The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-02-02

the first three weeks OF the session
total s6so.Ss,S0,
Insurance Code 10 Appear
This week will witness the intro
auction Of comprehensive Insurance.
code revising the insurance laws ol
the state. and putting the Insurance
department on a solid and efficien,
basis. according to the claims OF its
advocates.
The code Is encountering more or
less opposition. however and Il win
probably preclpitate lively fight
Highway legislation has marked
time for the first half Of the session,
There are some rs bills on matters
relating TO highways NOW In the hands
Of the committees on roads and high
ways, Five are senate aud 10 house
bills.
Begin on Read lsalslstlor
The first concerted step towards
the enactment Of a state highway code
Was made on Tuesday evening. when
the Joint committees on roads and
highways held their first meeting and
took up the various bills now before
the legislature for consideration.
Two highway code bills have been
presented to the house, one by l.aur'
gard and the other by Schimpf. chair.
man OF the house roads and highways
committee.
still another, the so.ealled federal
code" has been given to the commit.
tee. as a sort OF model from which TO
build. The latter has not heen intro
duced as bill in either house or sen
ate and may not be.
No other subject to come before the
session holds more promise of con
tention than the subject OF road lexis
lation. unless II is that OF eonsolida,
ton OF commissions.
University and o. A. c. Criticised.
That there is tendency on the part
Of Corvallis and Eugene citizens to
take advantage Of the students at the
University Of Oregon and Oregon ag.
ricultural college in charging them
for living facilities and sometimes
grating then TO the limit; that .
condition exists among the Greek.let-
ter societies at the university that lis
and dangerous" that q
feeling OF jealousy exists between the
and the agricultural college
and there Is little or no tendency be-
tween the two institutions TO coop
crate in educational matters. with .
tendency to duplicate work. . condi-
ton that is detrimental 20 both insti.
tutions," are some OF the findings
made By the special legislative inves.
tigating committee. appointed by the
last legislature. which filed its report
xith the legislature
Mrs. Thompson in Chair Of Speaker.
For the first time In the history OF
he Oregon legislature q woman pre-
sided over one OF its branches last
week. when Speaker Robert N. Stan
ield called Mrs Alexander Thomp-
ION. representative from Hood River
md Wasco. the only woman member.
o the chair.
Mrs. Thompson has voice that fills
he entire chamber. and she is well
cquainted with parliamentary proce
ure. Four bills were passed while
he was in the chair.
The men addressed her as Mrs.
Iepaker," but at her own suggestion
i'd not cease smoking.
Sunday Closing Bill In.
Representative Gore introduced a
unday closing bill In the house. II
ouId close up everything tighter !
ran the proverbiaI drum. II is aimed
articularly at grocery stores and is
lid 10 have the backing OF many OF
lie grocers who met here this week.
! effect IL would revive the so-called '
blue law" repealed by the people at !
le recent election.
iouId Bar Aliens From Public Work.
Only citizens OF the United States
-e eligible to employment on public
orks in cities. towns. school districts.
'untiss and the state. under the pro !;
sions Of bill introduced by Senator !,
rton- 1t provides that II any public
ficer knowingly employs an alien, a
shall be charged with misdemean-
and. II convicted. fined not to ex.
ed $500.
Legislative BreyIties. .
The legislators with their wives Wis
ID Eugene Saturday as guests Of the q
ate university.
with six votes against II, the senate
ssed senate bill s5, By Eddy. pro
ling for the recall Of school direc-