The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1878-10-11


real property; re-referred to the judiciary
committee.
H B No II; relating to roads; re-referred to
committee on roads and highways, with instruc-
tion to amend.
Il No %; to repeal the fence law in Una
tilla and Wasco counties; the bill passed.
II B No %; to incorporate the town of In
dependence, in the county of Polk; passed.
FL B No 48; relating to the rate of interest
and prevent usury; Thompson was opposed to
the passage of the bill for the reason that il
would have the effect to drive capital out of the
state; Grant favored the bill, thought 10 per
cent was enough, instead Of driving money out
of the state it might drive some Of it into some
useful manufacturing enterprise; Cole did not
money, money loaners always found some way
to evade the law and instead of reducing the
rate of interest it would only complicate affairs
ScheIlaburg did not think the bill would have
the desired efect the bill was laid on the table.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met at 2 o'clock.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Fl B No so; to regulate the sale of spirituous
liquors. Gates did not think is expedient to
pass this bill; it seemed to him that it would
take the matter out of the b nds of the citizens
of cities to regulate their own affairs. Cole was
-opposed to the bill for the reason that it would
not give any revenue to small towns; it would
not stop the traffic. Thompson would favor
the insertion of section requiring that nc
license except to persons of good moral char.
acter. Townsend hoped the bill would pass, il
this house did not want to enact such q law,
hence was opposed to referring the bill to the
committee; did not kneu that there was man
in the state of a good moral character who
wanted to sell spirituous liquors. Lee favored
the bill; thought it would remedy an evil tina,
nj al n o
licenses. Grant favored the bill wanted it to
pass just as it was. Ramsby, Reed, Purdin aud
Tyson earnestly favored the passage of the bill
The bill passed with the following vote:
Yeas-Acton, Bennett. Bewley, Bradley
Beckley. Carter, Chandler, Chenoweth, Camp.
Hewitt, johnson. Kakler. Kelly, Lee, Matthieu
Purdin, Rinehart, Reeves, Reed, Ramsby
Starkwenther, Stratton, Smith. Scott, Schella
burg, Townsend, Tyson, Wheeler, White-36
Nays-Broback, Cole, Curtis, Caldwell, Ev
arts; Forbes. Fretland. Green. Gates, Hughes
Newman, Riley, Schroeder, Schooling, Thomp-
son, Wright. Webdell, viii, Wintzengerode
Mr.. Speaker-20.
Absent Galloway, Hendricks, Hamilton
Stearns.
H B No 54; to define tho line between Gram
and Baker counties. The bill passed.
H B No 81; to provide for the exposure 'o
hides of slaughtered animals. Under the or
GRAFTON of the previous question the bill failed
to pass.
HB No II; to legalize certain roadcn Cur
ry county. The bill passed.
II No 105; to repeal theict for the ap-
pointment of assistant sretary of state.
Starkweather move6o refer to the judiciary
committee with institutions to report by bill
providing for clerk t. aid the secretary of
state.
Pending the consolation of the bill the
hnrsn odr nod n
Senatc---MoEng Session.
SALEM. Oct. 2, 1873.
The senate conveneot 1910 clock, and open.
ed by prayer by the R' j. T. Chambers. of
the Episcopal church fhis city. The journal
was read and approved
The COMMITTEES on was and means by Brad
shaw S B No 4; for an It to prescribe the du-
ties of the state treas,er and the governor;
reported from the cotnittee and substitute
is offered repeating {, "a and 25 of the laws
relating to the apartment of assistants in the
several department of state, and provide for
comparing the-bgks of the secretary of state
and the treafrer monthly. Moved that the
substitutoe accepted; carried.
xiIs COMMITTEES on claims reported.
B No IS; to provide for the payment of
he claims arising out of the Indian in
S7S; favorably with amendment. The
amendment was adopted; q second amendment
vas offered by Thompson to insert 1877 in the
ill; amendment to the amendment was offered
" Cochran to insert 1886; pending its dis
ussion the senate adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Browns B No So; for the relief of John
Flannigan; reported favorably and ordered
Committee on corporations reports B No
"a; to amend the charter of the town of Marsh
Il -.tL H.
nent adopted and ordered engrosoed.
Burch-S B No 70; to incorporate the town
If Amity, favorably and with amendment
which was adopted and ordered engrossed.
The committee counties reported petition
hat the fence law be repealed, recommending
that the law stand as it is now; adopted.
s B No "a; regulating enclosures: reported
rom committee with recommendation that it
pass; ordered to third reading.
Committee on commerce reported B No 81;
10 facilitate and regulate the transportation of
logs. timber, etc., with a recommendation that
it pass; adopted and ordered engrossed.
Hirsch-S B No 6S; to license selling by
sample; recommended that it pass; report
adopted and ordered engrossed.
Doris, chairman of committee on commerce
offered minority report on s B No 81, by
Brown, to regulate the survey and measure
ment of lumber in the log and afhx compensa
lion therefor, and recommended that it do not
pass. Brown offered minority report recon-
nending that the bill pass with two amend
nents, which adopted separately, and
after spirited discussion the bill was ordered
Committee on education reported b No IA;
20 amend section 43, of an act to establish
uniform course of public instruction; also
Memorial reported from the board of trade
without recommendation; committee on public
lands; reported petition asking to have cer-
tain swamp lands in Alsea surveyed; not
ravorably.
Committee on Federal relations reported II B
No 10, to prevent Ctinamen from being en-
ployed on the public works, with an amend
ment, to allow Cinnamon to work out their
own road tax or that of other Cinnamon;
adopted; an amendment was then offered by
Watt that no Chinamau be allowed white
man OF negro to work out his road tax for him;
that amendment was lost; and bill ordered to
a third reading tomorrow.
ii J NJ No 4, to extinguish the title OF the
Indians TO the Unatilla reservation; reported
favor ably with amendment; amendment adopt
ed; the senate concurred.
Committee on assessments reported Myers
S B No 43, to amend the law relating to assess
ments and taxation, fayorably with amend
ment; referred. with amendment, to commit
tee of the whole.
REPORTS FROM SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Bentley-S b No7l; to prevent swine from
running at large in certain counties of this
state; reported favorably with amendments;
referred with amendments and instructions.
The committee appointed to visit the insane
asylum and examine the condition of the same
reported; further reading dispensed with and
the report ordered printed.
Brown-J M No 3, from Coos county. ask
ing congress for an appropriation to improve