Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-25

be emoralizing congress all the time as
the house could not afferd to divert its
to matters Ihat would not
bring results, He cited that it was cost
ing the house $2.07 to operate one min
ute $l62 each hour, and $50 each day.
Discussion. of the memorial resolutions
this morning cost the state $lG2, which
he said was wasted as the time might
have been given to consideration OF
matter of interest to Oregon.
Now he said the members fritter away
valuable time discussing memorials to
congress, which do not bring any re-
suits whatever, When it comes to the
close of the session and there is a great
rush, he said It was usual to read only
the first and last paragraphs of bill
and call it a third reading With the
present waste of valuable time, he de-
clared that i'll the greatest rush he
would demand that each bill be read
from the first TO the last line.
This outburst was brought on by the
recommendation of a majority of the
committee on resolutions that senate
joint meorial No. 2, askinfg congress
to appropriate 100000 for iproving
! Crescent City harbor, do pass. A min
GRITTY report asking that it do not pass
on the ground that it is useless to me.
Imorialize congress, was read
Representative BroWnell moved that
the report of the majority be accepted
and Representative Lewis moved TO
! substitute the minority report for the
report.
Representative w. H. Gore of Med
ford, took the floor and gave lengthy
explanation why the resolution should
be adopted. He stated that Crescent
City harbor, although in California, was
the only deep sea outlet for a large
portion OF southeastern Oregon, and
that the prosperity of that portion Of
that harbor, which contained GOO acres
of anchorage "A feet deep.
Representative Peck, of Marshfield,
on Coos Bay, opposed the measure on
the ground that it would be like Oregon
disinheriting child to ask congress to
help improve a rival harbor He de-
clared that Southern Oregon never con
sidered Crescent City port of entry,
or as a possibility in the way of a good
harbor. He did not see the justice OF
asking money for Crescent City when
Coos Bay was already a fine harbor
with a channel 400 feet wide, 80 feet
deep at low tide, and 5000 feet long.
He stated that the people Of that part
: of the state have an average Of $75 pei
capital invested in Coos Bay He said
they believed in it, that the people there
were straining every nerve to improve
it. He asked if it was right to helE
California improve her harbors for the
purpose Of taking business away from
Oregon.
Representative Tiehenor, Of Port Or.
ford, spoke on the merits Of Port Or
ford, and compared it with Crescent
City, to the advantage Of Port Oxford
Memorials Are Adopted.
When il came to substituting the mi
rority report for the majority report il
was lost. The memorial was adopted
with Is votes against it.
Later in the session Representative
Gore announced that he had received o
message from Washington stating the
item Of 100000 for Crescent City har.
Dor was included in the appropriation
bill that is now before congress.
Senate joint memorial No. s, by Sen
afor LeinenWeber, asking an appro-
priation Of $3,00o,0o0 for naval base
at Astoria, after being reported back
without recommendation, was adopted
/ Senate joint memorial No. IL, BY Sen
ator Gore, urging congress to develop
the waterp0wer and resources of the
state Of Oregon, was adopted
Senate joint memorial No. II. by Sen
ator Huston, asking congress to take
action giving equal suffrage to women
recommended for adoption. was passed
Senate joint memorial No. IL, Senator
Steiwer, asking congress 70 help in eX
terminating predatory animals, wa.
adopted.