Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-11
BOWERMAN'S MESSAGE.
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number voted with him against it.
Senator Sinnott, after the little tilt
between Senators Carson and Bean,
took a hand in the controversy, to-
the extent of suggesting that if the
senate was to be provided with bottled
water that some provision should be
made for fixing it's temperature when
delivered.
Favor Amending U. S. Constitution.
A resolution declaring the senate
in favor of an amendment to the
United States constitution, providing
for the election of United States
senators by a direct vote of the poo-
pie, and asking congress to submit
such an amendment to the Legislature
for ratification was brought up and
adopted, The preamble to the reso-
luton declared that the present sys-
TEN had brought about corrupt prac-
tices in politics, and that by reason
of it the United tSates senate had be-
come to be regarded as a body repre-.
senting the interests. Senator Abb
rahams objeoted to the preamble, and
it was stricken out.
Local Senators Get Busy.
Senator Carson and Senator Pat
ton, of this county, got busy this
morning and introduced several bills
Senator Carson introduced a bin
making it the duty of the county
assessors to prepare and print list
of the voters in, the counties they
represent, and which list, after being
prepared, shall be submitted TO the
county judge for revision. The bill,
if passed, will eliminate the necessity
of having registrars for registration
purposes. He also introduced a hill
which has for it's object the appro-
priation of $4,000 for the State Ag-
ricultural College to fight orchard
pests, and to be used in solving hor-
ticultural problems.
Senator Patton introduced a bill
providing for the abolishment of rap
ital punishment in murder cases, and
the substitution of life imprison.
ment, with restricted pardoning pow
ers.
Other Bills Introduced.
The other bills introduced were as
follows: Asbill providing for the SET
ting aside within three years Of
judgements obtained in the courts
where the judgement was obtained
through fraud or perjury; bill pro-
viding for the construction ~ a
bridge across Snake river, jointly
with the Idaho authorities; a bill
making an appropriation for the AZ
-torta Centennial celebration; bill
providing for a board to supervise
examinations to be given those in
tending to practice surgery; bill
creating a civil service commission,
and naming the. governor, attorney
general and superintendent of pub
lie instruction as its members; a bill
making all election precincts road dis
tricts; bill providing for the meth
cd to be pursued in extending the
boundaries of incorporated cities; a
bill changing the name of the Ore
gon Reform School to that of the
Oregon Training School.
Resolutions Introduced.
The following resolutions we're in
troduced: Increasing the judiciary
committee and the committee on re-
vision of rules from five to seven
members; providing for the printing
of 720 copies of ex-Acting Governor
Bowerman's message; avNing an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States providing for the levy
ing of an income tax, and resolution
petitioning congress that the state be
given so per cent of the money de-
rived from the sale or lease of lands
in the national forest reserves within
the stae.