The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-10-11
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SALEM, Oct. 0. 1872.

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of linen, the Legislature yesterday re.
shmed "biz" with buzzing velocity
which promises fruitful results.
Three bills passed the Senate yes
terday, viz: a bill authorizing the
Governor to appoint Gen. K. l.. APP
plegate Commissioner of immigration
for Oregon. This bill instructs the
Commissioner TO provide himself with
facts and statistics in regard to the
many distinguishing inducements for
settlement in our State, and to travel
in the Eastern States and Europe, cir
culating documents and delivering
lectures. Gen. Applegate is one of
tho Oldest settlers of Oregon, and,
with his knowledge OF the country
and well.established ability as pub
lie lecturer, is certainly eminently
qualified for the position. Great
good to our State must certainly re.
suit from this measure, provided it
shall passs successfully through the
Legislative hopper. Another bill
which passed the Senate yesterday is
one introduced by Senator Strahan, of
Benton, to change tho time of the
Legislature TO the first Monday in
December. This is measure which
in my humber Judgment should be-
come law. Under the present ar
rangement the State Fair occupies at
least week of the session, the Su.
preme Court great portion of the
attention of the legal minds of the
Legislature, and thus the valuable
time of the session is filtered away
without any special good being ac-
complished for the people or the
State. There may be objections to
the proposed change of time, but Ger.
tainly the good to result from the
change will overbalaace those objec.
tons.
Among the few commendablc pub.
lie measures which are pending before
this body we observe a bill. intro.
duced by Senator Strahan, to exempt
homesteads from enforced sale for
debt. Oregon has long felt the need
of a judicious homestead law, and it
is earnestly hoped that this Legisla-
ture will have sufficient wisdom TO
pass such measure. Mr. Strahan's s
proposed bill appears to fill the meas
ure of this want TO the fullest degree.
and its failure TO pass will be public
calamity.
An attempt is being made by the
Republicans TO oust Senator Strahan
from his seat, and fears are felt of the
successful accomplishment OF their
revolutionary designs. If Strahan
should lie unseated the Democratic
lines in the Senate would be broken
and the Radical majority wonld un-
doubtedly kick out Monroe, of Was
co, and Myers, Of Clackamas, and ad-
init the Radical candidates who were
defeated by the people At the polls.
\ bill has passed both houses de.
signed to protect property OF married
women against the debts and liabili-
ties OF their husbands. The outrage
GUS features of this bill will he readily
understood when il is discovered that
by lis provisions the wife is not com
PEELED to take i'll washing TO secure
money for the payment OF her hus-
bands whisky bills! First thing
you know some unfecIing wretch will
introduce a bill requiring we poor un
protected men to support opr families
and pay our own debts besides!
Mrs. Duniway's suffrage bill was
revived yesterday in the House and
that lady was by courtesy given an
opportunity TO harrangnc the members
upon the merits Of the bill. She ex-
coriated Caples and two or three
other Radical members for their OPP
position to erpet measure, and threat
ened to give them "more tongue" if
they didn't speedily embrace her
views on the suffrage question. The
bill was referred to special COM
mittee, and it now looks like Mrs. ID.
would carry her "permit." 1t is
thought that she has corralled a ma
jority of both houses and is certain to
secure the passage of her bill.
SALEM, Oct. 10.
The bill to appropriate 100000
for the erection OF State capital
passed the Senate yesterday and now
onl7 awaits the Governors signature
to become law. Salemites are ex-
ceedingty jubilant at this consuma-
ton as ii settles the location of the