The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-05
Colvig s. B. At, relating to mining j;
engrossed
House bills 6, s, "a, 81, "a, and A
referred to committees.
SECOND READING OF BILLS.

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ferred to the judiciary committee. To
amend divorce laws; to judiciary COM
nlittee Relating to courts charging
iuries; to Judiciary committee. Amend
ing the charter of the Dalles city; to
corporation committee. To provide for
contests for lands by State land commits
sioners; to Judiciary committee. To
prevent employment of minors in saloons;
to committee ON internal improvements
Fixing rate of interest at or s per
cent; to special committee of Bardley,
Ramsby, Rinehart, Carter and Town
send. Appropriating $4,000 to build
school; to committee on education. To
regulate practice of dentistry; to special
committee of Reed, Doris, Green Curtis
and Wintzingerode. III. B. 81, relating
to duties of assessors; to special COM
mittee of Hughes, Rinehart and Scott.
Use of streams for canals; ordered en-
crossed. To encourage the building of
narrow track railroads; to committee ON
internal improvements. For improve
ment in breed of cattle and hogs; to
committee on counties For recovering
damage to personal property by private
corporations; to committee on corpora
tions. Providing for county teachers
institute; to committee on education.
Appropriating So, 400 annually to State
University; to committee on education.
Providing for legal location of bitches
and dams Providing for payment of
costs in actions against Indian Crimi-
nails; to committee on Indian affairs.
Fl. B. 100, relating to elections; to COM
mittee on elections III. B. 10l, re-
lating to railroad corporations; to COM
mittee on corporations.
H. B. l02- Relating to duties of as
SCISSORS. Bill for relief of Lake county
from payment Of taxes collected by jack
son county; to committee on counties.
FL. B. 04-Relating to taxation; to
special committee. Bill repeating law
creating Office of Assistant Secretary Of
State; considered engrossed. To provide
fund for building railroad around
the Cascades; to committee on railroads
II. B. l2l-Regulating foreign corpora
tions; to committee on corporations. The
bill requiring reports from county courts;
to committee on counties. Portland
bridge bill; ordered engrossed. Bill to
regulate water rates in cities; considered
engrossed. Bill fixing salary of assessor
of Multnomah county at $4,000; consid-
cred engrossed.
PASSED.
Bill appropriating $4,000 for the
completion of the Capitol building.
SENATE BILLS.
Senate Bills No. 6-For the adiudi-
cation of claims against the State; No.
9-To recover a just division of the es-
tate Of debtors; No. 12-To promote
medical science; No. IS Amending
charter of Albany; No. 33-To prevent
sale Of arms and liquors to Indians, and
No. 82-Repealing law giving ]. Flesh
ner right to erect water works in Albany
were read second time and referred to
appropriate committees. Adjourned.
SEVENTEENTH DAY, Oct lst.
Senate.
Resolution to have Capitol building
and furniture insured; lost by vote of l6
nays to 13 yeas. s. B. %, was amended
to read: 'sThe property and pecuniary
rights of every married woman at the
time of her marriage, or afterward, ac-
quired by gift, devise or inheritance,
shall not be subject to the debts or con-
tracts of her husband" S. B. A, To
repeal the act providing for travelling
expenses of Justices of supreme court
came up and caused a lengthy discussion,
pending which the Senate adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bill under consideration indefinitely
postponed.
S. Bs., to amend Sec. 766, title I.
To amend Secs. 166, l67, chapter 10,
title |, of civil code; were ordered en-
crossed.
S. B. 80, to amend laws relating to
conveyances by executors and admins
traitors for s. B. %; and ordered en-
crossed. S. B. 64, providing for laborer's
lien substituted for S. B. 20; and or
dered engrossed.
Georges bill for the establishment Of
house of correction; ordered engrossed.
Burnett's, to amend Sec. 575, title l,
chapter Z, of civil code, and Browns
amending act regulating times and places
for holding courts. S. Bs-To amend
Sec. SIS, title |, chapter 7, of civil code.
Georges bill-to amend Sec. 3I3, of
civil code. Bill to authorize sale of
| duplicates in State library; IA, to amend
an act providing for private corporations.
Bill to amend Sec. 155 and ITS, of civil
code and bill l6, to amend civil code;
ordered engrossed.
s. B. 2-To amend Sec 4, title 2,
chapter |, of civil code; laid on table.
| House.
III. b. 3-Making five grand Jurors
competent to find Indictment, and three
fourths of jury to find verdict, was put
upon final passageandlost by three votes
IL B. ito prevent conveyances to
others than citizens of the State to give
| U. s. courts jurisdiction in contested
law cases read third time and re-
ferred to Judiciary committee
| Fl. B. 12-To punish persons pro
voking breaches of the peace; indefinite
| ly postponed.
i BILLS PASSED.
/ Fl. B. II Protecting earnings Of
debtors for thirty days from execution Of
| Judgment.
Il. B. 2s-Repealing Umatilla and
Wasco fence law.
Il. B. 28-Incorporating town Of In
dependence
| Il. B. s7-To protect public and pri-
vate bridges.