East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-23

! SALEM. ore. Feb 23-In the IL
nal hour OF the twenty-eighth legis-
lat!ye assembly when nerve frazzled
sleepy legislators siroye 10 keep
awake long enough 20 answer aye OF
no when the roll was called. loomed
up big the real spirit OF the whole
session. Masks were thrown aside.
the true colors OF every man and wo-
man were flown. The colors OF the
house. al least. were seen 10 be OF
true blue.
Final efforts Of the organized por'
l tloE Of the senate 10 involve the
house in its gang methods again fall
eI during the hours between mid
night and dawn. Treachery was re-
sented. Broken faith found its ret
rbution. When Speaker Ben Selling
thew down his gavel and announced
/ trat he would quit then and there
unless the senate made good on It's
/ portion Of a deal that bound up the
administration OF the workmens
c. mpensation act with a scheme TO
establish a system OF epoiIs and boss
ism In Oregon affairs. came the re-
brke 10 the senate which brought II
/ 70 It's knees
Pacificators Are Howled Down.
! Followed then a scene that will 1--we
lons in the memory Of those who saw
liz. Members threw OF their stupor'
sprang from their seats. shouted de
fiance at the boss ridden senate. and
hcwled down efforts Of pacificators
10 let the senate take It's time.
Not another stroke Of business
will be done by this house until the
senate recedes from its amendments
70 the workmen's compensation DILL
shouted Speaker Selling.
Then. on the plea OF Conrad OIL
sor. he Issued the announcement tna'
in five minutes he would call the
house 10 order again and In the
meantime IL was up 10 olson ahu
Vernon A. Forbes TO see that the SEN
ate made good its pledge.
II It had not done 50 in the mean
time. IL would entertain the motion
TO reconsider the iniquitous Aoser
bill. the passage OF which by the
house. was the price OF the passage
intact, Of the workmen's compensa-
to-. act by the senate.
senate Backs Down.
In five minutes the senate had re-
ceded. and the house rearranged lts
humor sufficiently TO proceed with
the flood OF business that had to be
yaded through before adjournment
could be effected.
The house had kept It's faith'
though it had consented to the pas
sage OF a bill at which It's sense OF
political decency recoiled.
Dlmick Sees Trick.
Another exciting moment occurred
in the senate when an attempt was
made to put through the bill giVins
wafer power corporations the right OF
eminent domain and authority 10
condemn government land along the
streams. The senate judiciary com
mittee had failed TO agree on the Dill.
Senator Moser, chairman Of the COM
mittee, was practically the only mem
Der OF the committee favorable to H.
The bill was held until late INTO l"e
night. Then Moser spoke to several
members OF the committee and asked
II they had objections to his report
ing the bill out without recommends
! tlon.
Senator Dimick was one OF the
members OF the committee who was
not consulted. When the clerk an
nounced the bill was reported with
out recommendation and started to
reading the bill. Dimick demanded TO
know what kind Of n trick was being
player. He charged that an attempt
was being made to slip the Dill
through when senator's were not
alert. The bin went to a vote and
was defeated.