Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-14

ONE HOUR SESSION
IN HOUSE SETTLED
TODAYS BUSINESS
Speaker Jones Announced
Committee Assignments Just
Before Adjournment.
HERBERT GORDON HEADS
WAYS AND MEANS BODY
Action On Prohibition Post
poned Until After Goyer-
nor S Inaugural Address.

A session of one hour was all that
was necessary this morning Cor the
house of representatives to dispose of
the business on the calendar and to ad-,
journ until O clock this afternoon to
hear the inaugural address of Govern
or Withycombe.
The strain as to who would draw
prizes in committee assignments by
Speaker Seymour Jones is new over as
the speaker announced his assignments
Just before adjournment. On the all i'm
portant ways and means committee,
Herbert Gordon of Portland drew the
prize as chairman. Other members vn
this committee are Haines of Hillsboro,
Kubli Of Portland, Barnaugh of Enter
prise, Thompson of The Dallcs, Childs
of Linn, Brand of Roseburg and Loon
ley of Marion.
| House bills introduced Monday after
noon were called for q second reading
and referred to the proper committees.
When the house joint resolution offer
ed by Elmore of Linn fo. ratifying
the prohibition amendment to the Unit
ed States constitution, a motion to lay
lit on the table was carried. 1t seemed
that the members of the house were
waiting to hear just what the govern
OF would gay in his inaugural address
on. the subject and for that reason no
action was taken on the prohibition
amendment.
A bill presented by Kubli Of Port
land that may attract some attention
provided for exemption front taxation,
money, notes and accounts in addition
to the usual tax exemptions. Another
that may call forth some debate was
the resolution of Mr. Kubi relative
to the taxation of machinery and 9th
er merchandise in which the opinion
Of an expert is required to Torm
proper estimate OF vt1ue.
HOUSE bills have so far been offered
are as follows: "a
No by Mr.. Kubli. Defining the
crime of criminal syndicalism and pre-
scribing punishment therefor.
No. BY Mr.. Scheubel. Providing
for board of conciiation and arbitra-
ton.
] No. BY Mr. Scheubel. Relating to
the ownership Of lands in the state OF
Oregon by aliens.
No. by Mr.. Lewis. Providing for
annexation of territory and cities or
towns.
No. 5-By Mr.. Lewis. Making it un-
lawful to construct any dam or dixie or
causeway over, across or in any nayl-
gable water of the state.
No. 6-By Mr.. Lewis. Giving any
city or town certain territorial juris-
Idiction and authority.
/ No. 7.--By Mr.. Lewis. Amending sec
ton 28, Lord 8 Oregon Laws, relating
to assignments.
No. S-By Mr.. Weeks. Regulating
fencing against stock where prohibited
from running al large.
No 9-By Mr.. Coffee. Appropriatlng
money to complete building at Cham
poeg.
No. l0-By Mr.. Coffey. Relating TO
the exchange of bonds by the state.
| No. ll-By Mr.. Coffey. Providing
for the advertisement of sale Of school
district bonds.
! The following house resolutions have
been offered
No. by Mr.. Sheldon. Supplying
members with code and session laws,
etc.
No. s-By Mr.. Haines Providing
members and chief clerk with stamps,
wrappers and newspapers.
No. 3-By Mr.. Sheldon. That news
papers be turned over to X. 2. Goodin
iof the state board of control for dis
ltribution to state institutions.
No. by Mr.. Edwards. Relating TO
J invitations to ministers to offer pray
Ter at opening sessions
No. 5-By Mr.. Idleman. Extending
courtesies of the house to representa-
tives Of the press.
Only one house joint resolution has
been offered and it is as follows:
No. by Mr.. Emore. Ratifying pro
hibition amendment to United States
lconstitution. This was referred to the
committee on resolution and when call
ed up this morning was laid on the ia
tble for early action.