The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-12-23
LEGISLATIVE
SALEM, Saturday, Dec 16.

the bill to repeal the Specific Contract
law with the recommendation that il do
not pass.
mIts PASSED..
To appropriate $500 ns compensation
for extra services OF the A~diutant4G;on.
To deduct $500 from the indebtedness
OF Washington county, which sum was In
eluded in the assessment.
To amend an net to incorporate the city
of Salem.
To change the boundaries Of judicial
districts SO as to transfer Douglas county
to the LIST, Liun county to the I'd, and
Clackamas aud Washington to the Sd
District.
To relieve Benton county from the
fines and penalties incurred By trying 10
pay taxes in currency.
To incorporate the town of La Grande,
in Union county.
To prevent fraudulent assignments and
fraudulent c%onveyanees.
TO enable the Common Council Of the
city of Portland to build sewers. open al
leys and widen streets. An amendment
offered By Mr.. Mitchell, to make the law
constitutional by requiring a tender OF
payment of money before appropriation OF
property, was incorporated in the bin.
To prevent ans from running at large,
For the relief of n. III. Gates.
To l%eealizc acts Of j. i. Underwood
Notary Public, done under misapprchen
sion Of the law.
The bill to repeal the act requiring the
State taxes 70 be paid in coin was lost.
The bill for the relief Of Rigtloii and
Fullerton, recruiting officers,
The bill for the payment of members
of the Legislature.
A bill to regulate the time of holding
Circuit Courts.
The memorial favoring the annexation
of Walla Walla.
The resolutions endorsing the policy o
Andrew johnson were laid on the table
The bill to regulate liquor licenses wa.
lost.
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev, Mr.. Irving Of Albany
A minority report from Mr.. Fay. ofsh,
Select Committee to whom was referee
the bill for the transfer OF the klamail
Lake country to Jackson county was read
representing that there is no evidence 4
show that any citizens of either section
arc in favor Of the change, and therefor,
opposing it. Laid on the table.
Mr. Fay introduced a petition from on
hundred and thirty-Rvc citizens Of 10
iscphiuc county. representing that the pop
~ulation of that county having decrease,
from twelve to only three hundred voter
it is %impractieable to keep up the count
organization, aud praying that therefor
the county be annexed TO Jackson county
The Special Committee 70 whom was re
ferred the resolutions endorsing the polio
of President johnson, reported some III
important changes and recommends
their adoption. Adopted.
Mr.. Thornton. Chairman of the Selet
Committee to whom was referred the p,
Itition signed by Samuel Welch and on
. hundred aud ninety-threc others. prayin
for the repeal Of the Specific ContraI
law, submitted u long report to the effe,
! that the law was a violation of the law ,
Congress and in contrariety to the wishe
of the people who are engaged in othc
than commercial pursuits, and therefor
recommending that the prayer be granite,
Mr.. Wakefield claimed that he had nj
been consulted in preparing the report ,
: the committee. of which he was a men
Der, aud asked that it be rccommitted $
| that he could present a minority repor
: After some discussion, in which SON
l very passionate language was used, ii
! petition was rccommittcd.
= Mr.. Wasserman, Chairman Of the S,
r lect Committee TO whom was referred Il
proposition to so amend the State Const
tuition as to enable a municipal corpor
ton to become . holder in amy joint stoc
. company, reported f~avorably. Indeinit
o IL postponed.