Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-12
full AMOUNT ASKED
FOR O.A.c. GRANTED
Experimental Stations In Ore.
gOn VIII Have $4,000 For
Coming Two Years.

appropriation necessary. He got what
he asked for.
In addition to the amount received
from the state on the millage tax and
from the federal government, the u. A.
Z. was allowed the following increases:
For general maintenance above the
amount received by millage tax, $751;
$4,000. This extra amount for main
tenance was required, President Kerr
explained, from the fact that the mill
age tax did not yield as much &c was
anticipated, and then the cost of every.
thing had incresed.
The war department built barracks at
cost of 100000. as the building is a
substantial one, it can be made use of
by the o. A. G., and the war depart
ment is willing to take $4,000 for it.
This amount was appropriated.
For engineering and laboratory build
ing President Kerr asked for $1,000. 1t
was explained that students in this
, work had no special class or work rooms
and that both Washington and Califor-
ma afforded better facilities for engin-
eering study. The amount was granted
For general extension work, to dupli-
cate federal funds available by the
Smith-Lever act, President Kerr asked
$3o,555.O0. This was granted as the
state must match dollar for dollar to
get federal money under this act
For general experimental station at
Corvallis, an increase of $4,000 was
granted, making the amount for two
years $4,000. An extra $4,000 was
given for the experimental work at
Hood River an extra $4,000 for the sta
tlon in Clatsop county, and an extra
$4,000 for the experimental station in
southern Oregon. For experimental sta
tions in Oregon, the total amounts to
I$64,000.
Wrangling all morning on the morals
bill, several hours OH d point Of order,
the greater part of the afternoon on the
bill permitting Multnomah county to
take a slice Of Clackamas county, and
the fight made by the old line doctors
on officially recognizing those who
practice naturopathy and couple min
or bills, was the ret result of the Tues
day session in the house of representa-,
Itives.
Unless something is done 10 dam up
the flow of oratory in the house, earlier
hours and night session will be neoes,
sary in order to clean up all business
by the evening of Friday, February 81,
when the pay of the legislators stops.
While the senate is up with its work
the house is getting more and more be-
hind, due to the amount of oratory turA-
ed loose every day.
The net result of the entire session
I Of yesterday morning was to turn down
the morals bill. Several hours were
spent in the discussion of the point Of
order as to whether, when bill is in
definitely postponed, whether if so
postponed that it kined the bill for
good. The final ruling of Speaker Sey-
mour Jones was that wheh bill is in
definitely postponed, that il cannot be
recalled. This is what happened to a
bill recommending that soldiers and
sailors be given the preference in pub
lie work
Naturopathy, which has to do with
the treating Of disease by natural drug
less methods w&s handed knockout
blow by the doctors and others in the
House, AS usual when any new method
Of treating diseases is proposed the old
line doctors line up solidly against it..
In the bill introduced providing that
naturopathy be recognized and that ex-
aminations be held for the right to
practice as other doctors have the right,
! DR.. G. G. Moore, representative from
Portland led the fight against the bill
and succeeded in defeating it. The Mar
ion county delegation voted in favor of
the bill.
Would Require No Fee.
No fee win be required Of the candi.
date running for the Legislature if the
bill which passed the house becomes G.
; law. The old law required filing fee
OF $lO, Th bill also proposes that the
tnng fee for county offices be reduced
from $1,000 to fee Of $1,000.
Multnomah county appeared in the
house yesterday with ius old time bill
asking for Il slice Of Clackamas county
; amounting to about is square miles. 1t
seems that Portland people own II lot OF
property near Oswego and use it as u
summer resort. They would like to be
part Of Muttnomah county. Cross, of
oregon City claimed that Portland
would gradually reach out and eventual
! iy take the Whole state. Cross had the
legislators with him at one time but
. talked so long on the bill that just to
dispose Of il snd get it temporarily out
Of the way, the motion to lay on the
table carried. This means that it can
be taken up any time when another
! fight will be started.
A telegram was received from the
! Medford commercial club urging its del
egatlon to vote in favor Of bal in
troduced by Martha providing that all
eases or packages of fruit or berries
prepared in the state for shipment out.
! side shall bear the names of the county
and municipality where same is packed
! and also the name if fhe firm or per-
son doing the packing, This is one Of
J the bills soon to be voted or wnere-
in an effort is being made to prevent
! choice Oregon fruits being sold under
California labels.
Ii person happens to get run over
! in Salem by an automomlc and the own
er or driver of the car happens to live
in some other county, suit for dana.
gcs may be filed in this county, accord