Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-07


The State Grange is having busy
day cleaning up its work, and it will
probably be several hours after mid.
night when final adjournment is TAX
en-. Today it is busy with resolutions
and receiving reports from numerous
committees. One of the features of the
mornings work was the submitting of
bill providing for a single house Of
the Legislature to consist of SO mem
bers elected in six districts. The bill
! divides the state into these Legislative
districts. Its main features are in sub.
stance as follows:
"After each United States census the
legislature shall apportiOn the SO mem
bers among the districts according to
population.
whenever a district becomes en-
titled to less than five members the
legislature shall re-district the state,
so that each district shall have five
or more members.
"The members shall be elected for
two years and their term of office be-
gin the day after their election.
"Any registered elector may become
candidate for the legislature in the
district in which he resides by filing
nominating petition with $50 names
of registered electors residing in the dis
trict.
"The legislature shall provide the
form of petition to be used. Members
are to be elected under the Hare "Pro-
portional Representative" system, each
voter having one transferable vote.
The Legislature is to provide for the con-
ducting of the election.
1t also provides that the Legislature
shall be the judge of the qualifications
of its members, shall elect its own Off
GERS, etc.
While so far no action has been tax.
en- by the grange on the bill, it is stat
ed by those on the inside that it will
probably be submitted to the Legislature
with request to submit it to the peo.
pie by initiative.
The grange had up resolution this
morning advocating the repeal of the
amendment to the inheritance tax pass
ed by the legislature. There was live
| ly discussion over it, the principal OBJ
lection being that its allowance of one
third of the property to the survivor
in case of the death Of married per
son. This provision it was claimed was
the cause Of much litigation and added
| largely to the expense of administering
on an estate. 1t was finally referred
back to the legislative committee with
instruction to have bill prepared re-
pealing the amendment, for presenta
tion to the next legislature.
A resolution was adopted directing
the executive committee TO subscribe
one cent for each member of the grange
in the jurisdiction, to the second Red
Gross drive and q like amount to each
succeeding Red Cross drive. Yesterday
afternoon a collection was taken up fOi
the Red Cross netting 1857.
The attendance has been, with visit
ing members included, about 450. The
Salem team, iwth Mrs. May E. Town
send as Pomona, conferred the fifth
degree yesterday afternoon and both
the tam and Mrs. Townsend have been
the recipients of many flattering com.
| pliments on account Of the excellence Of
their work. At 2:3O this afternoon the
selection of the place for the next meet.
ing was the special order. There are
but two places contending for the honor,
! Itilsboro and McMinnville.
The time for the annual meeting was
changed to the second Tuesday in June
/ OF each year.