Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

Salem, Feb. 10.-With friends of
the senate good roads bills denounc-
ing methods used by some of the
lobbyists who have been working
against them, the house took up con-
sideration of the subject this morn
ing. The fate of the bills at present
appears to be in doubt and great
fear' is now expressed by many of
the members that there will be no
good roads Legislation at this session.
The opponents Of the proposed
measures resorted to desperate meas
ures last night One of the stories
they circulated was that the mem
bers of the Umatilla county COM
mittee which came up to urge the
passage of the senate bills changed
their minds after reaching the
ground and went home without urg-
ing the passage of the bills. This is
absolutely denied by Chairman Mann
of the house roads and highways
committee, who is strongly in favor
of the bills passed by the upper
house.
Governor West believes that
house bill rs, which amends section
4751 Of Lords Oregon laws ostensibly
for the purpose of limiting the gov
ernor in appointing the members Of
the state board of pharmacy to regis.
tered pharmacists actively engaged in
the retail drug business, affects the
section named so that it does not
provide for a state board of phar-
macy and repeals the provisions OF
the old section providing for the ap-
pointment Of state board Of
pharmacy 1t practically abolishes
the state board of pharmacy.
The bill has gone to the governor
for his approval, having passed both
houses.
At a meeting of the ways and
means committee last night the pro-
posed appropriation of 100000 for
an addition to the capitol for the pur.
pose of housing the state library was
cut to $150,000. Whether the money
will be spent for an addition on the
present capitol grounds or will in
clude the purchase of more land is
yet undecided.
Another appropriation cut was for
the Spring Lake fish hatchery in
klamath county, Merryman's bill for
this object being reduced to $4,000.
Salem, Feb. 9. - Abandoning all
hope of increasing the membership
Of the supreme court and providing
two additional judges for the Multi
nomah county circuit court, the ad-
vocates of an increased judiciary
have concentrated their efforts and
will make a determined fight to Sc
cure one more circuit judge for
Multnomah county.
Fouts' public utility bill was re-
ported today to the house with the |
that it be made a |
special order. This the house re-
used to do and it was rereferred to
he committee on railways and trans
Dortation, to which committee SEN
ltor Malarkey's bill for a statewide |
commission will also be referred |
when it comes over from the senate
Representative Huntington has in
reduced a bill abolishing BLANK
L." now used by non-registered
electors in qualifying as voters, and
that in the future, only
registered electors shall be allowed
o participate in primary and gen
.ral elections.
All employers will be required to
l1low their employees not less than
our hours away from their work to
-ote in every primary, general and
election If a bill pre-
ented by Representative Clyde be-
.omes a law. Penalties provided for
Of act are fines of from
Voman Suffrage Action Proposed.
Salem. Feb. 9.-That ever-recurrfngI