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are to be no judicial districts in tn,
state, but in each of the organized
counties OF the state there shall be q
superior court for which at least one
judge shall be elected by the voters
OF that county, or group of counties.
Bar outside Money From Campaigns
II will be a felony for any person
firm, association or corporation with.
in the state of Oregon to receive eth.
er directly or indirectly any pay, com.
pensation or reward of any kind from
any person, firm or corporation from
outside the state of Oregon for the
purpose of assisting In the adoption
or defeat Of any measure proposed
under the initiative, If bill In the sen.
ate by Thompson becomes a law.
The bill is framed with the purpose
OF striking at such organizations as
the Fels fund commission.
VIII Investigate State institutions
The membership of various commit.
tees OF investigation OF state institu.
tions authorized by the Lewelling res.
olution, consisting of two from the
senate and three from the house, was
provided In a joint resolution intro
duced in the house by Representative
Lewelling of Linn.
The house passed the resolution, but
the senate voted II down. BY special
request of Governor West. however.
this action was reconsidered and the
resolution adopted.
Widows Pension Passes House
The house passed by unanimous
vote house bill 1853. which provides for
financial assistance from the various
counties for women with one or more
children who are unable to work. and
whose husbands are dead or inmates
of some Oregon institution.
BY the provisions OF the bill, the
county Is to pay $40 month to de.
pendent women having one child un.
der 10 years OF age. and $3.50 a month
for each additional child. Women
only partially dependent are to be paid
enough to bring their incomes TO the
same figure. Administration OF the
act Is to be under exclusive jurisdic.
tion OF the Juvenile court
Provides Recall From Congress
To make II possible to recall United
States senators and representatives in
congress from oregon is the purpose
OF bill introduced In the house by
Representative Lawrence OF Multno.
NAH The bill requires that any per.
son who shall be a candidate for the
United States Senate or for Congress
shall. at the time OF filing his declar.
alton OF intention TO become n candl.
date. sign one OF two statements,
II he signs one he agrees that II 10 any
election majority OF those voting on
the question OF recalling him shall
vote for his recall. he will resign the
office within "a hours after he shall
receive the official returns OF the re.
call election. II he signs the other
statement he plainly says that he will
not resign In case majority OF the
voters shall vote for his recall.
Marriage May Be Easier
Instead OF having his operations con
fined 10 one county In the matter Of
uniting two souls with but a single
thought. a regularly accredited preach
er will be able TO perform marriages
in any county In the state, II bill in
troduced by Representative Howard,
OF Douglas, himself minister, be-
comes a law. The bill also provides
that county clerks, on issuing a mar
riage license, are TO obtain from the
applicants certain information which
preachers ordinarily desire before per
forming a marriage ceremony, which
is TO be attached TO the license.
Legislative 6reVities
A bill TO create a state fire marshal,
carrying with it an appropriation of
$4,000, was presented in the house.
The state senate adopted memor-
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son, asking him TO appoint man from
the Pacific coast as secretary OF the
interior,
Bills TO appropriate sS7l,OOo for the
University OF Oregon and sSl7,sSS.7S
for the Oregon Agricultural college
were introduced in the house by the
ways and means committee.
No more will the traveller by train
or steamboat go thirsty for lack OF
drinking cup, il bill introduced in
the house by Representative Belland
is passed. He would compel steam
ship and railroad companies carrying
TO furnish sanitary drink
ing cups free.
With the passage OF Senator Woods
bill for the creation OF new counties
which has become a law without the
approyal of the governor, the way mas