Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-06
RURAL CREDITS
BILL DEBATED
IN SENATE TODAY
Three Measures For Similar
Purpose Are Laid Before
Upper House
BARRETT BILL FAVORED
In COMMITTEE REPORT
Twelve House Bills Adversely
Reported and Quietly
Killed Today


One OF. the most Important measures
before the legislature Is up in the senate
today At IL O'Clock three bills per-
tanning to carrying into effect the ruras
credit amendment were the special or
der. There were three senate bills, Nos.
l, 1875 and 142, the first introduced by
Senator Shanks; the second by the COM
mittee on agriculture and forestry, and
the last by Senator Barrett.
There were two reports made, the ma
iority report recommending the passage
of bill 126 signed by three members
and the minority, the report signed by
Senators Shank and Barrett. The lar-
ter recommended the indefinite pcst-
ponement of the other two and the pass
age of l42, the Barrett bill.
Senator Shanks spoke at length going
into the details of the workings of the
bill and its effects. He did not believe
the proposed system in bill 1876, of hav-
ing lawyers make the appraisement of
the lands. They knew about titles and
that kind of work but as to the cnar-
acteristics or value of lands they knew
absolutely nothing. The proposal to al
low commission of one per cent COM
mission on all loans was also bad
feature, as it tended to make the ap-
praiser want to value the land high SO
as to increase his own commissions
There is, or will be, $lS,000,000 to be
loaned under the provisions of this bill
and the one per cent makes pickings of
$1S0,000. The bill he advocated, it was
true, created more officers, but these of
ficers would take the place of others
and would not increase the number. He
thought it could be more economically
administered than either of the other
bills and was better safeguarded.
Senator Huston, a member of the com
mittee, signed the majority report took
issue with Shanks and pointed out sew
eral, what he considered serious defects
in the Barrett bill. The committee had
taken all the bills into consideration
and had selected what it considered the
j best features of them all eliminating
( the bad ones. The result was a better
| bill than either of the others This bill
| had been indorsed by the grangers, the
/ labor unions and the farmers generally
He spoke strongly of the disposition OF
! the public to criticise all public Officers
/ ana 10 pace lHeHl III lHb CTiHlldl CidSS
so soon as they had expressed conf
dence in them by electing them. The
amendment had intended to give a wide
discretion to the board in the handling
of the rural credit loans and this bill
tried to carry out that intent Ht
thought the committees bill and MOI
Barrett IS should pass, He spoke at some
length and as he finished the senate
recessed until 2 O'Clock when debate
on the rural credit bills will be resumed
/. Morning Routine
i The session was opened with prayc
by Rev. Father Moore.
Senate resolution No. 36, providing I
committee of three to examine hous
and senate bills and prevent duplica
tion, was not adopted.
Senate bills Nos. pa, 223, 202, 200
226, 254, 221 and As were reported bacl
favorable as were house bills Nos. 49,
219 and 149.
S. b. No 241, pertaining to eollectio
Continued on page three.)