The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-02-25
OREGON LEGISLATURE HAS
COMPLETED ITS WORK
Especial to The Argus.)

to mark the closing hours. All the
really important measures ,remain to
be passed, few of them having gone
through both houses. No measures OF
statewide interest have reached tho
governors desk.
Prohibition legislation remained uu-
settled. Tax measures are incomplete
irrigation codes are not yet revised,
fish and game legislation is in tan
gle, and complications are threatened
on consolidation.
The Legislature has approved tho
lease Of Summer and Albert lakes by
the state land board to an eastern syn
dicate. headed by Jason Moore. Tho
large appropriation bills are in but
have not been passed.
Although the Joint ways and means
committee has consigned TO the legie-
lative cemetery bills appropriating n
total Of Sl.545.t90 and cut requests for
appropriations TO the bone. there were
still pending in the legislature meas-
ures appropriating the huge sum OF
$5,6b3,307, to be disposed of during the
closing week Of the session.
A remedial enactment was the pass
age OF Representative olson's bill pro
viding certain changes in the primary
election laws TO eliminate petition
pcddling and enable aspirants for pri.
mary nominations 10 become candi.
dates by paying flat fees instead OF oh
tanning the signatures OF voters.
Representative Aliens bill 10 enablc
rural communities TO form organiza.
tions to obtain a low rate OF interest
was passed by the house and is herald
cd by the upstate members as the
first step In the establishment OF n
rural credit system for the state.
The Hinklc bill passed by the house
In a departure In the way OF state aid
In Industrial development The meas
ure proposes system OF annuities
similar 20 those In effect by many
OF Europe and by some OF
the Canadian provinces.
Sheriffs OF the state won n victory
when the house passed Representative
Kelly's bill. providing that hereafter
MI taxes shall be collected by the sher-
IFS instead OF the county tressurers,
and II means that all bills increasing
the salaries OF the latter officials win
be withdrawn. provided this last meas
lre passes the senate.
The first test In the state senate on
The prohibition bill was victory for
The advocates OF a strict law. The
report OF Senator Dominick
of the committee on alcoholic traffic.
which was favorable TO the bill az
passed by the house with no important
amendments. was adopted by q vote
n is 10 i3.
The senate passed bill providing
hat persons away from home election
lay may vote wherever they may be
or presidential electors. state officers
nd constitutional amendments by
Identifying themselves and producing
certificate by the judges OF election
n their home precincts that they are
ualified voters.
A measure intended 10 prevent big
airy and creamery corporations from
reezing out the small cooperative
oncerns OF the farmers went through
he house. All the representatives
rom the rural districts voted for 10
nd most OF the urban legislators also
ere for II.
In the presence OF large delegation
school teachers from Portland, who
re members OF the Grade Teachers
other educators. Senator
loser and others, Governor Witty
Dmbe signed Senator Moser's bin.
hich provides Sat there shall be no
in the payment OF sal
ries between male and female teach
rs.
The house passed the tax commit
res bill 10 remit all penalties on de-.
nquent taxes under the 1913 tax law.
Insanity shall not be made cause
II divorce In this state. according TO
decision OF the senate.
by a unanimous vote the senate
issed a bill which provides a pre-
rental OF per cent for Oregon pro.
icts in letting contracts for public
Drk.
BY vote Of 2l TO 8 the senate voted
! appropriation of $4,000 for erect.
6 a building for training work at the
-egon state normal school in Mon
Outh.
The house passed the measure pro-
ding for an appropriation OF $40, 200
: the industrial school for girls. This.
cludes $4,000 for a new cottage.
Road work for me coming biennium
to be continued on the one fourth OF
mill tax levy OF 1913. according to
cision OF the house
A substantial saving in the expenses
state and local elections will be pos