The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-09-21

did not study the situation q se
~, and The name Of the Senator
would have been Gen. dos. Lane.
From the start it was evident
GOV. Chadwick lad 90 chance Of
election. Had this fact been
known to the Governor, and
he had not pressed his
oaou claims roo far, I am cer-
tain 10 day our part OF the
State would not be mourning
over Q sad defeat. We cannot
heIplthe damage now done. but
the result may prove q lesson for
future guidance, and I hope all
will profit By it, and 1t will not be
said in the future that after all
work dones at the poIls-after
an overwhelming victory in
the matter of the election of the
legislative department of the State
governnent--that man has been
elected to the Senate who is not
the choice OF the party ne repre-.
sents, and who comes from a sec
ton not deserving 1.-The people of
which would not give him a ma
jority at the polls for the same
position had they the opportunity
to so express their opinion. Be-
tore closing upon this subj Jet, /
will also say that to Hon. john
Whlteaker, ofEane county, does
Sonthsrn Oregon owe much tor It's
defeat. 1t was in the power OF
that gentleman at one time to
have given Us the Senator bat he
preferred Slater.
Our Senator'S aud Represents
tlves have commenced work III
earnest, aad have introduced sev-
eral important measures Scna-
tor Colvig has off red an amends
ment to oar present law permit
ing an accused to testify IN his
behalf. | am certainly i'll favor
of this proposition, and hope it
may be incorporated in our laws.
1t is an established rule that i.
man is innocent until proven
guilty, aud why should an limos
cent mans oath be objected to IN
any case? California has a law,
if | am not mi. taken, allowing
the accused to testify in Lis own
behalf, and there is also a similar
provision, II | mistake not, iu e
general laws oil the United Sta,es;
ard very often, there is no doubt.
the testimony Of the accused
would lead to the discovery of
new and cenvlncing testimony III
the cause up tor decision, il the
accused was permitted to testify.
Senator Coivig has aiso another
bill before the Senate to amend
Section 20, of Title l, of chapter
7 OF the s.Miscellaueous Laws, as
compiled by Hons. Deadly aud
Lane, striking out all after the
word purposes" in the eighth
line of sc :tion 90. The most I'M
portant bill, though, IS that of
Representative Chcnowe.h, pro-
viding that the swamp and tide
lands now remaining unsold in
Coos and Curry connties,.be gwen
to oany corporation who will build
a fine of railroad from Roeeburg
to Coos Bay. ] feel assured this
bill Will pass, since 1t provides
that work on the road shall be
commenced within two years; 10
miles of the road to be built the
first year, and twentysmiies every
year thereafter until the road Is
completed. I know this will be
satisfactory to the people of
Coos and Douglas counties.
Representative Campbell has also
introduced bills as follows: A
bill to refund to swamp land
claimants moneys paid by them
for lands which the State had
no right to sell; u bill to extend
tae jurisdiction of county courts
to proceedings by ha6eus corpus; a
bill regulating the length and
width of minlng claims IN con,
formity with tie provisions of o..
s. laws upon the same matter
There are other bills shall NJ
tiee In my next.
The reason the Chemeketa has
such a rush is easily explained.
Mathews weighs 800 pounds: his
chief clerk, Fred Howard, goes
an even 1000; when people see
such fat men about hotel they
naturally conclude that house
must furnlsn good accommoda-
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