The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-24
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Provides for Employment Of Soldiers.
First Of the rooonntruotion bills 10
bo introduced In tho senate was that
d Senator Huston. making employ.
ment Of war veterans, either soldiers
9r sailors, compulsory by the state.
counties and municipal corporations
The measure applies TO veterans OF
.ho civil. Spanish American and OF the
-ocent war who haze aehleyed honor.
Ible discharges. Tho bill provides
that soldiers who have been malmed
In action shalt be given employment
suitable 10 their physical condition.
and. In case any working force OF men
Ia cut down. would be the last 10 be
removed from tho payrolls.
Tax Limitation Repeal Proposed.
Tho repeal OF the 8 per cent tax
limitation amendment adopted BY the
people al the general election OF 1916.
il provided for In Joint resolution
introduced In the house just before
adjournment by BrownelI Of UmatillA
county.
Tho resolution provides for the ap-
polntment OF committee Of five mem.
bers OF the house 70 prepare a measure
for adoption by the legislature, and
submission by II 10 the people at tho
next general election, OF a consiitu'
tional provision repeating the present
per cent limitation amendment
Want Road Work Started.
A Joint resolution introduced in the
house BY Mr., Bean. calling upon the
state highway commission 10 imme-
dlateiy start work on one or more
units OF highway work TO provide en-.
ployment for at least 1000 men was
passed In both houses. This resolu'
ton provides that preference shall be
given 70 returning soldiers and sailors.
Mr. Dean also introduced n Joint
resolution calling upon congress to
enact legislation which win remedy
bad conditions surrounding tho re-
turning men. because OF governmental
.nactlon. Thia resolution calls atten'
ton to the fact that the Oregon legis'
laturc has been compelled 20 appro'
pirate 100000 TO grappie with siiua'
llon which should have been cared for
by congressional action.
Prevent Teaching Foreign Languages.
Representative Dodd OF umatilla In
trodaced a bill in the house. making II
unlawful for any board Of school dl.
roc,ors to permit the teaching OF any
subject. other than foreign languages,
In any OF the public or private schools
OF the state except In the English Ian.
guago. ANY director permitting such
n thing TO be done, or any teacher yto'
lating the terms of the act Is 70 oe
punished by a fine OF not less than
500 nor more than $500 for the first
offcnse. and not less than $3.50 nor
more than $1,000 for the second Of
iense, with tho alternate punishment
~ Imprisonment for not less than 80
days nor more than one year in the
county jail
Market Commission 10 Proposed.
Standardization Q: the sale OF all
farm and manufacturing products and
furthering the market for Oregon
goods Ia proposed In q bill introduced
by Senator Huston, OF Mnltnomah
county, providing for the creation OF
q state market commission The bill
provides that market director ap.
pointed by the governor, shall have
supervisory control over the sale and
marketing OF all such commodities. TO
the end that Oregon products might
find wider. market throughout the
country.
Land Settlement Act Introduced.
The soldiers land settlement bill
recommended to the various states BY
Secretary OF the Interior Lane was
introduced In the senate by Senator
Eddy. 1t provides for the appoint
ment OF a soldiers settlement board
OF three members and carries an ap'
preparation of 100000 to meet the
states share OF the expense Of co.
operation with the United States.
Briefly. the bill provides a plan
whereby the state Is to furnish the
land and tho United States is to fur.
nlsh the money for the development
Of homes FOR soldiers, The soldiers
win be given 40 years in which to pay
for the land and 20 years in which to
pay for the improvements.
Provision is mado that the governor
shall appoint the chairman OF the sol.
diers' settlement board, who shall be
designated as the soldiers settlement
commissioner and shatl receive sal
airy of $4,000 q year,
Legislative Rrevltles.
Governor Withycombe's veto of SEN
ate bill No. 242, of the 1917 session,
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