Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-01
Many New Bills Yesterday
in Both House and Senate

Eighteen house bills passed after a
strenuous afternoon yesterday, two were
killed outright, and three were indcf-
iuitely postponed. which is the same as
being killed because they will never
come up for the third reading.
Two bills succeeded in getting dis
posed of during the morning session
the compromise bill restricting CONNER
eial fishing on the Rogue river was
killed and the measure to prohibit all
but pure bred bulls from running at
large in Douglas county passed.
House bill No. 249, by Representative
Anderson, making the fourth Friday IN
October Frances +. Willard day IN the
public schools, passed. 80.
House bill No. 259, a substitute bill
for H. b. No. GA, introduced by the
committee on corporations, permitting
communities TO incorporate for the pur-
pose of owning water works, passed.
House bill No. 276, appropriating
money for the current expenses of the
governor. secretary of state, and treas
rry departments; house bill NO. = :,
appropriating money for the governor
Office for the special apprehension OF
criminals: house bill No. 27S, appropri-
ating money for the operation and
maintenance of the Oregon State Train
inc school: house bill No. $40, approprl'
ating money for the Oregon state
school for the Deaf; house bill No. $50
appropriating money for the office NJ
the attorney general; house bill No. 2Sl
appropriating money for the payment OF
EMPLOYEES of the capitol and supreme
court buildings, all of which bills were
introduced by the ways and means com
mittee, and were passed after each sec
ton had been read and adopted by the
house as a committee of the whole.
House bill No. Is, by Representative
Jones. of Yane, regarding the power
of district meetings to levy tax on
real and personal property, passed.
H.B. No. 70, by Representative Lew
is, to prevent fraud ir legislation anC
legislative halls, and prescribing the
duties of the secretary OF state therein
passed. o., o.,
H. B. No. 90, by Representative Shel
don, removing the property qualitica
tions for voters in electing school dl
rectors, passed. J..
II. B. No. ITO, by Representative
Brand, exempting veterans of the In
dian and Spanish wars from
payment of fishing and hunting licenses
passed. =.
Fl. B. No. 153 by Representative
Lunger, to provide for the payment Of
bounties ON gophers and moles in Yam
hill county, passed.
H. B. No 21S, by Representative
Lunger. to provide for the rotation o.
names and numbers of candidates at thu
primary election, passed.
H. B. No. 219, by Representative Shel
don, requiring eighth grade diploma o
its equivalent for admission to higl
school, passed
The bill numbered 304, by Represen
tative Crandall, permitting the elimina
ton of the adverse party in civil actor
or proceedings, after an adverse repor
by the committee on judiciary, was in
definitely postponed.
H. B. No. 261, by Representative A
Jones, defining the methods for fixing
the salaries of the offices of corpora
tions engaged in business under tn
; Carey act law, on an adverse repor
from the committee on irrigation wa
indefinitely postponed.
H. B. No. 1868, by Mr.. Forbes, pro
hibiting extensions of time on Care,
act projects, after an adverse repor
by the committee on irrigation was in
definitely postponed.
! Yesterday, according to the rule o