The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-02-16

tng canneries ~ oregon ah ihe w
hour act Was serious handicap 20
fruit growers. hop growers and eau.
nerles 10 only be allowed TO employ
women 10 hours each day. during ihe
rush days of harvest time.
The state senate passed. with out
one opposing vote, Senator Piereo's
hill providing for the establishment OF
. grain inspection bureau In Portland,
The bill etrriea an appropriation Of
$500. After Tho bureau h established
II 10 expected TO be self supporting
from fees.
II IL expected that the bill will be
Is fsyorably received In the house.
aud when Il II passed and becomes a
Law for the first time Oregon will have
taken action 60 provide for standard
iEation Of hay and Grain in this state
aud IN this Teapcet place Oregon ports
on an equal basis With PUGET sound
ports In bidding for the grain trade.
Compensation Act 10 strengthened.
Several important amendments
were added TO the workmcn'a compcn'
sation act In the labor committees
bill that passed ,he house One siyes
the employer the rlght 10 secure pro.
lection by paying q premsim both
upon his own wages and the work.
mems contribution. thus giving stock.
holders in small companies the right
TO protection. Another makes II a
misdemeanor 10 use coercion In an
attempt TO have workmen reject the
act PcnallIing Of employers who fall
TO pay their premiums is also proyid'
cd. The new bill was drawn by tho
attorney general.
School Blll Passed.
One Of the important bills passed
by the senate was Representative
sheidon's measure removing property
qualifications an requirement for
voting for school directors.
II passed with 10 dissenting votca
after considerable discussion. The
bill had previously passed the house.
All registered voters will have the
right 10 participate at school elections
under provisions OF Representative
wiliett's bill. passed By the house.
Under the present law voter must
own property. The house was almost
unanimous in ita demand for change.
This bill goes step farther than
Representative sholdon'n bill, which
passed the house and tho senate, The
Sheldon bill Permits all citizena TO
vote for school directors but not on
school bond issues. Tho wille,t bill
permits them TO vote on bond cleo
tions an we'll.
Repeat Of Health Certificate passes.
Senator cusick's senate bill repeal
Ing the law requiring health certift
Gates before marriage licensea are
issued. passed the senate by vote OF
Is 10 II, Senator cuslck contcnded
that people who could not pass tho
physical examinations went over 70
Washington or other states 10 marry
and the effectiveness OF the bill was
thereby lost.
Ansi.snuff elll Passes.
After passing two anticiearettc
bills and an antl,nicketing bin the
house passed tho anti,snuff bill.
But this action on the part OF the
festive house Ia not TO be taken too
seriously. The bin first was intro.
duced as a joke on Representative
Forbes, whose name II bears. The
boys called II up and after series OF
extremely laushable speeches by Rep
resentatives Fuller and Ritner Il was
passed with whoop and sent over
TO tho senate.
Legislative 5revltles.
Senator )lson's boom bill passed
the house with only one negative
vote,
Tho house passed COrbetts Dill fais-
Ing the salary OF the state superinten.
dent OF banks from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year.
Tho house passed Sheldon's bill, TO
enable sherlffs In counties along Cali
fornia border to search and seize auto
mobiles suspected Of carrying liquor
unlawfully,
Representative Goodies bill chang
Ing the law relating to the taxation
Of church property not actually used
for church purposes passed the house
without ~ negative vote.
There will be no blue Sundays" In
Oregon. a bill aimed to close theaters,
baseball parks and other places OF
business aud amusement having been
defeated by the unanimous vote OF
the house OF representatives.
The house passed the bill backed by