Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-08
HOUSE is ROUGH ON
RATS AND ALL OTHER
DESTRUCTIVE PESTS
Stock Interests Bill Says Dock
ing And De- -HOrning Are Not
Cruelty To Animals.

ViuCity AU AillEaldiS.
1t is not cruelty to animals to de-
horn cattle or to dock the tails of
sheep or horses, according to vote
taken bv the house on bill defining
cruelty to animals.
c. Z. Woodson Of Heppner introduced
the bill at the request of the big cat
tie and sheep interests of the eastern
part of the state. He explained the
advantages of, dehorning cattle and the
docking of sheep. Horses to be sold
on the Canadian or English market OF
in fact any European market must be
docked. A horse with long tail brings
on the English market about $50 less
than docked one. Hence the horse
interests Of eastern Oregon want it L.
gally understood that, when they dock
& horse, the law. on cruelty to animals
cannot be enforced.
Rodents and other predatory animals
are in for hard spring ana summer
If the senate snd governor line up with
the house on its determination bill pass
cd yesterday. Land owners are to be
required to work with the county agri-
culturalists and county courts in buy
ing poison to so after the ground squir-
rels and such. The county agricultural
lists are declared to be the official pois-
on mixers for each county, or the coun-
ty court if there is no agriculturalist.
Each county is to have revolving fund
Of $500 and land owners will not be
permitted to work ON the idea Of let
ting the other fellow do it. All must
get in and cooperate with the county
in distributing poison.
The big $l0,000,000 road and highway
bill has finslly been drawn and receiv-
ed. the approval Of the joint committees.
The house has ordered 1000 copies in
order that everyone interested may get
a copy. Ii you. want % address yonr
request to your senator or representa-
tive. If you do not know his address,
just write him in care of the house Of
The house is getting tired Of the
spell binders who do lot of
Grating but it is claimed never change
votes. Several times Friday the would
be orators were choked off by a call
for the previous question. When the
previous question carries, the only
chance the orator has is when his name
is called on roll call. The rules of the
house permit member to explain his
vote and occasion is often taken at
that time to get rid of the accumulated
Of oratory.
As the present law stands, county
courts levy tax for school purposes
that shall aggregate at least $8 per capi
ta' for everyone in the school district
between the ages Of four and 20. A
bill that passed the house yesterday pro
vides that the levy shall be increased
in order that $40 hesd may be raised,
With $75 as the proposed minimum sal
nry for teachers in any school district,
It was thought this bill would help a
little. For the Salem school district,
should the bill become g. law, 1t would
put about $500 more in the treasury.
The state lime board and the state
lime plant at Gold Hill is in for some
rough shedding Monday. 1t seems a
bill was passed by the house permitting
the plant to sell in any amount and to
anywhere at the state s cost
price Of $1.75 a ton. The bill was SO
worded that hardly any of the mem
Dcrs in voting in favor Of the bill un-
lerstood its provisions, one Of which
was that the plant could sell in Wash
ington or California at the state cost
IF $1.75 ton. The retail price now is
from $40 to $12 ton and if the bill
passed had become law, big dealers in
in Portland could have bought in car
ots and disposed of same in Washing
ton or anywhere, with profit Of be-
tween the cost price Of $l.75 and the
of $40 to $l2 a ton. Kubli
If Portland never did care very much
Cor the farmer and his demand for
cheap lime. But it is to his vigilance
IN this instance that the house will cor
rect the bill and will prevent selling
outside Of the state and to big whole
,alo interests.
The Southern Pacific was about to |
be swatted by the house yesterday |
but it just SO happened that it WASH t.
Under the present law Of license to for. !
sign corporations, the s. P. pays a tax
of 5000. Under the law proposed by
schcubel it would be obliged to pay |
s2400. With fine chance to swat the
big railroad corporation, the house de-
cided not to. Hughes and Speaker Sey-
mour Jones were in favor Of the swat
and Martin was against 1T. Looney
and Weeks were absent when the vote
wgs taken.
The state engineer is in for raise
Of salary, as the salary committee will
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