East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-12
Oregon Senate Transacted
Considerable Business Yes
terday Morning.
APPROPRIATION BILLS
HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED
Astoria Centennial Wants 100000
$4,000 Asked for Bridge Across
Snake Rivcr-Salem and Eugene
Water Question Discussed-Drink-
ing Fluid Will Be Boiled.

Salem, Ore, Jan. 12.-While yes
terday's session Of the senate was
brief, 1t was spotted with interest and
considerable business was transacted.
First of the bills asking for an appro-
priation was introduced by Senator
Lester. He asked 100000 from the
state as a contribution toward the
centennial which Astoria is to OBJ
serve this year. The bill states that
100 years ago the John Jacob Astor
expedition founded the first fort and
stockade at the mouth of the Colum-
bia river. and that here the first Am
erican flag was flung to the breeze
over the territory now comprising Or
egon, Washington, idaho and part OF
Montana and that 100 years ago the
first actual white settlement In this
western land was established.
The next bill was an appropriation
asking for $40, from oregon to as
sist in the construction OF an inter-
state bridge across the Snake river.
Idaho is to appropriate similar
amount. Senator McCulloch intro
duced this bill An appropriation for
$4,000 or $4,000 a year, is asked
by Senator Carson to investigate crop
and fruit pests.
Water Question Up.
Along at this time In the proceed
ings the hsaiem Water" question
was injected It comes up at every
session and Senator Bean raised 1t
on this occasion in the form Of a reso-
luton instructing the secretary of
state to have boiled and filtered water
supplied to the senate inasmuch as
Bean has been given to understand
that the Salem water is unfiltered,
unhealthy and dangerous.
Senator Carson of Salem took up a
defense OF the water of his home town
at once, contending that II there were
any typhoid germs found in the Sa-
lem water supply they came down the
river from Eugene, where Bean be-
longs, and that the secretary Of state
would better be instructed to go to
the University Of oregon and stop the
germs there However, boiled and fill
tered water will be in the coolers next
week
1nere were SeNtTdl DlllS III lnt
house to abolish capital punishment
and Senator Patton presented one ir
the senate to do away with the death
penalty There is such a strong SEN
timent in favor of life Imprisonment
for murderers, that capital punish
ment may be wiped off the books
within few weeks.
A long list of vetoes left over b!
former Governor Chamberlain wer'
made a special order for next Wednes
day at 10 a. m.
Bowerman's Messages
Senator Malarkey presented res
olution that 720 copies Of Jay Bower
mans message be printed, 270 70
distribution among the members o
the legislature, 100 for Bowerman an
the rest to be sent throughout the sew
eral states.
As there are IS lawyers in the sen
ate and every one wants place on tn
judiciary or revision Of laws commit
tee, Senator Joseph introduced res
olution that these committees be In
creased from five to seven. Even 6
this, however, there will be one Law
yer who will be lert out in the col,
A guessing contest is now on to a!
certain the fortunate attorney VIII
will not have to remain up all nigl
fussing with laws in the incubation
Fred Lands was appointed speci
bill messenger for the senate. TT
pay is 81 a day. Members of the sci
ate are paid SO a day. A special ma
clerk to mail bills to citizens has bee
provided for at $5 a day Liberal a
lowance Of stamps for the sergeant-a
arms was also made. President Sci
ing appointed the following commit
e. to revise the senate journal dali
Chase, Bean and oliver.