The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-01-17
18TH ASSEMBLY IN SESSION.
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return of money. etc. will be intro.
duced.
The House and Senate appointed
committees on clerical force, accounts
and rules. Representative Swope, of
Holt county, was made member of
the committee on clerical force.
II is the opinion Of members of the
Legislature that there will be no
home.ule legislation enacted at this
session. Nohome.ruIe measure hich
does not give TO the governor the
power Of summary removal OF excise
or police commissioners for cause can
expect to receive single vote Of the
dry" members IN either branch Of
the Legislature.
II has been discovered that there Is
more than a majority of the House
members either mailing from dry
counties or WHO were elected upon a
dry platform. The Senate. which has
always been the bulwark OF the
"wetS, Is doubtful senator Craig Of
Nudaway has polled the senate and
find> that upon the question OF the
county unit II il extremely close.
state senator Anderson Craig. Of
MaryNillc. who was u member Of the
lower house Al the last SESSION. al the
Instance oi the state Federal ion Of
Womcn'~ clubs. will Introduce 4 bill
making women eligible 10 member.
ship on school boards. Men only are
eligible under the present law. The
senator says women really have a
NOR" direct interest in schools than
men and 80 should have a voice In
AL matters pertaining to public
schools
For the WUmcn'S Christian Tenn.
pcrancc mon. of tie state. senator
Craig Will introduce a bill ON the sub.
jet of white slavery l, j. much
more stringent than the prescn, act.
provides more severe penalties and l.
designed TO stamp out the trai,ic.
Tie temporary stat, capitol build.
ing IN which tlc legislature l. hold.
ing i,> session. Was begun August IL.
after long discussion OF The adNi>a.
biliiy OF renting temporary quarters.
IN expenditure Of approximately 49,.
~m has been made. subject 10 the
ratification al lac legislature.
building. II j. estimated. will take
from seven 10 nine years.
The Temporal! building j. three
and one.half stories high. and l. Of
the modified modern classic type.
The effect produced 10y the exterior
lines l. plain, but imposing.
Elliott ". Major of Pike county.
olliciall, began his fuur.ycar term a.
governor at the state. When hr was
sworn In by chief Justice Henry
I.amm of the supreme Court. Nearly
II Thousand persons witnessed the
simple ceremony. Immediately fol-
lowing these ceremonies. lac delivered
'l~ N'~' ni'~~dEf' SUM W TIE lllcdS-
urr~ advocated In hiS message were
the establishment, of a rural high
school system and state and county
highway depart cnt asa solu, ion Of
the good roads proposition: the rrca.
ton at 4 commission 10 look after
public Srhuols and other cdtrat iunal
institutions without pay. u commits.
sion of Immigration luratcdat Spring.
Held: the reclamation of the four.
million acres Of overflow land pub.
lie service commission: 4 board of
pardOn>: the placing of 4 chaplain in
the boys rcfOrmalory AZ lioonyillc.
and asked hat efforts he made Ia re-
form the inmates of this and the ol H.
ar penal institutions Of the state.
lie also stated that lac was IN favor Of
the workinem"n = cOmprnsat ion act
and made the statement that II was
his belief that IN The matter of police
and excise matters Il city could be
better governed by resident of that
city than 10y II stranger, but said hc
would leave the home rule PROPOSE.
ton Ia tie Legislature and would
abide 10y II. action,