The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-26

Ihe vote by which the Senate refused
ta take up III. B. 159 To incorporate
the city of Union was reconsidered and
the bill read third time and passed
H. B. 6-To authorize Dalles City to
dispose of certain property was taken up
and passed.
FL B. 100 Pertaining to public
schools was taken up, the rules sus-
pended and bill passed.
Speaker signed the following bills:
FL Bs. 6s, 146, 127, 167, 96 and 16.
The House then went into committee
of the whole on the general appropria-
ton bill, Of which portion was adopted,
and the committee rose and asked leave
to sit at 7 o'clock P. M.
THIRTY-FIRsT DAY, Oct 18th.
senate.
H. B. 35-To pay expenses Of Ore
CONS exhibit at the Centennial, was
taken up and passed.
A communication from the Governor
was received saying he had signed S. Bs.
l3, IA, 27, 53, and H. Bs. 10, 16, 81,
"a, l26, 81, 50, 65, l19, 129, Is, l6l,
81, l27.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate refused to take up III. B. 70
Relating to salaries of judge and treas
urer of Lake County.
HI. B. 27-Granting right of way to
NJ d d d xY,.,n ,,oaI f,,.z4 n MO
ton for second reading was lost.
The Governor vetoed s. B. 70-Relat-
ing to construction of fish ladder at
| Willamette Falls
Committee on ways and means, who
were authorized to employ experts to
compute the interest on outstanding
warrants, reported; adopted.
Committee on ways and means re-
ported on the per diem of clerks and
other officers; after some amendment
the report was adopted.
Judiciary committee reported ON H.
J. r. 13-For the investigation of the
affairs of various State officers, with
amendments; adopted.
The president annouced that he had
signed II. Bs. SO, l22, 81, 35 and II,
also S. B. Is.
H. B. 1870 provide for the ordi-
nary expenses of the State government,
and general and specific appropriations;
and after some discussion was read third
time and passed.
A resolution providing for mileage Of
investigating committees was adopted.
EVENING SESSION.
A motion to reconsider the veto by
| which Ell. B. 27-Granting right of way
to N. p r. r. refused to pass to second
reading, was lost
Committee ON enrolment reported s.
B. 63-To provide for liens for laborers.
s. B. l1l-For support of State Agri-
cultural college; and s. B. 112-To
regulate salaries of county judges.
Senate adopted FL J. r l6-Author-
izing the Secretary of State to publish
amended school laws in pamphlet form.
A resolution of thanks to the COVER
nor was unanimously adopted.
President appointed Bilyeu and Watt
| d oll paw VI bJCiAotO w We1Ao
on the governor and inform him the
Senate was about to adjourn. The pres
ident signed III. J. r. 16 and Ell. B. %.
| The president then announced that
the time had come for.the dissolution of
the Senate, and rising to his feet in a
ators for their courtesies toward himself
and wished them safe journey home
House.
Committee to investigate the sale and
management of swamp land department
made a report, which was adopted.
A resolution to provide for further
investigation of the various officers of
the State government since 1870, to re-
port to the governor during recess, was
adopted.
S. B. Amending law SO as to per-
NIT steamboat corporations to build
railroads, was read third time and passed.
| s. B. 90-Amending Incorporation
law; was read and passed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
s. B. 135-To provide for keeping
the insane and idiotic was taken up and
passed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
s. B. 66-To define the duties and
fix compensation of the State Printer,
was taken up the rules suspended, bill
read third time and passed.
| Moved to take up S. B. 93-For re-
I;af of w w Ruck. lost
| The Speaker signed s. B. Is and III.
Bs. 172, 35, SO, 81 and III.
The rules were suspended and s. B.
112-To regulate the salaries Of county
Judges was taken up and the bill passed.
/ The Governor returned III. B. II,
with his objections thereto. The bill
failed to pass over the veto.
/ H. B. 68 with the Governors veto
read and failed to pass.
/ III. B. 146 with the Governors veto
was received and the bill failed to pass
over the veto.
s. B. 111-Agricultural college bill
was taken up under suspension of rules
and passed.
| s. B. 25-Relating to fees of district
attorneys was taken up under suspension
of rules and passed.
S. J. r. 7-Relating to pay Of clerks
etc; was laid on the table.
S. B. l3S-Amending law relating t
libel was taken up under suspension ot
J rules and passed.
s. b 1l-Directing treasurer to pay
out on Modoc war bonds any money thu
United States may appropriate towart
paying the expenses of that war; passed
Various messages were received from
the Senate announcing the passage ane
singing of bills and other routine bust
ness.
} EVENING SESSION.
Joint committee On xravs and moan