The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-26


tovsfsy--consoildatlon Of state De
partmsnts on Program--"nons Dry
Biil on Wayne Change In Tas
Notice Law - Woman introduces
Measure.
Salem -The legislature began the
third week of the session With all the
biz constructive legislation yet To re-
eeiSr attention. In fact. Rnidc from
Representative Andersona MEASURE
to make effective tho bone dry" con
Btltutlonal amendment adopted at the
November election only one or iNo
ether bills Of any great Importance 10
the state al large had been introduced
When the legislature adjourned last
Friday IN order Ia permit members 10
yibit the agricultural college nj Cor
wallis Saturday. one third 1T the 80.
day limit which the lAv sets on the
session had expired and leaders ap'
preciAtc that IL will be- necessary To
get down tn business this week II the
usual rush h To- be avoided during the
closing DAYS ot the sosHion,
During the second week of the nes
sion thc volume ~ bills introduced
Was larger than during tho first week
aud II the bills dropped into the lcgia'
iallvc hopper continue At the present
rate the proposed legislation viii be
almost hs great Aa II Naa two yeara
agn. Tho senate adjourned witb iil
hills on the calendar. compared with
ps at tho same time In 1915 and the
hnuAe had iTG compared with gos.
Pour measures passed both houses.
two Of which received the signature
ot the governor The senate sent six
teen other BILLS over TO the house for
action and the house sent twenty-five
more hllla 10 the senate.
First Oil signed 10 for Expenses.
Tho first bill To pnAs both houses
and receive the signature ot the gov.
rrnor was an appropriation Of tab,ooo
to dcfray the expenses Of the legisia'
tnre itaeif. Thia Ii only starter and
several more bills relating 10 the ex'
penaea are likely TO follow. The total
expenses for the 1915 session ran mp
10 t6s.ti6.nJ and II Ia hoped the OK.
penHeA Of the present session will keep
within that figure.
Appropriations aggrcgatIng s4s4,.
1880 have been introduced, The
budget OF the state game and fish com
mission came In with an addition Of
tSa.6a0 and miscellaneous claims
which have been filed make grand
total OF $500, ,aTb,5d which has been
asked OF the legislature during the
first two wccka, lnasmnch as the leg.
ialature faced budget OF fTi5,sss.0e
In excess OF tho per cent Limitation
amendment when II convened II finds
itself AT the cloae OF the second week
with total sum OF si.is4,sao.i5 which
II must cut out to keep within the con.
htltutlonal requirements.
Must Make Rural Credits Effective.
One Of the important tasks before
the presen, session 10 to enact law
making effective the rural credits
amendment to the state constitution
adopted at the last election. .....
Senator shanks Of Wheeler county
has sought 10 meet the situation by
introducing bill creating two new
offices and an expensive system OF
administering the rural credits fund.
His bill already has become more or
lcas OF q storm center and has engen'
dered controversy between Senator
Shanks and State Treasurer Kay. A
bin representing the views of the state
land board and the organizations
which initiated the rural credits
amendment will be ready for intro.
duction this week.
An effort will be made at this ses.
sion to work out an effective plan to
consolidate state offices and depart.
ments. Both houses tackled the prob.
lem last week, Tho senate desired to
have a joint committee OF both houses
handle all consolidation bills. but the
house rejected a senate resolution ia.
voring that plan; so each house win
have committee to pass upon con. ,
solidation bills.
First Consolidation Measure Loses.
The first of the consolidation meas.
ures TO come TO vote In either house
provided for q new state board OF edu. I
cation OF three members aud paid
secretary at $500 year. In this a
board were to be combined the state I
board of textbook commissioners, the
board Of higher currlculP aud the