The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-09-28


journed.
TWELFTH DAY, Sept. Oath.
senate.
BILLS READ SECOND TIME.
Bill to amend article 776, title 7, of
civil code; to judiciary committee. Col
wigs mining bill; mining committee.
Bilyeus to provide for payment Indian
war claims; military committee. Bill
to provide for erection of insane asylum;
committee on public buildidings. To
provide for constitutional convention;
to committee of the whole. To regulate
the floating and rafting Of logs; to CON-
mittee on commerce. Bill amending
law for destruction of noxious weeds; to
committee on roads and highways. To
authorize the State to recover warrants
drawn on swamp land fund in payment
for swamp lands; to committee ON ways
and means. Bill creating office of clerk
of board of school land commissioners;
to committee on education For relief
Of John Flanagan; committee on claims.
For an act to provide for uniform taxa
tion; committee ON assessments. To
amend Sec. 700, chapter 8, title 2, Of
criminal code; committee on commerce.
To provide for aid of internal improve
ments; committee on public lands To
amend laws relating to duties Of State
Treasurer; committee on ways and means.
Apperson's bill to amend law governing
levy and collection of taxes; committee
ON assessments. Bill providing for la
borer's lien; to Judiciary committee.
Watts bill to provide for cure Of insane;
committee on ways and means. Bill to
amend the law governing time and place
for holding circuit and county courts; to
judiciary committee. Cochran's bill re-
lating to office of State Printer; to COM
mittee on printing. To regulate Salmon
fishing on Clackamas river; To commit
tee on commerce. To license the selling
Of goods by sample; committee on COM
merce. Bill to establish house Of correc-
ton; Judiciary committee Incorporate
town of Amity; committee on incorpora-
tions. To repeal the act authorizing
Jacob Flushner to establish water-works
in city of Albany.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill for an act to provide for
payment of war claims 1878, was taken
from military committee and referred to
committee ON claims.
BILLS PASSED.
8. B. Ito amend Sec. 20, title /,
chapter 4, miscellaneous laws
s. B. $50 amend law relating to
sale of liquors to Indians.
s. b. 53-To amend the act incorpo-
rating town of Gervais.
DISGUISED.
Bill to legalize certain elections in
Yamhill county; ordered engrossed.
Georges bin regulating adjudication
and payment Of claims; amended and
ordered engrossed
Lords bill for an act to secure just
division of the estate of bankrupts;
pending consideration Senate adjourned.
House.
SECOND READING OF BILLS.
Fl. B. 81 and 58 relating to suits for
recovery of real property; referred to
Judiciary committee. No. 50, to cure
defects in deeds for real property here
tofore made in good faith; to judiciary
committee. Bill to appropriate money
for relief of A. Wing; to committee on
claims Bill relating to payment Of
taxes to State Treasurer, by county
treasurer; to Judiciary committee. Bill
relating to the exposure of hides oi
slaughtered animals; to special commit
tee. H.B IS, relating to duties of the
officers of school districts; to committee
on education. Bill granting the Berry
brothers right to use Canyon creek; te
Judiciary committee. Granting Umatills
Boom Company, same rights to Umatilla
river; Judiciary committee. Bill tt
grant right of way to loggers and lum
bermen; to same committee. S.B. Is
to incorporate town of Lafayette; com
mittee on interpretations s. B. %
ceding jurisdiction over certain lands
at the Cascades; to special committee.
MEMORIALS.
Requesting Congress to extend th,
time for completion Of N. P. R.R. Ant
asking Congress to provide for opening
| the Umatilla reservation for settlement
adopted.
PETITIONS PRINTED.
From citizens of Benton county ask
ing an appropriation for construction 0
wagon road, from Alsea bay along Alse
river.
From citizens of Lake county, askin
for a change in eastern boundary of tn
county.
From Portland Board Of Trade, ash
ing for bill to allow the N. P. r. r. Cs
to build their road through the State.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Committee on Commerce house bi
to regulate common carriers recommend
ing its passage.
Committee on Military reported &c
, versely on III. Bs. 8 and Is for prote,
tion of game
Mining committee reported favorabl
on house bill defining mining claims.
:; Committee on Roads and Highway
reported back the bill to protect publ
, and private bridges with an amendmen
; allowing 90 head Of cattle instead Of /
: to be driven across at once; amendmer
, adopted and bill ordered engrossed.
j Hamilton Of special committee on n
] port Of centennial commission, and th
r bill for defraying expenses of exhibi
! presented majority report recommendin
{ passage Of the bill. Grant presented q
adverse report from minority, Bot
reports and the bill referred to ways an
! means committee.