Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-08
The House
PutSKnife
Into Bills
Having No Time to Fool away
Just Puts StilettO Through
Them but Uses ChlOrOfOrm
on Senate Resolutions

The house today rectified a matter
1t railroaded through several days
ago, and went on record as not favor
ing one school Of medicine over an
other, when it reconsidered the senate
joint memorial it had adopted, and
then proceeded to chloroform it.
This memorial urged congress to
take favorable action on the Owen bill
now before the United States senate
relating TO the marine hospital SER
vice. 1t seems that suspension of the
rules the other day adopted the me-
mortal without knowing what the Ow-
en- bill was about. Then floods of
protests began coming in by telegram
and letter, Hence the recall.
Although today most Of the mem
bers we're still foggy as to the Owen
bill, when opponents Of the memorial
declared, whether true or not, that
the bill created national department
Of public health, and prescribed that
its officers should be from the allo-
pathic school Of medicine, the majori-
ty reached for the legislative chloro-
form bottle.
Much business was transacted to-
day, and a number of bills we're de-
feated. The Abbott state board Of ac-
countancy bill, which was defeated
yesterday, was reconsidered and
passed.
Two important house resolutions
proposed by the committee on assess.
ment and taxation, and providing fol
amendments to the constitution Ia
bring about uniform rules Of assess
ment and taxation, and relating tc
levying and collection of taxes were
adopted. They were on the ballot al
the last election, but were overlooked
by the voters who apparently did not
understand their Importance toward
bringing about tax reform, the com.
mittee says. Their provisions arc
along the lines Of progressive tax re.
forms in other states and would per,
NIT taxes being levied on different
kinds Of property separately instead
Of having tax imposed upon general
property as now. The amendments
would also permit of an income tax.
The house joint resolution Of Nc
Arthur, providing that no county
shall be reduced to an area Of less
than 400 square miles was adopted, az
was in the house a like memorial by
Smith for the establishment OF a fish
hatchery in klamath county. The
senate resolution for a proper celebra
ton next Wednesday by the legislature
of Lincoln's birthday was also adopt
ed. Messrs, Porter, HinlIle and Eator
were appointed to prepare a program
Speaker Macarthur appointed Bone
brake, Nolta and Blanchard as a com
mittee to investigate the Boys ant
Girls Aid Society Of Portland an in
stitution that receives state aid.
Among bills killed by indefinit,
postponement are the following:
BY Hill Cat request of governor)
and by Potter, each providing for tn,
abolishment of office Of recorder o
conveyance.
BY Barrett, senate bill, to rotat
names on the official ballot.
BY Blanchard, to regulate publiclt
Of initiative measures.
BY Barrett, amending primary lay
to provide for filing fee, instead of pc
tition.
BY Parson, providing that count
courts cause reports on certain roa
, matters to be publicly read on tw
different days.
The Carpenter bill, requiring tina
owner Of timber lands provide patrol
for the same, which was killed yes
terday was revived today and passe,