The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-02-09
REVIEW OF WORK OF
OREGON LEGISLATURE
Bone Dry Measure Only In
portant One Passed
Thus Far.

s Codes Being cousIdersd-ssversl
d Consultations on Prosrsm--Heayy
Pruning Of Appropriations Neees-
! sary-New PenItentiary Proposed
MAKE Streams Public Highways
Recall Of School Directors.
salem.-The legislature must speed
uD the work during the remaining days
OF the session II congestion is to be
avoided during the closing days. for
when 1t reeonyenod Monday. with but
IL working days left, only one import
ant measure, the bone dry Law. had
passed both houses and received the
signature OF the governor. The other
important bills are either pending In
the two houses or still in the hands
OF committees.
Only 1877 Of the 740 bills which have
been introduced had been disposed OF.
so sO3 bills remained to be disposed
OF before final adjournment.
Fortyseyen bills passed by both
houses and have gone to the governor
for his consideration. The chief execu-
tive has signed 81 OF them leaving
10 still in his hands awaiting action.
or those signed 20 are house bills and
Is are senate bills.
In the house the total number OF
bills introduced number 4s3. while the
senate bills number Est
Eighty-one house bills are now in
the senate awaiting action, while the
house has 81 senate bills undis-
posed Of
Among important bills passed by
the house we're Senator Olson's bill
protecting illegitimate children; Sen
ator Eddy's, to make school directors
subject to recall; Representative Cor
don's, TO prevent frauds in initiative
and referendum petitions.
The Senate wound up its weeks
work by passing is bills and killing
five. Most important OF the measures
passed was that declaring streams OF
the state to be highways, and provid-
ing for the granting OF franchises 10
companies doing log driving busi-
ness. under the jurisdiction OF the
Public Service commission.
Governor Signs Bone Dry" Bill.
Surrounded by those who have been
faithful to the prohibition cause for
many years, Governor Withycombe at
iached his signature to House Bill No.
loo and legal traffic in alcoholic
liquors, as far as Oregon is concern
ID, ceased as the electric clock in the
offices ticked the hour OF
last Friday afternoon. Representa-
i've Anderson and Senator Eddy col
aborated on the bill which makes
oregon dry.
Mrs Jennie M. Kemp. president OF
he state organization of the w. c.
+. L.. and Mrs, Ada Wallace Unruh,
Hartman OF the union dry committee,
yere among the interested spectators
t the obsequies pronounced over John
sarleycorn, and to Mrs. Unruh Cover
Tor Withycombe presented the pen
iith which the bill was signed.
Road Legislation This Week.
Road legislation win be one OF the
important items to demand the at
antion of the house this week. The
Dad committee now has under con-
Ideration two complete road codes
lone introduced by Representative
chimpff and outlining the views OF
le good roads committee, and the
ther introduced by Representative
For the last two weeks the commit
e has been holding nightly meetings
nd has heard probably $50 good
,ads enthusiasts on the relative
erits of the two bills.
Measures Introduced.
The joint consolidation committees
I'VE introduced several consolidation
easures, and more will be introduced
both houses this week. One intro
iced consolidates the child labor.
dustrial welfare and labor commits
ons with the state industrial ac-
dent commission. and changes the
,rsonnel of the latter. A bill on
Is subject that will preserve the
esent identity Of the industrial ac-
lent commission win In all prob
ility be passed.
The committees have also agreed
bill reducing the tax commits
IN to a single commissioner. and
oviding that the commissioner shall
under the jurisdiction OF a board
insisting Of the governor secretary
state and state treasurer.