Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-04
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Notes From The House
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Representative Sehubel of Oregon
City finally convinced his eo.workers
that his bill providing for a beard of
coneiiation to act in labor disputes
viii solve labor troubles better than
anything that has been Offered. Last
week the house turned down Mr.. Schu-
bel but yesterday it was re-considered.
Horne of Portland, one of the labor
men who voted against the bill con
ferred with the labor men in Portland
and then decided to vote for the board
of Cancellation. Others who voted
against it said they didn t fully under
stand the bill and were willing to fav-
or it. The Marion county delegation
went solid in favor Of the bill.
The Portland bakeries succeeded in
getting their bill through the house pro-
viding that no bread shall be return
ed by retailers to the bakeries 1t was
explained that the big hotels in Port
land would return bread and that the
bakeries would then sell it to the see
end class hotels and they again, if any
left, return and after the bakeries mad
sold the bread up and down the line
five or six times, it was finally ground
into cookies. Gallagher said the bread
shuffled from the highbrows to the
proletariat
The old Portland school fight came
to the surface yesterday when Rich
ards fathered bill to reduce the sal
ary Of the clerk Of the Portland school
board. The house was shocked to
know that bill should be offered re-
ducing anybody's SALARY, and when
this became known, all sat up and
took notice. 1t was intimated that Mr..
Richards was getting even with some
body and he was supported by Mr..
Horne, the labor delegate. But as the
board Of education of Portland was
satisfied with paying $4,000 to its
clerk, and there was disagreement
among the Multnomah delegation, the
bill was referred again to a commit
tee.
At road district meetings, any one
who has personal property subject to
tax and who has lived in the district
80 days may vote, if the bill that pass
ed the house becomes law. AS the
law now stands, only those who have
real estate in district may vote at a
district road meeting.
The bill giving Mr.. Crawford the
$500 in dispute which he claims was
due him when he and the governor
mixed up on the flax situation was
now allowed to come to vote yester-
day but referred again to commit
tee. 1t is understood the governor is
not Interfering with the house and ii
it wants to allow Mr.. Crawford the
800, its all right with the governor.
In 1893 Will y. Byars paid the state
of Oregon $G for some land. The
state could not give title, but Mr.. Bye
ars never got his money back. The
claim was later assigned to his father
w. H. Byars, Of Salem. The bill pro-
vides that not only the original amount
should be repaid but with per cent
interest. The interest would amount to
more than 500.
Dentists may be exempt from jury
duty. The present law provides that
physicians, ministers of the gospei,
teachers and members Of the fire de-
partment are now exempt and if the
new bill passes, dentists will be among
those who can legally dodge jury
duty
The house evidently believes that
county courts should settle the ques-
ton of bounties for gophers, gray dig
gers and other varmints. A bill passed
the house authorizing county courts to
levy and to fix the bounty.
The Marion county delegation Of
five lined up yesterday in favor OF
the bill providing that county courts
shall keep on hand supply Of agri-
cultural lime, providing 80 land own
ers petition the court. The bill pro
vides that the lime shall be kept in
sacks Of SO and 100 pounds and that
it shall be sold to the farmer at act
ual cost, plus storage and advertising.
The great complaint Of not only farm
ers hut Of those managing the state
lime plant was that the lime could
only be sold in ear lots and for cash
in advance. That but very few eommu-
mites wanted car lot shipments. Should
the present law 60 into effect, the
farmer can buy just as he pleases in
so or 100 pound sacks, but he will