The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-02-23

mcut u the district ana the prtncipo
= changes have been made In connes
: liou with those sections relating I
: the security and sale of bonds
Appropriations Within legal LlnI,
|, The per cent tax limitation amend
ment has been observed b. the way
and mesns committees OF the legisls
tnre. and the pairing down OF budgets
and demands ot various kinds hai
brought the total TO be appropriated
, down to ss.sss.toss3 This is vel
within the limit leaving a ss0.osf. 81
balance, which win be taken up b,
the appropriation for miscellaneous
. measures, There Is on hand in the
state treasury sse0Oeo from unex
pceicd balances appropriated tyc
years ago which noE has reverted 70
the general fund This amount. the
committee decided. will no, be ap-
propriated at this session. aud viii
be available when the emergency
board is called upon TO assis, iu help.
ing on, where shortages occur In the
next two years.
Senate Confirms Multi and oers,
The senate ratified Governor Witty.
comees appointment of W II. Gore.
OF Medford. and l. l.. Multi. Of Port.
land. as members OF the board cf re.
gents Of the University OF. oreEon.
Mr.. Gore succeeds Roy Goodrich. Dc.
ceased. and Mr. Muht succeeds Col.
lector OF Customs II. 4. Miller
The senate also ratified the COVER
nor's appointment Of Miss Cornelia
Marvin. state librarian. aud ". C.
Bryant, Of Moro. as members OF the
board OF regents Of the Oregon nor.
NAL school Both are reappoin,ments.
Delinquent Tax 5ln Passed.
The Forbes amendments TO the do
linqueni tax llst bill were adopted.
Under the bill IS amended the formal
setice Of delinquency will be mailed
% days after the tax becomes delin.
quent. and 80 days later all unpaid
taxes will be advertised in the papers
In Multnomsh county two papers are
to receive the advertising on showing
OF circulation OF at least IL. 900. and
in outside counties the county courts
are to select the papers.
Publishers OF newspapers through.
out the state have been attending the
session and cooperating with Forbes
and his committee in the effor, to ge,
the law changed. They we're as eager
Ms any member OF the legislature 10
get enactments that would save mon.
ey for the counties yet give due pub
licity to deIinquencics.
Land Grant Tax up to People.
Every voter in Oregon will have
.hance to express an opinion on the
merits Of Representative Beans land /
grant bill. which passed both houses. $
AS amended by the senate the bill /,
3 automatically referred to the peo-
lie for their approval or rejection At
he general election in November next $
ear. l.
The bill does not affect in any par a
ocular the status Of the pending leg. !,
Station between the federal govern
lent and the Southern Pacific rail. !
bad over the title and ownership OF 81
ie Oregon & California grant lands. N
II merely asserts the sovereign :.
ght Of this state Of Oregon for ever =
tax the lands. regardless of who o.
Ens them. %
oys Prohibited 70 Use Cigarettes. ii
Without one dissenting vote, the o.
weeney-Brand aEtI-cigarette bill for
inors passed the senate. II was "
Opted without amendment from the ~
rm in which II came from the house. cl
The Sweeney-Brand law In even ne
ore drastic than the original Sween.
bill In safeguarding against the
e Of cigarettes by minors. II makes VI
attempt. however, as did the orig. w
II bill. to prohibit the use OF cigar. II
.es by grown men. N;
Heavy penalties are provided in the
' against any person who sells or
'es away any cigarettes to minors. su
Legislative BrevItIes. rit
senator cusick's bill repeating the sci
: requiring health certificate from N,
ls applicants for marriage licenses 8.
s defeated IN the house.
ifter brief skirmish, the house MS
eated the resolution proposing a we
Inge to the initiative Law that would
re required eight per cent OF sig. -,
ures in majority OF the counties. 80
he house passed the insurance sus
Q with Only seven negative votes. No
ilready had passed the senate. II tina
ifies all the insurance laws OF the cav
te.
he drastic sterilization bill. passed m
the house, and bill putting up 10 NO
people the problem Of whether the tina
e shall support delinquent, depend. mon
and defective children cared for
private Institutions also passed the