The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-24

dlsrs ard Sailors Commission
Formsd--No confls, over consolI.
ds,IOn-would Suppress Criminal
syndleAlIsm--stats Police Depart.
mon, Proposed = Compulsory EN-.
pleymsnt Of soldiers.
salem.--lf the prompt manner IN
which tho legislature organized and
started to work In an indication OF
the manner in which tho lawmaklng
business Ia going TO be conducted u
augurs well for q successful session,
There was no biekeriag In either
house over organization. Both the
president Of tho senate. w. 7. vlnton
Of Yamhill county. and tho speaker OF
the house. Seymour Jones OF Marion
county, were elected without oppoai.
,lon,
Tho legislative mill began 10 grind
promptly after organization was conf
ple,ed. with less useless debate than
during tho first week Of any session
for many yoars. While fewer bills
we're introduced than usually appear
during the first week OF session.
seldom does tho initial week see so
many important measures broush, for
ward. AL told. 80 bills have been
introduced In tho house and 81 In tho
senate.
Tho frat important action OF the
legislature after organization was tho
ratification OF tho national prohibition
amendment The prohibition resoln'
ton passed the house with only three
negative votes. cast by Kubll, Lewis
and Mcfarland, all from Mul,nomah
county. In the senate the resolution
was passed by an unanimous vote.
snl Passed 20 Relieve Soldiers
The flrst bill passed provided for
the creation OF soldiers and sailors
commission for the relief OF returning
soldiers. appropria,lng 100000 for
that purpose. The bill passed both
houaea with only one dissenting vote,
cast by Senator Wood OF Washington
county.
Governor W!thycombo promptly
signed the bill and announced the ap-
pointment OF W. y. Aver. chairman:
John II. Burgard. A. II. Cranston and
John II. Stevenson, all OF Portland, as
tho personnel Of the now commission
A technical errer was discovered In
the soldiers relief bin by the auditing
department Of tho secretary OF state,
which 10 held 10 render II unconstitu'
tIonal, and win necessltate sending
the bill back to the legislature for
amendment
Consolidation Plans Harmonious.
For time there we're indications
of a clash between the house and
senate over the consolidation pro-
gram, but the differences were
smoolhed over, A practical plan 10
being worked out under which the
jolnt committee will put Into form all
proposals for consolidation, climina'
ton or merger Of dutiea OF various
departments and commissions.
Members who have been here for
several sessions declare that never
before have they seen the Legislature
az a whole In such seeming state OF
harmony on the consolidation question
as now, and II 10 believed the conflict
which blocked oil efforts at consoll.
dalton two years ago will BIO avoided.
Radicals 70 40 curhed.
A bill was introduced In the senate
BY Senator DimIck and q somewhat
similar bill In the house BY Mr.. kubli
directed at criminal syndlcaiism and
designed to suppress Dolsheviki and
|. w. w. activities. The measures de-
fine criminal syndIcallsm and sabo'
tage, and would curb lawlessness seek.
Ing Industrial revolution They would
punish by fine and imprisonment not
only actual destruction OF property.
but also the distribution Of literature
or the teaching OF such propaganda,
The bills are expected TO meet the
desire Of Governor withycombe as
expressed IN his message that law
providing for the punishment OF treas.
on be enacted,
state Police 10 Created BY Bill,
Creation OF the department OF state
police is proposed In bill introduced
by Senator orton, Of Multnomah,
The bill provides for an appropria'
zion Of $4,000 for the support OF the
department for two.year period.
A superintendent of state police, TO
be appointed by the governor at
salAry OF $4,000 year, and the selec-
ton of IL police officers by the super
intendent at salaries Of $500 annually