Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-15
Has Oregon Been
Represented ?

Eugene Guard: Did the people of
the First Congressional District of
Oregon favor the investigation Of the
Money Trust?" Congressman Haw-
ley, their representative, is shown by
the Congressional Record not to have
voted upon resolution endowing a
subcommittee of congress with full
power to so into every phase of the
inquiry.
Did Oregon laDoring men favor
the passage of a bill advocated by
the American Federation of Labor to
provide that injunctions should not
be issued without giving the parties
| to be enjoined an opportunity to be
heard, unless immediate and irrep-
arabic injury was likely to ensue to
the complainant? Congressman Haw-
ley, their representative, is shown
not to have voted upon roll call for
the passage of this measure.
Did the people of Oregon favor the
passage of II. r. No. 1872 of the
Sixty-second congress, providing for
reduction in tariff upon manufac-
lures of cotton? Congressman Haw-
ley, their representative, is shown
| uOJ W nave NOleu.
Were the parents of Oregon chill
dren interested in the children's bu-
reau? Did they favor the passage of
the bill creating branch of the de-
partment of commerce and labor to
| investigate upon all matters pertain
ing to the welfare of children and
child life, especially the questions of
| infant mortality, the birth rate, or
| phanage, juvenile courts, desertion,
dangerous occupations, accidents and
disease of children and providing for
the publication of the results of such
Investigations? Congressman Haw-
ley, their representative, is shown
not to have voted when the roll call
was taken.
During the Sixty-second congress
did Oregon people desire the passage
of bill to reduce the duties on wool
and manufactures of wool? Mr..
Hawley, their representative, is
shown to have answered Present" "
During the same session of con-
gress were the people of this state
opposed to or in favor of the placing
of sugar upon the free list under the
provisions of H. r. No. 21213? Mr.
Hawley, their representative, is
shown to have answered Present. u
Was Oregon concerned about II. r
No. 122195, introduced at the same
session, to effect an average reduc.
tion of the entire wooden tariff
schedule from 1928 per cent to 81
per cent? Mr.. Hawley, their repre-
sentative, Is shown not to have yotec
for or against this proposal.
With the prospects for increased
immigration to the state of Oregon al
a result of the opening of the Pan
anna canal were the people of thi
congressional district concerned
about the character of the immi
grants from foreign countries VIII,
should be permitted to come into tn
United States? Did Oregon peopl
believe that immigrants over siXtee
, years of age who could not rea
I some language should be admitted
Did they believe that such bill
! should have been passed over Pres
: dent Taft's veto? Mr.. Hawley, thei
- representative, is shown not to hav
!, voted.
i Did Oregon people favor abolish
- ing the commerce court judgeships
Mr.. Hawley, their representative,
g shown not to have voted when h
70 name was called.
=, These bills represent but sma
' portion of the measures upon whic
Mr.. Hawley, during the last two Sc
sions of congress has not voted. pr
sumably for the reason that he hi
been absent During the Sixty-se
g ond congress this habit became |
. chronic that the record shows that Il
6 congressman from the First Oregc
g district, when the Arizona and Ne
g Mexico statehood bill was presente
o did not care whether the America
@ flag had forty-three stars or fort
9 five. He is recorded as mot voting
g Mr. Hawley, II is beginning to a
Q pear, has reached the end OF h
Q string. Seven thousand five hundr'
Q dollars a year is too big a salary
9 pay man who cannot find time
o stay on the job. The people OF tn
9 district cannot afford to pay mi
o such a salary to stay in Washingtt
9 and attend the ball games or devo
. his time to the business of an insu
o ance organization. The danger
o the district from an unperform'
9 service is even greater than the Q
q pense OF an overpaid employe. NJ
q Hawley has now been on the payrC