Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-17
aNlD Of HIGHWAY
Projects FOLLOW
GALLAGHER BILL

"a the flood end with the
S'l'ns, session although Senator Or
'r''.',a ,os Isss,I road and highways commit.
i'n o. a,D.,sa ~ to the log rolling process
iss oO'e'' - measures we're being IN
" vhiea aavanced saT and passed without
rOduceOI' formality of an inspection os N
ths usual ~ ',tse and served notice on
be aats cO.'t that he intended TOT 10 loiaow apS
the senate ,rss over to the house ana
ths HeAso sor their prompt execution oy
hat body -, tho reception of the
EneCulashi OUT sshich we're washed up by
four Oll,s rnoon u delugc several senators
ths allsiTTi Snring the dinner hour with
g. ss rssut usa that three more lOtai N 't ths
ns Nils silIs seeped into the senate a. .,n tas :
way Oius D,sion which began to grino
.Ssut . 10 o'clock ,,,soroa a meas
sena,O, suning a road in klamath coun-
ure u7sS @ MAST road He was followed
y u a., bv the committee on ROADS
prompus n,ays which drug in bill de-
anu .,iDg sT a road in Clatsop and TINA
ssns1"s aennties as a part of the state
nun ~ u highways. Senator Patter-
S'''- -ho had fathered a successful
~; W bil at the afternoon deluge pon-
Ssa ,S5D M again at the night session win =.
peu " l,o for a new state highway in
~.mbill and Polk counties!
,rr, ~saso as were the four bills of the
.sa-nOop were introduced, advanced
: ..cond reading on a suspension OF
y. r,,lps advanced again to third
.asding :. on the same procedure and put
!" final passage with practically ev-
" w. member voting AYE" many OF
nam smiling audibly the while they
ssst their votes, not so much perhaps
:, The nike they were playing on the
.,.,o highway map as it was over Sen
.,or Orton's admonitiOn to the senate
n ngo to hell when the solons at
,pmpted to bring him back afer he had
lan the room to attend to some i'm
portant business in the house"
Passage of the Gallagher bill, deeiC-
mating road in the Jordan va'iey or
/ Malheur county by the senate Friday,
started a leak in the supposedly water
tight Oregon road map which develop
ed into regular flood of highway leg
! islation during the afternoon session of
the upper house.
Senator Ira c. Smith rode in on uie
i first wave of the flood with bill des-
! ignatng a road between Coquille and
BandOn in Coos county as a post road.
Smith had attempted to secure recog-
nItion for his bill during the morning
BY attaching it as rider to the Gala.
CHER bill, but met with defeat as the
move was regarded as an atteuYt to
defeat the Malheur county road Sew /
eral Of the senator's in explaining their
propositions on the measure placet |
themselves in receptive attitude by
declaring that they stood ready to vote
for any really mertorious road bill, rN-
Eardless Of the prepared road map.
Senator Smith took them at their word
and came back in the afternoon with |
his amendment in the form of sep
arate bill.
senator Thomas followed the sena-
'or from Coos county onto the floor |
win bill designating a road in Jack.
con county and he was followed in
!mn by Senator Eddy, who had Oil
lor road in Douglas county, and by
senator Patterson, who advocated the
oeslghatiOn of a road in Polk county.
speedy action was taken on al; four
measures by suspending the rules and
advancing them to second reading and
'nen again advancing them to third
.."Olng and final passing, which was
aO.Ompllshed without any apprcciacle
opposition.