Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-08

should vote to refer.
Forbes said that if the bill went to a
vote as it is now he would vote for it
as it goes too far. He said he was
not side-stepping. He said it was draft
ed to fit conditions in Multnoman coun-
ty.
Sheldon stated that substitute house
bill No. SOL, had been introduced to
take the place of POI as it was too
drostic. He hoped the bill would be
sent back.
Eaton was in sympathy with the mo-
tion as was Peck.
The fight was general and amend
ments to the amendment were made and
the house was pretty well tangled up.
Crandall wound up the talk with chal-
lenge to Kubli or any other person who
doubted his sincerity and appreciation
for the rights of labor. He declared he
never had been accused of side-stepping.
He said he made the motion in all falr-
ness. He declared it was challenged
the right of labor and was test be-
tween labor and capital.
Accountants Bill Beaten.
When it came to vote on re-refer-
ring, the house decided to re-refer to the
judiciary committee with instructions
to report back not later than 10 o 'clock
Friday morning.
The second fight staged yesterday
afternoon was over the bill authorizing
payment for the accountants who audit
ed the books of the counties of the
state under the contract with Insurance
Commissioner Ferguson. The bill pro
vided that the auditors should have the
right to bring suit to secure payment
of reasonable fee for their work.
When the accounting was done it was
under the insurance commissioner, who
let the work by contract instead of dep
utizing persons to do it. The exporting
was made for two years and the amount
charged by the experts was deemed high
and unreasonable and few of the coun-
ties refused to pay. Among these was
Marion county.
The accountants appeared before the
ways and means committee and asked
for action by the legislature. An agree
ment was reached by which arbitration
would be tried in the hope of securing Q
settlement with the county courts and
the bill was introduced to make every
thing legal,
The bill was fought on the floor by
Representative Seymour Jones, who ask
ed that it be voted down. He declared
that when the experts went to work
thy thought they were getting a good
thing as the result of the measure pass
ed by the 1915 legislature authorizing
the exporting of the books of the coun
ties of the state. He said they did the
work Marion county against the vii
of the county court and then present
ed bill for $40 day for every. one
who was in on the job. He objected t.
them going before jury where they
could introduce experts who would tes
/ tify that their work was worth $40
day.
Representative I.unger, of Yamhil
county, could not see why such an ex
orbitant sum should be paid for the
work, although he thought the aecouns
ing was worth something.
Support to the bill was given by
Forbes of the Deschutes, who said the
suit in the supreme court was lost on q
technicality, because the insurance com
missioner let the work by contract in
stead of doing it himself He thought
the men ought to get something foi
( their labor
When it came to a vote it was voted
down.
Wants Open Sessions.
| The bill that was occupying the at
tention when the house adjourned fol
noon was Al Jones bill to prohibit
"star chamber" sessions Of the stat,
boards, Shortly after the session re
convened the bill was killed.
Disposed Of Is Bills.
| With IS measures before the hous,
yesterday when it convened yesterda,