Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-20
10Th SESSION CLOSES
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tions to the passage of H. B. No. 302,
the bill requiring the Oregon and Cali
fornia grant lands to be placed on the
tax rolls, declaring that it was not legal
+ ly passed. Regarding this matter he
said in his objections, which were filed
with the clerk:
Il hereby wish to enter my protest
upon the journal of the house against
declaring Fl. B. No. 302 passed by the
house Of representatives. My reasons for
this protest are set forth in the follow
ing recital of facts in connection in
consideration of the bill:
1.-The bill came before the house from
the committee on oassesSment and taxa
tlon, which l am chairman, without
recommendation. This report was made
at Mr.. Beans request, and was ac-
qulesed in by all members of the COM
mittee. The bill had not been read or
considered In the committee, but was
referred to the house in this way as
personal courtesy to Mr. Bean, who said
that he would rather have it SO reported
than to await tie when the committee
could have hearing ON the matter.
When the bill came on for third
reading, Mr.. Bean, the author OF the
bill, spoke for it. All the members of
the committee on assessment and taxa
uon and l believe all the embers pres
ent voted for the bill. The bill passed
February II.
On February Is, my attention was
called to the effect of the bill and I
took the matter up with the members OF
the committee ON assessent and taxa
tion, who had after the passage investi-
gated the matter and were a unit
against it. | talked with other members
and found that practically all with
whom l had time to discuss The matter
felt that they had made mistake and
wished an opportunity to correct the
record.
80 On February II, the senate made H.
b. NO. 302 special order for O'Clock
and III order that the house might re-
consider the vote, 1 moved that the bill
be recalled from the senate. The bill
was recalled, and the house had some
TWO hours in which to reconsider the |
vote. Mr.. Bean was not present, and 1 |
stated that | would not move to recon |
s1der until he return. When he had re- |
turned, the house reeonsidered the vote
previously made to recall the bill from
the senate and refused to recall it. At
4 O'Clock Mr.. Bean and myself were ex-
tended the courtesy of the senate and
after the discussion the bill as it passed
the house was taken into the commit
fee of the whole and amended BY pro.
vision referring 1t to the people. The
Dill was returned to the house and the
motion made to consur in the amend
ments' | demanded a roll call and the
total vote on the amendments. as the
journal record will show, was 2S for con.
curing.
"On February 10 not being ap,e to
vote for q consideration myself. and
knowing that Mr.. Bean, the author of
the bill, opposes reconsideration, | tried
TO get some member who voted on the
prevailing side to move the reconsidera-
tlon, but failed in that effort.
now take this method of calling the
attention of the house to this matter,
that 1T may have an opportunity to con-
I form to the constitutional requirements
as | see them, if it so desires,'
House Passes Bills.
Bills passed by the house Yesterday
afternoon and evening:
$. B. No. 2S1, by Hurley. Providing
for hunting both male and female deer
in Malheur county.
5. B. No. 293, by Handley. Providing
for state aid in eradiction of animal
diseases
5: B. No. 300, by senate committee on
judiciary. Providing for service in GER
tain cases Of the order provided for in
section 1919, Lord IS Oregon Laws, to
oe made by publication or by personal
service outside of the state
$. B. No. 305, by committee ON iudic-
Iary Relative to the terms of county
court of Hood River county.
s, B. No. 307, by Eddy. To amend ,
section 97l, Lord s Oregon Laws, MAX
ing Lincoln's birthday non-iudieial ,
holiday.
s. B. No. 30s, by senate committee on
insurance. Defining marine insurance.