Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-18
SOME LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

During momentary lull while Chief
Clerk Drager was reaching for another
bill after a bill had been passed yes
terday afternoon, Representative Nolta
Of Multnomah exclaimed: Mr.. Speak
er, are the gentlemen Of the house
aware that our time is costing the
taxpayers of Oregon about $40 a min
ute?"
The house in these closing days OF
the legislature has been rushing
business so fast that even a
few seconds inactivity is noticeable.
Reading Clerk Dudley Clarke Of tho
house is out of commission with a
boil located on his chin. Glen p. Hol-
man is substituting for Clark. The
boil ON the back of Speaker Near,
thurs neck is getting better, although
1t was not such bad boil at the start
Representative Belland of Clatsop
county never neglects an opportunity
to give the steam roller a rap. He was
especially out of patience yesterday
afternoon when the bill for an expert
ment station at Hood River was pass.
ed, as his own bill for an experiment
station in Clatsop county, like all the
others except for Hood River, was kill
ed in committee.
ITO get anything through this
house" said Mr.. Belland in an address
ut seems one has to be a thirty-second
degree member of the oregon Legisla.
tive Steam Roller Association"
The house laughed and the leaders
proceeded to oil up the bearings of the
Give me ten cents worth of dog
meat" said Mailing Clerk MccAdams
in State street meat market yester-
day.
"Will you eat it here or do you want
1t wrapped up?" inquired the butcher
"No, feed Bruno at home" replied
McAdams, as he took the package.
Come on dorgie," he said to a homely
cur that followed him out
Several minutes later McAdams be-
gan to see light. He leaned up
against a phone pole and soliloquized
81 wonder If that darned butcher was
kidding me?"
Late last night number Of temper
ance members Of the house got quiet
ly excited at seeing a big pail on the
newspaper mems table. and the writ.
ers dipping cups into it and swallow.
ing the contents Of the cups with rel.
ish. 1t was just a pail of hot coffee
from a downtown restaurant. An.
other sensation exploded.
R#h
During the discussion of a bill yes.
terday afternoon, Speaker Macarthur
was on the floor and Representative
Upton of Multnomah in the chair
Some one moved the previous question
there was a second, and Upton in the
interest of eXpediting business put tht
motion quickly and announced 1t car,
ried.
All this time Macarthur was on his
feet vainlly yelling, "Mr. Speaker, Mr.
Speaker" Then Macarthur, pretend
ing to be In terrible rage, shouted;
"Mr, Speaker, ! demand my consti-
tutional rights, etc"
1t was splendid imitation of the
anger and words Of Parsons of Lane
one days last week.
#aa
Colonel b. S. Bush, heavy taxpayer
and prominent citizen of Bull Run, who
has been in Salem several days watch
ing the legislature at work, has queer.
ed his candidacy for governor with i'll
timed comments. He has proudly been
proclalming that he has taken the Ore.
gonian for so years and read every
issue.
49,
These late night sessions are con-
ducive to hunger along about mid
night Saturday midnight Upton OF
Multnomah went to the cloak room
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