The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-18
rrESnAY. Oct. Is.

TUESDAY. Oct. II.
Prayer in the Senate by Rev. Thos.
4. Wood. A J. II. was passed that
the Legislature adjourn ut midnight
on Saturday. a. j. II. was also paSS-
ed that no bills Ike introduced in either
House after 10 A. NJ. on Thursday.
Also these joint Resolutions were
offered One praying Congress TO re
move the Indians on reservations In
Oregon so that the same can be thrown
open for settlement, aud u resolution
that no Senator be permitted to speak
more than five minutes on any one
subject. The latter passed, the former
made the special order Tomorrow.
The following ills were passed 5. b.
%, providing for the sale of tide and
overtlowed lands on Oregon seacoast !;
relating TO the lrapportionmelIt Of the
State into Senatorial and Representa-
tive districts; bill regulating fees OF
officers in certain counties: for the re-
lief Of Lane county: providing for
paying the expenses of the Commits
sionerS to the Centennial Celebration
at Philadelphia. A number Of bills
were reported hack by committees and
appropriately disposed OF. In the at-
ternoon II. B. 7S to protect the wages
of labor. was indefinitely postponed; ;
also bill relating to divorces and mall
ner of granting them. These bills
were passed: :. b. 81 to amend IN act
organizing Josephine county and an
neXing a portion Of Jackson to said
county; to Incorporate the town Of
McMinnvile. The rules We're sll>pen-
ded and II. b. 60, providing for the
purchase Of l,cady's Reports was
passed. In Committee of the Whole
the Senate among other things report
ed back the bin relative to tie election
of State Printer with favorable con-
Iidrrltion. 4 joint memorial was III
trmluced asking Congress to grant the
privilege of building bridge across
the Willamette riverat Eugene. After
hearing report of the HI. Committee
on Commerce. Senate adjourned.
House met rs usual. Prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Woods. Of Salem. The fol-
lowing bills we're introduced: a bill to
organize Santiam county; regulating
ferries; amending general laws on
roldS. a resolution ill>trncting the
Committee on Education to report 5.
h. 70, providing tor State University
was presented. a bill amending tile
general laws in reference to pilOtage {:
and bill to legalize marriages of Il
certain class OF persons to purchase Il
patent brick machine. with State right
Of sale; to appropriate money for the
education of the blind Of the State: to
regulate bonds of county aud precinct
officers IN counties OF less population
than 1900: to regulate corporations.
were scveraIiy introduced. The resO-
lntiOn was offered rendering the Use Of
the hall to Prot. Rutan. who wished
to address the Legislature on the edu-
cation OF the blind. The bill fixing
the fees for official acts of county oiii-
GERS and salaries of other Officers. was
passed. The bill to remedy the evils
resulting from the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors, came up and was referred TO Il
special committee. \ message from
the Governor announced that he had
signed the bill contracting for the con-
struction Of the Portland, IElles and
salt Lake Railroad. The bill regulat-
ing the duties Of State Printer, defln-
lug the manner in which Journals and
documents shall be printed, and the
compensation to be received, was
passed. The bill changing tie boul-
daries of Curry county, and the bill
providing the manner Of commencing
suit against corporations. were pissed.
Ia the afternoon the House proceeded
to the consideration of the amend