Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-09
both HOUSES ARE
down TO WORK
IN REAL EARNEST
Resolutions and Bills Come
Along With Rush
Today
LEWIS HAS MEASURE
TO MAKE STATE BONE DRY
Houses In Joint Session This
Afternoon to Hear
Message

The gavel fell shortly after 10 this
morning in the senate chamber and aft
er roll call Rev George F. Holt of the
First Baptist church started the day 8
work of the senators right, with brief
prayer.
Resolutions were submitted as fol
lows:
No. 16, by Bishop. To appoint bill
clerk and assistant with salary of So per
day.
No. II, by shanks. To appoint one
page to operate between the senate and
state printer, with salary of So.
No. is, by Orton. Authorizing chair
man of insurance committee to oppoint
one clerk with salary of SIS per day.
No. 10, by Won Der HELEN. To send
20 copies Of senate bills to certain lib
Taries.
No. 20, by Smith, of Josephine. Me-
mortal to congress recommending appro-
priation of $4,000 for improving har-
Dor at Crescent City, Cal.
Joint resolution 3, by Eddy. Asking
congress to enact such legislation as will
prevent advertising matter concerning
sale of liquors being sent through the
mails.
Senate resolution IL, by shanks. Au-
thorizing state printer to deliver 20
copies of, senate bills to Libraries
adopted.
Joint. resolution 4, by Gill. Inviting
State Biologist Finley to show pictures
Of wild life to legislature.
Joint resolution s. To provide by ap-
pointment of commission Of seven, one
justice of supreme court, one layman
and five members of the bar to reform
laws--the members to serve without
pay, and to report to the next legis-
lature-sent to printer.
No. 8, by Wilbur. That legislature at
end of 20 days take recess for 20 days,
to digest bills.
The committee on resolutions reported
favorably as follows:
S. .R.7. That no clerk or employe be
allowed overtime or extra pay--adopted.
S. r. No. 9, Smith, of Josephine. In
viting clergymen of city to open ses-
sions with prayer-adoptcd.
s.. R. No. 10, by Dimick. That no bills
be introduced or accepted by the senate,
without consent of three-fourths of the
members after the Both day of session
except house bills or those introduced
by committees
This caused the first discussion of the
session.
Senators Dimick, Pierce and Farrell
advocating, and Smith, Of Josephine, op-
posing it--it was adopted.
S. r. No. II, by Shanks. State printer
to deliver copies of bills to Libraries
adopted.
A message from the house announced
that it had adopted senate resolution
No. L.
Senate bill 2sS Of the 2Sth session
was returned by the governor with his
veto. 1t provided an additional judge
for the 10th district.
1t was referred to the Judiciary com
mittee.
First reading Of bills being in order
brought 10 Of them to the clerks desk.
s. b. No. 6, by Smith, of Coos and
Curry, to amend certain sections Of the
Oregon code.
s. B. No. 7, was to amend section of
code.
S. B. No. s, by Smith, Of Josephine.
To amend laws licensing and regulating
motor vehicles.
s. B. No. 8, by Lewis, Multnomah.
Providing lieus for making certain i'm
provements.
S. B. No. 10, by Olson. Concerning
abstracts and forbidding their use by
others than those who impound them.
S. B. No. IL, to amend section z, 439
lord . Oregon laws.
S. B. No. 10, to amend section ii, SO
Lord 8 Oregon laws.
s. b. No. 13, to amend charter gen
eral laws, and sections Of Lords Oregon
laws
S. B. No. 13, Barnett. To provide-for
accepting benefits of federal laws con
cerning and TO state roads.
Senate resolution 4, by Eddy. Asking
congress to submit national prohibition
amendment to federal constitution.
There being no further business, the
senate recessed until O'Clock at which
time 1t met with the house to hear the
governors message.
STATE WILL BE BONE DRY
TT LEWIS RITZ, To pAggEr