Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-10
SENATE HOLDS PEACEFUL
AFTERNOON SESSION YESTERDAY

II W as At HtdttIul senate YESTERDAY
afternoon. It might have been dne Z
humbleness of spirit following tbar
word painting of themselves by an Al
toria artist. done in water colors bu,
anyway there were few eruptions II
was the last two bills that coused :
slight ripple. Substitute bin No
providing for lien by nurserymen ond
others furnishing trees or DOING work
on them. Strayer obpieeted 10 nroyid
ing a lien on everything. This hill
would make it possible for few free,
to cost n man from ss5O 10 &1oo II
would cause endless litigation and 4
would all have to 90 info the circu;t
court no matter how small the hin he
cause it was a proeeedinfg in equity
Senator Gill believed in making the
man who sold goods collect from the
person to whom lie sold them. He aid
not believe for instance in n millmar
selling lumber to a contractor. and col
lecting his pay from the man for WHOM,
the contractor was working He knew
dozens of instances where men who aby
hard work had accumulated a little mon
ey and started to build a home. They
paid the contractor and he skinned with
the money and later, the millman forced
the man who had already paid the man
who furnished the lumber to pay the
second time for it.
1t was bad system and should be
done away with, instead of being broad.
ened in its power for injury.
Senator Wilbur also objected to II for
many reasons any one OF which as he
stated them, seemed logical and concln.
sive Trees did not always add to tbe
value of land and some times detracted
from it.
Besides it was temptation TO froud
on the part of nursery agents. He had
had some dealings with. sncb acents ana
found them bright fellows who kney
how to take care of. themselves. The
bill failed to pass,
There was a decided ripple when s. b.
No IS was taken from the table and
placed on final passage. IT was \ hin
introduced by Senator Smith of lose.
phine, and reduced the salaries of cir
cult judges from $4,000 year to AZ. 600.
Senator Hawley was loud aoainst Il
The people did not want to have the de.
eision of cases in which they were in.
terested decided by poor LAWYERS. they
wanted something better than an aver.
age lawyer, and they could not get him
without paying him. and $4,000 was
none too much. People did not want
an average lawyer for Judge.
LaF'ollette, big old farmer Aleek
talked to the point and warned the law.
yers in the senate that If they did not
support this bill that at the next elec.
tion the salaries would be placed still
lower than that. However, the bill fail.
ed by squeak. Lewis voted for tbe
reduction but before the result was an
nounced he changed his vote, defeating
the bill.
There were 90 bills read second time
and a long list reported back tnut viii
be disposed of today. The senate hav.
ing plenty Of work in sight concluded to
be on the job Saturday, and adjourned
until 10 O'Clock today.
These Bills Passed.
5. b. No. 265, by Cusiek, repeating
law requiring examination as requisite
for marriage license.
s. B. No. 2S6, by Vinton (by reouestl
extending boundaries Of counties bord.
ering on the Pacific ocean to the west
etrn boundary of the state.
$. B. No. 172, by Houston, limiting
the right of courtesy.
>. Is. No. 1875. by Ortou. AMENDING