Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-10
FISHING BILL III
PASSES SENATE
AFTER HARD FIGHT
President Moser Champions
Measure In Strong .,
Speech g a'
PENITENTIARY CONTROL
GIVEN TO GOVERNOR
Joint Session Of Legislature
VIII Observe Lincoln Day
Monday

The senate this morning passed the
Rogue river fishing bill 1t also passed
the bill giving the exclusive control Of
the penitentiary to the governor.
The latter bill came up first. Gar
land called attention to the feet that
while the governor now recommended
the passage of such a bill in his message
two years ago he asked the repeal of
this same system and that the manage
ment of the prison be taken out of the
hands of the governor. Eddy had admit
ted that the system proposed by the
governor two years ago was a failure,
and this bill was putting the law back
as 1t was under West who had made a
great success of prison management. II
was glad at last republican had adj
mitted democrat was right. Eddy re-
piled that he did not think the demo
Gratis were wrong all the time but only
majority of it President Moser re-
marked that is hard admission to
make. The bill passed.
The first move after the session open
ed was the calling from the comittee
the house bills Nos. 2iS and 206, both
! pertaining to fishing on the Rogue river
and these We're made the special order
for IL o'clock, Things moved along
peacefully until that hour. but when
H. b. No. PAS was put on les final
| passage IL was 6ffefrent Senator j. G.
Smith opened the debate with rather
lengthy but very clear statement as to
the conditions physical and others ON
the lower Rogue He stated that 80 per
cent of the people of Curry county
wanted this bill passed. That the Mac
leay interests under existing conditions
practically owned and controlled all the
lower river. That interests had mt a
smaller cannery out of business. Its
seines stretched from shore to shore and
when they were through there was no
fish left for the small fishermen with
their gill nets. The circuit Judge nad
stated the only way to ever get the mat
ter settled was by legislation, and that
was what they wanted now, to stop this
! litigation which had become a burden
on Curry county.
Senator Olson, Of Multnomah, made a
strong argument against the bin. He
had been furnished plenty of ammuni-
tion or else had been extremely diligent
in digging it up. He said Rogue river
was now the most protected stream in
the state.
At this stage President Moser took
the floor and made the speech of the
session. "The senator's of Multnomah
should remember that other senators did
not oppose their local bills, and should
not oppose those of other senators who
knew what their people wanted. He
stated he had friends among the power
full lobby here, working against the
passage Of this bill, who told him if
he supported ii he would lose their
1 friendship It was dramatic when he
said with deep earnestness, II do not
believe it, but if to retain that friend
ship / must vote against my beliefs
and against what the people OF that
section want, then I viii have to lose
4 it." He was given hearty applause,
and the bill going to vote, passed.
! The bill now goes to the governor.
Other Bills Passed were.
\ S. B. No 29S, by Houston, providing
that certified bonds secured by mort
gage upon ships, shall be legal invest
ments for trust funds Of banks, insur-
ance companies, trust companies, etc.
s. b. No. 239, by Dimiek, to standard
ize the weight Of barrel of flour.
S. b. No. 240 by Dimick, TO standard
ize the weight of sacks of bran and
shorts.
i S. b. No. 273, by shanks, relating to
Etrespassing ON enclosed lands.
NINE BILLS WE'RE PASSED