The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-13

the prohibition bill. With only two
S,ssentinS votes, those OF Kuhn ana
Levis. the bill OF the COMMITTEES o'
On. Hundred, AZ amended by the
house committee ON alcoholic traftic
nas..d the house. As II passed the
houss the bill permits the importation
for home consumption OF two quarts
OF spirituous liquor or ~ quarts OF
malt liquor In each successive ~ days
Perhaps the next act In Importance
viewing the situation from the angie
OF economy, was the killing by the
hous. of the bill for appropriatins
sIbo 600 for irrigation and reoSpma'
ton purposes. A few minor conces'
aions to the irrigation interests were
granted this week. however Four ir'
rixation bills were passed. one gives
irrigation districts the right to sell
aurplus electrical power, and another
makes state lands subject to irrisa'
tion assessments. another gives irri'
CATION districts the power OF munici'
paiitics for bonding purposes and the
fourth empowers the state to buy ap
proved irrigation bonds.
In tho last week the house rules I'm
iting the time for introduction OF bills
has been suspended several times, and
ls5 10 the total number filed with the
clerk to date. In the senate 2lb bills
have been introduced. The governor
has slgncd nine senate and II house
bills. Many have been withdrawn ana
others laid on the table.
L LEGISLATORS Pass 30 Acts In 27 oays.
During the first twenty.seven legis'
latiye days 80 bills have become laws
"a little better than one bill day
That In the record OF the legislature
at the close OF the fourth week. Gov
arnor withycombe has signed precise
ly 80 measures. although nNe others
are before him lie has vetoed none
Nine OF the measures to which the
has attached his signature
arc senate bills and ~ are house
bills. The five unsigned measures are
house bills. Twelve additional housc
bills have gone through the senate aud
three additional senate bills have gone
through the house.
As n matter OF fact none OF the bills
that the governor 30 far has signed
10 important. compared with some OF
The measures that yet are before the
legislature.
A big rush Of bills Ia expected In the
office this week Both the
rouse and the senate are prepared To
urn out laws by tho score almest ev'
Try day. Already tho house has pass
ID more than 100 bills IN addition to
hose acted on by the senate aud the
Governor. The senate also has sent
iearly twoscore OF It's own produc'
ions over 10 the house.
BIils Pending AK for g3.563,9b4.
Appropriation bills before the house
nd senate total &3.563.s54 This In.
ludes recomme endations OF the joint |
rays and means committee. which |
,robably will be adopted without
but the same cannot be said
or several OF the other measures. Al.
esdy bills carrying appropriations az
regating almost 100000 have been
TO the wastebaAket.
The Joint ways and means commit
DO has lahored more industriously at
his session than ever before, with the
ssult that II has reported on large
lumber OF appropriation bills and IL
zpscted to act on virtually all others
ext week. In compliance with the
eperll demand, II Is setting record
,r economy. although appropriations
Iust necessarily appear large because
costs much money to conduct the
lats government and It's various In.
itutioas
ouse Acts on Compensation Law.
The house also acted on the subject
workmen's compensation. The bill
.ssed provides u series OF amend.
ents TO the present law. reclassify.
q the industries aud graduating the
tes ~ proportion to the risk. II also
intended TO prevent accidents BY
fering rewards TO employers who In.
all safety devices and providing pun.
hment for those who do not The
most unanimous vote on this meas
v 10 taken to indicate that the house
II not act favorably on the Bingham
u In the senate. which Is said 10 re.
mble the Michigan law and which
,uld permit casualty companies 10 c
mpete with the state. II the senate I
es not concur In tho measure sent
or by the house II Is probable that
workmon's compensation law will I
enacted by this legislature. /
Although the senate has passed a
II abolishfAg the Oregon Naval Nil. 9
q II seems now barely possible that
. organization may be permitted to y
% In a changed form. for a bill was 8
treduoed In the house by the com. n
ttee on military affairs. providing o
It's reorganization. and consider. >,
lie sentiment exists In favor OF t.
Since the passage of the senate bill y
olishins the organization. Governor p
lthycombs has announced that hs q
ubts whether II is wise to abolish b
organisation. This attitude OF the n
vernon, and appeals made by the a, a,
w department for the retention OF ',
, organization, are powerful factors u
favor OF the new bill. il provides II
the abolition OF tho present naval is
ard and substitutes for II a naval a
m 70 consist OF the adjutant, general
two commissioned naval officers
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