The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-02-02
REVIEW OF WORK OF
OREGON LEGISLATURE
Only 20 Unlmportant Bills Have
Been Passed, With Hall Of
Session Gone.

Dry Bin Ready fSr Passaos-rwe Con
solldstlOn Bills censidersd--Flnane'
caaess worry-would Revise In
suranee Laws--work On New High
way Code Bsslus-RsPort on ssst'
Instltutlons - Woman IN speaker
chsir--Ane,her sunday Closing slll
Salem.-The legislature assembled
Monday for the last halt OF the session
with practically all the big measures
still awaiting final action at the hands
OF one or both houses. Most OF the
work OF the third week Of the session
was confined TO whipping proposed
legislation into shape by the commit
tees. Both houses must turn in and
do some real hard work this week II
they wish TO keep the legislative
wheels from being elogged, Doubtless
this week will witness considerable
flow OF oratory. for some OF the Inn
portant bills are liable to meet with
spirited opposition.
When the first half OF the session
closed with adjournment last Friday
s5I bills had been introduced, StS In
the house and lsS in the senate. Only
l6 unimportant bills had been passed
BY both houses and received the sig
nature OF the governor and thirteen
other bills had passed both houses
and awaited action by the governor.
SO that out of the Ssl bills introduced
only 20 passed both houses.
Dry sill Made Special Order.
The Anderson bill designed TO make
effective the bone dry" amendment
came back from the joint alcoholic
committee and was made q special or
der OF business In the house Monday
morning. This is one OF the measures
that most of the members seem 70
have taken for granted and there was
only handful OF members against it
in the house. The promised fight on
the emergency clause did not mater.
ialize and as no opposition to the
bone dry amendment has developed
In the senate the law win be in tho
hands OF the governor the latter part
Of this week.
The committee on alcoholic traffic
submitted a favorable report with a
number OF more or less important
amendments Probably the most Inn
portant amendment provides for the
manufacture OF deratured alcohol in
the state.
Physicians will have the right to
sell one quart Of alcohol to any one
person. for medicinal purposes. in any
four-week period. The original bill.
before amended. permitted the sale OF
two quarts.
Another amendment will permit
dentists to obtain alcohol for their
professional work.
Some relief has been provided to
the express companies handling IL
oaor shipments under the present law.
They viii have five days after the
governor signs the act to complete
deliveries OF shipments on hand or in
transit. After that all undelivered IT,
quor viii have TO be sent out Of the
state
May Agree on Consolidation Program.
After considerable pickering be-
tween the two houses. the two con.
solIdation committees have agreed to
cooperate on program and II seems
likely something may be accomplish.
ed in the way Of consolidation or aboI-
ishment OF certain state boards or
although there is such
4 diversity OF opinion on this question
that considerable wrangiing is apt to
occur.
The committee has under considsra- '
lion two consolidation bills. One Q
you'd consolidate the industrial vel a
are commission. the child labor COM
mission and the labor commissioner g
With the state industrial commission.
I would make the labor commission
r an industrial commissioner, pro- II
ides for q second commissioner 10 o.
e appointed by the governor and
,hysician who Is to SIT with the com p
nissioners In awarding claims, "
The other bill provides for the abol- Z
tion OF the state tax commission and
Is consolidation with the public serv- >
se commission or board Of control. q
Financial Problems knotty. IN
The Joint ways and means commit
se are still struggling with the finan- :. !,
IaI problems and the members are =
ncertsln Just what will be the result y
! their labors. One OF the knotty eU
roblems which bobs up TO bother
ian, Il the matter Of continuing ap- :"