Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-23

the senate, one being absent.
exposition measure is defeated
Shifting of any one of threeA
votes, now doubtful in the diyis-
ion OF the senate on the gasoline
tax bill as it was favorably re-
ported into the senate by the com
mittee on roads and highways |
this morning, will defeat the bill |
and probably result in adjourn
ment of the legislature sine die
sometime tonight.
Thirteen Are Certain
Thirteen negative votes when
the roll call on the gasoline tax
bill comes are certain, opponents
OF the bill declare, and three mem
bers of the senate were still to
be listed among the doubtful when
the senate reconvened at 1880
o'clock this afternoon in what
promises to be the decided session
Sixteen affirmative votes are
necessary to carry the bill thru
the senate, making 1t necessary
for the exposition forces to carry
with them all OF the members list
ed in the doubtful column II the
gasoline tax is to carry. The loss
OF single vote means defeat, for
It is conceded even by members
OF the organization backing the
measure that the opposition IL
firmly entrenched so far as the
r 13 votes they claim are concern.
d ed.
l. II Bill is Defeated
II What will happen should tn,
i bill be defeated no one seems pre-
: pared to say this afternoon will
II any degree OF authority. either TO
i the advocates or the opposition L
lc the measure. That chaos woul'
> reign in the ranks of the exposi
a ton forces, whose program ha
lp been muddled throughout tn
week, is evident. The members @
both houses are champing strong
ly at the bit that is keeping ther
n In attendance at a session who's
business, they assert, has been III
!. necessarily delayed, and the deter
"a mination OF the up state delegi
10 tions to cut loose and adjourn
"a time for them TO be able to get
10 their respective homes in time Il
~ Christmas is fast breaking dow
~ the compromise lines in the houi
that enabled the adoption OF Il
.e- gasoline bill.
al To Force Income Taxi
he Should the gasoline bill be d
to feated in the senate, Speak
ar. Beans income tax law becom
the logical successor to 1t as q
most likely legislation on the ia
; tax problem IL any is to be pas
AH ed. The income tax bill Is the o
ly bill remaining ready for II
AS mediate adoption, but the geneI
cu- opposition to this form Of tar
tion, especially in the hou
81 makes the likelihood OF dts ena
ieu ment very slight. The little I'll
~ remaining for organization OF
e" s"' force sufficient to put it acr'
- without the aid OF any club otf
% than the desire OF the Multnom
county and a fe wother delel
- tions to see some form OF expo
tion aid legislation passed, is
der serious handicap TO the Bea mp
gram. that actually held the vi
hand for hours yesterday VII
the senate committee consider
the gasoline bill was deadlock
Ut with one member OF the CONN
tee refusing 10 allow the bill
the be reported until the house
Of passed and placed before the s
pro- Fate the Income tax bill.
tion Bean in Power
S26, So long as that situation ex
for ed. Mr.. Bean held the position
VOO, dictator Of the destinies OF all
day, financing proposals. BY threat
an ing TO withdraw his income
bill entirely should attempts
lna- made TO force It's passage by
Ia house before he had driven
the bargain with the senate for Q
nation OF the gasoline tax
hoes he could continue indefinitely
reef senate deadlock and force the
the crowd to accept his bill in lie
or in none al all when the closing h
drew dangerously near and