The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-02-13
952 BILLS INTRODUCED IN
LEGISLATURE THIS SESSION
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oeople In 1910. the house, by vote
81 TO 20. refused 80 TO submit the
amendment and IL will not. therefore,
10 to the people through the medium
VI tie legislature. II is intimated here
that Il will. however. be voted on by
means OF the initiative.
Electric Headlight Through Senate.
Senator Nouner's bill requiring rail.
road companies to equip their engines
with electric headlights won the day
In the senate after 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
tho duty OF tho railroad commission
TO enforce the act was struck out
Legislation Division Favored.
The Malarkey and McColloch reso'
luton, carrying a proposed constltu'
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 aI adjournment OF not less than 60
days nor more than 80 days, and the
balance OF the session 20 be devoted
70 cons liberation OF legislation.
Reopens { Way For Income Tax.
Two reaa' ,tlons TO place before the
voters important constitutional amend
ments relating to taxation were pass
ed by the house.
Ono resolution Is practically an en-
sbling act TO put into effect the initia-
tive measure passed at the last cleo
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;
2ls, reducing It from s404,s49 TO s267.'
73l. The committee also reduced the
SEQ. 900 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
eon institution was the $4,000 for
a new wing. The asylum here is also
asking for an appropriation OF about
100000, for the construction OF the
north wing to the new receiving ward
md this also may be refused.
hort Ballot Title Passes Both Houses
The senate has sent on to the gov
NOR Representative Hurds bill pro-
viding for a short ballot title to inil a.
tive measures, in addition to the usual
tile. which In not more than 10 words
viii give a "catch line" as ready
Guide to voters, setting forth the name
Lv which the measure is commonly
qown.
Cello Project ls Endorsed.
Giving hearty Endorsement to the
oieot the committee authorized by
,e legislature and headed by Cover,
oor West to investigate the proposed
Cello power project, has reported
hack with the recommendation that
the lawmakers set aside the sum OF
$4,000 with which to cooperate WIN
the state of Washington In making
tborough estimates and surveys OF the
situation.