The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-09-21
FIFTH Day, Sept. 18th.

Applegate.
Locks at Oregon City--Hirsch, Dav-
idson, Smith.
Message of incoming governor-Col-
Wig, Green, Pennington.
Assessments Hines, Burnett, Watt
Bills Of following import introduced:
By Colvig-To amend mining laws.
Colvig For payment of war claims.
Brown To provide for erection of
insane hospital.
Bradshaw-To provide for a constitu-
tional convention; ordered printed.
Resolutions of respect for the memory
of Hon. C. L. Jewell were passed and
the Senate adjourned till o'clock P. M.
10th.
House.
Reed and Doris appointed on joint
committee ON Capitol building. Chand
Ter added to joint committee to visit
insane asylum.
Memorial asking Congress to provide
for a harbor of refuge at Port Oxford;
adopted.
Petition from citizens of Baker County
asking for definition of boundary be-
tween Baker and Grant Counties, pre-
sented and laid over.
Acton offered resolution calling upon
custodian of Capitol building to inform
the House by what authority drinking
saloons were allowed in the building.
Bills of following import read first
time.
To limit time for commencement of
| action to recover possession of real
property.
To protect stock raising interests.
To amend canal and Locks commits
sion bill.
To amend law relating to assessors.
To amend law relating to mill dams
Hamilton, of Linn, was then excused
from attendance, on account of illness
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bills of following import introduced:
Reed-For completion of Capitol
building; referred to committee on Capt.
tol.
Evarts To repeal Umatilla and
Wasco fence law; read first time.
Evarts-To define lawful fences
Schroeder-To define duties of assess
ors.
Galloway-Joint resolution to inves-
tigate State Printers office; adopted, and
Galloway and Stratton appointed on
part of House.
Berkley-To prevent spread of infec-
tious diseases.
Reed-Resolution for constitutional
amendment allowing the incorporation
of company to construct a railroad
from Portland to Winnemucca; referred
to special committee of Reed, Gates,
Hewitt, Campbell and Stearns.
| Wright-Granting privileges to n. P.
r. r. Co. on completion of road around
Cascades and the Dalles.
| Townsend-To incorporate the town
of Independence.
| Tyson-Resolution to inquire into ad
visibility of abolishing the Office of State
Printer; Tyson and Townsend appointed
committee ON part of the House.
Bills of the following import were read
second time and referred:
Portland bridge bill-To committee
on commerce.
| For protection of game-To military
affairs committee
Amending law relating to verdicts o.
juries; to Judiciary committee.
Relating to conveyance of real prop
erty; to judiciary committee.
Authorizing Dalles city to dispose o
lot 4, sec. 3, 7. N, R. l3 E.; to com
mittee on public lands
Appointment of State Land Registel
and regulating sale of land and disposi
ton of money; to same.
Stearns presented memorial from Port
land Board of Trade asking for Law
protecting salmon; laid on table,
Adjourned until 18th at 2 P. M.
SIXTH DAY, Sept. 10th.
senate.
Bills Of following import INTRODUCES
and read first time:
; Bentley-For protection of loggin
interests.
Ross-For destruction of noxiou
weeds.
Grimm-To amend act incorporatin
J town of Gervais.
MyersLTo allow State land fun
; warrants to be received in payment fe
swamp lands.
, Bradshaw-To create office of cler
of board of public land commissioner
with salary at 81 200 year.
I'll. B. 3, to redistrict State, read SCI
ond time and referred to election con
I mittee.
Senate concurred in II. G. r. Fl
abolishing Office Of State Printer, an
!: Smith and Lord appointed on committe
Q Adjourned.
Il House.
Petition for fixing lines betwee
o Baker and Grant counties; taken fro
table and referred to committee on cou
g ties.