Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-02-02

Salem, Jan. 28. - Conspiracy or
the part of number of members OF
the house Of representatives to pre-
vent session today was followed this
morning by issuance of warrants for
the arrest by the sergeant-at-arms and
an assistant, of seven missing Multno-
nah county representatives and any
others he might find in Portland.
The action taken this morning was
approved blythe 81 members who gath
cred in the assembly hall and who
found that they lacked three of a
quorum. 1t is the first time since the
famous "hold-up" session Of 1897 that
such course has been followed.
Good roads won a third victory in
the senate yesterday when the bill pro-
viding the method for bond issues by
counties making effective an amend
ment to the constitution adopted by the
people last Novemer, was passed by a
vote of 20 to s.
Only one other good roads measure
is left pending in the senate. This is
the bill which provides for working
city and county prisoners on the roads,
senate bill 72, which was found to be
improperly printed and had to be sent
back to the printer.
Senator Joseph's naval militia bill,
which continues the organization al
ready formed and restains the present
officers in command, went through the
senate yesterday with 21 affirmative
votes and seven in the negative. AL
though Barrett of Washington made
hard fight for his bill reducing the Ii
cense for country peddlers, the senate
yesterday turned down the bill by 16
to ii. The bill would have cut the IL
cense for peddIers on foot from $25 10
$40, one horse and wagon from 800 to
$25 and made the rate for two horses
or auto $50, instead of $3.50 for two
horse andWagons and $500 for auto
mobiles.
Salem, Ore, Jan. 27.-With only
ten dissenting votes, the house to-
day passed Buchanans bill abolish
ing the whipping post. By the pro-
visions of the bill, wife-beating is
made punishable in the same manner
as other aggravated cases Of assault
and battery. The debate on the bill,
which was defeated in the legisla-
ture two years ago, was brief Bu-
chanan argued that the law was a
blur on the statute books of the
state, while its enforcement did not
deter any man from beating his wife.
recommendations that the house
joint memorial to congress asking for
$250,000 for the Roseburg federal
building and a memorial asking for
the passage of Hawley's bill in con-
gress for the support of the Indian
war veterans, received favorable con-
sideration in the senate today.
A move for a joint committee be-
tween Oregon and California to pass
on game laws and re olution for a
statement of increasing and continu-
ing appropriations were given un-
favorable consideration by the com
mittee.
The house today defeated Bige-
lows bill authorizing the governor
by special proclamation to create
bird and game refugees on state or
private lands. This measure was OBJ
jected to from fear that the game
warden, in recommending the crea-
ton of these refugees, might trespass
too much on the privileges now en-
joyed by sportsmen.
Civil war veterans will continue to
pay the required peddler's license,
the house today killing by indefinite
postponement Representative Jones
bill exempting old soldiers from the
operation of this statute.