Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14
THIRD HOUSE HELD
SESSION. LAST NIGHT
Members Of Lobby Enter.
tanned Large Crowd with
Burlesque Session

The third house was the last TO meet
but the first to adjourn, which it did
after a two hours session last night, as
some one remarked sine Deo. The
sions before and realized their drawing
power, We're on hand early They sat
during the passage of some very re-
markable legislation while those who
came later had to stand and many of
them no nearer the speaker S stand than
the rotunda. Representative Boobli of
Multnomah was elected speaker, easi-
y defeating Representative Sitfield of
anywhere east of the Cascades, but the
speaker pro TEN did little Uncle Joe
Cannon stunt of his own and announced
that Sitfield was elected
Prayer was dispensed with, the speak
er realizing that it would take more
than one petition to the throne of grace
to do anything toward bettering the
work Of that crowd; and song by the
o. A. G. club took its place. Watson
was made chief clerk and Howard read
ing clerk. A committee notified Govern
or tlnhecomes that the third house
was here and it also brought the govern
or in to show him. The chief executive
said he realized the state was suffering
from an overdose of ear money and
brain shor age, that there was All emer-
gency confronting the country thai
would pass as soon as the legislature
/ iadiourned. and that in the meanwhile
| he urged as much destructive legisla,
tion as possible be put through.
The members were each provided
with stenographer, some with two
and they sure were a gaudy lot. There
was a display Of hair ribbons that made
I the chamber look like a Mexican bull
fight and some Of the " little girl
with their hair hanging down theI
backs as it used to do forty or moro
years ago-on some of them; made n
scene highly fetching. One Of the most
taking features was the sergeant OF
ARMS who was a cross between Joe Sing.
/ er and Colonel Mercer. The way he way
ed his arms and shook his fists III hli
efforts to maintain order was a splen-
[did take off, all that was lacking be.
ling the absence of a thermometer III
the middle Of the room to be visited
momentarily.lt was a good natlred tray
esty all the way throughput some Of II
was SO real that it might have passed
for the regular session. Mrs. Unruly
was there heavily yeiled and with I'M
inense placards showing she was a mem
Der Of the w. G, T. Z. x. Y. H., etc
the signs being fore and aft, and made
her look like D sandwich billboard man
/ She was an Industrious worker too anc
was all over the house, wandering a
round almost as steadily as does the ser
geant al arms Of the senate. One Of he
stunts was TO pass around cigarette
and when "a motion was made to put he
out Representative Gore Of Jackson
Iannounced ~ concur, rs her cigarette
are all gone anyway.
Mayor Harley Of Astoria was intro
dueed and after telling the legislator
they were lot of boneheads and boob
he was put out though some of tn
members admitted the charge was true
A message from the senate was receiv
ed announcing it ''passed the buck
up to the house with the suggestion tha
} it pass il along 10 the governor and lie
| him settle with the people.A concurren
resolution was read which caused bot