Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-01

tab'ishment aud maintenance Of county
or district hospitals for the care of per
sons afflicted with tuberculosis, was up
for final passage President Mcser call
ed senator Dimiek to the chair and ex
planned the objects of the bill. and also
OF the spread of tuberculosis which
caused. he said, One-tenth- Of all the
deaths in the United States, and against
the Tavages of which there was a con
certed movement being made by the
country generally. The state insGtu-
tion has but - beds, and there is a long
waiting list. 1t is unable under present
arrangements TO adequately care for
half those desiring a place where they
can receive scientific treatment. Hos
pitals will not take this class of patients
/ on account of the danger of eontagion,
and humanity. as well as self-protee-
| tion. demanded that some arrangement
! be made where they can receive proper
! treatmnt.
There were many who We're in condi-
/ tion to pay for their care and would
gladly do so. and for this reason the
clause was inserted in the bill forbid
] uln2 the lbtuNiHs VI oh'h iAN'l'iN'''' -
the county poor farms.
The bill provides that any county can
establish such hospital either by vote
of the people or on the initiative OF
the county court and commissioners. 1t
also provides that any number of eoun-
! ties up to five may unite TO establish
district hospital instead of one for
each county. President Moser went IN
to the merits of the bill with consider
I able fullness and showed the absolute
merits of the bill with considerable full
ness and showed the absolute necessity
for its being made the law.
There was an objection or two made,
one against the provision against locat-
ing the hospitals on poor farms, and
another against giving the county
courts authority to establish the hos
pitals without vote of the people.
These objections were fully met by
President Moser, but nevertheless
caused the four negative votes when
the bill finally passed, the vote being
24 to four.
s. j. NJ. No. 16, by Smith of Coos and
Curry, asking congress to construct and
maintain highway along the coast
was read and referred.
Senate bills Nos. SO and 81 had sub
stitute bills reported.
Senate bills Nos. 167, l57, lO2 and l3z
were reported favorably.
S. B. No. 81 was reported mfavor'
ably and was laid on the table.
Senate bills Nos. H. 100, 129, ISL
l54, were reported favorably with
amendments.
H. B. No. 40, requiring public utility
companies to pay interest on deposits
passed.
H. B. No. 1873 was taken from the
3 table and referred to the committee OF
agriculture and forestry.
House bills were read first time a.
follows: Nos. 247, 249, $50, 270, 275
276, 277, 27S, 279, $50 and 2S1. The
last seven were introduced in the house
: by Joint ways and means committee ant
were for appropriations.
Bills were introduced in the senate a.
! follows:
S. B. No. 219, by Moser. Providing
for the organization and maintenance
and authorizing a one fifteenth mill spe
cial tax for support of Rose Festivals il
counties of 75,000
), = S. B. No. 22O, by Hawley. Requirin!
pasteurization of milk, cream an'
cheese.
, S. B. No. 221, by Eddy. Requiring
that a political party shall not be OF
, the ballot unless it pOlled five per cen
! of the entire vote at the preceding gen
eral election.
S. B. No. 222. by Sith of Coos. Re
lating to taxation and sale of land TO
taxes
;, S. B. No. 223, by Pierce. Providing
: for issuance of certificates of delin
quency six months after taxes becom
delinquent
e s. B. No. 224, by Pierce. Requiring
. compulsory grain inspection, with
~ view of standardizing the product.
: s. B. No. 225, by Shanks (by reques
of Oregon State Editorial association
o Defining the crime of conspiracy.
: Adjourned to 10 O'Clock Thursday.
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