Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-08
HOUSE GETS BUSY
THIS MORNING AND
PASSES MANY BILLS
lContinued nom Pngo Une.l

NtOulluutu from rage Oue.J
the total amount of reductions as made
by the committee from the estimates
submitted by the board of contr0 was
$ll9,420, The bills were all adopted by
tne committee of the whole mouse and
passed without dlssenting vote,
tluston's Credit blll KILLED.
Although innocent appearing enough
on its face and as explained by ITS
author several members of the house
numerically attacked Huston 3 bill No.
2O2, providing punishment for misrep-
resentation OF ones property valua
tions for the purpose of obtaining cred
it, as being vicious and drafted in the
interests OF Wholesale and mail order
merchants who send agents into the
country to solicit business with the
farmers on credit and in the interests
of credit agencies with the result that
it was defeated by a large majority
when put to vote this morning
After Mr. Huston had explained that
the main purpose of the bill was to
protect banks, merchants, etc, from
wilful misrepresentation on the part OF
persons as to their financial standing in
order to obtain credit, Mr.. Hinkle, OF
Umatilla, led the attack on the ground
that the farmer who innocently and
honestly made statement to the
agents of credit concerns of his finan.
cial responsibility in ordering bill of
goods, would be subject to n sentence
in the ponitentiary should he suffer loss
Of his property and not be in position
to meet his bills. Representative Oh
son explained that the banks were full
ly protected from frauds under the
present statutes, and Representative
Fmbes, Davey, Eaton and Stewart also
pronounced the measure vicious in its
provisions and unnecessary in the pro.
reetion of legitibate business.
The only members who rallied to the
support OF the bill were Representatives
Porter, of Douglas, and Tom Brown, OF
Marion, who declare that the law is
necessary to protect the business man
from the fraudulent representations of
persons to obtain credit but the die had
been cast and the bill was doomed to
disaster.
Miss Towne's Bill Goes Through
After coming back from the commit.
tee, to which it was rcreferred on Jan
uary 27, with its provisions so altered
that it would not be possible to send
youthful watermelon thieves to the pen.
itentiary, as complained, Miss Townc s
.tions and conspire against municipal.
bill defining what constituted conspir-
acy and providing penalty came up
before and was passed py the house this
morning with practically no opposition.
AS it nov provides and was originally
designed by its author it strikes main.
ly at contractors who form combina.
tions and conspire against municipal.
tiles, school districts, etc, to defraud
in bidding upon contracts for all klnt.
.of construction and improvement work.
This is the second bill introduced by
Miss Towne which has passed the
house.
Mr.. billiards. bill, II, b. 2il, author.
izing school districts within incorpor.
ated cities and towns to include ter.
ritory outside Of their corporate limit
within school districts, was brought !.
to question by Representatives smith
Iof Klamath, Blanchard, of Josephine,
and Kelly, Of Hood River and Wasco
on account Of uncertainties as to the
power Of district boundary boards un.
der its provisions and II was sent back
to the committee to be doctoredn be.
fore final consideration upon its pass.
age,
Vital Statistics Bill Passes.
DIR. Andrew Smith IS bill No. ll9
making the registration Of births and
deaths compulsory on the part Of
physicians, undertakcrs, coroners. hos
pitfalls, etc, and for the keeping Of ac.
curate records of vital statistics in the
state for the first time in history. was
passed by the house this morning bv ar
overwhelming majority which will
place Oregon on the map and in liue
for recognition by the federal govern.
ment in Its health and vital statistics
bulletins in future Heretofore. as OK.
planned by Dr. Smith, who is also n
member Of the state board Of health
the law was not observed hy either IN
medical profession as a whole or under
takers and the statistics, such as were
aaH4ttt1al al.