East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-21
REVIEW OF THE LEGISLATURE
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General revision was made of the
insurance, banking and irrigation
laws, promising greater efficiency in
the regulation of insurance compan-
les, better protection for the bank
depositor, and correction Of defects
in irrigation rights. The office of the
state engineer has been strengthen
ed and $4,000 year for two years
provided for a topographic survey
of the state, which is invaluable to
investors.
Numerous amendments have been
made in the game laws, the most Of
them local. The most interesting
general amendments are-the reduc-
tion of the deer limit from five to
three and the absolute protection of
the Chinese pheasant for. two years.
Livestock interests received atten-
tion by the passage of the Burgess
and Hawley bill establishing a live
stock sanitary board, providing for the
state wide test for tuberculosis, and
appropriating $4,000 for its purpose.
Naval Militia Measure.
The military arm of the state has
been strengthened by addition of a
naval militia, which will be trained
on the United States cruiser Boston.
The militia was allowed s25, 900 and
the national guard, in addition to its
regular maintenance, has been pro-
vided with $4,000 additional for new
armories.
Senator Miller's flat salary bill is
claimed by its author to assure the
saving of 100000 in four years by
the change it will make in the state
printing office. This change will not
be effective until the expiration of
State rinter Duniway's term, how
ever.
County division by vote of the peo-
pie of the counties affected and an
nexation of territory by the same
method is provided in Senator Woods
bill. This will take such questions
from the general state ballot.
Educational interests were well
cared for in the liberal appropriations
made for the state university and the
agricultural school at Corvallis.
University Gets S753,OOO.
The university receives $4,000,
the agricultural college $4,000,
providing two new buildings for the
university and one for o. A. C. The
Monmouth normal school, sole sur
Carnival at Manila.
Manila, P. l., Feb. 21.-Manila's
annual carnival opened today, has
this year taken on an international
character, the steamship companies
having brought thousands of visitors
on special excursion vessels from Hong
Kong, Kobe, Yokohama and other
points in China and Japan.
In connection with the festival, a
national exposition of Philippine pro-
ducts, the most complete show ever
attempted of the industries of the is
lands, will open today.
vivor of the normal school fight of
former sessions, was voted $4,000 for
| a girls dormitory. County school
supervisors are provided for in all
counties of the state where there are
more than 90 districts. Standardiza-
ton of normal schools, colleges and
| teachers certificates is made by an
| other bill.
All circuit judges of the state were
placed on $4,000 per year, and with
| one new judge in Multnomah county,
the total increase in salaries for the
judges will be $4,000. Circuit judges
are now paid $4,000 by the state, but
Multnomah and many other counties
pay $1,000 more from county funds,
so the bill does not mean an actual
increase of salary for most of the
judges.
A prosecuting attorney for each
county in the state is provided by au-
other bill, the only exception being
that Union and Wallowa were left
in one district. The idea is to strength
en- the individuality of each county
and let one choose the prosecutor it
wants.