Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-10
ROAD CODE BILL PASSED

~ uhth Fs"V cloch, anu was the hrs
of the session. Adjournment then wa.
taken until 10 o clock this morning.
Wien the house convened yesterda,
morning it had 81 bills on the calendar
Three bills were taken up from tn,
table, read the third time and passed
Altogether % bills were passed yester
day.
70 of the most important measure,
: before the legislature complete roa,
! code and a complete irrigation code
were passed by the house today with al
most unanimous vote. The house ais,
disposed of big volume of other bust
ness.
The road code is the product of tn,
joint house and senate committee OF
roads, and represents the views OF va
rlous good roads authorities in the state
Highway Commission Provided
1t provides for the appointment, by
the governor, of a state highway com
mission of three members, one from
each congressional district. They are
to get salary of 5000 year each, but
obviously, are not expected to give all
their time to the work. They are em
powered to employ a highway engineer
at salary not to excel $4,000.
The bill retains the present road tax
of one--quarter mill, and provides for co
operation With. the several counties on
the dQllar-for-dol basis.
Competitive Bids Required.
Strict competitive biding is re.
quired on all contracts, but the com.
mission has discretion to do the work
by day labor on jobs involving an ex.
pense of less than $4,000. If bids on
greater contracts are not satisfactory
the commission likewise NAV do the
work with its own forces.
Federal aid is accepted, but il not
necessarily contemplated that the funds
accruing under provisions of this bill
are to be used in matching the federal
appropriations
Federal and State Funds Matched.
Another bill, the Bean Barrett bill,
already has passed the house. II au-
thorizes the state board of control to
issue bonds to meet the federal allot-
ment if the other road revenues are not
sufficient to meet it.
Uncle Sam has allowed Oregon a 1T
tie more than $l,S00,000 for road work
IN the next five years, but requires a
like expenditure by the state. Ii the
Bean Barrett bill fails to pass the
money will have to be taken out of the
regular highway fund accumulated by
the quarter-mill levy and the automobile
license receipts.
Emergency Clause Carried.
Representative Sehimpff, chairman Of
the house committee on roads. talked
for the code when it came up today.
There was little opposition and very
few votes against it. The bill carried
an emergency clause,
A freak bill got by the house. 1t
was introduced as a joke on Representa-.
tive Forbes and related to the selling Of
snuff and other articles of feminine ne
cessity.
With the new bills introduced into
the house yesterday afternoon, the num-
Der of house bills amounts to SIS.
Up until last evening, the house had
passed lS6 house bills and 80 senate
bills Thirteen bills failed to pass, II
have been indefinitely postponed, 2S
signed by the governor. and 81 with.
drawn by the authors. This shows n
record of 297 bills disposed of out of
the total of SIS that have been intro.
dueed.
The following bills were indefinitely
postponed Yesterday:
H. B. No. 156, by Crandall. making
a crime.
H. B. No. 1913, by Martin, limiting
the salaries of president and professors
of the University of Oregon to $4,000
year.
H. B. No. 22o, by Brownell, prohibit
ing bucket shops dealing in futures. etc.
II. b. No. 255, by Mueller regulating
taxation of banks.
ID. b. No. 256, by Mueller, permitting
deposits of county warrants with coun.
ty treasurer as security on property
with other securities.
II B. No. 432, by Stott, providing for
exceptions to verdict of jury in court
cases.
Bills Are Passed.
The following bills were passed by
the house yesterday afternoon:
H. B. No. 502, by committee ON roads
and highways Substitute for H. B. Nos.
l9l to 2l3). Establishing highway code
for state; passed
II. B. No: 15s, by Laurgaard. Estab-
fishing irrigation code; passed.
Il. B. No. LOG, by Laurgaard. Cut.
ting terms Of directors in districts of
first class from five to three years;
passed.
H B. No. 267, by Willett. Enabling
citizens instead of property owners TO
vote at school elections in districts of
more than 10000 population; passed.
II. B. No. 3s7, by Sheldon. Authoriz-
ing directors Of districts Of first class
to appoint supervisors Of school attend
anee and fix salaries; failed.
H. B. No. 1928, by Lewis. To amend
low, to reduce bond Of pilots from So
900 to $1,000; passed.
H. B. No 3Sl, by Stott. Providing for
administration of estates Of persons not
heard from in seven years; passed.
H. B. No. 3SS, bv Brownell. Relating.
to corrupt practices at elections and
penalties; passed
Fl. B. No. 2S7, by Brownell. Abolish
ing office Of recorder of conveyanees
in Claekamas county; passed.
H. B. No. 329, by Lewis. Changing
the method Of rehearing before supreme
court; passed
II. B. No. 324, by Stott. Providing
for interchange of interstate traffic be-