Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-02-14

| iOf tn5 NUMBER OF candidateB from his
district and for the candidates from
the gtate.
Teachers Win Bill
Over 200 school teachers from Port
land invading Salem on a special train
and standing at the back Of the mem
bers Of the state senate when they
voted on AppIegren's bill providing
what Is practically civil service for
the teachers of counties OF more than
10000 population brought an unani.
nous vote In favor Of the bill. which
had already passed the house.
Refuse 70 Submit Home Rule.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
senate had sanctioned the submission
to the people in 1914 Of the so-called
home rule amendment, passed by the
people in 1910, the house. by vote
OF 81 to rs, refused 80 to submit the
amendment and 1t will not, therefore,
go to the people through the medium
OF the legislature. II 10 intimated here
that 1t will, however. be voted on by
means Of the initiative.
Electric Headlight Through Senate.
Senator Neuner's bill requiring rail.
road companies to equip their engines
with electric headlights won the day
In the senate after a hard fight.
The bill has been amended to allow
the railroads one year in which to
equip all engines with the modern
lights. and the paragraph making II
the duty of the railroad commission
to enforce the act was struck out.
Legislation Division Favored.
The Malarkey and McCoIloch reso.
luton. carrying proposed constitu.
tional amendment. dividing the ses.
sions OF the legislature, passed the
senate despite some opposition. The
proposed amendment provides that
bills be introduced for the first 20
days only. these 20 days to be followed
by an adjournment of not less than SO
days nor more than 30 days. and the
balance Of the session to be devoted
to consideration of legislation.
Reopens Way For Income Tax.
Two resolutions to place before the
voters important constitutional amend.
ments relating to taxation were pass
ed by the house.
Ono resolution is practically an en-
abling act to put into effect the initia.
tive measure passed at the last elec.
ton to exempt household goods. II is
held by many lawyers that such an
enabling act will be necessary to
legalize the measure.
The other proposed amendment
would open the way for a state in.
come tax II is practically a duplicate
of the income tax measure, defeated
at the last election by only $50 votes,
Eastern Asylum Requests Are Pruned
Applying the pruning knife, the
ways and means committees Of both
houses cut the appropriation asked
for the Eastern Oregon asylum $751;.
21s, reducing 1t from s404.s49 to $267,
7s1. The committee also reduced the
$4,000 appropriation asked for by the
medical department of the University
of Oregon to $4,000. The most i'm
portant item eliminated In the appro-
priation asked for by the eastern Ore
gon institution was the $4,000 for
a new wing. The asylum here is also
asking for an appropriation of about
$4,000. for the construction OF the
north wing to the new receiving ward,
and this also may be refused.
Short Ballot Title Passes Both Houses
The senate has sent on to the gov
ernor Representative Hurd's bill pro-
viding for short ballot title to initia-
tive measures. in addition to the usual
title. which in not more than 10 words
will give catch line" as a ready
guide to voters, setting forth the name
by which the measure is commonly
known.
Cello Project Is lndorsed.
Giving hearty Endorsement to the
project, the committee authorized by
the legislature and headed by Cover
nor West to investigate the proposed
Cello power project, has reported
back with the recommendation that
the lawmakers set aside the sum of
$4,000 with which to cooperate with
the state of Washington in making
thorough estimates and surveys of the
situation.
The report is the result of the in
vestigation made by the joint commit
tee from the two legislatures, headed
by the governors of both states.