564 THE CITY OF PORTLAND
YES NO
1904.
Direct primary law with direct selection of United States
Senator— a 56,205 16,354
Local-option liquor law — a 43,316 40,198
1906.
Omnibus appropriation bill, state institution — b 43i9i8 26,758
Equal suffrage constitutional amendment — a 36,902 47-075
Local-option bill proposed by liquor people — a 35,297 45-144
Bill for purchase by state of Barlow toll road — a 31,525 44,527
Amendment requiring referendum on an act calling con- stitutional convention — a 47, 661 18,751
Amendment giving cities sole power to amend their
charters — a 52,567 19,852
Legislature authorized to fix pay of state printer — a 63,749 9,57i
Initiative and referendum to apply to all local, special, and
municipal laws — a 47,678 16,735
Bill prohibiting free passes on railroads — a 57,28i 16,779
Gross earnings tax on sleeping, refrigerator, and oil car com- panies — a 69,635 6,441
Gross earnings tax on express, telephone, and telegraph
companies — a 70,872 6,360
1908.
Amendment increasing pay of legislators from $120 to $400
per session — c 19,691 68,892
Amendment permitting location of state institutions at places
other than the capital — c 4i,97i 40,868
Amendment re-organizing system of courts and increasing
supreme judges from 3 to 5 — c 30,243 50-591
Amendment changing general election from June to No- vember — c 65,728 18,590
Bill giving sheriffs control of county prisoners — b 60,443 30,033
Railroads required to give public officials free passes — b . . 28,856 59,406
Bill appropriating $100,000 for armories — b 33-507 54,848
Bill increasing fixed appropriation for State university from
$47,500 to $125,000 annually — b 44-ii5 40-535
Equal suffrage amendment — a 36,858 58,670
Fishery bill proposed by fish wheel operators — a 46,582 40,720
Fishery bill proposed by gill net operators — a 56,130 30,280
Amendment giving cities control of liquor selling, pool rooms,
theatres, etc., subject to local-option law — a 39-442 52,346
Modified form of single tax amendment — a 32,066 60,871
Recall power on public officials — a 58,381 31,002
Bill instructing legislators to vote for people's choice for
United States senators — a 69,668 21,162
Amendment authorizing proportional-representation law — a 48,868 34-128
Corrupt-practices act governing election — a 54-042 3i'30i
Amendment requiring indictment to be by grand jury — a . . 52,214 28,487
Bill creating Hood River County — a 43-948 26,778
a — Submitted under the initiative.
b — Submitted under the referendum upon legislative act.
c — Submitted to the people by the legislature.
