The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-25
Albapp 2r0ister,
OREGON LEGisI4ATURE.
Seventh Blennial Session.
THURSDAY. Oct. II.

THURSDAY, Oct. IL.
The vote by which the bill to divert
moneys from the bounty fund to the
general fund, was passed; and the
vote by which the bill to amend the
act relating to streets and alleys was
lost were reconsidered, and the bills
referred. The following bills were
passed: For the relief Of Cmatilla
county; the bill authorizing Lane
county TO appropriate money for the
building OF the State University; the
bill to regulate the opening Of streets
and alleys; the hill to authorize the
appropriation of the proceeds of the
sales of swamp and overilowed lands
in Coos county, for internal improve
ments in the county; the bin to divert
100000 from the bounty to the Capt.
fol building fund the bill to provide
for a wagon road from Cornelius to
the Columbia river; the bill to pro-
vide for the sale of agricultural college
lands, etc. !; and the bill to provide for
a Reform school at Portland. The
Senate, in Committee of the Whole,
adopted several amendments on the
Appropriation bill, and then reported
it back to the Senate. A motion to re-
consider the resolution fixing the time
of final adjournment to Saturday night
was passed. A motion to substitute
Friday in the place of Saturday, was
laid on the table. A joint resolution
that the two houses meet in joint con-
vention Friday, mt 2 p. NJ. to elect
State Librarian, Clerk Supreme Court,
Superintendent Public instruction,
three Pilot Commissioners and a Reg
lister of State Lands. was laid on table.
Also, a motion that all papers in the
Moody contested case be referred to Il
select committee, with instructions to
report Immediately. was laid on the
table. Senate then adjourned.
In the House the bill to lease the
Willamette Canal and Locks was taken
Up. Amotion to indefinitely postpone
was voted down 10 to %. After long
and hot debate the bill passed by d
vote OF 25 to e.
Ayes Messs. Andrews, Blakely,
Collier, Corwin, Cooper. Crooks. Glow,
Congle, Curran, Hodgkins. LaDow,
Mason. Martin, Onstein. Powers, BIZ
ley, Shelton, Stott. Simpson, Thorn
bury. Wright. West. Waldon, viii
loughby and Mr., Speakcr-25.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Biles, BARN,
Bushy, Burbank, Crawford. Caples,
Dalst. Downing, Engle, Grant. Gin
gles, Harrison, Hirsch, johnson, Ian
gell, Matlock, Patton. Riddle. SIeph-
enson, Walker, Washbmn and White
--23.
III the afternoon the following bills
were passed: To legalizc the mar
riages Of certain classes; to provide
for the construction Of a road through
Jackson, Grant and Baker counties;
TO create State University at Eugene
city; to repeal the act to prevent
frauds in elections; to provide for the
assessment and collection OF taxes: TO
amend general laws regarding estrays;
to amend certain acts 10 incorporate
city of Portland: /: relation to opening
and laying out streets in Portland : to
amend an act to incorporate the city
Of Salem; to amend an act to incor-
porate East Portland: and the bill for
the relief Of Coos county.
In the evening the House went into
committee of the whole. aud took into
consideration the bill providing for a
Board Of Immigration. It was re-
ported back with favorable consiler7l-
ton. Adjourned.