there are at
least six proposed initiative measures
that have either already taken form
or are in an embryonic state, beside
two proposals to carve new counties
IN eastern Oregon, the promoters of
which have endeavored so far to keen
their plans quiet. But one referendum
was taken. that against bill raising
the salary of the circuit judge in the
eighth judicial district. sitting in
Baker county.
OF the measures submitted to the
voters bv the 1909 legislature. the
first is for the establishment of new
branch asvlum for the insane in
eastern Oregon. The second is a
resolution to submit to the people
call for constitutional convention.
The other four were proposed con-
gtitutional amenm snts.
One of the amendments allows the
state to build and operate state rail-
roads, another contemplates new
apportionment of the representation
in the two houses of the state legisla-
ture to follow Immediately upon the
-eompletion of the thirteenth census.
The other two relate to methods of
taxation. (See Session Laws, 1909.
pages 1875.
Among the initiative measures that
are considered certain to be filed is
an equal suffrage amendment, this
time proposing to give suffrage to
women who pay taxes. Petitions are
being circulated and public opinion
created in favor of creating the county
of Nesmith out of Lane and Dough-
The labor interests haS
prepared an employers liability act
similar to the one which the 1919
Legislature refused to enact into
Law last winter. which will be sub
mitted to the voters at the general
election in November. The Direct
Power league. inspired by Mr.. U Rer,
Will also submit :" the short ballot.
or cabinet form of government. tyl
which only a governor and one or tv o
other administrative officers will te
elected by the people. and who will
have full responsibility for the execu-
tive department.
The friends of the normal schools
will also confront the voters with at
least two bills. One contemplates
the establishment of a normal school
at Weston and the other the reestab-
lishment Of the school at Monmouth.
These bills however, do not read
= establishment" or reestablish
ment" even. but maintenance and
support, which is continuance"
rather than establishment. Un-
doubtsdly the friends Of the Drain
school in the southern part Of the
state will try TO enact Law through
the initiative procedure to reestablish
\ normal at Drain or Ashland
So far six measures to be initiate
by petition have been enumerated,
which with the one referendum filed
last spring, according to the law.
and the six measures submitted to