Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-20
nd the next day it showed!


Somewhat regretfully, from the high
altitude of the Twenty ninth session of
the Oregon legislature down to the low
er level of common citizenship, the mem
bers OF what has been termed one of the
most constructive sessions in the
state s history this morning scattered to
each portion of the state of Oregon
and the scenes that knew them for the
past 40 days and 40 night know them
no more.
1t is the opinion of Sam Foster, the
" FIXTURE in the rotunda of the state
capitol, and he has been there long
enough to know, that the exit of the
Twenty-ninth session was the most
graceful in many, many years. Sam is
considered to be an oracle in knowing
the inside histories of the legislature
and he declares that for good fellow
ship, good nature, good sportsmanship,
and geniality the members of the van
ished session were the peers of any ses
sion he has hitherto witnessed
Although confusion reigned a large
portion of the time and grew greater
and more insistent as the hours APP
preached midnight and then sped on to-
ward morning, aud Speaker Stanfield
was compelled to use the gave fre-
quently, it was a confusion that resulted
from midnight of business and mo
ments of play.
The Legislature has adjourned sine
die
Simply Drifted Away.
Yet the legislature did not actually
adjourn but it drifted away, one by one,
two by two, with luggage and without.
But the officers worked on and on, fill
ing reports until everything was com
pleted According to resolution the ses-
sion adjourned at IL O'Clock Monday
night, February 10.
1t was 4 'clock before the crowd in
the house of representatives thinned
out. Still few hung on until 4:30 and
o'clock
The final session began at o'clock
and moved on with occasional bursts
of perfervid oratory and horseplay un-
| til about 10:l5 o'clock when the house
paused for program OF music and read
ings, which took up about As minutes
and afforded amusement and relaxation.
The Clock Is Stopped.
At 12:40 O. clock the house received
resolution from the senate asking the
house to concur in adjourning at Il
o CLOCK. The speaker looked at the
clock and saw it was 20 minutes Of l,
and called on the rgeant-at-arms to
stop the clock and turn the hands back
When this was done the resolution was
adopted.
About 80 clock, amid the usual or.
der Of business, when the faces Of the
representatives were a bit weary with
the strain of work, bunch of "josh
resolutions were sent to the desk and
read. One of these was to refer to the
people the question as to whether a
! water will turn to snake.
Employees Are Commended.
Serious resolutions of commentator
for the reading clerk, the calendar clerk
the journal clerk, and the chief clerk
for the members of the press who re
Trained from lobbying on the floor OF
the house, and for the faithful serv
ice rendered by Joe Singer, sergeant-at
erms.
AS the hours passed into history
about 2:30 O'Clock to be exact, headed
by the venerable Colonel Mercer, ser
geant alarms of the senate, the senate
marched solemnly into the house singing
t"My Country 'Tis of Thee - in which
the members of the house and visitors
joined. Then. crowded in the centra
aisle and about the speakers desk, neal
which was a piano, the crowd sans
(" Dixie" and other popular and favor
ite songs. "Aloha Oe" and "Shoult
Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot, " wer,
/. sung with spirit.
Then cheers were given for Speaker
, Stanfield, President Moser and other
: and the business OF the hour resolved it
. self gradually into series of shor
! speeches by various members, who tolt
, of the pleasant work of the session ant
the delightful acquaintances made ant
friendships formed.
Mrs. Thompson Leads Off.
: The speechmaking was started b,
. Representative "Capn Kubli. III
. crowd then called on Mrs. Thompson
: who was followed by Representativ
: Bean, who was declared to have a con
. gressional bee in his bonnet whiel
charge he diselaimed as long as the in
icumbent, Mr.. Hawley, was a candidate
According to Representative Crandall
of Harney and Malheur, coming to til
legislature was like the words of hol,
writ, in that it was like being taken III
into a Wilderness and being tempted 4
DAYS and 20 nights by the devil II
said there were many of them here, th
lobby being full Of them all the time.
Dean Of the Legislators.
Representative Bowman, Of HilsborC
was presented as the dean Of the hous
as he has been connected with legisla
tive sessions for the past IA years.
Mrs. Stanfield, mother of Speake
Stanfield, was presented as the ION
wcman who was keenly interested in ey
erything going on" She spoke a fel
words Of appreciation and was enthu'
iastically applauded.
Representative Allan Eaton, an ol
legislative offender who has been sen
up for six sessions, was presented. Ere
Drager, chief clerk, whose services b,
gan in 1903, made his maiden speee
from his desk. Among others who we,