Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-11
FORTY NINE MEASURES
is PRESENT HOUSE RECORD

With prayer by Rev. L. S. Crowder the
fourth days session of the house was
opened at 10 O'Clock. In 25 minutes
five new bills were introduced, eight
bills read the second time and refererd
to committees, and several resolutions
read and referred to committees
To Abolish Commissions.
Senate joint resolution No. l relating
to the adjustment and consolidation of
unnecessary commissions and boards
was read in the house this morning for
the first time and committed to the
committee ON resolutions. The resolu-
tions reeites that there is a general de-
mand for reduction of taxes and that
something be done by the legislature to
relieve the situation. 1t authorizes the
apopintmtent of a joint-committee to
prepare plans for abolishing and con-
solidating commissions and boards and
to employ the necessary legal clerical
assistance required.
Will Exhibit Pictures.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 3, by
Senator Gill, providing for an exhibition
in the house of representatives on We'd
nesday, January IL, of series of pho
tographic slides and moving pictures of
Oregon wild life, by State Biologist w
L. Finley, came up for consideration
and was referred to the committee on
resolutions. In the senate the resolu-
tion was recommended to pass and the
committee report was adopted.
House resolution No. IL. granting au-
/ thority to the chairman of the irri2a-
tion committee to employ stenographer
at So day was referred to the com
mittee on resolutions.
Forty nine Bills Offered.
At the end of the mornings session,
total of 40 bills had been introduced.
With what bills that may be introduced
at this afternoon s session, the num-
Der introduced in the first four days
is considerably less than in the first
four days in 1916 when sc bills were
turned in. There apparently is not the
I, keen competition to rush bills in as in
/ former years, as several representatives
are not planning to introduce any II
| appears to be the intention of the legis
lators to cut down the budget to as mar.
row margin as possible and yet run
the state efficiently.
Bills Are Referred.
On second reading of house bills this
morning, the following were referred to
committees:
H. B. No. 81, providing for method
of appeal to the supreme court; judic-
iary.
! H. B. No. ,28, regulating the operat-
ing of vehicles on the public roads;
roads and highways.
/ TT No 4l,a ~,
pointment of road supervisors by the
county court by petition; roads and
highways.
H. B. No. SO, requiring the consent
of wife or husband for assignment OF
wages; judiciary.
H. B. No. 81 compelling employers to
deduct the amount of tax levy from the
wages of alien employees; assessments
and taxation.
H. B. No. 49, raising the salary of the
district attorney of Polk county; sal.
aries.
H. B. No. SO, regulating the distribu-
ton of the school fund; educational
H. B. No. 40, requiring public utili
ties to pay interest on deposits made
| by subscribers; cities and towns.
New Bills Introduced.
The following bills were introduced
in the house this morning:
H. B. No. As, by w. B. Jones. Per
mitting county court to make temporary
appointment to fill vacancy in office OF
justice of the peace.
H. B. No. 46, by Barber. Transferring
jurisdiction over county roads within
village Of Amity from county court to
city.
II. B. No. AZ, by Bean. Permitting
loans from school fund on state lands
for remaining two-fifths of purchase
price after threefifths has been paid
by the state.
H. B. No. 4S, by Lewis. Making il
unlawful to include in official publica
tions of Oregon the obsolete sections re-
stricting negro and mulatto suffrage
and property rights.
/ H. B. No. 40, by Polk county delega
tion. Appropriating money for state
normal school.