Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-29
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After prolonged and spirited de.
bate which occupied over an hour Of
time, the house this morning adopted
the report of the majority Of the com.
mittee on railroads and transportation
thls morning upon substitute house
hlll lbS, favoring sectional representa-.
tion on the state railroad commission.
and rejected the minority report which
provided that the three members Of the
commission be elected from the state
at large The minority report was fl.
nally rejected by vote Of Al to l6
ana the majority report was mani.
mously adopted Immediately aftcrward
rhe bill has passed to third rending.
Under the provisions of the substi
tute bill, which was introduced by tho
Eastern Oregon delegation, one Of the
members of the commission il 10 hr
elected from the district east of the
Cascade mountains, another from Multi.
nomah county exclusively. and the
thild from western Oregon outside of
Multnomah county. If the measure
snould become q On law in its present
form IT will operate to automatically
eliminate Commissioner Thomas X.
Campbell, one Of the senior members
OF the commission, from tho commits.
aion as his term expires two years
hence and his successor would have Ia
he chosen from east Of the Cascade
mountains. Commissioner Aitchison.
whose term also expires two years
hence, claims his residence in Portland.
and would be a logical candidate to
succeed himself from the Multnomah
county district.
Pleads for Efficiency.
The principal objection to districtinp
the state for the purpose Of sectional
representation on the railroad commits.
SION was voiced by delegates from
western Oregon, outside Of Multnomah
county and Representative Stewart of
Gillian, sherman und Wheeler. was the
only member Of the eastern Orepon del
egation which opposed the adoption Of
tne minority report and the passage of
the bill, Mr. Stewart took the position
that none but the best and most eff
Gent men should be chosen to serve nm
on this important commission and the
question Of scctionalism should not b,
raised in connection with the commits
SION. He favored the election Of rail
road commissioners from the state nl
large and voted for the adoption Of tn,
minority report.
More Bills Get Axe
B0rrows bill, No. l2a TO prcyonl
horses, sheep, cattle, goats or swim,
from running 1T largo in certain pre-
cncts of Coos county, another Of hi
bills, No, 2ll, to amend the law relat
ing TO the appointment Of county roa,
viewers, were indefinitely postpone,
upon unfavoWblo recommendation o
the roads aud highways and lNcstoel
committeos, and billiard y bin. No. 2li
requiring county courts 10 keep ope
nd maintain county roads upon whicl
B' f. d. routes are located, also wen
the same way upon the recommendation
Of the road and highways committee
No Bills After Tomorrow.
Under the rules of the house, tomor
row. the 20th day of the session. Wil
Dee the last day upon which any ne,
bills can he introduced IN the hous
without the unanimous consent of m
members, and in anticipation of whir
total OF T. new bills wore Introduce
iu the house this morning. bringing "A
total number of hills introduced in thi
branch during the session up TO 80.
It is expected that number ,nll be- if
troduced this afternoon and tomorrow
ia the event the house docs not adiour
over Sunday toduy The full hst a