The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-28
THE CAPITAL.
TIE LEGIsIATURE As TT APPEARED II ITS HOUR
OF DIssoLUTION-OTHER MATTERS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
forever.

The struggle to pass the notorious 'levee BILL"
by which railway corporation is to have and
hold certain piece Of unimproved triangular
property i'm the city Of Portland, occupied the.
closing days and hours of the lawmakers session
AT the Capital City, To the exclusion Of almost
everything else of any particular importance.
The Governors veto, which was certainly Sensi-
bly, considered and carefully prepared document,
came down upon the uuterrifed friends OF the bili
with all the force of "a Woman Suffrage resolution.
All Of them were excited, and some were frantic.
The opponents of "the steal" as they styled ii,
were not less earnest and energetic, but it was
plainly 10 be seen, as the hours sped away, that
British gold" was at premium, and the scotch
company held the winning card Much heated
discussion ON both sides resulted in occasional
forfeiture of all decorum and aroused open def
ancc against all parliamentary courtesy. Presi-
dent Hirsch grew weary enough of the debate, as
anyone could see; but he preserved his gentle
manly demeanor To- the last, inspiring the Sena-
tors, he had done all through the session, with
the profoundest respect for his GOODNESS of head
and clearness Of Judgment. The struggle to pass
the bill the veto at last ended in success and
the Legislature proceeded TO occupy the remainder
of the session in rushing through with other
equally important but sadly neglected business
In both Houses the confusion and hurry was
like that of a band of blackberry p.ckers who had
played at 'adjourniug' till the coming darkness
had made the berries nearly invisible, and each
was frantic for particular grab during the last
moment of daylight. House bills were crowded
upon the Senate and Senate bills were crowded
upon the House i'm the most rapid and incon-
ceivable confusion. Resolutions thanking the
President Of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House. the reporters OF the press, and the various
clerks and committees, were hurriedly passed \
committee of two on the part of the Senate and
three on the part of the House was appointed to
wait upon Governor Thayer and inform him that
the eleventh biennial session Of the Legislative
Assembly of the State of Oregon was now about
to adjourn, ana to ascertain if he had any further
communication to make to the Senate and House
of Representatives
! 4 resolution was proposed i'm the Senate, that
at is the sense of the House that, as the special
committee Of the Senate, to whom was referred
the petition of a large number Of citizens asking
for local option law, has failed to report, the
failure is regretted by the Senate" Much
laughter. There no second. a member
| from Yamhill opened the table drawer of a we'll
known Senator from another county and drew
forth dozen empty whisky TASKS which he Of
fered as a minority report" [Uproarious laugh
ter Thus ended the vaunted Temperance legis-
lation" of DIR. j. w. Watts, Master Eugene
Skipworth Hon. b. +. Doris and Rev :. G. Irvine
They succeeded in stopping the cathode with a
stove-pipe," just as had been seriously predicted
months before, when they had blowed so Justify
that woman need not vote, for they would do the
work without her aid. fIoh
| Ia the House a dozen members sprang to their
feet at once each frantically waving Senate bill