Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-13
SENATE Ak
HITS BILLS
IN The NECK
a PEW MEASURES GO THROUGH
BUT "OFF TO THE GUILL0TINE"
rs THE ORDER OF THE DAY
CHILD LABOR BILL PASSES.


CHILD LABOR BILL PASSES.
With but little falkland that was
unnecessary so far as the bill was
commemorative senate this morning
voted down the bill Of Senator Jo-
seph. NJ Amltnomah county provid-
ing for relief for the spreme court,
by increasing the bench from FIVE to
seven judges and that tribunal will
have to fix upon some system for ex-
peditlng matters or lag behind as is
its record for the past, because GER
tain II Is now that no relief will come
from the legislature.
The bill carried an emergency
clause but It provided that at the next
general election that the people might
decide whether It was expedient to
continue the additional judges in Of
fee. Senator Joseph in speaking in
behalf of his measure stated that the
court was year behind now in It's
work and that It would be lmpossi-
BILE, unless more judges we're created,
for It to catch up In the past, he
said, the court had been behind from
one to two years and unless relief
was granted by the passage of the
bill no Improvement along this line
need be looked for.
Senator Dimick opposed 1t on the
ground that II was but creating Jobs
for certain individuals who had been
lobbying for the passage Of the bill;
and on the further ground that the
supreme court was able to handle
the business Senator Abraham adj
vanced similar argument and so did
Senator Bowerman. The vote was 25
to 4.
Malarkey and KelIahar MIX.
When 1t came to the reports Of
committees Senator Kellahar and
Malarkey had little bout of their
own but It did not last long or ac-
complish anything. The judiciary
committee of which MaLarkey is the
chairman In reporting back on Kella-
har's bill, having for It's object the re-
vehement of the Green companys
gas franchise in Portland asked that
II be referred to the Multnomah del
egation Kellahar objected to his bill
being Kissed about and accused the
committee Of not having had a meet
ing since II was referred to It. That
brought Malarkey to his feet with
the charge that Kellahar doubted
everybody but himself and that he
was the only honest man in the SEN
ate and also with an explanation why
the committee had taken the action
Ak Is Applied.
The committees in reporting this
morning on bills applied the AK free
ly and a number were killed Sena
tord McCulloch's bill providing for
the joint construction by Oregon and
Idaho Of bridge across the Snake
river went to the senate cemetery
and so did bill of Senator Kela-
har making an appropriation for
building for the Oregon Historical
society at Portland. Senator Parrish
hod a KIN ,vbtcb hnd far a., ahtoa4
the creation Of the Fourteenth judi
Cial district but the committee would
not stand for II, and Senator Abra-
ham viii have to wait until another
session before he can have passed
bill of his providing for damages TO
grantees against grantors of real
property for defective title Senator
Barrett, of Washington had Il meas
ure, relating to the granting Of rights
for water conduct but the committee
sounded the knell to II and 1t did the
same thing with a bin of Senator
Calkins providing for the distribution
Of state documents Senator McCul-
luchs bill providing for dividing the
state into water districts was also
buried
Bills Passed.
Senator Locks child labor bin was
PASSED and is now ready for the con-
sideration Of the house Senator
Testers bill providing for the testing
of railroad track scales by the rail-
road commission went through with
good majority and so did the bill
Of Senator Abraham authorizing the
taking Of steps TO place statute OF
the late George IL Williams In stat
uary hall at Washington, D, C. SEN
ator Chases bill relating to drainage
districts pasesd but the house bin of
Mckinney giving the county courts
the right 20 fXe the salaries OF coun-
~ officers went down to defeat,
A resolution authorizing the COVER
ror to appolnt a commission to Sc
cure space and prepare an exhibit for
the Panama exposition TO be held at
San Francisco was passed.
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STATE HIGHVfA Az CONINuSSION