Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-17
NIGHT SESSIONOF HOUSE
KILLS SENATE D|LLS'
Bill AbOishing Conservation
Commission Gets Ak With
Other Measures

Declaring it a good specimen of the
"grandstand play legislation which
played prominent part in the early
economy and a d" disgrace to the state
and to the Legislature to abolish such
valuable body at this time" +" the house
last night proceeded to slaughter Sen.
ator Dimick's bill, abolishing the con-
servation commission and did first
class job of it.
Representative Schuebel, Senator
Dimick Is colleague and sponsor for all
of his bills when they come to the
house, was absent and in attendance up.
on a committee meeting last night
when this bill came up. Representative
Hinkle delivered glowing eulogy up
on the life and works of the conserva.
tion commission, stating that the leg
islature may abolish the legal status Of
the commission but it would live in
memory as long as time ran, and he
was followed by Representatives Stan.
field and Eaton, the latter of whom pro
nounced it purely piece of grandstand
legislation and Speaker Selling put the
final crimp in it when he announced
from the chair that to abolish this com
mission would be "disgrace to the
state and the legislature, -
With barely quorum present the
senate bills which were up for third
heading before the house, which would
have needed all the support they could
get under ordinary conditions, were up
against the worst of it last night and
four of them had fallen under the axe
Of the eXecutioner before Speaker Sell
ing, realizing the work Of wholesale de-
= struction that was being wrought, called
a halt and suggested that an adjourn
= ment had better be taken until there
, was a working majority of members
present As it is it is expected that
motions for reconsideration will be
made upon all Of the bills ruthlessly
4 killed at last night Is session and there
G will be coterie of raging senators hov
ering around the portals of the lower
branch Of the assembly when they find
. out what dire calamity has overtaker
I their pet measures.
8 Among the most important Of tn,
= senate bills which were killed last nigh
y were $. b. 1893, by Bingham, prescribing
the time that changes in school distric
n boundaries shall be made S. b. 1923, b,
Kiddle, providing for the election of Of
Z ficers Of corporations for alternatin,
terms which Senator Kiddle fought 81
y valiantly for in the senate; and $. n
: 233, by the senate judiciary committee
I making the liability of indemnity ii
4 surance companies payable upon Judge
4 ment Of the trial court,
d Last nights work Of the house i
y summed up briefly as follows:
q Upon motion Of Mr. Gill the reconsid
v cred $. j. r. No. 10 providing for th
complying and annexation Of 1900
4 copies Of the school laws Of the stat
!; for distribution, which failed to pas
q during the afternoon and passed IT,
h $. b. l0l, by Senator Hnwley, aT
n propruting $l00 to reimburse th
= widow Of William j. Burch, Indian Wa
= veteran, for the loss Of his horse durin
- the lndian wars. Passed
y S. b, 2lS, by Senator Hollis increa,
" ing salary Of sheriff Of Lincoln county
n Passed.
W S. B. 70, by Senator Dimick, to abo
= ish conservation commission, Failed,
$. b. 23l, by Umutilla delegation, il
u creasing salary Of school superntendor
N Of llmatilla county. Passed.
"A s. B. 1893, by Senator Bingham, pr,
"a viding that all changes in school di
5S trict boundaries shall be made befol
"a March lst Of each year so as not to il
J terfcrc with extension Of tax rol
N Failed.
N S, b. 1873, by Senator Kiddle, proyi,
I'd ing for election Of corporation office
:. alternately. Failed.
by $, b. 233, by Judiciary Committe
= making liability Of indemnity insuran,
companies absolute upon iudgmcu
M Failed