The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-02-16
REVIEW Of WORK OF
OREGON LEGISLATURE
House Passes Measure Pro.
vIdIng for Military Training
In High Schools,

RurAl Credits Msssurs--csnnsrlss
Are Fsvorsd-orain Bureau Provid'
cd for--An May Vote =, school
Elections.
Salem. THE state legislature began
the final week of the present session
with much important proposed legia'
IAtlon slill 10 receive attention at the
hands of one or both houses. How
ever. both houses adjourned over Sun
day with the desks practically clear.
so Il systematic. bunlneas.iike methods
prevail and lho flow of orAtory IL shut
off this week. all tho realty important
matters viii receive L,tcn,ion. 10th
houses Will adjourn sine die Saturday
night. February ". tho toth day OF
tho t0day session provided by tho
state constitution.
Perhaps tho most important piece
OF legislation acted upon this week
was the passage by the house OF bill
providing for military training In tho
high schools OF the state, ], passed
the house with Sc votes In lis favor,
The military course ID not 10 DO
compulsory. however. on the par, Of
either schools or Of students. II Ia TO
be the subject. though. OF suitable
credit on the aamc basis aa other
atudIoa and In an amount 10 be deter.
mined By the board OF education.
Tho governor 10 made head Of the
military training department, All
schools that establish Z, must apply 10
him for authority. No company Of
cadets can bc organized with fewer
than 20 members or without q suit
able instructor. A. icas, three hours
q week are 20 be set aside for tho
work.
The state In authorized, too. 10 fur
nIsh the several companies with riEica
and other equipment,
Passes Road and irrigation Codes.
Two Of the most important meaa'
urea before tho legislature. complete
road code and complete irrigation
code. were passed by the house with
almost unanimous votes.
The road code IL tho product Of tho
Joint house and senate committee on
roads and represents the views OF
various good roads organizations In
The state.
The Irrigation code represents tho
views Of tho irrigation congress which
met In Portland Just previous TO tho
session.
Couples who can not pass the Orc
gou health tests probably win no long
or have 20 30 10 other states 20 obtain
marriage llcenaeasaa the senate passed
a bin repeating the state law which
requires n health certificate from ov'
ory applicant, for license Tho meas
urc now goes 10 the house. where II
Ia aaid TO be assured OF passage.
Tho house passed bin 10 prohibit
plckctlng during strikes. Tho meas
ure was introduced by Representative
X. X. Rubll OF Portland.
Ansl.clearetts Blils Recalled.
The Sweeney bone.dry anu'cigarr
cite bill which passed the house was
recalled and the measure was laid on
the table. The bill win be brought up
early this week for amendment. The
stot, bill which prohibits the sale 70
youths under 81 years. also was re-
called and tabled.
II 10 proposed now TO amend the
Sweeney bill so as to make u bone
dry against boys under Il. but not to
prohibit sales TO adults,
compromIse Wins In Rural Credits
Senate bill 1876. the state land board
rural credits measure, amended so as
to include some OF the provisions OF
the bIlia drawn by Senators shanks
and Barrett, passed the senate by un.
anlmous vote.
In Its present form the measure
leaves sis.oOo.OO0 in the rural credits
funds IN the hands OF the state land
board, II has been amended so that
tho state can bid on bonds at more
than par II deemed necessary, and the
section that would have barred adju'
dicated water rights In eastern and
southern Oregon from benefits OF tho
rural credits funds has been changed.
canneries Exempt From to.Heur Law.
The senate passed senate bill i6S,
by la Follett, excmpting women ON.
ployed in fruit and vegetable can
nerics and packing houses from the
rulings or Jurisdiction OF the indus
trial welfare commission.
Before II was passed an amendment
was offered by ssna!og Garland, asA