The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-12

actions for recovery OF real property.
Burch-To amend road laws
Burnett To amend laws for taxation
of unnaturalized citizens.
Thompson-To provide for care of
deaf mutes
BEadshaw-To regulate the salary of
county judges.
Bentley-For relief of A. P. Denni
son.
Green-To regulate foreign corpora
tions.
Hirsch-To amend law for service of
summons
Bnyeu-To amend Sec SAT, title 5,
chapter 6, miscellaneous laws, and to re-
peal Sec. 54s.
Bilyeu-To amend Sec. 494, title Z,
chapter 5, of miscellaneous laws.
Smith-To aidthe Children's Aid So
ciety.
Bilyeu- Authorizing Governor to
contract with DR.. Hawthorne for the
care of the insane.
Burnett-To repeal IA sections of the
school laws.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Was taken up in discussing Watts
bill for the care of the insane. An eff
fort was made to strike out the clause
requiring each county to pay its proper
ton of the expenses, but failed.
House.
III. B. ITO regulate fees of clerks
and sheriffs; discussed and laid on table.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Claims committee H. B. 81,
and recommended III. B. 136 as sub
stitute, allowing Baker and Umatilla
counties an extension of time for pay
ment of taxes; passed under suspension
of rules.
Judiciary committee Favorable to
II. b. Is, relating to time for commence
ment of action for recovering real prop
erty; ordered engrossed. Also, favor
ably to Fl. B. 43, relating to redemption
of land sold for taxes; ordered engrossed;
also, against I'll. B. 55, for punishment
of tramps; referred to special committee;
also, favorably Ell. B. 81, relating to no
tice of action affecting real property;
ordered engrossed without recommenda-
ton; also, HI. B. 58, limiting time for
commencement of action to recover real
property to ten years; ordered to be en-
crossed; also, H. B. 50, relative to deeds
made by administrators; same order.
Same committee against H. Bs 65,
81 and SO, granting private individuals
exclusive rights to build RATS and booms
in certain rivers, and in favor of passing
I'll. b. 6S, granting right of way to per-
sons engaged in logging, which was or
dered engrossed.
Committee on commerce reportsamend-
ments to the pilotage bill, and pending
discussion the House adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Consideration of pilotage bill re-
sumed. It was finally amended SO as to
permit coasting vessels to cross the Co
lumbia bar without pilot by paying half
rates; ordered engrossed
From same committee, the bill appro-
priating $1,000 for building fish way at
Willamette falls; passed under suspen-
sion of rules.
Also, the following bills were received
back from committees and ordered en-
crossed:
Fl. B. 121-To regulate foreign cor
porations.
S. r. Repeating act prohibiting
steamboat townersfrom building railroads.
s. B. 33-Relating to sale of arms
andliquors to Indians with amendments.)
III. B. 100-Concerning elections.
H. B. 73-For appointment of JUS
tices by county court in certain cases.
Committee on education reported H.
B. 1872 as substitute for II and 80;
rules suspended and bill read second
time and ordered engrossed
House concurred in joint resolution to
purchase $50 copies of Oregon Reports
of 1868. Adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
| After discussion of five hours the
bill for the care of the insane, with
sundry amendments; was ordered en-
| crossed for third reading.