The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-09-28
Reed-To regulate the practice of

/ Wheeler Relating to artificial canals
and water supplies.
Wheeler-To encourage the building
of narrow gauge railroads in Oregon.
Forbes-To promote the Improvement
in breed Of cattle and hogs.
SECOND READING OF BILLS
FL. B. 32-To provide for the pilot
age and towage on Willamette and Co
lumbia rivers.
III. B. 33-To amend the act regula-
ting public and private roads; referred
to committee on roads and highways.
Also the bill providing for the pay
ment of expenses of centennial com
mission, which was referred to special
committee, consisting of Hamilton,
Grant and Smith.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Campbell and Rinehart granted short
leave of absence.
SECOND READING OF BILLS.
Bill regulating foreign corporations
doing business in this state referred to
committee on foreign corporations.
Regulating travel over bridges; to
committee on roads and highways.
Defending legal mining claims; to
committee on mining.
Providing for return of certain moneys
paid for swamp lands; to committee on
public lands.
Regulating issuance Of writ Of habeas
corpus; to committee on Judiciary.
For the relief of John Parker; to COM
mittee on claims.
Relating to redemption Of lands sold
for taxes.
Fixing compensation of county as
SCISSORS; to members from Multnomah.
PASSED.
Bill incorporating town of Lebanon.
Authorizing Dalles city to sell GER
tain lands.
ELEVENTH DAY, Sept 23d.
Senate.
The Senate met at 2 P. M. The
journal was read and approved.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Burch-To incorporate the town Of
Amity.
George Authorizing the disposal Of
duplicates in the State library.
Brown-Repealing the canal and
locks commissioners
Haley-To repeal right to establish
water works at Albany.
For the relief of Jason Wheeler.
Enabling judges Of circuit courts to
exchange places.
Bennett-To amend code relating to
sheriffs duties.
SECOND READING OF BILLS.
To regulate and define homestead
referred to Judiciary committee. Regu-
lating measurement Of lumber in logs;
committee on commerce. To amend
Sec. 9S6 of the civil code; to committee
on Judiciary. Relating to sale of fire
arms; ordered engrossed. To amend
law relating to common schools; commit
tee on education. Relating to clerical
aid in State department; committee on
ways and means Relating to convey.
ances of real property; committee on
Judiciary. Relating to conveyances by
executors and administration; commit
tee on Judiciary. Relating to posting
notices of election; ordered engrossed.
To repeal Sec 776 civil code; committee
| on Judiciary. To amend Sec. 21S, Of
criminal code; committee on Judiciary
Relating to assessments and collections
of taxes; committee on assessments. Tt
repeal act providing for travelling
compensation of justices of the supreme
and circuit courts; committee on iudici
ary. Relating to duties of State Treas
urer; committee on ways and means
For committee on swamp lands; com
mittee on public lands.
The president signed s. J. R. No |
Adjourned.
House.
House met at P. NJ, speaker In tn
chair and So members present
| A petition was read from citizens 0
Benton county asking for So, 900 to al,
in the construction of Alsea Bay wagol
road.
| III. j. NJ. requesting Congress t
extend time of completion of N. P. r. r.
and H. J. M. 4, asking that Umatill
reservation be thrown open to settle
ment, were read first time.
RrrJs IyTponrrcrn
| Stratton-For recovery of damage
| for injury to private property by corpc
rations.
Dorris-To provide for holding teacl
ers county Institutes; also appropriatin
$500 annually for support of Stat
university.
Gilbert Establishing bitches, drain
and water courses.
Evarts-Regulating costs Of trials {
Indians in Eastern Oregon; also, amen'
ing election law
? Stearns-Relating to common carrier
4 Webdell-Defning duties Of count
| assessors.
Broback-For relief of Lake count,
BILLS READ SECOND TIME.
To provide for completion of Sta
Capitol; laid on table until Sept 25t
at 2 P. M. Regulating fees of sherit
and clerks; referred to Judiciary cor
mittee. Aid for internal improvement
: to committee on internal improvement
To prevent brand of stock; commit.
on counties. Amending estray law
same order. Regulating rates of inte
!, est; engrossed for third reading.
regulate common carriers; committee {
commerce. Regulating sale of sprituo'
liquors; engrossed for third reading. F
n relief of Grant county; committee {
Q claims. Regulating apportionment
school funds; committee on educatio
; Fixing time of holding legislature; col
! mittee on elections. Defining boun