The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-27
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seventh Riennial Session.
"WEDNESDAY, Sep. Is.

Senate was opened with prayer by
Rev. j. r. Parrish. twas announced
that W. r. White had been appointed
Enrolment Clerk. and W. A. iIol-
brook Engrossing Clerk. Senate Bill
.. relating to elections. was ordered
iSrinted. S. b. 10 to provide for a
wagon road from Jackson to Grant
and Baker counties. took the same
course. Mr.. Baldwin introduced a
hill to appropriate $4,000 reconstruct
a wagon road in Grant and Baker
counties. Mr.. Wester introduced hill
relating to assessors; also, TO amend
the act relating to rights of married
women. Mr.. Hanna, bill to amend
the act creating the office of Register
of Lands at La Grande. Mr.. Bald
win introduced s. j. r. 6. submitting
amendments to State Constitution.
Provides the Governors salary to be
$500; Sec. of State. $1,000; Chief
Justice of Supreme Court, $500 As
sociate Judges, $1,000; members of
the Legislature S. per day and So for
every 20 miles Travelled in going to
and returning from each session; the
presiding officer of each branch of the
Legislature to receive 81 per day that
the State debt shall not exceed $780,
200. except In case of war Oh invasion.
Ordered printed and made special or
der for the 2Sth inst. The House Joint
resolution relieving Iudge McArthur
from the duty Of holding court in
Grant county ills fall, came from the |
House. and the Senate passed it. In
the afternoon it was announced that |
II. X. llama had been appointed !
Clerk Of the Judiciary Committee. A
motion to admit Mr.. Mosher. ex-Seua-
tor from Douglas county, was lost. a
bill was introduced for the relief of
Baker county. Senate adjourned.
House opened with prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Wood. Of Dayton. A resolution
in respect to the memory of Hon. j.
RAIDER. deceased member of the last
House Of Representatives, was intro
duced by Mason, and passed.
The following bills were introduced:
to regulate holding of courts; to in
corporate Lafayette to regulate trials
for divorce to repeal sections of the
civil code to provide for bountieS Oh
scalIs OH wild animals to provide for
mechanics and iaborers' liens: to
amend the act regulating criminal and
civil procedures in Justices courts +: to
incorporate Roselalrg. All passed to
their second reading. Mr.. Crawford
gave notice Of a rule to provide timt
nothing should lie printed without
special ortler-f;liled to carry then for
want of two-thiI1I vote.
Mr.. Burbank offered the following:
Resolre,l. That the Committee on Pub-
lie Buildings is hereby instructed TO
proceed with the investigation of the
books aud accounts and expenses Of
the Commissioners on PeHitentiary
Building aud report to the House Mt as
early day a' practicable. and that the
Committee l@ empowered to employ
clerk. Adopted.
4 joint resolution relating to com
plants against Stem Tug Astoria,
and empowering Committee on Com
merce to Investigate. was adopted. 4
joint memorial asking MD from Con-
gress to remove distractions from Tna-
latin river. was referred. Two hun
.lresl copies Of the mechanics and Ia
borers' lien bill were ordered printed.
The joint resolution resembling the
action OF the last Legislature az relat-
ing to the 18th and 18th amendments
was adopted by a vote of 80 to Is.
House agreed hereafter to meet at 10
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