Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-21


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to vote on the question of classified as
sessments. This measure provides for
uniform rate OF assessment ON all
property of the same class, but gives
the taxing authorities power to make
elassifieations Under the present law
it is pointed out, money, jewelry and
sometimes stocks and bonds are Sc
questered by the owners for the pur-
pose of escaping the payment OF faxes.
Under the proposed amendment the
assessors would be able to prescribe
low rate on this kind OF property
which would pay at least something
into the treasury instead of paying
nothing at all, as under the presen,
law.
Initiative Not Changed.
! Another amendment is one requiring
that all future amendments must de
clare ON their face the parts OF the
constitution that they propose to re.
peal. In other words, 1t seeks to pre-
vent the repeal Of any constitutional
article OF section by implication. This
was the only one of a number of pro-
posed amendments suggested by the
constitutional revision ASSOCIATION
that got by Another one proposed by
the city club, oil Portland, ana aiming
to make it harder to get initiative
measures ON the ballot, was defeated
in the house. The senate likewise
killed the one requiring majority OF
all votes cast at an election to adopt
any constitutional amendment The
present law requires majority of ali
votes cast on the measure.
/ Senator Huston is author of the pro-
posed amendment to empower the Fort
OF Portland to engage i'll the water
transportation business Under the
provisions of this measure the port
would be able to issue bonds to the
extent of one per cent of the assessed
valuation of the district for the pur-
pose of carrying on its work, but no
such indebtedness could be incurred
without first being authorized by a
majority vote of the people.
Steamship Facillmes Proposed
| The object of this amendment IS TO
enable the Port of Portland either to
go into the steamship business itsel
or to subsidiZe vessels for steamship
service between Portland and other
ports.
The Legislature also enacted the
necessary laws to make the constitu-
Itional amendment effective.
Submitted in 1918.
Two measures submitted to the peo-
pie by this session We're exempted from
the special election ballot and VIII 20
on the ballot at the regular election in
November, 1918.
/ One is a constitutional amendment
1 proposed by Representative sheldon, of
/ jackson county, for the establishment
| of two additional normal schools-one
at Ashland and the other somewhere
IN eastern Oregon at place to be Sc
lected by the normal school regents
The bill authorizes an annual tax levy
OF one-twenty fifth of mill for each
school, but none of the money is to be
/ spent for a site. If the eastern Ore
gon school is not established at Wes-
ton, where the state owns property. il
must be placed on site presented TO
4 the state free of charge.
/ Another measure that will 90 over to
the 1918 election authorizes an expen.
Editure OF 100000 for the creation of a
home, near Portland, for dependent. de.
I linqu6nt and defective children now
committed by the state to various pli-
vate and sectarian institutions. thus
ending the biennial squabble in the
legislature over appropriating money
to sectarian schools.
4 Will Not Prosecute
The school fund and the school chill.
dren Of the state will have no oppoftun.
ity to enjoy the proceeds from the lands
that have been taken from them by the
4 Pacific Livestock company, through
fraudulent purchases Of state lands
should it be possible to uncover frame
IN their holdings and return such lands
to the state, for the house, at its Mon.
day night session, recalled the bill
granting the attorney general an appro
prlation of $4,000 for the prosecution
Of the suits begun by him and sent il
to its death by the route Of indefinit,
postponement
) Crandall fought against the move /,
recall the bill charging that KAY hat
been lobbying against the bill for tn
past week or more. He said that i
was serious matter and that the dc
. feat of the bill was an attack upon til
school fund and the school children 0
the state.
Lime Bill Passes.
The bill to create state lime boar,
and appropriate money for lime grind
ing plant passed the house Mosday nigh
after bitter fight had been made b,
the "interests' to amend the bin 81
! as TO take the teeth out Of it. 1t wa
complete victory for the farmers d
the state, especially those Of BentoI
! and Linn counties where the lime ones
tion has been agitated so much for th'
past two and half years.
} This probably is one Of the most i'm
portant measures elspeted into legisla
! tion at this session. IT provides mo-
! only for the creation of lime board
but the investigation and development
. of deposits Of lime rock to furnish lin,
to the farmers Of the Willamette valley
for fertilizer. The bill called for ap
J preparation Of $4,000 but this was cut
TO $4,000. IT authorizes the governor