Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-24
THOMPSON BILL NOWAA LAW.
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roads this morning. The committee
consists of Burgess, chairman Bean
Moser, Patton and Smith The COM
mittee recommended the bill for pas
sage with an amendment changing
the clause which places the distance
from depots within which saloons may
not exist at 800 feet, to a clause only
prohibiting saloons in any building
connected WITH the depot building.
On the Calkins Senate joint reso-
luton designed to repeal the home
rule amendments to the state consti-
tuition by election Of the people in
November, 1914, the committee on
resolutions split, the majority report
recommending that the bill not pass
and the minority report taking the
opposite stand. At Senator Calkin's
motion the resolution was made a
special order of business for Tuesday
at o'clock.
StriCter Law Wanted.
By heavy vote the Senate passed
Senator Days Joint resolution for an
amendment to the state constitution
to be voted on in the 1914 election re-
quiring that any foreigner, to become
a naturalized elector in the state of
Oregon, must have completed the pro-
curing Of his naturalization papers.
By the present law foreign born per-
sons merely have to declare their
intention to become naturalized. Sen
ator Day declared that the estng law
would result in great confusion in
a few years in view of the completion
of the Panama canal Wood and
Thompson opposed the measure, while
Calkins and Moser upheld Senator
Day. The resolution now goes to the
House for its consideration.
Both Speaker Macarthur and Pres
ident Malarkey this morning signed
a Senate joint resolution pertaining to
memorializing Congress to amend the
constitution in favor of popular sen.
atorial elections.
To Amend Bean Pill.
The judiciary committee reported
in favor Of the passage of the Bear
bill relating to registration in land
title cases but in an amended form
Senator Barretts bill for the amend
ment Of the direct primary law, was
reported on favorably by the commit
tee on the revision Of laws and recon.
mended for passage.
Senator Bean proposes to make Il
easier for persons coming to Oregon
from distant places to procure d.
vorces IL they desire He INTRODUCED
a bill this morning amending the codt
which prevents either spouse from
testifying against the other, by al
lowing either to testify against thu
other with respect to the question o
marriage, He explained that thu
present law when applied to persons
Twho have left their marriage certifi
Gates back east if often confusing il
court cases.
For Additional Justices.
A bill introduced by Senator Butlel
proposes to increase the number o
supreme court justices from five tt
seven, Five years ago the number
was increased from three to five Sen
ator Carson introduced bill relat
ing to the time of taking appeals,
bill introduced by Senator Calkini
provides for the appointment Of a Sec
retary to the governor and the fixinl
Of his salary. BY his own motion
Senator Calkins bill relating to tn,
inheritance laws was withdrawn.
President Malarkey named Senat
ors Moser and Butler as the Senate
members of the joint committee Il
investigate the needs of a canal a
Cello falls.
Investigate Navy Sunday.
Senator Dlmick announced that tht
investigation of the Oregon naval mil
itia by himself and Senators JOSEPH
and Carson would take place on board
the cruiser Boston in Portland harbol
on Sunday morning, Captain Shep.
pard, termed Vice Admiral Sheppard
for the occasion has been subpoenet
as a witness and others connected
with the state navy will be called.
Senator Dimick stated that he ant
Senator Carson had contended tha
the investigation should be held in
the bow Of the boat, but that out oi
Difference to Senator Joseph they had
consented to hold the inquiry in the
stern end instead.
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