Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-11
POOR OREGON |S IN HANDS IF
 FREAKS
Bourne and His Record Sub ject of Resolutions in
 Committee Report

smined without putting clothespins on our noses and wearing rubber gloves on our hands" the minority report of the join; committee select ed to frame a reply to greetings from the Wisconsin legislature leaves a few welts in the Oregon system and the men who represent Oregon in the upper body body Of
 congress at Washington The committee reported in this
 afternoon with two reports. the
 minority being signed by Dr J. C. Smith. representative from sU- sephine. The majority repofc was adopted.
 The greetings as received from the Wisconsin legislature several
 days ago were:
 Resolved, By the senate, the as
 sembly concurring. that we send greetings to the legislature of Ore gon. with the hope that the bind ing tie of progressive popular gov ernment now existing between Wis consin and Oregon may soon hold all the states of the union in common recognition Of the principle
 That the will e. the people shall be the law of the land: and be t further
 Resolved That copy of this resolution be sent to the senate, and a copy to the assembly of Or eeon.
 The majority report in itself, A- adopted for reply to the above greet ings. by no means considered as being strong indorsement Of the Oregon system is;
 Be il resolved. By the senate and the house Of representatives of the z6th legislative assembly Of the state of Oregon;
 That the greetings from the Wis consin legislature be acknowledged:
 That We appreciate the friendly greetings from our sister state. to Which>we are bound by the same tie that has ever, under God, held all fthe states indissoluJly united, in a government "Of the people, for the people and by the people," and be it further
 Resolved. That a copy of this resolution be sent 70 the senate and copy to the assembly of the state of Wisconsin
 Those signing the majority report were Senators Albee and Abraham and Representative Cole.
 When the minority repor;, signed by Representative Smith. was reau in the senate it created a sensa- ton and the senators expressed much mirth. although little discus sion followed. Carson attempted D have the minority report substi- tuted for the majority report, but the chair refused to consider this notion and the original question as ,c adoption of the majority report WIS put
 The minority report, which pays iis compliments to oregOn's United State senators and Oregon's sys- tenn of government. follows; To the legislative assembly, state of Wisconsin-Greeting: We. your committee, in reply 70 greetings from Wisconsin legislature beg leave to repor: the following facts:
 The oregon system has attracted worldwide attention and the atten- ton of she Wisconsin legislature in uaTticuIar, by it's radical departure from established usages and by op- erstion Of said System our taxes have been increased 100 per cent or more and the System has been the cause of all kinds of freaks eomns t7 the front. some even land iu the Oregon legislature, and as eN hibit A. We have as the frs fruits of said System United States senator whose private and political record cannot be examined with out putting elothespins on our noses Land wearing rubber gloves on our hands: and as exhibit E. a yard vide dyed in the wool Mississippi non-partisan democrat as United States senator from republican Or cgon. and our easy system has
 made oregon an easy mark for soapy miilionaires of Philadelphia and other places 70 try their Quack nostrums on us. thds enhancing the price Of Oregon bonds, nit;
 And we, therefore. submit these facts to you for your considsra' son, and if our plan appeals to you, pay us the sincerest of all compii- nents that of imitation.
 satisfied by the varioo1 ratifications.